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What is a super fun start-of-summer day?!!! 
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its like the nicest day yet! any fun ideas ? (don't say get off the computer.) AND any ideas for a simple fun summer business?
buy a pet snake.
Summer is a great time of year to visit Southampton! The city comes alive with visitors from across the country and the rest of the world, here to enjoy the warm and sunny weather, and the many events that happen every summer in Southampton. World famous sporting events such as Cowes Week, or the UK's top boat show, the Southampton Boat Show, are just two of the city's top events.
Cowes Week
Steeped in history and tradition, Cowes Week is the longest running annual regatta in the world and is as much a part of the British summer calendar as Wimbledon, or Royal Ascot. Set around the small town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight, yacht racing occurs in the Solent, the stretch of water that runs between Southampton and the Isle of Wight, attracting over a thousand different boats and around 8,500 competitors.
Cowes may be at the centre of this summertime event, but Southampton is very much a part of Cowes Week too, providing the port for the ferry crossing across the Solent, additional accommodation, and of course plenty of other attractions too. In 2009, Cowes Week will run from the 1st to the 8th of August.
Southampton Boat Show
Keeping with the nautical theme, the Southampton Boat Show is another top event that takes place every year. Since 1969 the Southampton Boat Show has been held at Mayflower Park, and is one of the highlights of summer in Southampton.
Over 100,000 visitors come to the Southampton Boat Show to see around 600 exhibitors who are mainly boat builders, owners, and sailing companies, and to enjoy numerous attractions and fun events. You can tour the tall ship Lord Nelson, try a boat for free, go diving, watch search and rescue demonstrations, and let the kids go boating for free, all at the Southampton Boat Show! In 2009 the Southampton Boat Show will take place from the 11th to the 20th September.
Parks in Southampton
Enjoying summer in Southampton is not just about attending big events! Southampton has plenty more attractions that are great to enjoy all summer long including numerous public parks, and you may even find there's a free event going on in one of the parks too!
The Common, for example, is one of Southampton's top parks and covers an impressive 326 acres. You'll find an abundance of flora and fauna in this park that has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Pitch and Putt is great fun on lazy summer days and there are several parks in Southampton where you can enjoy a round or two! And if playing Pitch and Putt has got you in the mood for golf, try a round on the 9-hole or 18-hole Southampton Municipal Golf Course, or on one of the many private golf courses in the Southampton area.
Water Sports in Southampton
Visitors who've always wanted to try out a variety of different water sports will find that summer in Southampton is the perfect time and place to do so! There are numerous centres where you can enrol on courses or just pop in to use the facilities. Southampton Water Activities Centre offers courses, while Woodmill Outdoor Centre has fishing, plus canoeing and kayaking courses. Of course there's always plenty of opportunity for sailing in the Solent too!
Whatever you like doing you'll find that summer in Southampton has something for you and your whole family to enjoy!
The Barracudas - Summer Fun (1981)
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Intex 117-by-76-by-53-Inch Rainbow Ring Pool Play Center $33.95 Enjoy summer with this Intex Rainbow Ring Play Center inflatable pool. It includes a water slide, wading pool, water sprayer, ring toss game with four inflatable rings, and a ball roller game and toss ball game six 3-1/8"8cm and plastic play balls are included. The water sprayer attaches to a garden hose to keep kids cool in the summer. Wading pool fills to 80% of wall height: 65 gallons, 246 L. ... |
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Step2 Play Up Fun-Fold Jr. Picnic Table $39.99 Step2 Play Up Fun Fold Jr. Picnic TableThe Step2 Play Up Fun Fold Jr. Picnic Table is a durable, plastic picnic table that folds for easy storage anywhere! It's a multi-colored picnic table that is ideal for many activities. This table can accommodate an umbrella, which is not included. The large, smooth table top wipes clean easily and there is enough room for 4 children to sit comfortably.... |
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Lodge Sportsman's Grill Cover $14.54 This waterproof, custom-sized cover stretches to fit over the 19-by-10-by-8-inch Lodge Sportsman's grill, a hibachi-style grill made of heavy cast iron with legs. Since the grill is a little heavy to haul inside and back out to the patio for every barbecue party, this cover allows the grill to stay outdoors protected from rain and rust. Handy for camping trips too, when rain is in the forecast, th... |
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State Fair/Centennial Summer $18.98 Two soundtracks on one CD.... |
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Once In A Blue Moon: The Lost Album If Once In A Blue Moon hasn't exactly been the Holy Grail for the Rod Stewart faithful, it's only because we didn't know what we were missing - until now. This unqiue collection of covers recorded in the summer 1992 is Maestro Stewart at his interpretive best - that magnificent voice yearning, pleading, and shouting in all its gravelly glory while serving as a lethal instrument for the legendary p... |
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Serious Fun! $17.98 Jeremy Nicholas writes: Phrases that chill the heart: I want a volunteer from the audience. Is this your car, sir? Have we shown you our holiday snaps? Or how about Tonights lecture is on the art of writing comedy. Go to that seminar and one thing you know for sure in advance is that you are consigning yourself to an evening devoid of any humor. Dissecting comedy, analyzing jok... |
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Hello Kitty's Paradise: Fun With Friends, Volume 2 [VHS] $5.39 Twins Kitty and Mimmy soar in their magic hot-air balloon to rescue a failing bakery, heal a sick girl with some magic presents, help a professor chase down his broken robot, and touch down in a land of pretty paper crafts. Chock-full of lessons about helping others, doing chores at home, and learning safety and etiquette, this 8-episode collection also contradicts itself by allowing the kitt... |
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Clifford - Big Fun in the Sun [VHS] $0.97 ... |
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Peter Cottontail: Summer Fun [VHS] $9.95 ... |
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Art Of Knitting/Crochet 2 (Leisure Arts #107455) $5.99 Whether you are a beginner or an advanced knitter the second DVD in The Art of Knitting series: The Art of Knitting & Crochet 2 is packed full of all-new video presentations, clear concise visual demonstrations that make learning to knit and crochet EASY. Expert instructors will teach you: A Review of Knitting Basics Intermediate Knitting Skills 2 The Art of Crochet A Sock Workshop and Felting. Th... |
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Shuffle, Vol. 3 $2.74 It's summer break the sun is shining and Rin's life couldn't be more complicated! All of the girls are getting a little worked up from the heat and they're jumping out of their swimsuits to get his attention.Nerine wants a hands-on lesson in swimming even as Asa goes top-off in the waves and Sia trumps them both when she and Rin get a little private time... stranded! The beach is supposed to be re... |
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Hello Kitty's Paradise - Fun With Friends (Vol. 2) $8.10 Twins Kitty and Mimmy soar in their magic hot-air balloon to rescue a failing bakery, heal a sick girl with some magic presents, help a professor chase down his broken robot, and touch down in a land of pretty paper crafts. Chock-full of lessons about helping others, doing chores at home, and learning safety and etiquette, this 8-episode collection also contradicts itself by allowing the kitt... |
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Intex Frame Set 10 ft x 30 in Pool with 530gph Pump $99.99 This 10' x 30" Intex Metal Frame is the perfect starter pool for a family of 4 with small kids. Not too big, and yet big enough for some series summer fun.... |
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Flip Flops Beach Fun Party String Lights (SJ) $6.64 Great indoors and out, as a room accent, or on your Christmas tree! Each 12 foot string of party lights has 10 plastic covers as shown in the photo. String lights can be used indoors or outdoors, and have end-to-end connectors so up to two additional sets of string lights can be added. Plastic covers (3.25") snap easily onto each light.... |
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12 Hibiscus Parasol Straws $4.95 Makes every beverage a party drink! These little paper umbrellas on 10" bendable plastic straws will add a splash of tropical color to your next luau or beach bash.... |