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Reminder: HRA@50 Members Only Photographic Competition – only a few days left to get your May entries in!

Reminder HRA@50 – Members Only Photographic Competition – only a few days left to get your May entries in! There are two entries each month in each of the six categories! Pictures taken on Mobile Phones of Highfield and Portswood area. The competition runs from 1 April – 30 June! Check out the rules in the link below, including details of how to enter and the six categories. The top...
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Urban Wild Week has begun!

Southampton National Park City say: “The biggest event this weekend for Urban Wild week was the return of Urban Wild on the Common – for the second year running, Southampton National Park City and partners took over a corner of the Common for a celebration full of stalls, activities, music and art. You can read all about the event on our blog piece here! However, that was just the...
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Photos of HRA@50 Highfield/Portswood Walk-Talk with Godfrey Collyer (SEE Tourist Guide), Saturday 16 May 2026

  In Highfield Close, off Brookvale Road: Attractive sunken garden and fountain in Highfield Close. Ellis Martin, well known OS map illustrator and local water colourist, lived at no 6.                     Outside 116 Belmont Road, previously home to the First Officer of the Titanic:                ...
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Dementia friendly events/activities for week beginning Tuesday 26 May 2026 for across Southampton, courtesy of Caraway

Dementia News, Southampton – May 2026 MEMORY CAFÉS   •  WELLBEING ACTIVITIES  •  OTHER CAFÉS Hi All I believe we’re officially in summer, although it’s not felt like it recently, but with the longer days and soon, we hope, warmer days, we will have some summery things coming up at our memory cafes the next 3 months so do check out our weekly news. As always we look forward to seeing you at...
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The 2026 Urban Wild festival takes place from 23rd – 31st May with Urban Wild on Southampton Common as the opening celebration on Sunday 24th May! Explore the programme below!

  They say: “Urban Wild is a week-long festival celebrating Southampton’s green and blue spaces, nature, and the communities that make our city unique. As a city-wide festival, it raises awareness of the urban wild spaces right on our doorsteps, showing that there are plenty of opportunities to connect with nature in Southampton. It aims to highlight local environmental issues,...
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Southampton Commons and Parks Protection Society (SCAPPS): Notice of the Annual General Meeting 2026: 7pm for 7.30pm, Monday 1st June 2026

Venue: Isaac Watts Memorial Church room, Winchester Road Southampton SO16 6TS Click here to see the Agenda: 2026AGMnotice
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