Ben Hart, who wowed the judges of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent on Saturday night, returns to his home-town of Winchester this autumn, for his first-ever show in the city, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 17 November. Ben Hart, 28 – dubbed ‘a master of sleight of hand’, with a trick where he made an…
Children at Yellow Dot Fair Oak Nursery in Eastleigh recently raised more than £200 for the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children by taking part in a sponsored walk. Inspired by Nursery Manager Clare Ashton, who raised just over £500 for the foundation with a half marathon earlier this year, the children embraced the walk which…
Eastleigh manager Ben Strevens has confirmed his retained list for the 2019-20 season. The following out-of-contract players have been offered new deals: – Josh Hare – Andrew Boyce – Oscar Gobern – Cavaghn Miley – Paul McCallum – Ben Williamson – Mark Yeates – Danny Hollands – Joey Jones The following players remain in contract,…
The Ageas Bowl’s Royal London One-Day International between England and Pakistan on Saturday 11th May is now sold out. In response to the high demand for tickets, the home of Hampshire Cricket added in thousands of additional temporary seats, but these have all now been snapped up and England’s second 50-over fixture of the series…
Winchester and Eastleigh Diabetes UK support group donated £3000 to a diabetes research project on the inner workings of blood vessels. The Winchester Mayor Frank Pearson presented Diabetes UK with a cheque, on behalf of the Winchester diabetes group, towards research being carried out by Dr Aranzazu Chamorro Jorganes from Imperial College London. Damage to blood…
Solent Mind, the local mental health charity, is inviting people to share the places and things that help their wellbeing through the#onyourdoorstep campaign this Mental Health Awareness Week (13th – 19th May). Members of the public, businesses, schools and other organisations can print and complete an ‘On Your Doorstep’ sign, and share it in their community and online using the…
Naomi House & Jacksplace, the region’s specialist hospice charity, has announced that it will be the lead local charity partner for Winchester Half Marathon 2019. The Winchester Half Marathon is going into its fourth year with hundreds of runners expected to take part on Sunday 22ndSeptember 2019. Over £65,000 was raised at the 2018 event…
Local community groups and organisations have benefitted from nearly £10,000 of community grants given out by Hedge End, West End & Botley (HEWEB) Local Area Committee. The grants are given out to groups to help recognise and celebrate the breadth of community work being undertaken in the local area. The well established annual community grants…
Salford City beat a brave Eastleigh side on penalties after an exciting semi-final to set up a National League promotion final with AFC Fylde at Wembley.
Danny Hollands’ stunning extra-time goal secured Ben Strevens’ Spitfires place in the National League play-off semi-finals and end Wrexham’s hopes tonight. Hollands settled a tight play-off eliminator with a volley into the top corner from outside the box. Eastleigh will travel to Salford in Sunday’s semi-final (live on BT Sport 3pm) with the final on…
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College students helped the South East Region’s Colleges win the Wilkinson Sword in the Association of Colleges (AoC) Sport Championship, held at the University of Nottingham on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April 2019. The Barton Peveril students represented colleges in the South East at Table Tennis and Rugby, competing amongst…
A group of enthusiastic children from Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh and Otterbourne are set to take on a sponsored Challenge learning and original song in Spanish called ‘Watch me Fly’, accompanied by Makaton actions. The challenge will be completed next month as part of a national campaign to improve support for children with autism. The challenge…
With the Ageas Bowl’s Royal London ODI between England and Pakistan now less than two weeks away, England captain Eoin Morgan is looking forward to the upcoming 50-over series ahead of this summer’s ICC Cricket World Cup. Tickets for next Saturday’s (11th May) highly-anticipated 50-over clash have been in extremely high demand, with fewer than 250…
Comic TV host, Angus Deayton, is reunited with fellow comedians for a stage version of classic radio comedy, Radio Active, at Theatre Royal Winchester on Sunday 12 May. Best known for presenting panel show, Have I Got News For You, Deayton is joined by Helen Atkinson (Blackadder), Michael Fenton Stevens (My Family), and Philip Pope…
Barton Peveril Sixth Form College performed 9 to 5: The Musical at The Point, Eastleigh, on 24th, 25th and 26th April 2019. Guests from the local community and local schools attended both evening and matinee performances. The production was based on the hit 1980 film 9 to 5, which starred Dolly Parton and Jane Fonda…
