Headway - Portsmouth and South East Hampshire

03/12/2025

Christmas is a time associated with being with family and friends, but every year our people miss nativity plays, decorating the tree, or even speaking with ...

02/12/2025

On Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December, you can travel with Pompey Link for FREE, making local journeys easier! 🚐🎄

It's the perfect opportunity to try the Pompey Link shared minibus service and support local businesses on Small Business Saturday - including the traders at Port Solent's Festival of Christmas Market. On 7 December only, Pompey Link will also run on Sunday, making it even easier to travel from Paulsgrove or Cosham to visit Port Solent! 🛍️

Book your free trip using the Book a Journey app, or by calling 0333 015 1271 (lines open Monday to Friday). Pompey Link operates on demand, so you can book for as soon as the bus is available, or up to four days in advance if you have a specific time in mind.

Find out more about Pompey Link: https://travel.portsmouth.gov.uk/drt/

02/12/2025

Winners of the quiz this morning over at Gosport - our first team with a full house 20/20!

Well done everyone!

02/12/2025

Had a lovely evening making wreaths with Irwin Mitchell Southampton

Thank you so much for the invite and loved all the wonderful creations

It was great to catch up with some old and new faces and to share our artistic skills!!!

02/12/2025

Today's the day!

Our new Paulsgrove Community Helpdesk is now OPEN and Helpdesk Coordinator Thomas is ready to offer support 🎉

We’re offering free information, advice and guidance at Paulsgrove Housing Office, 195a Allaway Avenue, PO6 4HG, to anyone who could do with a helping hand.

🟡 Mondays: 10am – 2.30pm
🟡 Fridays: 12pm – 4pm

Need to talk to someone?

📞 Our Paulsgrove Helpdesk helpline will be available during the above opening hours on 02394 007118.
📞 Outside these times, you can contact our central helpdesk Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm, on 023 9400 7124.

Or email us anytime at info@hiveportsmouth.org.uk

01/12/2025

01/12/2025

Thank you!

🥳 Congratulations to our latest grant recipients!
We’re thrilled to announce that the following community groups have received funding from the Including Communities Fund:

✅ SPARK Community Space
✅ Headway - Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
✅ Portsmouth Gynae Cancer Support Group
✅ Home-Start Butser
✅Harbour Cancer Support
✅The Parenting Network
✅Breakout Youth
✅ Wi******er GOLD
✅ Communicare in Southampton
✅ Bridge to Unity
✅ Mustard Seed Ministries
✅ Bushy Leaze Family Support
✅ The Kings Arms youth project
✅ Solent Youth Action
✅ Vision 4 Youth
✅ RHL
✅ Recapture Life
✅ Fellowship Educational Society

In October, the BBC reported on the scale of the funding shortfall, highlighting how we received 141 applications for this grant fund, totalling a funding ask of £1.2 million for a pot of only £135,000. Find out more: https://hiwcf.org.uk/hiwcf-highlighted-on-bbc-as-funding-shortfall-threatens-vital-community-support/

Although we are sad not to be able to fund more projects, we can’t wait to see the impact of this tranche of funding over the next year.

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01/12/2025

Since starting his fundraising on August 28th, Stuart has clocked up 320 miles of training — including a few weeks pushing through an inhaled-broken toe! This week is his taper, so he’ll only do about 6–7 easy miles before the big one a week today.

Yesterday he wrapped up his final long run: 18 miles from Wickham to West Meon and back. He felt strong, finishing in 3 hours, with the final 9 miles a minute per mile quicker than the first. Stuart even felt like he could’ve carried on, but knows there’s no point in overdoing it now.

Bring on race day for Stuart! 💪🏽🏃‍♂️🔥

There is still time to show your support, to donate please click on the link below.

Help Stuart Pearson raise money to support Headway Portsmouth And South-East Hampshire

30/11/2025

On Saturday 29 November, in the first of 29 Christmas and carol concerts, and community events at St Peters Church in the Town Square, hundreds of people crammed into the church to hear passionate choir leader Josh Robinson direct the 86 voices of the Encore Choir, who were joined by the Headway singers, some with a brain injury, for a performance of Christmas songs.

Click on the link below to hear our CEO speak to Mike Waddington about the work Headway does and how singing helps. We also hear from choir members, the Reverend Will Hughes (who opened the fund raiser for Headway )and hear clips from the choirs.

St Peter’s is packed for local choirs Nov 30, 2025 | Audio stories, Local news | 0 comments On Saturday 29 November, in the first of 29 Christmas and carol concerts, and community events at St Peters Church in the Town Square, hundreds of people crammed into the church to hear passionate choir lea...

30/11/2025

✨ What a night! ✨

We had the most amazing time last night at St Peter’s Church in Petersfield, where our Headway Choir joined the wonderful Encore Choirs for an evening of Christmas Jingle. 🎄🎶

All proceeds from the event are going to Headway Portsmouth and SE Hampshire, and we are incredibly grateful for the support.

A huge thank-you to Josh for all the hard work he puts into our choir group every week. His passion and joy truly shine through everything he does. He’s been working with our singers for almost a year now, and the progress is just incredible! 💛

Please click on the video below to hear the beautiful voices of our amazing service users — they make us so proud. 🥰🎤

28/11/2025

A wonderful suprise donation from the Sir Francis Drake Masonic Lodge.

This money will make all the difference to our plan of activities and really is very much appreciated.

It was given at the request of one of our lovely service users- thanks for thinking of us.

28/11/2025

Our Portsmouth Singing group practicing today getting ready to sing along with everyone at the Christmas Lunch next week!