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EFL 2021 Regional Community Award Winners

Pompey FC has been recognised as the regional winners of the Your Move Community Club of the Year as part of the EFLโ€™s Day of Action. Portsmouthโ€™s innovative โ€˜Blue Kitchenโ€™ project caught the judgeโ€™s attention, given how one idea can spark a series of community activities, serving a range of

PCC Holiday Activities & Food Programme, HAF Fun Pompey

Pompey in the Community has been proud to work with Portsmouth City Council during the Easter holidays to launch the new Holiday Activities & Food (HAF) programme, HAF Fun Pompey, thanks to funding from the Department for Education.ย  The programme is open to children who receive benefit-related Free School Meals,

Tribute Tiles

Leave a lasting legacy by purchasing a Tribute Tileย  The John Jenkins Wall is part of the fundraising efforts for the new, ยฃ4.9m state-of-the-art community sports complex being developed by Pompey in the Community (PitC) and in association with Moneyfields FC. Named after D-Day veteran and lifelong Pompey fan, John

VBET Match Day Party

Pompey in the Community and VBET launch Match Partyย  Virtual community project to bring fans together on a match day Pompey in the Community has joined forces with VBET to provide support to over 60s by hosting a series of virtual catch-ups on match days.ย  As part of its drive

Blue Kitchenโ€™s Easter Cook-a-long

Join Pompey in the Communityโ€™s great Cook-a-long course this Easter. As well as learning some basic culinary skills, you will be cooking your own lunch plus some tasty and nutritious goodies to take home and share. Aimed at children and young people 7-15 years old, sessions will be run in

Crowdfunder Campaign: Commemorative Wembley Tickets

We may not be together at Wembley to watch the Blues take on Salford City FC in the Papa John’s Trophy Final, on Saturday 13th March, but we’re together on raising vital funds for our local community. Portsmouth Football Club have teamed up with Pompey in the Community, to put

Liv meets chancellor, Rishi Sunak on Zoom

Introducing Pompey in the Community’s Liv Ralph, our new Kickstarter! Liv joined 20 other people on Zoom this week to talk with Chancellor Rishi Sunak about the government’s new Kickstart Scheme to help young people find employment. She has joined our marketing team as part of the six-month placement. About

Tackling Loneliness Together

Pompey in the Community (PitC) and Oxford United in the Community (OUitC) are working in partnership to tackle loneliness as part of the national โ€œTackling Loneliness Togetherโ€ EFL Trust Project and joined forces for the match on Tuesday 23rd February.ย  A recent study from the Office National Statistics (ONS) showed

Know Your Rights : Stop and Search

Itโ€™s important that members of the public and especially young people are well informed about their rights when it comes to dealings with the police. With this in mind, the Race Confidence Community Group, made up of members from the local police, solicitors, young peopleโ€™s advocates, and community groups, meets

Community Coaching Continues in Schools

Pompey in the Community coaches have again been keeping busy and active during the latest lockdown by attending local primary schools in and around the city to support teaching staff by providing PE and sport lessons for the children of key workers. The coaches are currently attending Mayfield School, Meon