By Ged Babey. The funeral of Roger Francis, of Southampton band First Men in Space will take place on the 9th January at 12, at Test Valley Crematorium in Romsey, followed by a gathering at The Railway Institute in Eastleigh. A collection will be held for charity Alcohol Change...
Vigil for Palestine taking place in Southampton on Saturday
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Southampton and Stop the War Coalition will be returning to the city centre on Saturday, January 6th, with a Vigil for Palestine, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The vigil will be held just below the Bargate, from 1pm to 2pm. It will be quieter...
Cornerstone of Southampton’s grassroots cultural scene, The Art House, no longer to have permanent base
Cornerstone of Southampton’s grassroots cultural scene, The Art House CIC, will be leaving its Above Bar home in March this year. The arts venue, cafe, meeting place and much more, which has been at its present location for 15 years, will no longer have a permanent physical home. They...
Opinion: schools should respect pupils’s gender identity
By Mabel Wellman, Trans Pride Southampton. We at Trans Pride Southampton directly oppose the non-statutory guidance the government have given on transgender pupils or pupils questioning their gender. The guidance released states the teachers must speak to parents if a pupil mentions they have a preferred name they would...
Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s invitation to online cook-along fundraising event
Palestine Solidarity Campaign Southampton is inviting people to take part in a special cook-along event, where they can learn to make a homestyle classic curry, taking place on Friday, December 29th. The local group is teaming up with other campaign groups across the country and beyond, to invite people...
View from the Kingsland: Half Time Report
By Nick Mabey. Half way through the season and how are we doing? Yes I know there is one more game before the actual half way mark but Christmas excess means my final article for this year is – in the words of Elvis – now or never. It’s...
Southampton’s exhibition with the Keepers Artists Group
Southampton’s Keepers Artists Group are holding their latest exhibition in Southampton City Art Gallery’s foyer. The exhibition features a wide array of artworks from paintings, ceramic, willow weaving and recycled/upcycled creations. The Keepers Artists Group is a non-profit group of artists temporarily based on East Street in Southampton city...
Review: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, 12 December 2023
By Sally Churchward. Images by Stuart Martin. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was as brilliant and bonkers a Christmas pantomime as you could hope for. It was a step back to a more traditional show after last year’s Goldilocks and the Three Bears, starring Jason Donovan, and featured...
Southampton’s Itchen Bridge takes centre stage in BBC Radio 4 festive drama
By Carolyn Thomas Woolston-based author Ali Sparkes has written a new play for Radio 4, inspired by the tales of tollbooth workers on Southampton’s Itchen Bridge. Billed as a ‘festive romcom’ starring comedian Shaparak Khorsandi (pictured top with Ali), Tess of the Tollbooth explores the developing relationship between tollbooth...
Peace Protest for Palestine to be held in Southampton this weekend
A Peace Protest for Palestine is being held on Saturday, December 16th, in Southampton city centre. The event is being organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Southampton, working with the Muslim Council of Southampton. The event is expected to attract hundreds of people, calling for an immediate ceasefire in...