On the 16th of September, Transgender Pride Southampton will return to the city. Like last year, this will be an event run for trans people, by trans people. The organisers, Trans Pride Southampton, welcome allies, both within and outside of the wider LGBTQIA+ community, to join, marching together and...
Southampton-based young people’s support charity No Limits nominated for national awards
No Limits, a Southampton-based charity supporting young people across Hampshire, has been nominated three times for the 2023 Children and Young People Now Awards – the gold standard for work with children, young people and families. The awards cover 24 categories and are the highest recognition for organisations across the country that support young people on a day-to-day basis. ...
Heritage: Pride past and present
by People’s Pride Southampton volunteer Frida Eliasson. Picture: Mike Daish. Pride has undergone a growth spurt since its inception in the UK, with the first Pride Parade being held on the 1st July 1972, marking the three-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. This first parade garnered a modest turnout...
Artists reunite in aid of a good cause at Hampshire Open Studios
Local landscape artist Charlotte Rose is joining forces with Eastleigh-based Donna McGhie in her studio in Winchester, as part of Hampshire Open Studios from 19th – 28th August. This year, visitors will be able to unleash their creativity on a blank canvas that will be added to throughout the...
Vandals trashed the only Enabled Allotments in Southampton but volunteers wouldn’t give up
When a St Denys resident asked the council about the availability of dedicated allotments for folk with disabilities in Southampton, the answer was “I don’t think there is one”. Indeed most of the allotment sites she visited were inaccessible, so she raised the issue with some residents in St...
Singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp to play intimate Southampton gig this autumn
Acclaimed singer – songwriter Reneé Rapp is coming to Southampton in autumn for an intimate show, in support of the release of her debut album Snow Angel, which comes out next week. She will play The Brook, Southampton on 8th November in partnership with the city’s Vinilo Record Store....
Under the Covers – August: Meet prize-winning Totton-born author/illustrator Kim Hillyard
By books editor Carolyn Thomas. Images by Jasmine Joynson. In just a few years Totton-born children’s author and illustrator Kim Hillyard has cornered the market in life-enhancing stories featuring quirky animal heroes. So far she’s featured a fly, a hamster, and a mammoth in her beautifully illustrated stories for...
Southampton listings 8 – 14 August
The weather is set to get warmer towards the end of this week, which is good news for everyone holding outdoor events, including Trans Pride Southampton who are hosting an LGBTQI+ beach meet in Calshot this weekend – click here for all the details. In music this week Voodoo...
Photos: butterflies, a lady and a dragon
By Mike Daish. I have not been very active with my camera recently, but have taken a few pictures here and there. Most have been in my garden where I have spent many hours watching the local wildlife come and go. One of my favorite visitors is the peacock...
Trans Pride Southampton to hold LGBTQIA+ beach event
Fingers crossed for sunshine at the weekend, Trans Pride Southampton is holding a LGBTQIA+ Meet At The Beach. The event will be held on the 12th of August 2023, from noon at Calshot Beach. Mabel Wellman, an organiser of Trans Pride, said: “Many people in the transgender community never...