What’s On

24th March 2026

Wickham Community Centre, Mill Lane, Wickham

Southampton Part 3

By Andrew Negus

Hear how during two World Wars, Southampton docks and dockers helped to keep Britons fed and their factories supplied with materials.
At the same time, the city coped with millions of soldiers arriving and then even more leaving for battle.

The docks will treble in size as Southampton responds to the changing world of sea transport.

Aircraft, surprisingly, will feature a lot, as will horses, a rogue lion and, of course, Benny Hill.

 

Full details of the Spring 2026 Programme can be found here.

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