by Anita Foxall. Poetry Platform is a warm welcoming spoken word open mic held at the Railway Inn in Winchester on the first Tuesday of every month. I met its incredibly talented host/poet, Stephen Ripper Mizzen, for a conversation about his open mic, his love of poetry and all...
Preview: The King of Reggae – The Man – The Music, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Catherine Collins. Rush Theatre Company, the company that brought you the critically acclaimed RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey, bring their brand new production, The King of Reggae – The Man – The Music to the MAST Mayflower stage in Southampton on Thursday 8 September. Get ready to...
Review: Jurassic Encounter at Royal Victoria Country Park
by Sally Churchward. Dinosaur fans of all ages will love Jurassic Encounter’s dinosaur trail at Royal Victoria Country Park. The temporary attraction features around 30 animatronic dinosaurs, which move and roar to the delight and occasional horror of visitors. With a family ticket coming in at £9 per person...
View from the Kingsland: Happy Birthday Premier League
by Nick Mabey. Image: Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters celebrates his equaliser in front of the Kingsland stand, during Saints’ first home game of the season against Leeds United Picture: Chris Moorhouse/Southampton FC We’re back. The Premier League celebrated 30 years in existence this month and Saints duly commemorated the occasion...
Suburban Safari: Hythe of activity
by Katie Isham. Right gang, buckle up: we’ve got three modes of transport to conquer in a very short distance. Ferries, trains and those trusted wandering shoes. Town Quay starts the adventure. Located at the bottom of Southampton High Street, it’s the home of Southampton’s ferries. Bypass those Isle...
Southampton community bakery to hold teddy bears’ picnic
Families in Southampton are being invited to a teddy bears’ picnic at a community bakery in the city this month. CommuniBakes on St James Road in Shirley is hosting the free event on Saturday, August 27 from 10.30am and people can tuck into their picnic lunches and take part...
Opinion: should we be worried that Southampton is a Freeport? (hint: yes)
by Charlie Hislop. I’ve been interested in the development of cities and how they work since I was a student in the 70s, and if something new is going to affect my city’s future, I’m on it. Southampton has been designated as a Freeport, so I’ve been taking a...
Review: We Will Rock You – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Melanie Adams. Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time. That was the message from me and the rest of the audience if last night’s (August 16) standing ovation was anything to go by. Having recently seen Queen perform with Adam Lambert at the O2, I...
Pride returns to Southampton this month
Pride returns to Southampton Guildhall Square this month, on August 27. As ever, it will begin with a march, starting at 11am and running from Queens Park, through the Bargate and onto Guildhall Square for around noon. There will be a ‘market square’ in the Civic Centre car park,...
Mayflower Theatre issues statement in response to alleged racially motivated assault
by Sally Churchward. Sir Michael Ockwell, chief executive of Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre, has issued a statement this morning (August 16th) following allegations of a racially motivated assault on a child in the audience by a fellow audience member at Saturday night’s performance. Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak took to Twitter...