In Common
@incommon.bsky.social
Grass-roots community, culture and arts website, based in Southampton.
www.in-common.co.uk
Interested in promoting community cohesion, equity, a fairer society, celebrating diversity.
www.in-common.co.uk
Interested in promoting community cohesion, equity, a fairer society, celebrating diversity.
“Southampton has always been a city built on diversity and hard work — people coming together from all walks of life to make something better."
Southampton residents and organizations raise concerns over large anti-migrant demonstration planned for Sunday.
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Southampton residents and organizations raise concerns over large anti-migrant demonstration planned for Sunday.
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Southampton residents and organizations raise concerns over large anti-migrant demonstration - In-Common - Southampton
Southampton residents and organisations have spoken of their concern for the local community following the announcement of plans for a large anti-migrant protest, which organisers aim to be the larges...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“Southampton has always been a city built on diversity and hard work — people coming together from all walks of life to make something better."
Southampton residents and organizations raise concerns over large anti-migrant demonstration planned for Sunday.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/24/s...
Southampton residents and organizations raise concerns over large anti-migrant demonstration planned for Sunday.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/24/s...
We are changing how we do things over on Facebook, with the aim of creating a less toxic space, where we can seek to understand, be understood and help to build communities.
If you use Facebook, please come and join the conversation.
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If you use Facebook, please come and join the conversation.
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In Common statement on use of Facebook - In-Common - Southampton
One of In Common’s founding principles was to promote community cohesion and this has always been key to what we do. Of course, a community won’t always agree with each other, but in any area it’s im...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We are changing how we do things over on Facebook, with the aim of creating a less toxic space, where we can seek to understand, be understood and help to build communities.
If you use Facebook, please come and join the conversation.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/22/i...
If you use Facebook, please come and join the conversation.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/22/i...
"We don’t want our community to be divided”
The local people who are regularly taking to the streets with a message of welcome to refugees in Southampton.
“We welcome refugees” – on the street with the counter-protesters
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The local people who are regularly taking to the streets with a message of welcome to refugees in Southampton.
“We welcome refugees” – on the street with the counter-protesters
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"We welcome refugees" - on the street with the counter-protesters - In-Common - Southampton
Joan* can think of many other things she’d be happy to do with her Friday evening. But tonight, as with most other Fridays since early summer, she’s made the short journey from her home and is standin...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"We don’t want our community to be divided”
The local people who are regularly taking to the streets with a message of welcome to refugees in Southampton.
“We welcome refugees” – on the street with the counter-protesters
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/20/w...
The local people who are regularly taking to the streets with a message of welcome to refugees in Southampton.
“We welcome refugees” – on the street with the counter-protesters
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Young Southampton band Welly were absolutely superb in their home city on Wednesday night.
Catch them as soon as you can!
Catch them as soon as you can!
"The energetic delivery in their performance coupled with tunes that you’ll have in your head for days guarantees smiles all round."
See the full gig review of Welly at Southampton's Papillon.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/16/r...
See the full gig review of Welly at Southampton's Papillon.
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Review: Welly, Papillon, Southampton - In-Common - Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Young Southampton band Welly have been making quite a name or themselves since forming in 2021. Their live performances are noted for their energetic approach filled with crowd inter...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Young Southampton band Welly were absolutely superb in their home city on Wednesday night.
Catch them as soon as you can!
Catch them as soon as you can!
"The energetic delivery in their performance coupled with tunes that you’ll have in your head for days guarantees smiles all round."
See the full gig review of Welly at Southampton's Papillon.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/16/r...
See the full gig review of Welly at Southampton's Papillon.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/16/r...
Review: Welly, Papillon, Southampton - In-Common - Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Young Southampton band Welly have been making quite a name or themselves since forming in 2021. Their live performances are noted for their energetic approach filled with crowd inter...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"The energetic delivery in their performance coupled with tunes that you’ll have in your head for days guarantees smiles all round."
See the full gig review of Welly at Southampton's Papillon.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/16/r...
See the full gig review of Welly at Southampton's Papillon.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/16/r...
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I can't claim to being a TV fan back in the day, but I was never going to turn down the chance to speak to Wendy James or review her gig at The Brook.
I have a lot of admiration for an artist who still loves what she does and appreciates those who come to watch her do it.
I have a lot of admiration for an artist who still loves what she does and appreciates those who come to watch her do it.
"Rock n roll runs through her veins"
See the full gig review of Wendy James at The Brook.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/12/r...
See the full gig review of Wendy James at The Brook.
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Review: Wendy James, The Brook, Southampton - In-Common - Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Wendy James really needs no introduction to anyone who was around at the end of the 80s. Numerous Top Of The Pops appearances with her chart-topping band, Transvision Vamp, and cove...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I can't claim to being a TV fan back in the day, but I was never going to turn down the chance to speak to Wendy James or review her gig at The Brook.
I have a lot of admiration for an artist who still loves what she does and appreciates those who come to watch her do it.
I have a lot of admiration for an artist who still loves what she does and appreciates those who come to watch her do it.
"Rock n roll runs through her veins"
See the full gig review of Wendy James at The Brook.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/12/r...
See the full gig review of Wendy James at The Brook.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/12/r...
Review: Wendy James, The Brook, Southampton - In-Common - Southampton
By Darren Grayer. Wendy James really needs no introduction to anyone who was around at the end of the 80s. Numerous Top Of The Pops appearances with her chart-topping band, Transvision Vamp, and cove...
www.in-common.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Rock n roll runs through her veins"
See the full gig review of Wendy James at The Brook.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/12/r...
See the full gig review of Wendy James at The Brook.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/10/12/r...
"One could be mistaken for thinking that leaving the ECHR is akin to cancelling a gym membership."
See our latest reader's letter: Are Reform already making promises they can’t keep?
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See our latest reader's letter: Are Reform already making promises they can’t keep?
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Reader's letter: Are Reform already making promises they can’t keep? - In-Common - Southampton
By a Southampton resident. Politicians and parties not keeping their promises is hardly ground-breaking. So why should Reform be any different? Well, probably because that’s exactly what they claim t...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"One could be mistaken for thinking that leaving the ECHR is akin to cancelling a gym membership."
See our latest reader's letter: Are Reform already making promises they can’t keep?
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See our latest reader's letter: Are Reform already making promises they can’t keep?
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"I can look back to this point and say that I didn't just stand by and watch it happen - I put my freedom and comfort on the line."
See our latest reader's experience piece: "I've been arrested twice for supporting pro-Palestine group"
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See our latest reader's experience piece: "I've been arrested twice for supporting pro-Palestine group"
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Experience: "I've been arrested twice for supporting pro-Palestine group" - In-Common - Southampton
As told to In Common. “On September, I was once again arrested as part of the Lift the Ban campaign – organised by Defend Our Juries. My first arrest occurred last month at the August action, where ov...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"I can look back to this point and say that I didn't just stand by and watch it happen - I put my freedom and comfort on the line."
See our latest reader's experience piece: "I've been arrested twice for supporting pro-Palestine group"
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See our latest reader's experience piece: "I've been arrested twice for supporting pro-Palestine group"
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"In politics, this tactic has a name: the “dead cat strategy.” It describes how a shocking or divisive topic is thrown into public debate to distract attention from deeper problems.
Right now, immigration is our dead cat."
See our latest opinion piece.
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Right now, immigration is our dead cat."
See our latest opinion piece.
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Opinion: The immigration debate is a dead cat - In-Common - Southampton
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. A Southampton hotel housing asylum seekers was under a suspected attack on Sunday, 7th September. Police are treating it as an arson attempt after a flare was thrown through a ...
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September 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"In politics, this tactic has a name: the “dead cat strategy.” It describes how a shocking or divisive topic is thrown into public debate to distract attention from deeper problems.
Right now, immigration is our dead cat."
See our latest opinion piece.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/09/14/o...
Right now, immigration is our dead cat."
See our latest opinion piece.
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I tried Gaza Cola & it 100% passes the taste test.
I've been wanting to try it but online it's in multipacks & I didn't want to buy loads if it wasn't good.
I'm not buying the well known cola brands so am pleased to have an ethical alternative - all profits go to rebuilding hospitals in Gaza.
I've been wanting to try it but online it's in multipacks & I didn't want to buy loads if it wasn't good.
I'm not buying the well known cola brands so am pleased to have an ethical alternative - all profits go to rebuilding hospitals in Gaza.
September 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I tried Gaza Cola & it 100% passes the taste test.
I've been wanting to try it but online it's in multipacks & I didn't want to buy loads if it wasn't good.
I'm not buying the well known cola brands so am pleased to have an ethical alternative - all profits go to rebuilding hospitals in Gaza.
I've been wanting to try it but online it's in multipacks & I didn't want to buy loads if it wasn't good.
I'm not buying the well known cola brands so am pleased to have an ethical alternative - all profits go to rebuilding hospitals in Gaza.
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I did an interview with The Guardian about how Bastille helped me pull myself out of life changing covid anxiety.
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My cultural awakening: a Bastille show helped me get over my crippling Covid-era anxiety
I was afraid to be near people for two-and-a-half years, but then I got a chance to meet the band I loved – and the experience changed everything
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September 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I did an interview with The Guardian about how Bastille helped me pull myself out of life changing covid anxiety.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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As Starmer’s government rolls back progress on trans rights and panders to bigotry, I ask: is this the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher? And what will @laboursatvir.bsky.social and Darren Paffey do to stand up to it?
My piece for @incommon.bsky.social
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My piece for @incommon.bsky.social
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Open Letter: to Southampton's Labour MPs - is this the most anti LGBT+ government since Thatcher? - In-Common - Southampton
By Andrew Godfrey-Collins. Starmer’s Labour: the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher? Some questions Southampton’s Labour MPs need to answer on their government’s LGBT+ record. A year into a Lab...
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September 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
As Starmer’s government rolls back progress on trans rights and panders to bigotry, I ask: is this the most anti-LGBT+ government since Thatcher? And what will @laboursatvir.bsky.social and Darren Paffey do to stand up to it?
My piece for @incommon.bsky.social
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My piece for @incommon.bsky.social
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This message from Palestinian journalist, Wael Al-Dahdouh, must echo across the world.
Wael continued to report from occupied Gaza after his wife and children were killed by Israeli forces.
Wael continued to report from occupied Gaza after his wife and children were killed by Israeli forces.
September 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This message from Palestinian journalist, Wael Al-Dahdouh, must echo across the world.
Wael continued to report from occupied Gaza after his wife and children were killed by Israeli forces.
Wael continued to report from occupied Gaza after his wife and children were killed by Israeli forces.
“In the 90s, we’d swan around thinking we’re the best thing ever, then it stops and you think ‘well what went wrong there?’
It’s almost like having a second bite of the cherry, really."
Full interview with Rick Witter of Shed Seven @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social
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It’s almost like having a second bite of the cherry, really."
Full interview with Rick Witter of Shed Seven @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social
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Interview: Rick Witter of Shed Seven on enjoying a second bite of the cherry - In-Common - Southampton
By Sally Churchward. Rick Witter bounces into the doorway of his dressing room, his index and middle fingers held up. “Two minutes,” he mouths. As a long term Shed Seven fan, it’s the first time I’ll...
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September 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“In the 90s, we’d swan around thinking we’re the best thing ever, then it stops and you think ‘well what went wrong there?’
It’s almost like having a second bite of the cherry, really."
Full interview with Rick Witter of Shed Seven @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/09/04/i...
It’s almost like having a second bite of the cherry, really."
Full interview with Rick Witter of Shed Seven @shedsevenofficial.bsky.social
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/09/04/i...
Placeholder Poetry returns to Southampton with Elvire Roberts, Verity Spott & Christina Thatcher.
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Placeholder Poetry returns to Southampton with Elvire Roberts, Verity Spott & Christina Thatcher - In-Common - Southampton
Placeholder is home for poetry readings of the avant-garde, challenging, queer and radical. Following the success of this poetry reading series in Brighton. This special format is thriving in Southamp...
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August 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Placeholder Poetry returns to Southampton with Elvire Roberts, Verity Spott & Christina Thatcher.
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"To give in to hostility, would be to betray our own history & identity.
This is why those of us who reject hate must also reject silence."
Latest reader's opinion piece, calling for Southampton to stand up against hatred & celebrate being a City of Sanctuary.
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This is why those of us who reject hate must also reject silence."
Latest reader's opinion piece, calling for Southampton to stand up against hatred & celebrate being a City of Sanctuary.
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Opinion: Southampton - Our City of Sanctuary - In-Common - Southampton
By Rachel Jones. Southampton is a city built on the movement of people. From the docks that launched the Titanic to the cruise liners that still connect us to the world, we have always been a place sh...
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August 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"To give in to hostility, would be to betray our own history & identity.
This is why those of us who reject hate must also reject silence."
Latest reader's opinion piece, calling for Southampton to stand up against hatred & celebrate being a City of Sanctuary.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/19/s...
This is why those of us who reject hate must also reject silence."
Latest reader's opinion piece, calling for Southampton to stand up against hatred & celebrate being a City of Sanctuary.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/19/s...
Ahead of this year's Victorious Festival, this weekend here's a round up of what we loved (besides the bands) last year:
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Victorious - what to love besides the music - In-Common - Southampton
By Sally Churchward. Additional reporting: Spring Wise. Victorious is, of course, a music festival. But while the bands are obviously the big draw, there are other attractions that make it special. He...
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August 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ahead of this year's Victorious Festival, this weekend here's a round up of what we loved (besides the bands) last year:
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Heritage: The boundaries of Southampton.
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Heritage: The boundaries of Southampton - In-Common - Southampton
There was some recent controversy when a new design replaced the long standing ones at a reported cost of £80,000.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Heritage: The boundaries of Southampton.
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Mary Poppins is set to make a spectacular return to Southampton's Mayflower Theatre this month. We caught up with cast member and Southampton's own Darcy Finden, ahead of the show.
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Mary Poppins is back! Interview with local cast member Darcy Finden - In-Common - Southampton
By Nick Mabey. Cameron Mckintosh’s production of Mary Poppins returns to Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre on 27th August for a jam-packed thirty performances in 24 days. For Poppins aficionados (yes I’...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Mary Poppins is set to make a spectacular return to Southampton's Mayflower Theatre this month. We caught up with cast member and Southampton's own Darcy Finden, ahead of the show.
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In case you missed it:
Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton on Tuesday 26 August to showcase his latest album, Horror, which has received critical acclaim.
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Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton on Tuesday 26 August to showcase his latest album, Horror, which has received critical acclaim.
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Interview: Bartees Strange ahead of upcoming Southampton gig - In-Common - Southampton
Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton to showcase his latest album, Horror.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In case you missed it:
Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton on Tuesday 26 August to showcase his latest album, Horror, which has received critical acclaim.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/15/i...
Genre spanning American artist, Bartees Strange, visits The Joiners in Southampton on Tuesday 26 August to showcase his latest album, Horror, which has received critical acclaim.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/15/i...
In case you missed it:
Southampton's 2 day Pride event returns this weekend.
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Southampton's 2 day Pride event returns this weekend.
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Pride returns to Southampton - In-Common - Southampton
By Mabel Wellman. Picture: Mike Daish. Southampton Pride returns to the city on 23rd and 24th August. This is another two day Pride event after the major success from last year’s first two day Southam...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In case you missed it:
Southampton's 2 day Pride event returns this weekend.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/07/22/p...
Southampton's 2 day Pride event returns this weekend.
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"It was a joyful, emotional, moving and ultimately life affirming evening"
See the full gig review of Charlie Barnes with support from Ukesnaile at Aces & Eights last night.
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See the full gig review of Charlie Barnes with support from Ukesnaile at Aces & Eights last night.
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Review: Charlie Barnes - Aces & Eights, London - In-Common - Southampton
By Sally Churchward. It was a special evening. The last night of a three-date mini tour, that took Charlie Barnes to Bristol and Leeds before this triumphant sold out gig at London’s Aces & Eights (1...
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August 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
"It was a joyful, emotional, moving and ultimately life affirming evening"
See the full gig review of Charlie Barnes with support from Ukesnaile at Aces & Eights last night.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/14/r...
See the full gig review of Charlie Barnes with support from Ukesnaile at Aces & Eights last night.
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Football is back…and back with a bang.
Find out why our Saints columnist is so cheerful and see if you agree with him in our latest View from the Kingsland column.
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Find out why our Saints columnist is so cheerful and see if you agree with him in our latest View from the Kingsland column.
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View from the Kingsland - Reasons to Be Cheerful (part 3) - In-Common - Southampton
By Nick Mabey. Football is back…and back with a bang. If that’s not a reason to be cheerful then stop reading this article. And for those of you already searching for parts 1 and 2, they don’t exist; ...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Football is back…and back with a bang.
Find out why our Saints columnist is so cheerful and see if you agree with him in our latest View from the Kingsland column.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/14/v...
Find out why our Saints columnist is so cheerful and see if you agree with him in our latest View from the Kingsland column.
www.in-common.co.uk/2025/08/14/v...