Swaythling Lawn Tennis Club will be holding a Beetle Drive and American Supper on Saturday, 26th February at Chilworth Village Hall (next to the Clump Inn) starting at 7.30pm.

This fundraising event is open to all and we hope to welcome friends and neighbours as well as members and their families. No age limit! No skill required! Previous experience not necessary!!

Tickets cost only

Our streets are much cleaner since dog owners have been obliged to remove their pet’s mess and failure to do so can mean an on-the-spot fine of £50. But there are still some irresponsible dog owners who think they can get away with it on our greens where children play. No doubt because the unmade road and footways make the offence less obvious, there is also a problem in Ethelburt Avenue. It is not nice to find dog’s mess a few feet from your front door. So if you are a culprit: please take it home!

Of course Residents’ Association members may  be entirely blameless and if so, we apologise for raising this matter here.

To contact the City Dog Warden ring Southampton 8083 2531 or call the Actionline 0800 5 19 19 19

At our AGM, I remarked that it would be desirable to have someone from the Residents’ Association on the Co-ordinating group for the North Neighbourhoods Partnership. I rashly allowed myself to be nominated and in November duly attended my first meeting. At the start of the agenda, half an hour had been set aside for questions from the public. There were no questions and only two of the public. Had the meeting
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Soon Spring will be here. Already the buds of the daffodils are showing above ground. So that we can all enjoy this wonderful display, parents are asked to make sure their children do not trample them, flatten them with footballs or pull the flower heads off
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Your Committee is already planning the Summer Party. If you have any ideas for the party or have suggestions for other social events, then get in touch with your street rep or send us an email
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Although the Southampton Federation of Residents’ Associations has not had any public meeting recently, we are assured that it is alive and well with a membership of 41 residents’ associations. The committee has been meeting with council officials over its many concerns.

Ever watchful of how the Council spends “our” money, they have been concerned about the reversion to weekly collections from the green wheelie bins and among other things, the cost of employing staff to run all these Partnerships.

They are planning a big open meeting in March or April
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