Fancy a visit to Bitterne Park - or thinking about moving to the area? Perhaps you already live here and are interested to find out more. We hope this work in progress offers a few pointers and comes in handy!
The Daily Echo reports that Southampton Airport will become a “centre for international business travel,” as FlyBe invests £3.3 billion in new planes. Read their story here.
It's quick and easy to spread the word about your community events using our calendar: just log into the site and click here to add events, classes, gigs and more. (Hot tip: if you haven't created an account with the site you'll need to register first - and that should only take a moment...)
We've also expanded the 'What's on' main menu link on the left to try to make it simpler to use the calendar.
A national league player coaches mixed basketball sessions at St Denys Community Centre for 8-12 year olds on Tuesday afternoons, from 4.15pm for an hour.
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Contact us now to find out how you can get six months for the price of four when you book selected banner ads on our popular community websites bitternepark.info and portswood.info this summer. But don't hang about: this offer is strictly limited.
From driving schools to Yoga, Pilates and children's drama, check out the busy Classes and Tutors section on our noticeboard. It's just one of many sections listing businesses and community organisations - and the great news is, basic listings are still free. Lovely!
Police are issuing an urgent appeal for information after an air rifle was stolen during a burglary at the Southampton University Boat Hard and Rifle Range in
Mead Crescent,
Swaythling.
Triangle florist Creative Flowers, which opened in December 2005, is shutting up shop and moving operations to a home address. Owner Mark Hamilton said he was sad to move from the Triangle, but that the business needed to cut overheads due to rising costs and reduced footfall.
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'St Denys Today', the community newsletter for St Denys which focuses on the community centre, is now available to download from bitternepark.info here (PDF 501K).
Many Whitworth Crescent and Whitworth Road residents have been saddened to see the loss of two beautiful trees on the river side of Whitworth Crescent. Lindsi Bluemel explains how more trees could be preserved.
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St Denys Community Centre usage is soaring, and an open meeting on April 15 will discuss transferring its assets to the community, as well as ambitious plans for expansion, according to this report in the latest 'St
Denys Today' newsletter.
Eighty-year-old Mary Long has lived in Bitterne Park for most of her
life – and loves it. In these audio clips you can hear how her father bought their
house for £500 cash, about shopping at the Triangle, where she used to
play, and why she wasn’t allowed to go to what is now Sandringham Road
(but did anyway!).
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