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A big thank you to Marcia Hull (Gingerberry
Rose Designs) for the fab front cover. Her cards
are available at the Setley Ridge Farm Shop and
a selection of her paintings in the coffee shop
next door. You can email Marcia:
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The Milford League of Friends is changing .
Please see pages 4 - 5 for more details. I met up
with Paul Highett-Smith earlier this month and
was so impressed by the groups plans and
ambitions. It’s such a fantastic initiative for the
Village. Test your knowledge with the health
quiz on pages 6&7 .
There are some new articles for this edition -
Tricia Hayne starts a series on the many historic
ships that have passed through the Hurst
Narrows. Suzanne Ashworth’ s series on New
Forest Artisans covers our local honey producers
in this edition. It’s a fascinating article - did you
know that bees are the world’s most important
pollinators, ensuring the pollination of one third
of food crops and 80% of all flowers?
Best wishes, Jacqui
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• Bringing History Home 9
• Through the Hurst Narrows 11
• NF Artisans: Honey 15&16
• Recipe 19
• Gardening is good for you 21&23
• Local Walk 15&16
• Clear Skies 25
• Local Walk 27&29
• In the Garden 31
• Books 43
• Wildlife Matters 69
. 32& 33, 70
• Parish News 35-38
• Update from CLLR Fran Carpenter 43
• MCV 61
• Local Noticeboard 45-55
• Thank you & Looking Forward 57
• Community Centre 59
• Church Services 63
• Mini TGN 65
• Useful Nos 67
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BRINGING
HISTORY HOME
Hillyfield and the influence of
Doctor Robert Bruce
Hillyfield, probably 1910-1917
At the lower end of Barnes Lane, opposite Rose
Cottage, stands Hillyfield, now a Rest Home, but
for almost all of its life a centre for health care
in the village.
Before the arrival of Dr Bruce in 1890 there was
no doctor between Lymington and Christchurch.
He came to the village to safeguard the health
of his wife, Emma, initially residing at Waverley
in Victoria Road, then Ellaland in Kivernell Road
(original house now demolished). Whilst at
Ellaland he operated The Milford Dispensary to
assist the poorer villagers, being open to
persons not earning over one pound a week.
Patients were seen daily before 10.30, but these
hours were extended to an hourly evening
service (6.30-7.30pm) in 1905, at the same time
as he moved to Hillyfield, built for Miss Magnay
of Milford Lodge to a design by William
Ravenscroft.
Doctor Bruce’s contributions to the village were
by any standards enormous. He was
instrumental in founding the hospital in 1900.
Up until then the nearest were at Boscombe or
Southampton. He pushed for a mains water
supply by the West Hants Water Co. in 1905.
Until then households were supplied with water
from wells, the one at Ellaland before Dr Bruce’s
occupancy having caused an outbreak of
typhoid which killed
two boys at the
school being run
there. He was
appointed District
Medical Officer and
Public Vaccinator for
the Lymington
Union. By all reports
he was a kind and
Dr Bruce & family sympathetic doctor
who took an
immense interest in his patients, out at all
hours, day or night. His schedule included a
daily attendance on the garrison at Hurst Castle
as medical officer. He was a Justice of the Peace
and encouraged, with others, the founding of
the Victoria Assembly Rooms and Milford Club.
He was secretary of the Golf and Cricket Clubs,
Milford and Hordle Horticultural Association and
the Milford Flower Show, the latter being held
at Newlands Manor where on one occasion the
prizes were presented by Lily Langtry. He was
also a leading light in The Milford Improvement
Committee which provided additional facilities
for the village. All his hectic routine of medical
work and village involvements may have
undermined his own health as he died suddenly
aged 63 while in London in 1917. In appreciation
of his services, a public subscription after his
death raised £625 which, according to his
daughter, Hylda Bruce, contributed about half
the cost of building Kitwalls in Barnes Lane for
his widow.
Following Dr Bruce’s death, Dr Leicester took
over the practice at Hillyfield running it solely
until 1937 when Dr John Salkield arrived to join
him, but his stay was interrupted by military
service from late 1941 until the beginning of
1946. After the war the surgery continued to be
run from Hillyfield with Dr Eric Twiss joining Dr
Salkield with the introduction of the NHS. For a
period in the 1960s the surgery’s waiting room
was to witness choir practice for the young
church choristers taken by Mrs Twiss. Mrs Twiss
is affectionately remembered by many of the
then young choristers for her organising of
Christmas stockings received by them for all
their singing during the year.
The surgery continued until the Medical Centre
started in the grounds of the War Memorial
Hospital in temporary buildings until the present
centre was built alongside the hospital. Hillyfield
then became a Rest Home and has remained so
ever since albeit with additions to the building.
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The Club is a member of both the New Forest and Bournemouth & District Leagues.
We also enjoy friendly matches within the Club and also with visiting teams. Our Club
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Through the
Hurst Narrows:
HMS Bounty
For almost 480 years, Hurst Castle has
stood sentry over the western Solent, its
brooding walls witness to many a historic
ship that has passed through the Hurst
Narrows. In this, the first of a series of
articles, Tricia Hayne takes a look at
arguably the most famous of them all,
HMS Bounty.
what lay ahead. His concerns were more
than justified. Attempting to round Cape
Horn, he and his crew battled torrential rain
and heavy seas for 30 days before conceding
defeat and changing course for the Cape of
Good Hope. With a refit in southern Africa,
it was to be a full ten months before they
arrived in Tahiti.
Life in the South Pacific may sound pretty
idyllic, and certainly the crew enjoyed some
of their time ashore, but faith in their
captain was waning fast. By the time that
the Bounty left the island with her cargo of
breadfruit on 6 April 1789, the mood was
already sour, and within barely three weeks,
under the leadership of the master’s mate,
Fletcher Christian, it had turned mutinous.
Taken by surprise, Bligh was cast adrift with
18 men. That he made it back to England is
a credit to his seamanship. The rest of the
crew, however, returned to Tahiti on board
the Bounty before finally making their home
on Pitcairn Island. And there, having
removed everything of value from the ship,
they set it alight.
Artist unknown
Originally a collier by the name of Bethia, the
215-ton Bounty was built in 1784 at Kingston
upon Hull, but within three years she had
been snapped up by the Royal Navy for
£1,950. Her future role, to collect breadfruit
plants from Tahiti as a possible source of
cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, was
a far cry from her industrial beginnings.
After weeks of frustrating hold ups, William
Bligh finally set sail from Spithead on 23
December 1787, with a crew of 45 men. The
three-masted vessel under his command,
equipped with four four-pounder cannons
and ten swivel guns, must have looked quite
a sight in full sail as she passed the castle,
but it’s unlikely that Bligh had time for such
niceties. His relief at finally weighing anchor
may well have been tempered with concern
for conditions on his cramped ship, which
had been refitted for the mission, and about
Although random relics of the ship were
removed during subsequent expeditions, the
wreck itself lies slowly rotting in the shallow
waters off Pitcairn Island, where it remained
undiscovered until 1957. It was to be
another 41 years before the last of the ship’s
four-pounders was recovered by
archaeologists from James Cook University.
A splendid model of HMS Bounty has been
kindly loaned to the Friends of Hurst Castle
by the family of the late Fred Mann, who
spent two years building his scale replica to
the finest detail. Keep an eye out for it in
the castle’s west wing when this is finally reopened
to the public.
The Friends of Hurst Castle was formed in
1986 to support this historic building, which
is owned by English Heritage. Why not join
us? For details, contact Tricia Hayne at
trjhayne@gmail.com
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New Forest Artisans: Honey
One of the most unique noticeable features of the New Forest’s heathland is the great swathes
of heather. Their changing hues colour the landscape and mark each passing year.
By Suzanne Ashworth
There are three species in the forest – common heather, bell heather and cross-leaved heath
heather. All three are rich in nectar and pollen, enabling producers to gather honey with a
distinctly dark and delicious fragrance and taste. Permits are issued for hives to be placed in
certain areas of heather each year in the New Forest.
The earliest known proof of humans gathering
and using honey can be seen in Spanish cave
paintings dating back 8000 years. Carefully
sealed honey can keep for thousands of years.
In the New Forest there were small banked
enclosures for hives to protect them from
damage from passing stock. These “bee
gardens” were in small entrenched areas about
5m square topped with hedges and were to be
found in area such as Beaulieu, Brockenhurst
and Bull Hill. At this time the honey was
gathered in “skeps”, which were beehive
baskets.
take an hour to fill from the nectar of up to
1000 flowers! Back in the hive the bees ingest
and regurgitate the honey for about 20 minutes
until it is ready to store. They also constantly
flutter their wings to circulate the air and
evaporate water from the honey. Only when it
is reduced to about 18% of its original state has
it reached its saturation point and will no longer
ferment. The bees then store in capped cells
within the hive.
Bees are the world’s most important
pollinators, ensuring the pollination of one third
of food crops and 80% of all flowers.
Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance made
by bees from floral nectar, which is the sugary
secretions of plants. It is stored in honeycombs
and can be gathered from bee colonies in the
wild or from hives of domesticated bees. Honey
is classified by its floral source, hence the
distinctive nature of New Forest honey. It is
essentially pure sugar!
Each individual hive will produce about 65lb of
honey each year – many commercial honeys
are blended A single colony of bees needs to
collect around 50kg of pollen and 150kg of
nectar each year, just to survive, before any
surplus honey can be harvested by the
beekeeper. Polyfloral honey is produced from
many wildflowers and has a varied flavour.
Honey contains both fructose and glucose and
each tablespoon provides about 46 kilocalories.
Throughout history and across the world, honey
has been used for medicinal purposes – treating
wounds and burns, as an antibiotic and for
coughs. If honey becomes cloudy during
storage and starts to crystallise it can be stood
in a bowl of hot water to restore its clarity. Set
honey is a good sign that its real honey, and
many seek set honey, as it is delicious on toast!
Modern medicine also promotes honey as
better than other sources of sugar for heart
health and because of its plant compounds. It is
known to reduce blood sugar levels and blood
pressure, regulating the heartbeat and prevent
the death of healthy cells. It is not to be given
to under ones, however, due to a small risk of
botulism. Many hayfever sufferers find that ….
Bees collect nectar and honeydew to support
their metabolism and muscles used during
foraging trips, or to store as a long-term food
supply. It is astonishing that each bee can store
up to 40mg of honey in its honey stomach,
which can be half its total body weight and can
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very local honey taken daily can reduce their
symptoms.
How to tell a good honey? Its quality is
determined by its fragrance, taste and
consistency. Honey made only from a certain
area ( single origin honey, as a beekeeper would
call it ) will be most flavoursome and there are
several good New Forest producers whose
honey will bring the wonderful taste of the
heathers and wildflowers to your plate. Having
tried several I can assure you that the
differences are quite remarkable and you will
find the one you most like – once tasted you
will find that the cheaper blended honey in the
supermarket has lost its appeal completely!
Available from Lymington market, Strides offer
a variety of natural golden 100% raw honey –
unheated and unpasteurised – each one very
distinctive and from a specified group of hives.
Based in West Wellow, Strides also sell
honeycombs, bees wax, soap and candles and
can be contacted in person at the market, on
facebook, via email on
stridesnewforesthoney@gmail.com and via
their website : https://
www.stridesnewforesthoney.com.
Tel: 07392 001188.
The Noble Bee have 70 hives in several different
apiaries across the New Forest, producing single
origin wildflower honey. In August Simon Noble
has special permits to take his hives out onto
the heathland for the flowering of the heather,
so the bees can produce monofloral heather
honey. Within foraging distance of his farm,
there are lots of sweet chestnut trees, so the
summer harvest always has a noticeable flavour
of sweet chestnut honey. By contrast, the bees
in Brockenhurst park estate collect nectar
mainly from small leaf lime trees, giving a
recognisable almost minty taste. Simon is the
third generation apiarist and also offers open
days and courses in the summer. His honey is
coarsely filtered only and can be purchased at
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nurseries as well as through his online shop.
Simon farms in Hythe and can be contacted via
the website : www.thenoblebee.com.
Member of the New Forest Marque, Watsons
of Norleywood offer home delivery. Krysia took
up beekeeping following in her fathers
footsteps about 6 years ago, and is now helping
to look after the New Forest & District
Beekeepers who have been supporting
beekeeping in the Forest for over 100 years.
They offer training to beginners and also have
apiary training days for all members. She has a
number of apiaries across the Forest and
produces small batch local honey, with a variety
of floral variants depending on the time of year.
She was lucky enough to have access to the
heather last year so have produced some
amazing honey from the Beaulieu area which is
renowned for its medicinal qualities – similar to
Manuka honey, but less food miles!! Watsons
honey is stocked in a select few shops across
the Forest. and can be contacted on facebook ,
on 07717 874957 and via the website :
krysia@newforesthoney.com.
The importance of the role of the bee in
tackling climate change is growing in
awareness, with the introduction of inset
pollinator pathways to link existing wildlife
areas and support networks for pollinators. We
can all help with planting small wildflower areas
and going back to the traditional cottage garden
flowers in our gardens or even in a window box
if you have no garden. New Forest honey is a
special and beneficial food and once tasted, I
am sure you will think the extra cost is well
worthwhile.
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Gardening
is good for
you!
Sue Crabb
(Chair) Milford
Gardeners’ Club
The joy of having a garden or an interest in
growing things is that for little while you can
escape into a different reality away from
wars, pandemics, rising prices and extreme
weather events.
You can immerse yourself in relative peace
and quiet (unless you have building work
nearby!) enjoy birdsong as the bird population
gets in to full swing finding a mate and nesting,
all whilst you are starting to get to grips with
all the familiar, seasonal tasks outdoors. There
is something reassuring about gardening in
that there will always be certain tasks that
need doing at particular times. The last few
years have been full of uncertainty and it
seems this may well continue, but in a garden
you can anchor yourself, you know what
should happen, even if the seasons do get a bit
out of kilter!
I often feel my brain is like a computer when I
am gardening! I’m constantly assessing things,
seeing what is flourishing, what hasn’t done
well, what I might move. I try to imagine what
the garden will look like as it goes through the
year and I aim to have some colour and
interest all year round. It’s a constant process
of reassessment as I think about what needs
adding or changing, trying to keep a balance of
colour, shape and form in mind. It’s a kind of
therapeutic mindfulness which I find totally
absorbing.
bottom faces west and is backed by a conifer
hedge I inherited, but it sucks out all the
moisture so I need to think of things that will
thrive in dry conditions, that’s my jungly bit. I
have another area that gets more or less full
sun and is very free draining and other parts
that are a mixture, so there is plenty to occupy
my “ brain computer” when I am thinking of
how I will manage all these areas.
Aside from the mindfulness opportunities in
the garden, there are the physical benefits as
well.
Being outside in daylight boosts your immune
system and all the time you are doing things
like pruning, raking, mowing or planting up
containers you are helping to maintain your
balance.
Weeding and dead heading help with
flexibility. When you are constantly bending
down and stretching up it helps to keep joints
supple and flexible.
Jobs like tying in roses and clematis require
manual dexterity as does pricking out
seedlings or planting on plug plants.
Digging, moving pots or sacks of compost,
carrying watering cans, are all strength
building activities.
I am well aware that as we get older a lot of
these activities become harder or even
impossible to do. This is when you need to get
a bit of help for the big jobs.
My garden wraps around the house. It’s not
huge but I have some distinctly different areas
with particular requirements. I have a north
facing bit that I term my woodland area. The
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You also need to pace yourself and do no more
than half an hour at a time on one job and
then do something else so that you are using
different muscles. Or have a rest! It’s not a
race. How many of us are guilty of going into
the garden to do a couple of jobs and then find
we have been outside for 3 or 4 hours?
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Think about growing things in raised beds if
bending and stooping become difficult. Sit on a
chair to tend pots. Get a kneeler with handles
to help you get up and down. Find ways to
make your tasks easier, because the benefits
of keeping on gardening outweigh the
problems.
Gardening can calm you. It lifts your mood,
there is a sense of achievement in growing
things yourself and above all it can give you a
sense of purpose.
If you really feel you have to hang up your
gardening tools then you can still enjoy other
gardens. Visit, admire and enjoy. The power of
gardens to uplift your spirits is always there,
you just need to tap into it.
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Clear Skies
Welcome to clear skies, a quick summary of
night sky items for the month that you can look
for from your garden or a suitable window.
see a lone “star”. It will be roughly in the same
place for about 1 week, before it rushes back
towards the sun’s glare.
Have you ever noticed that the evening
crescent moon in April and May, appears to be
quite high above the setting sun in the west. At
other times of the year you can see the
crescent moon, but perhaps not so high. This
effect is due to the evening crescent moon
being in the sky where the sun will be in about
2 months time. In other words, the crescent
moon is at the position of the mid-summer sun.
This also means that the moon does not set
until around 11.30pm (5 th April, 5 th May),
placing a bright crescent moon in a very dark
sky. The other thing you may notice about the
moon, is that you can see the whole face of the
moon as a grey disc, with the crescent on the
side. This is called “earth shine” and as the
name implies, it is sunlight reflecting from
earth’s bright clouds onto that part of the
moon. If you were standing on the moon in that
grey area, you would see a dazzlingly bright
earth in the lunar night sky. Not as bright as the
sun, but still very impressive.
There is a local astronomical society in the area,
and they operate the observatory on the top of
Toothill. Public evening viewings are now back
and the ones for April will be on Friday and
Saturday 22/23 April starting at 8.30pm. The
evenings for May are Friday and Saturday 6/7
starting at 9.30pm.
Open nights: Each month we have primary
dates and backup dates. We open on back up
dates if both the primary dates are cloudy/
rainy. We confirm whether we’re opening
during the afternoon of the day on our
Facebook page – Solent Amateur Astronomers.
https://www.facebook.com/
groups/906124436125287/?ref=share.
We suggest a donation of £5 per adult,
accompanied children are free.
Stephen McCann –
Solent Amateur
Astronomers, http://
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2022 Toothill Open nights
April Primary Dates: Fri 22, Sat 23, Start 20:30
{M13 Globular Cluster, M35 Open Cluster,
Castor, Leo Triplet, Double Cluster, M42 Orion
Nebula}
No moon
May Primary Dates: Fri 06, Sat 07, Start 21:30
{Moon, Izar, M13 & M92 Globular Clusters,
At Easter (17 th April) have a look for Mercury Double Cluster, M42 Orion Nebula}
after sunset. At 7.30pm (in the twilight) look Moon 30%
slightly to the right of due west and you should
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Hawkhill, Ranswood and Framewood
A Walk by Suzanne Ashworth
off B3055 SO42 7WB
SU3528 0253
Cycling and walking tracks in abundance
These inclosures are located north of Beaulieu
Heath, which was used as an airfield during the
second World War. The largest with plenty of
parking spaces is the large Hawkhill Inclosure.
Hilly in parts, it has many good paths and is a
popular cycling route. Close to the car park it
seems a little stark and there are many signs of
the wartime storage facilities remains – bombs
were kept here in bunkers and then prepared
on platforms. The fuses, tail sections and
safety pins were added on platforms before
the bombs were wheeled to the airfield on
trolleys. There are brickworks, concrete
platforms and sections of concrete roads.
Walk on, however, and the delights of Hawkhill
appear – varied woodland and many tracks in
all directions. It is as good for dogs as for
cyclists with many opportunities for foraging
and hidden water too.
Beech Trees at Hawkhill
At the furthest point, there is an area of
beechwoods – stunning in the Spring with a
fresh canopy of leaves and well worth a return
visit in autumn for stunning colours.
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Not far from Hatchet Pond, one of the New
Forest’s most popular beauty spots is the less
well known Ranswood.
Approached along Furzey lane, which is almost
opposite the junction by Hatchet, there is tiny
car park with some extra parking along the
lane. Many of the stunning properties along
this lane are owned by New Forest
commoners and there are usually ponies
grazing in this area. Furzey Lodge is the place
where, I have been told by a local Forest
dweller, the cuckoo is first heard each April –
apparently on 12th!
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If it’s a gift you are after, then why not come
along and browse our houseplants or gift area.
There are lots of lovely ideas.
And after all that shopping rest a while in
Camellias with a slice of cake and a cuppa,
or even one of our home cooked lunches.
Everton, nr. Lymington, SO41 0JZ
Tel: 01590 642155
www.evertonnurseries.co.uk
Milford’s Florist for all Occasions
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Continued from previous page
Here is an idyllic stream and bridge – the river here once served
an iron mill.
The woodland itself is an attractive mix of ancient and
ornamental woods, well serviced by cycle tracks, gravel paths
and more simple pathways. There are several burial mounds
hidden here and some paths lead over the railway line.
This woodland is one of the most peaceful we have found and
where we have most often seen deer.
Bridge near the Old MIill
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This wonderful, not well-known, woodland area is part of the 615 hectares of the Ladycross Walk
Inclosures and is accessible from Ladycross or from Hawkhill nearby.
Framewood encompasses the area north of Hawkhill right up to the railway line on its northern
boundary. This area has expanses of ancient and ornamental woodland and is a good place to
glimpse deer. Its inner paths have a very special atmosphere and we often feel we are being
watched by the multitude of wildlife living here.
This area was enclosed in 1852 along with the
adjacent Frame heath – its clay soils were
initially planted with oak and beech, with further
beech trees added between the wars. Scots
pines were introduced in the 1920s and newer
other pines after World War Two. Since the
1960s some oaks were cleared to make way for
blocks of Corsican pines, Hybrid larch and
Western Hemlock so there is a great variety of
trees to see. The middle section is particularly
beautiful with the older spreading oaks
interspersed with streams and tracks. Look out
for the “fairy doors”.
There are some forest roads used for forestry
works and access to the railway line for
maintenance purposes, so it is also good for
riding, cycling and orienteering. There are
numerous paths and tracks and you can traverse
the railway line and a bridge at different points.
Fairy Doors in Framewood
Suzanne Ashworth: After growing up in Southampton and spending many days in the New Forest
area, I moved away for several decades – mostly to Wales. I have recently returned and now live
in Lymington with my fiance, Robbie and our Pembrokeshire border collie, Cwtch – keeping her
well exercised has given us a chance to explore the wonderful areas of forest and coastline
nearby.
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A W Parker
Groundworks Contractor
• Digger + operator
half or day hire
• Garden clearance
• Ditching
• Small demolition
• Pathways
• Land drainage
• Soft landscaping
work
• Fencing and
repairs
• Soak aways
• Concrete shed
bases
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Website
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During April & May
April is the month when day-length continue to extend at a rapid rate, and the sun is warming
the soil at an increasing rate. So this is time when plant growth starts to really take off. Night
frosts are still extremely likely though.
In May the day-length is still extending quickly, but by the end of the month it begins to slow
down quite markedly. Plant growth continues to accelerate owing to the greater strength of the
sun. But still watch out for frost, and be prepared.
Those pesky slugs and snails tend to emerge in April., after overwintering under rocks or pots,
even under mulch protecting Dahlias and Delphiniums – that’s bad news.
The patio and decking may be quite lethal in early Spring, so a good scrub will make it look proper
posh. Decking will need a couple of coats of protective varnish. Garden furniture will also benefit
from a scrub-up.
In April, weeds are now in a position take off, and if left they can easily overwhelm all your good
works, so get that hoe out as soon as the soil is dry enough, and attack. This makes it a lot simpler
to carry out the necessary hand weeding.
Cover the veg patch to help warm up the soil prior to sowing / planting out.
Potatoes planted in March may be showing now, so keep fleece available in case of frost.
I sow tender veg in root-trainers under cover during April. These include Cucumber, Runner
Beans, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes etc. In May I normally plant them out once they’ve put on sufficient
growth and been hardened off for at least a week.
Hardy veg are sown / planted directly into the ground.
Prune early flowering shrubs such as Forsythia, Witch Hazel and Viburnum once they have finished
flowering.
In the greenhouse seedlings can be potted up as soon as they have developed their first true
leaves
May is a good time to stake and support herbaceous perennials as they now put on some growth,
but not yet completely unruly.
Any new plantings need to be kept watered.
In the Garden
By May, many tender plants such as Dahlias can be planted out. Cannas and Hedychium need
tidying up and repotting.
Tulips and Daffodils need dead-heading as they go over. But remember to feed the foliage and
allow to die down naturally.
We welcome any questions that you may have, and we'll do our best to help.
We have been keen gardeners for over 30 years, opening our garden over 18 years for the
National Garden Scheme. Since moving to the New Forest area we have been recreating a largish
garden whilst getting used to the new soil conditions.
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FREE HEARING TESTS
We will be at Milford Community Centre every Wednesday 11-1 for ear clinics that
include the free wax checks, screening and hearing advice
Local hearing clinic offering:
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For Home PC & Laptop users
Want to get more out of
your home computer?
Computer repair, upgrades
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How Hampshire will be helping Ukraine
Dear All,
I hope you are keeping well. My household was
invaded by Covid in the past month for the first
time, and although I managed to somehow
avoid it myself, it was not pleasant for my
husband. A month on he still has an
intermittent cough. For anyone catching it for
the first time, I suggest lots of gargling with TCP,
plenty of Lemsip and honey, plus rest and sleep
around the clock. And please get your jabs if
you still haven’t had your 3 - you can still get
them. Enquire with your GP or visit nhs.uk/
service-search/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid
-19-vaccination-site
I was watching the news today, on the 15 th day
of the conflict in Ukraine, and the news item
showed elderly Ukrainian people waiting to
come to Britain in Poland. I was struck by the
fact, with many of the people shown wearing
masks, how awful it must be, not only to be
leaving your homeland and fleeing a war in your
80s, but also still at serious risk of catching
Covid. These people also have no access
presently to the good care and health services
that they need for existing illnesses and
conditions. But I was also comforted by the fact
that I know our care and health services are
gearing up to help people as they arrive in
Britain.
strong support is provided to care providers and
staff where necessary.
The same lead officers have been heavily
involved with the rehoming of refugees from
Afghanistan, in the recent evacuation of Afghan
citizens who worked for our forces. With the
help of local housing authorities, (including New
Forest District Council) 60 families are now
safely homed across Hampshire, their children
settled in schools, and just under 200 others,
though yet all to be found permanent homes,
looked after in hotels whilst their applications
are processed. I have absolutely no doubt, that
our officers and staff, along with residents’
support, will step up again now as Britain begins
to take Ukrainian refugees. These refugees will
be of all ages and require all manner of support
and care. Hampshire is already on standby to
assist with this effort.
As the Assistant Lead Member for Adult Social
Care and Public Health at the county council, I,
and my Executive Member Lead, Cllr Liz
Fairhurst, will be working with officers to make
sure this procedure goes as smoothly and as
quickly as possible. I have confidence that it
will because I know our council staff are
amazingly resourceful and dedicated to helping
others in need. I just wished to offer my thanks
to every one of them (and never forgetting the
health staff in the NHS and private sectors) for
what they have already been doing, and what
they will now continue to do, in the most
challenging of circumstances.
Hampshire County Council, and I wish to sing its
praises here, is fortunate to be blessed with
superb adult social care, children’s services and
public health lead officers. I saw how they and
their teams quickly stepped up to the plate to
deal with the track and trace system (we ran If you wish to help support Ukrainian refugees,
one of the most efficient systems in the country Hampshire has provided this guide as to how to
at the height of the pandemic) and the logistics best do that: hants.gov.uk/ukraine This page
around the vaccination roll out. Hampshire also will be regularly updated as things develop.
ran the excellent HantsHelp4Vulnerable
Helpline for those who needed extra support
during the lockdowns. People who used it will
Cllr Fran Carpenter
know its value. Public health, adult social care
Hampshire County Councillor
New Milton North, Milford &
and children’s teams are still working hard with
Hordle
care homes and the public generally, to keep
01425 614665 / 07867 502624
people safe, to make sure clear messages go
fran.carpenter@hants.gov.uk
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Short Mat has started at
Lymington Bowling Club
Come and Join us
Established players and newcomers
all welcome
In the heart of Lymington – behind the football ground
The Pavilion, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GJ
Free Parking for members - Bar - Free tuition
Enquire now about this year’s fast approaching outdoor bowling season
and, if you’re new to the sport, take advantage of our 50% discounted
1 st year membership subscription and free coaching.
For full details email - clubsec@lymingtonbc.co.uk
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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD
The New Forest Quilt
Group are now enjoying
monthly meetings once more.
We meet on the 1 st Monday of
each month, 7.00-9.00pm (or the
2 nd if the 1 st is a Bank Holiday) at
The New Milton Community
Centre, Osborne Rd, BH25 6EA.
If you have an interest in patchwork and quilting
then please pop along to meet us, we would love
to see you. All abilities are welcome. Members
come from all areas of the Forest including
Ringwood, Bournemouth and Lymington. We are
now able to offer our full programme of events.
At meetings we have a library loan scheme, sales
table, raffle, sometimes a local trader and
speakers or a social sewing opportunity to display
projects. And don’t forget to bring along if you
would like to, your completed item that you have
sewn for our ‘Show and Tell’.
We regularly raise money for local charities and
are involved in making quilts for children and
babies in our local hospitals and for young people
leaving the care system. During the last two years
we have made over 500 reusable bags for our
local foodbank.
We are a membership organisation, but we do
have some spaces this year.
Our next meeting is on March 7 th which is our
AGM. On April 4th we look forward to welcoming
Jennie Rayment (from Just Hands-On TV) to give a
talk entitled ‘Nipper and Tucker’ followed on
Tuesday 5 th April by an all-day workshop ‘Fizz
Bang Wallop’. All talks and workshops are open to
visitors at a cost £5 and £30 respectively. The
programme of events is advertised on our
Facebook page
Please contact Sue Bugler, Secretary
01590670029 susanbugler@hotmail.com
The Friends of The Lymington to
Brockenhurst Branch Line meet at
the Forest Hall, Brockenhurst Village Hall,
Highwood Road. 7.30pm start.
May 27th The Man Behind the Direct Line aka
Castleman’s Corkscrew. By Phil Benstead.
The Plant Fair is back!
Milford Gardeners’Club will be running what
will be their 20th Plant Fair, on the Village
Green in Milford on Sea, on Saturday May
21st.
The club members are working hard to
produce lots of plants for their highly popular
stall and there will be plenty of other stalls
with plants and garden related items.
There are still a few pitches available and if
you are interested, contact Jenny Spenser on
plantfair@jenspenser.co.uk or
01425 837763
Helping Older
People New
Forest (HOPe)
Information & Advice
service
Our HOPe Information and Advice team
welcomes the opportunity to help make the
lives of older people across the New Forest
easier, safer and more fulfilling. You don’t
need to come to us: we will happily come to
you. And as a registered charity, our time is
always completely free of charge.
We see many older clients who are
challenged by the digital age we live in. Those
who have lived, and managed, perfectly well
(until now) without the need for a computer
find it increasingly difficult to manage their
financial affairs (e.g. insurance, utilities and
even banking) when the ability to speak to a
real person is obstructed by long waiting
times on customer service helplines and pop
up chat boxes on websites with ‘bots’ rather
than real-life agents on the other end. This is
just one way in which we help our clients,
either in their own homes or at our New
Milton office.
Whatever your problem or enquiry, we will
try our best to help (from form filling, helping
you to dispute wrongful claims to seeking
sources of support in the home).
Our New Milton office is open Monday, Weds,
Thursday, Friday 10 – 2 pm. Home visits can
be arranged by making an appointment in the
All visitors welcome £4.
shop or calling 07842 204 829.
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Mat Watson Property Services
For all your property needs
Fences - Plastic Composite Sheds
Patios - Block Pave Driveways
Garden Alterations - Jet Washing
Gardening & Hedge work
And Much more
01425 620678 07712 641714
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Milford on Sea
Whist Club
Venue Address:
Milford on Sea Village Hall,
Park Road, SO41 0QU.
When : Every Thursday,
Time: 2.00 to 4.30pm Doors open at 1.45pm
Costs - £2.00 including scorecard
Contact details:Linda Cooper
lincooper@btinternet.com
Tel: 01590 644571
Parkinson’s U.K. The New Forest Branch
of Parkinson’s UK meets on the third Thursday
of each month at the Boldre War Memorial Hall,
Pilley, SO41 5QG from 2.00 to 4.30 pm.
Friendly support, information and social
activities are available for all people with
Parkinson’s, their Carers, families and friends.
All new members are very welcome. No
membership fees, but voluntary donations
always welcome. Contact 07595 927 299 or
www.parkinsonsnewforest.org.
Lymington Area Parkinson’s
Support - Exercise Group
All Parkinson’s people and their Carers are
welcome to join a fun chair based exercise class
with the emphasis on functional fitness,
followed by coffee, biscuits and chat. The
classes are held Tuesday mornings at 10.30am
at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41
5QG. £3 per session (Carers free). Contact
07595 927 299, or just turn up.
Lymington Petanque Club (LPC)
Lymington Petanque Club continues to meet on
Tuesdays at 2pm.
The good number turning out to play each
week is testament to the socialising function
the Club plays while the pandemic is still upon
us. And our membership is steadily growing.
You are welcome to come along and try it for
yourself! Please take a look at our website for
details of the game.
Friends of Hurst Castle
Keyhaven
Since 1986, the Friends of
Hurst Castle have worked tirelessly to support
the castle, but while English Heritage continues
work on protecting and
rebuilding the collapsed wall of
the east wing, the Victorian
sections of the castle remain closed to the
public – and us. The magnificent Henry VIII
keep, however, will be open to visitors – and
FOHC members – from April.
Our volunteers can’t wait to get back on site
but in the meantime we are still holding some
of our popular social and fundraising events.
Whether it’s for a fish ‘n’ chips cruise or a visit
from the FB Pocket Orchestra, why not join us?
To find out more, please contact our
membership secretary, Tricia Hayne, on
trjhayne@gmail.com
Keyhaven Songs of Praise, 6pm on 31 st
July on the foreshore, Keyhaven, please bring a
chair! The event will be supported by the
Salvation Army Band Boscombe. If wet the
service will be held at All Saints Milford on Sea.
Community Care Group
DO YOU NEED TRANSPORT TO
ATTEND A MEDICAL
APPOINTMENT?
Our car service has now
resumed from 1 st March 2022.
If you require transport to attend a medical,
dental, physiotherapy, GP appointment, please
contact 01590 64177
CAN YOU HELP??
We need Car Drivers and Transport Coordinators
If you can spare 2 hours a month and you think
you can help please call 07898349206
With restrictions now eased, we are in the
middle of arranging a match 'away from home'
and hope to travel to Bournemouth at the end
of March to play against old friends at Muscliff
Park for the Malcolm Maybee Trophy.
Our website is www.lymingtonpetanque.co.uk
and we can be contacted at
lymingtonpetanque@gmail.com
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Milford on Sea WI
Our group is thriving in the
village and we have welcomed
many new members in the last
year which is wonderful.
The programme for April , May and June is as
follows:
April 13 Gail Pettifer "A history of happiness "
May 4 ( note change of date) Annual Meeting for
members only
June 8 Meg Dunford "Hearing dogs for the deaf"
Our annual membership is due in April.
Please see the website for further details and
contact information milfordonseawi.org.uk
RSPB NEW
FOREST LOCAL
GROUP
The New Forest local group of the Royal Society
for the Protection of Birds plan to hold two indoor
meetings in April and May. On Wednesday 13 th
April the group will welcome local naturalist
Richard Coomber for a fascinating talk on
“Wildlife Wanderings Down-Under.” Then on
Wednesday 11 th May Dr Susan Clarke will give two
mini presentations about our New Forest “Silver-
Studded Blue Butterflies” and “Caterpillar
Survival.” Meetings start at 7.30pm and are held
in the Lyndhurst Community Centre, central car
park, High Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY (doors
open 7.00pm).
Three local outdoor meetings are planned in April
and May. From 10am to 1pm on Saturday 16 th
April the group will visit Franchises Lodge, the
new RSPB reserve (SU 228 166), meeting initially
at Telegraph Hill car park on the B3078 near
Nomansland. On Saturday 7 th May, from 10am to
1pm they will observe early summer migrant birds
at Pig Bush in the New Forest (SU 362 050). Meet
in Pig Bush car park on the B3056 Beaulieu Road.
Then on Wed 25 th May from 10am to 1pm the
group will visit HIWWT Fishlake Meadows Reserve
at Romsey (SU 357 221), location and parking
arrangements to be confirmed later.
All meetings are subject to current covid
restrictions. For any further information, please
email NewForestGroup@RSPB.org.uk or visit the
Group’s website www.rspb.org.uk/groups/
newforest Those taking part in field trips should
wear suitable, dull coloured clothing and sturdy
footwear. Admission at indoor meetings for nonmembers
is currently £5.00 per evening.
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Milford on
Sea Stroke
Support
Group
Could you share a skill, talent or hobby
with our group members ?
Our Stroke group meets every Tuesday
morning to enjoy the company of others,
help build their confidence and try new
varied and informative activities.
We are looking for people who enjoy
working with others and have a rapport
with people recovering from a Stroke.
A group session might include:
• Playing an instrument and/or run a
musical session
•
Run a yoga or exercise group
•
Give a talk on a topic of interest
•
Hold a ‘no bake’ cookery session
•
Share some childhood memories
through photographs and objects
Please contact us with any ideas which
you would like to share with our group
Our team of volunteers will be available
to help and some expenses
reimbursement is available subject to
discussion.
Tony on 01590 645404 or Sue on 01425
615299 would appreciate a call to
discuss your ideas further – Thank you,
we look forward to hearing from you
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Milford on Sea
For anyone in the area who is
retired or no longer in full
time employment.
Join us for opportunities for
learning, friendship and fun!
Milford on Sea u3a is back in full swing! Membership is growing, so new groups are
always starting, and others change their focus. For example the Science Group are
widening their scope and also visiting places of scientific interest. We are busy planning
social events for April. There’s a Kurling afternoon. Not quite the Olympics, as there’s no
ice, but it should be great fun, and there’s a cream tea too! Then we have out Spring
Social - The Way We Were, an evening out with good food and good company.
Membership is £15 for the year and you can now join online.
See our website to find out more www.u3asites.org.uk/milfordonsea
Contact us on milfordonseau3a@gmail.com Membership Secretary 01590 718653
Monthly meetings, on the
first Tuesday of the
month, are open to all
members.
Groups meet throughout
the week. You can join as
many as you like
Current Affairs,
Economics, Family
History, Historical
Topics, Modern History,
Psychology Discussion,
Villages & Explorers
(local history & visits)
Cycling, Golf, Walkers,
Wildflower Watchers,
Bird Watching.
Table Tennis,.
Classic Car Group
Art Appreciation,
Craft,
Music Appreciation,
Painting and Drawing,
Photography
French for Fun,
French Improvers,
French Conversation,
Spanish for Fun,
Spanish Conversation
Lunch Club,
Singing for Fun,
Wine Appreciation,
Theatre Trips,
Social activities
Book Club,
Play Reading,
Creative Writing.
Computer Club,
Computer Enthusiasts,
Science.
Bridge,
Canasta,
Mah-Jong,
Rummikub,
Scrabble.
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MILFORD FLORAL ART CLUB
We are a thriving, active and sociable flower club
in Milford On Sea for members of all ages and
backgrounds.
Join us for a fun filled afternoon with
professional NAFAS demonstrators
or workshops lead by fellow flower enthusiasts.
We have members of all ages from Milford and
the surrounding area.
All Saints’ Church Hall, Milford on Sea SO41 0SQ.
Generally on second Thursday of each month at
2.00pm (doors open 1.30pm)
Visitors Most Welcome
Affiliated to NAFAS
www.nafas.org.uk
The Recorded Music Society meets
at MOS Library twice a month on Fridays 2 -
5pm. Over 30 members regularly attend to
hear a presentation from a member or gust
on a theme of their choice - usually from a
classical field eg opera, chamber, with
occasionally a little jazz thrown in.
Needless to say, the presenter is an
enthusiast and may well introduce some
challenging sounds.
New members will be welcome when we
restart in September. Please contact David on
01590 645 365 or Andy on 1590 643 249
info.mfac1@gmail.com
for details
Lymington Open Gardens 2022
Sunday 29 May 2 pm – 6 pm
Lymington Open Gardens is a popular event in the Lymington social calendar. It returns this year on
Sunday 29 May from 2-6pm, and features fifteen gardens, including four new ones. The event is
organised by the Friends of St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery, with all profits helping the museum
care for and display its unique collection, mount exciting art exhibitions and further the museum’s
extensive outreach programme - putting the community at the heart of everything we do.
The gardens vary in size from small, urban, courtyards to more expansive lawned gardens, featuring
long established gardens as well as those newly planted. On the High Street there is one of
Lymington’s original town gardens while, nearby, another offers an oasis of calm. Some gardens
have been specifically designed, one as a sensory garden, another featuring gravel to counter a
high water table. Other gardens feature raised beds and themed fairy gardens for the grandchildren,
vegetable plots, experiments in advanced composting techniques, chickens, as well as ponds,
pergolas and patios in varying styles. In one garden you can see what may be the oldest plane tree
in England, whilst another features a magnificent Scarlet Oak. Whether you are a plants-person or
are interested in garden design and layout, or you just enjoy the beauty of the garden, you are
bound to find a garden to suit your tastes. And the garden owners will be on hand to answer your
questions.
Admission to the gardens is by programme, costing £7.50 per adult. These will be available
throughout May from the St Barbe Museum shop in New Street and, from 2.00pm on 29 May at
any one of the participating gardens. The programme includes a map to help you plan your afternoon.
Teas with home-made cakes will be available at the United Reformed Church on the High
Street and the Old School Cafe at the museum will also be open for teas, coffees, light lunches and
cake. There will be several plants stalls, including outside the museum. While many gardens are
within walking distance of each other, a bicycle might enable you to visit all fifteen. Parking details
are also given on the programme. Nearly all gardens are accessible by wheelchair, at least in part.
website: https://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/whats-on/events/community-events/
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Music for a Healthy Mind
Music and Singing are great ways to help with
memory as well as being enjoyable and relaxing.
The Milford on Sea Charitable Trust is working
with the Community Centre to run a stimulating
music group, on a Wednesday afternoon,
hopefully once a fortnight. The sessions will be
open to anyone who likes music, and will
welcome anyone affected by dementia or any
other conditions affecting the memory.
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In order to get started we need some more
volunteers. You would just need to come along
and join in to make it a fun afternoon, and
maybe sometimes make the tea!
If you are interested please email Jenny Whitley
on charity@whitleyonsea.net
Look out for the starting date in the Community
Centre publicity.
Members of the New Milton
Men’s Shed are celebrating
the planning approval of their
permanent shed at Fawcett’s
Field. Formed three years ago, this local group is
affiliated to the established U.K Men's Shed
Association, and have been involved helping with
community projects. They are currently working
from a temporary shed supplied by New Milton
Council from which we have been able to create
items to contribute to their projects and to sell in
order to raise money for the new shed.
Future fund raising events include The Lions
Easter Extravaganza at New Milton's Recreation
Ground between 11 – 4pm on Sat 16 th April,
followed the next day at the Fawcett's Field
Sunday Car Boot Sale, which we are organising
between 7am to midday.
On the social side, they meet every Friday
between midday and 2pm at the Fawcett's Field
Mark Jones: 07900 800050 Social Club (Christchurch Road, New Milton)
where we keep up to date with events, the
01590 674532
occasional informative talk and discussions.
For more information, please e.mail
newmiltonmensshed@gmail.com, call
0797928500, or view our website
www.newmiltonmensshed.org and our Men's
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Facebook page.
How is Memoryworks CIC supporting carers
in Dementia Action Week?
There are 700,000 informal carers for the
850,000 people living with dementia in the
UK. 1.1 billion hours are spent each year on
unpaid care for people living with dementia.
Memoryworks Hampshire Community
Interest Company supports carers offering
peer support, whilst their loved ones attend
our CST Memory Group sessions.
Carers have an opportunity to share the ups
and downs of their lives and some of the
challenges that dementia can bring in a
supportive environment. We can also invite
health professionals to these informal
meetings.
Give Elena a call on 07590503210 or email
hello@memoryworks.org.uk to find out
more.
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THANK YOU
& LOOKING FORWARD
On 4th March Milford-on-Sea Girls Cricket
Club held the First Friday Lunch in Milford
Community Centre. The girls and coaches
would like to thank everybody who
attended for their support and also some local
businesses who supplied ingredients &
provided them with Raffle Prizes. Big thank you
to The Lazy Lion, Village Veg, Tesco New
Milton, Morrisons New Milton, The Cave,
Stewarts Garden Centre, Hurst Marine, The
Coastal Bakery, The Orchard @ Lymore, La
Perle, No 64 Biscuit House & Everton Hyundai.
Platinum Jubilee Party in the Park
on Saturday 4 June from 12.30pm, The Everton
Recreation Ground. Free Parking
Everyone is invited .We are celebrating the
Queen’s 70 years as our reigning monarch and
we hope many people will dress in full 50s
regalia as we travel back in time to the 1950s.
The afternoon will open with a cavalcade of
Vintage Vehicles which will start from the
village triangle and make its way to The
Recreation Ground for the Opening at 1230,
when Everton’s Behind The Mask will be playing
sounds from the 60s and 70s. The programme
includes:1.00. The Opening Ceremony, 1.20.
Zumba Gold. 2.00. Total Voice Choir,2.00 -3.00.
Fun Dog Show, 2.50. New Forest Big Band,3.45.
Fashion Parade...Through the Ages,4.15. Grand
Draw and Presentation of Prizes to Competition
Winners,4.30 Behind the Mask
The Competitions are : 6x6 Art Competition.
Collect your canvass from The Post Office
during May and bring your entry along on the
day. Any subject. Any medium. 1950s Fancy
Dress. Everton Fun Dog Show. Enter on the day
at £2 per class. Other entertainments will
include a Children’s Treasure Hunt, a Pétanque
Challenge, a variety of Artisan Stalls and an
Historic Everton Display.
During the afternoon refreshments will be
available, with a Hog Roast and a Wine and
Beer Tent on the Field and tea and cakes in The
Pavilion.
As always these events do cost money to put on
and we are eternally grateful to the
continued support of Hyundai Garage and Cllr
Fran Carpenter. We are holding our Grand
Raffle Draw in order to raise further funds—
tickets from outside the Post Office from 20th
Thanks also go to all the volunteers and the
Everton Post Office who have helped to stage
this event.
Further information can be found on the
Everton Village website.
Keith Metcalf : After serving
with MEG, WRG and MCV, Keith
is embarking on some new
wildlife adventures. Keith
stepped down from his
committee role as Conservation
Officer for MCV in order to devote time to
youth conservation projects. He also moved to
Solent Grange alongside Sturt Pond to enjoy
observing birds at close quarters. Keith is
continuing to write about local natural history
and his next book; The Historic Birdlife of
Milford-on-Sea will be published shortly.
Keith has formed a new ‘birding group’ called
‘Wings’ aimed primarily at encouraging
youngsters’ interest in local birds. He has
invited four young ladies to become ‘wildlife
story-tellers’. The girls will read short stories to
nursery and pre-school youngsters as they
watch pictures from the books unfold on
screen.
Also taking much of Keith’s time is the Hurst
Spit to Lymington Project. This is looking at how
our protected coastline nature reserves will be
affected over the next 100 years. Sea levels are
predicted to rise by at least one metre. This will
cause coastal problems to nationally and
internationally important habitats.
Keith is working on mitigation proposals in case
we lose some of our wildlife habitats. Losses
could include saline lagoons, saltmarsh and
seabird breeding sites. The Environment Agency
keeps saying ‘Work with Nature’. Mitigation
measures could include allowing seawater wave
action to dissipate over larger land areas,
saltmarsh restoration, the creation of a seabird
breeding island sanctuary, extending wetlands
with muddy bird-feeding areas and allowing
nature to take the lead in creating habitats,
whilst protecting properties and improving
amenity facilities for us all to enjoy.
Keith added “MCV has a fantastically hardworking
committee and active members. It has
been a pleasure working with so many
dedicated volunteers. I shall continue to
support and help progress their aspirations”.
Contact Keith about any of these matters at:
keithmetcalf@btinternet.com or phone 07771
May and on the Field on the 4th June.
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Update from the Milford on Sea Community Centre
Just when everyone was thinking it’s near the end of Covid and normality will return, the
situation in Ukraine puts a whole new perspective on the future. The Centre
is keen to support those in need and have a donation box in the foyer and
there will be a fundraising event on Saturday 9th April with proceeds going to
the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) Ukraine Appeal.
For the Centre, however, it is a time to be positive and there are plans for some wonderful
events and activities for all ages – the Diary of Events for the next three months can be found
as an insert in this magazine and below are the events for April. Do support the Centre either
by attending any of these events or by volunteering a few hours a month – all help gratefully
received…
We are looking forward in particular to the Jubilee weekend and have put together what we
hope will be a memorable event on Saturday 4th June – a lunchtime special finishing with the
Derby shown on the big screen – tickets are on sale now – time to get your hats out, ladies!
Call 01590 644861 for further details and book online via www.moscommunitycentre.org.uk.
April
Fri 1st 1pm First Friday Lunch in aid of Christian Aid
Sat 2nd 8pm The GO GO FIVE Band Night - 60's soul, Jazz, Blues & Rock'n'Roll
Sun 3rd 10am-1pm Indoor Tabletop Sale
Wed 6th 7.30pm Quiz Night - with sausage and colcannon
Thu 7th 7pm Milford Movies: West Side Story (Spielberg)
Sat 9th 10.30am-1.30pm Milford Village Ukraine Fundraiser
Thu 14th 7.30pm Folk Club: Ruth & Megan
Fri 15th 7pm Exhibition on Screen: Easter in Art
Sat 16th 9am-3.30pm Mynt Craft & Gift Market
Sat 16th 7pm ROH: La Traviata
Sun 17th 5-7pm Milford Churches Together
Thu 21st 7pm NT Live! - Henry V
Fri 22nd 8pm JAM - Jazz at Milford: Pat Peiro & Friends 'Chet Baker'
Sat 23rd 7pm St George's Night Celebration Barn Dance inc. 1-course meal
Sun 24th 2pm - 4pm Lymington Town Band - St George's Day Concert
Thu 28th 7pm Milford Movies: In the Heights
See more in the Diary of Events or on our website: www.moscommunitycentre.org.uk
Box Office: 10am–4pm, Mon-Fri * Tel: 01590 644861 * 9 Sea Road, Milford on Sea SO41 0PH
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MCV
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The Tern raft that has been positioned at the far end of the Pans will be cleaned in readiness for
the Terns/Black Headed Gulls breeding season.
The Tern raft on the Pans
We have also been given permission
to erect a live camera at the Pans.
This is very much in the early stage
of planning so watch this space.
The first recorded sighting of a White
Tailed Eagle seen from the
Observatory occurred on Tuesday
1 st February.
MCV has also been given permission to make some improvements at Sturt Pond. Positioning
some weir boards across the water channel to the scrape. This will maintain the water levels and
stop the scrape from drying out. Also to cut back some of the edges along the side of Sturt Pond.
This will allow any birds loafing along the edge of the Pond to be seen from the bird hide and so
making recording the bird species and bird counts more accurate.
The perching rails at Sturt Pond (shown above) are due to be replaced.
Plans are in place to position a night vision camera near the bird hide at Sturt Pond to monitor the
wildlife at night.
Julie Hallows has been working with other members to upgrade our website. This should be
available later in the summer. Julie has also been in contact with a local bat expert to set up some
bat monitoring sessions in areas around Milford-on-Sea.
Chris Barrass
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APRIL
MAY
Milford on Sea
Milford-on-Sea Baptist Church, Barnes Lane, S041 0RN
SUNDAY SERVICES (Children welcome!)
April
3rd 10.30am (with Communion)
10 th 10.30am
14 th 7.00pm Maundy Thursday Communion
15 th 10.30am Good Friday Service
12noon Service on the Village Green
17 th 10.30am Easter Celebration , 6pm
United Church Service Community Centre
24 th 10.30am
CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. David Hellsten
May
1 st 10.30am (with Communion)
8 th 10.30am United Service on the Green
15 th 10.30am Mission Sunday
22 nd 10.30am
29 th 10.30am
108 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QE
Minister : Revd Phillip Dixon
www.milfordmethodist.org or contact Revd Phillip Dixon at:
phillip.dixon@methodist.org.uk.
Sunday morning worship each week at 10:45 a.m. All are welcome.
Online activities each week in conjunction with Highcliffe Methodist Church:
Tuesday 8:00 am Prayer meeting
“At home” Bible study groups
Monday 7:00 pm and Thursdays 10:30 am
Please look on our website for updates to any of
our services
www.allsaintsmilford-stmaryseverton.uk
All Saints’ Church
St. Mary’s Church
Church Hill, Milford Branwood Close, Everton
01590 644992 / 07842 544711
3rd 9am Service of the Word All Saints’ 10.30am Morning Worship All Saints’ 10am Holy
Communion St. Mary’s
10th - Palm Sunday 9am Holy Communion All Saints’ 10.30am Morning Worship All Saints’
10am Morning Worship St. Mary’s
Maundy Thursday - 14th 6pm Holy Communion Joint service with St. Mary’s All Saints’
Good Friday 10am Messy Easter All Saints’ Church Hall10am Prayer Walk with the cross from
Everton Recreation Ground 10.30am Good Friday worship St. Mary’s 12 noon 2pm Good Friday
Service Reflective Service Village Green All Saints’
Sunday 17th Easter Day 9am Holy Communion All Saints’ 10.30am Worship with Communion
All Saints’ 10.30am Holy Communion St. Mary’s 6pm Easter Celebration Community Centre, Sea
Rd
Sunday 24th 9am Service of the Word All Saints’ 10.30am Morning Worship All Saints’ 10am Café
Church St. Mary’s
Sunday 1st 9am Morning Worship All Saints’ 10.30am Worship TogetherAll Saints’ 10am Holy
Communion St. Mary’s
Sunday 8th 9am Holy Communion All Saints’ 10.30am Worship Together All Saints’ 10am
Morning Worship St. Mary’s
Sunday 15th 9am Morning Worship with Holy Communion All Saints’ 10.30am Worship
Together All Saints’ 10am Holy Communion St. Mary’s Evensong All Saints’
Sunday 22nd 9am Morning Worship All Saints’ 10.30am Worship Together with Communion All
Saints’ 10am Café Church St. Mary’s Hall
Sunday 29th 9am Morning Worship All Saints’ 10.30am Worship Together with Communion
Joint service with All Saints’ and St Mary’s All Saints’
St Francis OF Assisi, Catholic Church, Park lane, S041 0PT.
Sunday Mass at 9 am. Weekday Mass 10am Wednesday The parish office is
office@lymbrockmil.org.uk 01590 676696
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Welcome to our Mini TGN, the small Good Newsletter which aims to focus on good
things which are happening locally; published by the Village Voice and Milford
Community Library.
Library Matters
Library Opening Hours
Mon, Tues 2 – 4 pm ,Thurs, Fri 10 – 12 noon
Reading Group Tuesdays April 19 th , May 17 th . 1pm in the Library.
Knit & Natter: every Monday, 2-4 pm.
Drop in Storytime and coffee: 10.30 on 1 st & 3 rd Thursdays in the Library.
Starting on Thursday 5 th May.
Poetry corner
Loveliest of Trees
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands above the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.
Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a
score,
It only leaves me fifty more.
And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.
A.E.Housman
GODSLOT
We thank you for our Queen
and her loyal service to you,
Lord, both in her country and
the world. May you bless her
and her family in this Jubilee
Year. Amen
We pray for all working for
peace, justice and an end to
conflict. Lord, be with those
caught up in
war; may they
know your
peace and love.
And help the
helpers, Lord.
In your mercy,
hear our
prayer. Amen
Straight Banana
Concert
Wed 25 th May
2 – 3.30 pm
in the Library
£4 including
refreshments
Tea & Quiz
Is back!
Wed 23 rd March
Wed 27 th April
2 -4 pm in the Library
£3 incl.
Messy Easter
Gathering
GOOD FRIDAY
10 – 11.30 pm
All Saints’ Church Hall
Crafts and activities for
the whole family
including
Easter Garden making.
Refreshments
All are welcome
Good to see Toddler
Groups active in
Milford again.
Tuesday 9.30 – 11
Tea, Toast and Toys,
All Saints’ Church Hall.
Thursday: Drop in for
coffee and a story; 10.30 in
the Library.(1 st and 3 rd
Thursdays)
Friday: Seahorses at the
Community Centre, 9.30 -
11.30 am.
Platinum Jubilee Poems and Pictures
Competition
Open to children aged between 4 and 11 years, living
or learning in the Parish of Milford. Prizes of book
tokens will be awarded in four groups: Year R,
Years1/2, Years3/4, Years 5/6.
Simply write a poem or draw a picture about our
Queen and her Platinum Jubilee. On A4 size paper
please, including your name. Competition opens Wed
6 th April. Closing date Wed 11 th May 2022 at 12 noon.
Entries to be handed in to the Library.
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Competition organised by
the Milford Village Association, The Village Hall, Park Road, MOS.
NB Pictures & poems to be displayed at the Library 3 rd – 6 th June
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Emergency Services 999
Emergency police, fire, ambulance, coastguard
Utilities/Travel
Electricity
105 (all suppliers)
Gas escapes 0800 111 999
BT Fault Line 0800 800 151
Southern Water 0800 820 999
Bournemouth Water
Bournemouth Water Leak line
01202 590 059
08005 878 979
Rail Enquiries 03457 48 49 50
Morebus (was Wilts & Dorset) 01202 338 420
National Express 08717 81 81 81
Council & Government
Milford Parish Council 01590 644 410
NFDC 02380 285 000
NFDC Emergency Service 02380 285 250
Hampshire CC 03005 551 375
NF National Park 01590 646 600
Police
Police - Non Emergency, Anti - 101
Social & Neighbourhood issues
Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
MP Desmond Swayne 01425 629 844
Forest Animals
Forestry Commission (24 hrs) 0300 067 4600
Traffic Accidents (emergency) 999 (101 non emergency)
Verderers’ Office (M-F 9-5pm) 023 8028 2052
Community
All Saints’ Church Hall bookings 01590 718 754
All Saints’ Church Office 01590 644 992
Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111 306
Community Care Group 01590 641 700
Community Centre 01590 644 861
HOPe 01425 629 009
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Milford Health Centre 01590 643 022
(Out of Hours) 111
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NHS (non emergency number) 111
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Samaritans Southampton & District 116 123 (free)
Tourist Information 01590 676 769
Trading Standards 03454 04 05 06
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Village Hall 01590 642 779
Youth Club 01590 644 861
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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust are working towards a wilder Island. This includes
species reintroductions and rewilding the land while continuing to engage with residents about
nature. One species that the Trust are investigating for reintroduction is the Beaver. Beavers were
native to mainland Britain but were hunted to extinction in the 16th century for their pelts, meat
and scent glands. They are ecosystem engineers, their ability to restore and maintain important
wetland habitats is important to other wildlife.
Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber)
In 2001, a group of up to 200 wild beavers were
discovered on the River Tay, Scotland’s longest river.
The Scottish Beaver trial was established in 2009 and a
wild beaver family was monitored for five years.
Following the results, the beavers were proclaimed a
native species by the Scottish government and offered
them a European Protected Species status.
In 2013 three wild beavers were spotted on the River Otter in Devon, however because of their
lengthy absence they were not considered a native species in England, so the government
planned to capture them and place them in a zoo or wildlife park. This was met with passionate
resistance from residents and campaign groups made the Government reconsider. In January
2015 Natural England announced that if the Beavers were of Eurasian descent and disease free,
(which they were) they could stay.
Since then, there have been many research projects with controlled releases throughout England,
Scotland and Wales to establish how they will impact the environment. Some examples of these
releases are: During the summer of 2017 some were released into fenced areas in Cornwall.
Some were released in Hatchmere Nature Reserve during 2020, (part of a 5-year plan). A pair
were released on the South Downs in March 2021 and an adult pair plus the offspring at Cors Dyfi
Nature Reserve in Powys in Wales.
It is hoped that beavers will be released on the Isle of Wight this year in the Eastern Yar
catchment area where research has shown it to be an ideal location. The area has an abundant
amount of food for the Beavers to eat. Their food intake requirement includes;
shoots, leaves, roots and stems of waterside
vegetation. They will fell trees to get to the tender
foliage at the top. Beavers build dams using tree trunks,
branches and other vegetation to create deep pools as
refuges, to make it easier to get around and a place to
store food over winter.
The channels, dams and wetlands that beavers engineer, hold back water and release it more
slowly, helping to reduce the risk of flooding. Their dams filter water, cleaning it and prevents
pollution further downstream. They provide an amazing array of wetland habitats that greatly
enhances conditions for other wildlife to flourish and store carbon. The residents on the Island
have just been sent a questionnaire for their opinion about the beaver release. So will it be a Yar
or a no ?
MCVs events and facilities are available to everyone. To find out more checkout the
MCV website @ milfordconservation.org
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Index of Advertisers
Dorset Denture Clinic 68
Highcliffe Dental Practice 2
Solent House 68
DOUBLEGLAZING/CONSERVATORY
Double Glazing Specialist 66
Double Glazing Repair 39
Evergreen Home Solutions 58
Forest Edge Home Improvements 12,13
Hampshire Window Service 62
DRAINAGE
First Choice Plumbing 46
Mouland Plumbing & Drainage 62
DRIVE & PATIO CLEANING
NF Drive & Patio Cleaning 44
ELECTRICIAN
Browning 62
B&R Electrical Ltd 58
JP Murphy 41
ESTATE & LETTING
Collins & Butler 39
Hayward Fox 56
New Forest Cottages 52
Winkworth 10
FINANCE
Forecast 30
FIRE INSTALLATION/SUPPLY
New Forest Fires 40
FLORIST
New Seasons 28
GARAGE
The Garage 8
GARDENING & LANDSCAPING
HEALTH/BEAUTY/FITNESS
Contrelle 26
Mos League of Friends
4to7
Pollyanna 16
Solent Hearing 34
LADIES FASHION
Moss on the Green 14
LOCKSMITH
New Milton Locksmith 16
NURSERY
Hordle Explorers Nursery 20
OVEN CLEANING
OvenU 67
PETCARE
Borrow a Dog 8
Paddy's Pool/Grooming 8
PICTURE FRAMING
Picture Perfect 28
PLASTERING
P.P.P. 62
PLUMBING & HEATING
DJB Plumbing 67
First Choice Plumbing 46
Mouland Plumbing & Drainage 60
P.A. Blake 66
P.P.P. 62
Stephen Harris
SHARPENING SERVICE
Solent Sharpening 18
SOLICITORS
Dagless & Whitlock 56
RESTAURANT
The Lighthouse 72
A W Parker 30
Broadview Shading Solutions 42 Everton Nurseries 28
DECORATING
Magnolia Landscaping 23
TREE/HEDGE SPECIALIST
Calico 28 Jeremy Arnold Gates 32
Catherine Perham 60 Timber Trade 22
WELDING
Décor Aid 46 GK C/W Across: 1 Best man, 5 Alien, 8
Payne & Sons
World, 9 Go to war, 10 Special Branch, 11
42 Manger, 12 Appeal, 15 Smear campaign, 18
WINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING
Prestige
Incisor, 19 Alice, 20 Films, 21 Layette. Down:
39 1 Bowls, 2 Surgeon, 3 Mid-life
crisis, 4 Niggle, 5 Anthropophagy, 6
Tim Penson 54 Iowan, 7 Narwhal, 11 Mastiff, 13
70 To advertise call 01590 643969/07801 Elitist, 14 Barrel, 562358 16 Excel, or 17 e-mail info@lymingtondirectory.co.uk
TAXI
Ocean Cars 40
Street & Parker 30
Watson Welding 18
MD Window & Gutter Cleaning 3
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