Lordshill Road Runners, a community running group based in Southampton, have raised almost £900 for local charity Yellow Door, helping to support people affected by domestic and sexual abuse. The group first fundraised for the charity in September, when members took part in a 10k run in aid of...
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Despite low turn out of anti-asylum seeker protesters in Portswood on Friday, group set to return on Sunday
Anti-asylum seeker protesters have been back on the streets of Portswood, Southampton, with dwindling numbers since the beginning of the new year. But what they lack in actual people on the street they seem to be trying to make up for with the frequency of which they are gathering...
Prohibition Party comes to Southampton’s Engine Rooms this month
By Sam Wise. Avid readers of In Common’s music content might remember two years ago, when we covered the arrival of the Prohibition Party at the Engine Rooms in Southampton. Norwegian jazz impressario and trumpeter Martin Jarl brought his band, Swing’it, to town, but with a much grander vision...
Suburban Safari: Lepe into the New Year
By Katie Isham. Starting a new year is never for the fainthearted and 2026 has toed the line admirably. Sure, the blinding sunshine has helped raise spirits and recharge deleted energy reserves, but what the sunshine giveth, the Baltic temperatures taketh away. For those of us resolving to be...
Review: Friends! The Musical Parody, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Melanie Adams. (AKA Ken Adams). It’s the one where they make a musical parody of arguably the most iconic show of the 90s. And I have to admit, as a huge fan of the series, I almost gave this a miss because surely it would be as disastrous as...
Reader’s letter: Thanks from Southampton Ukulele Jam for helping us support some of the the city’s most vulnerable
By SUJ – Southampton Ukulele Jam. Hello, we’re Southampton Ukulele Jam! Remember us? Back in August we embarked on a challenge: to set a UK record for the longest jam a jam has ever jammed, whilst raising as much money we could for four Southampton charities. We played our...
Review: A Christmas Carol – Mayflower Studios Southampton youth production
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. I’ll be honest: musicals and modern adaptations are not usually my favourite combination, but this production of A Christmas Carol was absolutely fabulous. Fun, lively, and heart-warming, the show offers a fresh twist on Dickens’ beloved classic while remaining faithful to its original brilliance. It opens...
View from the Kingsland – Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year?
By Nick Mabey. As we approach the halfway mark, it’s difficult to know what to make of Saints’ season so far. Hope followed by despair followed by hope has left us fans a little confused about how to agree a narrative to frame our support around. Should we be...
“An inclusive symbol at Christmas” – diverse flags appear in Southampton district
Words: Sally Churchward. Photos: Milo Wilson. A selection of flags of different nationalities alongside the Progress Pride flag have been erected on lampposts in a Southampton district. The flags appeared in Bitterne Park Triangle on December 14th in what appears to be a celebration of diversity and inclusion. ...
Review: Peter Pan, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
By Sally Churchward. Anyone who is at least a semi-regular attendee to the Mayflower Theatre’s pantomime will have come to know what to expect and this year’s delivers just that. It is a spectacular show, with tight performances, striking costumes, an impressive ensemble, a comedian and some big name...