by Katie Isham. Time for a proper safari, with wild animals, expert guidance and big camouflaged jeeps. Well, two out of three at least. We’ll keep to our trusty feet for this mild adventure. In the dip of the valley of Station Road, amongst the suburbs of Sholing is...
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View from the Kingsland: avoidance, resignation and confusion
by Nick Mabey. It has been longer than usual since my last contribution to In Common. Like many fans of Southampton Football Club I have been through a range of emotions over the past few weeks; mostly anger, sadness and fear, but occasionally glimmers of hope. In trying to...
Suburban Safari: Centenary Quay
by Katie Isham. Time to look up as well as around. This safari discovers some of the tallest buildings in the city including a giant that is now officially the closest you can get to heaven in Southampton. Centenary Quay is a development perched on the east bank of...
Suburban Safari: Spring worship on the farm
by Katie Isham. Easter is a time of new life, hope and a healthy smattering of eggs. Spending some time on the farm seems fitting. Aldermoor is home to a budding farm, just off a busy bus route and surrounded by a labyrinth of residential streets. Nestled in the...
View from the Kingsland: The Strange Season Continues
by Nick Mabey. It’s the beginning of April and we still have a quarter of the league season to go. Thanks to the World Cup every team has at least ten games to play and some as many as 13, when normally it would be five or six. Normally...
View from the Kingsland: Viva Women’s Football
by Nick Mabey. Earlier this week it was International Women’s Day and so I thought I’d take a break from the protracted misery, stress and occasional hope of the men’s team’s relegation battle to focus on celebrating the progress of women’s football, locally and nationally. This year’s theme is ...
Suburban Safari: Focus on the Crocus
words and pictures by Katie Isham. Word on the street is spring is here. Some might say it’s fool’s spring, but let’s embrace it anyway. The treasure we’re hunting for today is never bothered by winter regardless: these tiny, mighty flowers laugh in the face of hail and welcome...
View from the Kingsland: Life at the Bottom Part 3
by Nick Mabey. When I wrote my first ‘life at the bottom” article, on 4th January, I didn’t know it would be a series. Saints had just sunk to the bottom of the league and I’d hoped it would be temporary. Six weeks on we’re still there, and there’s...
Suburban Safari: Avenue Park
words & photos by Katie Isham. Between Southampton and Eastleigh sprawls much green space. But it’s disappearing. The grassland that was once rampant, is incrementally invaded by housing estates and development. It’d been a few years since visiting the fields I’d once discovered after seeking an alternate car park...
Suburban Safari: Sholing safari
by Katie Isham. Sometime last year, something magical sparked on the streets of Sholing, Southampton. The ordinary green telephone cabinets took on a brighter look. Neon animals crept out of the undergrowth and onto the metal canvas. Or so it seemed. In truth, local artist Joanna Rose Tidey was...