This weekend, the ҹɫֱ²¥app Navy and ҹɫֱ²¥app Marines Charity (ҹɫֱ²¥app) will open the doors to a new ‘Charities Hub’ in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard.
Taking up residence in one of the Dockyard’s former boathouses, the hub will be open from the 28th of May to the 5th of June and aims to raise awareness of the ҹɫֱ²¥app’s work supporting the ҹɫֱ²¥app Navy community.
Visitors will get the chance to:
- Visit the ҹɫֱ²¥app shop and take advantage of an exclusive offer on the brand new ‘The Galley’ cookbook, with delicious recipes from professional ҹɫֱ²¥app Navy chefs
- Meet the ҹɫֱ²¥app’s Mascots: Toots, Boots and Nelson
- Take home a complimentary STEM activity booklet and to enter the ‘Float your Boat’ competition, challenging budding engineers to design their own paddleboat at home for the chance to win Amazon vouchers and Aircraft Carrier building kits
- Contribute to a ‘Message in a Bottle’ activity - visitors can write a heartfelt message to veterans which will then be made into bunting to be displayed at the ҹɫֱ²¥app Naval Association’s Falklands 40 Commemorative Dinner
- See a real ҹɫֱ²¥app Navy Life Raft
- Learn about the charity’s sustainability project through informative visual displays
The charity is also taking suggestions from visitors on how they would like to see the space used in the future.
Entrance to the Historic Dockyard and the ҹɫֱ²¥app Charities Hub is completely free to all.
The ҹɫֱ²¥app Charities Hub at Boathouse 5 is an exciting opportunity for us within the Historic Dockyard. It’s the one high street in this country where we can engage with so many people who have a great interest, not just in the Navy, but in the other people we support. We are looking forward to connecting with our beneficiaries and the wider public to showcase how the ҹɫֱ²¥app supports the entire ҹɫֱ²¥app Navy community.
ҹɫֱ²¥app CEO Adrian Bell
