RD Rob Davis Rob founded The Solent Metropolitan out of a love for both Solent cities, Southampton and Portsmouth, and the areas around them, with roots in both from growing up, working, living, studying and playing across the region. He presented and produced speech radio shows about volunteering and community across the Solent, on Unity 101.1 FM in Southampton, Skyline 102.5 FM in Hedge End and 93.7 Express FM in Portsmouth. Professionally he builds online digital experiences and collaboration platforms, most recently for the United Nations and for universities in the Solent region. Articles 7 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
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
