The first ever Wilder Southampton Festival takes place in June, with a host of events across the city offering the chance to reconnect with our natural world. The events are coordinated by the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and celebrate the activities of the groups in Southampton...
June events at October Books, Southampton
Independent radical bookshop October Books in Portswood, Southampton, has a packed schedule of regular events as well as special one offs. Regular events include a weekly vegan cafe using foodwaste, a radical reading group, climate cafe, yoga, meditation and more. There are also a number of one-off events for...
Musicians in Southampton invited to be part of Sounds of Southampton Vol 3
SoCo Music’s New Music Development Unit, in partnership with SO Movement, invites musicians in Southampton to apply by the end of the month to be part of Sounds of Southampton Vol 3. Building on the success of two previous albums, Sounds of Southampton Vol 1 and Vol 2, SoCo...
Southampton music: Dlugokecki
by Peter Nicholson. Dlugokecki (pronounced Der-loo-go-ken-ski) have supported million-selling artists such as David Gray, Snow Patrol, Corinne-Bailey Rae, The Proclaimers, Passenger and Lu Lu on their world tours, playing to thousands of people. They’ve also had their songs used on numerous TV shows, played festivals across the word including the...
Stop the War rally to be held in Southampton
Southampton Stop the War Coalition is holding a street stall and rally on the last Saturday of each month in Southampton city centre to call for a negotiated, peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine. The next rally will be held on May 27th at noon at the city’s...
Writing Our Legacy join with Winchester Poetry Festival to bring Poetry Room to Winchester
Writing Our Legacy have joined forces with Winchester Poetry Festival to bring their popular Poetry Room to The ARC, Winchester on Saturday 3rd June 2023. Poetry Room boasts a stellar line-up of the UK’s finest creatives, thinkers, and musicians all under one roof! Your hosts for the evening are...
Southampton listings 24 – 29 May
There’s another bank holiday this Monday and it looks set to be sunny so do make the most of it! There’s also loads going on in and around Southampton to get you motivated to leave the house. On Thursday there’s a workshop and talk on alternative economics at October...
Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, May 23rd 2023
by Martin Brisland. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel delighted the audience at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre last night. The message of the story, about the importance of embracing life, love and going on adventures at any age, clearly resonated with the audience who hung onto every word and laughed at...
Southampton-based youth charity No Limits appoints first ambassador
Southampton-based youth charity No Limits has appointed its first ambassador, Southampton-based Ellisha-Jade White. The 28 year old entrepreneur from Southampton is the founder and director of Mirror Digital Media, a digital marketing agency, and Southampton Focus, a blog and website promoting local business. Ellisha’s online platforms contain fashion...
The Stranglers come to Portsmouth Guildhall in 2024 for 50th anniversary tour
In 2024, The Stranglers, one of the most iconic and influential bands in British music history, are celebrating their 50th year anniversary with a following UK and Irish tour. The tour will bring them to Portsmouth Guildhall on March 24th. Since playing their last full-scale UK tour in 2022,...