It seems to be the case that trans rights is a polarising issue. However, the case for embracing the trans movement is evidently consistent with science, statistics and data. By contrast the “gender critical” movement is generally rooted in reactionary ideology. Binary gender has been a dominant social reality...
Your roller derby team needs you – Southampton City Rollers are recruiting for new members
by Joy Stixx, director of Southampton City Rollers. Did you know Southampton has a roller derby team and they are recruiting now? Southampton City Rollers (affectionately known as SC*R) would love you to get involved. So you may be asking ‘What is Roller Derby’? Well it’s a fast and...
Southampton music charity SoCo awarded £15,000 to support creative talent
Southampton’s premier Music Charity, SoCo Music, has been awarded £14,578 funding by three funders to work with children and young people in the local area. The Hampshire Music Education Hub Partnership Project Fund has granted the charity £4500 to work with children supported by the Primary Behavioural Service in...
Cultural Trust plans for City of Culture runner up funds
by Sally Churchward. The team behind Southampton’s untimately unsuccessful bid to become City of Culture 2025 have revealed new plans to boost culture in the city. It was a huge disappointment to many in the city when Southampton lost out to Bradford to claim the title, missing out on...
Do you want to own a bookshop? This could be your chance.
Have you always wanted to own a bookshop? Or perhaps you are looking for a way to be more active in your local community. If you want to be part of an unusual community project that helps make Southampton a more vibrant place to live, October Book’s community shares...
Take to the stage at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre – no experience needed!
Have you ever wanted to be on stage? Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre is offering an exciting opportunity for volunteers to join the cast of the world-renowned An Inspector Calls in walk-on roles. No acting experience is necessary. Participants need to be available for all the shows between 1 – 5...
Southampton musician Amy Da Silva nominated for Youth Music Awards 2022
Southampton musician Amy da Silva, who has featured on both Sounds of Southampton Vol 1 and Vol2 Albums, and her track THINK TWICE have been nominated for the Youth Music Best Original Track Award (Solo) sponsored by TikTok. Amy has been working with SoCo Music Project,a not-for-profit music organisation...
Positive Money to hold discussion on theme ‘inflation and the cost of living are catastrophic’
The Solent branch of Positive Money is holding an event on Sunday, October 9 on the theme ‘Inflation and the cost of living are catastrophic! What is the best way to deal with it?’ at God’s House Tower, Southampton. The event, which begins at 2pm, will begin with a...
Southampton’s Black History Month is back with an exciting programme of events for October
Southampton’s Black History Month has been a regular annual event for the past 15 years and this year the launch is back in- person after a three year hiatus due to Covid 19. The theme chosen for this year is Original Influencers, focusing on the achievements of people from...
Preview: The Black Blues Brothers, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
The Black Blues Brothers – an acrobatic tribute to the legendary cult movie, The Blues Brothers – will bring their spectacular contemporary circus and musical comedy to the MAST Mayflower Studios stage on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 October. This incredible acrobatic troupe of Kenyan acrobats have dazzled audiences...