I’d like to survey the opinion of Shop Local Southampton members as to the impact they think these changes have on proposed changes to the Portswood Scheme.
The original Portswood Scheme, as consulted upon by Southampton City Council, envisaged a permanent bus/taxi/bike/delivery-only zone between Westridge Road and the St Denys Road Junction, with a larger pedestrian dwell area, outdoor hospitality, seating, greenery, extra disabled parking and crossings.
Southampton City Council are now proposing to alter the Portswood Scheme to be part-time only (0700-1000 and 1600-1900), and for the bus gate to cover a smaller area (the area between St Denys Road and the St Denys Road Spur by Trago Lounge is proposed to be open to all traffic at all times).
Some hummus recipes suggest that you soak dry chickpeas, or that you cook the chickpeas until they almost fall apart before you process them – both tips are great for making ‘ultimate hummus’, but you can achieve really smooth and tasty hummus in a fraction of the time. This recipe is hummus in its simplest form. It is the order of adding and blending the ingredients that is crucial for a smooth result.
Makes approximately half a kilo of hummus, a good amount for a dip at a small party – scale as required. After you go through the basic recipe, you can start playing with alterations.
Add 2 heaped tablespoons of tahini, half a clove ofgarlic, and up to half a lemon’slemon juice (according to preference) to a food processor.
Blend until you get a thick paste.
Drain the water (aquafaba – which can be set aside for use in other recipes) from a 400g can of chickpeas. Don’t worry about being thorough when draining, a little aquafaba in the hummus only adds flavour.
Add the chickpeas to the food processor.
Blend well until all the ingredients form – well, basically, hummus.
At this point add 4 tablespoons / 60ml of cold water, or a couple of ice cubes (but only if your blender is definitely up to the job!) and blend well again. This will make the hummus even smoother. You can vary the water / ice cube quantity to achieve your preferred consistency.
Now add flavourings. For a standard hummus, add a splash of olive oil, a couple of pinches of salt, and a pinch of pul biber (also known as Aleppo Chilli) (or paprika if you don’t have pul biber). You could also add cumin, cumin seeds, za’atar, black pepper… whatever you want!
Blend a final time, and enjoy!
Ingredients List: – 2 heaped tablespoons of tahini – half a clove ofgarlic – half a lemon’slemon juice – 400g can of chickpeas – 4 tablespoons / 60ml of cold water (or 2 ice cubes) – a splash of olive oil – a couple of pinches of salt – pinch of pul biber (also known as Aleppo Chilli) (or paprika)
Love Local – Shop Local! This recipe was made using chickpeas and pul biber from International Foods in Portswood (69p for 400g), and Sunita Light Tahini from Bitterne Park Stores (£3.99).
So, after 7 years of mostly weekly posting (since December 2016, with a predicted 350 posts and 35,000 events featured) we’ve reached the end of 2023 and the end of the listings as written by Chris in their current form. We’ll be announcing future exciting plans in 2024 so watch this space! For now, enjoy your mostly-a-list-of-New-Years-parties list of events happening in Southampton this week!
Our friends The Asylum at Voice FM (103.9FM in Southampton, Shop Local Southampton Radio Player around the world), also celebrate their last show tonight Wednesday 27 December from 2100-2300 so do tune in.
Thanks for your support and love over the years – if they helped you find about even one gig that you went on to love, then they succeeded in their goal.
Shop Local Southampton will of course continue and thrive, it’s just my weekly listings that are stopping.
Due to the holidays please check with venues that regular events are running even if they’re listed below. Photo: A look back at some of our cover photos over the years.
==== SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER ==== —- New Years Parties – Live Music —- Blackout (rock covers) New Years Eve Party – The Last Ever Gig in the Hallowed Rock Venue | The Firehouse <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/1718098192034945
Joiners 90s night ft Psychodelia (punk and grunge), The Talk (Britpop), Maximum Highs (Britpop) | The Joiners <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/248861197945980
Your final events listings for the run up to Christmas, Southampton! In addition to organised events, you’ll always find a warm welcome at our city’s cafe’s, pubs and venues. Our locally owned shops and boutiques will also be there for you for last minute gifts. Wishing you all the best for the festive season.
==== WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Bruce Juice (Springsteen tribute) – The Springsteen Tribute Band | The Brook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/799387728395269
A Christmas Knees-up | Heartbreakers <18:00> ft. Paddy McCarthy, Joseph Wood, Owen Hackett, Bailey Berrill & Dan O’Farrell www.facebook.com/events/1380822772534077
==== FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Save the Platform 2 | The 1865 <19:00> ft. Fleetwood Collective, The Still-Moving DJs, MJ Whipround, Tom Davies & The Bluebirds www.facebook.com/events/237786615825901
A Very Merry Queermas Fri | The Art House <19:30> an evening of cabaret, comedy, gender bending, song and music ft. Nick Beck (performance poet), Felix Russell (songwriter), Pip Summers (songwriter), Pixxie (bardcore), Beck Lombardi (frontperson of Hunting Hearts), The Red Dyke & King St Fox, CuppaJoey (comedian) www.facebook.com/events/3471401293126151
==== SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- The Swamp Stomp String Band (americana, London) | Belgium and Blues <21:30> www.facebook.com/events/323086320534653
==== SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Southampton Modern Jazz Club: Holiday Special ft. Alex Western-King & Hannah Castleman hwww.facebook.com/events/838676541337819
==== FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Sean Mcgowan (singer-songwriter, Southampton) + Rob Clamp (singer-songwriter, Southampton) + Scarlett Grigg | The 1865 <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1029289601567402
==== THURSDAY 07 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Jon Gomm (guitarist, Leeds) & Jo Quail (cellist & composer, London) | Papillon <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/1294179598127751
==== FRIDAY 08 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- The Sweetchunks Band (Hampshirian-folk legends, Southampton) Christmas Show | The Shooting Star <21:00> www.facebook.com/events/764019145256545
==== SATURDAY 09 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Blood Command + Arid Wave (alt rock, Southampton) + Almost Flowers | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1699852880479586
—- Live Music (Covers) —- Free Drinks (covers trio, Southampton – and yes that is their band name!) | Whiskey Blue <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/6688292741239581
Some news: The Shop Local Southampton listings, posted almost every week since late December 2016 (it will be 7 years!) will end at the end of this year in their current form. But don’t fear! There will be more articles on our site as a result, including highlighting our favourite gigs. We’ll also be promoting the great work of other listings services in the city to ensure you don’t miss a beat. For now, here’s what’s happening this week in Southampton! I can’t believe Sonique is playing here!
Photo: Cut Capers were epic at The Brook last week.
Silverline (alt rock, Southampton) + The Parlours (indie, Southampton) + Four Blokes (punk, Southampton) | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/2392691164264759
Platform Fundraiser ft. Interesting Wallpaper, The Postmen, The Sturmey Archers and Ruby Parent | The Dolphin, St Denys <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/1469499077141453
==== SATURDAY 02 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Pick n Mix – Acceptable in the 90s & 00’s ft. Sonique, N-trance, Baby D, JX | Switch <18:00> www.facebook.com/events/1442568056520725
Freddie & The Freeloaders (soul & motown, South Coast) Christmas Party (hosted by Focused Personal Training) | The Loft, 1st Floor The Social <18:30> www.facebook.com/events/1543967933004676
==== SUNDAY 03 DECEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Starsailor (indie, Cheshire) – Silence Is Easy – 20th Anniversary | The Brook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/3385048898378794
From Gok Wan to The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (yes really), from Focus (of Hocus Pocus fame) to a local tour-de-force to Save The Platform Tavern, here are your listings for the week Southampton.
Photo: Shannon B, J Fashole-Luke and band played a set of great drum and bass at The Cricketers Bedford Place last weekend.
==== THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Save the Platform | The Brook <19:30> ft. Platform Posse, Black Kat Boppers, Chicago 9, The Pete Harris Blues Band www.facebook.com/events/730262299121953
==== SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Give a Gift – An Alternative Christmas | The Hobbit <15:00> ft. Everyone Lies, Stank Finger, Rogue Awakening, Beyond The Sons, Side Project, Violet Origin www.facebook.com/events/1165082221114572
The Christmas Market opens this week, with the light switch-on Thursday – the same day you’ll find performances from Gentleman’s Dub Club and Dutty Moonshine Big Band. Southampton Dub Club, Funke and the Two Tone Baby and Jools Holland are just a selection of highlights. It’s also Southampton Film Week, where you’ll find live organ accompaniment to the 100 year old Hunchback of Notre Dame – full film festival listings are available on the SFW website.
Skindred acoustic session with lead singer Benji Webbe and local bassist Daniel Pugsleyat Vinilo Record Store on Queensway last week
—- Shows —- Southampton Film Week: Aaron Hawthorne Plays Live Organ to “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1923) | Southampton Guildhall <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/24303873052559542
—- Events —- Southampton Countdown to Christmas 2023 – Christmas Market and Lights Switch On | Southampton City Centre <16:00> www.facebook.com/events/705660314358753
==== FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Funke and the Two Tone Baby (one man electro-blues explosion) | The Joiners <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/213748744534459
—- DJs and Club Nights —- Southampton Dub Club Presents The Uplifter + Headsessions Sound, Powered by Mad Radics Soundsystem | Sobar <22:00> www.facebook.com/events/867894784720430
==== SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- The Harrison Rhys Band (singer-songwriter, Portsmouth) | Dolphin St. Denys <20:30> www.facebook.com/events/699016648853440
==== SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra | Mayflower Theatre <07:30> www.facebook.com/events/923606671980750
==== MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- University of Southampton Music Department presents Trans Voices Choir | Turner Sims <13:00> www.facebook.com/events/3475095972731637
From Robert Plant all the way to Garth Marenghi, here are this week’s listings. Featuring the likes of Ed Gamble, Wargasm, Dub Pistols, Stuart Blakeledge, Tuto and The Tribe, The Bad Plus, Skindred (who are playing twice!), and The Undercover Hippy. There are ~140 events for you to get your teeth into, welcome to November in Southampton.
Leonardo Giuliani and friends, who played a great set last week at the South Western Arms
==== THURSDAY 09 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Plantfood (jazz / dance, Leeds) + Flip Top Head | Heartbreakers <20:00> www.facebook.com/events/198335523214900
==== FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Dub Pistols (big-beat, London) + Special Guests Sublifter (Uplifter meets Subgiant!) | The Brook <19:30> www.facebook.com/events/809739844076973
==== SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Skindred Acoustic Set (reggae metal, Newport Wales) | Vinilo Record Store <12:00> www.facebook.com/events/981026623165343
Calum Lintott (indie rock ‘n roll, Southampton) + Sugar Bang (indie pop, Southampton) + Five Lines + Jamie Norton | The 1865 <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/938155040809573
Abysmal Festival 2023 (all day meta, thrash, progressive festival) | The Firehouse <12:00> ft. Cryptic Shift, Bangover, Vehement, Helpless, Atvm, Atomçk, Secreum, Zilf, Savini, The Juncture, Row Of Ashes www.facebook.com/events/635109205218685
Race Sup Demo Day | The SUP Company (The largest SUP inflatables and hard Stand Up Paddleboard store in Europe) <09:00> www.facebook.com/events/1375311700026319
Takedown Showcase (competition to open Takedown Festival) | The 1865 <17:00> ft. Royals, The Last Siren, Strauers, One Last Day, Lewis Shepperd and Everyone Lie www.facebook.com/events/882451212789037
==== MONDAY 13 NOVEMBER ==== —- Live Music —- Area 11 (rock, Nottingham) – All the Lights in the Night Sky 10th Anniversary | The Joiners <19:00> www.facebook.com/events/1025771578865715
