By Charlotte Ndupuechi. This year more than ever, I’ll be wearing my white poppy. As the month of remembrance draws near, many people will be automatically reaching for the red poppy without actually understanding what this symbolises. When wearing my white poppy, I often get asked about it –...
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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...
Preview: Bunker Cabaret, The Point, Eastleigh
The Point has programmed a special last-minute performance by the Hooligan Art Community from Ukraine, Bunker Cabaret, to The Point on Friday 14 October. Combining music, poetry, dance and film, the show is named because much of it was literally devised in a bunker by the company’s performers Sam...