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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Agenda: HRA Committee Meeting – 7pm, Tuesday 8 April 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 6, 2025 in Meeting Agenda, News | 0 comments   Agenda HRA Committee Meeting Tuesday 8 April 2025
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Start of the Marathon and half Marathon this morning (6/4/25). Photo taken by Barbara Claridge, HRA HonSec

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 6, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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A planning application has been submitted that would see the derelict Waggoners Arms, on Portswood Road, make way for student flats

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Apr 4, 2025 in News | 0 comments The Waggoners Arms, which had been in a state of disrepair, was considered financially unviable for restoration. It closed in 2018. For more information, click on the link below to see the article from the Echo, 3 April 2025: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/…/25056570.waggoners-arms…/
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