Heritage Open Days (HODs) returns this September with thousands of free events and experiences across the country. Brought to you by the National Trust, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery and run by thousands of local organisations and volunteers, HODs brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community...
Articles with the Tag Southampton
Review: Madness, TK Maxx Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square, Southampton
By Nick Mabey. “Well if this is madness then I know I’m filled with gladness”. Sums it up really. The lyric from their eponymous first-album song may not have arrived until the encore but it was present throughout the evening. Madness have always been a reminder to not take...
The slow wheels of my Freedom of Information request with Southampton City Council
By Ralph White. How long do you think that it might take for a reasonable Freedom of Information request to be fulfilled? Two weeks? Two months? A year? (Surely not) Mine took……13 months. I asked what I had thought was a straightforward question, which was how much it...
Review: Tom Jones, TK Maxx Summer Sessions, Guildhall Square, Southampton
By Katie Isham. Actual Tom Jones? Several people I told about my upcoming Saturday night date in Guildhall Square couldn’t quite believe it. Yes, actual Tom Jones I’d affirm. The Welsh legend. The 84-year-old superstar. The object of many affections (Nan would be very jealous if she was still...
Turner Sims’ Summer Festival returns this month
Festival fans looking for affordable entertainment this summer will find plenty to enjoy at Turner Sims’ Summer Festival from 28 – 30 June. Live music, food stalls and free family activities will spill out of the venue and across the gardens of the University of Southampton’s Highfield Campus. Incredible...
October Books marks Independent Bookshop Week
October Books is Southampton’s main independent bookshop. Next week is Independent Bookshop Week, 15th – 22nd June and October Books is celebrating the occasion with a special event and by offering savings for everyone through the week. On June 17th, they will will be joined by Brazen Books founder...
Quiz night set to raise funds for Southampton Mental Health Network
Quizzers are invited to sign-up for Southampton Mental Health Network’s charity Quiz & Supper Evening this July to be in with a chance of winning a whole host of prizes. The Southampton City Council-supported charity, which is on a mission to help the city become mental health friendly, is...
NoFit State circus brings its big top back to Eastleigh next month
Images by Mary Wycherley. The UK’s leading large-scale contemporary circus company, NoFit State, will bring their Big Top show SABOTAGE to Eastleigh for the very first time this July, after touring the UK and Europe to rave reviews. Discover this ‘awe-inspiring’ large scale circus spectacular from 11 July –...
Millie Manders and the Shutup come to Southampton this autumn
Millie Manders and the Shutup have announced details of an autumn tour for their forthcoming sophomore album Wake up, Shut Up, Work – the eagerly awaited follow up to their acclaimed debut Telling Truths, Breaking Ties – which will be released on 2 August. MMATSU are known for their...
Divorce have a date set for Southampton’s Joiners
Divorce have recently shared new single ‘My Room’, the second new song to emerge from the Nottingham quartet this year. ‘My Room’ follows March single ‘Gears’ . The band also recently shared news of a full UK tour which will take place through October, kicking off with a sold-out...