Let’s Rock Southampton have announced the line-up for the popular ‘80s retro festival that takes place on Southampton Common, with Soft Cell and the Boomtown Rats set to headline. Kim Wilde, Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Neville Staple, Heaven 17, The Farm, Go West, and Sinitta will also be...
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Enough is Enough cost of living protest on Southampton’s streets
by Charlotte Ndupuechi. People from across Southampton came together yesterday (October 1) to join a rally in the centre of Southampton and support the growing campaign Enough is Enough! They joined thousands across the country, with over 50 other locations in the biggest wave of simultaneous protests in years....
Preview: Emergency Festival, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
From the 5 to the 29 October, MAST Mayflower Studios is hosting Emergency Festival – a month of events to discuss all things climate change. The temperature is rising, there’s plastic in the oceans, the rainforest is disappearing… and maybe using a ‘bag for life’ isn’t going to turn...
Your roller derby team needs you – Southampton City Rollers are recruiting for new members
by Joy Stixx, director of Southampton City Rollers. Did you know Southampton has a roller derby team and they are recruiting now? Southampton City Rollers (affectionately known as SC*R) would love you to get involved. So you may be asking ‘What is Roller Derby’? Well it’s a fast and...
Preview: The Little Mermaid, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Northern Ballet is bringing Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale to life this autumn, as it brings The Little Mermaid to Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 20 to Saturday 22 October. When a young mermaid is finally allowed her first glimpse of life beyond the ocean, she is enthralled by...
Do you want to own a bookshop? This could be your chance.
Have you always wanted to own a bookshop? Or perhaps you are looking for a way to be more active in your local community. If you want to be part of an unusual community project that helps make Southampton a more vibrant place to live, October Book’s community shares...
Take to the stage at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre – no experience needed!
Have you ever wanted to be on stage? Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre is offering an exciting opportunity for volunteers to join the cast of the world-renowned An Inspector Calls in walk-on roles. No acting experience is necessary. Participants need to be available for all the shows between 1 – 5...
Positive Money to hold discussion on theme ‘inflation and the cost of living are catastrophic’
The Solent branch of Positive Money is holding an event on Sunday, October 9 on the theme ‘Inflation and the cost of living are catastrophic! What is the best way to deal with it?’ at God’s House Tower, Southampton. The event, which begins at 2pm, will begin with a...
Southampton’s Black History Month is back with an exciting programme of events for October
Southampton’s Black History Month has been a regular annual event for the past 15 years and this year the launch is back in- person after a three year hiatus due to Covid 19. The theme chosen for this year is Original Influencers, focusing on the achievements of people from...
Preview: The Black Blues Brothers, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Black Blues Brothers – an acrobatic tribute to the legendary cult movie, The Blues Brothers – will bring their spectacular contemporary circus and musical comedy to the MAST Mayflower Studios stage on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October. This incredible acrobatic troupe of Kenyan acrobats have dazzled audiences...