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11 unusual facts about Highfield


Alester Maregwede

Maregwede was born and raised in the Harare suburb of Highfield, Harare|

Avenue Campus

The campus is located on Highfield Road on the western edge of the Highfield district of Southampton.

Highfield, Hertfordshire

It was constructed on a green field site as part of the construction of the postwar newtown expansion of Hemel Hempstead.

Mavis Moyo

In an interview with radio continental drift in 2012, Moyo emphasizes how what became known as DTR or Development Through Radio grew from the seed of a collaboration and exchange between urban and rural women, initially between the Jamuranai Women’s Club in the Harare township of Highfield and rural women from Seke district South of Harare.

Sidney Kimber

Sir Sidney Guy Kimber (1873–1949) was a British politician, born in Highfield, Southampton.

South Stoneham House

During the Second World War, the Highfield location of the College meant it was directly in the war zone itself.

Southern Rhodesian general election, 1980

On 13 January, Joshua Nkomo, leader of ZAPU, returned to Southern Rhodesia after three years' exile and addressed a rally of between 100,000 and 150,000 at Highfield township in Salisbury.

Suzie Templeton

Raised at Highfield in Southampton, she began work as an animator as a child with her older brother.

Takashinga Cricket Club

Takashinga cricket club is a cricket club in Highfield, Harare.

Tawengwa

He also became owner of the Mushandira Pamwe Hotel in Highfield, Harare(1972) and was the first self made black millionaire.

Tendai Biti

He was arrested in 2007 with many others, including MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, after a prayer rally in the Harare township of Highfield.


Glen Norah, Harare

Nearby Highfield township is regarded to be where the fight for the liberation struggle started.

Lincon Muteta

A native of the Highfield area of Harare, Muteta is the youngest of four in a family which originates from Mutoko; his totem is "Soko Murehwa", or the monkey.

Liverpool and District Cricket Competition

First Division: Ainsdale, Colwyn Bay, Highfield, Hightown, Liverpool, Newton le Willows, Northop Hall, Orrell Red Triangle, Rainford, Sefton Park, Wavertree, Wigan.

ECB Premier League: Bootle, Colwyn Bay, Highfield, Hightown, Leigh, Lytham, New Brighton, Newton le Willows, Northern, Northop Hall, Ormskirk, Rainford.

ECB Premier League: Bootle, Colwyn Bay, Highfield, Hightown, Lytham, New Brighton, Newton le Willows, Northern, Northop Hall, Ormskirk, Prestatyn, Wallasey.

Moat Mount Open Space

In the mid nineteenth century the field was part of the park of Highfield House, which was then owned by Lady Raffles, the widow of Stamford Raffles.

Old Swan

It contains six schools, including Broadgreen Primary School, St Anne's Stanley C of E Primary, St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Corinthian Avenue Primary, St Cuthbert Catholic Primary and Broadgreen International School (formerly known as Broadgreen High School, Broadgreen Community Comprehensive and Highfield), which is a specialised sixth form and technology college.

Pestival

Pestival 2009 also hosted the symposium How insect are we? at ZSL London Zoo, chaired by New Scientist editor Roger Highfield.

Teddy Sandford

As a youth he played football for Tantany Athletic, Overend Wesley, Birmingham Carriage Works F.C. and Smethwick Highfield.

Turbostaat

In February 2008, the band announced that they were recording in a studio again, and at the 2009 Highfield Festival near Hohenfelden, the album was announced for the beginning of 2010.

Zimbabwe Grounds

It is surrounded by Old Highfield section on the greater part and share borders with Takashinga cricket ground (home ground of Andy Flower and Tatenda Taibu), Zimbabwe Hall, Highfield Library, a Nursery School, Anglican Church and Chipembere Primary School annexe.