- Urban Wild on the Common 2026
- Punk Poetry, Protest & Pantry news (August newsletter & Autumn what’s on)
- A Warm Welcome at Bitterne Station – Our First Friday Pantry at our new home!
- The Art House pop-up pantry at Bitterne Station open day!
- Event announcement: Valentine Noire with Jason Buck
- Gig Announcement: Grant Sharkey’s 24th Album Launch
- Bunkerfest 2024 Recap – a community effort that raised over £1200!
- Special guest for this month’s Moving Voices
Category Archives: Poetry
Punk Poetry, Protest & Pantry news (August newsletter & Autumn what’s on)
It’s been a little while since we popped into your inbox – we’ve been quietly ticking along behind the scenes, taking some summer breaks, keeping the tea brewing, and the pantry shelves stocked every week! As autumn edges towards us, … Continue reading
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Bunkerfest 2024 Recap – a community effort that raised over £1200!
Bunkerfest 2024 was a huge success, raising over £1200 for the Community Pantry – and we couldn’t have done it without you! The money raised (after event costs have been taken out) will go to funding our regular pop-up pantry … Continue reading
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Special guest for this month’s Moving Voices
Moving Voices poetry open mic at Terrace Bar, Harbour Lights, Ocean Village on Friday, 30th August at 7pm. The event offers a supportive open mic for poetry and song, welcoming first-time performers. The bar will serve drinks and snacks, with a view of the water. Performers can sign up between 7-7:30pm. Continue reading
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Moving Voices at Trans Pride Southampton 29.6.24
What a beautiful event – thanks to our special guests Nicola Beck debuting as ‘Great Aunt Tranni’, Percy Ford and Jez Franck, our host RKP and our open mic’ers. Moving Voices, Southampton’s longest running open mic and our flagship event, … Continue reading
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Moving Voices moves us one last time – by RKP
My post today has taken some time… It was not the last Moving Voices, but the last inside The Art House building. Which is more than a building, let’s be honest.It’s a family. It’s a lifeblood. It’s a home.. That … Continue reading
On our last day at Above Bar – a cautionary poem
It’s sad seeing that we’re not the only place having our last day open today. These are hard times for little places. I felt compelled to write this cautionary poem.. Don’t just sit at home and thinkHow nice indie places … Continue reading
Anthony Fairweather back in the House!
Jez (aka Jani) here – Moving Voices is our longest running event and now the longest running open mic in Southampton. Last night, we held the last one at our current home at 178 Above Bar St and were thrilled … Continue reading
Introducing Bunker178 Events – the next evolution of this project!
Bunker178, post apocalyptic performance pop up – a safe haven in these times, popping up with events, performances, happenings and a community pantry. Happy 1st March! As we move into our last month at our current home, we wanted to update you … Continue reading
Episode recap – Ep#4/11
Here’s our Episode 4: A Tinkler, a Picker, a Squeezer and Posse of Poets, went. If you missed it, don’t worry we have more! Click here for our full final season The pantry was busy, busy. We also had lots … Continue reading
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What’s on – November 2023
As the nights draw in, we have a lovely selection of events to entice you out for an evening. Grant Sharkey launches his 21st (we think! album of his 20 year project to make 40 albums – 2 per year. … Continue reading
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