Beat Surgery Portswood Broadway, Monday 20 July from 11am to 2pm

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 9, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Information received from Hampshire Alert / Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary 9/7/26 Beat Surgery on Portswood Road : Mon 20 Jul 11:00 Dear Portswood Resident, Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will be hosting a Beat Surgery at The Broadway, Portswood Road on 20/07/2026 at 11:00. Please take this opportunity to raise any concerns you may have and to find out what we are doing to tackle...
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Week of 29 June 2026: Intruder overnight in Brookvale Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 9, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Picked up on camera but brazenly climbed in through open bathroom window. Fled when the interior alarm was set off. Reported to the police.
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Neighbour in Welbeck Avenue – checked backdoor wildlife camera and saw someone trying the door at 3.24am

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 9, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Early July 2026.
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Free, all welcome. Summer Evening Talk today, 8th July, at Portswood Library at 7.30pm – ‘The First Public Libraries in Southampton’

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 8, 2026 in News | 0 comments Info from Friends of Portswood Library  
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HRA@50 Art for Art’s Sake, Avenue St Andrew’s Church Hall – 22 and 23 August from 12 noon to 5pm each day! Artists and crafters are busy preparing for the Art for Art’s Sake event!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 8, 2026 in News | 0 comments Phil Hewitt is a long-standing Highfield resident who started a new hobby of wood turning in retirement and is now starting to show his beautifully crafted pots at local craft fairs. The wood he uses is often salvaged locally, for example from Highfield Church pews. This will be the first time Phil has joined the Open Studios event, which HRA is supporting this year. Phil Lloyd, a painter, is...
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Early July 2026: Several reports of use of Council Cleaning Team to clear up prolific littering in Brookvale Road, Abbotts Way, Russell Place and Portswood Broadway

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 8, 2026 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments Also a reminder that residents can report abandoned items of ‘street furniture’, large cardboard boxes, crates etc to Community Safety on email: community.safety@southampton.gov.uk This also includes encampments, street drinking and indeed anything which is a violation of the Public Safety Protection Order which covers Portswood Broadway.
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Message to HRA from the SCC Lead Ranger re concerns raised about water quality on The Common (7/7/26)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 7, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments “Thank you for getting in touch.   I wanted to provide an update regarding the concerns raised about water quality. There is likely to be leptospirosis present in the waterways, as is the case with almost every body of water and ditch across the UK due to the presence of rats. This is a naturally occurring risk in outdoor water environments.   Blue‑green algae has also been an...
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Bystander Training – Message from the SCC Community Engagement Officer for Bevois, Bargate, Portswood, Swaythling Wards

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 7, 2026 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments ‘Hi all,   Southampton City Council have arranged Bystander training, this training teaches people how to safely recognise and respond when they witness inappropriate, harmful, or discriminatory behaviour. We want to empower individuals to intervene confidently and support others, helping to prevent harm and promote a more respectful community. Sessions will be taking place across...
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