Society of St James: bike regeneration project

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2021 in News | 0 comments We have received a number of enquiries about the above. Anyone who has a bike that they no longer require, can donate it to the Society of St James for their bike recycling project. They pick up on the last Saturday of the month. To arrange a pick up, please email James on: email: recycle.bikes@ssj.org.uk. If you do not get a response, telephone Ashley at the Society of St James on: 023 8033...
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Local elections on Thursday, 6th May: arrangements for those voting in person

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2021 in News | 0 comments Local elections are going ahead and 16 seats will be contested on May 6th in Southampton. Here in Portswood Ward, the Labour party candidate John Savage is seeking another four years in office. Standing against him are Katherine Barbour for the Green Party, Calvin Smith for the Conservative Party and James Read for the Liberal Democrats. There are also elections for the Hampshire Police and...
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Southampton Municipal Golf Course – course closed, please stay off the golf course

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2021 in News | 0 comments Essential maintenance works being carried out to the grounds for the re-opening on 30 April. Southampton Municipal Golf Course 19 tSApSonpctmdrsiortlnhect eat 18tds:ehSc21n  · We’re making good progress with the essential maintenance that’s being carried out. Thanks for bearing with us, it’ll be worth it in the long run!
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Upcoming community clean up on Highfield Lane: Sunday, May 2nd from 2 to 3 pm

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2021 in News | 0 comments Residents on the corner of Brookvale Road are concerned about the litter around their homes and have requested doing a local clean up. Local Resident, Katherine Barbour, has been organising similar events in St Denys. She has access to pickers and rings to hold the bags open which are kindly supplied by the City Council. This is planned for Sunday May 2nd, from 2 pm to 3 pm, meeting outside...
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Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust’s ‘Waste of Space’ Appeal

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 21, 2021 in News | 0 comments The appeal is to help identify the unloved scraps of land in towns and cities that could do much more for people and nature. They would like residents to get involved and identify local areas that could be transformed into green, cleaner spaces. The Wildlife Trust is asking local people to map the ‘wasted space’ in their communities and to find creative ways to make space for nature...
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Attempted shed/garage break-in bottom end of Welbeck Avenue, Sunday 18 April 2021

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 19, 2021 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments The garage had been targeted before. Both times without success. Incident reported to the police.
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Attempted theft Shaftesbury Avenue, around 2 am on night of Sunday 18 April 2021

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 19, 2021 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Third hand report. Occupier disturbed three men trying to access her gargae. She challenged them and they walked off. The police were visible in Holyrood Avenue on the night of Sunday 18 April around the same time but it is unclear whether it was related to the Shaftesbury Road incident.
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Scrapstore Portswood ideas on what you can do with jigsaw puzzle pieces!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 19, 2021 in News | 0 comments We save all sorts from landfill in the hope it will be recreated into something new. Currently, we have lots of puzzle pieces in stock. They were all missing a few pieces and are now looking for a new life. If you have puzzles or board games that are no longer complete we would be happy to accept them as a donation. Here are some great upcycling ideas for using up odd puzzle pieces. We have...
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