Welcome to The Solent Metropolitan What's on across the Greater Solent View more Events Play on words 2026 Thu 22 Oct - Wed 28 Oct Various New Forest Organiser: Artful Scribe Culture / Festivals Archival Loops Sat 24 Oct - Sun 25 Oct Organiser: Pompey Darkroom Part of the series: Portsmouth Open Studios Event - POSE, Photo Fringe 2026 Culture / Photography SOUL 45 at Natty's Jerk Sun 25 Oct Good Things Southampton Part of the series: Black History Month Culture / Music SBK Sundays - Salsa, Bachata Kizomba in rotation Regular event Every Sunday, 6pm Next: Sun 25 Oct Medbar Southampton Organiser: Latin Interactive Culture / Dance Empty Chairs - A Campaign to Tackle Loneliness Mon 26 Oct, 7pm The Liquorist Portsmouth Living / Mental Health Andysmanclub Regular event Every Monday, 7pm - 9pm Next: Mon 26 Oct 4 venues Southampton, Fareham, University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth Organiser: ANDYSMANCLUB Living / Mental Health Monday Latin Nights Regular event Every Monday, 7:30pm Next: Mon 26 Oct Medbar Southampton Organiser: Elite Tiempo Culture / Dance Masterclass On Curation: how to tell stories Tue 27 Oct, 6 - 8pm Playland Portsmouth Organiser: Photo Fringe Part of the series: Photo Fringe 2026 Culture / Photography View more Events The broader perspective, for a distinct region. The Solent Metropolitan is an independent media platform championing the Greater Solent's cities: Southampton and Portsmouth, Isle of Wight and towns and villages, all connected by the Solent water on the central southern coast of the UK. Read more about Latest articles View more Articles Past newspaper articles on official creation of the Solent region We've been here before... By Rob Davis Sectors / Regional Development Are we deluded about a better future? Mindset can happen today. While previous articles on here talk of the possibility of grand transport infrastructure, the question is: will it… By Rob Davis Sectors / Regional Development The new infrastructure quangos to watch Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/04/what-quangos-set-up-labour With our passion for some… By Rob Davis Sectors / Public Sector Introducing the "Made in Greater Solent" celebration Along the lines of elsewhere, like https://www.madeinnyc.org/ For local manufacturing and makers. Physical and… By Rob Davis Sectors / Regional Development We don't need provincial rivalry Celebrating our 2 great Solent cities. By Rob Davis Culture / Identity & Belonging Time for Solent Walking into a bank or other institution building, sometimes there are clocks on the wall showing the time in well known places. By Rob Davis Culture / Identity & Belonging What do great cities do when they need space? New York City does it. London does it. Greater Solent can do it. By Rob Davis Sectors / Design View more Articles Vibrancy happens in three dimensions Championing the Greater Solent region in three dimensions: Culture, Sectors and Living: making up the triple helix of the Solent's "DNA", its identity. Discover Culture Discover Sectors Discover Living Culture, Sectors and Living are interconnected and can help each other grow. We're here to help make that happen, connecting them across the Solent region.
SBK Sundays - Salsa, Bachata Kizomba in rotation Regular event Every Sunday, 6pm Next: Sun 25 Oct Medbar Southampton Organiser: Latin Interactive
Andysmanclub Regular event Every Monday, 7pm - 9pm Next: Mon 26 Oct 4 venues Southampton, Fareham, University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth Organiser: ANDYSMANCLUB
Monday Latin Nights Regular event Every Monday, 7:30pm Next: Mon 26 Oct Medbar Southampton Organiser: Elite Tiempo
Masterclass On Curation: how to tell stories Tue 27 Oct, 6 - 8pm Playland Portsmouth Organiser: Photo Fringe
Past newspaper articles on official creation of the Solent region We've been here before... By Rob Davis Sectors / Regional Development
Are we deluded about a better future? Mindset can happen today. While previous articles on here talk of the possibility of grand transport infrastructure, the question is: will it… By Rob Davis Sectors / Regional Development
The new infrastructure quangos to watch Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/04/what-quangos-set-up-labour With our passion for some… By Rob Davis Sectors / Public Sector
Introducing the "Made in Greater Solent" celebration Along the lines of elsewhere, like https://www.madeinnyc.org/ For local manufacturing and makers. Physical and… By Rob Davis Sectors / Regional Development
We don't need provincial rivalry Celebrating our 2 great Solent cities. By Rob Davis Culture / Identity & Belonging
Time for Solent Walking into a bank or other institution building, sometimes there are clocks on the wall showing the time in well known places. By Rob Davis Culture / Identity & Belonging
What do great cities do when they need space? New York City does it. London does it. Greater Solent can do it. By Rob Davis Sectors / Design
