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 […]
PITC’s Big Build Needs Your Help!
At the 2025 Shaping Portsmouth Conference Clare Martin from Pompey In The Community made an appeal for businesses to help and support with building works. They are now looking for companies who would be willing to volunteer some time, expertise and, where possible, a small amount of resource to help complete one or more of […]
The Guildhall Trust to assume responsibility for Portsmouth Music Hub
From September 2026, The Guildhall Trust will assume responsibility for running the Portsmouth Music Hub which delivers high quality, inspirational music education for children, young people and learners in and around the diverse Portsmouth community. The Guildhall Trust will work in close partnership with Portsmouth Music Service as part of a planned transition to ensure […]
Sponsor Destination Portsmouth100 to raise money for Cash For Kids South Coast
To celebrate Portsmouth’s centenary in 2026, Rachel Lowe is launching an exclusive Destination Portsmouth100 board game, with a number of exclusive sponsorship packages available. All sponsorship secured through the Cash for Kids team will be donated by Destination Board Games Ltd directly to Cash for Kids South Coast. Every pound raised locally stays local, meaning […]
Mental Health Walk & Talk goes litter picking!
Our next Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme Mental Health Walk & Talk has been set for Thursday 16th July, and we will be teaming up with Final Straw Foundation to do a litter pick of Canoe Lake. Join us at 10:00am outside South Parade Pier (///enjoyable.ample.unions), where we will provide grabbers and bags, and then […]
Donate your old tech to support local charities
Our Charity Support programme is looking for donations of unwanted technology that we can redistribute to local charities as part of our Digital Enablement initiative. In particular we are looking for laptops and mobile phones, and we have received a request for a projector, but any working technology will be considered. Our last generous donation […]
The best of Portsmouth’s maritime sector attend record breaking Portsmouth International Port open day
Portsmouth International Port welcomed over 2,200 local residents and their families on Saturday (13 June) for a jam-packed community open day, the highest attendance to date. For a limited time, the public were given behind the scenes access to the council owned port with ships, machinery and cutting edge technology on display for visitors to […]