Category: 2001 Newsletters

On Saturday 24th February, John Scoates and Maurice Drake hired a small digger and assisted by a team of volunteers with rakes, they filled in the potholes and levelled the road surface….

On Saturday June 23rd there will be a party for all residents of the Conservation Area. It will be held on the green in Bassett Green Road, starting at 7.30 pm. This…

Possibly one of the best kept secrets in Swaythling is the existence of two grass tennis courts, hidden between Bassett Green Road and Ethelburt Avenue. With an entrance tucked right into the…

Since the construction of the M27, it is no longer possible to walk from Stoneham Lane, across the playing fields, through Hardmore Copse and then to emerge near the Stoneham Golf Course…

Three new trees have been planted on the green in Bassett Green Road, two of these are Himalayan birches, Betula utilis “Doorenbos” and the other, the common almond Prunus dulcis. Six more…

The missing nameplate at the bottom of Ethelburt Avenue has been replaced. It has a distinctive style and is painted in the “Collins” colours of green and cream. The HCERA committee would…

Mr Nic Monks, a Field Close resident, kindly offered to create a Web site for the Association. As well as carrying such items as the newsletter, we hope that it will be…

In the draft Local Plan, published in March, land at Stoneham is identified for potential use for  park and ride. This land is the playing fields on both sides of Stoneham Lane…

One Saturday morning, in an unsuccessful attempt to gain entry to a house in Bassett Green Road, five windows were smashed with terra cotta pots found the garden. Remarkably, no neighbours heard…