Friday 27 January 2012

Caen-Portsmouth Friendship Committee



The City of Portsmouth has been twinned with the city of Caen in Normandy since 1987 and  recently the Caen-Portsmouth Friendship Committee has been resurrected.
They are a group of volunteers who aim to actively encourage organisations and individuals to link with those having similar interests in Caen and to promote a greater understanding of the customs and culture of the citizens of Caen.
If you are interested in joining the committee or finding out more please see the website at http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/1397.html  and contact the secretary Councillor (Mrs) Terry Hall at cllr.terry.hall@gmail.com with details of your particular area of interest.

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Fancy becoming a school governor?

Portsmouth city council are currently seeking talented people to become governors for schools throughout the city.

If you are interested in becoming a school governor call today on 023 9284 1716 or email governoradmin@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to find out how you can get involved.

What’s in it for me?
You will get a great sense of satisfaction knowing that your efforts are improving children’s school environment. Being a school governor will give you the opportunity to improve your existing skills and learn new ones.

As a school governor, you will gain first-hand experience in HR, strategic planning, project management and budget control. Using these skills, you will work with people from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences to make decisions about a range of issues to improve and maintain the standard of education in a school.
 
What’s required?
Ideally governors will need to commit to the role for four years. You will attend three to six governing body meetings a year, and be a member of at least one committee that looks in more detail at different aspects of governors’ work such as finance, curriculum or staff matters.

You don’t need to be a parent or an educational expert. All you need is a can do attitude and a real drive to enhance children’s educational experience. They want governors who possess a strong desire to provide children the best possible standard of education to give them the chance to realise their dreams.

What if I don’t have much free time?
Employers will allow you to take time off work for certain public duties including the role of a school governor.

So, if you think you’ve got what it takes to become a school governor call today on 023 9284 1716 or email governoradmin@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

End of Life Care Patient and Public Reference Group


Have you had experience of hospital and community services through the care and support of family or friends?
 
Do you belong to a support or care group associated with long term or terminal illness?

If the answer is "yes", to either or both these questions, this is an invitation to join a Patient and Public Reference Group to support the development of an End of Life Care Strategy for Portsmouth and South East Hampshire. 
 

Tuesday 24 January 2012

Fancy becoming a school governor?

 

Portsmouth city council are currently seeking talented people to become governors for schools throughout the city.

If you are interested in becoming a school governor call today on 023 9284 1716 or email governoradmin@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to find out how you can get involved.

What’s in it for me?
You will get a great sense of satisfaction knowing that your efforts are improving children’s school environment. Being a school governor will give you the opportunity to improve your existing skills and learn new ones.

As a school governor, you will gain first-hand experience in HR, strategic planning, project management and budget control. Using these skills, you will work with people from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences to make decisions about a range of issues to improve and maintain the standard of education in a school.

Friday 20 January 2012

All Fora meeting February 2012

This is a call for agenda items for the next All Fora meeting, to be held on February 13th 2012 from 6pm in conference room A on the 2nd floor of the Civic Offices.

The meeting is open to all committee members (please liaise with your chairman so we are not inundated, thank you.

Could you confirm your attendance and/or any items for the agenda to neighbourhood.forums@portsmouthcc.gov.uk by February 3rd.

Thursday 19 January 2012

Guidelines for Diamond Jubilee Street Parties 2012


Portsmouth City Council's cultural services have produced guidelines for residents planning street parties in the city to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, they include advice on:-
  1. Insurance
  2. Closing your road
  3. Publicity
  4. In the event of an emergency
  5. Use of barbecues
  6. Fireworks and bonfires
  7. Wet weather
  8. Street decorations
  9. Intoxicating liquor
  10. Fund raising for your street party
  11. Noise
  12. Litter
The Events Team, (Seafront Services Office, Avenue de Caen, Southsea, PO5 3NS) must receive your application by 9 March at the latest.

Monday 16 January 2012

Scamnesty is coming...



Have you ever been targeted by a scam?

Around half the UK adult population has been targeted by a scam and around 3.2 million people fall victim to scams, losing a collective total of £3.5 billion every year.

Scams can come via the post, telephone calls, text messages, emails, fake websites, pamphlets and many more; all of which may promise you large sums of money, or a luxury holiday. Some may just promise you health and happiness – but of course this does not come free. In order to maintain good health you must send off a sum of say £25 for an ointment that helps to minimise those wrinkles, or tablets that can cure any illness at no risk. These types of promises are fraudulent. As are those fake lottery or prize draw winnings and those bogus psychic predictions.

Tuesday 10 January 2012

Keep Warm and Carry On! Voluntary Sector Summit



Information about Portsmouth’s “Keep Warm and Carry On!” programme, which is being supported by the Department of Health’s Warm Homes Healthy People fund.  

The Aim of this fund is:-

To support local authorities in partnership with their local community and voluntary sector and statutory organisations to reduce the levels of deaths and morbidity in their local authority that are due to vulnerable people living in cold housing in the coming winter.
Keeping warm in winter is a major issue; as many as 200 people die every day in the UK in the winter months as a result of cold weather.  The problem is at its worst in cold homes and in Portsmouth 26.5% of the housing stock does not meet the decent homes standard due to 'insufficient thermal comfort'.  Help is out there and it's important to support people to access that help.

A summit is planned for voluntary and community sector organisations who work very closely with individuals in communities most at risk from the effects of the cold weather and its implications for their health.

Wednesday 4 January 2012

Join the library for free and save money!



Portsmouth Library members can enjoy loads of special offers around the city when they show their library card: