Fiction
Better Shape
By Richard Salsbury As I strode past the orchard on Cornwallis Crescent I realised that the tingling in my hands and feet wasn’t going to disappear after a bit of exercise. I was on my [… read more ]
Volunteering
News
Pocket Parks: Pompey’s Top Hidden Green Spaces
Inspired by the many fabulous environmental initiatives taking place in Portsmouth, Pens of the Earth was set up to encourage writers to celebrate existing projects, and to imagine what might be. For the next three [… read more ]
Culture
Community Makes a Big Difference: An Interview with Richard Stride, Part II
In an exclusive two-part series, Paris Ali-Pilling interviews Richard Stride, the Artistic Director of Groundlings Theatre. Check out Part I, published yesterday. In part II, they discuss how the Theatre raises money to operate, celebrities [… read more ]
Social Issues
Chat over Chai: Creating a Community, Reducing Isolation
A local group aiming to reduce social isolation and bring people together has created a welcoming community for people from all backgrounds. Chat over Chai volunteer and committee member, Lynne, reports. The Thursday Chat over [… read more ]
News
Portsmouth ME/CFS Social Enterprise Looking for Volunteers
S&C contributor and Portsmouth social entrepreneur, Sally Callow, is looking for volunteers for her social enterprise, Stripy Lightbulb CIC, which provides training to professionals about ME/CFS. Stripy Lightbulb CIC is a Portsmouth-based social enterprise on [… read more ]
Social Issues
Portsmouth’s GoodGym: ‘It’s More Than Good’
Katie Carew-Robinson, trainer for Portsmouth GoodGym, talks to Star and Crescent reporter Helen Salsbury about a charity and fitness club which allows Pompey residents to get fit while helping the local community. Edited by Beth [… read more ]
Social Issues
‘Excluded from the Welfare State’: An Interview with Friends Without Borders, Pt II
In the second of a two-part interview, Helen Salsbury talks with Michael Woolley, the Chair of Friends Without Borders (FWB), a Portsmouth-based charity providing support and advice to asylum seekers. I wanted to know more about [… read more ]
Social Issues
Stronger Together: An Interview with Friends Without Borders
In the first of a two-part interview, Helen Salsbury talks with Michael Woolley, the Chair of Friends Without Borders (FWB), a Portsmouth-based charity providing support and advice to asylum seekers. How did you first get [… read more ]
Social Issues
Stories from the City: Duncan Paterson
S&C is proud to share Portsmouth City Council’s Stories from the City project, which aims to ‘celebrate the people behind Portsmouth’s vibrant voluntary and community sector – one story at a time.’ Duncan Paterson, Non-Executive [… read more ]
Social Issues
Stories from the City: Alby Clover
S&C is proud to share Portsmouth City Council’s Stories from the City project, which aims to ‘celebrate the people behind Portsmouth’s vibrant voluntary and community sector – one story at a time.’ Alby Clover, volunteer [… read more ]