Through handling often demanding issues and circumstances, trustees gain unique insights into local communities and develop new skills. Trustee involvement by way of generating ideas and opportunities to advance the charity and raise funds to support it requires creative thinking and innovative problem-solving.

Today a group of job seekers were visited by ex footballers Linvoy Primus and Mickey Mellows, in their Finding and Getting a Job Workshop at Learning Links.

Scott Diack, a customer in the workshop said, “It was an inspiration to meet a Pompey legend.”

Learning Links, a not for profit organisation is carrying out research to identify how it might add value to the current marketing of accommodation providers and attractions on the Isle of Wight.

In 2004 Learning Links the Community Researchers Programme was developed, to train local people to carry out community research. This programme still runs successfully in Hampshire empowering people to become active community members and to have an influence on the shape of their community.

George Gallop, Partnership Manager and Sam Ashton, Project Coordinator were interviewed by Robin Brinkley on Portsmouth Live TV’s Live@Five programme

We are seeking two Specialist Weight Management Health Trainers to work solely with weight management clients that have been referred to the Portsmouth Health Trainer service. The focus of this role is to work with individuals, which have been recognised as being obese with a body mass index of between 35 and 40. You will offer one-to-one behaviour change support [...]