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No more paper parking permits see page 19 flagship Next issue delivered is produced by Portsmouth City Council, 17–24 September Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AL editorial 023 9284 1395 / advertising 023 9283 4307 flagship @portsmouthcc.gov.uk flagship Inside this issue: search for at www.portsmouth.gov.uk Distribution flagship Distribution 92,900. is distributed by the National Door to Door Company (d2dc). Deliverers should have an official route map from the company. If you live in a block of flats, please help them get access. To check their identity or in case of a problem, please contact Charlene Ellis at the company on 01904 606300. 5 – 7 12 – 13 30 Your council What’s on Investing Rubbish Councillors’ meetings are normally held in public. Anyone may Your top New city The truth summer events make their views known on an agenda topic or ask questions developments about the tip by prior arrangement. For details of council meetings search meetings at www.portsmouth.gov.uk Search council wards On the cover for details of your local councillors. Or call 023 9283 4092. Try our new quieter cycling routes. Normal opening times – visits and phone calls See map and guide on pages 16–17. Civic Offices reception, housing options and children’s social Advertisement care: 9am – 5pm Mon to Thu, 9am – 4pm Fri. City helpdesk, licensing, housing benefit, council tax, elections, parking and family information service: 9am – 4pm Mon to Fri. Getting in touch
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Detail © Willem Kruger (South Africa) f use our My Portsmouth app f f click the report button on our site f f call 023 9283 4092 Bins, rubbish and recycling f f click rubbish and recycling on our site f f tell us we’ve missed a collection – click report on our site f f call 023 9283 4092 Elections enquiries f f search elections on our site for lots of information f f call 023 9283 4074 Council tax f f click on pay your council tax on our site to pay or set up a direct debit f f click report to tell us you’ve moved f 30 JUNE – 24 SEPTEMBER 2017 f call 023 9268 8588 Schools admissions Wildlife Photographer of the Year is f developed and produced by the Natural f apply for places – search school admissions on our site History Museum, London. f f call 023 9268 8008 Libraries f f renew books online – search renew on our site äà f åã f call 023 9281 9311 You can get this Portsmouth City Follow us online Council information in large print, www.facebook.com/Portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday Braille, audio or in another language flagship Subscribe to the monthly email or by calling 023 9283 4092. another bulletin on a subject relevant to you: www.portsmouth.gov.uk/updates-sign-up Favourite festivals are back It wouldn’t be summer in the city without our regular big summer events.
Victorious goes further The Victorious Festival returns on the Bank Holiday weekend, 25–27 August, bigger than ever. The new Friday night opening Foodie fun Flying high party is headlined by Madness, th Our Southsea Food Festival The 26 Portsmouth International with support including The th returns for its 11 year, on Kite Festival, 12–13 August, will Charlatans. Saturday 15 July (10am–6pm) see more than 100 kite fliers Stereophonics top the bill on and Sunday 16 July (10am–5pm). from all over the world converge the Common Stage on Saturday, on Southsea Common. More than 50 stalls will set up on supported by the likes of Jake Palmerston Road and Osborne Jointly run by the council and the Bugg. On the Castle Stage it’s Road, selling delicious food and Kite Society of Great Britain, it’s one Rita Ora, plus support including drinks as well as must-have kitchen of the biggest events of its kind. Band of Skulls. utensils. There will also be cooking Look out for a sky full of weird and Sunday’s Common Stage demonstrations and an acoustic wonderful animals, plus intricately finale comes courtesy of Elbow, stage. decorated kites, amazingly backed up by acts including Love Southsea Market will join the engineered kites, awe-inspiring 3D Franz Ferdinand. Olly Murs is festival on the Saturday, while the soft kites, and kites performing on the Castle Stage, with KT Hampshire Farmers’ Market will be tricks and musical routines. Tunstall and others. on-site on Sunday. Plus, there’s a craft tent, a free Tickets: There will be some road closures children’s kite workshop and family www.victoriousfestival.co.uk through the weekend. amusements. Admission: free Admission: free
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If you’ve got children aged four to 11, then Saturday 15 July is the day to get down to your local library and start this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. The aim of the challenge is for youngsters to read six books over the summer holidays. It’s free, and there are lots of fun activities along the way. What’s more, kids who complete the challenge will be invited to Southsea Castle on Sunday 17 September to receive certificates and medals. This year’s theme is Animal Agents. It features artwork by Tony Ross, creator of the Little Princess, who has illustrated the Horrid Henry books as well as stories by David Walliams and Roald Dahl.
Go to summerreadingchallenge.org.uk for book ideas, author videos, competitions and games.
Each playground is Adventure time holding a fun mini festival, 12pm–4pm on these days: Our six free adventure playgrounds will help f the kids burn off energy during the holidays. f 28 July, Landport f They can whizz along zip lines, cool off in splash f 4 August, Buckland f pools, get messy in sand-pits, show their artistic f 11 August, Somerstown talents, build dens, dress up and do loads more. f f 18 August, Stamshaw The playgrounds are generally for ages six to 13, f but younger children are welcome with an adult. f 25 August, Portsea f f 1 September, Paulsgrove To find out more
search playgrounds www.portsmouth.gov.uk at 4 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk Our distributors are contracted to flagship deliver between 24 June and 1 July. Depending on where you live, some events may have taken out about place before you receive your copy. & However, events for this period ★ JUL ★ AUG ★ SEPT ★ were included in the last edition of All the events are free the magazine. highlighted There’s loads more happening
There isn’t room here for all the things to do and places to visit in Portsmouth. You can find out more about forthcoming events and attractions at www.visitportsmouth.co.uk It’s the definitive listing for events and activities, for residents and visitors. If you have an event to promote, or want more information about something listed on the website, call us on 023 9282 6722 or email Everything Comes From the Egg. Until 3 September [email protected] Until 3 September 8 Dennis Ellsworth & Kinley To keep in touch with things to Everything Comes From the Egg Dowling do around the city, sign up to Stephen Turner’s Exbury Egg on view The Tea Tray, 7.30pm. £10. our monthly Visit Portsmouth at Gunwharf Quays. squarerootspromotions.co.uk e-newsletter. Go to bit.ly/2bz13Sn 8 Pretty Muddy Run JULY Southsea Common, 11am. £19.99. 1–2 Love Southsea Market ONGOING 8 James Bond Murder Mystery Palmerston Road. 9am–5pm Sat, Mon–Fri Free Advice for Over-50s Groundlings Theatre, 8pm. £35 (inc 10am–4pm Sun. meal). Oasis, Arundel Street, 10am–4pm. 1 Learn from the Pros Day 8 Strawberry Fayre Tue Over-50s Job Club Portsmouth Watersports Centre, Buckland Adventure Playground, Oasis, Arundel Street, 2pm–4pm. 10am–4pm. £5 per session or £20 Malins Road. Family fun day, for all-activities day pass. Wed Mini Makers 11am–4pm. Adults 30p, kids free. Aspex Gallery, 10.30am–11.30am. 2 Summer Fair 8–9 Monthly Craft Market £3 per child. Early years craft Eastney Community Centre, Palmerston Road, 9am–5pm Sat, activities. 11am–3pm. 20p. 10am–4pm Sun. Thu 27 July–31 August 2 Family Fun Day Kids Club Fort Purbrook, 11am–4pm. Adults Port Solent, 11am–4pm. Holiday £5, under-16s free. events and entertainment. 2 Scarecrows’ Wedding Sat Family Saturdays New Theatre Royal, 2.30pm. £15. Aspex Gallery, 1pm–4pm. Arts and 4 La Traviata crafts for the whole family. Opera on Big Screen, 7pm, Guildhall Sat & Sun until 13 August Square. Live at the Bandstand 6, 20, 27–28 Southsea Bandstand, 11am–1pm. Tapas Theatre Festival Groundlings Theatre, 7.30pm. £9.50.
Scarecrows’ Wedding, 2 July www.facebook.com/portsmouththewaterfrontcity www.twitter.com/visitportsmouth 5 22–23 Antiques & Collectables Market 15 Stay and Play Activities Palmerston Road, 10am–4pm. Eastney Community Centre, 10am–12pm. Family activities, free 22-23 Southsea Thai Food and Craft refreshments. Children must be Festival accompanied by an adult. Castle Field, 11am–7pm. £4. 16 Gunwharf Knitters 22 Little Mix Experience New Theatre Royal, 6pm. £16. Aspex Gallery, 11am. 22 Faulty Towers Murder Mystery 17 Third Thursdays Groundlings Theatre, 8pm. £35 (inc Aspex Gallery, until 8pm. Talks, meal). seminars and events. 23 De–Stash Summer Special 19 Viva Port Solent Square Tower, 11am–3pm. Port Solent, all day. Celebrate Elvis with live music, activities and 25–26 Tipping Point outdoor cinema. Tim Arnold, 20 July New Theatre Royal, 7.30pm. £16.50. 20 Hampshire Farmers’ Market 9 Waterside Market and Car Meet 25 Southsea Skiffle Orchestra Palmerston Road, 10am–2pm. Port Solent. Market 11am–5pm, car Guildhall, 12pm. Songs from meet 10am–1pm. 1920s–1950s. 20 Crafts in the Tower 9 Race for Life AUGUST Square Tower, Old Portsmouth, Southsea Common, 9am–2pm. 11am–4pm. Artwork by local £14.99. 1 Capturing the Spirit makers. Celebrating Paulsgrove and 20 Open Studios 12–14 Romeo and Juliet Wymering history. Hillside and Hotwalls Studios, 11am–4pm. Whale Island upper lawn, 7.30pm. Wymering Community Centre. See £12 (£10 conc). Bring blankets, @CapturingTheSpiritPaulsgrove on 25–27 Victorious Festival seats, refreshments. Facebook. Southsea Common. 14 Turandot 2–3 Two 26–27 Antiques and Collectables Opera on Big Screen, 7.30pm, A play by Jim Cartwright. Wedgewood Market Guildhall Square. Rooms, 7pm. £10 (£8 conc). Palmerston Road, 10am–4pm. 15–16 Southsea Food Festival 5 Try Sailing Day Palmerston Road, 10am–5pm. Portsmouth Watersports Centre, 10am–4pm. £5. Sailing and 16 Hampshire Farmers’ Market windsurfing tasters. Palmerston Road, 10am–2pm. 5–6 Love Southsea Market 16 Crafts in the Tower Palmerston Road, 9am–5pm Sat, Square Tower, Old Portsmouth, 10am–4pm Sun. 11am–4pm. Artwork by local makers. 6 Beach Buggin’ Southsea Common, 10am–5pm. 16 Open Studios Hotwalls Studios, 11am–4pm. 7–11 Summer School Groundlings Theatre, all day. £90 for 16 Chris Difford the week. Ages 6–21. Squeeze songwriter. Square Tower, 7.15pm. £20. 8 Stay and Play Activities squarerootspromotions.co.uk Eastney Community Centre, 10am–12pm. Family activities, free 16 Dog Show refreshments. Children must be Port Solent, 11am. accompanied by an adult. 19 Gunwharf Knitters 12 Umbrella Festival Aspex Gallery, 11am. Groundlings Theatre, 11am–5pm. 19 A Woman of her Time 12–13 Portsmouth International Kite Talk on Maria Blackborough. Festival Cosham Baptist Church, 2pm–4pm. Southsea Common, 10am–5pm. £2. Portsdown U3A members free. 12–13 Monthly Craft Market 20 Third Thursdays Palmerston Road, 9am–5pm Sat, Aspex Gallery, until 8pm. Talks, 10am–4pm Sun. Want to get seminars and events. 13 Waterside Market and Car Meet 20 Tim Arnold on court? Port Solent. Market 11am–5pm, car Square Tower, 7.30pm. £11. Visit: meet 10am–1pm. atmosmusic.co.uk www.GoHitItPortsmouth.co.uk
6 Visitor information service 023 9282 6722 [email protected] www.visitportsmouth.co.uk Victorious Festival, 25–27 August Olly Murs, left Stereophonics, right Reg Charity 286733
MGC Choir Concerts with the Royal Marines Assn. Concert Band Sun 8 Oct 3pm and Sun 10 Dec 3pm Portsmouth Guildhall. Tickets £7–£14.70. Under 16s £1 with an adult www.portsmouthguildhall/events 0844 847 2362
29 Southsea Skiffle Orchestra 17 Crafts in the Tower Guildhall, 12pm. Songs from Square Tower, Old Portsmouth, 1920s–1950s. 11am–4pm. Artwork by local makers. 30–3 September The Hound of the Baskervilles 17 Open Studios GLORIOUS New Theatre Royal, 7.30pm (plus Hotwalls Studios, 11am–4pm. THE QATAR GOODWOOD FESTIVAL 2.30pm Sat). £16.50. 17 Motorcycle Action Group Show 1 – 5 AUGUST SEPTEMBER Port Solent, from 11am. 2–3 Love Southsea Market 17 Fratton Family Festival Palmerston Road, 9am–5pm Sat, Fratton Road, 10am–4.30pm. Live 10am–4pm Sun. music, food stalls, traders, dancers 9–10 Monthly Craft Market and fun for kids. Palmerston Road, 9am–5pm Sat, 20 Gunwharf Knitters 10am–4pm Sun. Aspex Gallery, 11am. 10 Portsmouth Triathlon 20 Space Southsea seafront, 8am. £53–£65. Talk by David Harris of Portsmouth 10 Waterside Market and Car Meet Astronomical Group. Cosham Baptist Church, 2pm–4pm. £2, Port Solent. Market 11am–5pm, car Portsdown U3A members free. meet 10am–1pm. 21 Third Thursdays 15 (until 12 Nov) Platform Aspex Gallery, until 8pm. Talks, Showcase of graduate artwork from seminars and events. south coast universities. 22 Ronnie Scott’s All Stars 17 Hampshire Farmers’ Market New Theatre Royal, 7.30pm. £20. Palmerston Road, 10am–2pm.
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8 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk Watch out for Greening D-Day pop up the city Urban meadows have been created around the city, with flowers including poppies, cornflowers and cosmos. They are in open spaces such as Canoe Lake and Milton Park, and main roads like Lake Road, Queen Street and Northern Road. Others are in local communities, including Hempstead Green in Paulsgrove and Southsea’s Clarendon Gardens. The meadows, designed to appeal to butterflies and other pollinators, have been made possible thanks to sponsorship from Colas and Portsmouth Water. We’ve also made Guildhall Square greener with new timber planters.
The D-Day Museum may be closed for a major transformation, but it's still popping up over the summer. A pop-up version of the museum, funded by the Heritage Museum Lottery Fund, will be appearing around the city with a range of exhibits and fun interactive activities. Look out for it at events including: treats f f Capturing the Spirit local history celebration – Hillside and Don’t miss our new cafe at Wymering Community Centre, Tuesday 1 August Portsmouth Museum, offering f f Victorious Festival – Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August freshly-made sandwiches and f paninis, delicious cakes and a f Fratton Family Festival – Sunday 17 September range of hot and cold drinks. The Museum will re-open in the spring, with completely new It’s now being run by museum staff, displays about D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, told with all proceeds going back in to the through the stories of those who took part. museum service. Why not pop in on To find out more about the transformation project and to your next visit? The museum is open make a donation, go to www.ddaymuseum.co.uk free of charge, Tuesday to Sunday, and the café is open 10am–4.30pm.
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The butterflies are coming back – and you can help
We’re planning to open a new tropical butterfly house at Cumberland House natural history museum later this summer. And you can help make it a really special, inspiring place – especially for children. The old butterfly enclosure was demolished to make way for a modern facility with a much better environment for butterflies and visitors. The new one, now being built, has been allocated £130,000 of council cash.
We’re also seeking donations from local people to We’ve also decided to make the museum garden into help make it a really special place to visit. a haven for British butterflies, using planting to attract The deadline to donate is 8 July. To find out more them. and make a pledge to donate, search southsea at For the latest news, go to the Butterfly House – www.spacehive.com Cumberland House Museum Facebook page. Free childcare From September, almost all working parents with three or four-year-olds will be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare a week in Have a say on term time. You need to apply before 31 August to receive the city’s future 30 hours free childcare in September, even if you’ve been in the trial scheme.
We’ll soon be seeking your views on how To find out if you are eligible and to apply: f Portsmouth should develop up to the year 2034. f www.childcarechoices.gov.uk Your ideas will help us prepare a new Local Plan, which will cover things like: f f f new housing and jobs f transport f improvements f shopping and the city f centre f the environment f f f large development sites f tourism and leisure Find out how to have your say: f f search local plan at www.portsmouth.gov.uk f f [email protected] f f 023 9284 1267 www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 11 Investing in our city
Protecting our seafront A scheme to improve Southsea’s sea defences – one of the largest coastal protection projects in the country – is moving to an important stage. We’re consulting with residents, businesses and visitors historic character of the seafront is preserved and through the summer to help shape the final design. enhanced. The project will stretch 4.5km along the seafront, from The scheme is part of our work with the Eastern Solent Long Curtain Moat to Eastney Barracks. Coastal Partnership to reduce the risk of flooding and erosion. The current defences offer limited protection, putting 8,000 homes, 700 businesses, multiple heritage sites Meanwhile, work has started on the Tipner Lake and key facilities at a very substantial risk of flooding. defences, running from the Mountbatten Centre to If we don’t make improvements then the current Portsbridge Roundabout. This work is taking place defences will fail, causing extensive damage to between April and September 2017, 2018 and 2019, to property and potentially putting lives at risk. avoid disturbing wild birds. The cycleway and footpath are closed during the work and diversions are in place. The government has awarded us £5.9m to design the They will re-open in the autumn of each year. scheme and submit a final business plan. The design and materials will be carefully chosen to ensure the For more details on our coastal defence work, go to www.escp.org.uk
12 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk Investing in our city Retail park to help fund services
We’ve agreed to buy the new Portsmouth Retail Park, being built next to Tesco North Harbour. Income from rents will give us up to £1m a New gateway open year for local services. Our property and investment manager, Tom Southall, said: “This is all about making Our new transport interchange at The Hard is open. money for the council – money that can be In the new building you’ll find: spent on the vital local services we manage. f f wi-fi It will also boost local jobs and strengthen f the Portsmouth economy.” f toilets and baby-changing facilities f The £16.2m development, in Binnacle Way, f refreshments f will be completed next spring. f seating areas f Tenants are expected to include Decathlon, f First bus and National Express information and tickets PureGym, Home Bargains, Subway, Costa, f f our visitor information pod, including a Waterfront Gifts shop Greggs, Jollyes pet superstore, Explore Learning and Quality Pet Care. The retail park will be added to the council’s expanding property investment portfolio, which is generating £4.3m of profit per year for things like libraries, museums, weekly rubbish collections, community wardens, homelessness services and school crossing patrols. For more information search property investment strategy at www.portsmouth.gov.uk or call 023 9283 4954.
The 10 bus bays all have real-time information screens to show arrival times, and will be used by First, Stagecoach, National Express, Megabus and the Park & Ride. The new transport hub is a major step towards regenerating the area around The Hard. The project was funded by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership and the council. Artist’s impression www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 13 Advertisements
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Smoking affects not just your life, but the lives of those you love. That’s the message from Portsmouth people in a powerful new video.
Trevor Field, 55, from Hilsea (above), stopped smoking after two heart attacks. He says: “We as a family could have had more, had I not been selfish and spent money on cigarettes.” The video, called Smoking and Me, shows people’s experiences of smoking and how it has affected their lives. Issy and Grace Hutton, 11 and nine, from Cosham (above), Stopping smoking is the best thing you can do for your lost their mum to cancer caused by smoking. In the health. Search quit smoking at www.portsmouth.gov.uk video, Issy says: “I miss her taking us to school. It’s nice to watch the video and find details of free help to stop for someone to be there and do the motherly things.” smoking.
New GCSE grades UTC opens soon The government is gradually introducing The city’s new university technical college, new grades for GCSEs. UTC Portsmouth, opens this September for Instead of going from G up to A*, the new grades year 10s and year 12s. You can still register go from 1 up to 9. for a year 12 place. Students taking GCSEs this summer will get a UTC Portsmouth will have first-class science, mixture of number and letter grades. English technology, engineering and maths facilities. language, English literature and maths are the first Specialist teachers will blend academic learning subjects to use the new system, with most other with technical input from employers including the subjects changing over by 2019. Eventually all Royal Navy, BAE Systems, QinetiQ, Airbus, NATS, GCSEs will use numbered grades. Raymarine and Land Rover BAR. More info: go to www.gov.uk and search new Applications for 2018/19 will open in the autumn. grades coming soon More info: www.utcportsmouth.org
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Our new quieter cycling routes are great for families who love to ride together, beginners on a bike or cyclists who’ve got a bit rusty. The 10 colour-coded routes make use of quieter roads and cycle paths, more suited to less confident cyclists. Coloured stickers on lamp-posts mark out the routes and tell you when you need to get off your bike, when to use a crossing and which way to go. There are five routes between the north and south of the city and five between the east and west, so you can plan a journey to key destinations including the seafront, The Hard and Fratton Park; as well as to schools, colleges, shops and workplaces. Portsmouth is ideal for cycling because it’s flat and compact. We’re hoping the quieter routes will make it even easier to use a bike and leave the car at home. A larger version of the map is available from your local library. Or search cycling at www.portsmouth.gov.uk
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ROUTE DESTINATIONS CONNECTS TO Paulsgrove The Hard Purple route at Paulsgrove Cosham Station Fratton Station Havant Road Milton Parade and Esplanade Commercial Rd/Guildhall Seafront Fratton Park The Pyramids Centre Paulsgrove Eastern Road Dark green route at Paulsgrove and orange route on Eastern Road Northern Parade Eastern Road Dark green route at Northern Parade and orange route on Eastern Road Rudmore Roundabout Eastern Road Dark green route at Rudmore roundabout and orange route on Eastern Road Portsmouth & Southsea Station to Milton Locks Gunwharf Quays Hayling Island Ferry/Eastney
www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 17 We're after your views on possible solutions to parking problems in Portsmouth. We're looking for people to discuss the issue at a focus group, which will run from 6.30pm to 8pm on Tuesday 25 July at a city centre venue. Spaces are limited, so we'll be ensuring we have a good representation of residents from different areas and sections of the community. Parking: Please apply at www.research.net/r/preparking by 15 July, or call 023 9283 4092. If you're not part of the focus group you can still submit your comments. Just go to the web page your ideas above or fill in a survey, available at your local library or the Civic Offices. Your ideas will be used as the basis for a more needed detailed consultation later in the year.
Work part Save on park time with us and ride fares We’re looking for relief school passenger assistants, to cover If you live in the north of the city and pop into for permanent staff when they’re absent. town at least 10 times a year, you could save money with a smartcard. We’re seeking caring, responsible people to work on a flexible, casual, A Visitorpass 10 allows you to use the Park and Ride part-time basis, escorting pupils with on 10 different days for just £3 a day, instead special needs on school transport. of buying the usual £4 day ticket. The hours are primarily around school More frequent users can save even times, typically 8am–9.30am and more with a Commuterpass 20 2.30pm–4.15pm, term-time only. or Commuterpass 50. Pay is £9.10 per hour. Buy a pass at the machine More info: in the terminal building f or at parkandride. f www.jobsatportsmouth.co.uk portsmouth.gov.uk f f 023 9284 1596
18 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk No more paper parking permits
If you live in a residents parking zone, the permits are now virtual, so you won’t be sent a paper permit. As with the visitor permits, our civil enforcement officers use a handheld device to check if a vehicle has a valid permit, and may issue a penalty charge notice if it doesn’t.
Save time, do it online You can apply and pay for your permit online – please go to parkingpermits.portsmouth.gov.uk You’ll need to upload: f f a copy of your vehicle registration document f f proof of address at the time of application Once you’ve paid, you’ll instantly have a virtual permit for your vehicle.
Visitor parking permit? If you live in a residents parking zone you can purchase visitor parking permits online instead of buying a scratch card. Just register with RingGo the first time you use it at www.myringgo.co.uk/rvp You can then book permits for your visitors, online or by phone. They won't need to display anything in their vehicle. Vehicles are still checked by our civil enforcement officers, who use a handheld device to check if they have a valid permit. www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 19 Helping carers at QA hospital
Lots of work has been going on to ensure patients. It also aims to help them keep in contact with Queen Alexandra Hospital is carer-friendly and friends and family during their hospital stay, while to improve the experience that carers have there. encouraging rest and recuperation. To get a copy, just ask a member of the QA staff. The Carers Centre works closely with the hospital to identify and support carers while they are supporting A Carers Café is now open at QA so carers and their someone who’s there as a patient. If you would like to families have somewhere to chat with each other and see a Carers Centre worker at the hospital, then just with specialist hospital staff who will be on hand. contact the centre for more information (see ‘keep in The café is open on the third Monday of the month in touch’, opposite). the B level meeting room (behind the restaurant) from The hospital’s visiting guidelines have been reviewed 11am to 12.30pm. It’s being run by the Portsmouth and a carers’ passport leaflet, titledThis is Us, has been Carers Centre, the Princess Royal Trust for Carers in produced for carers and hospital staff, designed to help Hampshire, Macmillan Cancer Support, the Stroke carers while the person they care for is in hospital. Association and the Alzheimer’s Society. The leaflet aims to help hospital staff support the Carer Sheila McKeown said: “The Carers Café is a great patient/carer relationship, help carers to continue in place to vent my feelings and exchange ideas with their caring role, and to improve the experience for other carers, as well as talk to professionals who
20 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk DO YOU LOOK AFTER SOMEONE? THESE TWO PAGES Helping carers at QA hospital ARE FOR YOU
Carers café agreement f f A safe environment for me to talk. f f Discussions will be confidential. f f You will be given time to talk. f f You will not be talked over. f f You do not have to share or discuss anything if you don’t feel comfortable. f f You will be listened to.
specialise in a variety of conditions. It makes me feel supported and it allows me to give encouragement to other carers in a relaxed atmosphere.” Carer Brian said: “I’m 70 and became a carer to my wife, who has lung cancer, six months ago. We’ve had 30 wonderful years of marriage until the point where our life hit the buffers. I was very depressed and felt isolated until I went to the Carers Café in QA. I was greeted with friendship, sympathy and understanding. It made me realise that I’m not alone in being a carer. And I got information which enabled me to access all the services available.” f f We’re asking carers with recent experiences of being discharged at QA to give feedback about their experiences. If you would like to take part please contact Joy at the Carers Centre. Get the latest info Every quarter we send an e-newsletter to inform carers Keep in touch what’s on at the Carers Centre and share things we think could be useful for carers. The Carers Centre is at 117 Orchard Road, Southsea. f Sign up to receive a copy by clicking sign up to f Call us on 023 9285 1864 newsletter on our Facebook page or go to the f f Email us on [email protected] sign-up page at http://eepurl.com/cgvz-v f f Search carers at www.portsmouth.gov.uk Carer Jackie Crawford has signed up. She said: “This is f a brilliant idea and very useful. Thank you, and I look f Follow us on Facebook forward to receiving more!” www.facebook.com/portsmouthcarerscentre
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suddenly just bounce back. But I didn’t. So eventually If life is getting a bit too much I plucked up the courage to make the call.” for you, there are free services Talking Change is a free telephone service for people that could help. over 16, dealing with common mental health difficulties Amanda Diaper (above) was suffering from anxiety after and struggling with long-term health conditions. After a series of health conditions, including a tumour on her six weeks of telephone training, Amanda moved on to a neck. Then her GP gave her a card with details of the 12-week one-to-one course. Talking Change service. She says: “Everyone was really supportive and “I couldn’t face leaving the house, and I didn’t genuinely interested in helping me. The techniques I understand why,” says Amanda, from Cosham. was taught have given me the tools to manage my “Everything in my life started to slide, and I couldn’t do anxiety, and this has allowed me to gradually piece my anything about it. life back together.” “I left the card on my side table and stared at it every More info: f day for a week, thinking I would slowly feel better or f www.solent.nhs.uk/talkingchange f f 0300 123 3934 Help for young people
Young people aged 11 to 25 can get free confidential counselling if they’re worried about issues like bullying, bereavement, relationships, school or problems at home. The U Matter service offers counselling at the Relate centres in Southsea or Cosham. It can hold family sessions if needed, and young people can also meet youngsters who have gone through similar challenges. More info: f f 023 9282 7026 f f [email protected] Stock photo – posed by model by – posed photo Stock
22 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk Portsmouth is now one of the UK’s top More ace ideas tennis cities, thanks to recent investment. Tennis Tuesdays, fun and sociable sessions for And we’re working with the Lawn Tennis women, run at Portsmouth Tennis Centre and Canoe Association to make the sport open to all. Lake Leisure. Go to www.tennistuesdays.co.uk flagship If you’ve got your early, you’ll still be able to Portsmouth Tennis Academy has places on its see international women’s tennis for free, at the Aegon Tennis for Kids course in September, for five to eight Southsea Trophy (Canoe Lake Leisure, 27 to 30 June). year-olds. Go to www.tennisforkids.co.uk Search Southsea at www.lta.org.uk The next Great British Tennis Weekend, 22–23 July, There are so many ways to get on the court yourself means families play free at Southsea Tennis Club too. and Portsmouth Tennis Centre. Go to www.lta.org.uk/gbtw You can play for free in parks including Milton Park, Drayton Park and Cosham Park. If you’re feeling competitive, then check out the local tennis leagues: go to localtennisleagues.com Or check out a venue or club. Choose from the Portsmouth Tennis Centre, Portsmouth Tennis Academy, Priory Tennis, Southsea Tennis Club or Canoe Lake Leisure. One-off pay-and-play sessions are available at all sites, as well as membership, coaching and courses. Go to www.gohititportsmouth.co.uk to book your nearest court. Tennis can be played by wheelchair users, people with visual and hearing impairments, and those with learning difficulties. There are sessions designed to boost mental health too. Contact Portsmouth Tennis Centre to find the best session for you. www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 23 Save money by volunteering If you’re a volunteer, you could save cash on your next cup of coffee – and on a load of other purchases around town.
The free ValueYou scheme gives a discount card and gift vouchers to people volunteering 100 hours or more a year. Cafés, a dry cleaners, a florist and a shoe repairer are among the growing number of local firms offering savings. To get a free ValueYou card, go to www.valueyou.org or contact 07585 961240. Businesses that join ValueYou get a listing on the scheme’s website and are included on maps and lists given to volunteers. They can also display a window sticker and till signage. There’s no contract or cost involved, but they need to offer a minimum 10% discount. Interested businesses can email [email protected] or call 07585 961240.
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Portsmouth children with disabilities are looking for people to provide loving foster homes. It’s a role with unique rewards, say one local couple. Wendy and her husband “Fostering children with disabilities has been a great Guy, from Portsmouth, decision for us. They need a routine, a lot of much- began fostering in their needed loving care, and over time you earn a lot of love early 40s. They have been back in return. The sense of reward and achievement fostering children with with what you have done with your day is fantastic, and complex needs for more hard to put into words. than 10 years. “It can be tough initially when it’s time for them to move Guy says: “We made the decision to foster as a couple, on – for example, if they’re adopted by a loving family. where Wendy would be the main carer, but I would But this is massively outweighed by the wonderful continue my existing job. But once we began fostering feeling of knowing you’ve set them on their way, and children with higher levels of physical disabilities, we felt the child is going on to a good future.” we really needed to do it together full-time. “It took me a while to get my head around the fact that I’d be giving up on a successful retail career that I’d Could you foster? always dreamed of. Portsmouth needs to find foster carers for children of “But I’d enjoyed the experiences I’d had with fostering all ages, but in particular for children with disabilities up to that point, and I’d seen first-hand the enormous and for teenagers. And we also need respite carers, to satisfaction my wife gained from it. When the council give foster carers like Guy and Wendy a break. said we would both receive allowances and fees, that Alison Jeffery, our director of children’s services, said: removed the financial concerns.” “You can foster regardless of ethnicity, sexuality or Wendy says: “At first we fostered through a private gender, whether you’re single or part of a couple, and agency. But we felt, as the private agency was whether you rent or own your own home. A spare room expanding, we were getting less support, so we looked is important, and we’re particularly keen to speak to into fostering directly with the council. We’re glad we anyone with any childcare experience, or experience of made the move, as there’s more support available, and working with young people or people with disabilities.” it’s nice to feel you’re supporting your local community. More info: “We’ve had one child with us now for 10 years, and f f 023 9283 4071 we’ve been fostering a second child for about a year, f who’s two . Both need a tracheostomy to help them f www.foster.portsmouth.gov.uk f breathe more easily, and both have significant f [email protected] communication difficulties. We’ve been given a lot of f training on their medical needs. It was a bit scary at first, f Meet the team and local foster carers: drop in to but you soon get used to it. We also have support from the Civic Offices from 6.45pm to 8pm on 4 July, a range of medical professionals, including nurses, on a 1 August or 5 September. daily basis.
www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 27 Controlling someone is a crime Domestic abuse isn’t just physical violence. It can also be possessive and controlling behaviour. It’s domestic abuse to isolate someone from their friends or family, restrict their access to money, threaten them or make them feel humiliated. It’s also a crime called “coercive control”. Domestic abuse can happen at any age and to anyone. The good news is that it’s never too late to stop it. Whether it’s been going on for weeks or decades, it’s wrong and we can help you. f f If your partner is behaving in a possessive and controlling way, call EIP on 023 9268 8472. f f If you’re worried about a friend, go to www.saferportsmouth.org.uk/friend f f If you’re violent, possessive or controlling with your partner, get help from UP2U on 023 9243 7608. Stock photo – posed by model by – posed photo Stock Is your child stressed? If you think your child is struggling with day-to-day worries, here are some tips. f f Talk to them about how they feel. f f Reassure them it’s normal to feel worried, upset, anxious or angry. f f Help them to manage these feelings without hurting themselves or anyone else. They could draw a picture, do some exercise or find a safe space where they can be on their own. f f Talk to their school. Make an appointment so you have time to say what you’re worried about. Stock photo – posed by model by – posed photo Stock
28 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk Nudes spread like wildfire teach kids about If you send a nude picture, it can spread like wildfire – and ruin your life. online risks That’s the message of a new video made by Hampshire school students. The online world can be a dangerous place for It shows a girl sending a naked selfie children and young people. Cyber-bullying, to a boy she thinks she can trust. He grooming and fraud are real dangers. then shares it around, leaving her Our Beware of Lurking Trolls campaign is a great way to teach kids devastated. about these risks. It uses colourful visuals to tell children how to You can see the video by searching be safe when using the internet, social media and their phones. wildfire Hampshire on YouTube. Now the award-winning campaign story book is available at Hampshire Constabulary is using it to Waterstones in Commercial Road for only £4.99. help young people understand the It’s a great way to open difficult conversations with young people dangers of sending nudes, also on these issues. Stocks are limited, so grab yours while you can. known as sexting. If you can’t see it on the shelf, then simply ask at the till. If you’re ever asked to send or share a To find out more about protecting children online, nude picture, police advice is to stop, and to see our cartoon video, search trolls at think, and tell someone you trust. You www.portsmouth.gov.uk can call police for help on 101. Find out more and get involved in the campaign by looking for #Wildfire on social media.
www.facebook.com/portsmouthcitycouncil www.twitter.com/portsmouthtoday 29 Don’t listen to the rubbish… Get the truth about the tip
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You may have heard rumours that you now have to pay to take anything to the Port Solent household waste and recycling centre. That’s not true – it’s still free to dispose of most things. There’s no charge for everyday items such as: Dumpers and f f furniture f f green waste litterbugs caught f f electrical items f Last year we carried out seven prosecutions for f household bits and bobs dumping, with sentences ranging from a £1,200 fine You will be charged for a few things, such as: to a year’s jail. f f soil and rubble, including construction Five flytippers got £400 penalty notices. And remember, it’s and demolition materials such as stone, legally up to you to make sure your waste is disposed of clay, concrete, bricks, blocks, sand, tiles, correctly – even if you arrange for someone else to take it paving slabs and ceramic bathroom away. suites. The charge is £2.50 per standard Also last year, more than 330 people got £75 penalty notices rubble sack or item (e.g. a toilet pan). for littering. Some failed to pay and ended up in court, with a f f plasterboard – £6 per standard rubble criminal record and up to £700 in fines and costs. sack or £10 per sheet f f cement-bonded asbestos – £12 per sheet Got a waste query? The site is open seven days a week, 9am–6pm f from 1 April to 30 September, 9am–4pm f 023 9284 1105 f from 1 October to 28 February, and 9am–5pm f [email protected] during March. You can pay by cash or card. 30 [email protected] www.portsmouth.gov.uk EX – SERVICES? Free help for LOOKING FOR RETIREMENT ACCOMMODATION? Rented flats for retired ex-service personnel aged over 60. This includes partners and or dependants new businesses and also Reserves, ex MOD civilian employees including Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). If you’re a new or developing business, you can get free face-to-face mentoring and advice to help you We have sheltered housing schemes in Portsmouth, Southsea, Fareham and Gosport. grow. CESSA Housing Association Enquiries to: 02392 829319 [email protected] www.cessaha.co.uk
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