We were thrilled that our very own Bianca made it into the list of the top 10 unsung heroes in our local area in the Portsmouth News’ New Year Honours list! She was alongside some amazing people and we are so proud of her and the rest of the team for all we have achieved in 2018, from schools outreach to galvanising local communities to get out beach cleaning. Fantastic stuff!

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