Southampton City Council

10/11/2026

Last chance to say it loud and proud! Plus, give us 5 minutes of your time and you could win a £25 Love2Shop voucher.

The 2026 City Survey closes tomorrow. This is an opportunity for us to understand how people feel about Southampton today. We want to hear about your experiences of living in the city, using local services, travelling around, enjoying our parks and green spaces, taking part in cultural activities, and accessing the support you need to live a happy and fulfilling life.

Complete the survey online at https://orlo.uk/nrDug or visit your local library before thr survey closes tomorrow.

10/11/2026

💡 Have an idea to help Southampton’s young people thrive? We’d love local community groups to hear about this!

This week we launched our £100,000 Youth Community Chest fund offers one-off grants of up to £15,000 for local projects that help young people feel safe, happy, healthy and able to achieve.

Community groups and eligible social enterprises can apply (a social enterprise is an organisation that uses its profits to reinvest in youth-based projects in the community). Young people must help develop ideas and deliver activities.

Want to find out more? Join an hour-long information Q&A on Microsoft Teams:

📅 Wednesday 18 November at 12pm
📅 Thursday 19 November at 6:30pm

Visit the Southampton City Council website and search ‘Youth Community Chest’ for more information and to register for a webinar. You can also use the link in the comments below! 👀👇

⏰ Applications close on 6 December 2026.

Please share this with a local group that could make a difference. Together, we can create more opportunities for young people across our city.

10/11/2026

Can you help the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust to create the UK's first dedicated route map for users of wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other mobility devices? 🧑‍🦽‍➡️

Find out more 👇

Calling all Wheelers‼️ We need your help.

Whether you’re arranging a day out or meeting friends for coffee, planning the journey shouldn’t feel like a military exercise.
Will there be dropped kerbs? Are there steps on my route? How wide is the pavement? 😤

Many of our streets are inaccessible to people using wheelchairs, mobility scooters and other wheeled mobility devices. 👩🏽‍🦽‍➡️

That’s why we’re partnering with Mobility Mapper. They’re developing a journey planning app to show accessible routes for wheelers.

To help to create this we're asking wheelers to:
- download the app,
- record their everyday journeys,
- report barriers - such as narrow paths, missing dropped kerbs, steps and cambers and
- mark on accessible toilets and Blue Badge parking spaces.

The information will be used to build the journey planning app with routes that are genuinely accessible for people using wheeled mobility devices.

Help create the UKs first wheelable network.

Download the free app and start logging your journeys today. Link below 📲

-Mapper

09/11/2026

🌳 A tree can be a lovely way to mark a new beginning or remember someone special.

Trees for Life gives Southampton residents the chance to plant a tree to celebrate the birth of a child or commemorate a loved one, while helping make our city greener for the future.

Everyone taking part will also receive a commemorative certificate to remember the occasion.

Registration is free and open now. Search ‘Trees for Life’ on our website to sign up.

08/11/2026

We will Remember Them 🌹

Thank you for joining us this morning Southampton. We came together to remember those that gave their lives in sacrifice, their families and those that still serve today.

08/11/2026

Have your say on proposed changes to Southampton's School Travel Service 🗣️

Parents, carers, young people, schools and colleges are being invited to help shape the future of Southampton's School Travel Service 🚸

Every year we review the service to make sure it stays up to date, sets out the travel support available, and meets current legislation, guidance and ways of working ✅

The consultation is now open and runs until 14 December 2026 and includes a number of in-person and online events for people to attend to hear more and ask questions 📋

Read more and have your say here: https://orlo.uk/GxEe4

07/11/2026

Southampton played a pivotal, high-risk role during both World Wars, serving as a primary military gateway for Britain while enduring heavy destruction on the home front.

Please do join us tomorrow from 10:30am at The Cenotaph in Watts park where the annual Remembrance parade will march from Guildhall Square and the Remembrance service will begin shortly before 11am 🌹 search 'Remembrance' on our website for more information.

Let's look back in time courtesy of 'Southampton and the Great War', a souvenir publication of the Southampton Pictorial, which is held here in the archives.

1. The crew of HMS Southampton. The Pictorial commented that “The cruiser had many Southampton men among her crew.”
2. A battalion of Scottish Territorials marches through the Bargate to the tune of bagpipes. From the Pictorial: “Jovial, bonnie boys they were, though their ranks were sadly thinned as the war wore on.”
3. Happy crowds on Armistice Day, November 1918. The Pictorial described the scenes in Southampton following the announcement of the armistice as follows: “The news spread through the town like wildfire…the streets were surging with exultant crowds, and work and business were forgotten in the delirium of the hour.”
4. Prince, a war horse of the 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment. As per the Pictorial, he was “five times wounded, the first time at Soissons, in September 1914, and on the last occasion at Arras.”

06/11/2026

Leader’s Corner: Coming together to remember 🌹

Remembrance is always a particularly poignant time for our city. It gives us an opportunity to come together, reflect on the sacrifices made by generations before us, and pay tribute to those who have served, and continue to serve our country.

This Sunday 8 November, Southampton’s annual Remembrance Service and Parade will take place in the city centre. Military contingents, veterans and the City of Southampton (Albion) Band will leave Guildhall Square at 10.35am and make their way to the Cenotaph in Watts Park, where the service will begin shortly before 11am.

Everyone is welcome to attend and join us. The service is expected to last around an hour.

Southampton has a proud and deeply significant wartime history. The city and its people experienced enormous hardship and loss, while playing a vital role in the war effort. Remembering that history is about more than looking back. It is also about recognising the courage, service, and resilience that helped shape the Southampton we know today.

Today, I also spoke at a remembrance service at Saint Mary’s Church to honour people who have experienced homelessness and have sadly died, marking their passing and remembering their lives.

I am always struck by the way our communities come together at this time of year. In recent years, people from across Southampton have generously knitted and donated more than 2,000 poppies. These will once again form part of displays at the Cenotaph and in our local libraries.

Whether you attend the service in person, observe the two-minute silence or simply take a quiet moment to reflect, Remembrance gives every one of us an opportunity to honour those who gave so much and to thank those who continue to serve today.

If you are travelling into the city centre for the service, please consider using sustainable transport, with Park & Ride, bus and rail options available.

You can find out more about the Remembrance Service and Parade on our website and you can also view the order of service online.

I hope to see as many of you as possible on Sunday.

06/11/2026

06/11/2026

Why get the flu vaccine? 🤔

There are always lots of good reasons to get vaccinated against flu. Flu is unpleasant for most people but it can be dangerous and even life threatening for some people.

Flu viruses spread more during the colder months. Getting a vaccination is an essential step to protect yourself and those around you, as well as reducing the impact on the NHS:

✅ The vaccine is updated annually to shield you against the most likely flu strains.
✅ You help protect others, especially vulnerable populations like children, the elderly and individuals with chronic health conditions.
✅ The vaccine is safe for pregnant women and their babies.
✅ People with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, or weakened immune systems are at greater risk from the flu.

Book your vaccination today: https://orlo.uk/fNbWx