Thousands flock to Guildhall Squared Festival in celebration of city’s Centenary!
From 5 – 10 May, thousands of people came together in the heart of the city to celebrate 100 years of Portsmouth’s city status as part of a brand-new festival, Guildhall Squared. The Guildhall Squared Arts Festival saw a giant festival tent in Guildhall Square come to life with a wide variety of performances, events, activities, […]
Episode 17: Tania Marsh & Lucy Potts – Society of St James
In this episode Kirsty Hill, our Education & Community Programme Lead, speaks with Lucy Potts and Tania Marsh from Society of St James about the organisation, their digital advent calendar, and the Recovery Film Festival.
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 […]
Final Straw Foundation partners with Shaping Portsmouth
We are delighted to announce that Final Straw Foundation has become a Member of Shaping Portsmouth. Final Straw Foundation is a registered charity located by the Solent; working with businesses, communities, and schools to raise awareness of pollution in our oceans and surrounding environment. Laura Hayward, Engagement & Administration Officer at Final Straw Foundation, said […]
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.
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.
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 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.
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 […]
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.