Parklife is a small community cafe located in the popular St James Park, Shirley, Southampton. The Park received a National Lottery Grant and was extensively refurbished. It attracts many users for various recreational purposes. It has an active friends group (Friends of St James Park) with which the cafe has a close relationship.

The Cafe employees a manager and has a number of part-time staff and volunteers. The Cafe is a communty interest company limited by guarantee and needs a volunteer financial director to oversee the finances as a member of the board. The job involves working with the manager to ensure financial control and participation in committee meetings approximately every six weeks.