Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
Skateboarders, BMX bikers, roller-bladers and scooter-riders can look forward to a new state-of-the-art skatepark in Winchester at the end of August. Work starts on the landmark £270,000 skatepark at North Walls on Monday 7 April, with funding of £170,000 from Town Forum open space funds; £100,000 from the Veolia Environmental Trust, made through the Landfill […]
The beautiful Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway in pictures
One of the most striking paintings in Winchester’s historic Guildhall has gone back on display this month after major restoration. The Children of the Thirteenth Marquess of Winchester was painted by Thomas Stewardson around 1812. The large (1.89m x 2.34m) oil-on-canvas shows the seven children of the 13th Marquess and his wife Anne – John, […]
The team at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest are celebrating after receiving the news that it has been designated as a prestigious ‘Camellia Garden of Excellence’ – the highest accolade that can be bestowed on a garden displaying the popular spring flowers. The award is announced just as thousands of camellias are bursting into […]
All systems go at Hardy’s Hampshire Nursery as the Chelsea Flower Show juggernaut rolls on with thousands of plants in and out of hot houses, being coaxed on and held back. Rosy Hardy says, “it never gets easier, every year is different to the one that preceded it so there is no pattern for success […]
Sparsholt College Hampshire has formed a partnership with global packaging company Huhtamaki which will give their 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower garden, The Paper Chase, a truly sustainable theme. Huhtamaki’s environmentally friendly BioWare packaging range runs through every element of the College’s garden for the forthcoming flower show. The manufacturing process and green credentials have inspired […]
An online Masters degree in English Language Teaching is being launched worldwide thanks to a collaboration between the University of Southampton and the British Council. Combining the University of Southampton’s reputation as a leading UK institution with the British Council’s expertise in English language teaching and for promoting quality UK higher education on a global […]
Senior figures from the City Council toured a number of villages in the Winchester District on Friday (21 February) to see for themselves the tremendous efforts of local volunteers in dealing with the on-going flooding. The Mayor of Winchester, Cllr Ernie Jeffs, The Mayoress of Winchester, Mrs Barbara Jeffs and Deputy Leader, Cllr Robert Humby, […]
Come the third week in May, four Main Avenue gardens will be resplendent with Hortus Loci plants and trees. This year Hortus Loci MD’s Robin Wallis and Mark Straver are backing the crop of ‘young gun’ designers whose work seems to be creating the biggest buzz in 2014. Matthew Childs won best in show at […]
Winchester City Council is inviting all those in the cultural and creative industries in the Winchester District to a conference on Friday 28 February (9am to 1.30pm) at the Middle Brook Centre in Winchester City Centre. The free conference is to launch the Council’s new strategy: Culture, Innovation and the Winchester Economy. The strategy aims […]
