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Dear Readers, 

There is an environmental theme with The 

Green Corner focusing on recycling, while 

Wildlife Matters this month sets a garden 

challenge. In addition, David Horne on page 

9 looks at the work that is being actioned to 

try and protect terns in our area. 

Do also read about volunteering at the 

Community Centre. There are such a 

variety of roles available and with very 

flexible hours. 

We deliver to homes in the Village and this 

edition should be through your letterbox 

between the middle to the end of July. If 

you have been missed, please let me know 

(contact details on this page). 

National Prayer Weekend is coming up. 

Please see the back page of this magazine 

for the dates and more details. 

We have Lesley from Beach Hut ‘n Boats to 

thank for our cover page - please see the 

article on page 27 to discover more of her 

work. 

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CONTENTS 

Local information 

Church Services 68 

Local Noticeboard 51-56 

MCV News Parish News 35-38 

Useful Numbers 61 

Village Diary 66-67 

Articles 

Bringing History Home 5 

The Green Corner 6 

Helping our Terns 9 

Notes from the Solent Cellar 11 

Volunteering is Fun! 13 

Actually Active 15 

Get Set for the Summer Holidays 17 

Stop, Look, Listen, Think 19 

The Dog Friendly Detective 21 

Travel Guide 23 

Our Cover Page Designer 27 

Wildlife Matters 43 

The Country Parks of Hampshire 45 

In the Garden 49 

Lip Reading Classes 59 

Pets in Wills 63 

Puzzles Pages 30-31/Answers 66 

Editor: Jacqui Peacock 

Next copy deadline: Sept 10th 

Cover Page Designer: Lesley De Gruchy 

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BRINGING HISTORY HOME 

THE KEEPING FAMILY OF MILFORD 

In 1901 when Fred Keeping moved from 

Pennington to Milford it was the start of an 

association with the village which included many 

years of public service and produced two very 

successful sportsmen on the world stage. 

By the time he was 29 Fred was working as a 

clerk at the British Embassy in Athens and he 

entered the cycle races in the 1896 Olympics. 

Objections were raised about Fred entering 

because he worked for a living and was not a 

gentleman so he could not possibly be an 

amateur. The protests were overruled and Fred 

took part in the 333 metres cycling sprint and 

the 12 hour endurance race. 

The 12 hour race started at 5am with six 

entrants, four from Greece, Adolf Schmal from 

Austria and Fred Keeping. Early in the race, 

Schmal, gained an early lap. He then rode with 

the pack until one by one the riders dropped 

out. Schmal rode directly behind Fred's wheel 

throughout and won by that single lap. 

Richard Mandell, in his book The First Modern 

Olympics, wrote: “Just two finished, in total 

distress, neither had eaten and had only sipped 

liquid. They were squalid from excreta and 

delirious from fatigue... their legs swollen 

gruesomely... both could be heard weeping”. 

Schmal completed 900 laps [314.997 kilometres] 

winning a silver medal and Fred won the second 

place copper medal. 

After returning to England, Fred opened a cycle 

shop in 

Milford 

and later a 

garage. He 

also had 

garages in 

New 

Milton and 

Lymington. 

As well as 

a successful businessman Fred was also very 

prominent in local affairs: 

M.D. of the Milford Electric Light Co/ Member of 

Lymington District Council and Chairman from 

1922 to 1932/ Member and Chairman of several 

local Poor Law committees / Member of the 

County Council/ Justice of the Peace and 

Chairman of the bench. 

Following his death in 1950 his obituary said: 

“He was not only a great business pioneer, but 

was also for many years one of the outstanding 

figures in the public life of the community which 

he served so faithfully and well and his white 

Edwardian beard, his distinctive cravat and hats 

made him a well-known personality”. 

Fred's son, Mike, was born in Milford in 1902 

and it was by chance that, one Saturday 

afternoon, he was persuaded to turn out for 

Milford Football Club to deputise for an injured 

player. Watching the match was a Southampton 

scout who had come to assess another member 

of the team and the scout immediately signed 

up Mike. 

Southampton were still in the Southern League, 

in the summer of 1919, when they signed Mike 

as an amateur. He was a talented left-back and 

became a professional in December 1920. He 

remained with Southampton for 13 years and 

was then transferred to Fulham, where he 

stayed until 1939. 

In 1926 he was with the England Football 

Association team which toured Canada, and 

three years later was a member of the England 

side which won all 17 of their fixtures when 

touring South Africa. 

He made 

the 

headlines 

in 1948 

when he 

became the 

manager of 

Real 

Madrid FC, one of the biggest football clubs in 

the world based at the famous Bernabeu 

stadium. At that time they were in danger of 

relegation, but Mike kept them in the first 

division and played a key part in building up the 

side which was to dominate European football, 

and in June 1948 he won the Copa Eva Duarte 

de Perón in the final against Valencia. 

Mike died in Southampton hospital in March 

1984 and apparently the man in the next bed 

said that the old fool thought he used to play 

football for England! 

For further information visit the MOSHRS website which is a core part of its Bringing History Home project supported by 

the Heritage Lottery Fund and Milford-on-Sea Parish Council. https://www.milfordhistory.org.uk/content/history/ 

buildings-and-monuments/buildingsand-monuments 


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The 

GREEN 

CORNER 

Rumour has it that many of 

you have been asking 

about local recycling 

facilities because there is 

some understandable 

confusion about what to 

recycle. As a long standing 

environmental group we will address this first, 

but we do have many other exciting projects to 

share with you also, including Abundance 

Lymington, Jean Genie, Boomerang Bags and our 

own 2020 Vision. 

RECYCLING 

Try and find brands and shops that have reduced packaging and re-use or up-cycle what you can. 

After this point look to recycle as much as possible 

NFDC Clear Sacs* 

Paper and Card, Tins, cans and aerosols, All plastic bottles (no lids). 

* It’s worth noticing this DOES NOT include tetrapaks, bottle tops, cellophane wrappings or 

plastic pots, tubs and trays. If you include any of these items in the recycling bag it is highly likely 

that the whole bag will be treated the same as a black sack. So, if in doubt, leave it out. 

Below is a list of items (not collected by NFDC) and where you can recycle them: 

Batteries: 

Biscuit Wrappers: 

Clothes and Shoes: 

Crisp Packets: 

Glass Bottles: 

Hearing Aids: 

Milk Bottle Tops: 

Mobile Phones:- 

Pet food pouches: 

Small ink Cartridges: 

Spectacles: 

Tassimo T-discs: 

Toothpaste tubes/ 

Toothbrushes: 

Supermarkets entrance/exit 

Milford Car Wash 

Village Charity shop or Charity bins in Car Parks 

Milford Parish Office or Milford Car Wash 

Village Car Park 

Help the Aged, Lymington 

New Forest Mencap, Bin in car park of Nedderman Centre, N. Milton 

Dog Trust Charity Shop or Oxfam, Lymington High Street 

Washed – Milford Car Wash 

Lymington Community Centre or 9 th Lymington Sea Scouts 

Specsavers or Boots 

Pennington drop off (email Sarah events@newforesttransition.org.uk) 

Milford Car Wash 

GOOD IDEA 

Why not get together as a group of friends to collect these items so that just one 

person needs to go to the drop off point. 

Happy Recycling 

Sarah and Kate 

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HELPING 

OUR TERNS 

In this issue, MCV member, David Horne 

writes about our local terns. 

Anyone walking the seawall between 

Lymington & Keyhaven in early summer is likely 

to encounter terns. 

These delightful, slender silver grey and white 

birds have long tails which have earned them 

the nickname “sea-swallow”. They frequently 

hover over water before plunging down for 

fish. 

Here in the Western Solent, we are fortunate 

to have three species of tern breeding mainly 

on small offshore shingle ridge islands known 

as “cheniers”. 

However, all is not well. Our locally breeding 

seabirds face increasing threats from a number 

of factors: 

• Rising sea levels periodically flooding their 

breeding islands 

• Higher water temperatures affecting food 

type & abundance 

• Increased disturbance from expanding 

recreational activities and 

• Ongoing predation, even on the islands, from 

foxes & large gulls 

The three species are; Sandwich tern, identified 

by its relatively large size and yellow tipped 

black bill. The Common tern by its medium size 

and mainly red bill and the Little tern by its 

diminutive size and yellow bill. Until recently a 

fourth species, Roseate tern, bred locally in 

small numbers. 

Chris Cooke with his donated Tern Craft 

Roseate Tern – tail streamers project well past 

wingtips when the bird is at rest 

This year I was recruited by the RSPB as the 

Summer Tern Warden. The post is funded 

under the Roseate Tern LIFE Recovery Project 

by the European Union and aims to create the 

right conditions to allow the species to return 

and breed in the Solent. 

Significant amounts of money and effort have 

been expended over the last 3 years in an 

attempt to provide more secure breeding areas 

e.g: 

1. Floating shingle covered rafts 

2. Concrete shingle covered 

platforms on Lymington 

breakwater 

3. Shingle recharge on small eroding 

islands and 

4. Maintenance of electric fencing 

around Normandy Lagoon. 

The aim being to give the terns a fighting 

chance to successfully rear their young and in 

so doing protect the species for generations to 

come. 

For further information see blog on the project 

website: Roseatetern.org 

or contact david.horne@rspb.org.uk 


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NOTES FROM THE SOLENT CELLAR 

Discovering wines from the Roussillon region 

Tucked away in the south/west corner of 

France, the Languedoc-Roussillon is one of 

the largest wine regions in the World. This 

large production does create some 

challenges for the area because consumers 

find the diversity and range of styles being 

produced a bit confusing. When you think 

about Burgundy, you immediately think 

about Pinot Noir for reds, and Chardonnay 

for whites. However, in the Languedoc- 

Roussillon dozens of different varieties can 

be used and are often blended together, 

none of which clearly define the region. 

the Spanish 

border around 

the village of 

Trouillas. Their 

wines are 

regarded by 

Jancis Robinson 

to be some of 

the best in the 

region and we 

highly 

recommend you 

trying them too! 

The best way to understand this region is to 

split it down into appellations or smaller 

areas. One of our favourites is the 

Roussillon. This region offers richly 

flavoured wines from small producers 

making artisan wines of excellent quality 

that are also great value. 

Domaine Treloar is one of the smaller, 

highly regarded producers of this region. 

Englishman Jonathan Hesford and his Kiwi 

wife Rachel purchased 10 hectares of old 

vines 13 years ago after relocating to the 

region from New Zealand where Jonathan 

was winemaker at Neudorf. Prior to this the 

couple lived in New York when 9/11 

happened and this is what spurred them on 

to make their dream of owning their own 

vineyard a reality. The vines are located an 

hour from the Pyrenees and an hour from 

Jonathan & Rachel 

There's the fresh, dry and aromatic ‘One 

Block’ Muscat is great with salads and fresh 

seafood. 'Terre Promise' is a blend of 

Macabeu, Grenache Gris and Carignan 

Blanc, it has a lovely texture on the palate 

and would partner roast chicken really well! 

The popular ‘Three Peaks’ is made from 

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and shows off 

the unique terroir of the region. The ‘One 

Block’ Grenache is a great example of this 

single grape variety. Both reds pair 

perfectly to BBQ meats at this time of year. 

The wines from Domaine Treloar show off 

the exciting potential of the wines from the 

Roussillon region which are far removed 

from the bulk wines produced by the 

cooperatives that the region is known for. 

For us, these are the wines you should 

expect to find in an independent wine 

shop, made in small amounts, offering a 

connection to the vineyards where the 

grapes are grown and that have a unique 

story about the people who carefully 

produce the wines. 

Heather & Simon 


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VOLUNTEERING IS FUN! 

Milford on Sea Community Centre started life in 

2007, moved into its current building on Sea 

Road in 2010, and is run almost entirely by 

volunteers. There is a wide variety of activities 

for volunteers (see below) some of whom work 

in more than one area, and others might just do 

one shift a month thanks to flexible rotas – all 

are greatly appreciated. 

Let’s hear from volunteers in three of those 

areas – 

Shop talk – Kath has been volunteering in the 

shop for over 7 years and does about 5 shifts per 

month, each one around 3 hours, sometimes less 

with prior agreement. She said “I love unearthing 

precious objects from all eras – after all, one 

person’s junk is another person’s treasure! I also 

enjoy meeting the visitors to Milford and they 

often tell us they love the variety of goods in the 

shop, and that they think it’s quite unique for a 

charity shop. It has an easy-to-use till, and 

although rarely a quiet moment – there’s always 

something to do - it is really good fun. So, if you 

like meeting people, having fun and keeping 

busy, then volunteering at the shop is for you!” 

Life behind the bar – “Like many people I want 

to give something back to the community and at 

the same time do something interesting, 

enjoyable and different – but I don’t want to feel 

tied. So, I help behind the Community Centre bar 

and have done so for about 3 years. 

I started by trying out different events, helping 

alongside someone experienced, so I learnt the 

bar routines. Some, such as film nights, are 

relatively quiet and straightforward, whilst 

others such as live events are busier and can take 

a whole evening. I now help a few evenings a 

month at the events I like best and which fit in 

with other activities. I simply look at the online 

bar calendar and decide when to offer to help. I 

have got to know lots of people and have seen 

incredibly talented people performing live. If you 

are interested why not try it?” John Welsh 

Café life - Christine has been a volunteer in the 

Café for over 4 years and does a couple of shifts 

a month plus any special daytime events. She 

also organises the cake bakers so that delicious 

cakes are on sale every day – and cooks some 

herself! She said – “I took early retirement to 

look after my elderly mother which took up most 

of my time. So, when my mother passed away, I 

realised that I had lived here some time but 

didn’t know many people. Helping in the café has 

been a great introduction to the social side of the 

village – and a way to find out what’s going on as 

there is a wide range of 

activities on offer at the 

Centre. I also feel good 

about providing a place of 

social interaction for 

people who live on their 

own as well as those who 

pop in for a coffee when 

they are new to the 

village. I would certainly 

recommend volunteering 

at the café.” 

There are many other 

areas where volunteers play a major role, for 

example Box Office, Gardening, Playgroup, 

Technical/Audio, Youth Club and ad hoc. Not 

forgetting Kitchen/Waiting, which covers evening 

events and First Friday Lunch for different 

charities each month; and the monthly Sunday 

Lunch Club for the elderly in the community. 

If you would like to help in any of these areas, 

please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Mary 

Jane Baily on 01590 381487 or email 

maryjaneco@googlemail.com. 


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ACTUALLY ACTIVE! 

Historically there have always been 

specific times of the year where everyone 

feels inspired to get fitter, tone up and 

perhaps lose weight. Aiming for the ‘beach 

body’ before the summer gets fully 

underway or just after Christmas because 

of overindulgence, making yet another 

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Whether it’s staycation or vacation for you this 

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STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, THINK 

If you can remember the original Green 

Cross Man before he went over to the 

dark side and became Darth Vader, the 

phrase Stop, Look, Listen, Think will be 

indelibly imprinted on your brain. 

It was designed to make children aware of 

the dangers of crossing the road even 

before they had mobile phones to distract 

them. Incidentally, if you don’t know what I 

was on about in the first paragraph, Google 

“David Prowse” and it should all make 

sense! 

So why am I invoking a mid-seventies road 

safety campaign? It’s because I think we 

should have something similar to help use 

mobile devices more safely. 

1. Stop 

Always think twice before posting 

information on the Internet, especially if 

you are away from home. To make sure 

your holiday fun stays confidential, set the 

privacy and security preferences on web 

services and devices to your comfort level 

for sharing. Limit how and with whom you 

share information because if you let on that 

you are away for a few weeks, you are 

broadcasting that your home is likely 

unoccupied. 

onto to your 3G or 4G mobile provider. It’s 

secure. After you’re done, you can go back 

to using public Wi-Fi. 

3. Listen 

Phishing is the most common way for 

criminals to steal your personal details. If 

something doesn’t seem right to you, then 

listen to your doubts, don’t click on that 

link or enter your password on what may 

be a bogus website. 

4. Think 

Particularly when we are away, be it a day 

out shopping, a coffee at the local coffee 

shop, or your annual holiday, we can be 

caught up in what we are doing and don’t 

take the care we should. 

Just remember, Stop, Look, Listen, Think. 

2. Look 

If you are connected to Wi-Fi, is it a free 

public WiFi connection? If you are away 

from home, free Wi-Fi definitely comes in 

handy, but there are few reasons to keep 

connected all day and night. Using your 

device with public WiFi is something you 

should control to keep safe, so check what 

you are connected to. 

If your activities involve nothing more 

complicated than a Facebook post or two, 

assuming you are careful to take account of 

point 1, this may not seem like a big deal. 

But if you’re checking your bank account or 

shopping online, forget public Wi-Fi and go 


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The Dog Friendly Detective 

Did you know that about a quarter of the 

British population own dogs? (the figure 

according to a recent poll is actually 24% 

or about 8.9 million dogs). If you're one of 

those, then you'll know that it's fun to try 

to integrate your dog into your lifestyle, as 

opposed to leaving them out; in effect 

then, trying to make them one of the 

family. 

results; just start follow "The Dog Friendly 

Detective" on Instagram using 

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Twitter at https://twitter.com/ 

SophiesPetCare 

Up until recently, this has been no easy 

task. The majority of places have made no 

provision at all for allowing dogs to 

accompany you, and so, invariably, you 

have had to leave them at home. They're 

not happy about that, looking up at you 

with their sad "oh no, not again" eyes as 

you close the front door. And you probably 

haven't felt too good about it either. Well, 

the good news is, it's all starting to change 

out there, and dogs are at last - not just 

being tolerated in public places like pubs, 

hotels and at local attractions - but actively 

being encouraged. The trouble is, how do 

you identify which ones these are? You 

can't just turn up with your hairy hound in 

tow and hope for the best, can you? Not to 

worry; for readers of this magazine, help is 

at hand... 

Sophie and Poppy sniffing out another dog 

friendly location at Spot In The Woods, 

Boutique B&B, Kitchen Cafe and Deli. 

Forget Sherlock Holmes, Poirot and all the 

rest. There's a new investigator at large 

and causing quite a stir round these parts, 

and it's "The Dog Friendly Detective." 

Devoted to sniffing out all the places that 

you can reliably visit with your four-legged 

companion and actually be welcomed. This 

unique detective scours our area looking 

for clues to the location of dog-friendly 

haunts. From hotels to cafes, from shops 

to restaurants, our intrepid DFD is putting 

them all under the magnifying glass and 

taking a very close look to identify whether 

they really are as dog-friendly as they say. 

And it's dead easy to access these unique 

If, despite The Dog Friendly Detective's 

best efforts, you still have to unavoidably 

leave your dog out of your activities on 

occasions, then the detective can fix that 

too, as she's also the mastermind behind 

Sophie's Pet Care® and Sophie's Dog 

Holidays, the area's leading dog and cat 

care experts. You can contact them on 

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sophiespetcare.com and 

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So, whether you want bring your dog into 

your life, or occasionally leave them out, 

they've got you covered! Perfect. 


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All four provinces offer quality wildlife 

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endangered North Atlantic Right Whale. 

Dolphins, sharks, seals and seabirds are also 

seen on tours from Cape Breton Island. 

New Brunswick has over 50 beaches to 

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Our Cover page Designer 

Lesley De Gruchy 

My heart sunk at the beginning of the year 

when I went to visit Lesley at Beach Hut ‘n 

Boats to find an empty shop. A sigh of 

relief shortly followed when I saw the note 

- “We have moved!’ 

For those of you who haven’t discovered 

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colours alone that meet you are sure to 

brighten any day. It’s a place that just 

makes you smile. 

I met up with Lesley to find out more 

about her designs: 

What is your best selling product? 

I am asked this so often. It’s hard to say, as 

most of my products believe it or not, have 

a season. However, tea towels are always 

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year round 

How did you first start your business? 

I originally started selling at my local 

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my craft into a part time business. It was 

2010 when I finally plucked up the courage 

to take my business live. 

Have you made any bespoke 

commissions? 

Yes, all the time. I am constantly asked to 

design or make items for boats, camper 

vans, as well as items for the home. 

What are the most 

the unusual things 

you have made? 

I guess boat 

cushions, as they 

are all very 

different in shapes 

and sizes. However, 

I love to design where I can. For example 

my peg bag is the shape of half a boat that 

can be worn as a bag or fixed directly to 

the washing line. 

So have you won many awards and what 

were they for? 

Yes, I have been very lucky to have won 3 

awards over the years. It’s tough, as there 

is a lot of excellent competition out 

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Design’ these were for the boat peg bag I 

just mentioned, Cushi cube, door stops, 

lavender bag, pot mitt amongst other 

items. I continue to design pieces for the 

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Parish Clerk: Graham Wells Asst. Parish Clerk: Sarah Pitt 

Tel: 01590 644410 

Website: milfordonsea.org.uk Email: milfordpc@btconnect.com 

MOS2—Local Plan Review 2016 -2036 

Milford-on-Sea Parish Council was 

represented at the public consultation in 

early July hearing, to examine the 

evidence involved in the District Council’ s 

proposal to include site MoS2 for 

development as part of its emerging local 

plan. 

MoS2 has been put forward by New 

Forest District Council with a 

recommendation for 110 houses to be 

built on this site which borders the B3058 

opposite the school, Manor Road and 

Barnes Lane. This development forms part 

of the 10,500 new homes which the 

District is required to supply during the 

period 2016 – 2036 and which will replace 

the current local plan which compelled 

Milford-on-Sea to supply 30 houses; a 

requirement which has now been 

completed with the addition of an extra 

12 dwellings on the School Lane site. 

Parish Councillors informed the Inspector 

that its basic conviction is that the Manor 

Road site is inappropriate for development 

on the grounds that loss of more Green 

Belt land would be a huge blow for the 

village, that the village infrastructure - 

roads, parking, sewerage could not cope 

with a large increase in housing and that 

August/September 2019 

this development on the edge of the 

National Park was inappropriate and 

detrimental to the Park. It was also 

pointed out that 90 new bungalows had 

appeared without any need for planning 

consent on the former Carrington Park 

caravan site (now called Solent Grange), 

that 9 new houses were being constructed 

in the centre of the village off the 

Keyhaven Road, so the village’s 

contribution to new homes within the 

local plan has largely been met. Vitally, 

neither of these developments carried an 

obligation for the affordable housing that 

the village needs. 

It was made clear to the Inspector that the 

village feels cheated of the opportunity to 

build the affordable houses that are 

required and which the School Lane site 

should have provided. It was made clear 

that the Village therefore has no faith that 


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the target of 50 per cent of new homes on 

the Manor Road site should be affordable 

will be honoured. 

Pennyfarthing, who already own part of 

the Manor Road site and have an option to 

purchase most of the rest, was also 

represented at the hearing. The parish 

Council was shocked to hear that the 

developer wants to develop the land with 

170 dwellings in defiance of the NFDC’s 

proposal for 110. NFDC was adamant that 

it would not condone any more than 110 

homes. The District Council’s spokesman 

made a compelling argument for what 

would be a relatively low density and 

which will include much ‘buffering’ and 

efforts to create a ‘sylvan’ environment 

aiming to respect the rural location. So, 

pressure is expected from the developer to 

increase the number of dwellings on this 

site and one can only hope that, if the 

Inspector determines that MoS2 will 

remain within the local plan as a 

development site, NFDC will be constant in 

its stance that it is not prepared to 

compromise on any greater number. 

The Parish Council will continue in its 

efforts to support appropriate 

development, to fight inappropriate 

development and will strive to supply the 

affordable housing that the village needs 

for local people. 

MOS1 Land North Of School Lane 

Following the decision of the Planning 

Inspector to uphold the appeal by 

Pennyfarthing Homes to build 42 homes 

on the MOS1 site, Land North of School 

Lane, the developer has issued details of 

how the scheme will progress. 

Subject to County Council Highways 

agreement and the result of archaeological 

surveys, work will commence on 23rd July. 

The developer is aiming to complete the 

car park/ school drop off area to the north 

of the site and associated footpath to the 

school during the August in order to have 

this completed for the start of term in 

September. In addition, all site traffic is 

scheduled to end the northern part of the 

site with no site traffic coming through 

School Lane and no deliveries taking place 

during school run times. 

Following discussions with the Parish 

Council, Pennyfarthing has confirmed 

allotments will be comply with national 

size guidelines and the open space area 

will also be complicit with guidelines or 

soft landscaping so that it will be properly 

levelled and drained. On top of this, the 

proposed play area will consist of informal 

equipment such a wooden trim trail, 

tunnels, mounds and so on. The Parish 

Council has requested this area be fenced 

off in order to protect from incursions by 

dogs. Both the Pennyfarthing and the 

Parish Council will continue to press for 

better traffic control at the Everton 

junction but recognise this may be subject 

to the outcome of MOS2 Local Plan 

Review, as discussed earlier. The timescale 

for the completion of the development is 2 

years. 

Speed Indicator Device Up & Running 

You may have noticed the new SID (Speed 

Indicator Device) purchased by the Parish 

Council, at various spots around the village. 

To date, it has been sited near the primary 

school, on 

Cliff Road 

and also 

Park road. 

As well as 

flashing the speed of vehicles to their 

drivers it is also colleting data on speeds 

and times of day. These numbers will be 

analysed by the Parish Office to see if 

patterns emerge. We will publish this data 

in future editions. 


Community Meadow Picnic 

The opening of the new Community 

Meadow took place with picnic at the end 

of June. Lots of people turned up and 

enjoyed a pleasant couple of hours in the 

sun, enjoying the sunshine. New raised 

beds, a sensory planting scheme and new 

paths have all been designed in order for 

everyone in our community to be able to 

visit. 

Crisp Packet Recycling at the Parish Office 

Continuing the work to make Milford-on- 

Sea Plastic free, the Parish Office has been 

designated a crisp packet recycling point. 

You can bring your empty crisp packets 

(any brand) into the office from where they 

will collected and sent off to recycling 

facilities, saving them from going to landfill 

or being incinerated. 

Parish Council Chair Bob Bishop thanked 

the efforts of the Milford Conservation 

Volunteers and Milford Gardening Club 

and the input of the Dementia Group and 

Little Explorers Nursery, who have all 

contributed to this lovely tranquil space. 

Photo: Keith Metcalf 

Hurst Road Toddler Playpark Upgrade 

Following last year’s 

extension to the play 

facilities on the sea front 

at Hurst Road, the Parish 

Council is now looking at 

options to upgrade the 

existing toddler facilities 

sited there. It is hoped 

that some new pieces of 

equipment will be 

installed over the next 

few months to replace 

worn items. Watch this 

space for more details in the next edition. 

In addition, the local Brownies and Guides 

conducted another Beach Clean in early 

July and a community-wide beach clean is 

set for Saturday 21st September, at 

10.30am by the Needles Eye Café - 

everyone is 

welcome and 

equipment will be 

provided. Pop the 

date in your diary! 

Village Green events 

Here’s a round up of what is happening on 

the Village Green over the coming months: 

17th & 18th August—Art on the Green 

10th & 11th November—Remembrance 

Services 

If you would like to book the Village Green 

and/ or Phone Box for your event, contact 

the Parish Office. 


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Hedge Cutting On Parish Council Land 

At a recent Forward Planning meeting, the 

Parish Council 

agreed to a plan 

to reduce all 

parish Councilowned 

hedges to 

4 feet in height. 

The plan will start 

to be rolled out 

over this second half of the year. 

Cornwallis Commemorations a huge 

success 

Friday 5th July saw Milford-on-Sea step 

back in time, with the National Service of 

Commemoration for Admiral Sir William 

Cornwallis, Milford resident who died 200 

years ago. Cornwallis played an key role in 

preventing a French invasion during the 

Napoleonic Wars but despite his 

achievements he was a modest fellow and 

requested that he was to be largely 

forgotten after his death, with no memorial 

on his grave at All Saints’ Church. Fast 

forward to the present day, when Georgian 

Naval Interest group the 1805 Club 

contacted the Milford-on-Sea Historical 

Record Society to try and track down 

Cornwallis’ last resting place. With the 

help of the MOSHRS, the grave was located 

and repaired and the two organisations, 

and supported by the Parish Council 

amongst others, planned a 

day of commemorations for 

the whole village to enjoy. 

In addition, a new Heritage 

Trail leaflet, illustrated by 

local artist Shaun Stevens has 

been produced. The leaflet is 

available from various 

outlets in the village and 

beyond, including the Parish 

Office, Village News, Library, 

Hurst Marine and Community Centre. The 

trail highlights various key places and 

people in Cornwallis’ life and will help 

locals and tourist alike discover Milford’s 

role in Georgian naval History. 

We are pleased to highlight a few of the 

key moments, captured by local 

photographer Paul French from Southpoint 

Films, to remember the day. 

Royal Navy 

parade & Sea 

Cadet band 

Post 

Chaise 

ringing” 

the news 

of the 

victory at 

Trafalgar 

Cornwallis’ Grave 

New stained glass window at All Saints’ Church 

Next meetings 

Planning - Monday 5th August, 2nd 

September, 7th October. 

Parish Council - Monday 19th August, 16th 

September, 21st October. 

Village Hall, Park Lane at 6.30pm. Agendas 

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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us 

WILDLIFE GARDEN CHALLENGE 

Gardening with wildlife in mind is easy and 

lends itself perfectly to busy or lazy gardeners 

like me! 

If you want a pristine garden with no weeds, a 

neatly manicured lawn and lots of back 

breaking work, then this challenge is definitely 

not for you! However, if you don’t mind a 

scruffy bit of garden that is unbelievably good 

for wildlife, then I shall show you just what you 

need to do. 

1.The ‘Lazy Gardener’ Challenge: Our 

collective and greatest challenge to help bring 

wildlife back to our gardens is to do little or 

even less than that! Weeding and tidying are 

not on my gardening agenda, so take a rest and 

let your garden ‘go wild’! 

2. Lawn Challenge: Don’t mow your lawns as 

often or, preferably, consider simply cutting a 

meandering grass pathway through it and see 

the wildflowers thrive. You won’t be surprised 

at how quickly they grow but I think you will be 

pleasantly surprised at the variety of colour 

and this will attract pollinators (bumblebees) 

back to your garden. 

3. Hedgehog Tunnel Challenge: 

adjoining fences to allow hedgehogs to roam 

along these wildlife corridors. Indeed, ask your 

neighbour to speak to their neighbour on the 

other side to see if they would do the same. 

How many consecutive gardens can you link 

together to create your wildlife corridor? 

4. Swift Box Challenge: With the decline of 

many aerial summer birds, why not attach a 

Swift Box under the eaves of your property? 

For just £15, MCV will supply you with a 

suitable wooden swift box that you simply need 

to mount on your wall. The most impressive 

thing about Swifts is that they do not defecate 

as they leave their nest boxes, unlike House 

Martins which do leave rather a mess! 

My final challenge is: 

5. The Nettle Challenge: I can already hear you 

say, ‘oh no, not nettles in my garden!’ Well, 

you will be surprised when I tell you that over 

40 species of bugs that love a nettle patch. 

Don’t relegate it to a shady corner. Find a 

bright sunny position where they will provide 

early spring food for ladybirds. In late summer 

the nettles will develop large quantities of seed 

for House Sparrows, Chaffinch and, if you’re 

lucky, the beautifully colourful Bullfinch. Small 

Tortoiseshell and Peacock butterflies and Small 

Magpie and Mother of Pearl moths are also 

likely to be attracted. 

When did you last see or hear a live hedgehog 

roaming your garden? He/she could be merrily 

munching away on all those slugs for which we 

have all, at some time or another, been guilty 

of putting down pellets so harmful to our 

wildlife. So no pellets, no upturned jam jars 

and no steep-sided ponds for our hedgehogs to 

fall into and drown. 

Speak to your neighbour and ask if they mind 

you putting a hole in the bottom of your 

If you can’t bring yourself to take up all five 

challenges, try one or two and know that you 

have done your bit for wildlife. 

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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to protect it from future rising sea levels or 

storm events. Over the summer months 

there are various planned live theatre and 

music events and children’s holiday 

activities. 

THE COUNTRY PARKS OF 

HAMPSHIRE 

Something you may not know about 

Hampshire County Council is that it owns a 

number of beautiful country parks and 

visitor farms and exciting children’s 

outdoor activity centres, open to the 

public. The council has worked hard over 

the past few years to develop and improve 

these assets, transforming how they are 

run, and, in so doing, has succeeded in 

making them self-funding. 

Lepe Country Park in Exbury is the nearest 

park for those living south of the New 

Forest. The ‘Lepe Loop’ provides a 

picturesque walking route for visitors who 

can then enjoy lunch or a coffee in the 

stylishly designed new cafe building. The 

Lookout café was recently rebuilt on ‘stilts’ 

A little further at Bursledon is Manor Farm, 

a working visitor farm with animal fields, 

hatchery, milking stall, Victorian school 

room, deer hide, wildlife meadow, pond, 

play area and café, amongst many other 

interesting traditional rural experiences for 

children and families – or indeed for 

anyone! As a bonus, the picturesque River 

Hamble Country Park is right next door, for 

you to enjoy on the same day if you wish. 

You can also book a BBQ party on site! 

I have made it a goal to visit all Hampshire 

County Council’s country parks this year. If 

you are looking for things to do or places 

to visit during the summer months, why 

not plan to visit some of them yourself and 

get to know the spectacular wider county 

of Hampshire a little better. Full details on 

the link below or phone 0300 555 1375 to 

find out more. 

https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo 

Cllr Fran Carpenter 

Hampshire County Councillor 

New Milton North, Milford & Hordle 

(01425 614665 / 07867 502624 

fran.carpenter@hants.gov.uk 


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In the Garden 

with Alan Edmondson of 

Bowercot Garden Design 

Aug/Sept 

Gardening Tips 

• Disbud chrysanthemums if large blooms are required. Prevent earwig damage by smearing 

Vaseline around the stems. 

• Remove growing tips from tomato plants about the middle of the month to encouraging the 

ripening of the fruit. 

• Many shrubs can be propagated from cuttings of semi-ripe shoots detached with a heel of 

older wood. 

• Dahlias must be fed regularly. About the middle of the month change the feed to a high 

potash one. 

• Keep the vegetable garden well weeded to avoid competition between them and your 

crops. 

• If you have grown wallflowers from seed, remove their growing tips to encourage good 

bushy plants. 

• Fix grease bands around the trunks of apple trees to avoid future problems from winter 

moths. 

• Towards the end of the month seed of hardy annuals can be sown in the greenhouse. They 

will produce early flowering plants for the greenhouse or very large plants for planting 

outside in the spring. 

• This is a good time for moving any trees and shrubs that are not suited to their present 

position. Water them in well. 

• Reduce the watering and feeding of your houseplants and transfer plants which like plenty 

of light to a south facing window. 

• If you have bare patches in the lawn, cut out the area of turf, fill with sieved soil and firm 

gently. Sow seed at a rate of about 2oz per square yard. 

• Put in plants of spring cabbage; also any late winter cabbages savoys or kale. 

• Prepare storage places for apples and pears. 

• Give hedges their final cut. New evergreen hedges can be planted from about mid- 

September. 

Alan Edmondson of Bowercot Garden 

Design, Lymington, is a regular 

contributor to BBC Radio Solent’s ‘The 

Kitchen Garden’ formerly ‘The Good Life’. 


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Ellis & Co 

Independent Broker 

offering sound advice for 

Commercial, Liability, Household, 

Motor and Property insurance 

REAL PEOPLE - RELIABLE SERVICE 

Elgars Court, 17a High Street 

Lymington, Hants, SO41 9AB 

Authorised & regulated by the 

Financial Conduct Authority 

01590 673382 

www.ellisinsurance.co.uk 

robert@ellisinsurance.co.uk 

Margaret Clarke 

Chartered Certified 

Accountant 

Personal Taxation 

Pensioners a speciality 

Home visits if required 

Local resident 

Tel: 01590 642689 

E-mail: 

m.clarke25mc@gmail.com 

The Village News 

Traditional Newsagent 

Mark Cummings & Family 

National Lottery Outlet - Newsagent 

Local Information Point 

Open Mon - Sat: 6.30am - 5.00pm 

Sunday: 6.30am - 1.00pm 


01590 645595 


LOCAL NOTICEBOARD 

3rd AUGUST 2019 

2pm – 5pm 

27th of July to 10th of August, 2019 

Milford Hospital 

League of Friends 

Garden Party + 

Strawberry Cream Tea 

in Milford Hospital 

Gardens 

Admission £1 

Opening Daily: 10.00 am - 5.30 pm 

Sundays 11.00am - 5.30 pm 

Last Saturday 10am - 4.00 pm 

MLFORD COMMUNITY CARe 

GROUP 

Happy to help! 

for transport to medical appointments 

Call 01590 641700 

World’s biggest Coffee Morning 

Everton & Lymore Social Club 

27th September 10.30-12.30 

Apart from tea, coffee and cakes there will 

be a few fun games, side stalls and a raffle. 

Further details: Kathy McClure: 

01590 641055 

Milford Hospital 

League of Friends 

every Tuesday 

9am - 1pm at 

Milford War 

Memorial Hospital 

Friendly and 

discreet. 

Donations gratefully 

received. 

Phone: Anna 

01590 643376 

or Wanda 07815 

598950 


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September 16th - Anthea Streeter 

“Thomas Heatherwick: Outstanding 

British designer of acclaimed 

buildings and constructions” 

For more information about joining, 

call our Chairman Mark Gussin: 

01590 381786 

FRIDAY LUNCH CLUB 

For those on their own At MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH 

2nd Friday of each month To book please call 01590 645800 

the week before 

Milford on 

Sea Youth 

Club 

Facebook: 

mosyouthclub 

T:01590 644861 

mosyouth@hotmail.com 

Community Centre. Time: 

6.30pm - 8.30pm 

Mondays for Seniors aged 13 

to 16 

Tuesdays for Juniors aged 10 

to 13.Activities include: table 

tennis, football, badminton, 

games console, cooking, 

craft, dance, painting and 

more. 

Milford on Sea Community Panel News 

In July, members of the Panel 

heard about the plans to 

introduce a community minibus 

for the benefit of residents of Milford, Everton, 

Keyhaven, Downton and Lymore. A meeting to 

launch the Milford Minibus project 

was fixed for July 20 th at 10am in 

the Community Centre. Many local 

organisations are signing up to using the bus. 

Everyone’s help is needed, both young and old, 

to plan what the minibus is used for and to get 

the project up and running. If you would like to 

get involved or find out more about the 

project, contact the Project Coordinator: Ivan 

Chandler ivan@ivanchandler.com 

Lip reading classes - Please see page 59 for 

more details or contact Christine Luxon 01590 

719 286 or alecluxon@hotmail.com 

The Dementia Action Group 

(DAG) have been raising funds to 

support their work. Have a look at 

their website: 

www.milfordonseadementia.co.uk It gives 

information on support and activities in the 

village for people affected by dementia, their 

families and carers. They also run free 

information sessions for organisations, 

businesses and families and friends of people 

affected by dementia. Contact Lesley on 01425 

614981, lturnnidge@yahoo.co.uk 

Milford on Sea Befrienders All 

our Befrienders and Befriendees 

matched so far are quietly 

getting on with being Friends and some very 

positive relationships are developing, with both 

sides reporting huge benefits and 

improvements in their lives. A great success! If 

you feel you would like to join us as a volunteer 

to become a Befriender or would appreciate an 

hour or so a week of company for a cup of tea, 

an outing or a game of cards, please get in 

touch. It can make a world of difference so 

why not give it a try, there is no obligation 

either way. All our volunteers are fully vetted 

and trained, and Milford Befrienders is 

registered as part of the Hampshire County 

Council Good Neighbours scheme. 

Contact: Steve Anderton on 01590 637088 

or befrienders@steveanderton.com 

The next meeting of the Panel is on Sept 3 rd at 

6pm in the Community Centre Café. It is open 

to anyone interested in the community, and 

any local voluntary organisations. If you are 

interested in the work of the Panel, please 

contact Jenny on jenny@whitleyonsea.net 


RNLI 

Sun 18th Aug: 

FASTNET RACE Souvenirs 

for sale (weather dependent) 

Sat 31st Aug: 

MODEL BOAT SHOW 

Souvenirs/Cards will be on sale All 

Saints’ Church Hall 10am-4pm 

Thurs 19th Sept: Ticket event 

QUIZ NIGHT, Keyhaven Yacht Club 7pm 

Everton Rambling Club 

Merv : 01590 642509 

mervhughes@me.com 

Contact Mervyn for walk details 

AUG WALKS 

Tues 13th 10.30am 

Thur 29th 10.30am 

SEPT WALKS 

Tues 10th 6.30pm 

Thur 26th 10.30am 

A 5 MILE WALK USUALLY TAKES BETWEEN 

TWO AND THREE HOURS 

Sunday August 4 th sees the return of the 

Lymington Spectacular 

and Classic Car show to 

Woodside Park in 

Lymington. 

This year 280 Classic Cars have booked in. 

The Food Village has a choice of food from 

over 20 stalls and of course there is the 

Pimms and Ale marquee. The music stage is 

headlined by Zac and the Zeros and the 

Lymington Town Band. There will be lots of 

entertainment for children including a Fun 

Fair, Punch and Judy and Magic Jack. The 

Fun Dog show and the Car Boot will be there 

as will over 50 Trade and Charity stalls. This 

is a day out for the whole family with arena 

entertainments including the Ringwood Pipe 

Band and the ever popular Birds of Prey. 

There is more information at 

www.lymingtonrotary.org.uk. 

Allied Services Trust (AST) 

Contrary to public opinion, your next of 

kin does not have an automatic right to 

access your accounts unless you have 

given them legal authority in the form of 

a Lasting Power of Attorney. An LPA can 

also give your loved-ones the right to 

have a say in your health and welfare if 

you cannot make decisions yourself. 

AST is a locally based charity who can 

draft LPAs on a not for profit basis for 

those that do not have the means and 

offer further discounts for those most in 

need. 

Allied Services Trust can be contacted on 

01590 644073 or 

enquiries@alliedservicestrust.org 

Milford-on-Sea Dementia Action Group 

Everton & Milford 

Activity Group 

We provide entertainment & afternoon tea, 

for people in the south of the New Forest. 

Milford Community Centre 9 Sea Road, Next 

meetings 2 nd Thurs of each month 2-4pm 

We are a friendly group who welcome people 

living with dementia, their carers, family & 

friends. 

Further 

Run entirely by 

experienced 

volunteers, so we 

ask for 

£2 per person 

information 

From Sandy 

01425 610122 

or Joan 

01425 623263 

MILFORD ON SEA U3A 

Tues Aug 6th: Passports, Assassins, 

Traitors & Spies—Martin Lloyd 

Tues 3rd Sept: 50 Years in TV 

Production—Roy Norton 

Milford-on-Sea Community Centre, Sea Road, 

2 p.m. Visitors £3. 


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Milford Green Club 

is part of the Brendon Care group, a charity 

which runs clubs for older people in 

Hampshire and Dorset.. We meet twice a 

month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday afternoon 

at 2.00 pm at the Community Centre. 

We have speakers on a wide range of 

subjects, interspersed with the occasional quiz 

afternoon. The cost is £4 per session. We 

always end with tea and cakes. Please contact 

me for further information: 

valerie.new26@gmail.com 

Lunch Club Milford on Sea Methodist 

Church 

lunch club 

If you live on your own then you will be 

most welcome 

12.30pm: 2nd & 4th Thursday in each month 

To book your place or for more details 

please call Margaret on 01590 641189 

Bridge Club 

We meet twice a week at the Baptist Church 

Hall, Wayside Close, Barnes Lane. 

Mondays: 1.45pm to 5pm 

Wednesdays: 6.45pm to 10pm. 

Everyone welcome. 

Terry Kirkpatrick at:- 

drterrykirkpatrick@gmail.com 

07977110473 

Health Walks Milford on Sea 

Do join us for a free, led, group walk lasting 

up to 90 minutes. Our walks are designed 

to encourage wellbeing, whilst enjoying the 

company of others. The group meet at the 

Community Centre Café, Sea Road, Milford- 

On-Sea SO41 0PH on Fridays at 10.15 am. 

Information: www.cfnf.org.uk/healthy-walks 

Marcella House Tel:02380 841341 

Or just turn up on the day: Fridays 10.15am 

Milford Floral Art Club 

8th Aug: Outing to floral art & 

design show 

12th Sept: Demonstration by graham 

king, Floral madness 

Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd 

Thursday of each month 1.30 for 2pm at 

All Saints’ Church Hall 

McLellan Hall, Lymington Community 

Centre, 7pm for 7:30 start Visitors most 

welcome. Contact 01425 613684 

or visit: w.railwayclubofthenewforest.org 

Sept 27th: The Railways of Sweden, Alan 

Norris 

Parkinson’s UK New Forest 

01590 672951 Meet at Boldre War Memorial 

Hall in Pilley 3rd Thurs of each month 2pm - 

4.30pm (except December) 

Gentle Chair Based Exercise 

For Parkinson’s sufferers Tuesday 10.30am 

Contact Roni: 01590 688 887 

MILFORD GARDENERS’ 

CLUB 

Milford Community Centre 

7.30pm, Doors open at 7pm 

August—No meeting 

September: 18th : Container bulbs for a 

year of flowers 

Our programme for the year can be found 

on our website 

www.milfordgardenersclub.co.uk 

Sheila Quinney 01590 641867 


Milford Community 

Library 

OPENING TIMES : Mon., Tues., 2-30 – 5 

pm. Wed., Thurs., 

Fri., 10am. – 12.30pm. 

Summer Reading Challenge : 

July 13 th – 15 th September (see below) 

August : 

Wed. 7 th Aug - Draw a Space Picture/ Write a 

Space Story 10am. – 12.30am. Free activity 

for Children. 

Tues. 20 th Aug. – Milford Community Reading 

Group 1.30 – 3.30 pm. 

Wed.28 th Aug. - Draw a Space Picture/Write 

a Space Story 10am. – 12.30pm. Free 

Activity for Children. 

September : 

15 th September – Summer Reading 

Challenge finishes. 

Tues. 17 th Sept. – Milford Community 

Reading Group – 1.30 – 3.30pm. 

Tues.24 th Sept. – After School Storytime - 

3.30 - 4pm. 

Wed. 25 th Sept. - Tea and Quiz 2 – 4pm. £3 

Incl. Refreshments. 

CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING 

CHALLENGE : SPACE CHASE 

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge takes 

place in Space, in celebration of the 50 th 

Anniversary of the first Moon Landing! 

Join us all Summer for space related activity 

sheets, 2 drawing/writing mornings on 7 th 

and 28 th August, and lots of lovely books to 

read and share. 

ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE. 

LYMINGTON 

GETS READY FOR A 

WEEKEND OF 

SEAFOOD DELIGHTS 

The annual Lymington Seafood Festival is 

gearing up for a weekend of gastronomic 

delights with over 90 local artisan producers, 

live music and some of the region’s top chefs in 

the demonstration kitchen. With its stunning 

Solent backdrop, Bath Road Park hosts the free 

two-day festival which takes place on Saturday 

10 th and Sunday 11 th August and this year they 

are raising money for Lymington’s RNLI. 

An estimated 12,000 people attended last 

August and with an even greater array of 

seafood stalls set to attend there’s plenty to get 

those taste buds excited about! Gin lovers can 

gravitate towards the Conker Spirit Bar or 

perhaps a glass or two of Exton Park’s award 

winning English sparkling wine? The 

Portsmouth Distillery Company will be unveiling 

their newly crafted local rums and Ringwood 

Brewery on hand for all ale lovers. 

The demonstration kitchen will once again be 

led by ‘God Father of Seafood’, Chef Patron 

Alex Aitken from the Jetty in Christchurch. He’ll 

be will be joined by a dazzling line-up of 

talented chefs including Matthew Whitfield 

who has recently taken up the reins at the 

Montagu Arms, Luke Matthews from Chewton 

Glen and Gordleton Mill’s head chef, Ian Gibbs. 

The festival also welcomes back 2016 

Masterchef winner Jane Devonshire. 

With over 150 different dishes including lobster 

mac n’cheese, scallops, cockle popcorn, soft 

shell crab, shrimp burgers, mackerel, gurnard 

and oysters…..there’s no chance of leaving 

hungry! With live music across the weekend 

including soul, blues, rag-time, pop and rock 

classics to get the crowds up dancing. All set to 

magnificent views across the Solent estuary the 

weekend is becoming one of the south coast’s 

leading festival for foodies. 

Gate open 11am – 8pm Saturday and 11am – 

6pm Sunday. Parking is available at Woodside 

Park, about 15-20mins walk to Bath Road and is 

£5 all day. 

For more information visit 

www.lymingtonseafoodfestival.co.uk 


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Samaritans Purse is an 

international relief and 

development organisation that 

works through local churches to 

demonstrate the love of God amongst 

communities in Africa, Eastern Europe and 

Central Asia. Operation Christmas Child is 

an initiative whereby shoeboxes filled with 

a selection of items are sent overseas & 

distributed to needy children. 

I will be once again holding workshops in 

All Saints’ Church Hall on 16 th & 30 th Oct & 

13 th Nov 2-3pm when we will fill 

shoeboxes. Leaflets detailing the items 

required are available from All Saints’ 

Church, the local newsagents and the 

community centre. 

Please come to the workshops armed with 

any empty shoeboxes, Christmas wrapping 

paper and lots of goodies (Toothpaste & 

Sweets can not be sent). It also costs £5 per 

box for transportation costs. All donations 

gratefully received 

Beverley Smith 01590 643427 

Milford Historical Record 

Society 

Thurs 26th Sept: Our Ancestors & 

their lives in Dorset 

All Saints’ Church Hall 7.45pm (doors open 

7.15pm) 

For more information please contact: 

Christopher Hobby 01590 645164 

Milford - on - Sea 

Whist Club 

We meet every Thursday 

at the Village Hall, Park 

Road. Doors open: 1.45pm Play starts: 

2pm.It costs £2 for the scorecard 

Why not come along and join us for a 

game? 

Linda Cooper 01590 644571 

lincooper@btinternet.com 

Oh, no, ….. it’s not …..?? 

Oh, yes, …..IT IS !! 

The 2020 Milford on Sea Village Pantomime is 

being prepared for launch in January 2020….. 

A read-through of the panto script (…it’s behind 

you!) will take place at the Community Centre 

on Sunday, 15 th September 2019, at 3pm. 

Please come along if you’re interested in taking 

part, or to discuss further contact – 

Brenda Evans 01590 641641, 

brendavoce@hotmail.com 

Milford on Sea Recorded Music Society 

Sept 13th: Random Memories, 

Margaret Grant 

Sept 27th: John Beaumont 

Further information please contact Andy 

Clark: 01590 643249 or David Scourse 01590 

645365 

COFFEE POP-IN 

Village Hall, Park Road on Thursdays 

10.30am - 12 noon 

Coffee, friendship & a warm welcome. 

Donations to Naomi House 

We meet to make lace & chat about what is 

happening in the lacemaking world. 

Sept 6th, 2 – 4pm £3 per session 

Barton-on-Sea Methodist Church Lounge, 

Cliffe Road, Barton-on-Sea, BH25 7PA 

Contact: Jackie Barton 01425 620334 


Downton Holiday Park Ltd 

Quality range of holiday homes to rent, close to sea and forest. 

Stay in an Exbury, Forest, Sway or Oak holiday home, sleeps from 4 to 8 people. 

Pet friendly holiday homes also available. 

Open 1 st March to 30 th November for long or short breaks. 

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E: downtonoffice@btconnect.com W: www.downtonholidaypark.co.uk 


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01590 648000 

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Nursing Home 

A higher ratio of qualified nursing staff to 

ensure the very best 24 hour nursing care 

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Excellent cuisine from our award winning chefs 

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Residents enjoy regular and stimulating 

activities and outings provided 

by our dedicated team 

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Warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere 

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Ambulance and wheelchair transport available 

St. George’s 

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Home Care 

01590 644258 

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Home Care 

Personal Care (including bathing, 

showering, toileting & dressing) 

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LIP READING 

CLASSES 

Challenging to keep up with 

conversations and 

feeling isolated due to hearing loss? 

A lip reading class is a positive step to 

overcoming the impact of hearing loss. 

Can you hear me? Can I hear you? 

Are you a 1 in 6 or 5 in 6? 

How often do you wonder if the person 

you are talking to can actually hear 

you? In fact, surprisingly, 1 in 6 people 

have hearing loss. 

Deafness is such an isolating disability, for 

speech is a key element in our lives. This 

can be so difficult in some of our 

gatherings: a big meeting or a group of 

friends chatting over coffee - anyone with 

hearing loss can quickly feel really isolated 

and withdraw. 

The good news is that everyone can help 

to reduce this sense of isolation. Those of 

us with hearing loss can learn new skills, 

and those with clear hearing can learn to 

support the others by speaking more 

clearly and slowly, facing the person 

directly etc. 

Since March 2018, classes have been held 

on Friday mornings in All Saints’ Church 

Hall led by Caroline Court a lively Lip 

Reading Tutor and 43 students have been 

to classes. The lessons bring plenty of 

laughter and students feel more confident: 

some stay for one or more terms, others 

are soon beginning their 5 th term. 

‘I came to lip reading classes and now…. 

I’ve met a lot of people who understand.’ 

‘Lipreading lessons have shown me how to 

help myself’ 

I was really isolated until going to 

lipreading classes gave me the confidence 

to face the world, and the people in it! 

‘At lipreading lessons people really LISTEN 

to you. We all get a chance to have our 

say.’ 

Face me 

DO 

Come to the point 

‘Lipreading classes gave me back my selfesteem’ 

‘I am far more confident in asking for help 

when I haven’t heard something’ 

DON’T 

Cover Your Mouth Turn away Whilst Talking 

Classes restart on October 11th, with a 

special Taster session September 13 th at 

11.15 am. All Saints’ Church Hall 

Please contact for details: Christine Luxon 

01590 719286 or alecluxon@hotmail.com 


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Consideration 

of Pets in Your Will 

We are a nation of pet lovers with 

approximately 12 million households 

having pets with 51 million pets owned. 

They are part of the family and very 

important to us, so it seems right we 

should give them some consideration 

when it comes to preparing our Wills. So 

what can be done to look after them after 

we are gone? 

Pets are considered personal chattels, and 

can therefore be left to a beneficiary in 

your Will. You can either name the pet that 

you have or make it apply to any pet that is 

alive when you die. 

You should consider who you want to look 

after your pet. It can be left to a particular 

person or to an animal charity. Pets cost 

money and you should consider whether 

you wish to leave a sum of money to the 

beneficiary in order to be able to provide 

for your pet. The sum of money can be 

made conditional in that the beneficiary 

will only receive it if they undertake to look 

after the animal. 

It would be wise to consider putting in a 

substitute beneficiary also to ensure there 

is someone able to take on the 

responsibility. The life span of your pet and 

the age of the beneficiary should be 

considered also. 

Kerry Richardson 

If you did not wish to name a specific 

beneficiary, you could leave your pet to 

your Executors along with a Letter of 

Wishes detailing how you would wish the 

animal to be dealt with. This leaves more 

options open to the Executors at the time 

of your death. 

Alternatively, your animal could be left to 

an animal welfare charity with a request 

that the charity find a suitable home. 

Your pet could also be included in a 

Discretionary Trust with the residuary 

estate again with a Letter of Wishes. This 

would give the Trustees flexibility to decide 

who should look after your pet. 

We can talk you through all of the above 

options and your initial Will appointment. 

If you concerned about these issues, 

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you explore the issues in 

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LLPD Local Lady Painter & Decorator 

Catherine Perham 

14 Kivernell Road Milford-on-Sea 

Conservatory Erectors 

HARFIELD 

MOTOR SERVICES 

Established 1971 

SERVICING AND REPAIRS 

TO ALL MAKES OF CARS 

MOT TEST CENTRE 

QUALITY USED CARS AVAILABLE 

WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON 

PERSONAL SERVICE 


Tel: 01590 642261 


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VILLAGE DIARY: SEPTEMBER 2019 

Date When Event & Description Where 

1st to 10th Milford Art Group Exhibition of Paintings All Saints' Hall 

2nd 1pm First Friday Lunch: Royal British Legion Community Centre 

3rd 2-5pm Milford Hospital League of Friends Garden Party Milford Hospital Gardens 

4th 10am MCV : Task Day Sturt Pond Bird Hide 

4th 5.30pm Glyndebourne Cinema Season: The Magic Flute Community Centre 

6th 2pm U3A: Passports, Assassins, Traitors & Spies Community Centre 

8th Milford Floral Art Club: Outing (contact secretary) Floral Art & Design Show 

8th 2pm Milford Carers' Café Community Centre 

8th 7pm Milford Folk Club: Singers' Evening Community Centre 

16th to 26th Splinters Art Exhibition Community Centre 

17th to 18th Art on The Green Village Green 

16th 8pm Blues Night: Reverend Robert Community Centre 

18th 

Fastnet race. RNLI Souvenirs for sale 

21st 7pm People's Poetry Community Centre 

21st 7.15pm New Forest Organ Society: David Thomas Community Centre 

23rd 8pm Jazz Club: 5* Swing Community Centre 

29th 7.30pm Comedy Club Community Centre 

31st 10am Model Boat Show. RNLI Souvenirs/cards for sale All Saints' Hall 

31st 5pm Summer Opera Evening: Carmen Community Centre 

ANSWERS 

General Knowledge: 

Across: 1 Jaws, 4 Caduceus, 8 

Forelegs, 9 Race, 10 La Paz, 

11 Bristle, 14 Condor, 16 

Emblem, 18 Bathtub, 20 

Cargo, 23 Gear, 24 

Hogmanay, 25 Licensee, 26 

Oboe. 

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Clef, 5 Deserter, 6 Curds, 7 

Sieve, 12 Lye, 13 Draughts, 15 

Ova, 17 Bravado, 18 Bagel, 19 

Horse, 21 Guano, 22 Ague. 

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Holland’s 

49 High Street Milford-on-Sea 

INDEPENDENT FAMILY GROCER 

DELICATESSEN & SPECIALITY GROCERY 

LOCALLY SOURCED PRODUCTS 

FRESHLY BAKED BREAD 

HOME DELIVERY SERVICE 

Maureen & Paul Holland 

Tel: 01590 641882 


VILLAGE DIARY: AUGUST 2019 

Date When Event & Description Where 

1st Fr. 10am Artisan Market Community Centre 

1st 10am MCV : Task Day, Rhododendron work Gate 12 Pless Road 

2nd 7pm Milford Movies: Fisherman’s Friends (12A) Community Centre 

3rd 2pm U3A: 50 Years in TV Production Community Centre 

3rd 6pm MOS Community Panel meeting Community Centre 

3rd 7.15pm New Forest Organ Society: Chris Powell All Saints' Hall 

6th 1pm First Friday Lunch: Community Hospital, League of Friends Community Centre 

7th 2pm Lymington Town Band Community Centre 

8th 2pm Screening: Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake Community Centre 

12th 2pm Milford Carers' Café Community Centre 

12th 2pm Milford Floral Art Club: Demonstration All Saints' Hall 

12th 7.30pm Folk Club: Claude Bourbon Community Centre 

13th 2pm Relaxed Screening: Fisherman’s Friends (12A) Community Centre 

13th 11.15am Lip Reading taster session (page 59) 

All Saints’ Hall 

13th 2.30pm Milford Recorded Music Society Library 

13th 7pm Milford Movies: All is True (12A) Community Centre 

14th 7.30pm A Million Dreams' charity concert in aid of Oakhaven Community Centre 

15th 3pm Village Pantomime: Read Through of script Community Centre 

16th 10am The Arts Society All Saints' Hall 

16th 10am Around and About Italy Community Centre 

18th 7.30pm Milford Gardeners' Club: Container Bulbs Community Centre 

19th 7pm RNLI Quiz Night Keyhaven Yacht Club 

19th 7pm Screening: Rigoletto on the Lake Community Centre 

20th 7pm Quiz Night Community Centre 

21st 10.30 Beach Clean - All Welcome Needles Eye Cafe 

24th New Forest Organ Society: Dinner & Concert South Lawns Hotel 

25th 7pm Out of a Hat Community Centre 

26th 7.45pm Milford Historical Record Society All Saints' Hall 

26th 7pm NTLive!: One Man, Two Govnors Community Centre 

27th Fr.10.30 Macmillan Cancer : Coffee morning event 

Everton & Lymore Social 

Club 

27th 2.30pm Milford Recorded Music Society Library 

27th 8pm Jazz Club Community Centre 

28th 7.30pm The Dolly Show Community Centre 


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CHURCH SERVICES 

St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Park Lane, Milford-on-Sea 

Sunday Mass: 9am Weekday Mass: Wed 10am 

Aug/Sept 

All Saints’ Church, Church Hill, Milford-on-Sea 

www.allsaintsmilford.co.uk 

Fridays 10.30 am Holy Communion 

August 

4th: 8am Holy Communion,9.15am Tea & Toast, 

10am Morning Worship, 6pm Compline with 

prayers for Healing 

11th: 9.15am Tea & Toast, 10am Holy 

Communion 

18th: 8am Holy Communion, 9.15am Tea & Toast, 

10am Morning Worship. No Evening Service/ 

Explore 

25th: 9.15am Tea & Toast, 10am Family 

Communion, 6pm Evening Service 

September 

1st: 8am Holy Communion, 9.15am Tea & Toast, 

10am A-Live, 6pm Holy Communion with prayers 

for Healing 

8th: 9.15am Tea & Toast, 10am Holy Communion, 

6pm Evensong 

15th: 8am Holy Communion, 9.15am Tea & Toast, 

10am Morning Worship, 6pm Evening Service 

22nd 9.15am Tea & Toast, 10am Family 

Communion, 6pm Taiz Reflective Service 

29th 9.15am Tea & Toast, 10am Harvest Festival, 

6pm Christians Together Community Centre, Sea 

Road 

Milford-on-Sea Methodist Church, 

108 High St, Milford-on-Sea 

www.milfordmethodist.org 

Morning Worship every Sunday at 10.45 am 

Minister – Revd Martin Keenan 

Sunday 4 th August 10:45 am - Holy 

Communion - Revd Martin Keenan 

Sunday 1 st September 10:45 am – Holy 

Communion - Revd Martin Keenan 

Sunday 29 th September 10:45 am – Harvest 

Festival – Mr Tony Coghlan followed by 

Harvest Lunch 

Sunday 29 th September 6:00 pm – 

Ecumenical service at the Village Community 

Centre (including prayers as part of National 

Prayer Weekend) 

WAYFARERS: Bible Study/Discussion Group 

– first Monday of each month at 10.45 am 

meeting at the church. 

LUNCH CLUB: Second and fourth Thursday 

each month at 12:30 pm 

Milford-on-Sea Baptist Church, 

Barnes Lane, Milford-on-Sea 

www.milfordonseabaptist.org.uk 

(01590) 645469 

St Mary’s Church, Branwood Close, Everton 


www.allsaintsmilford.co.uk 

Minister – Revd David Hellsten 

Sunday Services (Children Welcome) 

4th: 10am Holy Communion 


11th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Morning 4 th 10.30am Geoff Coop (with Communion) 

Worship , 6pm Evensong 

11 th 10.30am 

18th: 10am Holy Communion. No Evening Service/ 18 th 10.30am Jenny Yates 

Explore 

6.00pm Communion 

25th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Family Service 25 th 10.30am Dudley Andrews 



1st: 10am Holy Communion, 4pm Family Tea 1 st 10.30am (with Communion) 

8th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Morning 

8 th 10.30am 

Worship, 

15 th 10.00am 

15th: 10am Holy Communion 

22 nd 10.30am Harvest Thanksgiving 

22nd: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Harvest Family 29 th 10.30am, 6.00pm United Church 

Service, 5.30pm Harvest Praise 

Service in Community Centre 

29th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Family Service Lunch Club on the 2 nd Friday of each month 

for those on their own. To book please 

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ACCOUNTING 

Margaret Clarke 50 

ARCHITECTUAL SERVICES 

Extension Design 50 

Plan it Design 47 

BARBERS 

Sears 7 

BATHROOM/KITCHEN/BEDROOM 

Coastal Bathrooms 8 

Flair Interiors 40 

Ice Interior 31 

Lentune Property Services 41 

BUILDING/PROPERTY SERVICES 

A Warne Property Maintenance 4 

Ancient & Modern 45 

Mat Watson 34 

NF Home Improvements 24 

Paul Belton Construction 64 

CARE SERVICES/HOME 

BUPA 2 

St George's 58 

CARPENTRY/JOINERY 

Andrew Day 45 

CARPETS 

John Cooper Carpets 48 

Lymington's Carpet Store 26 

CARPET/UPHOLSTERY CLEANING 

New Forest Carpet Clean 26 

CATERING 

Buffet Belle 39 

CHINMEY SWEEP 

Mr Sweep 32 

COMPUTERS/WEBSITES 

FI Computers 62 

Paul Wood 19 

DECORATING 

Bailey Decorating 34 

Calico 24 

Catherine Perham 65 

Décor Aid 41 

Payne & Sons 22 

Index of Advertisers 

DENTAL 

Dorset Denture Clinic 44 

INSURANCE SERVICES 

Ellis & Co 50 

Highcliffe Dental Practice 71 INTERIOR DESIGN 

Solent House 44 

DOUBLEGLAZING/REPAIRS/ 

At No 19 

LADIES FASHION 

25 

CONSERVATORIES 

Double Glazing Specialist 32 

Alice X 10 

Double Glazing Repair 65 

Time & Tide 18 

Evergreen Home Solutions 4 LOCKSMITH 

Hampshire Window Service 69 New Milton Locksmith 3 

ELECTRICIAN 

B&R Electrical Ltd 24 

MOBILITY 

Pennington Mobility 58 

Browning Electrical 61 NEWSAGENT 

ESTATE & LETTING AGENT 

The Village News 50 

Collins & Butler 57 

NURSERY 

Hayward Fox 29 

New Forest Cottages 28 

Hordle Explorers Nursery 16 

FINANCIAL ADVISOR 

Affinity 39 

OVEN CLEANING 

OvenU 61 

FLORIST 

New Seasons 39 

PET CARE 

Kait's Canine Care 10 

FUNERAL SERVICES 

Tapper Funeral Service 69 

Sophie's Pet Care 

PICTURE FRAMING 

20 

GARAGE DOORS 

Picture Perfect 

Christchurch Garage Doors 65 

PLASTERING 

62 

Harfield Motors 

GARAGE SERVICES 

65 

Mike Thomas 32 

GARDENING & LANDSCAPING 

Bowercot Garden Design 48 

PLUMBING/HEATING/DRAINAGE 

First Choice Plumbing 41 

Everton Nurseries 48 Mike Thomas 32 

Gardenworks 47 P.A. Blake 60 

Jeremy Arnold Gates 42 Stephen Harris 12 

Timber Trade 46 RESTAURANT/HOTEL/PUB 

GIFT SHOP 

South Lawn Hotel 18 

All About You 7 

The Smugglers 33 

GROCER 

Holland's 66 

SOLICITORS 

GUTTER/DRIVE CLEANING 

CJ Skyvac 42 

Dagless & Whitlock 

Heppenstalls 

29 

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New Forest Drive Clean 60 TAXI 

HAIRDRESSER 

Pollyanna 61 

Ocean Cars 

TRAVEL AGENT/HOLIDAY 

34 

HEALTH & BEAUTY 

Ally Brown Reflexology 20 

Downton Holiday Park 

Milford Travel 

57 

23 

Active Nation 14 

TREE/HEDGE SPECIALIST 

Home Hearing 58 

The Natural Health Hub 17 

Street & Parker 47 

Tusei Bella 20 

WINE MERCHANT 

The Solent Cellar 10 

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