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Community Events

Made in Millbrook has brought people together through workshops, research activities, co-production sessions and public events. These gatherings have created opportunities for residents, community researchers, artists, project partners and local organisations to share ideas, explore Millbrook’s history and take part in shaping how the project’s work is developed and presented.

The events have also provided space to celebrate the area’s creativity, discuss emerging findings and encourage wider conversations about Millbrook’s past, present and future. From smaller participatory sessions to larger community celebrations, each event has helped strengthen local connections and ensure that the project remains rooted in the experiences and priorities of the people involved.

3rd July 2026

Co-Production Day

Around 35 people attended the Made in Millbrook Co-production Day at the Testlands Green Lane Hub. The event gave the community researchers an opportunity to present their emerging findings to an invited audience of residents, project partners, local stakeholders and policymakers including the local MP.

Participants discussed the stories and priorities identified through the research and considered how the project’s findings and creative work could be shared with the wider community. The day culminated in all participants developing a series of co-produced recommendations for change-making in Millbrook grounded in the community researchers’ knowledge and perspectives.

See the full co-production day report

Diverse community workshop group sitting around tables in a spacious hall for a collaborative meeting.

A diverse community group gathers at a local indoor event featuring information booths and photo displays.

18th July 2026

Made in Millbrook Showcase

More than 100 people attended the Made in Millbrook Showcase at Youth Options’ MP3 Centre on Mansell Park. Visitors explored exhibits created by the community researchers, discovering the stories, experiences and findings uncovered through their work.

The showcase took place alongside Millbrook FC’s Big Day Out, bringing the project’s research to a wider local audience while helping to raise funds for the football club. The event provided an opportunity to celebrate the community researchers’ achievements and share their work with residents, families and visitors.

See the showcase report

Details of future Made in Millbrook events will be added here when available.

Gallery

Photographs from Made in Millbrook events

Made in Millbrook is funded by the University of Southampton Civic Impact Fund drawing on Research England Participatory Research and Policy Funds., delivered with support from the Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities and Testlands. The project has received ethical approval through the University of Southampton(ERGO109768, 110488, 112430, 112697, 113265, 113656, 114338). The views and experiences shared through the project belong to individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Southampton or Testlands. Copyright remains with the respective authors, photographers and rights holders; archive material is credited wherever possible.

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