Twenty of Black History Month South is being celebrated in Southampton, with this month’s events well underway. Founded by Don John and Jayanti Shah to ensure that the voices, contributions and achievements of Black people were recognised and celebrated, the month continues with the same values today. The theme...
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Amnesty International group’s station tidy
Dodging the showers of Storm Amy, members of the Romsey Amnesty International group donned gardening gloves and wielded secateurs and spades to tidy up Romsey’s railway station. There is already a group who meet regularly to keep it in good order but Fay Fleming, Chair of the local group,...
Southampton mental health & wellbeing organisations to launch citywide Mental Health Day
Mental health and wellbeing organisations coordinated by Southampton Mental Health Network and supported by Southampton City Council and the NHS are collaborating to organise a 2026 citywide Mental Health Friendly Day. The special day will be held next summer and several of the key charities and bodies involved got...
Southampton film scene shines at regional premiere of A Night Like This
Southampton’s vibrant film community will take centre stage on Monday 15th September as Harbour Lights Picturehouse hosts the Regional Premiere of A Night Like This, the debut feature from City Eye and Solent University Alumni director Liam Calvert (pictured) and writer/producer Diego Scerrati. Presented by City Eye, Southampton’s film...
Victorious: Palestine and protest at the Southsea festival
By Sally Churchward. Picture by Simon Reed – Musical Pictures. The Mary Wallopers weren’t one of the headline acts at Victorious Festival but the band hit international headlines following their very brief outing on the main stage on Friday afternoon in front of a huge crowd at the Southsea...
Anti-racists groups invite locals to take part in counter-demonstration
A number of local community and anti-racist groups will be coming together for a counter rally in Southampton on Sunday, August 17th. Groups including Southampton Stand Up to Racism and Southampton Action are calling for local people to join the counter demonstration, being held in response to a planned...
Mayflower higher education tuition fee grant opens for applications
Mayflower’s Higher Education Tuition Fee Grant has been designed to support individuals in the local community who want to progress in a career within the arts, whether that is as a performer, a technician or an arts administrator. Mayflower recognises the importance of developing the future workforce for the...
Southampton Ukulele Jam vs The UKe-athon – charity fundraiser smashes target
Over the weekend (Saturday the 9th to Sunday the 10th of August 2025) Southampton Ukulele Jam (SUJ) overwhelmingly accomplished a most marvellous thing. By playing their ‘tiny toy instruments’ for 30hrs 1min and 25secs continuously, with only 30 secs allowed between each song and 5 min break every hour...
The Railway Inn in Winchester needs your support
By Darren Grayer. News broke last Thursday that Winchester music venue, The Railway Inn, was in financial difficulty, and would be setting up a crowd funder to safeguard its immediate future It is the latest in an ever-growing list of venues since Covid struck to struggle with every-day running...
Lord Mayor visits See Southampton Cruise Welcome Team
The Lord Mayor of Southampton, James Baillie, visited Horizon Terminal on 23 July to meet the members of the See Southampton Cruise Welcome Team. The event was held to mark the 10th anniversary of the Team’s formation, over which period it is estimated that they have met 500 ships,...