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 25: Sir Ben Ainslie & Roy Bedlow

In this special episode, recorded live on stage at the Shaping Portsmouth Conference, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries is joined by Amelia Jones from the Council of Portsmouth Students and Portsmouth Youth Cabinet to interview Sir Ben Ainslie, CEO of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team and the most successful Olympic sailor in history, and Roy Bedlow, CEO of Low Carbon, about SailGP and The 1851 Trust.
Episode 26: Armed Forces Community

In this episode, Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill has a conversation with our Armed Forces Community Programme Leads Kate Mizon and Andy Moss about their experience as Service Leavers (they all hate the word Veteran!), the stigmas associated with being a Service Leaver, and the programme itself.
Guildhall Squared: A festival of entertainment in celebration of the City’s Centenary is coming to Guildhall Square!

A giant festival tent hosting a wide range of performances, events, activities, workshops and exhibitions will be coming to Portsmouth’s Guildhall Square from Tuesday 5th – Sunday 10th May as part of the city’s centenary celebrations. Presented by The Guildhall Trust, the charity that operates Portsmouth Guildhall, and supported by Portsmouth City Council, the Guildhall […]
Episode 28: Portsmouth Water

In this episode, our Operations Manager Steff Jones talks to Matt Hamilton, Chief Customer Officer at Portsmouth Water, about the organisation, upcoming changes to billing, and their future plans for engagement in the city.
Episode 29: Veterans Outreach Support

In this episode, Community Programme Lead Kirsty Hill talks to Ian Millen and Wendy Pearson from Veterans Outreach Support about the organisation and what services they offer.
Episode 32: Pompey in the Community

In this episode Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries chats with Clare Martin MBE, CEO of Pompey in the Community, about the charity, their work, and the John Jenkins Stadium.
Episode 33: Duke Harrison-Hunter

CEO Dave Humphries talks to Duke Harrison-Hunter from Politely Rebellious Next Gen CIC, and winner of the Overcoming Adversity award from the Parenting Network, about his life, dealing with addiction, recovery, and his journey to motivational speaking in schools.
Episode 34: Retrain Your Brain

In this episode Shaping Portsmouth’s Operations Manager Steff Jones talks to Julie Gordon, Mindset Manager from Retrain Your Brain, about the business, mindfulness, and mind health around menopause, perimenopause, and Long Covid.
Episode 36: Citrus Facilities Management

CEO Dave Humphries talks to Daniel O’Brien, Managing Director of Citrus Facilities Management, about the organisation and their work in the city and community.