Transition Southampton’s annual general meeting offers a chance to meet local activists and campaigners undertaking activities in Southampton to help to save our planet. On 30th of September, Transition Southampton will be holding their AGM. This year there will be eight activists and campaigners to speak to who are undertaking...
Preview: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. With more glitz and glamour than ever before, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is back on tour, featuring spectacular dance routines, a dazzling array of eye-popping costumes and all the glitter you can imagine. The musical show, produced for the first time by Jason Donovan, has...
Greenpeace environmental activists collect messages of hopes for a greener future in Southampton
Yesterday (September 26), volunteers from Greenpeace Southampton Group hosted an event as part of Great Big Green Week (18th – 26th September) at East Park, Southampton. More than 2000 events will be held across the UK as part of Great Big Green Week, calling for the UK Government to...
Online events from Southampton Keep Our NHS Public
Pressure group Southampton Keep Our NHS Public is holding online events in September and October in support of their ongoing campaign to protect the NHS. On Tuesday, September 28 and Tuesday, October 26, the group will be holding Zoom event, featuring local NHS-themed short films, as well as a...
Suburban Safari: Pine Walk
by Katie Isham. September is a busy time. Everyone has so many things to do yet the days are dwindling to do them in. So join me this week for a power walk though some pines. But just because it’s a shorter walk, doesn’t mean it’s any less exciting...
Southampton artists at Arches Studios opening to the public this weekend
A group of Southampton-based artists will be throwing open the doors to their studios this weekend and inviting the public to explore their creative space, get involved in a packed programme of activities, and experience some of the work that has been made over the last year. Arches Open...
Manuscript found in a trunk revealed father’s Isle of Wight childhood
Imagine you clear out your mother’s garage and in an old rusty trunk, you find a 60-year-old manuscript. As you begin to read it, you realise it’s a story written by your father about his exciting childhood on the Isle of Wight. This is what happened to Charles Lansley...
Southampton author fundraising for printing of Basque children’s refugee camp novel
Southampton author Jan Carr, has launched a Kickstarter project to print 1000 paperback copies of The Wonder Girls Resist. The Basque Children’s camp, at North Stoneham, was where Southampton welcomed and cared for nearly 4,000 child refugees of the Spanish Civil war. It is the backdrop for the novel,...
Preview: Come What May, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. A tribute to the greatest movie musicals of all time including Moulin Rouge, Rocketman, Burlesque, A Star is Born and The Greatest Showman – Come What May – will be at the Mayflower Theatre on Sunday September 26, for one night only. Travel back in time...
Walk: The Itchen Navigation, Shawford Station to Winchester
by Nathan Goldsmith. As summer turns to autumn, I take on the third and final part of the Itchen Navigation from Southampton to Winchester (parts 1 and 2 here and here). This part of the walk is the shortest (around 4 miles) and begins from Shawford Station, following the...