Pre-Christmas Portswood Community Litter Pick: Lawn Road – Saturday 13th December 2025, at 2pm (for about an hour) meeting by the park on Lawn Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 3, 2025 in News | 0 comments Pre-Christmas Portswood Community Litter Pick: Lawn Road – message from all Portswood Ward Councillors: The next litter pick is booked for Saturday 13th December 2025, at 2pm (for about an hour) meeting by the park on Lawn Road. Don’t forget sturdy gloves, and we will bring pickers, hoops and bags. Please tell your neighbours about this. We can have a social chat afterwards and a hot drink...
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Accident 25/11/25 at the junction of Highfield Lane and Brookvale Road

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 2, 2025 in Crime Incidents | 0 comments It involved a police vehicle responding to an emergency, and a member of the public. There were no injuries reported, only minor damage to the police vehicle and roadside furniture.
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‘Carols by Candlelight’ this Sunday 7 December from 5pm to 7pm at the Turner Sims Concert Hall

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 2, 2025 in News | 0 comments Entrance is free and a mince pie on arrival is included! The Turner Sims Bar will be open for refreshments. Info courtesy of a HRA Member  
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The glorious Uplands Way Estate Christmas Tree. Photo HRA Member

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 2, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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October Books, Portswood – for your books and gifts. Support this independent bookshop: Biblio Gifting Night – on 11 December open 10 am until 8pm!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 2, 2025 in News | 0 comments October Books, Portswood – for your books and gifts. Support this independent bookshop. Info courtesy of October Books October Books “Let us help you find the perfect gift… for absolutely anyone on Biblio-Gifting Night Are you struggling to choose a book for a picky friend or need something thoughtful for a colleague? On Thursday, 11th December, our Book Buying Group is here to give...
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Southampton Demonstrations: Key individual networks (KINS) update from A/Inspector Richards, Southampton North Neighbourhood Policing Team – Monday 1 December 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 1, 2025 in News | 0 comments ‘Dear KINS,   I am writing to provide an update on recent protest-related activity in the Portswood area.   On Friday 28th November 2025, police resources were deployed in anticipation of the usual weekly Friday demonstration. Although no protestors or counter-protestors attended, the area remained calm throughout the evening.   On Sunday 30th November, a protest took place...
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A wet Monday morning on The Common, and wet trees! Photos taken 7.45am today (1/Dec/25) by Barbara Claridge

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 1, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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Tickets are selling fast! The University of Southampton ‘Voices’ Community Choir are holding their Winter concert on Friday 12 December at 7.30pm in the Turner Sims Concert Hall, on the Highfield University campus!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Dec 1, 2025 in News | 0 comments They will be performing ‘Freedom Song’, which tells “the inspiring story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers”. “The Fisk Jubilee Singers were freed slaves. Their mission was not only to build the first black University after emancipation, but to fight for the right of all African Americans to be educated. Working from diaries, historical records and the choir’s own...
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