Welcome to ParkLife!

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Last updated: 2nd February 2012

Who is ParkLife?

ParkLife, founded by Friends of St.James' Park (FoSJP) with financial assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Southampton City Council, is a social enterprise which started operation in St.James' Park, Shirley, Southampton, in July 2011.

+++ LATEST NEWS +++
A Boost for St.James' Park!
2nd February 2012
Community groups based in St.James' Park had a boost this week, with news that trust fund Lankelly Chase has agreed to pay for a 3‑year project to help local residents participate in a variety of activities in the Park. See our new Community page for more information.
Free Wi-Fi being extended
17th October 2011
We're now upgrading the Wi-Fi to extend coverage into the ParkLife Community Room; unfortunately there may be a short period of unavailability in the ParkLife Café during this upgrade.

St.James' Park

From July 2010 through to July 2011, St.James' Park underwent extensive restoration and improvement works, as part of a Parks for People project funded jointly by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Southampton City Council.

One of the major improvements was the refurbishment and extension of the World War II Air Raid Precautions Building into a fully-functional café with community room and toilet facilities.

ParkLife was founded by FoSJP in November 2010, in order to operate the building and its facilities, under a long-term lease from the building's owner, Southampton City Council.

St.James' Park was re‑opened on 6th July 2011, and the ParkLife Café opened on 15th July 2011.

Where to find out more

Find out more about ParkLife on these pages:

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