Episode 97: Final Straw Foundation

Episode 97: Final Straw Foundation

Charla Grant talks to Bianca Carr, Founder and CEO of Final Straw Foundation, about starting the organisation, how a single campaign grew into a fully-fledged charity, and the projects they run along the Solent tackling single use plastics and pollution, including Wild Beach Schools getting children to the beach and helping them fall in love with the sea, and restoring native oysters. The post Episode 97: Final Straw Foundation [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk/podcast/episode-97-final-straw-foundation/] first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk].

Episode 96: Sarah Thompson

Charla Grant welcomes another new member of the Shaping Portsmouth Team, Sarah Thompson, who has joined us as our new Education Pillar Lead. Charla and Sarah chat about her previous career in teaching, her role at Shaping and how she's finding it so far, and setting down roots in the city. The post Episode 96: Sarah Thompson [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk/podcast/episode-96-sarah-thompson/] first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk].

Episode 95: Jane Moody

Charla Grant welcomes Jane Moody, a new member of the Shaping Portsmouth Team, and chats about how she came to join us, her own organisation Marvellous Fabulous Projects, what she's learned about Shaping and the City since starting her role, and how she brings her values and joy to her life and work. The post Episode 95: Jane Moody [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk/podcast/episode-95-jane-moody/] first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk].

Episode 94: City of Culture

Charla Grant talks to Joe Weston-McDowell, Head of Fundraising & Marketing at Motiv8, about supporting Portsmouth's City of Culture bid, the latest updates from the campaign, how businesses can support the bid by taking the Proper Pompey Pledge, and how it will impact the whole city WHEN we win! The post Episode 94: City of Culture [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk/podcast/episode-94-city-of-culture/] first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk].

Episode 93: Portsmouth Ambassadors

Recorded during National Volunteers Week, Dave Humphries talks to Andrew Starr, Co-Lead of the Portsmouth Ambassadors, about his various roles around the city, speaking and teaching multiple languages, Portsmouth's twin cities and other links around the world, the Portsmouth Ambassador programme, what the role of Ambassador entails and opportunities available to Ambassadors, and the new online Portsmouth Ambassador induction course which will be launching soon, and other volunteering opportunities available in the city. The post Episode 93: Portsmouth Ambassadors [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk/podcast/episode-93-portsmouth-ambassadors/] first appeared on Shaping Portsmouth [https://shapingportsmouth.co.uk].