Free workshops give public opportunity to create community artwork
The public has an opportunity to contribute to a unique piece of community art at Hotwalls Studios on Sunday 18 and Sunday 25 July. Local artist Alice Hume is running free creative workshops with those taking part helping create a series of woven installations that will be part of an exhibition in September. Alice said: […]
The HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Fun Pompey summer programme helps children eat well and be active during the holidays
This summer holiday from 26 July to 30 August Portsmouth City Council and partners are running a fantastic programme of fun activities and nutritious meals as part of the HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Fun Pompey scheme. Children from 5-16 years old and who are eligible for benefits related free school meals are invited […]
Wightlink’s coronavirus advice after Monday 19 July
The Government has announced the easing of some Covid-19 restrictions from Monday 19 July 2021. Wightlink will continue its policy of requiring customers to wear a face covering indoors on ships and FastCats and at ports unless they are exempt. Everyone is asked to respect social distancing. Wightlink will maintain its high standards of hygiene […]
Wightlink’s website is up for an international travel award
Wightlink’s new website has been nominated in the World Travel Tech Awards. It is a finalist in the category: World’s Best Ferry Operator Website 2021. The other finalists are Brittany Ferries, P&O Ferries, DFDS, BC Ferries (British Columbia, Canada) and Ferrylines.com The World Travel Tech Awards are run by the World Travel Awards organisation. […]
Abri’s Create boosts self-employment skills in free training course
Shaping Portsmouth and Abri are working closely with the wider team within our Skills & Employability Programme to work through a 5 year skills strategy for the city. The objective is to have a highly skilled and motivated work force which will be utilised by our local businesses and to help as many people as […]
Covid-19 guidance at step four
Portsmouth residents will need to take personal responsibility for the risks of catching and spreading Covid-19 from Monday 19 July, when most legal restrictions on social contact will be removed along with the requirement to wear a face covering. The Leader of Portsmouth City Council urges everyone to continue to respect and care for each […]
Walking in the wildflowers
Wildflower meadows have transformed a previously derelict section of land around Kendall’s Wharf as part of the North Portsea Island Coastal Defence Scheme. Around 2,000 m2 sections of seeds were planted alongside the construction of a newly raised coastal footpath, which was delivered as part of Phase 4 of the Scheme. The 300m footpath, […]
Portsmouth young people create films to combat hate crime and knife crime
Young people in Portsmouth have supported the council to produce films that aim to combat hate crime and knife crime in the city. Through Portsmouth Film Society, which supports local people from diverse and minority backgrounds to learn about film production, eight young people, aged 10 to 16, have taken part in the project. […]
1 Year of Transfer to Transform!
The Solent Apprenticeship Hub are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their highly successful Transfer to Transform initiative. Transfer to Transform encourages large employers to pledge their unspent apprenticeship levy funds to cover the costs of apprenticeship training for smaller businesses across the Solent region. Currently, at £1,450,000 in total pledges and with over 100 apprentice starts, the […]
Historic “Spitfires of the Sea” take high road to be centre stage in major new permanent exhibition
Two Second World War historic boats that made an extraordinary contribution to naval warfare, have been painstakingly manoeuvred into place to take centre stage in a major new permanent exhibition which opens this Autumn at the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s (NMRN) Explosion Museum in Gosport. The boats which measure almost 60-foot-long each, will play starring roles in the brand-new exhibition, The Night Hunters: The Royal Navy’s […]