[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Community Games – Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th July 2014 Inspired by the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Community Games was a two‑day event organised by FoSJP with help from the Southampton City District Scouts to bring the local community together to take part in sporting and cultural activities at St.James’ Park. We were delighted to host two special guests – […]
The Histoire de Francophone society invited everyone to help them celebrate La Fête Nationale by joining them for a Giant Picnic in St.James’ Park, with support from FoSJP and ParkLife. “Merci à tous et celles qui sont venus au pique‑nique aujourd’hui! Nous avons fait de bonnes rencontres!”
Bourne Avenue Street Party The FoSJP History Research Group took the FoSJP History Display to the Bourne Avenue Residents’ Street Party, along with bombing maps, an early picture of Bourne Avenue from the Peter Wardall Collection, and street directory entries for the 20th Century so that residents could trace who had lived in their houses. One resident reported: “The history stall was […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dogs Trust organised a FREE dog microchipping session at St.James’ Park, with a free gift for all dog owners who had their dogs chipped on the day. For more information about dog microchipping, visit www.chipmydog.org.uk or call 020 7837 0006. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Shirley Heritage Project – Autumn 2014 Public History Talk #1 “Leaving for France, Landing at the Dardanelles — Hampshire and the Great War, 1914‑1915” Speaker: Professor Adrian Smith, Faculty of Humanities: History, University of Southampton Professor Smith’s talk featured the Hampshire Regiment’s involvement in World War I, as a memorial lecture to those lost in that war.
Shirley Heritage Project – Autumn 2014 Public History Talk #2 “Interpreting Tudor House” Speaker: Karen Wardley
Shirley Heritage Project – Autumn 2014 Public History Talk #3 “Oatlands House — Its Later Life, Demolition and Rebirth” Speaker: Madge Heath
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cycle to Freedom – Sunday 8th February 2015 It was “all about the bike” down at St.James’ Park during a day of FREE family fun centred around bicycle‑themed activities. This was also a launch event for the Catch 22 Family Freedom Project‘s weekly cycling initiative, which is encouraging recreational cycling for all the family. We hope that St.James’ Park will be […]
Cycle to Freedom – Weekly Meet‑up Following the Cycle to Freedom event on Sunday 8th February, the first weekly meet‑up at the ParkLife Café.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] History Book Launch – Sunday 22nd March 2015 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3683″ img_size=”” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It was five years in the making, but it was worth the wait when the FoSJP book “St.James’ Park – From Shirley Rec to Renovation, 1907‑2014” was launched on Sunday 22nd March at a special invitation afternoon tea event at Shirley Parish Hall. The book is a colour publication full […]
