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Talk on Isaac Watts Statue, tomorrow Wednesday 10 September at 7.30pm at Portswood Library. Free entry

Free entry, all welcome. See more below! Courtesy of Friends of Portswood Library
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Dementia friendly events/activities for week beginning Monday 8 September 2025 for across Southampton, courtesy of Caraway

Dementia News Southampton – September 2025 MEMORY CAFÉS   •  WELLBEING ACTIVITIES  •  OTHER CAFÉS Hi! We invite you to come to one of our Memory Cafés this week and do check out the extras we’ve got happening this term, our Bereavement Course starting in September and our popular Tea Dance in October amongst other things. A reminder to check with event holders in case details have changed...
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The Dogs’ Pladdling Pool on The Common certainly looks a lot better with the rain

Photos from a HRA Member taken on Sunday 31 August 2025:  
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It is Green Open Homes Week from 13-21 September 2025 and, according to the Transition Southampton website, there are currently four homes in Highfield

“Throughout the event homes will be opening right across the city, showcasing everything from heat pumps and EVs to supermarket-free living and making your own cleaning materials, plus ideas for saving water, energy, money and environment. See more and book at https://openhomes.transitionsouthampton.org And it’s not too late to open your own home/garden! openhomes@transitionsouthampton.org...
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Support Professor Andrew Lotery, part of the ‘Highfield Relay Team’, in the Clarendon marathon from Salisbury to Winchester, raising money for Gift of Sight vision research

Highfield resident – Professor Andrew Lotery, an Opthalmologist at Southampton Eye Unit, leads the vision research for Gift of Sight, the local charity supporting eye research at the University of Southampton. He regularly sees the impact of sight loss on patients and their families. On 5th October, Professor Lotery will be running the Clarendon marathon as part of the ‘Highfield Relay...
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Photos of a quiet Bassett Avenue and a busy Highfield Road this morning (2/9/25) with the Avenue’s junction with Highfield Lane closed from 10am to 2pm for urgent tree felling

One of our members has taken a couple of photos of The Avenue this morning which is closed “at its junction with Highfield Lane” from 10am to 2pm today, Tuesday 2 September for urgent scheduled tree removal. She says it’s very quiet on The Avenue but busy in Highfield Road as shown by the bus to Winchester going past! As mentioned in a post yesterday, diversions in place are...
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