Volunteers with the ‘Wilder Southampton’ project have had 30 plants stolen from their community garden on the Holyrood Estate in SO14. Can you help with plant donations?

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 17, 2024 in News | 0 comments Wilder Southampton is a partnership project with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, supported by the National Lottery Heritage fund, as part of the nationwide Nextdoor Nature project. More on them here! https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/wilder-Southampton Sadly, the Holyrood Gardeneers recently had around 30 plants stolen from their community garden on the Holyrood Estate in SO14. They are...
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The University of Southampton ‘Voices’ (USV) Choir are holding their Christmas concert ‘The Bells of Paradise’ on Friday 6th December at 7.30pm in the Turner Sims Concert Hall!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 17, 2024 in News | 0 comments The Concert is a collection of carols and Christmas songs from around the world and through the ages. Tickets are selling fast! Harvey Brough, Professor of Music, has arranged and will direct this seasonal celebration. The 70-strong USV choir is made up from staff members and students from the University of Southampton, together with singers from the city. For this performance, USV are joined by...
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Coffee, mince pies and carols with the University of Southampton brass band! A date for your diary – Saturday 7 December from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Portswood Library!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 16, 2024 in News | 0 comments Free, all welcome. Courtesy of Friends of Portswood Library.
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Herbert Collins, Worker for Peace, 1885 to 1975

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 16, 2024 in Local History, News | 0 comments Herbert Collins was a British architect who designed suburban houses in Southampton from 1922. His housing estates had a distincive style, usually with rows of terraced houses set around wide areas of greenery. He lived at 34 Brookvale Road, Highfield, Southampton from 1930 to 1973, on one of the main Collins Estates in Southampton. The above information was taken from Wikipedia. More below:...
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Dr Sarah Lewis talk on ‘Penal Reform’ Sunday, November 17th at 2pm, The Pavilion, Portswood Residents’ Gardens

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 16, 2024 in News | 0 comments Dr Lewis is currently working for the Council of Europe  developing, training and evaluating rehabilitation programmes in prisons in Eastern Europe. Further to this, she is working closely in English prisons to develop and improve prison environments to achieve greater safety and well-being. At a time when our prisons are overflowing, while those in other European countries are seeing a falling...
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Portswood Wastewater Treatment Plant

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 16, 2024 in News | 0 comments   Website: http://www.highfieldresidents.org.uk/ Facebook: facebook.com/Highfield-Residents-Association Email: highfieldracomms@gmail.com Portswood Wastewater Treatment Plant On Meridian News today, Friday 15th November, at 6pm, local man Gavin Millar will be interviewed about the continuing problems with waste water discharges into the River Itchen from the Portswood Wastewater Treatment...
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It’s the St Denys Repair Café tomorrow, Saturday 16 November 2024 from 10.30am to 1pm at the St Denys Community Centre, Priory Road!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 15, 2024 in News | 0 comments If you have a portable item that needs repairing – electrical items, computers, bikes, sewing repairs and jewellery – their expert volunteers will see if they can fix it for you in exchange for a donation. Tea, coffee and cake will be available while you wait! Stop your items from going to landfill! Info courtesy of St Denys Community Centre.
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The Dementia programme for week beginning Monday 18 November 2024 from Caraway, for all of Southampton!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Nov 15, 2024 in News | 0 comments All info courtesy of Caraway Dementia News Southampton – November 2024 MEMORY CAFÉS   •  WELLBEING ACTIVITIES  •  OTHER CAFÉS Hi All Here’s what’s happening in the coming week. Check out the extras coming up, as highlighted after this note. As the days get shorter it’s good to have a plan for where you can go to get a good cuppa and company, this could be your usual Memory Café or maybe...
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