St Denys Community Centre originallyopened in 1976, the main hall being builtfrom dismantled pre-fabs from the PrioryRoad area, followed by the addition of acouple of extra huts.

Since then the main hall has been rebuilt,followed by a total rebuild of the kitchen &other meeting rooms for 2006, plus superbchanging room facilities, for use with theexternal Multi Use Games Area.

The building is used by Southampton DayServices Monday to Friday, who funded the2006 rebuild along with Sports England,leaving the Community only the Main Hall touse through the working week.

Managed by only a small voluntary group,we are in the process of expanding thepremises, through the Asset Transferscheme. This would enable us to furtherimprove the building, and for it to betransferred to the local community. Thiswould not only allow more independencebut also the ability to access new potsof funding.

However to move this forward morevolunteers are needed to come on board atthis exciting time. Plans for the newextension include a Day Nursery, Sprungfloor dance / fitness room, computer suiteas well as extra meeting rooms / offices.

Currently available weekly at the centre areArt Classes, street dance classes, pilates,junior & senior youth groups. We also runregular short IT classes.

We will be expanding our area of benefit toinclude the Portswood, Bevois Valley &Bitterne Park areas. As well as accessingthe above, you could also benefit from FreeSports Coaching courses, through ourSports Funding from Sport England.

All memberships’ fee or donations will go towards helping with activities to improve our local area,newsletter and any bbq/social events to be held. The community group is a constituted non profitorganisation funded by donations or grants. Our aims are to Is to enhance the quality of urbanlife and strengthen community bonds by creating and sustaining a community projects that willfoster environmental stewardship, horticultural education, rejuvenation, recreation and use ofopen space. Also improving the area we live in and the wider area of Portswood.

I/we would like to join membership of the NBSP Community Group and enclosed thesubscription of £2.00 (one subscription covers all members of the household).

Name (s) of Member............................................................................................................................

Address ................................................................................................................................................

Postcode(please include) .............................................. Tel No ....................................................

Email Address ................................................................ Date ......................................................

I/we have enclosed membership fee of £2.00 or a voluntary donation of ......................................

This form together with the subscription, should be sent or if by hand to The Secretary, NBSPCommunity Group, 9 Northcote Road, Portswood, Southampton, SO17 3AH. Cheques shouldbe made payable to NBSP Community Group. Please do not sent cash through the royal mailpost as it may get lost.

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St Denys - Community CentreNeighbourhood Watch - Update

Hampton Park - ProjectONE BIG - community funday

Members - offers

The newsletter is producedevery two months andaimed at keeping youinformed of what ishappening in our localarea. The constitutedNSBP Community Groupwill be working to achievemaximum benefits for localresidents from thecommunity garden and willfeed back regular updatesto the local community.Also we shall be workingalongside the City Counciland Police with regard toany other projects toimprove the area

Raf PersaudNBSP Community Group

Highfield Pharmacy was recently opened byhusband and wife team Mitesh and BhaviniPatel in April 2010, and they have a vision toreshape the very nature of the Pharmacyservice in this part of Southampton. "Wedon't just want to be a pharmacy where youcome to get your prescription filled or askabout a cough mixture" says Bhavini whowill be overseeing the day to day running ofthe pharmacy. Their vision is to introduce awide range of services such as a MinorAilment Scheme where medicines can beprescribed by the pharmacist, a weight lossclinic, smoke stop clinic, emergencycontraception, daily dosage boxes as wellas a comprehensive prescription collectionand delivery service. The pharmacy teamare looking forward to implementing theseservices and working closely with the localPrimary Care Trust so our patients benefit tothe maximum.

The pharmacy have also invested in thelatest technology to give it the capabilities toaccept electronic prescriptions. Althoughvery daunting the time will come wherepaper prescriptions are in the past andpharmacists will be able to downloadprescriptions through their computers andtelephone lines. Highfield pharmacy will beat the very forefront to make sure thisservice runs smoothly.

If you think you can benefit from any ofthese services please do not hesitate tocontact us on 02380 582 482 or via our

website www.highfieldpharmacy.co.uk formore information. As this pharmacy is asmall independent family run businessproviding NHS services, it is important tohave a high level of local support so pleasethink about joining the prescriptioncollection service.

This is how it works:

1. Sign the consent form and leave yourrepeat s l ip at the pharmacy or thepharmacy can bring the consent form toyour home and collect the repeat slip, justtelephone on 02380 582 482.

2. Telephone the pharmacy 5 days beforeyour medicines run out or order on-line onthe website.

3. Simply collect your medicine from thepharmacy or wait for it to be delivered toyour home.

4. We co l l ec t f rom a l l Sou thamptonsurgeries so please tell all your friendsand family about the wonderful service.

Along with your prescription we can alsodeliver to you products from our wideselection in store. Although based closed tothe University, Highfield Pharmacy are hereto serve all the local residents as well asstaff and students from the University. Welook forward to welcoming you soon andremember every prescription item counts insupporting your local independent pharmacy!

Visit Portswood’s local website today!C o m m u n i t y n e w s f o r P o r t s w o o d & n e a r b y a r e a s

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Hello to all residents.

Recently your local Safer NeighbourhoodsTeam along with local residents held aNeighbourhood Panel meeting.The reason for this meeting was to discuss anyissues that local residents may have and to setthree priorities for the police or local council toaction.

As a result of this meeting the followingpriorities have been set;

1. Street drinkers on the corner of Northcote Road

2. Reducing the amount of cycle thefts in thearea of Highfield and Portswood.

3. Continue Operation Batcombe Patrols –educating and dealing with those studentswho engage in alcohol fuelled rowdy andinconsiderate behaviour as they return totheir accommodation from late nightlicensed premises.

As a result of these priorities being set, thepolice along with its partner agencies andhelp from the local residents will put in placeactions to try and deal with the issues set bythe panel meeting over the next three months.

Please wait for the next SaferNeighbourhoods Team newsletter to see whathas been done to tackle these issues.

If there are any issues that you feel the police,council can help with or you would like toattend the next Panel meeting which will beheld on 29th July 2010 at 7pm SwaythlingNeighbourhood centre at the top end ofBroadlands road or just have something toraise then please contact myself or Raf(nbspcommunity@hotmail.co.uk) on thedetails below.

PCSO 12919 Matthew Manning

matthew.manning@hampshire.pnn.police.uk 0845 045 45 45 at Portswood Police Station.

Neighbourhood Watch Update

Hampton Park ProjectHampton Park is an area covered and policedfrom Portswood Police Station. It has adedicated Safer Neighbourhoods Teamconsisting of, two Police Officers and a PoliceCommunity Support Officer. This teamconducts Hi-Visibility patrols, community reassurance and deals with Anti SocialBehaviour in the area.

At the January Neighbourhood PanelMeeting, Hampton Park was recognised as apriority for the SNT team. What this means isthat the local Police along with the Council willlook at ways to improve quality of life forresidents who live in the area and to tackleAnti Social Behaviour problems.

In order to do this the Safer NeighbourhoodsTeam had to find out what the core issueswere that the residents face everyday andwith their help try to put in measures whichwould help tackle these issues.

To do this, three meetings were held overthree days in which every resident inHampton Park was invited. The point of thesemeetings was to give the residents thechance to say how it really is to live in the areaand what issues they face. To do it this waygave the Safer Neighbourhoods Team theopportunity to listen to the residents and gainan accurate portrait of the area and prioritiseissues.

The three priorities for the area are as follows;1 Cut Ways to the rear of properties and

fly tipping.2 Anti Social Behaviour.3 Criminal Damage.

With the priorities being set the SaferNeighbourhood Team along with its partneragencies have now completed work in thearea that has looked at clearing the Cut Waysand installing bollards to prevent further flytipping. Extra patrols have been conductedto tackle Anti Social Behaviour and reduceCriminal damage.

For three days the Neighbourhood Wardenscleared varying amounts of rubbish, rubbleand other fly tipping. Over these days it wasestimated that nearly 9 ? tonnes was clearedfrom the cut ways by hand and removed tothe tip at Marchwood. To try and prevent thisfrom happening again, at the end of each cutway a bollard was placed. Each bollard hasa combination lock that the residents canobtain to gain access. It is now theresponsibility of the residents to ensure thesebollards are kept in place and to report anyfurther fly tipping.

Anti Social Behaviour and Criminal Damagehave been reduced in the area after an initialrise in complaints. It is believed that the risein complaints is due to resident awareness.The number of complaints has now reducedand the Safer Neighbourhoods Team willcontinue to address these priorities.

This has been the combination of some hardwork over a three month period and the workwill continue with new ideas and projects setfor the future.

PCSO 12919 Matt Manning

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