HRA@50 – Portswood Rec Revisited – Sunday 14 June 11:30 a.m. A wildlife haven on your doorstep!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in News | 0 comments The guided walk around Portswood Rec. was the first HRA@50 event in January. The visit was enjoyed by 17 enthusiastic HRA members on a bright but cold day in January. Garth, Linnet and Denise have agreed to lead a summer revisit. Book Now: HRA.HonSec@gmail.com https://www.friendsofportswoodrec.uk/ “Our neighbours at Highfield Residents Association (HRA) celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2026...
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‘Sit, stretch and relax’ – Free new group starting Monday 8 June at Portswood Library!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in News | 0 comments Info courtesy of Friends of Portswood Library
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Turner Sims Family Day 2026 – Sunday June 14th, 11am to 4pm!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in News | 0 comments Turner Sims say: “Join us this summer for a day of magical musical activities and events for children and grown-ups of all ages.” https://www.turnersims.co.uk/…/turner-sims-summer…/ Info courtesy of Turner Sims Concert Hall  
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The Southampton Heritage Fair is on Saturday 6th June, 10am to 4pm at Southampton City Art Gallery!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in News | 0 comments The Saints open-top bus will be outside, and all the talks, walks and film are free; they do not need to be pre-booked. There is also a raffle. Info courtesy of some of the organisers.  
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According to Daily Echo 2/6/26: Crime and ASB as violence and disorder erupted from a protest about the murder of Henry Nowak that turned into a riot in Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments According to the Daily Echo, see article below, violence and disorder erupted in Belmont Road (home of the Digwa family and near to the location where Henry Nowak was fatally stabbed), St Denys Road and outside Portswood Police Station on the evening/night of Tuesday 2 June 2026: Bricks (ripped off walls), bottles/cans, wheelie bins (sometimes on fire), traffic cones thrown at police 11 police...
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A lot of rubbish in front driveways / front gardens of numbers 3/3A, 5 and 7 Brookvale Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments As this was not on Council land but on private property and all HMOs, it was passed to HRA Honorary Secretary to follow up and an email was sent to the Council’s HMO Enforcement Department, email: HMOEnforcement@southampton.gov.uk
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Around 10.30am, Wednesday 3 June 2026: abandoned street furniture in Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments One long cabinet and crate outside the former Roebridge Farm Vegetable Shop (next door to the former Flagship Coffee); One supermarket trolley plus various items eg bedding, inside outside the former Farms Foods Shop in the former Portswood Shopping Centre; Some bedding left strewn in the alleyway outside the Admiral Casino shop, next door to the Victory Gospel Church. The above reported to...
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3 June 2026: Message from the Chief Constable of Hampshire and IOW Constabulary Alex Boon: “Response to violence and disorder in Southampton last night”

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jun 3, 2026 in Important Police Communications, News | 0 comments From: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary via Neighbourhood Alert<alert@neighbourhoodalert.co.uk> Response to violence and disorder in Southampton last night Chief Constable Alexis Boon said: “We understand and appreciate as police officers that we are accountable for our actions. What we ask, however, is that those actions are judged through fair and transparent processes. In...
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