by Katie Isham. September is a busy time. Everyone has so many things to do yet the days are dwindling to do them in. So join me this week for a power walk though some pines. But just because it’s a shorter walk, doesn’t mean it’s any less exciting...
Southampton artists at Arches Studios opening to the public this weekend
A group of Southampton-based artists will be throwing open the doors to their studios this weekend and inviting the public to explore their creative space, get involved in a packed programme of activities, and experience some of the work that has been made over the last year. Arches Open...
Manuscript found in a trunk revealed father’s Isle of Wight childhood
Imagine you clear out your mother’s garage and in an old rusty trunk, you find a 60-year-old manuscript. As you begin to read it, you realise it’s a story written by your father about his exciting childhood on the Isle of Wight. This is what happened to Charles Lansley...
Southampton author fundraising for printing of Basque children’s refugee camp novel
Southampton author Jan Carr, has launched a Kickstarter project to print 1000 paperback copies of The Wonder Girls Resist. The Basque Children’s camp, at North Stoneham, was where Southampton welcomed and cared for nearly 4,000 child refugees of the Spanish Civil war. It is the backdrop for the novel,...
Preview: Come What May, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
by Catherine Collins. A tribute to the greatest movie musicals of all time including Moulin Rouge, Rocketman, Burlesque, A Star is Born and The Greatest Showman – Come What May – will be at the Mayflower Theatre on Sunday September 26, for one night only. Travel back in time...
Walk: The Itchen Navigation, Shawford Station to Winchester
by Nathan Goldsmith. As summer turns to autumn, I take on the third and final part of the Itchen Navigation from Southampton to Winchester (parts 1 and 2 here and here). This part of the walk is the shortest (around 4 miles) and begins from Shawford Station, following the...
Last chance for Southampton’s over 60s to have their say on city services and activities
Southampton’s over 60s population have until September 17 to have their say on what services and activities they would like to see in the city in the future. Southampton City Council has tasked Southampton Living Well (SLW), a partnership between the charities Social Care in Action (SCiA) and Age...
Column: Vienna to Southampton – the necessary conquest on two wheels
by Anna-Maria Bauer. They say you never unlearn how to ride a bike. Maybe that is because most people, once they know how, don’t let nine years go by before they get back on the saddle. Nine years? Well, I blame it on the Vespa. She says it was...
Suburban Safari: Fish and Ships on the Sea Wall
by Katie Isham. Guys, I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but I think autumn is upon us. The days are dwindling, the blackberries are plumping and the schools are back in session. I know it’s been particularly hot this week, but don’t let that fool you: that mercury is...
Southampton amongst 20 competing for 2025 City of Culture
It has been announced that Southampton is on the list of twenty places bidding to be the UK City of Culture for 2025. The competition is organised by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) every four years. Those behind Southampton’s 2025 bid have been working hard...