Volunteers from the Southampton Greenpeace group have been knocking on doors around Highfield, Southampton, talking to residents about the climate crisis and urging them to vote with climate and nature in mind at the next general election. Project Climate Vote, Greenpeace’s nationwide mass door-knocking programme, is aiming to recruit...
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Photos: Black Businesses, Art and Music Festival – Southampton
Photos by Charlie Hislop and Anita Foxall. More than 50 black-led organisations in Southampton and Hampshire-based organisations teamed up to create Southampton’s first ever Black Businesses, Art and Music Festival, held on Sunday 1st October, the first day of Black History Month. The idea was conceived by The United...
Fraser T Smith bringing Future Utopia to The Joiners, Southampton, this month
World renowned artist, songwriter, musician and producer Fraser T Smith is hitting the road with his first Future Utopia headline tour this month. Starting at Glasgow’s King Tuts Wah Wah Hut on 18 October, the 12 date tour includes The Joiners, Southampton, on 30 October. Future Utopia’s upcoming headline...
Heritage: Legacy of the Spanish Civil War
By Martin Brisland. In May 1937 the SS Habana arrived in Southampton with nearly 4,000 child refugees from the Basque region of Northern Spain. They were escaping the Spanish Civil War and were put into a temporary camp off Chestnut Avenue, North Stoneham until that September. The Civil War...
Lots on in Southampton for Black History Month this October
October is Black History Month. The theme for this year is ‘heritage’. This year’s Black History Month launched in Southampton with a special event at St Mary’s Fire Station. A spokesperson said: “Through the lens of heritage we will explore the cultural legacies that have shaped the influence Black...
Southampton Greenpeace: Project Climate Vote
By Southampton Greenpeace. In their new regular column, Southampton Greenpeace will be sharing details about their campaigns and how you can get involved. Southampton Greenpeace are a group of local volunteers who work to promote and gain support for national Greenpeace campaigns. Past campaigns have included the Warm This...
Improvement works to Sholing Station to make it easier to access start in October
Improvement works are set to start on Monday 2 October at the junction of Station Road and Cranbury Road in Sholing to make accessing Sholing Station easier and safer for people walking, wheeling, and cycling. A new zebra crossing will make it easier to cross Station Road to access...
Photos: Music in The City
Photos by Joy Mckay and Anita Foxall. This weekend saw the return of Music in the City with some 150 acts playing for free at venues across the city including conventional gig venues, cafes, bars, alongside quirkier locations, such as the Holy Rood Church, Guildhall Square and God’s House...
Winchester Poetry Festival returns next month
Winchester will soon be singing with poetry as established and up-and-coming poets visit the historic city to share their words at Winchester Poetry Festival 2023. The programme promises a celebration of language for the well-versed and the poetry-curious alike. Winchester Poetry Festival has built a reputation over the past...
Ferocious Dog coming to Southampton’s 1865 this month
Six-piece band Ferocious Dog will be bringing their own vibrant brand of Celtic-folk infused punk rock to Southampton’s 1865 on September 22nd. They are described as as “comfortably slotting in between Billy Bragg and The Levellers.” However, like The Levellers and New Model Army (also listed as an influence),...