Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
For the past 50 years, Hillier plant expert, Ricky Dorlay, has prepared the plant material for the Hillier Chelsea exhibit. This would be tricky enough for just one species, but Ricky’s challenge is to personally manage the growing season of over 200 trees and plants – from birch trees, flowering cherries to scented garden roses, […]
The BTCC returned to Hampshire circuit Thruxton on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May for rounds 7, 8 and 9. Thruxton has the highest average speed of any circuit visited by the BTCC and Hampshire drivers Rob Collard (West Surrey Racing) and Dan Welch (Welch Motorsport) were looking to take advantage of their home round. […]
Try tennis for free at River Park Leisure Centre in Winchester on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 May. The ‘Great British Tennis Weekend’ features sessions to suit all ages and abilities. It runs from 1pm to 5pm and includes mini tennis, junior, adult, cardio, family time and free play. The event is run by Winchester […]
A new family-friendly trail has been launched as part of the 2015 Winchester Criterium and CycleFest organised by Winchester City Council. The Criterium Trail invites budding ‘cycle explorers’ to track down wheel-shaped clues hidden around Winchester in each of the participating shops and rearrange them into a cycle-themed word to claim their prize. This year […]
David Martin, Professor of Geography at the University of Southampton, is to be awarded the prestigious Back Award (2015) by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). Professor Martin will receive the honour in recognition of outstanding research which has led to a new approach for compiling and analysing official statistics – […]
A new six-week course of community cookery skills classes aimed at men over 55 will be run by Winchester City Council, thanks to a public health funding grant from Hampshire County Council. The course has had previous success in a number of areas across the Winchester District. Des Holyhead, who attended the course in Bishop’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Amateur and professional gardeners agree on one thing; the gardener’s mantra of ‘Right Plant Right Place’ is the soundest piece of garden wisdom ever dispensed and no one brings it to life and executes it better at the Chelsea Flower Show than 19 times RHS Gold medal winner Rosy Hardy. Putting on a large display […]
