Welcome to ParkLife!

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Last updated: 15th January 2013

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 +++
NEW CAFÉ MENU
15th January 2013
See our CAFÉ page for details of our new menu.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
3rd January 2013
Happy New Year to all our customers! Following the Xmas/New Year break, the ParkLife Café is now open every day as normal - see our CAFÉ page for details.

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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