Bowel Cancer Awareness
Download a PDF version here. What is the bowel? The bowel plays a crucial role in our digestive system for our overall health and wellbeing. It forms the lower portion of our digestive system, composed of a small and large bowel. It is a long muscular tube running from the stomach through to the back passage (anus). […]
Food & Drink businesses wanted for Southsea Food Festival
The popular Southsea Food festival will return on the 15th & 16th July 2023. Food businesses and traders are invited to attend this celebration weekend which attracted crowds of over 50,000 people last year. Southsea Food Festival 2023 is celebrating its 15th anniversary and attracts around 50 food and drink traders, celebrating the thriving and diverse […]
Monkey World welcomes Wightlink’s recycled rope
More than 100 metres of worn-out rope, previously used to tie up Wightlink’s ferries at Lymington, have been handed over to Monkey World in Dorset. The surplus supplies will be used in the various enclosures to help the apes exercise. “We need to replace rope regularly for safety reasons and always look for good causes […]
Help Southsea Play Cafe become a reality!
Alyson Bert, 32, and Josie Matthews, 34, have been best friends for the past ten years and, after having their children in lockdown, realised the necessity for a cafe where parents can go to prevent them from becoming isolated. The pair have set up a Crowdfunder to get them the top-quality materials that they […]
Plan a party fit for a king
Residents can now apply to hold a street party to mark the Coronation of His Majesty, the King, and Portsmouth City Council is making it easier by waiving some of the costs. This year, Portsmouth will join towns and cities around the country in celebrating His Majesty King Charles III being crowned alongside the Queen […]
Shaped By Solent programme raises over £500 for Solent Academies Trust
The Shaped By Solent programme has raised more than £500 for Solent Academies Trust. The programme brought together Solent Academies Trust, Shaping Portsmouth and a range of high-profile businesses together to mentor and provide experience in business and public speaking to classes of SEND students. Their task was to brainstorm, create, and present products the students […]
Extra foot passenger sailings in February 2023 to support Isle of Wight schools
Wightlink will be operating extra late evening foot passenger sailings in February to support Isle of Wight schools to compete in the annual Dance Live! event at Portsmouth Guildhall. More than 900 pupils, staff and helpers will be crossing the Solent across six nights to take part in the regional heats of the competition. The […]
Shaping Portsmouth welcomes a new Director of Community Programmes to the Board
Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to announce Chris Hillman has joined our Board of Directors as Director for Community Programmes. Born, raised, and educated in the city, Chris is now Head of Employability and Apprenticeships at Minstead Trust, which supports over 300 people with learning disabilities to develop skills that allow them to gain greater independence […]
Big-hearted college invests in community defibrillators
Three new defibrillators have been installed at City of Portsmouth College following an £18,000 investment. The potentially life-saving equipment is now in place at each of the college campuses at Highbury, North Harbour, Arundel in Commercial Road and the Sixth Form campus in Tangier Road. It’s also being registered with the ambulance service, so […]
First ever Imagine Portsmouth community award recognises organisations supporting people with the cost of living
A charity dedicated to supporting people in need and targeting issues of homelessness and addiction was announced as the winner of the first Imagine Portsmouth community award at the Shaping Portsmouth conference on Friday 27 January. The winner, LifeHouse, is based in Albert Road in Southsea where they provide a friendly food kitchen and diner serving […]