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Safe at Home is a service that offers advice, home safety and security checks, and small maintenance works to make your home safer to live in.

A home safety assessment is available for all, whether you are a council tenant, private tenant or homeowner in Portsmouth, Gosport or surrounding areas.

Home-Start Portsmouth is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age.

Home-Start Portsmouth is an independent family support charity that was established in 1992 and has supported thousands of families in the city since its launch.

We exist to enable local parents to be the best they can be by offering emotional and practical help through trained volunteers, both in family homes and out in the community.

Support is available for families that are experiencing a whole range of difficulties: bereavement, isolation, multiple births, depression to name a few.

A range of stay and play groups are also run in the Family Hubs and are open to all.

Volunteers, who are often parents themselves, are trained and supported by experienced co-ordinators who are there to guide and advise them throughout.

Internet and/or Telephone Based

Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone.
Here you will find information about our services, a listening ear from other young people and advice for any young person dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Hope Again provides somewhere to turn to when someone dies.

Horizon Angling Club for the Disabled is a Registered Charity that is involved in many aspects of fishing for the disabled angler and abled bodied angler alike, in addition the club is also involved in many aspects of Coarse fishing, Fly fishing and Sea angling. The club runs matches throughout the summer Months for top weight and best specimens in a friendly manner. We meet every Thursday between 16:30pm and 19:30pm (winter Months vary) at our modest club house, Unit 11/12 Bastion 3, Scott Road Hilsea, Portsmouth PO3 5JH. We have our own Private Lakes that hold a good head of large Carp, bream and Tench, The club holds exchange tickets with several local course fishing clubs. The club also organizes a “Try Fly Fishing” day as well as organizing sea angling from the local pier and from local wheelchair accessible charter boat at a reduced cost to our members Pop down and enjoy a chat or a drink everyone is welcome.

Singing is fun and also good for you and we are trying a range of songs from the musicals, modern pop, old classics and ABBA type music. After singing we reward ourselves with a cuppa & cake or biscuits.

The Ickle Pickles children’s charity raises money for the intensive care equipment that treats premature and newborn babies across Hampshire and supports Parents and families of neonatal babies in a variety of ways.


We host a free coffee morning at Cosham Baptist Church 48 Havant Road, PO6 2QZ, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month between 10am - 12.
It is a free coffee morning and everyone is welcome to attend.
Contact becky@icklepickles.org for more information.

ncredible Edible Portsmouth aims to increase the amount of local food grown and eaten in the town. Businesses, schools, farmers and the community are more than welcome to participate. Fruit trees, Nut trees, vegetables and berries can spring up everywhere. Public flower beds can be transformed into community herb gardens and vegetable patches.

Are you looking for a new group or activity to take part in, in your local area?
Our council-run activities and social groups are listed on this page.
You can also follow the Portsmouth Community Activities Facebook page to keep up with the latest news and see photos from our council-run activities and groups.
• Autism and Neurodiversity gardening sessions – drop-in sessions at the community allotment for autistic and neurodivergent adults
• Carer’s Breaks – cookery sessions for unpaid carers
• Chop Cook Chat – for men aged 50+ who want to learn cooking skills
• Community allotment - provides a space for training, confidence building, volunteering opportunities, a therapeutic environment and a shared appreciation of growing things.
• Community Connectors – helping meet new people in your local community
• Community Knitting Group - welcoming space where anyone aged 18+ can come along to knit and socialise.
• Cross Cultural Women’s Group (CCWG) – for women who want to take English classes and various activities
• Diversi-Tea Lounge – intercultural group open to anyone aged 18+
• Ethnic Grow Project – join in with some gardening and grow ethnic vegetables
• Men’s Shed – community space for men to connect and create
• Naturewatch – exploring local green spaces
• Paulsgrove Men’s Group - for men who want to pop in for a chat, take part in activities, and discuss different topics, including health and wellbeing
• Rock Group – for anyone who loves rock music
• Wellbeing walks - a great way to stay active and make new friends at the same time
• Yoga – Stretch and Relax - a great way to try yoga for the first time, and an opportunity to spend more time outdoors

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

Care home for adults with learning disabilities