Southampton Stop the War Coalition is holding a street stall and rally on the last Saturday of each month in Southampton city centre to call for a negotiated, peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine. The next rally will be held on May 27th at noon at the city’s...
Writing Our Legacy join with Winchester Poetry Festival to bring Poetry Room to Winchester
Writing Our Legacy have joined forces with Winchester Poetry Festival to bring their popular Poetry Room to The ARC, Winchester on Saturday 3rd June 2023. Poetry Room boasts a stellar line-up of the UK’s finest creatives, thinkers, and musicians all under one roof! Your hosts for the evening are...
Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, May 23rd 2023
by Martin Brisland. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel delighted the audience at Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre last night. The message of the story, about the importance of embracing life, love and going on adventures at any age, clearly resonated with the audience who hung onto every word and laughed at...
Southampton-based youth charity No Limits appoints first ambassador
Southampton-based youth charity No Limits has appointed its first ambassador, Southampton-based Ellisha-Jade White. The 28 year old entrepreneur from Southampton is the founder and director of Mirror Digital Media, a digital marketing agency, and Southampton Focus, a blog and website promoting local business. Ellisha’s online platforms contain fashion...
Review: Think Floyd, MAST Mayflower Studios Southampton
Words and pictures by : Peter Nicholson. Whenever I’m asked to photograph a tribute act, my excitement isn’t always piqued. However, having been a life-long Pink Floyd fan, and remembering seeing Think Floyd on stage about ten years ago, when I was asked to “shoot the show”, I could...
New writing group comes to October Books in Southampton
A new writing group, The Portswood Writers Circle, has recently launched at independent bookshop October Books. The group will next be meeting on Monday 22nd May. The aim of the group is to create a welcoming and encouraging environment in which local writers of all genres, styles, and experience...
Hear from those who have experience displacement & resettlement at World Refugee Day event
The University of Southampton is marking World Refugee Day with a hybrid event, being held both in person at Turner Sims and online. This event is a unique opportunity to hear directly from those who have experienced displacement and resettlement, and gain a deeper understanding of the legal and...
No Limits cycling in Southampton for Mental Health Awareness Week
Southampton-based young people’s support charity, No Limits, will be racking up the miles on a bike in Westquay Shopping Centre this Friday 19th May, for Mental Health Awareness Week. A team of No Limits staff and volunteers are targeting 116 miles – the distance between all three of No Limits’ Safe Haven support groups for young people...
Review: Welsh National Opera – The Magic Flute, Mayflower Theatre Southampton May 16
by Martin Brisland. Mozart’s final opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) first premiered in 1791 just months before his death at 35. This opera, about the triumph of good over evil, love over hate, counts as one of the most popular of all time. Its message is to pursue...
Book review: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
by Carolyn Thomas. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookshop and get yourself a copy of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s just won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for fiction – and other literary awards surely won’t be far behind as the novel has already become a best-seller on...