Portsmouth residents help shape city centre and seafront

Residents in Portsmouth are having their say on how the seafront and the city centre should look in years to come.

Portsmouth City Council is asking for your views on blueprints for the two areas, which will lay down how they develop over the next 15 years. 

The blueprints, called masterplans, set out what kind of improvements the council would like to see. When finalised, the documents will help decide planning applications, guide private developers and allocate public-sector investment. 

A leaflet summarising the masterplans is going to all homes in the city this week. 

You can see copies of the masterplans at: www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/25964.html 

You can see printed copies at: 

• the ground floor of the Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth 

  Opening hours: Monday -Thursday 8:30am–5pm, Friday 8:30am–4pm 

• city council libraries 

  Opening times can be found at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/learning/libraries.html 

• the following area offices: Buckland, City South /Somerstown, Landport, Paulsgrove and Portsea. 

  For addresses and opening times see www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/498.html 

• at city council community centres. 

  For addresses and opening times, see www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/787.html 

You can have your say by: 

• emailing ldf@portsmouthcc.gov.uk 

• writing to Planning Services, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AU 

• filling in a survey at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/25964.html 

• talking to council officers at a drop-in event, neighbourhood forum or focus group near you. 

  Check www.portsmouth.gov.uk/living/25964.html for details. 

If you have any queries, please call us on 023 9268 8633.

Please ensure that your comments reach us by Friday 14 September 2012.

Healthwatch Focus Group

Come along next Tuesday (31st) July to an informal gathering and focus group around the arrangements for Local Healthwatch in Portsmouth!  We will be at the Southsea library at 11am to talk to anyone who wants to find out more and influence this new service starting next year!

Free tea and coffee will be provided.  Let us know if you are coming at: healthwatchportsmouth@gmail.com

Have your Rant or Rave

What makes Portsmouth better than other places?
What really winds you up about your neighbourhood?
 

Whether you’re ranting or raving, we want to hear about it.
 

Email:- takepart@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
 

Or come to our Rant or Rave drop-ins - 

Commercial Road from 10am to 4pm on Friday 20 July, 

or Cosham High Street from 10am to 4pm on Friday 27 July.

Green Flag Awards

Three of Portsmouth’s parks and open spaces have been recognised by a Green Flag Award this year.

These are Hilsea Lines, Baffins Pond and Milton Park.

Hilsea Lines first won the award in 2010, Baffins Pond won in 2011 and Milton Park has won its award for the first time this year.

Green Flag Awards recognise well-managed, high-quality green spaces.

This success is testament to the efforts of the contractors, friends groups, volunteers and parks department staff who have contributed to the bids and have now been recognised by these prestigious awards.

Want to transform your community with colour?

Do you want to have a community day and colour transform your area? Is your local community building looking tired and in need of freshening up? Get some free paint and be part of the Let’s Colour movement from Dulux.

Applications now open until 31st July 2012.

http://www.letscolour.co.uk/index.jsp 

PORTSMOUTH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Community Action in Portsmouth is offering an introductory training programme for summer 2012. Further details about the training and booking form can be found via the following link: http://www.actionhants.org.uk/index.php?id=830

Trustee Roles & Responsibilities – Wednesday 25 July

Time: 7-9pm

Venue: Eastney Community Centre

Cost: £30 (discounted to £15 for voluntary/community organisations)

Data Protection – Wednesday 1 August  
Time: 9.30am - 1pm  

Venue: The John Pounds Centre

Cost: £50 (discounted to £20 for voluntary/community organisations)

Introduction to Fundraising – Tuesday 7 August

Time: 10am to 1pm

Venue: The Learning Place

Cost: £50 (discounted to £20 for voluntary/community organisations)

Chairing Meetings Workshop – Thursday 9 August

Time:  10am – 1pm

Venue: The Haven Community Centre

Cost: £50 (discounted to £20 for voluntary/community organisations)

To book a place or for more information, please contact Hollie Watson. 
Email: hollie.watson@actionhants.org.uk 
Tel: 01962 857 381

Parent and Carer Board Open Meeting

Thursday 19th July 

9:45 - 12:00

Portsmouth Guildhall

Meeting room 1

This is a free event but, places are limited.

Book by: 18th July

This will be a great opportunity for parents and carer’s from lots of groups and forums to find out more about the work of the Parent and Carer Board, and to get involved in helping make decisions about the services for children and Young people. 

This meetings focus is the ‘Troubled Families’ agenda and James Hill the newly appointed Troubled Families Co-ordinator will be telling us more about this exciting project and asking for your help to rename it.

If you’re a parent and would like to attend, please get in touch. Crèche and transport support available.

Contact:

Caroline Priston 

Phone 023 9268 8840

Email: Parentandcarerboard@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Residents' parking - your views needed

Portsmouth City Council is seeking your views on improving current and future residents' parking schemes in the city.  There are no plans to remove any existing residents' parking schemes.

The consultation is open until 28 September 2012 and we plan to publish the next steps following this consultation in a later issue of Flagship, along with a summary of responses.

To find out more and have your say click here.