Community news and events: Tuesday 22 May

Friends of Portswood Library - Summer Evening Talks - Ally Hayes Presents... Frederick Lee Bridell

Wednesday 30 May / 7.15pm / Portswood Library, Portswood Road, SO17 2NG / Free Entry / All welcome

Southampton born Frederick Lee Bridell was a popular painter of the 19th century who was much influenced by Turner but stayed true to his own style.

 "England has never produced a painter of greater promise"

Contact them via their Facebook page.

Southampton Fake Festival

Saturday 2 June / 12noon - 11pm / Inside giant marquee in Mayflower Park, Southampton SO14 2AQ

Southampton, are you ready for this!?

Your third annual Fake Fest is now twice as good! This year the line-up has been doubled, you get SIX pro-level Fake Bands! It's a massive local rock party - until late evening - so join us inside our giant marquee on the waterfront, we can't wait.

For more information or to buy tickets visit their website.

Friday 8 June / The Ageas Bowl, Botley Road, West End, Southampton SO30 3XH / Tee off from 9am

£320 per team, this includes breakfast roll, upon arrival, a round of golf, BBQ and a chance to win a VW Polo Car which will be on the 18th hole on the day.

Southampton OTARS, in conjunction with Southampton Day Services, are proud to announce their 7th year annual fundraising golf day. Lawrie McMenemy will be supporting the day. Southampton Otars supports adults with a learning disability to participate in sporting events within the local community.

For more information call 023 8083 4750 or 077 7568 0928 or visit their website.

Age UK Southampton are recruiting four Team Leaders

For more information and application packs, please visit their website.

With over 50 years of supporting the city’s vulnerable older people, Age UK Southampton is in an exciting new phase of service development, focussing on developing a volunteer led organisation and delivering support through a new integrated model that achieves better and more sustainable outcomes for clients.

Closing date Sunday 10 June.

Garden Waste Collection Service

If you are signed up to our Garden waste collection service your collection day may have changed. We've notified all affected households, but if you want to double check what day your bin is collected on then visit our online collection calendar.

Art History Study Days - Trees

Saturday 26 May / 10.30am - 4pm / Southampton City Art Gallery, Art Gallery Lecture Theatre, Civic Centre, Commercial Rd, Southampton SO14 7LY

Tickets £28 (£26 Conc) / 

Pre-book 023 8083 4536

An opportunity to learn more about the artists and movements in the collection with Abi Kremer, including looking at art works in the gallery. Study days are open to those who are new to the art world and anyone already familiar with it.

For more information visit their website.

The Big Bike Revival

5 May – 28 July 

The Big Bike Revival is here! Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival is a nationwide drive to get Britain cycling this summer.

In Southampton there are lots of free community events happening to help you fall in love with cycling again - like bike rides, bike doctors, ‘try a bike’ and more!

To find out about events visit their website and type in your postcode. New events are always being updated so keep checking back regularly.  

To find out more contact cycling development officer Ruth Magennis on 074 6733 6197 or send her an email.

To find out more about cycling in Southampton visit the MyJourney website.

AVAILABLE FOR HIRE

YMCA Newtown Youth & Community Centre, Graham Road, Newtown, Southampton SO14 OAW

The centre offers a wide range of rooms for any occasion, business or meeting including:

Sports hall, refreshments, meeting room, dance studio, music suite, outdoor Pitch (with floodlights) IT Suite (with use of computers), also available for parties.

For more information call 023 8033 0007 or send an email.