College student Kia swaps pipes for pots and pans
A student at Fareham College has swapped life as a plumber to pursue a lifelong passion, cooking up a storm at a national student cookery competition along the way. Kia Vincent downed tools from her career as a plumber and decided to go back to school and do something she really loved following the […]
Diocese of Portsmouth Jubilee Concert is a riot of colour and creativity
Refugees and asylum seekers kicked off a church’s celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – with a concert that embraced art and culture from across the world. The amateur performers shared poetry, dance, music and drumming from their own cultures in a concert in St Luke’s Church, Southsea, launching the church’s week of celebrations. The […]
Portsmouth Pledge to care for young people
Council officials and carers in Portsmouth came together with children in care and care experienced adults to formally adopt the Portsmouth Pledge, setting care standards for the city. The pledge outlines 11 key principles children can expect to receive and was jointly co-produced by children, young people, foster carers and council officers. Once the […]
Levelling Up funding kick starts major Portsmouth port development
Portsmouth International Port’s terminal transformation has officially begun, as contractors Knights Brown started construction on a new carbon-neutral terminal extension, which will strengthen the city’s position as a major UK port and is one of the UK’s first Levelling Up projects to get underway. The port has been awarded £11.25m funding from the Department for […]
Join memory-making Jubilee Celebrations at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust and its partners at the National Museum of the Royal Navy and the world-class Mary Rose Trust invite communities from near and far to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Sunday 5th June, to mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, and commemorate the D-Day anniversary. Visitors will be able to […]
Shaping Portsmouth signs the Care Leaver Covenant
Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to announce that we have signed the Care Leaver Covenant. This means that we recognise the challenges that young people face when they leave the care system and begin to live independently. We are prepared to offer support to care leavers to improve their life chances and help them make a […]
Tell us about your businesses Workplace Health & Wellbeing
We would like Portsmouth to be the leading City in the UK on Employee Health and Wellbeing support. Our Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme team are asking all Portsmouth businesses to help support our programme by filling in a short questionnaire to tell us about your current health and wellbeing priorities, provisions, barriers, or resources. […]
Port Solent gets into top gear for Summer Car Meets
Summer evenings at Port Solent are back on track, with the return of the group Car Meets running every Thursday from 31st May to the end of August. Motor fans from across the region will be en route for the weekly auto fix, featuring sensational supercars and cool classics. These will run in addition to […]
Ports Fest 2022 Goes Live – Four days of epic experiences
Ports Fest is back From June 30th to July 3rd! This year the theme has evolved to Remember, Reimagine, Reignite and Ports Fest are thrilled to present a summer programme packed with ambitious events and truly immersive experiences, all for your enjoyment in real life! The festival springs into action on Thursday 30th of June […]
Glittering exhibition tells city’s story
A major exhibition of beautiful silver objects opens in Portsmouth this month, telling the stories of historical figures and ordinary local people alike. Silver City: 500 years of Portsmouth’s History, will display treasures from Portsmouth City Council’s collection of civic silver, one of the most nationally significant outside London. Also on show will be precious […]