Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
After more than 10 years away from the mainline, the world’s most famous locomotive, Flying Scotsman, which returned to action earlier this year, visited Hampshire twice this summer, hauling The Cathedrals Express. On Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 May, locals lucky enough to have tickets for these sold out trips joined the train at Salisbury […]
Local Southampton Tour Guide Geoff Wheeler was thrilled when he had the opportunity to take a family around Southampton’s historic walls on Wednesday 11 May. However, this was no ordinary family, but an extended family of ‘Chandlers’ – some 46 in total, all of whom can trace their ancestry back to the time of the […]
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 […]
Hillier Nurseries has announced that the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 will see the introduction of Lavandula ‘Silver Line’ in aid of The Silver Line charity, founded by Dame Esther Rantzen DBE. The stunning new lavender will be planted within the Sarah Eberle designed ‘Hillier in Springtime’ exhibit in Chelsea’s Great Pavilion, where it will […]
Hillier reveals landmark Chelsea design by Sarah Eberle, as nursery moves from the Monument site for first time in over 20 years. Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres are embarking on a series of Chelsea firsts in 2016 in an exciting new development for the 152 year-old family-owned nursery. For the first time in over two […]
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 […]
