ROCK GARDEN FRIENDS

Friends of the Rock Gardens are looking for more volunteers to help in the Rock Gardens. 

They meet each Wednesday and Thursday at 9.00am till 11.00 to carry out simple maintenance, all tools provided.

Come any time and report to the garden staff, an hour or two at your convenience, to keep the gardens looking good.

Forthcoming Healthy Hearts sessions

Improve your health, keep that heart beating and get a FREE pair of trainers!

Healthy Hearts is 6 completely free sessions designed to help you improve your health and gain a better understanding of what affects your body.

Healthy hearts tackles issues around weight management and healthy eating. Each two hour session runs once a week across six weeks. 

The following venues will be hosting sessions starting as follows:

Mountbatten Centre from 26th August
St. Cuthberts Centre from 29th August
St George's Business Centre from 9th Sept
Buckland Community Centre from 7th Oct
Southsea Community Hub from 21st Nov

To find out more, please contact course tutor Yvette Carr on 023 9229 6460 or at yvette.carr@learninglinks.co.uk

Free child car seat inspections

Come and have your child car seats inspected for free by our IOSH-certified staff at the Baby 2000 shop on Copnor Road on

Thursday 4 September, or

Thursday 2 October, from

10.30am - 3.30pm each day.

A 2012 inspection in Portsmouth suggests that 70% of child car seats are improperly installed, putting children at risk of serious injury or death.

For more information call 023 9268 8949 or search 'child car seats' at www.portsmouth.gov.uk

New type of school in Portsmouth

Portsmouth City Council, the University of Portsmouth and the Navy are currently working to submit a bid to set up Portsmouth City University Technical College (UTC) to help overcome a national shortage of engineers. 

A UTC is a specialist engineering school for 14 to 18 year olds that will allow students to study for their core curriculum alongside engineering qualifications, work experience and leadership training.  

We aim to open one in Portsmouth in September 2016 for students entering years 10 and 12.  In order to create a successful bid, we need input from parents and students in the Hampshire area. 

If you're a parent (who lives within a 65 minute commute) or you know someone who is, we'd be keen to hear from them and if you have/know a child aged 10 – 14 then we're looking for their views too. 

Feel free to forward the survey to friends and family.  Surveys close 2 September.

Link to parent survey.

Link to student survey.

Action News Portsmouth

The latest issue of the newsletter of Action Portsmouth is now available on line by clicking here.

It gives information about forthcoming events, consultations, funding and awards, training opportunities, resources, campaigns, advice and volunteering.

Email either Jacky or Hollie at Action in Portsmouth to be added to the email distribution list, or with information, comments or suggestions for future editions.

Teddy Bears Picnic - August 18th

Change your life...and theirs

Come along to the Foster Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower event on Wednesday 17th September, 7pm-9pm.

The event includes FREE ENTRY to the tower and View Deck 1, home to the famous SKY WALK! 

This is an ideal opportunity to find out all about fostering, how you can make someone's life better and enjoy a wonderfully rewarding experience. 

Did you know that you can also earn up to nearly £500 per week per child, through fostering for Portsmouth City Council?

FREE ENTRY to the tower also includes complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits.

Portsmouth Summer Fair 2014