HRA@50 Upcoming Event: Portswood Rec Revisited Free Event, Sunday 14 June 11:30am. Event for HRA Members only

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 18, 2026 in News | 0 comments A 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 If you would like to attend but are not a HRA Member or have not yet renewed, you can join/renew via the link below. Membership is £10 a...
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Details of forthcoming works along Thomas Lewis Way – St Deny’s Junction from SSEN (see details below). Info courtesy of Cllr Savage and also Cllr Foster

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 18, 2026 in News | 0 comments In terms of mitigations, Cllr Foster says that: “Belmont Rd will be marked as resident access only to reduce rat running. The temporary traffic lights used will be monitored to ensure best traffic flow and monitored remotely.” Informaton from SSEN: “From 25 May 2026, Clancy will begin installing new high-voltage electricity cables within the carriageway at the Junction of St...
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On Friday 12 June 2026 at 7pm (light refreshments / 7.15pm – 9.00 pm), Christine Marshall BSc Hons is giving a talk: ‘To Antarctica and Beyond’

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 18, 2026 in News | 0 comments She will be speaking about her recent expedition experience highlighting some of the complex factors that affect this unique, fragile environment, and the work being undertaken through citizen science projects to raise awareness and understanding. Leading to discussion on environmental issues, and life choices. Where: Avenue St Andrew’s United Reformed Church Corner of The Avenue and Alma...
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Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery (FoSOC) Guided Walk – ‘Signs and Symbols on Headstones’ – Sunday 14 June at 2pm.

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 18, 2026 in News | 0 comments Info courtesy of Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery (FoSOC)
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9.40am, Monday 18 May 2026: Street drinkers outside former Flagship Coffee

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 18, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Reported to Community Safety.
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From 25 May Clancy will begin installing new high-voltage electricity cables within carriageway at junction of St Denys on Thomas Lewis Way – see details below courtesy of Cllr Foster

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 16, 2026 in News | 0 comments Information from Councillor Lori Foster: “From 25 May 2026, Clancy will begin installing new high-voltage electricity cables within the carriageway at the Junction of St Denys Road on Thomas Lewis Way. Works will start at the north of St Denys Junction and continue across to the south.   To install the Road Closure, a full overnight closure of Thomas Lewis Way will be required for one...
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It’s Park Yoga Southampton again tomorrow morning – Sunday 17 May at 9.30am in front of the Hawthorns Café on Southampton Common. It’s free!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 16, 2026 in News | 0 comments Info courtesy of Park Yoga Southampton.  
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Talk by Professor Michael Hall: ‘The Lucy Letby Story – An Embarrassment of Experts’: tomorrow, Sunday May 17th at 7pm at The Pavillion, Portswood Residents’ Gardens, Abbotts Way, SO171QU

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 16, 2026 in News | 0 comments Organised by South Hampshire Humanists. All welcome. Free entry with donations to speaker’s chosen charity. Background to Professor Michael Hall courtesy of South Hampshire Humanists: “Michael was a consultant paediatrician at Southampton General Hospital/Princess Anne from 1983 -2018, becoming full time in neonatology from 2001. He had a particular interest in the provision of...
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