There are lots of free events and activities that the City Council Ranger Team are hosting across the City during the summer holidays, including many at The Hawthorns on Southampton Common!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 21, 2025 in News | 0 comments  See below! Info courtesy of Southampton City Council Rangers
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Another report: street drinkers – outside Flagship Coffee / in the cycle hub and seating area opposite

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 21, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Another WA Group representative reported online to the police on Sunday 20 July 2025 that on Friday 18 July 2025 there were street drinkers in the above location. They were hiding behind/leaning against the Bus-gate furniture/lying on the ground and one was seated. They were loud and noisy. They left bags and rolled up sleeping bags in the area and kept coming and going, regularly going back to...
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Suspect stabbing – The Muse, Portswood

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 21, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments One of our representatives was in The Muse in Portswood on the morning of Monday 21 July and saw a small group of men enter The Muse, following a woman who was holding up what looked like a large kitchen knife. One man appeared to have been stabbed and went to lie on the floor. Another man got hold of the knife and gave it to one of the women behind the counter. One of The Muse staff called 999....
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Join Tyler on 2 August 2025 to celebrate a year of Flagship Coffee in Portswood!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 19, 2025 in News | 0 comments …. and HRA Members have a 10% discount at Flagship Coffee – enjoy!
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Portswood Central Community Group ‘litter pick’ meeting – Sunday 27th July 2025 at 10am (for about an hour), meeting by the park on Lawn Road (for Lawn Rd, Belmont Rd, Osborne Rd South, Spring Crescent and the parks)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 19, 2025 in News | 0 comments Information from Portswood Central Community Group re the next Portswood Community Litter Pick: “The last litter pick bagged 15 bags around Lawn Road, Belmont Road, Osborne Road South, Spring Crescent and the parks. Well done everyone.” The three local Councillors for Portswood Ward – Cllr Savage, Cllr Barbour and Cllr Finn, have organised another local ‘litter pick’ meeting for next...
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At 7pm tomorrow, Sunday 20 July 2025, at the Pavilion, Portswood Residents’ Gardens, Abbotts Way – South Hants Humanists will be hosting the following talk:

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 19, 2025 in News | 0 comments ‘The Salvation Army, a bit of history and what we’re doing locally’, by Matthew Stone. All welcome, free entry, donations to speaker’s chosen charity.
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Summer Holiday Activities at Portswood Library (courtesy of SCC Library News and Events)!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 19, 2025 in News | 0 comments There are lots of free, drop-in craft activities on offer in addition to regularly scheduled events. Please note, they ask that parents/guardians stay for the duration of the sessions. At Portswood Library: Gnome Crafts / Wednesday 30 July / 10.30am to 12.30pm / Ages 4+ Suncatcher Butterflies / Wednesday 6 August / 10.30am to 12.30pm / Ages 4+ Cupcake Fairy or Elf / Wednesday 13 August / 10.30am...
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Man nearly caused an accident crossing road to get to the group sitting outside Flagship Coffee/the Bus-gate cycle hub and seat in Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 18, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments At approximately 13:40hrs on Friday 18 July, a man was seen crossing the road from The Trago Lounge side towards the Flagship Coffee area / Bus-gate cycle hub and seat. He nearly caused an accident with cars both ways and a cyclist had to swerve to avoid him. He then joined the group sitting on the benches/in the Bus-gate cycle hub and seat area.
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