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Bitterne Local History Society

A long established local history society with a heritage centre and charity shop with a rich source of local memorabillia and books for sale. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the United Reformed Church in Bitterne Precinct [September to July at 7pm] the entrance is near to the Iceland premises.

Bitterne Park Info

A local website for Bitterne Park and neighbouring areas. Sister site of Portswood Info. We use the site to publicise our talks and events.

Cantores Michaelis

Southampton's best kept secret is how former Bishop Jonathan of Southampton described Cantores Michaelis (founded 2000). The group of choral scholars from the University of Southampton is funded by The Friends of St Michael's and based at the ancient Southampton City Centre church of St Michael the Archangel. The group specialises in unaccompanied repertoire composed for the Christian Liturgy. The music ranges from Gregorian Chant, Tudor and Renaissance Masses and Motets, to twentieth century composers. On special feast days and concerts the singers are joined by orchestral players for the performance of Mass settings.

[The] Diaper Heritage Association. A study of the worldwide spread of the Diaper family [currently 9000 persons on the tree] with particular research on the village of Itchen Ferry adjoining Woolston.

Friends of Cobbett Road Library

The Friends group formed as the library was under threat of closure. The group normally meets on the last Saturday of each month in the library. Currently they are improving the appearance by adding planting to the borders.

Friends of the Field

The group are trying to stop development on a 7 acre sports field and to ensure that it is available as an open space to the local communities of Shirley and Freemantle.

Friends of Old Southampton [no website]

Meetings are held to hear talks on the history, archaeology and architecture of Southampton and surrounding areas. Visits are made to local places of interest and further afield. The society also acts as a watchdog on the maintenance of local historic buildings. The group meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Guardian Court, Westwood Road, Portswood, Southampton SO17 1WH [Secretary Mrs Joan Webb]

Friends of Pear Tree Church

Maintaining this historic church [the oldest Anglican church in the world] is a very expensive project and the Friends are essential contributors to the task.

Friends of Riverside Park

The newly formed Friends hope to promote wider use of Riverside Park across the whole community and engage with SCC to improve the physical and natural environment of the park. In 2008 the park received a Green Flag award for the first time.

Friends of RSH Hospital Chapel

A newly formed group working with the Southampton City Primary Care Trust to conserve the Grade II listed chapel in the grounds of the Royal South Hants Hospital with the aim of bringing the chapel into use for the community.

Friends of St James' Park

Founded in January 2006 the Friends now have a membership of more than 400 members, one of the largest for this type of group in Southampton. The park is on the BBC Breathing Places list.

Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery

A conservation group supporting Southampton's Victorian Cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1846 is one of the earliest municipal cemeteries and the first cemetery to house plots for Hebrew burials. The friends engage in conservation work in partnership with the SCC ecology team at the Hawthorns Urban Wildlife Centre. Assistance is offered in researching graves, locating them in the cemetery and individual maintenance. The group offer guided walks, talks on heritage subjects and sell booklets relating to the Victorian social history and cemetery related topics. Contact Gillie Blake on 023 8034 9414 for further detail or to arrange a guided walk for a group.

Forum for Southampton Central Parks [no web site]

Southampton has the largest acreage of open spaces outside of London and the proximity of well maintained parks so close to the centre of the city makes them a popular lunchtime venue for shoppers, visitors and locally employed staff. A Forum group was formed late 2008 and meets to discuss issues concerning the centre parks with the SCC Open spaces team.

Friends of Southampton's Museums, Archives and Galleries

FOSMAG is an active group with a variety of talks and visits to sites of interest. Funds are raised to support acquisitions for the City's museums and galleries.

Friends of Town Quay Park

The Friends were formed in 2010 after SCC announced that the park and important underground vaults were to be developed for flats. This is one of the few areas in the city remaining where there is an open view of the river front. Following a protest meeting when 120 residents and supporters attended the Friends group was formed and they are currently seeking Town Green status for the Park.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust

The trust seeks conservation supporters for projects such as the Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail Project

Highfield History.co.uk A website on the history of Highfield

Highfield Residents Association

An active and well supported residents' association looking after the interests of Highfield

Portswood. Info

A local website for the inhabitants of Portswood and nearby areas, sister site of Bitterne Park Info. We use the site to publicise our talks and events.

ResponsibleCitizen

A useful site giving information on British citizenship, rights of individuals and advice on various topics such as dealing with anti social behavior written by experts.

Southampton City Council

Southampton Commons and Parks Protection Society

The Society welcomes new members who share the aim to preserve the features of Southampton's open spaces.

Southampton Heritage Federation [no website]

Southampton History Federation meets regularly with Southampton City Council to highlight the need to save and promote the city's heritage; various groups represent trams and buses, shipping, cemeteries, the old town and aviation. CoSS Members John Avery and Marian Hubble represent the interests of CoSS. The Federation is based at the Solent Sky Museum [previously known as the Hall of Aviation].
Contact

Southampton Local History Forum

Sponsored by SCC Library and Learning Service the group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month* at 7pm in the Northguild lecture theatre [entrance by the Art Gallery shop kiosk] Commercial Road entrance. A variety of local historians presenting illustrated talks on history. Entrance free of charge. To be included on a mailing list of events contact Local Studies and Special Collections, lower ground floor, Central Library.
* There is normally a short break in the series in the summer

West End Local History Society

The society meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the West End Parish Centre at 7-30pm in Chapel Road Non members pay a small entrance fee. Each Saturday the Museum in the Old Fire Station [corner of Orchards Way / High Street] is open from 10 am to 4 pm. There are research facilities including tythe maps, Kellys, photographs and census information.

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