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Welcome to Our Community Page
As the colder months start to disapear we still face challenges, especially with rising energy costs and everyday expenses putting pressure on many households. We want every family in our community to know that help is available, and that no one has to face these difficulties alone.
We have also been in contact with The Hilsea Panrty and they have helped us with some donations, Please see at the end of our page the information from them with all they offer.
There are several local schemes designed to support households with heating, electricity, and essential costs this winter:
Household Support Fund – available through Portsmouth City Council to help with food, energy and essential living costs.
Utilities Payment Scheme – one-off payments to help with energy and water bills for low-income households.
Switched On Portsmouth – offering free home energy advice, help with switching tariffs, and guidance on saving money on bills.
Hive Portsmouth – connecting residents to local charities and grant support for everyday essentials.
Full details and application forms can be found at portsmouth.gov.uk or switchedonportsmouth.co.uk, or by calling 0800 260 5907 for free advice.
If you know someone who might benefit from this support, a neighbour, a relative, or a friend, please share this information. Sometimes a friendly conversation or a bit of encouragement can make all the difference in helping someone access the help they need.
This is also a time to look out for one another. A quick check-in with a neighbour, a kind word in the playground, or offering help to someone struggling with online forms can make our community stronger and more connected.
We recognise that the autumn and winter terms can feel long and demanding for everyone. Please remember to take care of yourself and those around you, we’re all part of the same Portsmouth community, and we’re at our best when we support each other.
Thank you for working together, being a team and making our school and our city a more caring, compassionate place to live.
Always,
Miss K 🌻
Support in the community Information
Hello,
Unity in Community are a charity based in Hull who aim to support the most vulnerable people in society. We were successful in a funding application for supporting people struggling to top up their pre-payment meters across the country. As the cost of living continues to rise, we are aware that many people will be struggling to make ends meet. Unity in Community are able to support households with fuel vouchers; these vouchers are sent via text message. We would like to offer this support to the parents, carers and guardians of students who attend your school.
If you would like further information, please reply to this email, alternatively you can use the information below to pass directly on to the parents, carers and guardians –
Help Available - Gas & Electric: Unity in Community will be providing vouchers to help towards paying for gas and electricity. To qualify you must pay for your energy through a prepayment meter and have not received energy vouchers from Unity in Community within the past 12 months. This is in response to the ongoing cost of living crisis and beneficiaries can be working, unemployed, self-employed or retired. For more information and to register, call 01482 420836, Monday to Friday, 9am – 3pm – if busy, please keep trying.
We look forward to working with you to support families through a challenging time.
Kind Regards,
Rhea McGowan
Project Coordinator
Unity in Community
372 Greenwood Avenue
Hull
HU6 8AP
Tel: 01482852292
Company No. 3484285
Registered Charity No. 1075237
On Thursday some of our children and staff visited Sophie's Legacy office to present a cheque to Charlotte (Sophies's mum) . Well done to everyone who donated and a very big Thank you.
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
Helping families to make small steps to lead happier and healthier lives
Please click the link below for details
Everyone deserves access to good food. Everyone values community. Hilsea Pantry provides both - and so much more!
If you become a member, you will pay just £5 each time you visit, and in return you can access food worth far, far more - typically saving £27 a week. You’ll always find a wide selection, including fresh, frozen and long-life options, fruit and veg, family favourites and non-food essentials.
This is one of over 120 Pantries all over the UK. They’re amazing places! Pantries bring people together around food, soften the impact of high living costs, reduce your shopping bills and give people some much-needed financial wriggle room. They’re also places for local people to meet and chat, lighten the load together, and share ideas that can start making change happen.
Hilsea Pantry is run in partnership with North End Baptist Church.
Key information
ADDRESS: This is a mobile Pantry van visiting 2 outdoor sites in Hilsea.
1) Car park next to the playground, 26 Spinnaker Drive PO2 9NS
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2) Car park of Portsmouth Rugby Club, Norway Road PO3 5EP
what3words: fend.exit.drips
OPENING TIMES: Monday: 1 - 2pm @ Spinnaker Drive
Wednesday 10 - 11am @ Portsmouth Rugby Club
AREA COVERED: Hilsea area of the PO2 and PO3 postcodes. There are other Pantries across the city that cover different postcodes, see the full list & map here.
FIND OUT MORE: hilseapantry@northendbaptistchurch.com or 07733 624 248 / 07311 826 542 or follow us on facebook.
Portsmouth Womens Football
Portsmouth Womens Football
As a result of you and your students successfully breaking the world record, we would like to offer you a discount code. It applies to the upcoming Pompey women fixtures, that are taking place at Fratton Park. Following on from a big win last night, beating top of the table Charlton, they are not games to miss!
Pompey Women’s fixtures provide a family orientated day out, you can enjoy a packed schedule of entertainment before kick-off, with plenty of activities for supporters of all ages.
Portsmouth v Sunderland – 22/3/2026 – 14:00 Kick-off
Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest – 26/4/2026 – 14:00 Kick-off
The code can be entered at checkout to provide 35% off the total booking. With Under 14 tickets starting at £1, these can be purchased for just 65p, using the below code.
Discount code: WBD35
Please share the code to parents and families to use on personal bookings. Alternatively, if you would like to look at booking a school trip, please contact tickets@pompeyfc.co.uk and we can assist with this.
Help with online bookings can be found on our Ticketing FAQs page. In person support is available via our ticket office which is open Monday-Friday, 9am-5.30pm, with the phone lines (03456 461 898, option 1) closing at 5.15pm.
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