by Katie Isham. Could it finally be summer? What better to do on a summer’s day than to wander by the seaside? However, for a city on the coast, Southampton only has a few spots to actually be beside the seaside, and even then, there’s no sand for comfort....
God’s House Tower to reopen to the public next month
‘a space’ arts and God’s House Tower have announced that God’s House Tower will reopen to the public on July 9th. This is a huge moment for Southampton’s newest arts and heritage venue, which had to temporarily close just six months after opening, and after a seven year,...
Column: Vienna to Southampton – Sometimes you have to jump
by Anna-Maria Bauer. Paths are created by walking. I have heard this phrase so often that I normally don’t even think about the meaning when I say it. But then, I started walking and had to admit to myself: It’s true. The first step was taken a year ago....
Walk: the Itchen Navigation, Southampton to Shawford
by Nathan Goldsmith. “The spring is sprung, The grass is riz. I wonder where the boidies is. The little boids is on the wing. Naa, dats obsoid; The little wings is on the boids” There are different variations of this poem – and a number of different...
Terry Waite to attend Hampshire wellbeing expert’s book launch online tonight
Hampshire author, Positive Psychology Practitioner and Ambassador of Wellbeing, Cheryl Rickman, introduces her new book, Navigating Loneliness: How to connect with yourself and others on Wednesday 26th May at 7pm. The book, which is published the following day on 27th May, has a foreword by Terry Waite CBE (who as a hostage endured the...
Southampton community charity appeals for more volunteers
A Southampton charity that was praised by the Department of Health and Social Care for its work at the city’s Covid-19 vaccination centres is urgently appealing for more volunteers. Communicare is looking for people to donate their time during the next stage of immunisations to provide support to people...
Suburban Safari: Lost in Lords Wood
by Katie Isham. Don’t tell too many people but, a mere skip from Southampton General Hospital, tucked away at the back of a 1960s housing estate, down a road guarded by the endemic sight of Tesco that used to be a pub, there’s a gateway to a hidden woodland....
Reader’s letter: the cruise ship industry needs to clean up its act
by Manthan Pathak. To mark the docking of the cruise ship Iona into Southampton, a group called Ocean Rebellion representing concerned local residents projected images onto the Carnival offices to highlight the dangers of cruise ship activity. We wish to put pressure on the cruise industry to clean up...
Anti-war demonstration to be held in Hampshire this weekend
An anti-war demonstration is set to take place at Portsmouth Harbour on May 23, to protest against £3bn warship HMS Queen Elizabeth. The warship is capable of carrying 40 aircraft and will be carrying eight RAF and 10 US Marine Corps F35B Lightning II jets to the Asia-Pacific region. The...
Turner Prize winner to speak to Southampton audience
A Space arts and God’s House Tower has announced a new programme of events for Black and non-Black artists of colour in Southampton. The events will take place as part of Futures Forum, a professional networking and support initiative set up by the team at God’s House Tower, a...