Category: 2001 Newsletters

We live in a “Collin’s House” but who was Herbert Collins? Part 3. While qualifying in architecture, Herbert came into contact with the Garden Cities and Town Planning Association. He was involved…

The revitalised Road Repair Subcommittee, comprising Robert Williams (Chairman), Steve Mackenzie and Daniel Leech-Wilkinson has been getting down to business. Residents in Ethelburt Avenue should find a letter from them, accompanying the…

With the recognition that exercise is essential for health, here is the first of a series of short walks lasting about an hour. Our first walk takes us through Bassett Wood. It…

The Association now has an e-mail address for correspondence: hcera (at) talk21.com

With the present low esteem of the railways, it may seem inappropriate to make a plug for Swaythling Station. But if you don’t use it, you lose it. People who take their…

It is great fun for children to set up swings and ropes in trees. Unfortunately the living part of the tree is just below the bark. If this is rubbed away around…

by Ray George The AGM of the Forum was held on the 23rd November. As well as the normal AGM business, there was a question and answer session with a member of…

by Ray George The 2nd November meeting of the Southampton Federation of Residents’ Associations was on “Does Planning Matter? ”. Alan Sayle of the City Council’s Development Control Department outlined the process…

We live in a “Collin’s House” but who was Herbert Collins? Part 2. After leaving Mill Hill School in1900, Herbert was put to work in his father’s building business. He and is…