By Angela Cotton You may have heard of Southampton Repair Café, where volunteer repairers fix items that the public bring along, thus helping to reduce waste and resource use as well as…
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WILDFLOWER VERGE UPDATE
On Wednesday 4th November, just before the second lockdown, Ian Bailey, the City Council’s Engagement Officer, Education, Environment and Ecology, came to start us off preparing the verge between No. 2 Leaside…
COVID CAROLS 2020
by Michelle Hickling A little slice of ‘normal’ returned to HCERA, with the annual carols taking place on Thursday 17 December. Following Government guidelines for carol events, and an extra marquee for…
UNDER THE ARCHES
by Ray George In the middle of several of the terraces, there is a passage which leads to garages at the back. How is the ownership distributed between the two properties? Ownership…
REDUCING PLASTIC WASTE
By Jane Cattell, 70 Bassett Green Road Currently, I am offering refills of Ecover washing up liquid, fabric conditioner and all purpose cleaner, Faith in Nature body wash and a hand sanitiser…
WILD FLOWER VERGES
by Debbie Smith, Bassett Green Road Since my article in the summer Newsletter, Swaythling Councillor Matthew Bunday, Ray George and myself have had an on-site meeting with Ian Bailey, the City Council’s…
ETHELBURT AVENUE REPAIR
by Dan Hopgood Dates for Ethelburt Avenue working parties are confirmed as: Sat 21st Nov 2020 – upper team Sat 20th Feb 2021 – middle team Sat 15th May 2021 – lower…
TABLE -TOP SALE
by Peter Martin Our attempt at some kind of normality with a Table-Top Sale, the so-called “Masked Stall” event, took place on the top green in Ethelburt Avenue on August 15th. It…
CAROLS
The band Ocean Brass has been booked for Thursday 17th December. At the moment, we don’t know what will be possible “within the rule of six” or whatever the regulations are at…