Portsmouth joins new catering scheme to help combat climate change
The University of Portsmouth has joined a new scheme from Friends of the Earth to help university caterers fight climate change. The Kale Yeah! Kitchens scheme, launching this month, encourage caterers to make their menus more sustainable by serving less, but higher welfare meat, dairy and fish and offering more plant-based options. The scheme has five different […]
Church’s outreach to vulnerable marks 15th anniversary
Worshippers who welcome vulnerable people into their church each week will mark their project’s 15th anniversary this Friday. (October 8) Friday Fridge, which is based at St Jude’s Church, Southsea, offers café-style food, hot drinks and conversation to anyone who is out and about late on a Friday night. When it was initially launched […]
New rough sleeping hub set to open its doors in Portsmouth
A new hub to provide support to rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness will open its doors on Friday 1 October 2021, at a new location on Elm Grove. In a bid to support people to change their lives and move on to settled accommodation, the hub will provide access to vital medical […]
Portsmouth holds its first Climate Festival
Portsmouth is to hold its first ever Climate Festival to raise awareness of the implications of climate change for the city and the opportunities to make a positive difference. Portsmouth Climate Festival runs from 22 October to 12 November and is timed to link with the UK hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow in November. […]
UVG – The Urban Vocal Group invites people to join new adult vocal group in the North of the City
UVG – The Urban Vocal Group is relocating its Portsmouth Adult Vocal Group to a new venue in the north of the city and is looking for new singers to join the popular sessions. Starting on Wednesday 6th October, the group will run every week from 7.30 – 9 pm in St Michael’s Church […]
Council and university team up to tackle waste in Southsea
Portsmouth City Council and the University of Portsmouth are teaming up to support students and residents to recycle more and tackle rubbish problem spots in areas of Southsea. Students are also being recruited and trained to work with the council as volunteers, helping drive the message home of how to dispose of rubbish. The volunteers […]
New browser extension aims to help prevent self-harm and suicide
A browser plug-in that prompts an automatic pop-up when users search for information on self-harm or taking their own life launched in the UK on 10th September 2021 on World Suicide Prevention Day 2021. The brainchild of Alice Hendy, who in 2020 lost her brother, Josh, to suicide when he was just 21, the new […]
Somerstown artist begins work on mural at Horatia House
A Somerstown artist is painting an impressive Somerstown-themed 30-metre mural on the site boundary hoardings surrounding a tower block Portsmouth City Council is bringing down. Skyla Swan, a computer animation student at the University of Portsmouth, grew up yards from the Horatia House site. Skyla has designed a mural that celebrates her local area and […]
Dance Live! Leaping to success with overwhelming response from schools, college and now dance schools!
Official registration for Dance Live! Portsmouth 2022, an exciting dance competition for schools and colleges, has now closed with a record number securing their place for the contest which is due to take place between March and May next year at Portsmouth Guildhall. Produced by The Guildhall Trust, the charity behind the operation of […]
Date to be set for Clean Air Zone launch in Portsmouth
Portsmouth City Council is set to discuss the start date of the government-mandated Clean Air Zone (CAZ). At Portsmouth City Council’s October cabinet meeting a recommendation will be made to councillors that the legal order for the Portsmouth CAZ is approved, meaning that charging of non-compliant vehicles will begin on 29 November 2021. In the […]