Author Archives: janifranck

About janifranck

Artist, activist, founding director of The Art House in Southampton.

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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Pantry update by Gill – Friday 24 May ’24 at Board in the City

Gill here on Friday May 24th. Before even arriving at BitC I had pantry users approaching to ask if we open today . Today we had a warm colour theme going on, big juicy oranges, bright red beef steak tomatoes, shiny … Continue reading

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Saturday Social update by Jez – October Books, Sat 18/5/24

Jez here! A quick report on our pop up Saturday Social at October Books on Sat 18/5/24 This was our second one, so numbers are still building as word spread. First in was a lovely soft spoken person who had … Continue reading

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Pantry update by Gill – Friday 17/5/24 at Board in the City

Gill here …Hi everyone! After an unexpected break last week due to a bereavement & unavailability of volunteers to cover (more about that later), we made it back to run the Pantry at Board in the City CIC this week! … Continue reading

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Event Announcement: SoGreenFest! 1 June 2024

This event was ACE and Fossilheads are up for doing it again so watch this space for SoGreenFest 2025 BUNKER178 are delighted to announce the first SoGreenFest – a gathering of likeminded local people to network, share information, enjoy food … Continue reading

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