The newly-formed Southampton Tenants Union is holding a meeting tomorrow evening (December 15) at October Books 189, Portswood Road. The group has decided to take action on the issue of bad maintenance leading to mould and the consequential physical and mental health issues. Campaigning ideas are all welcome. “We...
Festival announcement: Bastille and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds to headline PennFest
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Bastille have been announced as the impressive headliners for PennFest, in Buckinghamshire. The two-day festival will be headlined by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on Friday July 2 and Bastille on Saturday July 22. On Friday, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, the critically-acclaimed...
Preview: The Wurzels at the Engine Rooms 16/12/2022
The West Country’s finest return on Friday for a very special Christmas concert full of festive cheer and cider. Their Annual Christmas Tour is coming to The Engine Rooms in Southampton, providing a fun filled Christmas party night. A perfect antidote to these troubled times. Formed in 1966, the...
Review: Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, December 2022
by Sally Churchward. It’s no exaggeration to say that Goldilocks and the Three Bears is the most spectacular show I have ever seen (December 13). It has more lights than have ever before illuminated the Mayflower stage and is an incredible experience for the senses from the first moment...
Southampton listings: December 13 – 19
by Sally Churchward. I have a confession and an apology. This week’s listings are a day late as I was out last night enjoying one of the fantastic shows Southampton has to offer last night and didn’t manage to write the story beforehand. In lieu of a day of...
Photos: a frosty December morning walk
words and photos by Mike Daish. I woke at silly o’clock on Sunday morning and decided to go see if I could get some nice frosty spiderweb photos. After some coffee and wrapping myself in a decent number of layers I headed off towards Salmon Leap in Totton. It was...
Books column: Under the Covers – the Christmas wish list
by Carolyn Thomas. While my Christmas ‘to-do’ list is probably much like anyone else’s, I do have one particular and selfish tradition of my own… which is to buy myself a book. This is, after all, the season of goodwill to everyone – so why shouldn’t I include myself...
Face Everything and Rise – the Southampton charity offering help to those facing life on Artificial Nutrition
words and photos by: Peter Nichoson Imagine, for a moment, not being able to eat. Imagine relying on getting all your nutrition through a tube that goes directly to your stomach, or via a central line into your bloodstream. Imagine how it would affect your life: Dinner invitations...
Medieval Southampton, a hot cuppa & cake in High Street this weekend
After a very successful summer jampacked with radio shows, blogs, posts, articles, walks and talks, See Southampton strikes again.This time, they sprinkle their walks with something sweet. SeeSouthampton Tour Guides show off the gems of historic Southampton, even on crisp winter days. The city is looking lovely and festive,...
Girlguiding is now welcome girls from the age of four
Girlguiding – the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK – has officially opened its doors to four-year-olds. Rainbows, the charity’s youngest section now welcomes girls from the age of four up to seven-years-old. Previously girls had to be aged five to join Rainbows, which was...