Southampton’s independent radical bookshop, October Books, has started the new year with a packed schedule of events. Things get underway on Monday, January 17, with ‘conversation: chat to an eco-home owner.’ Held in the shop from 7pm, the event is part of Big Energy Saving Week. Join the conversation...
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Community film project launched on the streets of Southampton
A community research project has launched this month aiming to tell the stories embedded in the culture of Southampton’s streets and neighbourhoods through films made from residents’ perspectives. We Make Southampton (WMS) CIC is launching its ‘Is this street made for me?’ initiative with the Future Cities Community Hub...
Southampton social care workers being offered free counselling in response to pandemic
Southampton’s frontline care workers are being offered free counselling support by a charity this winter to help them through the ongoing pandemic especially with the emergence of Omicron. Options Wellbeing Trust, part of the not-for-profit enterprise Social Care in Action (SCiA), wishes to help those whose mental health and...
Southampton residents say more support needed to boost mental health
Five hundred Southampton residents have responded to the first phase of research commissioned to find out what people think is required to make Southampton a more mental health friendly city. The survey by Southampton Mental Health Network was focused on what is needed to improve the city’s mental health...
Getting Wolk with Grant Sharkey
by Charlie Hislop. It’s Christmas time, and on Saturday (December 11) Southampton’s own travelling Santa is dropping into the Cricketers on Bedford Place bearing gifts. Well, not exactly Santa themself – but Grant Sharkey. And the gifts? – a whole set of topical tunes, some great laughs, and this...
Preview: Christmas at the theatre: Mayflower Theatre and MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. Southampton has Christmas all wrapped up this year, with theatre shows designed to entertain all the family – from babies to the grandparents! Second Star to the Right – a 45 minute show made especially for young children and babies at MAST Mayflower Studios – is...
Preview: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. The smash hit Leeds Playhouse production of C.S. Lewis’ classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, will come to Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from November 23-27 as part of a its UK tour. Step through the wardrobe into the enchanted kingdom of Narnia and join Lucy,...
Airport runway challenge: It’s not over ‘til it’s over !
The hopes of objectors to Southampton Airport runway extension were initially dashed by misleading news reports that the legal hearing they sought would not go ahead. It was a bitter blow for the hundreds of people who had contributed to the crowdfunding effort. But the media had it wrong....
Preview: Magic Goes Wrong at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. Created with magic legends Penn & Teller, Magic Goes Wrong is filled with grand illusion, breath-taking tricks and typical Mischief comedy that will tickle your funny bones and fill you with wonder as it takes to the Mayflower Theatre from October 26 to 30. Mischief’s biggest...
Southampton longlisted in City of Culture 2025 bid
The Southampton UK City of Culture bid team has announced that have secured our place as one of the eight longlisted locations to become UK City of Culture 2025. The city has worked hard over the past two years to understand and consult across communities, residents, businesses and organisations...