Unusual photos of Portswood! Taken in late March 2025

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 27, 2025 in News | 0 comments   Increasing the vibrancy of Portswood / Mencap lane – hazardous waste     New hotel on Portswood Road   / Increasing biodiversity on Portswood Broadway   ‘Blockbusters’ has been cleaned up! For how long?    
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Street sleepers/drinkers have replaced the cream/leather armchair with a striped armchair – Portswood Broadway, October Books side

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 27, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments Reported to FP at PACT meeting on Monday 24 March 2025. She said she would pass it on to the Senior Community Safety Officer and that I did not have to report it as that would suffice. Note: the striped armchair was picked up on morning of Thursday 27/3/25.
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Full Southampton City Council meeting Wednesday 26 March 2pm – Several items of interest concerning the Portswood Bus-gate

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 25, 2025 in News | 0 comments Several items of interest concerning the Portswood Bus-gate are to be debated at the Full Council meeting tomorrow.  You can attend in person or join in on-line. This is the Agenda: Agenda for Council, Wednesday 26 March 2.00pm Concerned Bus-gate residents are meeting at 1:15pm in advance of the Council Meeting. Agenda Item 4 Deputations.  There is to be a Deputation which relates to the...
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Adult Craft Session: ‘Pebble Painting’ at Portswood Library – Wednesday 26th March, 2pm to 3.30pm!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments
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Free family event on Sunday 30 March 2025 from 12:00 to 15:00 with Highfield’s own traditional folk group ‘Angling for Farthings!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments As part of its 20th Anniversary, the Southampton-based radio station Unity 101 is promoting a series of community events (see below), the first of which features Highfield’s own traditional folk group Angling for Farthings! It’s a free event for families, to be held in the Design Chapel in Cemetery Road SO15 7AF, on Sunday 30th March, 1200-1500. Info courtesy of a HRA...
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Daily Echo 24/3/25: Hundreds march to protest Portswood bus gate

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 24, 2025 in News | 0 comments   To read the article, click on the link below: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25029561.southampton-hundreds-march-protest-portswood-bus-gate/
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Man walking up the road (not pavement) shouting and swearing – Portswood?

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2025 in Crime Incidents, News | 0 comments A few weeks ago ((? early March). A PCSO on the other side of the road did not pay him any attention but walked on by.
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The Spring issue of the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery Newsletter 2025; forthcoming events included!

Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on Mar 23, 2025 in News | 0 comments There are lots of FoSOC events over the next few months: Sat 12 April, 11:00h: Titanic (new) 1 hour walk about the survivors; Sun 13 April, 11:00h: An hour talk in the Non-Conformist Chapel then a walk at 14:00h (up to 2 hours); Sun 4 May, 14:00h: Lives lost at sea; Friday 18 July, 14:00h: Jane Austen walk.   Wildlife Walks with Phil Budd: Sat 22 March, 14:00h – Early Spring Flowers...
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