Befriending Service

Mah Jong Club at Southsea Library

If you enjoy playing Mah Jong or would like to learn whilst meeting new people, drop-in to our friendly group. We recommend you ring the library first to check the club is running that week.

19-21 Palmerston Road
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO5 3QQ
023 9268 8999

Milton Social Group

A friendly social group for people over 50

Every Friday

Milton
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO4 8PR
023 9273 1848

Needlework and Handcraft Group

Set up over 40 years ago the Needlework and Handcraft Group at Cosham Community Centre started life at Cosham Park House, the mid-nineteenth century listed building which is now a doctor's surgery.

The group meet every Tuesday and Friday morning at the Community Centre in Wooton Street and offers a variety of crafts including patchwork, applique, beadwork, cross-stitch, knitting, embroidery, crochet and all forms of paper craft.

Cosham
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO6 3AP
07775 744276

Portsdown & Purbrook Parrish Good Neighbours

We are a group of volunteers who give good neighbourly help to people who do not have friends or family nearby to support them.

Cosham
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO6 3NB

Portsmouth Interaction Service - Swimming

Swimming at Charter Community Sports Centre

Charge : £1.80

Greetham St
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO5 4LF
023 9320 0369

Reading Groups

Joining a reading group is a great way to meet new people, try new authors and books and share your feedback.

There are a number of groups that you can join that are run by the Library and Archive Service both in and outside of libraries. There is sometimes a waiting list to join the groups but we will let you know when a space becomes available if you tell us which group/s you are interested in joining.

We can also support you in setting up your own reading group. The Library and Archive Service supports independent reading groups that meet in community locations or in peoples' homes by providing free book sets of up to 15 copies on a regular basis.

Take a look at our selection of reading group sets here:

https://librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk/public-library-service/wh...

If you'd like to ask about availability in one of the Library run groups or would like to find out more about setting up your own group email reading.groups@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Guildhall Walk
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO1 2DX

Rummikub Klub at Southsea Library

If you enjoy playing Rummikub or would like to learn as you meet new people, drop-in to our friendly group. We recommend you ring the library first to check the club is running that week.

19-21 Palmerston Road
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO5 3QQ
023 9268 8999

Scrabble Clubs in Portsmouth Libraries

If you enjoy playing scrabble and meeting new people, drop-in to one of our Scrabble Clubs. We recommend you ring the library first to check the club is running that week.

Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO1 2DX
02392 688057

Spark Community Space

Spark Community Space is a local charity, working to reach those who have been left out or left behind, to give people a place to belong, to be part of a community of support, to heal together and to spark back into life.

02393 38 29 29

The Host Space @ St Lukes

Coworking space:

We are an uplifting and quirky coworking space in the heart of Portsmouth. Come and visit! Spend a productive Day, or make yourself at home for the Month. This friendly and dynamic work space has great WiFi and fresh coffee refills included. Its unique use of a church building makes for a very peaceful setting to get that work done. Lone-working doesn’t have to be lonely.

We have large collaboration desks, individual desks, unlimited tea, proper coffee and business-grade WiFi.

Charges :
Half Day £8
One Day £15
Whole Month £120

https://www.thehostspace.co.uk/

St Lukes Church,
Greetham Street
Portsmouth
United Kingdom
PO5 4LH