Wellington Congress 2025: The University of Southampton, which is the home of the archive of the first Duke of Wellington, will be hosting its Eighth Wellington Congress on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 25, 2025 in News | 0 comments The programme features keynote addresses by Professor Beatrice de Graaf and Dr. Ed Coss, along with a wide range of papers exploring the career of the first Duke of Wellington. Discussions will also delve into the broader historical context of Britain, Ireland, the Empire, and Continental Europe during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There will be a congress dinner on Friday 4...
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Small Business Pop Up – Flo’s Flea Market! 10am to 4pm, Saturday 8th February at The Design Chapel, Cemetery Road, Southampton Common

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 25, 2025 in News | 0 comments More info below from their flyer!
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The Caraway Dementia action programme for week beginning Monday 27 January 2025, for across Southampton!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments Courtesy of Caraway Dementia News Southampton – January 2025 MEMORY CAFÉS   •  WELLBEING ACTIVITIES  •  OTHER CAFÉS Hi All As the chilly weather stays with us, while only Sholing memory café is meeting this week why not visit one of the other cafés? Southampton Manor Care Home holds a memory café on Friday and will be enjoying art and chocolate, all are welcome. Also this week the...
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The Portswood Broadway part-time Bus-gate trial on a section of Portswood Road between the St Denys spur and Westridge Road, is set to begin on Monday 27 January 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments  It will operate Monday to Saturday at peak times, between 7am and 10am in the morning and between 4pm and 7pm in the evening. Below is a SCC map of road restrictions and access routes for the wider area. The part-time Bus-gate and the Active Travel Zone will be introduced on a trial basis for at least six months. While the Bus-gate restriction is in operation, only authorised vehicles are...
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Portswood Bus-gate Trial 27 January 2025 (extract from HRA E-news January 2025)

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 23, 2025 in News | 0 comments Portswood Bus-gate Trial  27 January Project progress from SCC: “We are now moving into the next project phase which will trial a part-time bus/taxi/cycle-only section of Portswood Road, between St Denys Road spur and Westridge Road, and Active Travel Zones in neighbouring streets, both from early 2025. By restricting general traffic through the Broadway but still allowing access to car parking...
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From HRA E-news December 2024 to HRA members (12/12/24): To report incidents of bikes on pavements or incidents with e-scooters or e-bikes

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 23, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments To report incidents of bikes on pavements or incidents with e-scooters or e-bikes The advice from the police is that members of the public should not intervene in case riders respond aggressively. All incidents should be reported to the police on 101 or online giving dates, times, locations and descriptions. Videos can be uploaded if reported online. We understand it is important that all...
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Portswood Broadway Frequently Asked Questions – Trial Bus-gate scheme starts on Monday 27 January

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 23, 2025 in News | 0 comments See in link below: https://transport.southampton.gov.uk/tcf/eastleigh-to-southampton-corridor/portswood-project/portswood-project-faqs/#
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Portswood Broadway Bus-gate – SCC map of road restrictions and access routes for the wider area

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Jan 23, 2025 in News | 0 comments   https://transport.southampton.gov.uk/tcf/eastleigh-to-southampton-corridor/portswood-project/ While the restriction is in operation, only authorised vehicles are allowed, including: Buses Taxis (taxis that are not locally licenced by Southampton City Council cannot use the bus-gate – 09.30 – 10.00 and 18.30 -1900) Cyclists, legal E-scooters and E-bikes (not motorcycles/mopeds)...
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