Flashback: Pump Is the only Surviving Piece of the Rectory Where Jane Austen Lived

Flashback: Pump is the only surviving piece of the Rectory where Jane Austen lived

At that time, we had the wonderful art bookbenches all around the borough. Again, in 2025, we are celebrating the 250th anniversary of her birth in…

Music festival to celebrate 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth

The West Meon Music Festival, now in its 15th year, continues to bring together renowned and upcoming musicians.

'I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed': Inside Jane Austen's Winchester home, the house where she penned her final words and drew her final breath

Jane Austen spent the last days of her life in rented lodgings in Winchester, Hampshire. Adam Rattray describes the remarkable recent discoveries made about the house in which she died.

Casts unite - handing over the Jane Austin baton - In-Common - Southampton

As part of the Jane Austen 250 Celebrations in the city this year, Mayflower are presenting two Austen-themed productions – and on Tuesday, the cast of Pride & Prejudice* (*sort of) currently performing at Mayflower Theatre met the talented young cast of The Last Rose of Summer, performing at Mayflower Studios in August. Handing the Jane Austen baton over, they met, shared insights, and even chatted with the brilliant writer and director of  Pri…