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We thought we’d gather feedback from some of our

We thought we’d gather feedback from some of our collaborating neighbours, creatives and contractor while we reflect and prepare for the move into our building this year.
We are entering the final stages of the retrofit of our future building - from a derelict pub to a community and arts centre.
It’s been a long, collaborative process of ten years - from negotiating the community asset transfer to the retrofit development of the building with an architectural plan (led by Godson Egbo) with neighbours.
We’ll keep trying to update you every step of the way. Thank you for your support. And thank you to our team for all your graft and care! ✊🌞💛✨

✨ Half-Term Adventures at DangerPoint! 🚐 Dur

✨ Half-Term Adventures at DangerPoint! 🚐

During half-term, families from our community enjoyed an amazing trip to DangerPoint in North Wales — and what a day it was!

DangerPoint is an interactive life-skills safety centre where young people learn how to stay safe in everyday situations through hands-on activities and real-life scenarios. The children explored everything from home and outdoor safety to online awareness — and even met K-OS the alien, who helped teach everyone how to stay safe on the internet! 👽💻 We found out that K-OS loves playing Roblox - who'd have thought!

Trips like this are a big part of what we do at The Portland Inn Project CIC. Now that we have our very own shiny new minibus, we'll be able to plan more trips throughout 2026.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the day so special 💛 A special thanks to the YMCA for loaning us their minibus for this trip.

#Community #HalfTermFun #FamilyTrip #OnlineSafety #NorthWales #ThePortlandInnProject #DangerPoint #NorthWales #minibus

WHAT’S ON AT PIP THIS WEEK AND NEXT! ✨🌞SCR

WHAT’S ON AT PIP THIS WEEK AND NEXT!
✨🌞SCROLL for BUILDING and other updates 🌞✨

This week:

⛹‍♀ Tuesday 24th February
4-5.30pm
Youth Club at the park

⚽ Saturday 28th February
3-4.30pm
Sports at the park

Next week:

⛹‍♀ Tuesday 3rd March
4-5.30pm
Youth Club at the park

⚽ Saturday 7th March
3-4.30pm
Sports at the park

Scroll for building and other updates!

#ThePortlandInnProject #BuildingProgress

Slide 3 - Info on burnt larch and why we chose it!
Slide 4 - a sample of the burnt larch
Slide 5 - the vote in March 2025, where neighbours and team decided on the material we would use for part of our facade - the burnt English larch 💛✨

Thank you to our friends @civic_square and @nation

Thank you to our friends @civic_square and @nationalretrofithub for inviting us to be part of #retrofitreimagined #retrofitconnect programme - Some info:
‘Retrofit Connect is a 18-month programme
of collective learning for community-led
organisations and innovators who are involved
in or creating retrofit initiatives within their
neighbourhood.’

Today @annafrancisart travelled over to Liverpool as we were invited for a day of inspiring Community Land Trust focused stories - First from our friends @homebakedclt sharing many years of advocating for a neighbourhood like ours - A Pathfinder area. Caught a glimpse of @kittyslaundry - Then over to @granby4streetsclt where the CLT shared their many years of community activism and how the relationship with @assembleofficial has led to beautiful projects like the @granbywintergarden and the current 4 corners project build underway creating a cafe and housing.

We even managed a quick nip over to @squashliverpool which is always a welcoming and heart warming visit - a community led building designed and built by neighbours - first introduced to us by our friend - brilliant artist and beekeeper @andreakuartist who first mooted the idea for our 100 year plan when working with us back in 2020 (inspired by our building being on the corner of Century St and Portland St.)

We are so grateful to be part of #retrofitconnects - it is turbo boosting our knowledge about retrofit and community development of land and housing as we are surrounded by inspiring projects and people - The Street Demonstrators @civic_square @wecanmakehomes and @retrofitbalsallheath and Street Incubators (that’s us and…) @home_energy_action_lab @eastmarshunited @homebakedclt @planetcheltenhaminsta and @wessexcommunityassets