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 […]
Help the future of Victoria Park, with volunteering opportunities
As the Revitalise Victoria Park Project progresses, Victoria Park are now launching their Volunteering programme on a broader scale. The volunteering programme aims to get as many people as possible involved in the project and support a community within it. Volunteering opportunities will be offered in as many areas of the project as possible in […]
Happy Socks at Gunwharf Quays flips back to Havaianas store
Gunwharf Quays has announced the annual changeover of its unique multi-seasonal store with leading Brazilian footwear brand Havaianas now open. The store, located in City Quay Square next to Le Creuset and L’Occitane, replaces the seasonal Happy Socks store which began selling the Swedish brand’s selection of hosiery in October last year, in time […]
A Brand-New Evening with Aggers and Tuffers New Year Tour 2023
Jonathan Agnew MBE and partner in crime Phil Tufnell, are bringing their popular stage show, An Evening With Aggers and Tuffers, to the Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. This brand-new show is, as ever, full of the humour, energy and rapport that these two share on stage. Aggers and Tuffers are key figures in the world of […]
The Harbour mental health service now closed – information on other services which offer mental health support
The Harbour, an urgent out-of-hours mental health support service, closed on 20 January 2023. The service was set up as a pilot in September 2021, but the decision has been made to close the service as the demand was not high enough. Charlotte Hope, Head of Unplanned Care at Solent NHS Trust, said, “Whilst feedback […]
Wightlink announces its summer 2023 timetable
Wightlink is announcing additional FastCat services between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier starting on Monday 27 March 2023. There will also be changes to the Lymington-Yarmouth timetable to improve connections with South Western Railway (SWR) trains. The extra FastCat evening sailings will be the 21:20 and 22:45 from Portsmouth and the 22:00 and 23:10 from Ryde. […]
Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre hosts PRIDE LGBTQ+ Film Festival as part of LGBTQ+ History Month
The Portsmouth Film Society’s 9th Pride LGBT Film Festival will take place at its new home, Southsea Cinema & Arts Centre throughout the month of February. The Festival will be showing a range of films, will have guest speakers, and aims to celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and […]
Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards announce headline sponsors for 2023
Pamodzi’s annual Awards celebrate Portsmouth-based individuals who make a positive impact within their communities, whatever context that may be. The award evening marking International Women’s Day is open to men and women. It will also celebrate the creative industry within Portsmouth, including musical and dance theatre performances. The Headline Sponsors for this year’s event […]