Love Landport Event to Unveil Community Bench Celebrating Kindness

A new community bench engraved with restorative messages will be unveiled in Landport Gardens on Saturday 28 November as part of Love Landport, a community event bringing people together through music, food, drink and fun activities. The bench is currently being constructed by the Portsea Men’s Shed and pictured here is our service manager Steve checking on the progress with Andy & John.

Portsmouth Mediation Service (PMS) will unveil the bench as a lasting celebration of kindness, connection and community spirit.

The project forms part of Portsmouth’s centenary celebrations, with an ambition to collect 100 practical ways to show kindness across the city. Local people will be invited to contribute ideas, helping to build a shared legacy that puts positive relationships at the heart of community life.

The bench’s engraved messages will encourage people to reflect on how everyday actions can strengthen relationships, repair harm and help everyone feel that they belong.

Love Landport will give residents and visitors the chance to meet neighbours, make new connections and celebrate their community. They will also be able to find out about Portsmouth Mediation Service’s work, including mediation and restorative training, which help people navigate conflict and build stronger relationships.

Drawing on its experience of bringing communities together across Portsmouth, PMS hopes the event and the bench will inspire kindness long after the celebrations end.

Landport residents and the wider community are invited to come along, enjoy the activities and help celebrate a more connected Portsmouth.