Bringing Charity & Community Leaders Together
Last month, Shaping Portsmouth hosted our first Portsmouth Charity & Community Leaders’ Forum in partnership with The Hive Portsmouth, and hosted at the Mountbatten Centre by BH Live. The new event is the sister event to our long-running Portsmouth Business Leaders’ Forum, and gives the charity and community sector in the city the opportunity for […]
Charity Support – We need your help
We would be incredibly grateful for any help from Portsmouth businesses in transforming the outdoor area at Redbridge House, Hilsea into a welcoming garden space where the learning-disabled residents can spend time together, nurture friendships, enjoy moments of peace, and make wonderful memories. Redbridge House is a supported living house that provides a safe and […]
Flags set to fly across Portsmouth in celebration of city’s first learning disability-led arts festival
Special flags will be flying across Portsmouth and the Spinnaker Tower lit up next week to mark Portsmouth’s first learning disability-led arts festival Pivot Fest. The flag, which features the wording ‘I’m A Portsmouth Thing’, has been designed by This New Ground artist Orlando Richardson*, to help celebrate the creativity, connection, community and inclusivity Pivot […]
Digital donations start going out to charities
Our Digital Enablement charity laptop bundles are making their way to their new homes! Thanks to a generous donation of laptops, monitors, keyboards, and mice from Portico Shipping, we were able to offer free tech bundles to Portsmouth-based charities and organisations. The first batch of these bundles went to Art Space Portsmouth, SHIFT Portsmouth, B.More, […]
Episode 38: Spark Community Space
In this episode, CEO David Humphries talks to Becki Simmons from Spark Community Space about isolation, mental health, and the importance of community.
Episode 44: Portsmouth Community Lottery
In this episode, CEO Dave Humphries talks to Helen Morton, Communications Lead at the HIVE Portsmouth, about the Portsmouth Community Lottery, how the lottery grants can support the local community, and how residents can support the lottery. Find out more about Portsmouth Community Lottery at https://www.portsmouthlottery.co.uk/
Episode 50: GRP Solutions
Dave Humphries talks to Brian Harpur, Managing Director of GRP Solutions, about his journey to Portsmouth and founding the business, their community focus, and the Naomi House Big Five Challenge.
Thursday 17th September 2026: Portsmouth Charity & Community Leaders’ Forum
Thursday 17th September 2026 | 18:30 to 20:30 Hosted by BH Live on Thursday 17th September, this free, evening event will bring together leaders from charities and community organisations across the city region to connect, share challenges and hear from guest speakers. At this inaugural event, you’ll hear from our new Community Programmes Lead, Courtnee […]
Episode 66: Trustees’ Week Special
In this special Trustees’ Week episode, Charla Grant is joined by Tony McCarthy from HIVE Portsmouth to discuss the role of trustees and benefits of being one, the need for more trustees, and how we’re working together to fill those vacancies.
Episode 70: Road From Karachi
In this episode, Charla Grant talks to Nadia Arab, Founder of Road From Karachi, about growing up in Portsmouth, her mother launching a cookery school in the 80s, rediscovering her recipes and publishing them with her own contributions in Road From Karachi, and the amazing charity work that came from it,running workshops in the city and donating clean water pumps across the world.