To: Portsmouth City Council

Fuel the Kettle – Stop Unfair Charges and Help Us Keep the Doors Open!

Team Kettle - furled by our community donating their time.

We call on Portsmouth City Council to:

Remove business rates for this non-profit space
Approve CIL funding to support its work
Back grassroots efforts that serve our community

Why is this important?

Community Kettle is a vital grassroots space in Portsmouth, run entirely by volunteers and powered by compassion. It offers warmth, food, connection, and dignity to those who need it most—without judgment and without profit.

Yet despite its clear social value, Community Kettle is being charged business rates and has been refused Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding—a fund specifically designed to support local projects that benefit the community.

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Updates

2025-08-28 15:01:05 +0100

100 signatures reached

2025-08-28 10:00:11 +0100

50 signatures reached

2025-08-28 08:43:04 +0100

25 signatures reached

2025-08-28 08:11:40 +0100

10 signatures reached