Sea wall repairs in time for summer
Repairs to damaged sea wall along four sections of the coastal path from Portsmouth’s Mountbatten Centre to the Lido will get underway on 19 April to ensure the area is fully operational in time for summer. The works are being undertaken as part of Phase 3 (Tipner Lake) of Portsmouth City Council’s North Portsea Island […]
Go safe as more businesses re-open
Residents are reminded to go safe, go local and follow any guidance as non-essential businesses re-open from Monday 12 April 2021. Portsmouth City Council hopes residents will keep doing their bit to protect Portsmouth as retail, personal care, outdoor door areas at hospitality venues and indoor sports and leisure open their doors. The council has […]
Positive Minds, Portsmouth’s mental health support service is back open for face to face support from today.
Positive Minds is a partnership between Portsmouth CCG, Solent NHS Trust and Solent Mind, the local mental health charity. The service is based in central Portsmouth and has been delivering fantastic online support over past last year. The service offers a new way to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of Portsmouth residents, with a […]
New project to restore seagrass and tackle climate change launches
Today Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust launched an exciting new partnership with Boskalis Westminster Ltd to undertake a seagrass restoration project within the Solent, starting with an important research and development phase. The Solent Seagrass Restoration Project, which will be led by the Trust’s Senior Marine Biologist Dr Tim Ferrero, aims to identify […]
Rock delivery escalates sea defence works
Thousands of tonnes of armour rock will arrive in Southsea by ship this month to form new primary sea defences as part of the Portsmouth City Council-led Southsea Coastal Scheme. The first shipment of 5600 tonnes of rock is planned to be discharged onto the shore at Frontage 1 (Long Curtain Moat) from 12-15 April, […]
Urban Vocal Group becomes part of the Guildhall Trust
The Guildhall Trust is delighted to announce that with effect from 1st April 2021, the multi award-winning Urban Vocal Group (UVG) will be joining the Trust with the aim of increasing opportunities for young people to engage in singing and music-making, to develop transferable skills and to nurture positive health and wellbeing. Having been based […]
Aspex announces artists behind four new digital artworks
Portsmouth’s contemporary art gallery Aspex is delighted to announce that they have commissioned artists Bettina Fung, Hardeep Pandhal, NT and Jaf Yusuf to produce four new digital artworks, launching on their new website this summer. Forming part of the Aspex (life begins) at 40 programme to celebrate the gallery’s 40th anniversary, the commissions will respond […]
Portsmouth’s asymptomatic test site is moving venue this weekend
The City Council-operated coronavirus asymptomatic test site, launched in February at the Guildhall, will soon operate from Somerstown Central at Winston Churchill Avenue. The new testing site will open its doors for appointments, drop-ins and home test kit collection at 8am on Saturday 10 April. The Guildhall will close at 8pm on Friday 9 April […]
Portsmouth’s Mary Rose to receive £327,652 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
The Mary Rose in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard has received a grant of £327,652 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the Trust’s continued recovery from the pandemic and to reopen in line with Government guidelines. More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country including the […]
Local businesses exceed expectations to help bridge ‘digital divide’ for disadvantaged children and vulnerable adults
Shaping Portsmouth is delighted to announce that donations to our Bridging Portsmouth’s Digital Divide programme have exceeded all expectations, helping us to continue delivering on our vision of making Portsmouth the No.1 City in which to learn. The programme is aimed at helping the City’s disadvantaged children and vulnerable adults to gain access to education […]