Summer Holiday Activities at Portswood Library

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 24, 2024 in News | 0 comments All info below courtesy of SCC’s Library News and Events Portswood Library has lots of free, drop-in craft activities on offer. Please note, they do ask that parents/guardians stay for the duration of the sessions. At Portswood Library – Junk Challenge! / Wednesday 31 July / 10.30am to 12noon / Ages 4+ Go for a spin / Wednesday 7 August / 10.30am to 12noon / Ages 4+ Picture this / ...
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Caraway Dementia Action Group – Course for Carers – Autumn 2024

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 24, 2024 in News | 0 comments All info courtesy of Caraway Dementia Action Group This is a course specifically designed for carers of someone with a diagnosis of a dementia.  Our next course is planned for the autumn and starts on Monday 9th September 2024. Running alongside Caraway Memory Cafes, the course introduces how you can live well with dementia and what support networks are available in Southampton. The programme...
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Reminder to use Faraday boxes/pouches, or the equivalent, to prevent car key fobs from being accessed remotely

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 23, 2024 in Crime Incidents, Crime Prevention Advice, News | 0 comments With recent car break-ins and thefts, this is just a reminder to store car key fobs in Faraday boxes/pouches, or the equivalent, and position the boxes/pouches well away from the door. We understand that these break the signal so that thieves cannot access car key fobs remotely to unlock car doors.
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Two cars stolen from the same property – Uplands Way

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 23, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Took place night of Monday 22 July 2024. Reported to the police.
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Did you know that there is a Sewing Hub not far from us – at Unity 12, 9-19 Rose Road, SO14 6TE?

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 22, 2024 in News | 0 comments The Sewing Hub is a welcoming, fully accessible community space offering sewing classes for beginners, refreshers and, for the more advanced, they have overlocker courses and a regular ‘Sewing Circle’. The Sewing Hub also provides local people with an alterations and a bespoke design/make service. The Studio is unique in that it is a professionally equipped micro manufacturing hub, with flexible...
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Knowing where you are on Southampton Common; great signposting! Photos by HRA HonSec Barbara Claridge, June 2024

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 22, 2024 in News | 0 comments  
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Here are two recent posts about Portswood from Southampton Police on Facebook (20/07/24) and (17/07/24):

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 21, 2024 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments 20/07/24 In a proactive effort to ensure our community’s safety, our officers from Portswood’s Neighbourhood Policing Team recently took possession of a machete. This article will be safely destroyed, eliminating any potential threat it posed. We greatly appreciate the ongoing support and vigilance of our community members. Together, we can continue to make Southampton a safer place...
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This is at 7pm, tomorrow, Sunday July 21st, at the Residents’ Pavilion, Portswood Residents’ Gardens SO17 1QU – a talk by Jenny Leonard ‘Art and the English Weather’!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jul 20, 2024 in News | 0 comments Jenny is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable amateur expert of art and art history. She’s an acknowledged speaker, especially on the treasures of Southampton Art Gallery, and has recently been Chair of Southampton Arts Society. All welcome. Organised by S Hants Humanists.
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