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Groundlings Theatre is a theatre company and drama school based in Portsea and we pride ourselves on being firmly rooted in our community. Operated by registered charity, The Groundlings Theatre Trust, we are committed to identifying and supporting the needs of our community by providing numerous opportunities for participants to upskill themselves, rediscover former passions and meet like-minded people and avoid social isolation. We strive to provide a rich mixture of cultural experiences alongside a dedicated engagement and participation programme that celebrates and cultivates our local community. Our mission is defined by our motto, ‘Create, inspire, achieve’, and this remains at the heart of all our endeavours.

We are always on the lookout for volunteers and have a range of opportunities you can get involved with from ushering to set building. We are based within a 5 minutes walk from Gunwharf and Portsmouth Harbour Train Station and have on site parking. Please enquire for more information on what you can get involved in.

Open: Sunday 12:00 – 2:30 pm
Langar: Available (Sundays 2pm onwards)

Provides support to the local and regional Habiganj community.

Hafiziah Madrasah is a Sunni mosque located in Southsea, England. It serves as a spiritual home for the local Muslim community, offering a serene atmosphere for worshipers of all ages and backgrounds. The mosque focuses on inclusivity and welcomes both men and women to pray and engage in religious activities.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation is an independent grant making charity focused on enabling positive social change within the poorest and most disadvantaged communities in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight. We help local communities to flourish by making charitable grants to effective community groups tackling poverty, disadvantage and inequality, when and where they can make a real difference. We inspire local philanthropists, funders and donors to make a lasting impact with their generosity through our endowment model and professional grant making approach.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is one of 46 Wildlife Trusts, all standing up for the natural world. Together we are the nation’s most active and influential nature conservation partnership, protecting wildlife in every part of the British Isles. Each Trust works within its local community to inspire people and bring about change.

Safe and Well is a free home fire safety visit, tailored to an individual’s needs that can support members of our community to help protect them and their home from fire.

During a Safe and Well visit we will:
Identify any potential fire risks and discuss with the occupier how they can prevent or reduce the risk.
Ensure occupants have working smoke alarms, install where necessary, and advise on maintenance and testing.
Ensure occupants have Carbon monoxide detectors where needed, install if necessary and discuss the dangers.
Help put together a household escape plan and identify any mobility issues that may impede an evacuation.
Issue fire retardant bedding, furniture throws and nightwear where needed.
Give basic advice on topics such as falls prevention and smoking.
We may identify a need for advice, support or intervention from other agencies. If required we will engage with the individual to adopt a ‘multi agency approach’ and may share information and work collaboratively with other partner agencies in order to reduce risk.

Who do we visit?
Whilst we’d like to offer visits to all Hampshire and Isle of Wight residents unfortunately we aren’t able to. Instead, we focus our visits on the most vulnerable people in our community.

The following list of vulnerabilities may indicate a person is at more risk of harm from fire:

Cognitive impairments – which would mean a person might not understand what to do in the event of a fire
Mobility impairments – meaning a person’s ability to escape from a property in an emergency would be hindered
Signs of carelessness with smoking materials – burn marks evident within the property
Substance misuse – which may impair a person’s ability to exit a property in an emergency
Hoarding or high levels of clutter – this can obstruct a person’s ability to exit a property as well as provide high levels of fuel to feed a fire
Returning home from the hospital and there are fire concerns in the home, e.g. burn marks on bedding, furniture, or carpets. Electrical faults, unsafe practices

COVID-19 Update: Open as usual adhering to the latest government COVID-19 Advice

Hampshire Homes for Veterans offers housing and support to ex-Service personnel who are homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.

Hampshire Search and Rescue (HANTSAR) is a voluntary organisation which works alongside the police in searches for vulnerable missing persons in Hampshire.