Southampton and the surrounding areas will mark the UK’s national Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day (HMD) with a commemorative event organised by the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton on behalf of the city. Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day is the annual, national commemoration...
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Southampton council criticised for handing city rebrand to London firm
By Sally Churchward. Southampton City Council (SCC) has come under fire for handing a lucrative contract to rebrand the city to a London agency, without giving local companies the chance to bid for the work. After In Common discovered that SCC chose not to invest the £80,000 contract locally,...
Reef bring 30th anniversary tour to Southampton this October
Reef are set to celebrate 30 years since the release of their debut Top 10 album Replenish with a headline UK Tour, bringing them to Southampton’s 1865 in October. Singer Gary Stringer says, “It’s such a pleasure to announce that we will be on tour next year celebrating 30 years...
Samantha Fish comes to Southampton on four-date tour
Image by Curtis Knapp. Following her October 2024 UK tour, celebrated blues rock guitarist Samantha Fish returns to the UK in May and June for 4 exclusive UK concerts that will take at Cheese & Grain, Frome (May 28), Arts Club, Liverpool (May 30), The Brook, Southampton (May 31), and O2 Academy2 Oxford (June 1). “I’m ecstatic to return to the UK for...
Exhibition – Queering Connections: Glitchy Kinship
New exhibition, Queering Connections: Glitchy Kinship, comes to Winchester later this month. This is the fifth iteration of the collaborative exhibition project ‘Queering Connections’. Based on an ongoing collaboration between sociologist Lizzie Reed and visual artist Milou Stella, the exhibition brings Stella’s recent work into conversation with selected Artists’...
BANNED! Does a rising trend of book censorship mean we’re destined for Orwell’s Oceania after all?
By Laura McCarthy. It is a well known fact that George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 is the most banned book of all time. The irony of censoring literature which is prophetic of extreme censorship isn’t lost on most of us. You may well have heard of other past bans too, including...
Reader’s letter: keep Russells Equestrian Centre at Itchen Valley Country Park
By Amanda Winstone, Epona Trust Sponsor. In 2021 In-Common featured an article about Carol Boulton, the proprietor of Russells Equestrian Centre along with her daughter Verity Tidmarsh. The article describes Carol’s amazing calmness with horse and rider and the unique experience it is to visit Russells, the tranquil and...
Suburban Safari: A tree is for life
By Katie Isham. There’s been so much tree exposure over the past few weeks. The shiny ones, the sparkly ones, the pink ones. But it’s all unearthed a deep-rooted need to commune with some more natural trees. Do you ever get the urge to walk among the trees? Drop...
Southampton January gig guide
By Vicky Greer. You’ve had your festive break to rest up and heal from any lingering hangovers – it’s time to get 2025 off to a banging start with some high-energy gigs across the city. This month, the winter hibernation period is going on a little longer than usual,...
Review: The Wind in the Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Martin Brisland. The Wind in the Willows – Toad’s BIG Musical Adventure, is at MAST Mayflower Studios until 31 December. Superbly directed by Jacquelyn Ockwell, this festive musical comedy version is a triumph and an absolute must see! This was the ultimate feel-good family-friendly show full of energy,...