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HMS Medusa celebrates 80th birthday with Buckler’s Hard visitors

Summer Buckler’s Hard visitors are invited to take tours on board HMS Medusa to mark the 80th birthday of the harbour defence motor launch on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 September. HMS Medusa – which took a starring role in Kenneth Branagh’s Dunkirk movie carrying soldiers including One Direction’s Harry Styles out to a destroyer […]



Unmissable Comedy night to raise funds for local people living with Parkinson’s

Get ready for a laugh this September, while doing some good! Comedian Paul Mayhew-Archer, co-writer of the Vicar of Dibley is heading to Thornden Hall in Chandlers Ford for an unmissable charity comedy night! The event is in aid of Parkinson’s UK Winchester and all proceeds will directly support people in Winchester and the surrounding […]



Hawk Conservancy Trust Winter Woodland Lights

UK bird of prey conservation charity the Hawk Conservancy Trust is bringing back its Winter Woodland Lights event for the second year running at its centre near Andover. The wildlife charity’s unique nature-inspired spin on ever-popular winter light trails runs from 13 January for 17 nights. View photos of Winter Woodland Lights Taking visitors on […]



Café Mambo heads to Hampshire park for open-air spectacular

See photos from the event The iconic house music brand Café Mambo Ibiza will stage an evening of chilled house music fresh from the party island for an outdoor extravaganza at Embley Park, Romsey near Southampton, kicking off a weekend of spectacular fundraising events on Saturday 21 August 2021. Café Mambo in Park will bring […]



Katherine Jenkins comes to Embley

Katherine Jenkins OBE is coming to Romsey and is set to perform a Summer Concert of stunning classical music, musical theatre and a Proms finale, with orchestra, at Embley Park on the evening of Sunday 22 August.



500th voyage for SS Shieldhall as Charity celebrates

The Solent Steam Packet Limited, the charity operating Southampton’s heritage steamship SS Shieldhall, are celebrating as the vessel is set to embark upon her 500th voyage since charitable status began in 1988. Originally constructed in 1955 as a vessel to carry treated sludge down the River Clyde to the dumping grounds for the Glasgow Corporation, […]



Southampton graduate to make record-breaking North Atlantic rowing attempt

On Friday 1 May, University of Southampton alumnus Lawrence Walters (Ship Science, 2014) will be rowing the Atlantic Ocean in support of The Brain Tumour Charity. Lawrence, originally from Lymington but now living and working in Bristol, is stepping in to help his friend Tom Rainey after Tom’s teammate injured his back in a training […]



Last chance to snap up CarFest 2015 tickets

The final tickets for CarFest – summer’s fast and furious fun-fuelled family festivals – are about to go on sale. Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2 DJ and the inspiration behind the two motoring and music-themed extravaganzas, will release the last batch at 8am tomorrow (Thursday 30 May) morning during his award-winning Breakfast Show. Evans again […]



Autism Hampshire Go-Karting Challenge

Have you got what it takes to win the Autism Hampshire Go-Karting Challenge? Autism Hampshire has exclusive use of Thruxton Go-Karting track for their charity go-karting challenge where teams of up to six drivers will compete in a Le Mans style race to gain first place on the podium. Date: Friday 3rd July 2015 Time: […]