Bailey’s Buses marks 25th Anniversary
Last month, Baileys Buses marked its 25th anniversary – celebrating both the company’s founding and its long-standing contract at Portsmouth International Port for passenger shuttle services. To commemorate the occasion, the full fleet of buses made a special visit to the port, joined by port staff and drivers past and present for a surprise get-together […]
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.
Partners gather for our exclusive networking event
Earlier this month, our Partners Only Networking Event at The Portsmouth Grammar School was a night to remember. We celebrated our ever-growing partner network and reflected on how strong and supportive our community truly is. A key highlight of the evening was announcing that we have generated £500,000 in social value since January 2025; a […]
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.
Looking at historical mental health on our Walk & Talk
Our July Mental Health Walk & Talk in Old Portsmouth, led by the brilliant John Grant from Solent Original Walks, was a powerful blend of local history and mental health awareness. We wandered past iconic Portsmouth landmarks like the Horatio Nelson Statue, the Royal Garrison Church, Governor’s Green and The Dolphin pub (Portsmouth’s oldest pub!). […]
Episode 24: Tipner East Project with PMC Construction & VIVID
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Steve Cripps, Managing Director of PMC Construction, and Mark Gilpin, Development Director at VIVID, about working together on the Tipner East project.
Announcing our new Member: First Steps First Aid
The Shaping Team are pleased to welcome First Steps First Aid as our newest Member. First Steps First Aid Ltd delivers accredited and engaging Paramedic-led first aid and compliance training across the south coast, and is also leading our Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme’s Business First Aid Training sessions. Jack Boaden, Co-Founder of First Steps […]
Episode 25: Sir Ben Ainslie & Roy Bedlow
In this special episode, recorded live on stage at the Shaping Portsmouth Conference, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries is joined by Amelia Jones from the Council of Portsmouth Students and Portsmouth Youth Cabinet to interview Sir Ben Ainslie, CEO of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team and the most successful Olympic sailor in history, and Roy Bedlow, CEO of Low Carbon, about SailGP and The 1851 Trust.
Episode 26: Armed Forces Community
In this episode, Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill has a conversation with our Armed Forces Community Programme Leads Kate Mizon and Andy Moss about their experience as Service Leavers (they all hate the word Veteran!), the stigmas associated with being a Service Leaver, and the programme itself.
Episode 27: Mental Health in the Workplace
In this episode, Partnerships Manager Robyn Jacquest and Education & Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill are joined by Ben Cloud from Millstream Productions to talk about mental health in the workplace and the importance of a supportive workplace culture.