This free taster will introduce beginners to a selection of patchwork techniques.
on
Wednesday 6 March,
from
1.30pm to 4.30pm
at
Southsea Library
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Varieties of patchwork taster
Varieties of patchwork taster
This free taster will introduce beginners to a
selection of patchwork techniques.
on
Wednesday 6 March,
from
1.30pm to
4.30pm
at
Southsea Library
Tuesday 29 January 2013
FINDING YOUR VOICE
Mast 2 Community Creative Media invite you to a
This informal, free workshop will show you how can turn your memories and experiences into creative writing.
Mast 2 Community Creative Media will also feature a selection of the stories created on their website.
To book your place please email: community_news2002@yahoo.co.uk or call 0793 572 1552, leave your name/number and someone will call you back.
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
with local published author
Julia Bryant
on
FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013
from
2 - 4PM
in the
COSHAM LIBRARY.
Light refreshments will be provided.
This informal, free workshop will show you how can turn your memories and experiences into creative writing.
Mast 2 Community Creative Media will also feature a selection of the stories created on their website.
To book your place please email: community_news2002@yahoo.co.uk or call 0793 572 1552, leave your name/number and someone will call you back.
Monday 28 January 2013
Cross stitch taster
on
Monday 4 March,
from
9.30am to 12 noon
at
Alderman Lacey Library
For more information, or to book a place, please call Lacey Library 023 9282 3991 or email alderman.library@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Cross stitch taster
on
Monday 4 March,
from
9.30am to 12 noon
at
Alderman Lacey Library
For more information, or to book a place, please call Lacey Library 023 9282 3991 or email alderman.library@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Thursday 24 January 2013
North End Library Celebrates 50 years
Help North End Library to celebrate by adding your own personal memories to the North End Library Memory Board.
Call in on the anniversary itself - Tuesday 19th February to say Hello to the Bookstart Bear or Book a place on the Guided Walk of North End which departs from the Library at 2pm, returning at 4pm.
There is a charge of £2 for the walk, which may be booked at any Portsmouth City Library.
For more information contact
Linda Collins
Tel. 0796 096 0585
Wednesday 23 January 2013
North End Library Celebrates 50 years
Help North End Library to celebrate by adding your own personal memories to the North End Library Memory Board.
Call in on the anniversary itself - Tuesday 19th February to say Hello to the Bookstart Bear or Book a place on the Guided Walk of North End which departs from the Library at 2pm, returning at 4pm.
There is a charge of £2 for the walk, which may be booked at any Portsmouth City Library.
For more information contact
Linda Collins
Tel. 0796 096 0585
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Rag rugging taster
A free introduction to rag rugging.
on
Tuesday 26 February,
from
9.30am to 12 noon
at
Beddow Library
For more information, or to book a place please call Beddow Library 023 9273 1848 or email beddow.library@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Details of Portsmouth City Libraries can be found by clicking here
Rag rugging taster
A free introduction to rag rugging.
on
Tuesday 26 February,
from
9.30am to 12 noon
at
Beddow Library
For more information, or to book a place please call Beddow Library 023 9273 1848 or email beddow.library@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Details of Portsmouth City Libraries can be found by clicking here
Thursday 17 January 2013
Invite to a business briefing by Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service - 7 February
The event runs from 9:00am to 11:30 with presentations taking place from 9:30 - 10:45
Time: 9:00am for registration and breakfast
Date: 7 February 2013
Location: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
Hampshire
SO50 9SJ
Please RSVP by 31 January to central.services@hantsfire.gov.uk
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service are inviting businesses based in Hampshire to the briefing because they want to talk about the proposals that are at the heart of their plans for the next five years. These proposals are designed to make life safer for the communities of Hampshire - including businesses.
The objectives that will directly affect businesses are:
Time: 9:00am for registration and breakfast
Date: 7 February 2013
Location: Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters
Leigh Road,
Eastleigh,
Hampshire
SO50 9SJ
Please RSVP by 31 January to central.services@hantsfire.gov.uk
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service are inviting businesses based in Hampshire to the briefing because they want to talk about the proposals that are at the heart of their plans for the next five years. These proposals are designed to make life safer for the communities of Hampshire - including businesses.
The objectives that will directly affect businesses are:
Wednesday 16 January 2013
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 and these types of promises are fraudulent. As are those fake lottery or prize draw winnings and those bogus psychic predictions.
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 and these types of promises are fraudulent. As are those fake lottery or prize draw winnings and those bogus psychic predictions.
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 and these types of promises are fraudulent. As are those fake lottery or prize draw winnings and those bogus psychic predictions.
However, unfortunately people do fall for these fraudulent promises. Portsmouth residents are sending off money to scam artists genuinely believing they will get a return. Scams can have devastating consequences. Not only may you lose out financially; some cases in Portsmouth have seen victims lose over £100,000 to scam artists; but victims may also suffer from the emotional and psychological stresses as a result of scams.
Scams are very much a hidden crime. Many who fall victim to a scam may not tell their family and friends or even report it to the authorities and therefore end up isolated and suffering alone.
For some, scam letters become almost threats in their own home; some letters from so-called clairvoyants inform an individual that if they do not send off money something ‘bad’ will happen to a family member. This may be the ‘hook’ which sees someone who perhaps has recently suffered a bereavement or is in a state of grief reply to such a letter.
For many victims, they have been targeted by more than one scam. Once you reply to just one scam your name and details are put on a ‘suckers list’ which can then be sold on to other scammers. Victims can then start receiving over 50 letters everyday and may end up replying and sending off cheques to each letter; and having bags and boxes of scam letters in their homes will undoubtedly impact on a person’s wellbeing.
Scams are a serious issue in the UK and unfortunately there is not a simple solution to stop them. Many scam artists operate out of the UK and target thousands in one go. Therefore, every year in February trading standards carry out a month of awareness raising about scams.
This campaign, called Scamnesty, sees your local trading standards team working out and about within the city carrying out events, hosting talks and much more to help spread the message and ensure that our most vulnerable residents are not falling victim to scams.
In addition Scamnesty is an opportunity for residents and our partner agencies to get involved. We will be deploying Scamnesty bins throughout the city for people to deposit any scam mailings they get. At the end of February we will collect the bins and all the scams will be entered into our database as intelligence. We want to make sure that Portsmouth residents are not being ripped off by scams, and to do this we are asking for your help! We are asking for you to keep your eyes and ears open and let us know if you suspect someone may be a victim of a scam.
Please spread the message to anyone you think will benefit from knowing about how they can protect themselves. Further information regarding the location of our bins will be sent out and advertised soon.
In the meantime, here are a few useful things you can do to help:
Scams are scheming, crafty, aggressive and malicious. Don’t let them con you!
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 and these types of promises are fraudulent. As are those fake lottery or prize draw winnings and those bogus psychic predictions.
However, unfortunately people do fall for these fraudulent promises. Portsmouth residents are sending off money to scam artists genuinely believing they will get a return. Scams can have devastating consequences. Not only may you lose out financially; some cases in Portsmouth have seen victims lose over £100,000 to scam artists; but victims may also suffer from the emotional and psychological stresses as a result of scams.
Scams are very much a hidden crime. Many who fall victim to a scam may not tell their family and friends or even report it to the authorities and therefore end up isolated and suffering alone.
For some, scam letters become almost threats in their own home; some letters from so-called clairvoyants inform an individual that if they do not send off money something ‘bad’ will happen to a family member. This may be the ‘hook’ which sees someone who perhaps has recently suffered a bereavement or is in a state of grief reply to such a letter.
For many victims, they have been targeted by more than one scam. Once you reply to just one scam your name and details are put on a ‘suckers list’ which can then be sold on to other scammers. Victims can then start receiving over 50 letters everyday and may end up replying and sending off cheques to each letter; and having bags and boxes of scam letters in their homes will undoubtedly impact on a person’s wellbeing.
Scams are a serious issue in the UK and unfortunately there is not a simple solution to stop them. Many scam artists operate out of the UK and target thousands in one go. Therefore, every year in February trading standards carry out a month of awareness raising about scams.
This campaign, called Scamnesty, sees your local trading standards team working out and about within the city carrying out events, hosting talks and much more to help spread the message and ensure that our most vulnerable residents are not falling victim to scams.
In addition Scamnesty is an opportunity for residents and our partner agencies to get involved. We will be deploying Scamnesty bins throughout the city for people to deposit any scam mailings they get. At the end of February we will collect the bins and all the scams will be entered into our database as intelligence. We want to make sure that Portsmouth residents are not being ripped off by scams, and to do this we are asking for your help! We are asking for you to keep your eyes and ears open and let us know if you suspect someone may be a victim of a scam.
Please spread the message to anyone you think will benefit from knowing about how they can protect themselves. Further information regarding the location of our bins will be sent out and advertised soon.
In the meantime, here are a few useful things you can do to help:
- Please promote our scam email address: scams@portsmouthcc.gov.uk– we are collecting any scam emails. i.e. fraudulent bank emails asking for you to update your details
- If you are receiving lots of junk mail or unsolicited telephone calls you can register with the Mailing Preference Service: www.mpsonline.org.uk and the Telephone Preference Service: www.tpsonline.org.uk(please note the TPS does not stop international calls)
- Report any scams to Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040 www.actionfraud.police.uk
- Keep a look out in your community or the areas you work in – are vulnerable people receiving lots of mail every day? Ask them if they know about scams
- Always be suspicious if you receive a letter/email or phone call out of the blue asking for money upfront
- Keep a look out on the council web pages/local news etc for updates regarding our campaign and let us know if you want to get involved
Scamnesty bins will be located in the following places:
Civic Offices, Main Reception
Central Police Station
Central Library
Alderman Lacey Library
Beddow Library
Carnegie Library
Cosham Library
North End Library
Paulsgrove Library
Portsea Library
Southsea Library and Customer Service Centre
Alderman Lacey Library
Beddow Library
Carnegie Library
Cosham Library
North End Library
Paulsgrove Library
Portsea Library
Southsea Library and Customer Service Centre
University of Portsmouth
Fratton Community Centre
Salvation Army Albert Road
Age UK Kingston Road
Southsea Community Centre
Scams are scheming, crafty, aggressive and malicious. Don’t let them con you!
Friday 11 January 2013
Council Budget Consultation Session
Come along to the Portsmouth City Council's budget consultation session at the Council Chamber on Monday 4th February 2013 to get an overview of the Council’s proposed budget for 2013/14.
This public session will be held between 6pm and 8pm in the Council Chamber, The Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth.
Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Leader of Portsmouth City Council and Chris Ward, Head of Finance will be in attendance to give a short presentation and answer any questions. There is no need to book.
For more information on the proposed budget recommendations for 2013/14, please go to:
Further information about the full Council Meeting (Budget), to be held on Tuesday 12th February 2013 will be available from this link: http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/yourcouncil/24795.html
Thursday 10 January 2013
Creative Cross Stitch Taster Session
Come along for a taster session atNorth End Library
Monday 11 February, 9.30 – 12.30
Free places may be booked at any of the Portsmouth City Libraries in person, by telephone or email.
Tel. 023 9266 2651
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Rag Rugging workshop
Free Rag Rugging Workshop
at
Cosham Library
on
Monday 21st January
from
10am - 12 noon
Book a free place for this session at any Portsmouth Library
Details of Portsmouth City Libraries can be found by clicking here
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