Fawcett Road Greening Group

09/03/2026

Hi everyone, our lovely neighbhours from Wimbledon Park Patch usually organise Easter Egg Fun, a fantastic, fun and interactive family event on the 4th April in Wimbledon Park. This year, some help is needed to organise and deliver the activity. Would anyone like to join me and help? Thank you in advance! (Mathilde)

10/01/2026

It was a cold but a beautiful morning today, we planted new shrubs and evergreens in various locations around Fawcett road and Francis Avenue. Thank you to everyone who gave a hand ! GoodGym Portsmouth Portsmouth Friends of the Earth , our councillors Suzy Horton and George, and our lovely neighbours. Thank you so much The Golden Eagle Southsea team for treating us with mince pies at the end, it was much needed ! :)

06/01/2026

We are looking forward to seeing you this Saturday for a TLC session around the neighbourhood from 10 to 12. We will then warm up in The Golden Eagle Southsea and share exciting plans and ideas for 2026 :) Thank you!

🌱 Start 2026 with a green purpose :)
Come and help us tend to our local forecourts, trees, and planters around Fawcett Road with a morning of planting and maintenance.

When and where:

🗓 Saturday 10th January 2026, between 10 am - 12 pm

📍 Meeting point at the corner of 71A Francis Avenue & 42 Edmund Rd (PO4 0LL) We will wander over to other green spots from there.

🍪☕ We’ll wrap up with an informal gathering at the The Golden Eagle Southsea to share ideas and plans for an exciting 2026 year ahead!

Please bring gloves and a trowel if you have some.

We hope to see you there! Until then, we wish you a Merry, relaxing, and green Christmas and a Happy New Year!

18/12/2025

🌱 Start 2026 with a green purpose :)
Come and help us tend to our local forecourts, trees, and planters around Fawcett Road with a morning of planting and maintenance.

When and where:

🗓 Saturday 10th January 2026, between 10 am - 12 pm

📍 Meeting point at the corner of 71A Francis Avenue & 42 Edmund Rd (PO4 0LL) We will wander over to other green spots from there.

🍪☕ We’ll wrap up with an informal gathering at the The Golden Eagle Southsea to share ideas and plans for an exciting 2026 year ahead!

Please bring gloves and a trowel if you have some.

We hope to see you there! Until then, we wish you a Merry, relaxing, and green Christmas and a Happy New Year!

08/10/2025

Join our friends Wilder Eastney this Saturday:

Come and join us in Eastney for a morning of Community Greening

Where: Marine Court Gardens, PO4 9QU

When: Sat 11th Oct 10am - 12 noon

Who: All welcome. The event will be co-hosted by Portsmouth City Council and Portsmouth Climate Action.

Tools, gloves and refreshments provided
Family and kid friendly event

The Wilder Eastney site (Marine Court Garden) is an excellent example of urban green space that provides a home and safe refuge to a variety of wildlife including birds, small mammals and minibeasts.

Join us here for the morning, where we'll be helping nature to thrive. During the session we'll be tending to the young fruit trees, improving grassland habitat, cutting back invasive plants and sorting out the raised beds with new soil, herbs and native wildflowers.

04/10/2025

Today, Ainsley and Mathilde braved the strong winds and planted herbs and flowers at Havelock Community Centre , to replace the ones which were sadly stolen a few weeks ago.
We hope these ones settle well and will benefit wildlife and local communities for years to come !

28/08/2025

🌱 Support Havelock Community Centre!

Our wonderful supporter, Havelock Community Centre, recently had plants stolen from the planters at their entrance. Sadly, the nearby Eric Taplin Court planters have also been targeted. This upsetting situation is happening far too often in our neighbourhood.

Behind the plants that people enjoy walking past and admiring, lies hard work, time, grant applications, maintenance, watering, and a deep dedication to wildlife and community. These green spaces are built with love and care.

We’ll be helping Havelock replant and secure more flowers and herbs soon—we won’t give up.

In the meantime, please consider supporting Havelock through a membership or donation. It’s a truly special community centre in the heart of our city, supporting countless groups and activities.

Thank you, Havelock Community Centre, for all you do for our community. ❤️

02/08/2025

We had a fantastic TLC session on Fawcett Road with our wonderful neighbours and GoodGym Portsmouth – thank you so much to everyone who helped! 🌱✨

Our local planters, trees, and forecourts are now happy: litter-free, topped up with soil and mulch, and filled with new plants and herbs. We also spotted plenty of woodlice, moths, hoverflies and flies buzzing around the greenery, which is a good sign for biodiversity! 🐛🦋🐞

We hope you enjoy these refreshed green spaces as much as we do! 💚 Please don't hesitiate to water them when passing by, every little helps. Thank you!

02/08/2025

It is happening today, TLC session for our lovely planters around Fawcett road. We will meet at 9am at Embassy Court. Hopefully see you there ! Bring your hat, water, and gloves if you have some :)

🌿✨ Patch Perfect day: Come help us tend to our local forecourts, trees, and planters along Fawcett Road with a morning of watering, planting, and maintenance.

📅 Saturday 2nd August : 9 am, Meeting Point: Embassy Court planters, Bramble Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 0DS (We will wander over to other green spots from there!)

🧤 Gardening tools & equipment provided (but feel free to bring yours if you prefer). Refreshments are provided, just bring yourself, hat, suncream and water.

We hope to see you there! 🌼

21/07/2025

🌿✨ Patch Perfect day: Come help us tend to our local forecourts, trees, and planters along Fawcett Road with a morning of watering, planting, and maintenance.

📅 Saturday 2nd August : 9 am, Meeting Point: Embassy Court planters, Bramble Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 0DS (We will wander over to other green spots from there!)

🧤 Gardening tools & equipment provided (but feel free to bring yours if you prefer). Refreshments are provided, just bring yourself, hat, suncream and water.

We hope to see you there! 🌼