Barton Peveril Sixth Form College has been nominated for the Covid-19 Response Champions – Schools and Colleges Award, in the Bett Awards 2021. The winner will be announced in an online ceremony on Friday 22nd January 2021. The College was nominated for the award for its transition to online learning, a project headed by IT…
Naomi House & Jacksplace has launched Run 4 Respite, a brand new virtual running distance challenge, encouraging supporters to run 105 miles in the month of March, and raise £105. The event has been backed by renowned Great Britain long distance runner, Naomi Mitchell, and sponsored by building services engineers, the Royston Group. Recognising the…
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College’s 4,000 students will continue to attend each of their timetabled lessons from home, throughout the closure of the country’s educational institutions. As well as attending lessons taught by the College’s teachers (over 140) students have continued access to the College’s Counsellors, Student Progress Advisers, Nurse, and Careers Department. This comes…
Struggling Weymouth fought back to earn a point and deny Eastleigh a first National League win since 1st December and made it three straight draws for The Spitfires. The hosts had a good chance to take the lead inside the opening two minutes, but Cody Cooke’s close-range effort was kept out by goalkeeper Joe McDonnell’s…
Eastleigh make it back to back goalless draws as they couldn’t quite break the Woking defence today in front of the BT Sport cameras. Tyrone Barnett threatened twice in the early stages for Eastleigh but their best effort came shortly before half-time when Cav Miley’s bicycle kick was well saved by Craig Ross. Joe McDonnell…
Halifax moved above Eastleigh and up to 11th in the National League table with victory over the Spitfires at the Shay. Halifax took the lead with just over half an hour gone as Billy Chadwick led a counter-attack before setting up Jamie Allen, who fired past Joe McDonnell. The home side doubled their lead in…
Work on the Pirelli Park site in the centre of Eastleigh, which includes an exciting new play area, is now complete and will be reopening for families in the area to enjoy just before Christmas. Eastleigh Borough Council has incorporated the ideas from the community into the final design of the play area which has…
A stunning new art installation has been added to the outer wall of The Point Eastleigh. The shimmering sign is composed of 4,200 tiny discs and rivet nuts and reacts by moving when the wind blows. Funded by Arts Council England, the work has been designed by artist Jo Fairfax and made by Stage One…
Players and families at Eastleigh Rugby Football club show their community spirit with an outstanding collection for Eastleigh Basics Bank. Since returning to training after the second lockdown the club has been taking donations for the food bank at their regular Sunday training sessions. Over 300 items have been donated this week alone, ranging from…
Eastleigh Borough residents are being given a New Year Boost by the Council which has launched its annual programme to help residents start 2021 by being active and making positive steps for their health. New Year Boost offers beginner courses and the new weight loss programme are aimed at adults (16 years+) who are currently…
Isla Walker, an eleven-year-old pupil at Wildern School in Hedge End, has won Wessex Cancer Trust’s competition to design its 2020 e-Christmas card. The cancer support charity partnered with the secondary school to ask pupils in years seven to ten to design a card which will be sold to local organisations to raise money for…
Eastleigh moved into the National League play-off places thanks to a third straight league win – a 3-1 victory at bottom side Yeovil. Former Peterborough striker Tyrone Barnett scored an early opener for the visitors as he found the net for the third time this season after just seven minutes at Huish Park. Eastleigh goalkeeper…
Eastleigh Borough Council has some festive plans in store for Borough residents. Together We Make Eastleigh Festive has been designed to welcome residents and businesses alike into the town centre to enjoy some festive fun safely while shopping locally and supporting Eastleigh’s retailers and businesses. An artisan Christmas craft and makers market, perfect for those last minute special hand-crafted gifts, will be…
More than 200 Businesses in Eastleigh Borough have benefited from almost £325,000 in financial support following a second period of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. The national Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) scheme is being paid out by Eastleigh Borough Council. It supports businesses that were open as usual, providing services in person to…
Eastleigh Borough Council is celebrating national tree week by planting a tree for every one of its employees, as part of its goal to reach 160,000 more trees in the Borough by 2030. Over 500 trees will be planted at various locations in the Borough from 28 November to 6 December. Around 160 trees will be planted at Itchen Valley Country park, with other planting locations including Lakeside Country Park,…
