Episode 16: Portsmouth Youth Cabinet

In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries speaks to representatives from Portsmouth Youth Cabinet: Mackenzie Bird, Meghan Albrecht and Maheep Kaur, plus Jessi Wilson the Youth Cabinet Facilitator from Unloc.

Portsmouth joins national campaign to support local market traders

Portsmouth City Council is celebrating the vital role of its markets as part of the national Love Your Local Market campaign running from 15 to 30 May. From fresh produce and street food to independent traders and community events, the Love Your Local Market campaign shines a spotlight on the diversity of Portsmouth’s markets, alongside a programme of special […]

Episode 19: Tim Forer

In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Tim Forer about longstanding Shaping Portsmouth Patron Blake Morgan, and United Services Portsmouth Rugby Club.

Fostering Friendly Business Summit celebrates city-wide support for foster carers

This week, Fair Ways hosted the first Portsmouth Fostering Friendly Business Summit, bringing together businesses, charities and community leaders from across the city to explore how workplaces can better support foster carers, care leavers and those with experience of the fostering system. CP, our Chief Operating Officer, attended on behalf of Shaping Portsmouth, joining many […]

Episode 20: ActionCOACH

Shaping Portsmouth Operations Manager Steff Jones and Business Pillar Lead Marian Glover chat with Matt Mullins about ActionCOACH, their partnership with us, and the Group Coaching being offered as part of Portsmouth Business Support Service.

Join City of Portsmouth College for a Centenary Flashmob

Calling City Centre Businesses! Come and join us on Thursday 11th June at 11.30am in Guildhall Square to support the 250+ dancers taking part in a flashmob dance performance to mark Portsmouth100, organised by City of Portsmouth College. Don’t worry, the students are doing all of the dancing, so we just want to come out […]

Episode 21: Andy Grays

In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Andy Grays, CEO of the Guildhall Trust, about Portsmouth Guildhall, its history, and recent developments.

Episode 22: Jo Morgan

In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Jo Morgan, Founder and CEO of Engendering Change, about her work around sex education in schools and equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing in businesses.

Episode 23: The Mary Rose Trust

In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Dom Jones, Sally Tyrrell, and Jason Sexton from the Mary Rose Trust about the Trust, the Mary Rose Museum, and their partnership with Shaping Portsmouth for our Shaped By Solent programme.