For those of you not already aware, the InPortsmouth and InSouthsea websites are but the most prominent tip of a growing stable of sites produced by Community Internet Services. The company set out in 1998 to create a local Portsmouth community of sites on the net and has now reached the sum of 40 local sites. InPortsmouth remains as our flagship but, as ever, we are aware that it is continually going out of date. Whilst we do our best to counteract this effect we have very limited resources and so rely largely on our visitors letting us know when they notice inaccurate information. If you see something that needs amending please help us and our many visitors by sending an e-mail to the .
 

In common with many of our fellow website designers we are certainly feeling the effects of the financial downturn. But no matter how bad it becomes we will not allow it to affect the services we bring to you via the InPortsmouth and InSouthsea websites. In fact we look on this as a time to build up the non-profit making websites we run, most notably our History in Portsmouth and Memorials in Portsmouth websites. In other areas we have recently revamped two sites for the City Council's Health Improvement & Development Services and are continuing to develop sites for Albert Road Traders and Portsmouth & Southsea Hoteliers.
 
One of the ongoing areas of work that has given us most satisfaction is the support for various Mental Health organisations in Portsmouth. This is carried out through two websites, called thinkingAHEAD and Talking Change, the former being a voluntary group and the latter belonging to IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Services). Through building these sites we have been able to watch the Mental Health Services at work and we're rather impressed by the support that is currently offered to people with mental heath problems.

You may have heard of Freecycle, but like us may not have known how to get involved locally. Portsmouth Freegle (Free Giving, Locally and Easily) is a local community recycling group - and is part of the UK based Freegle Network. You join if you have an item that you no longer want but that still has life left in it and which can be used by someone else. You send in your offer and other members of the group request it. After an exchange of emails you choose a recipient and they come and collect the item. All items have to be free and legal. You can find your local group at www.ilovefreegle.org or go to the Portsmouth group at http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Portsmouth_Freegle