HIVE Directory: Activity Groups

Southsea Sangha is an independent peer led dharma meditation community, based in the heart of Southsea, founded in 2014.

Founded in 2014 by Daniel Sutton-Johanson, with the help of local practitioners, Southsea Sangha is passionate about inclusive community building, around the intersections of meditation, dharma, social justice and collective freedom. We are committed to what bell hooks named as “Spirit, Struggle, Service & Love”, values the Buddha also taught to motivate progressive and compassionate social change. A key driver for our community is to broaden access to spiritual community practice and therefore, a principle tenet of our community has and continues to be, that of a generosity ethic. This allows us to disrupt, and where possible, remove the transactional barriers many folks face when wishing to explore personal wellbeing and healing work within spiritual practices and wisdom traditions that acknowledge the social and political contexts in which we encounter them.

Our programs offer wisdom teachings and practices from pan-Buddhist lineages right across to secular mindfulness and are freely offered. We offer day long retreats, weekly online classes and in-person practice groups to a diverse community who wish to explore, begin or expand a personal dharma practice informed by mindfulness, compassion, kindness, wisdom and generosity. You don’t need to be Buddhist to meditate or to just come hang with us and others at Sangha. You are very welcome just as you are. Bring it all.

All our regular groups and classes are freely offered with no advance booking needed.

We exist to serve our community, both locally and online.

ST. CUTHBERT'S CENTRE ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS
Please see our website for more information on activities and social groups

A support group for families of children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) in Portsmouth

The Tall Ships Youth Trust is a charity that offers young people, from all walks of life, unique physically and mentally challenging experiences at sea. The aim is to develop their long-term life skills including team working, confidence and problem solving skills. The charity also offers adventure voyages for adults which support their Youth Development Programme.

COMMUNITY GARDEN - It has now become a seasonal hub for healthy living outdoor growing activities, and acknowledged to be one the most sympathetically restored spaces for growing edible produce, which is an assorted selection of raised beds and potting benches.

Kitbags Live On is for veterans who have dementia that live in the community. This includes anyone who has served in the British armed forces. Veterans are expected to attend with carer.

Kitbags Live On is an activity group run by the Admiral Nursing Service, a group facilitator, and volunteers who have been selected for the role due to their experience of both caring for someone with dementia and service life.

If you would like to attend, please call the Admiral Nurse Service on 0333 011 4200. For further information call Cliff Cropley the Group Facilitator on 07458 134672

At the Stacey Community Centre we are dedicated to giving a friendly and helpful service welcoming our community in all that we do.

The Stacey Centre is run as a registered charity by The Stacey Community Association which is made up of local resident volunteers and trustees.

We welcome new Association members who meet regularly once a month to promote the interests and vision of the centre. Membership is open to everyone, please contact us for the next meeting date.

Portsmouth U3A is a fun and enjoyable way for those who are retired or semi-retired to keep active in an informal sharing and learning environment.

Open to anyone over 50 who is retired or semi-retired

Unmade Radio is a community radio station that will offer a platform for DJs and sounds that aren't currently represented in local radio and nightlife, pushing towards a more inclusive, reactive and progressive music scene in Portsmouth

The Urban Vocal Group (UVG) is a multi-award-winning music organisation that uses singing as a gateway to further participation in music, develop transferable skills and foster positive mental health and wellbeing in young people aged 10 - 25.