Portsmouth Ladies Walking Football Team have recently returned from a successful tournament held at Stoneham Lane Football Complex in Eastleigh.   The tournament was organised by Hampshire FA as a trial event for the new Hampshire Women’s Walking Football League.   Pompey kicked off their first match of the tournament against Eastleigh. Despite enjoying the

Pompey in the Community’s Walking Football Club have just returned from a major International football tournament in Mallorca.  They were part of 39 participating countries from all over Europe and beyond. The opening ceremony was a fantastic occasion with all 39 nations and teams introduced and parading with their country and clubs’ flags into the

Pompey Amputees return to St Georges Park and take on Everton on Saturday, June 24th (12:25pm kick-off). The Blues have finished as runners-up in each of the past three years after successive defeats to the Toffees, Peterborough and Manchester City. Despite a dominant performance, it was late heartbreak in 2022 as Liam Burbridge netted a

Walking football is at the very heart of what Pompey in the Community stands for. Giving those who may otherwise have less access to the sport, an opportunity to get involved again and playing football, is something many of Portsmouth’s older residents are benefiting from on a weekly basis. With the new John Jenkins Stadium

Pompey in the Community’s striker, TJ Yates, says the John Jenkins build is “an absolutely amazing” opportunity for the Pompey amputee team. The new stadium complete with two brand new astro pitches will give the boys in blue a permanent home and TJ says the lads can’t wait to move in.   Representing both Pompey

Children part of the Holiday, Activity and Food (HAF) scheme in Pompey put on a fabulous lunch over the Easter break for Pompey in the Community’s Life N Chimes group. The children got to practise their cooking skills alongside the Pompey in the Community team, in a full crash course that made sure they were

Pompey in the Community’s BTEC girls’ squad have made Pompey proud by winning the National Football Youth League, with an impressive victory against Cambridge United Under 21’s team in their final fixture on the 19th of April. The team played with passion, determination and teamwork throughout the season, and their hard work has paid off

Pompey in the Community’s Miltoncross holiday course, gave a special surprise welcome to two of Pompey’s biggest stars, Sean Raggett and Reeco Hackett-Fairchild. The pair spent Thursday afternoon touring around the pitches, taking photos and answering questions from eager young players, who were very excited about the professionals’ appearance. The young talent put on a

In December last year Pascalle Durow emailed Portsmouth Football Club with a rather unusual question: “Hi I know this could be a long shot but if you don’t ask you never get! Back in 2000, my sons’ school had some Portsmouth tickets given to them and selected families were given these. My son at the

Portsmouth FC First Team players Ronan Curtis and Marlon Pack attended Pompey in the Community’s holiday course at Miltoncross School over the February school holidays to help inspire the next generation of aspiring footballers. Marlon and Ronan started their visit with a Q + A session with the lucky group of young football fans, finishing

We interviewed Pompey defender Roger Whitehouse about playing for Portsmouth FC’s amputee team and his experience playing for his country in a European championship. Roger, who was born with a limb deficiency, found Amputee football in 2016 after one of the technicians at Portsmouth enablement centre (where he had his prosthetic made) suggested taking up

As part of #iwill week, we at Pompey in the Community launched our first Premier League Inspires sustainability event. At Fratton Park’s Victory Suite lounge, the sustainability event was a big success seeing school children from Castle View Academy and Admiral Lord Nelson learn and work together to create new ideas around sustainability. PitC Premier

Portsmouth FC First Team player Joe Rafferty attended Pompey in the Community’s holiday course at Cowplain School over the Christmas school holidays to help inspire the next generation of aspiring footballers. Joe started off his visit by with a Q + A session with the lucky group of young football fans, finishing off with a

Pompey in the Community recently hosted a media evening full of interviews, games, and pictures for our Girls Development teams. The young players got to socialise and play FIFA together while they were called one by one to receive a separate player photoshoot each. Once the singular photos were completed, players took part in fun

What is PLPS? Premier League Primary Stars uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills. It is available to every primary school in England and Wales and inspires girls and boys aged 5-11 in and outside the classroom. Teaching materials

The morning of Thursday 18th August meant Results Day for thousands of students up and down the country and for those at Pompey in the Community, it was no different. For the past two years, students have been studying a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport, which is equivalent to three A-Levels, and overall,

  Pompey in the Community has just appointed CityFibre to connect their digital network and infrastructure at the new John Jenkins Stadium, currently under construction in the city. A Full Fibre network, allowing for very high-speed broadband internet of up to 1000Mbps, is essential to the organisation and their delivery. With so much of their

Participants Pat and Margaret talk to PitC Pompey in the Community’s Life ‘n’ Chimes project has just restarted! Life ‘n’ Chimes works with people living with – or at risk of developing – dementia and those who feel socially isolated. The group meet once a week on Wednesday mornings here at the Pompey in the

Our EDI lead, Duke Harrison-Hunter, works closely with Urbond, a local Portsmouth charity set up to help Portsmouth thrive, which has recently secured National Lottery funding to expand its Portsmouth-based community integration programme! The charity runs a wide-ranging programme including mental health workshops, fitness activities, charity events, women’s empowerment workshops and has an expanding youth

15 young people will get the unique opportunity to shape the future of the EFL Trust through their newly formed Youth Forum. The EFL Trust is looking for up to 15 enthusiastic young people, aged 16-24, that are passionate about making a difference in communities. Applicants must have participated, or are currently participating in one