We are a group of volunteers that, work with SCC to see better maintenance and improved facilities at Portswood Rec.
Joined November 2018
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We are mainly posting on our Friends of Portswood Rec Facebook page now, so there may be a delay picking up DMs. Please follow our Facebook page if you can, and want to be kept up to date with what we are doing, or email info.friendsofportswoodrec@gmail.com with queries
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Good turnout for gardening today. We were joined by 3 members of GoodGym 3 young helpers with their parents.The children dead headed daffodils, scattered wildflower seeds & cleaned the bird baths. GoodGym tackled brambles and weeds,
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Lovely photos from Denise of a variety of tulips flowering at the Rec 9th April
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Great everyone is enjoying the Rec in the sun, but sadly some children have been cycling & wheeling at speed through the dog area, across the grass & flower beds, causing damage & harming wildlife. If we follow the SCC Code of Conduct for Green Spaces, everyone can enjoy the Rec
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Our gardeners worked hard alongside the kids activities yesterday. Laila multitasked, helping with activities & weeding, Jo made 2 wigwams from branches that had to be cut back on the Lime tree and Russell rescued an Elder that was being smothered by ivy. Well done everyone!
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Great first FoPR Kids activity morning for 2026 today. Thanks to everyone who came, Garth for the photos and all our amazing volunteer helpers for organising
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Sunday 21st March was perfect for gardening. Warm, sunny & birds singing in the blossoming trees. We tackled nettles, dead heading & pruned the lime tree by the tennis court. Still plenty to do if anyone fancies joining us now and then!!
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Our first kids activity morning for 2026 is on Easter Saturday. Why not bring your children along for some free fun activities at the Rec?
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Thanks to everyone who came to our AGM Wednesday. Special thanks & welcome to Kat & Nigel our new secretary & Treasurer. Thanks to outgoing treasurer, Louise for her hard work as treasurer and on the play area fundraising team that helped get all the new play equipment installed
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Last but not least, big thanks to Barbara Claridge, HonSec from Highfield Residents' Association for a very interesting and entertaining talk about wildlife gardening in France.
We’re looking forward to another successful year!
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Don't forget our AGM tomorrow starting at 7.45pm at the Scout Hut in Brickfield Road. Please join us. There will be refreshments and a short talk about wildlife gardening in France from Barbara Claridge HonSec at Highfield Residents' Association after the main AGM business
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Spring has arrived in the garden area and our doughty bunch of gardening volunteers have started up again for the season
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Can you help us run our FoPR Kids sessions this year? It's great fun and only takes a few hours a month. Please get in touch if you can help
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A beautiful misty morning at the Rec Wednesday. Thanks to Anja for the lovely photo
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Looking for something to do with the children in half term? Why not join our friends at Friends of St. James Park for some nature fun activities?
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*****SAVE THE DATE*****
Its the Friends AGM on Wednesday 18th March starting at 7.45pm in the Scout Hut Brickfield Lane. More details to follow shortly, but please save the date and try to come along to support us and find out more about the Rec
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If you are interested in Southampton's Green and Open Spaces, you may be interested in this👇
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Recent visitors to the Rec may have noticed our @HIWWTConserve Collective Action for Nature award proudly displayed at the Upp Grosvenor Rd entrance. Thanks to our volunteer Pete for fixing the sign & also recently sharpening our gardening tools and fixing a donated wheelbarrow
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