As part of the Urban Wild Festival running from Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June (see more in link below), Transition Southampton is organising two Rewilding talks!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 9, 2025 in News | 0 comments https://www.southamptonnpc.com/…/urban-wild-festival… Both talks will take place in the Lounge Room at Highfield Church Centre (Highfield Lane, Southampton SO17 1RL). There is no faith content or alignment. The speaker Kevin – a former research biologist – has given a number of talks for Transition Southampton before. He gave a talk on Rewilding on 23 Feb 2022. The current talks are...
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It’s 12 years since the University of Southampton ‘Voices’ Community Choir began! Join them and Choir Director Harvey Brough as they ‘Salute Randy Newman’, in their next concert in the Turner Sims Concert Hall at 19:30 on Friday 9 May!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 9, 2025 in News | 0 comments It’s 12 years since the University of Southampton ‘Voices’ Community Choir began! Join them and Choir Director Harvey Brough as they ‘Salute Randy Newman’, “one of the most unusual of the great American singer songwriters”, in their next concert in the Turner Sims Concert Hall at 19:30 on Friday 9 May! Many people from the local area are involved! Get...
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Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery are organising a ‘Titanic Survivors Walk’ this Saturday 12 April from 11:00 to 12:00!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 9, 2025 in News | 0 comments Booking is required to avoid disappointment. There are also two other FoSOC Titanic events this week, these are on Sunday 13 April: ‘Titanic Talk’ at 11:00 at the Non-Conformist Chapel and a ‘Titanic Walk’ from 14:00 to 15.45. Mre details on on these events below! All info courtesy of FoSOC
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Here are the opening times at The Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre on Southampton Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 8, 2025 in News | 0 comments Sundays all year: from 10:00 to 15:00 Sundays and Wednesdays over Easter school holiday: from 10:00 to 15:00. Free trail for visitors of all ages – go on try it! Info courtesy of the Lead Ranger, SCC. Beautiful photo below taken by a HRA Member.
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Some beautiful blossom in Winn Road. Photo by Ken, early April 2025. You can almost smell the fragrance….

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 7, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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Invitation from your three local Councillors for Portswood Ward – Cllr Barbour, Cllr Finn and Cllr Savage: to a ‘litter pick’ in Belmont Road, the play and dog parks and Lawn Road this Sunday 13 April from 09:30h to 10:30! See invite below!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 7, 2025 in News | 0 comments “Dear friends and neighbours, We have arranged a litter pick for Sunday 13th April from 09:30 to 10:30, meeting on the corner of St Denys Road and Belmont Road. We will go along Belmont Road to the play and dog parks and along Lawn Road if desired. We hope you can make it. Following the litter pick there will be a social at a local café on the Broadway. Pickers, hoops and black bags will be...
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Here are the ‘March Nature Notes’ from the Gardening Coordinator at Portswood Rec. This time she is looking at the Rec’s contribution to increasing the amount of native hedging which is so important to wildlife

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 7, 2025 in News | 0 comments Click on the link below to read the Notes! https://www.friendsofportswoodrec.uk/article_42/index.php Reminder: we understand that Portswood Rec Play Park is closed temporarily for approximately four weeks. This is to allow some brand new play equipment to be fitted! Very exciting! Info courtesy of Friends of Portswood Rec
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The next Summer Evening Talk at Portswood Library is this Wednedday, 9th April at 7.30pm! Free and all welcome

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 7, 2025 in News | 0 comments Info courtesy of Friends of Portswood Library
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