Southampton Sports Centre
Had a battery to run down for storage, no better way than to fly with it ;-)
Nice warm sunny day so took a flight over a sports centre that i was visiting.
Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre & Southampton Water Activities Centre
Looking for an Active Adventure? Join us at Woodmill Outdoor Activities Centre & Southampton Water Activities Centre. There's loads to get involved in such as Sailing, Powerboating, Climbing, Kayaking, Canoeing, Archery and a whole lot more! Come on, give it a go!
southampton sports centre dual track jump section
sports centre dual track jump section
Hoverdays Outdoor Activity Centre
Trailer outlining the fun to be had at hoverdays.co.uk
Rounders Rules Video
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Match rules for the 'most people in a Rounders exhibition match' world record attempt at the Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre on Sunday 30th August.
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Active Nation and Southampton Sailing Week
We joined Active Nation at the Southampton Water Activity Centre
The City of Southampton Around 1960 - Courtesy of Mr Stuart Wilson
READER LETTER: Southampton was great in the 1960s and now it's gone to pot
By Daily Echo Reporter
Things were a little different in Southampton in the 1960s.
BACK in the 1960s and prior to that time, Southampton was a borough town.
The administration, Southampton Corporation, ran all the services, street cleaning and weekly household refuse collections, libraries in all districts fully staffed. An education committee managed all the schools with its own inspectorate. Public bus services with drivers, conductors and inspectors covered a multitude of routes. There was a borough police force with bobbies patrolling the beat and also a borough fire brigade. The parks department managed open spaces and gardens, which were the envy of many other towns in the area as they were so well kept.
The corporation also employed the road maintenance teams to keep roads and pavements together.
No outsourcing to private organisations back then!
Our sports centre was well patronised by athletic clubs, and used to be kept in good order by a team of groundsmen, along with the paddling pool and boating pond where one could hire paddle boats for loads of fun. We had the municipal Victorian seawater baths with an outdoor Lido behind, favoured by many townsfolk especially on hot summer days, the water heated from the outfall from Southampton`s own power station.
People paid rates on their property to the borough finance department, and there were numerous council-run housing estates throughout the town providing homes to many Sotonians.
Southampton even had its own annual show on the Common complete with flower tent, displays and exhibits. It also arranged an annual carnival which, in its heyday, stretched from the town quay to the Common, and much more besides!
Southampton was awarded city status in 1964 and became a unitary authority in 1997.
Since then our city finances seemed to have gone to pot and we can no longer afford to do things without selling off the family silver, buildings, land and such like, cutting costs and facilities, and handing over the running of services to privately run businesses such as Capita for administration, housing associations to manage property, privately built schools, renting back to the council at high cost... and so it goes on, all businesses, of course, making a profit on the deal!
The council tax annually keeps rising, but the services being provided are lessening and being cut back.
So what has gone so wrong and where is the money generated from income going?
There seems to be some bad financial management going on within the current Labour administration that has put us in this precarious predicament, and it can’t all be blamed on the Tory government cuts!
Richard A Jacob
Southampton
Southampton Living Well - Chamberlayne Leisure Centre launch
Southampton Living Well has officially launched its newest location, based at Chamberlayne Leisure Centre, Weston.
Commissioned by Southampton City Council, Social Care in Action (SCiA), a local charity working to support people to live independent lives across the south of England, has joined forces with Age UK Southampton to develop and run the new Living Well service based at the Active Nation Chamberlayne Leisure Centre on Weston Lane, Southampton.
The service offers a range of activities and exercise options at the centre and in neighbourhoods across the city, to support older people to maintain their health and independence. This includes music and sensory sessions, and exercise for all abilities including those with mobility problems or trampolining for the more adventurous. Access to activities is open to all.
The Southampton Living Well service launched in April 2018 as a new offer for older people in Southampton, bringing together community organisations from across Southampton to offer innovative activity sessions during the day and evenings, with proven benefits to people living with conditions associated with old age, including dementia. The more holistic approach to supporting people in later life has the ultimate aim of increasing health and wellbeing and reducing loneliness and isolation.
If you or someone you know is interested in the service contact 02380 516 021, email hello@southamptonlivingwell.org.uk or visit southamptonlivingwell.org.uk.
Outdoor Sports - Virtual Tour
High Life @ Southampton Sports Centre
A Drone Flying @ The Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre
On Another Note:
Founded early in the year of 2014 as an Unincorporated Association, the Southampton Sports Society was set up primarily to provide a
city-wide sports day across all ages, backgrounds & many sports.
In its founding document, the key aims of the society are to:
Reduce obesity & related diseases by participation in
Sports
Increase active participation in
Sports
Raise community morale & spirit by providing low cost,
highly effective events
Raise awareness of local
facilities
The city wide Sports Day is the first event which is to be organised by the Southampton Sports Society and hopes to tackle the aims above, head on. Working with ActiveNation, who have graciously agreed to fund the event, we feel securely bolstered in our goals by being able to draw upon all the experience & structure that a large organisational Sports Charity brings.
Jubilee Sports Centre - Karen Buck interview
A very short interview with local MP Karen Buck on the importance of our beloved Jubilee Sports Centre to the community.
Winchester College New Sports Centre
Discover what Sport Solent has to offer
Sport Solent, part of Southampton Solent University manages state-of-the art indoor and outdoor sporting venues as well as 26 successful Team Solent sports clubs competing in the British Universities and Colleges Sports League (BUCS) as well as National Leagues. Sport Solent offers gym memberships at very competitive prices, an extensive range of fitness classes and an outstanding personal training service open to students, staff and the general public. Sport Solent has developed the successful High Performance Academy (HPA) supporting students who are studying at Southampton Solent University, whilst competing on the national and international stage with a wide range of sports scholarships.
solent.ac.uk/sport
Facilities sports and societies Interview
Sara a spanish girl studying in Southampton University anwser us a few questions about the campus....Thanks Sara.
We're flying high at Solent!
Want to know what our new building looks like? Watch our new fly-through video to find out, and see just how green Southampton really is. You can also take a peek at the pod!
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Southampton Hampshire Saucony Grand Prix 2014
Chris Hall (Parability Founder) racing the 200m wheelchair race at Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre on Sunday 31 August 2014.
For more information on Parability see: parability.org
What new activities have you discovered? | University of Southampton
We sat with Anna in sunny Valley Gardens on Highfield Campus to tell us all about her experiences of getting involved in exciting activities, from cycling to flying a plane!
University of Warwick's new Sports Hub - Opening Spring 2019
The brand new Sports Hub from Warwick Sport will open in Spring 2019.
From first timers to the world’s most elite athletes. This incredible space is bursting with activities for all ages and abilities.
Set in a beautiful, tranquil woodland area of the University of Warwick campus, you’ll love spending time here to get active or relax and unwind.
Fitness is for everyone. And this space is for you.
Key features:
Modern 230 station gym
25m 12-lane swimming pool
Huge range of fitness classes
Indoor climbing centre
Six squash courts
Multi-purpose sports halls
Outdoor sports pitches
Physiotherapy
Café with sun terrace
Woodland setting
Free on-site parking for customers