By Adnan Chaudry, Southampton Stand Up To Racism. Southampton Stand Up To Racism strongly condemns the misleading and inflammatory coverage by sections of the media regarding Norwood Primary School’s decision on its Easter celebrations. We are also deeply concerned by the involvement of MPs who do not represent the...
Book Review: Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson
By Laura McCarthy. Ginseng Roots is part memoir and part history of Asia, in which graphic novelist Craig Thompson tells the narrative of his life, exploring his working class roots, stemming from a childhood spent farming ginseng in Wisconsin. The thread of ginseng runs throughout the novel, as we...
Reader’s letter: why we held an emergency vigil for Gaza
By Southampton Palestine Solidarity Campaign. On Friday 21st March concerned people from many different backgrounds held an Emergency Vigil in Southampton outside the Civic Centre. This was to protest against Israel breaking the terms of the ceasefire and refusing to move to Stage 2 of the agreed ceasefire deal. Instead...
Charity quiz to help raise funds & awareness for Southampton Mental Health Network
Quizzers are invited to sign-up for Southampton Mental Health Network’s Quiz Evening in May to see if their team might be crowned the winners and raise the coveted charity trophy (2025). The Southampton City Council-supported organisation, which is on a mission to help the city become mental health friendly,...
Review: Mind Games, The Arch, Winchester
By Anita Foxall. The Arch in Winchester hosted an amazing evening of music and performances on the 27th of March. Stewart Taylor performed his new ’Virtually There’, a compelling show that takes the audience on a virtual reality journey. Last year, I experienced part of this show in a...
Pride in the Shirt project to combine football and arts for young LGBTQIA+ community
An exciting new project is combining football and arts for the LGBTQIA+ community in Hampshire. Pride In The Shirt seeks to create a safe, inclusive space for young LGBTQIA+ people (16-21yrs) in Hampshire to be active and creative. The project will be staffed by LGBTQIA+ sports coaches and arts...
Review: Beans On Toast with support from William Crighton, The Joiners, Southampton
By Spring Wise. I arrived at The Joiners very shortly after doors, and the place was already buzzing and glowing (25/3/25). The crowd brought a summertime festival vibe to a Tuesday night in March and love was in the air. William Crighton, all the way from Australia has the...
Review: Welly Instore, Vinilo, Southampton
By Katie Isham. As a Welly newcomer, I was excited to experience the fun and frolics live at their Vinilo Instore on Tuesday (25/3/25) teatime. As a woman of a certain age, I was also excited to be out on a school night, and even more excited by the...
Placeholder Poetry returns to Southampton, featuring Nasim Luczaj, Carrie Myshkin & Eden Wright
Left-field poetry performances return to Southampton next month, courtesy of Placeholder and Wire Wool Events. Wire Wool Events and Placeholder Poetry join forces once more for the fifth instalment of the hugely popular poetry evening held at The Bookshop Alehouse, Southampton. On Thursday 10th April three original thinking poets...
Interview – Alabama 3’s Rob Spragg chats ahead of playing Southampton
By Sam Wise. You may not think you know Alabama 3, but you probably do. Anyone who has watched The Sopranos is familiar with Woke Up This Morning, the churning, rumbling monster of a theme song that catapulted the band into the public eye. Personally, my favourite thing about...