Tag: Community

Imagine Portsmouth launches creative competition to capture Portsmouth

  On the 14th of June, Imagine Portsmouth launched a creative competition challenging the people of Portsmouth to pick up a camera or pen and share how they see the city in 2021. The photography and poetry challenge is designed to celebrate Portsmouth’s city vision, which was officially unveiled earlier this year and sets out […]

Portsmouth Lottery becomes Portsmouth Community Lottery

Portsmouth City Council and HIVE Portsmouth are delighted to announce that as of the 1st June 2021, Portsmouth Lottery has transferred from the council to HIVE Portsmouth (an independent registered charity in Portsmouth) and will now be known as the Portsmouth Community Lottery. The council has run the lottery since its launch in 2016 and in […]

Portsmouth’s beaches get set for summer with extended safe swimming zone

  As the number of beachgoers increases with the warm weather, Portsmouth City Council is working with the RNLI to extend the safe swimming areas along the city’s beaches. Over the past year, the council has been working with the RNLI to monitor the sea and shore conditions and review where it is safest to […]

Portsmouth City Council demonstrates ongoing commitment to equality

Portsmouth City Council has reiterated its commitment to equality by renewing its status as Disability Confident and signing up to the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower scheme. The Disability Confident scheme was set up to ensure employers provide equal opportunities to all disabled staff and job applicants, while the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme is dedicated to helping […]

First school streets in Portsmouth set to launch

  Creating safer routes to school and reducing air pollution around schools is set to become a reality for two schools in Portsmouth as they launch their School Streets trial in the autumn term. Portsmouth City Council will, this week, be speaking to the residents and business owners along the roads taking part in the […]

Cycle path diversion for Kier works at Farlington Marshes halted.

Residents’ safety on city roads has been put first as Kier Group construction company halted work at Farlington Marshes following meetings with Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth City Council has challenged Kier Group construction company about their plans for a significant diversion around Highways England’s repair works to the wall at Farlington Marshes. The challenge follows […]

BBQ safety push ahead of more summer sunshine

  Stop and think before you flash up is the message for BBQ enthusiasts this summer. Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) have joined forces to underline essential safety steps to take when lighting up BBQs, especially if people are planning to use disposable BBQs in public […]

3,000 schoolchildren take part in Portsmouth Big City Read

  3,000 schoolchildren will take part in Portsmouth City Council’s Big City Read over the next few months, reading Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver by children’s author Michael Morpurgo and published by Harper Collins Children’s books. Boy Giant is inspired by the classic story of Gulliver’s Travels as the main character Omar and his mother […]

Mobile team makes testing easier across the city

Portsmouth City Council has launched a mobile team to rove the city bringing free Covid-19 home test kits closer to residents for easier pick up. The test kits are free for all adults to encourage everyone to take up the habit of regular twice-weekly covid testing. Asymptomatic testing helps identify the one in three people […]