Drawing on the Outside is a programme of making sessions for men, a space for socialising and drawing together. The group has been meeting in St Mary’s Church Hall off Wessex Lane, and in Swaythling Train Station in Mansbridge since September. The informal and relaxed sessions are open to...
Review: Tuto Tribe, Whiskey Blue, Southampton, February 24
words and photos by Peter Nicholson. I wondered what the collective noun for saxophones was. A quick Google search revealed that it might be a “hornucopia”, but there were lots of other suggestions… “a wall”, “a lush”, “a blossom”, and others. I’d like to add “Tribe” of saxophones to...
Reader’s letter: Let them eat turnips!
by Charlotte Ndupuechi. It feels like we are falling down yet another rabbit hole of totally ridiculous situations in the UK. The Credit Crunch, the Bankers Crash, Covid and now the cost of living crisis. It seems the incompetent UK government are set to drive us from one absurd situation...
Night of local music at The Art House to raise funds for community pantry
Hampshire-based singer-songwriter Charlie Smith is hosting a fundraising gig at The Art House, Southampton, to raise money for the venue’s community pantry. He will be joined by fellow local musicians Bo Gallows, Diego Parks, Simon Maggs and Rhirhi on March 3rd. The pantry is similar to a food bank...
Review: Charlie and Stan at MAST Mayflower Studios, February 21
by Martin Brisland. This show is genius! A truly original and unique tale of two men that revolutionised comedy in the early 20th century. A ‘Told By An Idiot’ production, Charlie and Stan premièred in early 2020 for the London International Mime Festival. It is written and directed by...
Candlelit vigil to be held in Southampton to mark one year of war in Ukraine
A candlelit vigil will be held in Southampton on Friday, February 24, to mark one year of war in Ukraine. People are invited to meet at the city’s Bargate at 6.30pm before walking through the city to the Peace Fountain in East (Andrews) Park, where there will be a...
Black Country, New Road, to play Southampton’s 1865 in May
Last year, Black Country, New Road released “Ants From Up There” , their second Top 5 UK album debut in 12 months, following their Mercury Prize shortlisted debut “For the First Time”. Fresh from the success of the album and with a full touring schedule ahead of them in...
Southampton listings February 21 – 27
Is it spring? Or is it just a bit of winter sunshine? Whichever it is, the days are getting longer, daffodils and crocuses are showing their heads and folks who have been holed up all winter under blankets on the sofa and watching box sets may be considering emerging,...
Coach to take protesters from Southampton and Eastleigh to national NHS demonstration in London
by Sally Churchward. A national demonstration to support striking NHS workers is being held in London next month and people from Southampton are being invited to attend and show support. Local group, Southampton People’s Assembly, is organising a coach from the city and also making a stop in Eastleigh,...
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds to headline at Brighton Beach this summer
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds will be headlining at Brighton’s On The Beach summer series, playing on the closing night, Sunday 30th July. A trailblazing staple of British rock – starting all the way back when Oasis first made an irreversible dent in global music back in the early ‘90s...