Live coverage of the Volunteering Fair - experiment

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To take part in our experiment to report live from the volunteering fair at Portsmouth Guildhall on March 3rd  please add your email in the box below, you will then be invited to log in during the day and add your comments and questions or just read what is happening.

Free social media training

Social media training course

run by

MediaSnackers

 March 2^nd 9:30am - 4:30pm 

You may have been using social media websites for a while, yet haven’t fully taken advantage of all the features or identified how they can best work for you. 

This course will appeal to those that need to start formulating a project, get answers to specific questions and/or explore new dynamic collaborative ways of working towards a common goal. 

Attention will be paid to branding, personal identity and go beyond general usage, delving deeper into site features with some great examples to inspire and motivate. 

Please contact Pete Roberts at neighbourhood.forums@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to book a place

http://mediasnackers.com/

Final Opportunity for the sailing adventure of a life time!

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This is open to any residents of Portsmouth living in the PO1 to PO6 areas who are aged between 18 to 25, and 50 to 75.

These are the last two voyages of the Generations Together Programme, and a wonderful opportunity for people to increase their confidence, make new friends and interact with generations they may not have much to do with usually - whilst learning to sail!

Portsmouth City Council’s Telecare Service

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Want to say something? Get a voice online!

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Create your own FREE community website – it’s easier than you think! Community First for Portsmouth (CFP) will show you how.

CFP are looking for individuals and groups from the community who want to make their voice heard on the internet. CFP will be giving people the skills they need to create and manage safely their own community websites. As part of the national talk about local project, CFP will be showing people how to use simple, free online tools which they can use to discuss a range of community issues.

2nd Free Social Media Seminar - Southsea

A further free Social Media Seminar -

Friendship House
Elm Grove
Southsea
PO5 1J

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

For more details and to register to attend go to:-
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1291875033

Council budget for 2011-2015

Council tax has been frozen for Portsmouth residents for the second year running, following a meeting of Full Council that took some tough budget decisions.

The council’s grant settlement from the Government has been cut by almost £15m and as a result the council’s budget for 2011/12 included £15m of savings. The savings will result in the loss of 186 jobs across the council, some full-time and some part-time.

Although it needs to make savings, the council is continuing to deliver services that are important to Portsmouth residents. There’s no change to weekly rubbish collections, libraries and museums will remain open, as will adventure playgrounds.

The council is also continuing to invest in the city. A £10m capital programme was agreed at the meeting, including modernising more than 20 schools, and investing in the seafront, the splashpool at Hilsea, and Beechside residential unit. The programme includes £2m for local transport schemes.

The council is working with social enterprise, Yellow Kite, on improvements to Southsea Castle which will include a new cafe and free admission, and work is underway on the new library and customer contact centre in Palmerston Road.

Investment in modern care for our most vulnerable older residents will also continue, with a new care home opening at Harry Sotnick House in the spring and development of new extra care flats continuing. And the council is continuing to invest in private housing across the city, allowing more people to remain in their own homes.

The details of the Portsmouth city council budget announced on February 8th are availiable here

while details of the capital programme for 2011 - 2016 are available here

Free Social Media Seminar - Southsea

Free Social Media Seminar - Southsea

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 from 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Southsea, Hampshire

For more details and to register to attend go to:-
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1250691853

Community Payback

An information sheet about how supervised offenders can help your community is available here http://tinyurl.com/346hqhl

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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You and your ambulance service - Get involved (information about the Trust)

Download here - http://tinyurl.com/6xdepmw

This booklet (link above) highlights what happens when you call 999 in a medical emergency and gives more information about the professionals who may attend you. It also outlines how you can help South Central Ambulance Service to help the communities they serve. This could be as a community first responder, volunteer car driver, fundraiser, or by becoming a member on their journey towards becoming a foundation trust. 

Recycled Art Competition

Create a work of art from recycled materials and raise £400 for your charity or school

The recycling centre in Port Solent will be relaunched in May 2011 after a period of redevelopment to improve its' capacity for recycling. To raise awareness of recycling facilities across the city, we are inviting all charities and schools based in Portsmouth to create an artwork from recycled materials.

All short listed artworks will be displayed at a public exhibition and two prizes will be awarded:

Help rename the recycling centre

Help rename the recycling centre and you could win £50 worth of vouchers

The Paulsgrove Household Waste and Recycling Centre started life as a Civic Amenity site in the 1960s, known to most as the rubbish dump or ‘tip’. They now recycle more than 75% of everything you take to the site. The site is currently being redeveloped. The changes will mean:
• more recycling capacity
• more parking
• less queuing
• a brighter, ‘greener’ recycling space
• a more cost-effective operation
• no access restrictions and better traffic flow while bins are being changed

They want to change the name now, at no additional cost, as the old signs need to be replaced. Can you help them choose a name which better suits how you use it?
Complete the survey and enter a prize draw for the chance to win £50 worth of All4One vouchers.

Complete the survey online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/recyclingcentre
Deadline for entries is 28 February 2011.

Help rename the recycling centre

Help rename the recycling centre and you could win £50 worth of vouchers

The Paulsgrove Household Waste and Recycling Centre started life as a Civic Amenity site in the 1960s, known to most as the rubbish dump or ‘tip’. They now recycle more than 75% of everything you take to the site. The site is currently being redeveloped. The changes will mean:
• more recycling capacity
• more parking
• less queuing
• a brighter, ‘greener’ recycling space
• a more cost-effective operation
• no access restrictions and better traffic flow while bins are being changed


They want to change the name now, at no additional cost, as the old signs need to be replaced. Can you help them choose a name which better suits how you use it?
Complete the survey and enter a prize draw for the chance to win £50 worth of All4One vouchers.

Complete the survey online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/recyclingcentre
Deadline for entries is 28 February 2011.

Scamnesty is coming!

From the 1- 28 February 2011, bins will be placed around the city to enable residents to drop off any unwanted scam mailings. To find out where your nearest bin will be contact the community officer for your sector. The team will also be hosting events in all sectors of Portsmouth to raise awareness about scams:

Friday 4 February – Commercial Road 10.30am - 2pm
Tuesday 8 February – Cascades Shopping Centre 10.30am – 2pm
Monday 14 February – Derby Road Post Office 10:30 – 2pm
Friday 18 February – Palmerston Road 10.30am – 2pm
Tuesday 22 February – Commercial Road 10.30am – 2pm
Thursday 24 February – Cosham High Street 10.30am – 2pm

The Learning Place launch and open day

The Learning Place launch and open day

Saturday 29 January from 10 am to 4 pm

Official opening by the Lord Mayor at 2 pm

Come and see the new centre, meet the Adult & Family Learning team, try new fun and free activities like cookery, juggling, face painting, playing the guitar, IT and much more

6 Derby Road (next to the post office)
North End, PO2 8HH

Tel: 023 9262 1860
Email: thelearningplace@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
www.learnportsmouth.ac.uk/learningplace

Big Society Podcast now available

If you attended our "Big Society" event early in December 2010 you will recall that Francis Davis of The Young Foundation gave us a great presentation on how "BIG" it is and how we might approach the agenda here in Portsmouth. Well if you missed that or want to digest some of his argument a little further, we now have the podcast from the session uploaded. You can listen here.

You might also be interested in a recent BBC Radio 4 programme "Beyond Westminster" covering the subject. Available on i-player at this link.

We are currently planning follow up sessions and are keen to take suggestion for topics, themes and formats.

Happy listening!

Community Trading Standards

Community trading standards is dedicated to making sure the residents of Portsmouth are safe, smart shoppers. If your forum would like a talk from a community officer or has a trading standards issue which needs addressing please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team:
Central Sector – Holly Shelbourne
Email: holly.shelbourne@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Tel: 023 9283 4689
Cosham – Laura Small
Email: laura.small@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Tel: 023 9283 4689
Fratton – Amy Forster
Email: amy.forster@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Tel: 023 9283 4689
Southsea - Hasina Begum
Email: Hasina.begum@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Tel: 023 9283 4689


Portsmouth City Council trading standards service is now approved to administer BIIAB qualifications, the professional body for the licensed retail industry.

Qualifications offered are:
PCC (PUAS) Preventing Underage Sales
BIIAB (AAA) Level 1 Award in Alcohol Awareness
BIIAB (NCPLH) Level 2 National Certificate for Personal Licence Holders
BIIAB (ARAR) Level 1 Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing
For details of any of these courses please contact the trading standards service on 023 9283 4689.

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Join them and Get involved

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust is on a journey towards foundation trust status.

What does this mean for you?
Whether you are mature or young (aged 14 or over); active or prefer a quiet life; employed or not; and live in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire or Oxfordshire, you can get involved in planning the future of your ambulance service as a member of their Trust.


Come and hear their plans
Monday 17 January 2011 - 2pm
Portsmouth Guildhall
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2AB

Alternatively, visit their website at: www.southcentralambulance.nhs.uk
or ring 01869 365 000

Seafront cycle route - small scale remedial works

Some small scale remedial works will be taking place on the seafront cycle route towards the end of this month.

It is envisaged that the start date will be 24th January (this date is subject to change due to weather) and that the disruption, if any, will be minimal.
Please cascade this information to anyone that you feel may benefit from being informed.

Thank you.

Jayne Rodgers
Sustainable Transport Officer
Traffic Safety and Sustainable Transport Group
Civic Offices
PO1 2NE
07788 988825
023 9283 4590
FAX: 023 9283 4214
roadsafety@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

All Fora meeting

Conference Room A at the Civic Offices has been booked as the venue for the next All Fora meeting on February 2nd.

The meeting will begin at 6:30pm.

If you have any items you wish to be discussed please let us know by January 27th.