Young writers go back to nature for 500 Pompey Words
Portsmouth youngsters are being asked to go back to nature for this year’s 500 Pompey Words competition. The annual writing contest is asking young people to find inspiration from anything in Cumberland House Natural History Museum’s displays and bring it to life through an original story, play or poem. There is plenty to get the […]
National Apprenticeship Week: Jack’s dish fit for the Queens
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 7-13), the Queens Hotel is proud to showcase their apprentice Jack Breach. Jack,17, joined the kitchen team as a Kitchen Porter and his talent and enthusiasm were soon spotted. To make the most of his potential, he was placed on the apprenticeship programme at Havant and South Downs College […]
Shaping Portsmouth’s Digital Enablement Programme has reached the young people of Sierra Leone.
Your donations to Shaping Portsmouth’s Digital Enablement Programme, led by Hasmukh S “Husky” Patel, have reached as far as Sierra Leone through our Business Director, Mark Pembleton. Alan Jenkins and his brilliant team at Enable Ability, based at Landport Community Centre, worked on a very tight deadline to prepare second hand devices donated by our generous […]
Publishing joy for lockdown labour of love of HMS Victory guide
The Essential Visual HMS Victory takes readers through a visual feast of the famous warship with facts, figures and anecdotes gleaned by Tony, who has spent over 5000 hours onboard. A share of the cover price will be donated to the National Museum of the Royal Navy, which own and manage the ship. Tony […]
Book your place for this years Portsmouth BookFest!
Portsmouth Bookfest is a popular annual event organised by Portsmouth City Council in partnership with The Hayling Island Bookshop, a local independent shop. This year there is a wide variety of events, activities and talks aimed at all age groups and interests. Many events are free but booking in advance may be required. The packed […]
Would your Apprentice like to join our Programme?
Due to Covid the Apprenticeship Bus has been rescheduled but will still tour the city again in 2022. As part of Portsmouth Business Week in April, the bus will visit the senior schools of Portsmouth with current Portsmouth apprentices onboard. It aims to highlight the exceptional work being done by employers and apprentices in our […]
Portsmouth young people aspire for future careers in social care
A group of young people in Portsmouth have been inspired by seeing first-hand how social workers in the city can transform lives. Each young person visited organisations across the city that support families during their time of need. They also met with different teams at Portsmouth City Council to understand what it takes to be […]
Read Easy Portsmouth welcomes BBC’s Jay Blades learning to read at 51 documentary
Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades is taking part in a new BBC documentary that will follow his journey as he faces up to the challenge of learning to read as an adult with the charity Read Easy UK. The Portsmouth branch of the national group hopes that it will encourage those in the city […]
Portsmouth Grammar School’s Giving Day is back!
Over £250,000 was raised during The Portsmouth Grammar School Giving Day 2021. This year, the school hosts Giving Day on 15th and 16th March. PGS is hoping to add to last year’s impressive total to offer even more transformational bursaries to local pupils within Portsmouth and the surrounding area. As the oldest school in Portsmouth […]
Young people with SEND to share aspirations as survey launches
This week, the survey launches as part of Portsmouth Aspirations Week and is available online until 25 March. Young people can complete the survey online on the Portsmouth SEND Local Offer website at www.portsmouthlocaloffer.org, or paper copies can be requested from your child’s school or college or by emailing eandsc@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. Over the past 5 to 6 years, […]