Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
As part of Winchester City Council’s corporate campaign ‘Feet First’, the Council has organised a free event which will be led by the Winchester Ramblers on Sunday 4 September. The walk “Winchester City Twin Peaks” will involve routes via St Giles and St Catherine’s Hills where you can take in the beautiful views of the […]
Researchers from the University of Southampton will present the Magna Carta, preserved on a special glass disc that can survive for eternity, to dignitaries at Salisbury Cathedral. The optical disc, made of nanostructured glass, uses technology that stores vast amounts of data in the volume of nanopatterned glass that is capable of surviving for billions […]
Farnborough International and the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) Farnham have joined forces to produce a range of ‘Selfie Boards’ for the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow (FIA). 32 first year students of the Graphic Communications course at UCA were commissioned by Airshow organisers Farnborough International to create original designs with the aim of driving […]
Do you need money (up to £500) for a one off activity, new piece of equipment, or for a community activity? Deadline 12 noon Tuesday 14 June. This grant stream is for one off activities or pieces of equipment. You may wish to apply for a health related activity, a new/additional piece of equipment for […]
The team behind The Road To Agincourt has announced The King’s Great Ships Trail, a new digital interactive walkway, will be officially launched at a FREE weekend of Medieval entertainment for all the family at Manor Farm and Country Park on the weekend of July 30 and 31. The woodland trail through Manor Farm and […]
A geographer from the University of Southampton has been recognised for her achievements as an early career researcher with a prestigious Royal Geographical Society (RGS) award. Dr Jo Nield, an Associate Professor in Aeolian Geomorphology based in Geography and Environment at the University, has been named as the recipient of the RGS Gill Memorial Award […]
The 200th anniversary of Emma, one of Jane Austen’s most popular novels, is being marked with a special exhibition at Chawton House Library in Hampshire – supported by the University of Southampton. Emma at 200: from English Village to Global Appeal, celebrates the global nature of the novel, its reception through the centuries and its […]
Winchester City Council, along with headline sponsors Hargroves Cycles and sprint sponsors City Bridge Dental Care, are pleased to announce that a total cash prize fund of almost £3,000 will be available to those lining up for the senior races at the Winchester Criterium & CycleFest 2016. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 5 […]
Sparsholt College, which will be hosting an Open Evening on Wednesday 27 April 2016, is urging parents and would-be students to consider all their options post 16, including vocational courses as a meaningful pathway to university of direct into employment. Principal Tim Jackson explains: “We offer a huge range of advanced vocational courses which are […]
Up to five F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft are planned to participate in the flying display at the Farnborough International Airshow in July. Continuing a long tradition of aviation firsts for the event, this will be the first opportunity for many of the organisations involved in the development of the aircraft to showcase their achievements […]
