Your Village Hordle April May 2019

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Dear Readers, 

It’s a full year now that I have been 

producing this magazine. Time has 

certainly flown by. I hope you continue 

to enjoy the reading the contents, and 

find them both interesting and useful. 

It’s the adverting that makes it all 

possible. Please do support the local 

businesses where you can, & also 

mention ‘Your Village’ magazine when 

responding to ads. 

If you ever wondered why we can only 

recycle certain kinds of plastic in the New 

Forest, Fran Carpenter's article on page 

20 is well worth a read. 

& Intrigued by the cover page art? 

Please turn to page 9, where the full 

picture by Adrian Grainger is revealed. 

All the best, 

Jacqui 

CONTENTS 

An Easter Visit 5 

Help, Where’s my phone? 6 

Our cover page Artist 9 

Dogs take centre stage 11 

It’s Spring! 13 

Wildlife Matters 15 

Notes from the Solent Cellar 17 

Tales from the Fireplace 19 

Waste & Recycling 20 

Local Noticeboard 21-23 

Roll up for Easter 24-35 

Happy 160th: Hordle Primary 

School 26-27 

Village Diary 28 

Editor: Jacqui Peacock 

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Hordle & District Twinning 

Association 

An Easter visit from our Yerville 

friends 

It’s Hordle’s turn to host this year. On the 

evening of Friday 19th April (Good Friday) we 

will be welcoming a coach-load of our friends 

from Yerville in Normandy, to stay with us in 

Hordle for Easter Weekend, returning home on 

the morning of Monday 22nd (Easter Monday). 

As usual, different families in the village will host 

our friends - some meeting guests for the first 

time, others welcoming their French friends that 

they have known for over 30 years. 

The Twinning Association has arranged the 

following itinerary to make the weekend 

enjoyable for all: 

• Friday evening - arrival and supper with hosts. 

• Saturday morning & afternoon - coach trip to 

Fort Nelson, Portsmouth (a fascinating 19th 

century fort built to protect Portsmouth from 

French attack), with picnic at the fort, 

followed by a visit to Gunwharf Quays, 

Portsmouth. 

• Sunday - an opportunity to show your guests 

the area and do your own thing, but with the 

option of a walking treasure hunt around 

Lymington town centre, or cycle ride to 

Beaulieu/Lepe. 

• Sunday evening - supper and barn dance at 

Bashley Village Hall, and Easter Bonnet 

competition! 

• Monday morning - breakfast with hosts, and 

then, “au revoir”. 

Hosting is a lovely way to make new friends 

from a different country and culture - you don’t 

have to be a fluent French-speaker, and most of 

our members get along with Franglais and a 

dictionary. In return, you get to be hosted the 

following year in Yerville. Besides our biennial 

visits to France and vice-versa, we organise a 

number of social events throughout the year - 

we’re a very friendly bunch! 

If you are interested in hosting this Easter, 

joining the Twinning Association or finding out 

more, then please contact Bob Norley on 

07436000614, who will be pleased to talk to 

you. 

HORDLE VILLAGE SCARECROW 

COMPETITION & TRAIL SUMMER 

2019 

The theme for this year is, “Scarecrows 

from around the World”, which could be 

someone in 

national dress, a 

famous or 

infamous person 

from the past or 

present, or a wellknown 

fictional 

character. As usual, 

there will be 3 

categories - Junior 

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olds), Family/ 

Individual, and 

Business. More 

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details to follow as we get nearer to 

summer. 

So get your thinking caps on! 


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Hopefully you have never been in the 

situation of having lost your mobile phone, 

or worse, had it stolen. Of course you know 

what to do if that should happen, right? On 

the off-chance you don’t have a disaster 

recovery plan already, here’s some things 

you should consider. 

You will need to track and maybe then 

wipe your phone. You have of course got 

suitable services activated such as Find my 

Phone for iPhone http://tinyurl.com/ 

y552f7vw (takes you to Apple Support) or 

Android http://tinyurl.com/ookxcau (takes 

you to the online device manager). 

There are other services you can use, such 

as the Prey Project https:// 

preyproject.com/ which allows you to also 

add other sorts of devices from other 

manufacturers including computers, so you 

can keep track of all of them in one place. 

HELP, WHERE’S MY PHONE? 

answers to any security questions you may 

have set up with your mobile service 

provider. 

You may also be asked for further 

information, such as the name and number 

of someone you have dialled recently. If 

that is the case, and you don’t have 

complete recall, you may want to look out 

the information before calling them, so you 

don’t have to ring off and get back to them. 

It would be a good idea to find out from 

your service provider what their procedure 

is to get a new sim from them. Much better 

to know what your particular provider will 

want from you beforehand, than find out 

that you don’t have the information when 

you need it. 

So go on, get started sorting it out now! 

The one thing they all have in common is 

that you need to install or activate them 

before anything happens to your devices. 

So don’t put it off, do something now, it 

may be too late after the event! 

You’ve got your phone sorted, worst case 

you can delete all the data, what else? 

Recover your mobile number. Unless you 

want to tell all your contacts and the 

businesses that use texts for security that 

they need to record a new number, you’ll 

want to keep your old number. And for 

that you need your provider to cancel the 

old sim and issue you a new sim with your 

old number on it. 

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To do so, you will undoubtedly have to 

jump through a number of hoops to prove 

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Adrian 

Grainger 

Our cover page Artist 

You may have wondered why the herrings 

at the bottom of this page are vertical. Not 

an error on my part, the title of the 

painting explains all - ’Hauling Herring’, 

depicting the fish being pulled up in a net. 

Adrian is a local artist and has built up a 

strong reputation. He has a wonderfully 

distinct and vibrant style. You may have 

seen a selection of his work in Milford: 

La Perla, The Marine boutique B&B , or in 

Lymington down at the quay in BluBambu. 

And , if you venture down to St Ives in 

Cornwall, there is a B&B that’s taken its 

name from one of Adrian's pictures. 

Adrian is a keen birder & enjoys fishing, so 

it’s no surprise that his inspiration is 

clearly from the sea and our local wildlife, 

with fish and birds the main themes of his 

work. 

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Dogs take centre stage at Dogstival 

Did you know that, in The New Forest, 39% 

of residents own a dog? This is way ahead 

of the national average of 26% and equates 

to about 69,000 forest dogs…. And it's quite 

likely that a large percentage of them will 

be descending with their owners, on the 

2000-acre Pylewell Park Estate near 

Lymington on the weekend of the 18th and 

19th of May for a huge festival devoted 

exclusively to them. 

It's called "Dogstival" and it's being hosted 

by wildlife enthusiast, proud dog owner and 

local resident Chris Packam. There are 

arena displays, expert talks and 

demonstrations, a behavioural stage and 

plenty of activities for your dog to actually 

take part in too. Added to that we're being 

promised live music and children's 

entertainment plus 250 stands and 

exhibitors. All in all, it's shaping up to be a 

major event in the canine calendar. 

About hosting the event, Chris said "The 

festival appealed to me because it 

combines my favourite things; dogs, 

walking in nature, raising funds for causes 

that I'm passionate about and spending 

time in the New Forest. I'm looking forward 

to a great couple of days with fellow doglovers 

and their dogs at Dogstival. 

Here at Sophie's Pet Care, we like the 

concept of this festival too, because it's not 

just the usual commercial gathering of 

people selling dog-related products, but 

rather it involves and actively encourages 

visitor's dog participation throughout both 

days. Managing Director Sophie Gates said 

"It's rare to be able to gain professional 

advice and see demonstrations about how 

to solve the typical mental and behavioural 

problems that dogs increasingly have at 

home — and on a lighter note, I love the 

idea of the 'Come and Try Zone' with agility 

and recall games and the promised K9 aqua 

sports too, but the big one for me is that, at 

the very heart of Dogstival, it's all about 

animal welfare and responsible dog 

ownership in The New Forest." 

Add a vintage fun fair, views across to the 

Isle of Wight, and a packed programme of 

arena events, and it really sounds like 

something not to be missed. For more 

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Hordle Gardening Club 

It’s Spring! 

It’s that time of year when we’re seeing green 

tips appearing on the winter branches of our 

trees and shrubs, and I’m thinking of all the 

things I should have done in the garden last 

autumn, so am now playing catchup – here’s 

hoping for some sunny days ahead. 

If you need some ideas or motivation, then 

Hordle Gardening Club is introducing some 

new initiatives and ideas this year, including 

our new look newsletter, spring seedling sales 

idea, and opening our gardens through the 

year for members only. We have already 

started our 2019 meetings with a talk on ‘Your 

Lawn’ presented by Wilf Simcox, who 

certainly gave me lots of useful information to 

help me improve my lawn. Here’s a snapshot:- 

The lawn plant grows from the bottom, so 

mowing only takes off the older part of the 

leaf. We should aim to remove 1/3 of the 

grass at a mowing, with ideally no colour 

change afterwards. It doesn’t matter if we 

over mow or if it dries out as it will recover. 

Ensure your mower’s blade is sharp and 

cutting at the right height 1.5 – 2inches for 

normal lawns. Collect as much of the cut grass 

as possible, otherwise it rots and encourages 

moss. 

Wilf went on to explain why we find certain 

weeds in our lawns. Moss occurs if the lawn is 

shady and wet or of low fertility – so feed the 

grass so it can ‘out-compete’ the moss. Clover 

makes its own nitrogen, so use a fertiliser high 

in nitrogen to swamp it out. Speedwell, 

yarrow and plantain and others indicate poor 

management, however most can be controlled 

by scarifying, spiking the ground and over 

seeding in autumn. 

I’m looking forward to our March talk - 

‘Growing Vegetables’ with Kelvin Mason, 

when I hope to pick up some tips and advice. 

This year I’m determined to grow more to be 

more self-sufficient, banana shallots and garlic 

went in before Christmas, and am now seed 

sowing. I don’t have a greenhouse so the 

windowsills will be full with seedlings. 

Our regular meetings are on the fourth Friday 

the month at the Hordle Pavilion at 7pm, and 

feature a talk on a variety of subjects 

throughout the year - learn and be 

entertained, as well as enjoy a cup of tea or 

coffee and biscuit, and chat with like-minded 

locals. We’re all amateurs – some (me) - more 

amateur than others. 

We also arrange visits to other gardens or 

trips further afield through the summer. We 

engage in a bit of friendly rivalry at our 

‘closed’ Show (ie members only) showing off 

the products of our garden labours. We have 

social events throughout the year. 

If you’d like to come along as a guest to one 

of our meetings (£3) check the diary page in 

this magazine for the upcoming dates, 

alternatively check our website 

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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us 

RSPB – ‘Hope Farm’ Project 

This article is the first of two about ‘Re-wilding/ 

Farmland’ projects. Three-quarters of the UK is 

farmland. Farmland birds have fallen between 

1970 and the present day by 54%. Turtle Dove 

numbers plummeted by 97%, Grey Partridge by 

92% and Corn Bunting by 91%. 

In 2000, I was privileged to be a founder 

member of the RSPB Hope Farm project, a 450 

acre arable farm in Knapwell, Cambridgeshire. 

The project was designed to demonstrate that 

farming for wildlife can work and yet still be 

profitable. In part, wildlife has declined 

because of the removal of hedgerows and 

planting crops right up to boundary edges thus, 

removing the last areas for wild flowers and 

insects to flourish. 

The RSPB purchased Hope Farm to research and 

demonstrate management techniques which 

could be followed by other farmers. Nearly 

twenty years later the experimental farming 

project has realised many key aspirations. 

Skylark: 2010 - 10 territories. 2015 - 43. 

The increase is put down to the use of Skylark 

plots i.e. land left free of crops to create safe 

areas where birds could breed. 

Yellowhammer: 2010 - 14 territories, 2015 - 35 

territories. 2000/01 - peak winter count - 2. 

2015/16 - 723 

Turtle Dove: Since 1995 numbers have dropped 

by 94%. 

Owing to 

loss of 

habitat e.g. 

hedgerows, 

scrub and 

woodland, 

crucial in 

providing 

nesting 

sites. Low 

open 

Turtle Dove 

vegetation 

with an abundance of weed seeds is also 

required as is fresh water to drink. 

England’s ‘Farmland Bird Index’ (FBI) has 

dropped by around 10% since 2000. Hope 

Farm’s increased in 2015 by 174% from 2000 

levels. 

Winter Bird Counts: In 2000 the maximum 

winter count was 308. In 2015, it had increased 

to 2,542. 

The three essential ingredients to increasing 

farmland birds: 

• Safe nesting places 

• Food in spring/summer for growing chicks and 

• Food and shelter over the winter. 

Marbled White butterfly 

Butterflies: 2015 - Numbers up by 223% from 

2000 levels. The increase is put down to more 

wild flowers along the edges of fields that 

provide both food and plants that provide egglaying 

niches for the butterflies. 

Bumblebees: The farm has three times as many 

bumblebees as a nearby farm which doesn’t 

have so many wild flowers. 

Conclusion: The RSPB farming experiment tells 

us that not only can a lot be done for wildlife 

but the farm can also remain viable. 

There’s ‘Hope’ yet. 

Further information from: 

Keith Metcalf – MCV Conservation Officer 

(01590) 645825 or (07771) 918449 or email 

keithmetcalf@btinternet.com 

www.milfordcv.org 


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NOTES FROM THE SOLENT CELLAR 

Seasons Change…….. 

Spring is one of our favourite times of 

year, with the lighter evenings and new 

exciting locally grown produce becoming 

more available. Easter is on the horizon 

and we look forward to catching up with 

friends and family, and this turns our 

minds towards what wines we will be 

drinking and sharing over the next few 

months. Most of our wine choices are 

influenced by what we will be cooking or 

eating, below is just a snap shot of what 

we will be enjoying – 

Spring Salads – Gruner Veltliner is a great 

alternative to Sauvignon Blanc and 

becoming increasingly popular with its 

easy drinking style and versatile nature in 

terms of food matching. It is a wine that 

pairs to Asian flavours and also asparagus 

which is notoriously hard to find a wine 

match for. The white and pink grapefruit 

notes in the wine mix with citrus running 

through and it finishes with its signature 

touch of white pepper. 

with its lemon and lime notes plus its 

trade mark acidity make for an enjoyable 

match particularly if there is any spice in 

the dish. The citrus notes in the wine also 

act like a squeeze of lemon or lime on the 

seafood. 

Rhubarb – The relatively tart flavour of 

rhubarb is often off-set by a nice sweet, 

nutty crumble topping. We like to pair this 

to a sweet Chenin such as a Coteau du 

Layon or Sauternes. The sweetness of the 

wine calms the acidity of the fruit and 

pairs to the crumbly topping nicely! 

New wines for Spring arriving in the shop 

include the latest 2018 rosé vintages, 

sparkling Petillant Naturels and some 

fantastic Hampshire sparkling wines from 

Cottonworth. 

Lamb – It’s always a treat to have new 

season lamb and it’s nice to pair up the 

delicate, sweet, gamey flavours with a nice 

red wine. We tend to choose a classic such 

as Rioja. When the wine is delicately 

oaked the juicy, fresh flavours along with a 

touch of vanilla from the barrel ageing 

make it an ideal match. 

Squid – Dan from Coral Bay seafood on 

Lymington market often has squid for sale 

at this time of year. It is quick and easy to 

cook and is delicious! Young, dry Riesling 

If you need any help with your food and 

wine matching this spring, pop into the 

shop, or send us an email for more 

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Tales from the Fireside 

Over the last few weeks and months there’s been a 

lot of negative press regarding wood burners and 

open fires. So I’m going to give what really is 

happening and what the government is trying to 

do. Last summer DEFRA invited the Guild of Master 

Sweeps, HETAS and other concerned organizations 

to a meeting to discuss the Governments Clean Air 

Strategy. 

I have taken the relevant points and translated 

them into normal English. 

Is the government going to ban stoves? 

No – there is nothing in the Clean Air Strategy that 

makes reference to this. Any appliance already 

fitted will be able to continue as normal. 

Will the government ban future sales of stoves? 

No, however the type of stove for sale may change. 

Its most likely they will have to be DEFRA-exempt 

appliances. This is good news because it means a 

greater choice of fuels (both wood or smokeless) in 

any area. 

Is the government going to be banning coal? 

It’s likely that the sale of bituminous house coal will 

be prevented in the future but sales of smokeless 

fuel will continue. No final decision has been made. 

What about the sales of Logs in net bags? 

Again the government has still not made up its 

mind. It’s a problem of control. Here at the Guild 

we advise NOT to buy logs in net bags as it 

generally unseasoned wood and the net holds 

water. You can’t burn wet wood. 

If domestic stoves cause pollution why would I 

want one? 

Stoves themselves are not polluting , the way some 

people use them is. The truth is very few people 

are shown how to use the fire properly, so they 

rarely burn efficiently until they are either shown 

or ask or have the flue/chimney swept. I’m always 

very happy to help and give a demonstration on 

how best to use you appliance. Remember wood is 

sustainable. Also the more trees we plant the 

cleaner our air becomes. 

My stove is more than 10 years old should I 

change it? 

If you can afford it then yes. New stoves are very 

efficient even the very cheap and nasty ones are 

65% efficient. A good one will be more than 80% 

efficient. 

I have an open fire how efficient is it? 

Depending on the fuel type, design of chimney etc. 

A rule of thump would be 20% to 30% efficient. 

Compared to wood burner/Multi-fuel stove are 9 

times more efficient. 

Last question is air pollution getting better or 

worse? It may surprise you that all sources of 

pollution in the UK has been dropping year on year 

for the last 30 years (Source UK/Gov.) the 

exception is Nitrogen dioxide which comes mostly 

from vehicles. 


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Waste & Recycling 

Waste - and plastic waste in particular - 

have been a big topic in the past year or so, 

with David Attenborough’s Blue Planet and 

other programmes highlighting the terrible 

effect plastic has on the environment. I 

often get asked ‘Why do we only recycle 

certain kinds of plastic in the New 

Forest?’ The answer is a matter of the 

much bigger picture. 

District Councils in Hampshire have 

diversified their methods of collection over 

the years, but fundamentally all Hampshire 

waste is disposed of by the county in the 

same way. General waste, including less 

easily recycled plastics, is incinerated and 

acts as fuel, generating energy and very 

little going to landfill, compared to other 

authorities. Glass, paper and more readily 

recycled plastics are sent to recycling 

plants in the UK where possible, sometimes 

abroad if there is no UK capacity. Districts 

offering food waste collection will have 

found their own outlets for composting 

collected food. You can find out what can 

be recycled and the current rationale for 

waste disposal and recycling in Hampshire 

in greater detail here: https:// 

www.hants.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling 

Collection and disposal of waste in a county 

as large as Hampshire is an expensive 

operation and much has been invested in 

our incinerators, vehicles and systems over 

many years. That’s not to say that the 

system cannot be improved. But to change 

such a system is a multi-million-pound 

project. The Government are currently 

developing a Waste Strategy for the UK 

and Hampshire is waiting to hear what the 

final recommendations will be before 

making any large-scale decisions about its 

current 

collection and 

disposal 

systems. But 

it is likely that 

we will see 

bottle deposit 

schemes, 

more 

emphasis on 

reusing than 

disposal, more pressure on manufacturers 

to develop and use biodegradable 

materials, and other significant changes to 

the way our waste is managed, in 

time. You can read about the 

Government’s Waste Strategy here: https:// 

www.gov.uk/government/publications/ 

resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england 

Cllr Fran Carpenter 

Hampshire County Councillor 

New Milton North, Milford & 

Hordle (including Everton & 

Tiptoe) 

01425 614665 / 07867 502624 

fran.carpenter@hants.gov.uk 

Marchwood incinerator 

Do you need to get to a medical appointment? 

Hordle Voluntary Care Group would like to help you. We will pick you up 

from home, take you to your appointment and return you to your home 

afterwards. The volunteer will stay with you whilst waiting for your 

appointment and if you wish, will accompany you to the consultation. 

We also provide transport for relatives to visit in-patients if they are unable to get to the 

hospital using public transport and to the ‘bathing service’ at the St John Ambulance HQ 

on the Gordleton Industrial Estate or Milford Hospital 

T: 0845 388 9063 

www.hordlevoluntartycare.org 

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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD 

Boules (Petanque) 

Hordle Boules Group meet every Tuesday 

and Saturday at Hordle Recreation Ground at 

2pm (1.30 pm in winter). We welcome new, 

regular or occasional, participants. Spare 

sets of boules are available for beginners. 

Just show up or call/email Rinus on 01425 617480 - 

postmaster@rinuskoop.plus.com 

Hordle 

Gardening 

Club 

Do you: 

• have an interest in plants and gardens? 

• like growing plants - fruit - vegetables? 

• want to learn more? 

• want to meet new people and have a 

sociable evening out? 

Do come along to one of our meetings 

and see if you’d like to join us. We have 

talks on a variety of subjects and social 

events too. 

We meet at 7pm at the Hordle Pavilion 

on the 4th Friday of each month (except 

August & December). 

Guest fee £3. Annual membership £7 

email: hordlegardeningclub@outlook.com 

www.hordlegardeningclub.co.uk 

or call Kate Cornhill on 01425 621305 

1st Thursday of every month 

Lymington Community Centre 2-4pm 

Afternoon tea served at all meetings. 

Tel: Tom Mclnulty 01264 321 963 

HORDLE FLOWER CLUB 

A friendly welcome awaits visitors and new 

members to our monthly meetings. We have 

demonstrations where you can enjoy beautiful 

creations of contemporary and traditional 

designs. Also workshops to learn new skills in 

arranging flowers. 

The club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the 

month at the Pavilion, Vaggs Lane. Hordle 7pm 

for 7.30pm. 

For more details contact Denise Gibb 01590 

642804 

Hordle Village Fair 

August 31 st 2019 

After the success of last year’s Fair we are 

taking bookings for this year’s event on August 

31 st . 

We have already booked a working Steam 

Engine, a display of radio controlled Model 

trucks, Freddies kingdom amazing bouncing 

castles, a demonstration of both Tai Chi and 

Taekwondo, and Classic Cars from three 

Counties car club. Music will be provided by 

“The Prairie Dogs”. 

If you would like to be part of our Super Show 

then email….members@hordleca.co.uk or call 

us on 01425 517944 

Please see the Village diary: for planned club events & speakers 


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Milford’s 19th 

ANNUAL PLANT FAIR 

Village Green 

Saturday 18th May 8.30-1.30pm 

20-30 Plant Stalls from local nurseries and many 

other plant related items 

Free Entry 

Net proceeds to charity 

For Information: Jenny 01425 837763 

www.milfordgarfdenersclub.co.uk 

VILLAGE VOICES 

We meet on a Wednesday evening in Tiptoe St Andrew’s Church 

Hall, From 7:15-9:pm. Anyone who enjoys a good laugh, and a 

sing, are welcome to come along. Not necessary to read 

music. For more details please call 

Pat Hood 01425 615051 

Life After Stroke or Brain Injury 

Are you a stroke survivor or have you suffered a brain injury? Would you like to try new 

activities? Ferndown Leisure Centre have teamed up with The New Forest Paddle Sport 

Company, to offer stand up paddle boarding and kayaking to stroke survivors. Please contact 

Jo Email:joannesinclair@pfpleisure.org or call 01202 877468. 

Do you have a bit of time to spare this summer? Do 

you want to protect your local environment? Do you 

like being outside in the fresh air? 

If so, come and join our friendly group of volunteers 

and help Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust control the non-native plant 

called Himalayan balsam which is invading riverbanks in the New Forest area. 

The plants are easy to pull up and it’s great fun but might be a bit muddy so bring 

your wellies! 

For details of volunteer work parties this summer in the New Forest area, please 

contact Catherine Chatters the New Forest Non-Native Plants Officer at 

Catherine.Chatters@hiwwt.org.uk or call 07770 923315. 

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Please see the Village diary: for planned club events & speakers 


HORDLE WOMEN’S 

INSTITUTE 

This year is our centenary and we 

intend to have numerous exciting things happening 

throughout the year. This is 100 years that the 

Hordle W.I. have been in existence. The hall where 

we meet is spacious and it has been wonderful for 

the women of Hordle to meet, to make friends, to 

help each other, and help others throughout our 

community. On Monday afternoons we have a 

happy chatty craft group meeting. We have 

exhibitions, parties, games, but most of all we are 

there for each other and for other women 

everywhere. Come along as a guest on the 1 st 

Tuesday of every month at 2pm or pop in on a 

Monday afternoon for a chat. 

For details and any events, we are organising 

please contact: Heather: 

heatherjeanandrews@gmail.com or to book the 

hall call Wendy Perkins on 01425 622458 

Rosalyn Merriman 

Ros joined Hordle WI in 2008 

& soon earned the friendship 

& respect of the members. 

Her enthusiasm & energy 

brought active participation in 

the Institute & for the last 5 

years she has served as 

Secretary & Vice President. 

Her tireless work in these 

roles has been an enormous 

benefit to the Institute & it’s 

members, and further 

deepened the regard in which 

Ros was held by all the 

members. 

Ros will sadly be missed by 

everyone 

Lymington Volunteering 

Drop-In 

Ever thought about volunteering but not 

sure where to start? 

Why not pop into St Barbe Museum Cafe 

and a meet a friendly volunteering 

ambassador from the New Forest 

Volunteer Centre to find out about the 

different opportunities available. 

Regular sessions to be held on the 3 rd 

Tuesday of each month. 

Please check our website to confirm dates 

https://www.cfnf.org.uk/volunteer-dropsessions/ 


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VILLAGE DIARY 

Date When Event & Description Where 

02-Apr 2pm WI:My Life as a Stunt Lady WI Hall 

04-Apr 12.30 Lunch Club Hordle Church Hall 

06-Apr 9.30-12.30 Hordle Café Pavilion 

06-Apr 7.30pm BINGO Pavilion 

07-Apr 7.30pm Film - Mary Poppins Pavilion 

12-Apr 10.30 Coffee at the Potting Shed Redcliffe Garden Centre 


18-Apr 3pm Quiet Garden (Contact Church Office) Hordle Church Hall 

19-Apr 10am Good Friday Café Hordle Church Hall 


20-Apr 10 to 12 Family Easter Egg Hunt Hordle Church Hall 

26-Apr 10.30 Coffee at the Potting Shed Redcliffe Garden Centre 

26-Apr 7pm Gardening Club: Growing &Showing Fuchsias Pavilion 


02-May 12.30 Lunch Club Hordle Church Hall 

04-May 9.30-12.30 Hordle Café Pavilion 

10-May 10.30 Coffee at the Potting Shed Redcliffe Garden Centre 

10th-12th May Flower Festival All Saints' Church Hordle 


11-May 7.30pm BINGO Pavilion 

12-May 3pm Quiet Garden (Contact Church Office) Hordle Church Hall 


18-May 8.30am Men's Breakfast Hordle Church Hall 

24-May 10.30 Coffee at the Potting Shed Redcliffe Garden Centre 

24-May 7pm Gardening Club: Propagation of garden plants Pavilion 


31-May 7.30pm Film: The Favourite Pavilion 

The Parish Council meets on the 1 st and 3 rd Tuesday of each month at 7.15 pre meeting public 

forum. Meeting starts at 7.30pm Hordle Pavilion. 

HCA: www.Hordleca.co.uk, Pavilion 01425 517944, Film screenings £2.50 - no need to book 

Café: Every Saturday 9am –12.30. The Pavilion, Vaggs Lane 

Come and have a coffee and home made cake. Children and pets are welcome. 

All Saints‘ Church Office, Hordle: 01425 626565 

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