Tag: Community

Making green strides: Portsmouth City Council’s bold travel advancements continue

Residents, businesses and visitors continue to benefit from improvements to travel in the city, each step contributing to creating cleaner, greener and better connected travel options for everyone. Portsmouth City Council’s annual review of its Local Transport Plan highlights the great work of the past year including the launch of shared Beryl bikes, improvements to […]

Work in the creative sector? Join CREATE Solent

Artists and people from all kinds of creative industries in the region are being invited to join the exciting new CREATE Solent initiative which aims to build a powerful, industry-led body of people to boost the creative industry eco-system.  The pioneering collective, launched by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), is being launched in partnership with CREATE Britain, a national organisation that brings together and promotes every aspect of British Design and Creativity. The new regional initiative will provide exciting opportunities for all those […]

Goodwood CEO visits HSDC Havant students

Goodwood Chief Executive Officer Chris Woodgate recently visited HSDC’s Havant Campus to discuss his career journey to date with a large number of enthusiastic students. Chris, who has worked at Goodwood since 2010 and has been CEO since 2019, detailed his intriguing career to date alongside a further understanding of Goodwood and its history to […]

Take part in the Big Portsmouth Survey 2023

How is the rising cost of living affecting you? How can local services best support you and your family? Share your views on how Portsmouth City Council should use its budgets to support people in the city. The Big Portsmouth Survey 2023 is open and Portsmouth City Council is inviting all residents aged 16 and over […]

Recycle more of your old clothing with new textile banks in the city

Portsmouth City Council has partnered up with Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR) to install four clothing, shoes, and textiles banks in the city. At the HANTSAR banks, you can bring: Clothes and shoes. Home furnishings including bed linen, tablecloths, towels, and curtains. Accessories like hats, gloves, scarves, shoes, bags, and belts. The key thing to […]

Portsmouth International Kite Festival reaches new heights

Portsmouth International Kite Festival is returning to Southsea Common on Saturday 29 July (10am-5.45pm) and Sunday 30 July (10am-5pm). Portsmouth City Council and the festival’s partner sponsor, local car dealership Snows MINI and Snows Mazda, are delighted to welcome one of the biggest and most popular kite festivals in the world back to the city. […]

New guide helps SEND families find free and low-cost summer activities

A new guide has been published that helps families who have children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) find a range of free and low-cost activities this summer in Portsmouth. The summer holidays can be an expensive time for families as they look for things to do nearby. It can also […]

Hovertravel pilot team complete hidden disability training

All the pilots at Hovertravel have completed the hidden disability awareness training so they can understand how people with hidden disabilities such as autism, chronic pain, mental health conditions and mobility or speech impairments experience travelling on the hovercraft. Steve Attrill, Head of Marine Operations at Hovertravel, explains: “We want everyone to be able to […]

Shaping Portsmouth welcomes a new Joint Lead for the Cruise Passenger Programme.

Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to announce Vanessa Busfield as the new Programme Co-Lead for our Cruise Passenger Programme, alongside Kate Pearce. The core objective of the Cruise Passenger Programme is to establish Portsmouth as a leading UK cruise industry port. By leveraging the exceptional qualities that make Portsmouth and the surrounding region a world-class cruise destination, the […]