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Dear Readers,

I love the title of the article on page 7 - I hope

you find the content is both thought

provoking and motivational. Exercise comes in

many forms, and as you will see there are a

host of options available locally found on the

following pages.

If you haven’t made some new year

resolutions (or like me, maybe have but

already broken them), there are some extra

ideas from Lymington Transitions to help us all

make a difference to our environment.

CONTENTS

Local information

Church Services 68

Local Noticeboard 51-56

MCV News 13-14

Parish News 35-38

Useful Numbers 61

Village Diary 66-67

Articles

Bringing History Home 4

The Most Effective Drug Ever? 7-9

Milford Mini Bus 11

The Green Corner 16-17

What’s the Point of Alexa? 19

Mud Swallows & an Elderly Egret 21

Hampshire Climate Action Plan 23

Travel Guide 27

Part-time Pooch 41

Wildlife Matters 45

In the Garden 47

Recipe 63

Puzzles

Page 29-31/Answers 58

There is some great news on the Milford mini

bus—please see page 11 for an update.

A very special thank you to Shaun Stevens for

the wonderful cover page—more of her work

can be seen at www.shaunstevensart.com or

at the Hurst Marine shop.

I hope you enjoy reading the magazine. As

always if you have any ideas for future

articles, please do get in touch:

info@lymingtondirectory.co.uk

Best wishes,

Jacqui

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BRINGING HISTORY HOME

NORMANDY HOUSE

The Baptist church in Barnes Lane was built in

1816 following the Western Schism. This was

when the curate of Milford, James Evans, left

the Church of England and established the

Baptist Church in Barnes Lane, taking a large

proportion of the congregation with him.

At that time the land around the church was

mainly farmland apart from Sycamore Cottage

on the south side.

1868

2018

Mrs Harriet Shaw was living there. Mrs Shaw

was the widow of Ferdinand Albert Shaw, an

Indigo planter who had retired to Carringtons

about 1906. He was a founder and committee

member of Milford-on-Sea Historical Record

Society in 1909. It was Mrs Shaw who made the

first proposal for a "War Shrine" to be erected to

acknowledge all those Milford men who served

in WW1. The suggestion was carried through,

and the shrine was erected on the Bakehouse

wall in 1917.

The 1928 Village directory revealed that Mrs

Shaw had been joined at Harlington by one of

her sons, Harold Arthur, and his wife.

Major H. A. Shaw MC had served in the regular

army [Royal Garrison Artillery] between 1910

and 1921. After leaving the army he became a

teacher at various prep-schools until 1928. He

then started a prep school in Harlington for

army entrants, referred to locally as a crammer.

During WW2 Major Shaw served in the RAF for 3

years, following which he returned to prepschool

teaching Harlington having been

requisitioned by the army.

Harlington was bought by Colonel and Mrs

Paterson in April 1956.

Following Colonel Paterson’s Death in 1979 Sir

John Curtiss bought the house and changed the

name to Normandy House.

John Curtiss served in the RAF as a Navigator,

flying Meteors and Javelins, and in the 1950’s

would bring his family to stay with his mother in

Lymington. He loved the area and bought his

first house in Hordle in 1974.

By 1979 when he was the Commandant of the

RAF Staff College in Bracknell the family moved

to Normandy House.

Having enjoyed the views of the Solent and the

Isle of Wight from his mother’s house, he would

tell his grandchildren that he could see the

Solent from the attic windows in Normandy

House which was really wishful thinking! The

house is currently owned by his daughter.

Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss lived in Milford-on-

Sea until his death in September 2013. Following

his retirement from the RAF he was very active

in the local community, especially with

Oakhaven Hospice and the British Legion.

He had a very illustrious career and his story will

be told in more detail at Milford-on-Sea

Historical Society’s lecture, ‘More Voices of

Milford’, in November 2020.

Ordnance Survey maps show that this was still

the case in 1898; it wasn’t until the map of 1908

that a house is shown next door to the Baptist

chapel.

This piece of land was part of the Whitby family

estates but was sold by Colonel Cornwallis-West

to W. E. Cove on the 8 th July 1903. The Reverend

William Earle Cove was the Baptist minister in

Milford between 1901 and 1907, living at the

Manse in Barnes Lane, which was attached to

the chapel.

By the time of the 1911 census Reverend Cove

and his wife had moved to Mount Clear, now

Normandy House, and built on the plot adjacent

to the Baptist church. In 2017 another house,

Old Orchard, was built between the church and

Normandy House.

Kelly’s directory of 1915 showed that the Cove

family had moved again, this time to Pless Road.

The House had been renamed Harlington, and

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THE MOST EFFECTIVE

DRUG EVER?

By Alison Runham

"If exercise were a pill, it would be one of the

most cost-effective drugs ever invented," says

health promotion consultant Dr Nick Cavill.

That’s true, because the benefits of exercise go

way beyond simple ‘fitness’.

Physical Health Benefits

Exercise can actively help you to prevent

disease and debility. Research has proved that

regular exercise:

• Lowers your blood pressure (and in turn

lowers your risk of stroke, heart attack, heart

failure and kidney disease).

• Increases the mass and strength of muscle

(including that most important of muscles,

the heart) and cardiovascular endurance.

• Increases flexibility and helps to prevent

strains and injuries.

• Helps regulate hormones that control your

appetite, body clock, sleep and blood sugar.

• Helps control our weight.

• Helps prevent some cancers (reducing colon

cancer risk by up to 30% and breast cancer

risk by up to 20%).

• Helps prevent some diseases, including Type

II diabetes and Alzheimer’s (reducing

dementia risk by up to 30% and delaying

decline in sufferers, and reducing Type II

diabetes risk by up to 50%).

• Helps strengthen your bones and prevent

osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.

• Helps you handle the physical exertion of

daily activities and improves your balance,

helping to prevent falls.

• Helps ease pain through the release of

endorphins.

• Improves bowel function and helps prevent

constipation.

By reducing your risk of early death from

preventable conditions and falls, exercise can

increase your longevity too. However, it can do

a lot more than just improve your physical

health.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Benefits

Exercise can:

Improve your mood

The endorphins released when you exercise

can lift your mood and increase your energy

levels.

Increase your self-esteem

Not only can exercise improve your fitness and

appearance, making you feel better about

yourself, it can also give you goals, a routine

and a sense of achievement. These factors can

work together to increase your self-esteem.

Improve the length and quality of your sleep

Poor sleep can contribute significantly to

physical health issues and depression, anxiety,

poor memory and concentration. Exercise can

improve your sleep patterns.

Improve your mental health

Exercise is good for your mental health.

Alongside its effects on your mood, self-esteem

and sleep patterns, it’s also been proven to

help alleviate anxiety, stress and mild to

moderate depression. One study showed that

just 10 minutes of brisk walking can increase

mental alertness, energy and positivity, while

another found that increasing your activity

levels from zero to exercising at least three

times a week can reduce your risk of

depression by almost 20%.

Give you ‘time off’

You may not think of exercise as relaxing, but it

can be. Not all exercise involves getting hot,

sweaty and out of breath (although you do

need to do some activity every week that

makes you feel this way.). Tai chi, Pilates and

yoga are all more relaxing forms of exercise.

However, any exercise you do can take you

away from your day-to-day concerns and give

you time to focus on you, rather than your

family, your work or your worries. The need to

focus on your exercise can be a welcome

distraction and give your brain a break.

Please mention The Village Voice when responding to

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Give you the chance to get outdoors

Ecotherapy is becoming more widely used as

research proves the benefits of being out in the

countryside. You may not always be able to

exercise in a rural spot, but getting outside to

enjoy some fresh air and sunshine is great for

your mental and physical health; some sunshine

is necessary for us to produce Vitamin D

which, among other things, is essential for absorption

of calcium and good bone health.

Put more fun in your life

Experiment with different forms of exercise and

you may discover one that you actually find fun,

whether that’s country bike rides, Zumba or a

sport. This makes exercise something you look

forward to, rather than a chore.

Improve your social life and family life

Some Ideas for What’s Available Locally

Silver Swans

Stephanie runs classes both in Milford

& Lymington. Silver Swans is an

initiative by the Royal Academy of

Dance which has been developed for older

learners so they too, can take part in ballet

classes.

It is a gentle class - it’s not about doing Grand

Jetés across the room or multiple pirouettes!

Classes are aimed at the over 55s but there are

also some younger Silver Swans .

The classes can help improve mobility, posture,

coordination, balance, memory, and energy

levels - and you also get to meet new people!

Plus, it's just nice to be moving to lovely music.

Classes are made up of a full cross section:

Those who have danced as a child and want to

come back to it, those who were not able to do

ballet as a child for whatever reason, and now

If you join exercise classes or activity groups,

you will benefit from the positive effects that

socialising can have on your health and wellbeing.

There may be related social activities and

you could make new friends. You can also exercise

with your family and, if you have children,

becoming fitter will help you to take part in

more of their fun and games. Team sports can

also provide a sense of belonging and motivate

you to improve and help your team become

successful.

Zumba, tennis, surfing, swimming, rowing, boxing,

karate, netball, Pilates, ballroom dancing…

there are many types of sport and exercise, so

keep an open mind and try out several to find

something you enjoy.

as an adult want to give it a try. There are also

some who do it for the exercise, others who

have watched their children dance and want to

give it a go themselves! Complete beginners

are also welcome.

'It's the hour of the week I most look forward

to. Proud owner of a beautiful pair of pink

ballet shoes; my first since primary school'

Email: forestsilverswans@hotmail.com

Tel: 07949 183140

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

Everton Rambling Club

Merv : 01590 642509

mervhughes@me.com

Contact Mervyn for walk details

FEBC WALKS

Tues 4th 10.30am

Thur 27th 10.30am

MARCH WALKS

Tues 3rd 10.30am

Thur 19th 10.30am

A 5 MILE WALK USUALLY TAKES BETWEEN

TWO AND THREE HOURS


Lindsay’s Health & Fitness for Body & Mind

Day Time What Where

Tue

Wed

10-10.50am

Weights class *class full* The Studio, Milford Community Centre

6-7pm Yoga & Meditation Milford Guide Hut not the 4 th Tues of the month

9.30am 30-Minute Weights The Studio

10am 30-Minute Abs The Studio

10.30-11.20am FlexiStrength

Thu 10.30-11.30am Yoga & Meditation

The Studio

The Studio

Fri 10-10.50am FlexiStrength All Saints’ Church Hall, Milford

For more information: 0770 8870026 or email lindsay.fitnesstrainer@gmail.com

Drop in and give it a try! First class is FREE.

Seated Yoga

Designed for those who feel getting up &

down is now a step too far, but still want to

maintain a healthy body & mind

Classes: Milford on Sea and Lymington

Stuart: 07739 548276, stuart.yoga@gmail,

www.1-2-1yogatherapy.co.uk

The Natural Health Hub offers a range of

day, evening and Saturday yoga classes for all

levels of fitness and experience. From ashtanga

(for those who want to push themselves

and immerse themselves in the physical exercise),

to vinyasa (a dynamic flowing style), to

hatha (tailored to the needs of everyone in

the class), to restorative yoga (a super-gentle

recuperative relaxing class).

www.TheNaturalHealthHub.co.uk to book

online, or give us a call on 01590 670955.

Zumba Gold

Karina has been running classes locally

(Pennington, Milford on Sea, Hordle and New

Milton) for nearly 10 years now. She has

approx 300 people a week attending. They

are low impact classes designed to keep

everyone exercising safely but moreover they

are enormous fun and extremely uplifting.

karinazumba12@gmail.com/07701 367663

Nordic Walking

Nordic walking is a all round body workout,

and can be at a low impact level or higher

impact, it takes strain from knee joints and

improves posture. Outdoors in the lovely

local area, small friendly group, for a free

taster session, phone Jane: 01590

610089/07752 946001 or email

info@nordicwalkinglymington.co.uk

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Milford Minibus coming soon...

Can you help?

As everyone is welcoming in the New Year,

Milford On Sea Charitable Trust are getting

ready to welcome a new and exciting

community asset to our village. After

significant sponsorship and support from

South Lawn Hotel together with some very

generous donations received from local

events and most recently, our wonderful

Parish Council, we are now able to purchase

a minibus which will be used to support

community projects, groups and individuals

throughout Milford On Sea and our

surrounding areas.

We are hoping that our minibus which will

be supplied and maintained by the Hyundai

Garage in Everton, will be ready to roll

within the next few weeks. We will then be

contacting relevant groups operating in and

around Milford On Sea to introduce the

project and offer them transport services.

We will also be concentrating our efforts on

trying to support individual people within

our community who may feel lonely or

isolated or, simply unable to attend events

in local villages because they are finding it

difficult to access suitable transport.

In addition to the plethora of events already

planned for 2020 in Milford On Sea, Everton,

Lymore, Downton and Keyhaven, we are

also hoping to provide opportunities for

people to visit our villages for shopping,

sightseeing, fresh air and coffee or ice-cream

in one of our delightful cafes, all in the

knowledge that they will be driven door to

door, by one of our volunteer drivers.

The minibus will be an 8-seater and

individuals will need to be able to access the

vehicle with minimal support. Charges have

not yet been finalised but rest assured that

we will safeguard that any costs to our users

will be the minimum required to cover the

upkeep of the vehicle in order that the

service can be maintained for the future.

This is a perfect opportunity for us to bring

more people into our villages to enjoy the

shops, pubs, cafes and other amenities. All

our villages have wonderful treasures to

explore and having available and accessible

transport will provide an opportunity for

local people to tell us what matters to them

and which amenities they would like to visit

and when.

The service will require a lot of volunteers to

make it work, so, if you are interested in

getting involved please do not hesitate to let

us know. We are particularly in need of

someone who has driving tuition

experience who may be able to support our

drivers on their first session driving the

Milford On Sea minibus and, we are also in

great need of finding a place to park this

wonderful community asset when not in

use. If you have a spare garage or barn and

would like to help us, please do get in touch.

As well as needing volunteers we also

welcome any ideas or thoughts that you may

have about the best way that we can utilise

this asset for the good of our community.

Contact Lisa via email:

milfordminibus@gmail.com


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Youngsters MCV

Bursary Award

In the last issue of MCV News Milford

Conservation Volunteers announced their new

‘Bursary Award’ for youngsters who have an

interest in nature/conservation.

MCV wishes to encourage a new era of

youngsters to become actively involved in their

own planet and is still seeking applications from

parents of youngsters under the age of 18 years

who wish to develop their skills in natural

history, conservation, recording wildlife or who

require specialist clothing and/or equipment.

Written applications specifying what the

bursary is needed for now need to be with

MCV NEWS

www.milfordcv.org

MCV uses the funds collected from the sales to

put back into community projects. One of this

year’s selected projects is the award of £500 to

Milford Primary School to fund the acquisition

of wildlife nest boxes (birds/ dormice/bats etc)

plus additional trees for the hedgerows. All

items have been selected by the whole school

who have given MCV their ‘wildlife shopping

list’. Thanks to Deputy Head, Ben Willis, for

organising the children’s survey.

MCV by the 29th February 2020 for

consideration for the 2020 award which will be

announced at MCV’s annual general meeting in

March. The decision of the management

committee will be final.

Applications with broad details to:

keithmetcalf@btinternet.com or post to:

‘Fledglings’ 25 Swallow Drive, Milford-on-

Sea, SO41 0XD

Milford Primary School

Wildlife Funding Award

As part of its duty of care, the Parish Council

obtains an annual independent assessment of

trees that may be ‘Dead, Dying or Dangerous’.

Some of these trees need to be felled on safety

grounds. Where wood is brought down to

ground level, MCV volunteers extract it and

prepare it for sale to the community.

Unseasoned logs available

Steve or Lorraine Mabbett

lorrainemabbett@sky.com

(01590) 381255 or

(07543) 901324

or

keithmetcalf@btinternet.com

MVC News Continued on page 16


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MCV - Creeks & Saltmarsh

‘Birding Trips’

Over the past four years MCV has organised

special birding trips in conjunction with Hurst

Castle Ferries (HCF) for anyone interested in

seeing winter birds around the Keyhaven and

Hurst Castle creeks, channels and marshes.

These have proved extremely popular with MCV

and Lymington Naturalists group members. To

date we have conducted thirty-three trips and

have more planned in February and March 2020

during which time the winter birds will have

started moving back to their summer breeding

grounds in Siberia, Iceland and Greenland.

Keyhaven Creeks & Saltmarsh

Each trip has two ‘expert’ birders and an

experienced HCF skipper on board who point

out everything we see on the 1.5 to 2-hour

trips.

Seats are available at £15 each.

Birding for Beginners’

Free

Sessions Every Month

If you would like to brush up on your bird

identification skills why not join our “experts”

at either the Bird Observatory at Keyhaven on

the 1st Saturday of each month or the Bird

Hide at Sturt Pond on the 3rd Saturday of each

month throughout the year between 10am

and Noon.

These sessions are FREE, but a small donation is

always welcome to help replenish bird food or

carry out repairs to the facilities.

INVITATION : If you or your local (Lymington,

Pennington, Everton, Sway or Hordle) group

wish to join us on a spring (April/May) birding

trip just let us know by contacting:

keithmetcalf@btinternet.com or text/

telephone 07771 918449.


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The

GREEN

CORNER

Lymington

2020 Vision:

20 months to

make a lasting difference

In April 2018 Kate, a long- standing member of Transition Lymington dreamt up the concept of

Lymington 2020 Vision. In each of the 20 months leading up to the year 2020 the group collated a

tick list of ideas, links and local ways in which to make Lymington a more sustainable place. Each

month the list was published on line to distribute the ideas across the area.

Now, having reached the end of our 20 months, our 20 tick lists are a treasure trove of creative

challenges that can be used now and in the future to make a difference locally, nationally and

internationally.

Our final list of suggestions could help with your New Year’s Resolutions. However, take a look at

our Facebook site for the full set.

In the writing and completing of the Lymington 2020 Vision challenges, members of Transition

Lymington team have found fun and inspiration, and if you haven’t discovered them yet, now is a

great time to do so.

Get involved this year by coming along to our next 3 events, being held at Lymington Community

Centre from 9.30 -12.30pm.

Saturday 15th February - we are running our 3rd Repair Cafe in the Gates Hall with our

volunteer repairers keen to help you with your clothing, darning and electrical repairs.

We have also invited Figgures bikes who will carry out a free 20 point safety check on

your bike. 9.30-12.30 Entry by donation. Refreshments will be available.

Saturday 15th February - Lymington Clothes Swap. please Bring along clean clothes you

don’t want or need anymore and take away clothes you can wear and enjoy! This will

run alongside the Repair Cafe - just in case you need any minor repairs or alterations.

9.30 -12.30 pm Entry by donation. Refreshments will be available.

Saturday 14th March - Jean Genie - our biannual up-cycling event where we will have a

table of jeans, fabrics, beads, buttons, ribbons and more… we invite you to come and use

our sewing machines and make something useful and beautiful! Robert Hole Room. 9.30-

12.30 £3 per person. Refreshments will be available.

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2020

Sarah and Kate

New Forest Transition


57 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QG

01590 643033 - post@collinsandbutler.co.uk


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WHAT’S THE POINT OF ALEXA?

When people talk about Alexa, they are most

commonly talking about an Amazon Echo

device of some sort. Alexa is also available on

other Amazon devices and through the

relevant apps on smartphones and tablets and

is the artificial intelligence software that you

converse with.

For the purposes of this article, when I refer to

Alexa, I will be talking about an Amazon Echo

device. See Amazon UK page here https://

amzn.to/2FcG8op

So what can you do with it? A quick Google

will come up with any number of amusing

things to get Alexa to answer. And some

useful things as well.

But when you have finished getting Alexa to

meow or play your favourite radio station or

answer an obscure question, what then? Well,

it depends on what other ‘smart’ gadgets you

have in your house and whether they are

Alexa compatible.

Apart from what comes pre-programmed in

an Echo, there is a very long list of ‘skills’ that

can be added to Alexa as necessary. These

skills expand the capability of Alexa to interact

with smart devices and access specific radio

stations and other internet services.

If you are a bit of a gadget freak, a simple

search on Amazon will reveal all manner of

gadgets to do things you never thought you

might need but suddenly feel are essential!

Some of the most common Alexa automation

is switching things on or off and controlling

audiovisual systems such as Sonos.

colour on your command or at a set time.

There are Alexa compatible light fixings which

you can plug regular LED bulbs into and voice

control with Alexa.

There are also Alexa compatible wall switches,

dimmers, plug sockets, adapters and door

locks which allow you to integrate your whole

home with voice control. However, as far as

wall light switches are concerned, it’s quite

unlikely you will be able to retro-fit them due

to the way UK light circuits are wired.

Now there are some security issues with

Alexa. But just as there isn’t enough space in

this article to cover all that Alexa can do, there

also isn't enough space to discuss security.

Maybe that’s an article for the future!

Controlling smart lighting can be a genuinely

useful use of Alexa and there are a number of

ways to do this. You can get Alexa compatible

bulbs which can be dimmed and change


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MUD SWALLOWS AND

AN ELDERLY EGRET

Only a few centuries ago people believed

that swallows spent the winter hibernating in

the mud at the base of the reeds, to then

emerge the following spring. At the end of

the summer large flocks of swallows use

reedbeds to roost in at night. The birds were

seen gathering in the reeds in the evenings,

but no one thought to check early the next

day. If they had, they would have seen the

birds emerge at dawn to fly away and

continue their migration.

We now know that European swallows

migrate to winter in sub-Saharan Africa.

Furthermore we know that British swallows

winter between Nigeria and South Africa, but

how do we know this ? The answers came

from bird ringing – fitting birds with

individually numbered rings, which also have

printed upon them an address. Over many

years swallows with such rings were found

and reported, giving us their winter locations.

As a licensed ringer I myself have had a

swallow that I ringed in summer on the edge

of Lymington, caught alive and well in winter

by ringers in Botswana.

We are connected to the rest of the world by

our local bird life, as demonstrated by

various birds that I have ringed here, which

have flown far and wide. For example, pied

wagtails that have gone to summer in Wales

and Scotland, woodcock which have migrated

to Finland and Russia, and great black-backed

gulls which have been seen wintering in the

Channel Islands and Portugal. Perhaps the

most satisfying was a Sandwich tern chick,

which I ringed out on the Lymington Marshes

one summer, which turned up the next

winter in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bird ringing does not just tell us about

migration routes; we have also learnt a great

deal about population dynamics, breeding

behaviour and the lifespans of different

species. For example, in the summer of 2006

I ringed some little egret chicks in nests in

southern Hampshire. As well as fitting them

with the usual coded metal ring, I also added

some individually identifiable colour-rings,

which are easier to read in the field through

binoculars. When these egrets fledged, one

went to the county of Avon, one headed to

Berkshire, and one moved to our local

Lymington Marshes. The latter bird is still

alive over 13 years after being ringed and it

now holds the longevity record for the

species in the UK. The previous record holder

died at the age of 9 years and 6 months.

Bird ringing in the UK and Ireland is

administrated by the British Trust for

Ornithology (BTO) and has been in existence

for a little over 100 years. If you find a dead

bird with a metal ring, please report it to the

address on the ring. If you see a colourringed

bird, please report it to the BTO. And

if you are on the sea wall near Lymington, say

hello to the oldest little egret in the UK.

Graham Giddens

Freelance Ornithologist and local resident


Photograph by Graham Giddens, showing the little egret which has lived on the Lymington coast for over 13 years.

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Hampshire’s Climate Action Plan

My first New Year’s visit to Hampshire County

Council was to attend a Cabinet meeting where

progress on the council’s Climate Change

Strategy and Action Plan was reported. The

strategy is based on “stretching but achievable”

targets to 2050, in line with the national target,

with an eye to bringing that target forward, if

assessed as realistically and effectively

attainable.

Only 1% of emissions from Hampshire come

from the activities of the county council itself,

so it will require close partnering with bordering

counties, district, town and parish councils,

community groups, businesses and residents to

achieve carbon neutrality for the Hampshire

area by 2050.

The county council will be looking to early

action by the government to guide on larger

scale projects, such as a new recycling system.

HCC’s Local Transport Plan will be reviewed,

plus new, robust and sustainable planning

policies developed, in liaison with districts, to

encourage less car dependency. The council has

also taken advice from Forestry England, The

Woodland Trust and Plantlife and will invest

significantly in tree and wildflower planting on

Highways verges and amenity land to support

insects and wildlife, funded by the sale of

surplus Highways land.

Community resilience and preparing the county

for expected changes in climate will also be a

vital part of the council’s strategy. Autumn 2019

was the wettest autumn for more than 100

years, creating exceptionally high ground water

levels. HCC will be prioritising an early review of

its Flood Risk Management Strategy, given the

county’s considerable coastline and river

networks.

However, council actions will have limited

impact unless local businesses and households

make changes. I prefer to think of these

changes simply as: helping wildlife; reducing

waste; reducing pollution. So, when I visit a

garden centre, I choose plants that support

insects - and I’m going to feed the birds in my

garden more regularly. Rather than buy new

shampoo, I refill a bottle at The Naked Pantry

plastic-free shop in New Milton - and I am going

to write to my local supermarkets to ask if they

can reduce the plastic-wrapped food they sell.

And though I haven’t yet got an electric car, I

take the train more often - and I’m going to

dust off my bike from the shed... I’m not perfect

yet, but I’m having a go! There are many lists of

simple changes you can make, if you google.

I’ve recently set up the ‘New Forest

Environment Alliance’ on Twitter and Facebook,

to encourage more residents to join in local

environmental projects this year. Please follow.

Or join or donate to one of the hard-working

existing conservation groups who quietly get on

with improving our local environment (and have

done for many years!) such as Milford

Conservation Volunteers and Friends of Ballard

Water Meadow. Let’s all make an Action Plan in

2020! Happy New Year.

(Read Hampshire County Council’s interim

Climate Change report here: http://

democracy.hants.gov.uk/documents/g5496/

Public%20reports%20pack%2006th-Jan-2020%

2014.00%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10 and watch the

full Cabinet discussion here at 24 mins: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUs7y0KPdgg You

may also find other agenda items of interest.

Subscribe to HCC’s YouTube channel to be

notified of future live meeting broadcasts.)

Cllr Fran Carpenter

Hampshire County Councillor

New Milton North, Milford &

Hordle

01425 614665 / 07867 502624

fran.carpenter@hants.gov.uk


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smallest inhabited island is St Agnes where,

at low tide, you can cross the sand bar to

neighbouring Gugh.

Whichever island you visit there’s always a

friendly welcome. Whether you’re seeking

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pirates, or hoping to spot Dolphins and

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St Mary’s is the hub of the islands with a

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as well as essentials like shops and banks.

There are three stunning sandy beaches to

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If you’re arriving by passenger ferry from

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to explore the uninhabited islands.

The second largest island of Tresco once held

the National Geographic Magazine’s accolade

of being one of the Top 10 Islands in the

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and sophistication. From the world famous

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Accommodation choices are varied –

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PUZZLES

Across

1. Agriculturalist (6)

7. The world of

scholars (8)

8. Joan of ___,

French heroine

(3)

9. Join the military

(6)

10. Armoured combat

vehicle (4)

11. Rotund, extremely

chubby (5)

14. Baby's soft woollen

shoes (7)

16. Formerly the

basic unit of

money in the

Netherlands (7)

17. Former French

unit of currency

equal to 100

centimes (5)

21. Welfare movement

that began

in 1844 (inits) (4)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

22. Pressure line on a

weather map (6)

23. Lyrical poem (3)

24. Coal mine, its

buildings and

equipment (8)

25. Religious residence

in a monastery

(6)

Down

1. Traditional Italian

straw-covered

wine bottle (6)

2. Elongated cluster

of flowers (6)

3. Medium for communication

(5)

4. Animated film (7)

5. Person who

makes a will (8)

6. Irish political

party founded in

1905 (4,4)

12. Once in a

___, very rare occurrence

4,4)

13. Unit of sound

in a word (8)

15. Unit of relative

loudness (7)

18. Dry gully (6)

19. Humour (6)

20. Growth on the

surface of a mucous

membrane

(5)

CODEWORD

Each letter in this puzzle is

represented by a number

between 1 and 26. The codes for

three letters are shown. As you

find the letters enter them in the

box below.

7 20 20 24 5 5 13 24 25 13 24 11

5 1 16 4 7 15 26

5 26 7 10 17 15 15 5 15 25 7 1

16 14 1 19 24 20 16

1 26 18 10 24 6 15 25 25 7 1 5

24 10 24 19 11

20 24 25 24 23 1 7 11 8 15 19

C

R A

5 2 22 8 9

17 25 7 11 24 7 16 21 24 24 5 24

1 10 13 25 26 3 4

7 25 8 12 24 25 24 11 11 16 20 24

19 19 19 18 25 7 25

21 16 24 5 11 5 20 18 20 25 24 5


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PUZZLES

HIDATO

Starting at 1 and finishing at 49, track

your way from one square to another,

either horizontally, vertically or

diagonally, placing consecutive numbers

into the empty squares as you go. Some

numbers are already given.

TARGET

WORDWHEEL

Across

1. Monk order back in trouble (7)

7. Divert an inspiring female (5)

8. Bore close to you flushed (7)

9. It's no secret grand present

needs opening (5)

11. Bird (vulture) eventually content

(5)

12. Lots of baked food fed fifty (5)

14. Produce turned down, perhaps

(3,2)

16. A ghost enthusiast heard a cat

(7)

18. Variety called excellent, initially

(5)

19. Invigorated Frenchman with a

spouse (7)

Down

1. Pound added to bill – grim! (5)

2. Something strange hiding in the

fodder (3)

3. Bird idol with broken tail (5)

4. A two-way detection system (5)

12. A gem left underneath fruit (5)

13. Extremely unconventional purse (5)

14. Simple scheme, one admitted (5)

MINI CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

15. Rejection enraged a wanderer! (5)

17. Pull up to worthless beginner (3)


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The Old Clock House - 22 High Street - Milford-on-Sea - Hampshire - SO41 0QD

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

Tel: 01590 644410

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

Milford achieves Plastic-Free Community

Status

We are please to report that the village has

achieved plastic-free community status,

awarded by

Surfers Against

Sewage. The

Parish Council

pulled together

key organisations

and businesses in the town to put in place

a five-point plan. The objectives include:

setting up a community led steering group,

instigating the SAS Plastic Free Schools

education programme, getting local council

commitment and working with local

businesses, organisations and community

groups to spread the word and minimise

the amount of disposable plastics they use.

Assistant Parish Clerk Sarah Pitt said:

“We have had huge support from Milfordon-Sea’s

businesses as well as vital support

from Plastic Free Lymington Group which

really helped kick-start our initiative. We

have held

several beach

cleans this year

and many local

businesses

have actively

engaged with

February/March 2020

campaign, making simple swaps away from

single-use

plastic items to

more

sustainable

alternatives.

The primary

school has also

got on board as

well as local

Scouts, Guides

and Brownie groups.

We are really proud of everyone in Milford

for pulling together and helping achieve

this important status. Of course, the

village isn’t yet completely plastic free but

this is it is a significant first step and we

aim to build on achievement to ensure the

parish has a sustainable future.”

For more information contact the parish

office or visit our Facebook page: Plastic

Free Milford on Sea.

New Rowan Copse to be Planted

The Parish Council and Milford

Conservation Volunteers are commencing

a new initiative to plant 20 Rowan trees on

land near Swallow Drive. The Parish

Council-managed land will be used to

create a small copse of trees which will


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create an autumn/winter food bank for

birds such as thrushes, redwing and

fieldfare and possibly even waxwings, as

the berries of Rowan trees are beloved by

surfacing and swings have also be repaired

and will be set for lots more use from our

younger residents when the weather starts

to get better over the coming months.

birds and provide an important food

source in the scarce winter months. The

grass underneath the trees will have

meandering pathways cut, allowing longer

grass and wildflowers to be allowed to

come through. It is hoped the copse will be

stablished by the Spring for the whole

community to enjoy.

Seafront Toddler Playpark

Pleasure Ground Footpath Works

The next phase of

footpath

improvements in the

Pleasure Grounds are

starting again in

various locations.

Precept

At a recent meeting, the Parish Council

voted to increase the precept by 10% to

allow for long-term projects to continue

such as hedge reductions and path works.

The increase equates to an additional

£3.54 per year for a band D property, or 6p

per week.

After several delays due to manufacturing

issues, we are

pleased to report

that at the time of

writing, the planned

MOS2—Local Plan Review

The Planning Inspector’s Examination of

the District Council’s draft Local plan

improvement works to

the Seafront Toddler

Playpark on Hurst

Road have

commenced. As

previously reported,

three new pieces

of kit have been

installed—a

cockerel rocker,

spinner and

spooky pairs

game. The

Review has found that the MOS2 site (Land

north of School Lane) is “sound”.

Consultation is currently underway on

issues such as Nitrate Mitigation. More


information can be found on NFDC’s

website: newforest.gov.uk/

localplanexamination.

We will let you know the outcome but in

the meantime keep an eye on Parish

noticeboards and the website for more

details nearer the time.

War Memorial Hospital Future

The Parish Council and The Hospital

League of Friends are continuing to work

closely with the NHS West Hampshire

Clinical Commissioning Group since the

joint public meeting in the Community

Centre on 19 August 2019.

reaching agreement as to the type of

building needed to provide these services

at the site.

Planning permission for the proposed

design must be approved by NFDC and

then the business case must be approved

by the NHS in order to release the finance.

We hope to learn more about the progress

of negotiations in Spring 2020 and look

forward to sharing consultation meetings

in the near future.

Sea Road Toilets

The new-build Sea Road toilets are nearing

completion on time. The new block will

have a “changing places” fully-accessible

disabled cubicle as well as 2 family cubicles

and 4 unisex toilets and will be a big

improvement to the previous facilities.

The Hospital Building - a registered War

Memorial - is owned and maintained by

NHS Property Services. Clinical Services to

patients in the hospital are provided by

Southern Health Foundation Trust, while

other services including the pharmacy,

audiology, ear clinic, renal services and

exercise groups are arranged by other

service providers. All of these

organisations as well as users of the

services are Stakeholders in the future of

the Hospital as is the Royal British Legion

and The War Memorial Trust.

Agreement must be reached and

consultation undertaken with people in the

Parish regarding the services that must be

provided to our community before

Next meetings

Planning - Monday 3rd February, 2nd

March, 6th April.

Parish Council - Monday 17th February,

16th March, 20th April.

All meetings are in the Village Hall, Park

Lane at 6.30pm. Agendas will be available

from the website 5 working days in

advance. Members of the public can speak

for 3 minutes about agenda items.


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How to Report a Pothole or Fallen Tree

It’s the time of year when potholes seem

to appear overnight and trees can be

blown down in the windy weather. There

is a quick and

easy way of

reporting

these issues to

the County

Council – just

visit their

website:

www.hants.gov.uk and click on the

“Report a road problem”. You can then

select from a variety of issues including

potholes, flooding or fallen trees. Enter in

a few quick details and the County Council

will investigate and act accordingly.

Was Milford more Magical this Christmas?

The Parish Council would like to thank

Diane Brushwood and Tracy Haupt for

their hard work on the Christmas

decorations in the centre of the village.

Thanks to Simeon Morgan and his team for

helping to erect the tree and Cllr Donald

Darbishire for organizing the traders’ trees.

Many more people and organisations took

part and thanks are also extended to

everyone who contributed. Tracy and Di

are keen to receive feedback on the festive

decorations , as planning for Christmas

2020 must start now.

We would be very grateful if you could

answer the questions below, by 22nd

February, To do this we need your

suggestions and feedback, as soon as

possible, so please tear off and return the

questions below to the Parish Office or

complete the survey online by scanning

the QR code at the bottom of the page.

Thank you!

Complete the survey online:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/

ZR99WGK . Or scan this code:

Q1. What did

you like about

this year’s Christmas decorations?

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Q2. What did you dislike about this year’s

Xmas decorations?

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Q3. What would you like to see on the

village green and around the village for

Xmas 2020?

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Thank you very much for your

feedback.


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Whether you’re looking for bulbs & bedding or

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suit your needs. Our knowledgeable staff are

always on hand to help and advise.

If it’s a gift you are after, then why not come along

and browse our houseplants or gift area. There are

lots of lovely ideas.

And after all that shopping rest awhile in

Camellias with a slice of cake and a cuppa, or

even one of our home cooked lunches.

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PART-TIME

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You’ve probably heard the expression, ‘ A

Dog is for Life, Not Just for Christmas’, Well

it turns out that now and again, it’s not

always the case. It seems that there are

times when a dog really CAN legitimately

be JUST for Christmas, (and at a few other

times throughout the year too). The lovely

people at dog-friendly Everton Nurseries

Garden Centre have been playing host to

Sophie’s Dog Holidays, and allowing them

to explain why this is so…

If you’ve visited the garden centre recently,

you might have been rather

enthusiastically greeted by a beautiful,

yellow Labrador called Honey, together

with Sophie Gates, owner of Sophie’s Dog

Holidays. Sophie was busy explaining how

she arranges very special holidays for dogs,

while their owners go off on theirs. Instead

of placing their dogs in unfriendly kennels,

Sophie arranges for them to be hosted in

local people’s comfy, cosy homes. She was

at the garden centre to search for more

local people to act as holiday hosts for

these adorable dogs. It turns out that, if

you’re one of these holiday hosts, you

really can have a dog just for Christmas, or

now and again at other times throughout

the year, and be the occasional owner of a

part-time pooch whenever you like. It

sounds fun, especially if you don’t want the

responsibility of a full-time dog. Anyway, to

find out more you can visit

www.sophiesdogholidays.com or keep a

eye out for Sophie at the garden centre

throughout the coming year.

In fact Everton Nurseries Garden Centre is

a haven for visitors with dogs. Director

Maria Curry said “We love to see our

customers’ dogs and encourage them to

bring them along. They’re welcome not

only in the garden centre but also in the

outside, covered seating area of our

restaurant, ‘Camillias’.” In addition, one of

the staff members has set up ‘Dave’s Dog

Club’, which provides a bit of wall space

where owners can bring in put photos of

their dogs for other people to see. It’s

amazing how many local customers are

dog owners and love to show off their four

legged friends to others. I’ll leave you with

a surprising fact; Did you you that there are

178,000 residents in the New Forest, and

an astonishing 39% of these people have

dogs!

Photo: 'Honey has been giving visitors to

Everton Garden Centre a very enthusiastic,

friendly welcome recently.’


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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us

Koalas and Australian Bushfires

MCV usually concentrates its wildlife efforts

on UK species, habitats and conservation, but

for this one issue we have decided to give

some thought to the people of Australia and

its devastated wildlife caused by bushfires.

At the time of going to press, twenty-three

people, including brave fire-fighters, have

lost their lives and our thoughts immediately

turn to their families and friends.

of eucalyptus leaves every day. An adult

koala weighs an average of 14kg and is

between 60 and 85cm long. Infants (Joeys)

remain in their mothers pouches for up to six

months. Eucalyptus leaves are highly

flammable and fires spread rapidly from tree

top to tree top.

The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is

doing all that it can to help koalas in distress

but at present this is an almost impossible

uphill battle.

If you feel you could help a koala in any way

then please do whatever you can to help

save some of these beautiful marsupials.

The Foundation can be contacted by going

onto the AKF website at:

www.savethekoala.com

It is also being estimated that some 480m

mammals, birds and reptiles have already

been killed by bushfires sweeping much of

New South Wales and Victoria and that

worse is to come with extreme high

temperatures and gusting winds driving the

fires onwards. More than 150 fires have so

far razed over 14.7m acres of land.

The poor koalas (marsupials not bears) are

slow-moving animals. Adults eat about 1kilo

‘No Tree…..No Me …..’

Further information from:

Keith Metcalf – MCV Conservation Officer

(01590) 645825 or (07771) 918449 or email

keithmetcalf@btinternet.com


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sarah@buffetbelle.com

Do 07901 951034

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In the Garden

with Alan Edmondson of

Bowercot Garden Design

Feb/March

Gardening Tips

• Renew surface grit around alpine plants.

• If you are planning to sow a new lawn in the spring, start to prepare the site if the

soil is not too wet.

• Clear hedge bottoms of weedy growth, fallen leaves and debris.

• Avoid over watering in the greenhouse and ventilate well on mild days. If over

wintering fuchsias are showing new growth, move them onto the staging.

• Cut canes of autumn fruiting raspberries to within six inches of the ground.

• Newly planted roses should be pruned hard in order to produce a good framework

of branches from low down.

• Newly planted deciduous hedges should be hard pruned to ensure bushy bases for

the future.

• Start to feed the fish in your pond once they appear lively.

• March is a good month for planting evergreen shrubs. Keep well watered if the

weather remains dry.

• Plant out autumn sown sweet peas.

• Sow some hardy annuals such as alyssum, nemophila and nasturtium. They are

useful as space fillers between newly planted shrubs.

• Buddleja davidii and its varieties should be hard pruned around the middle of the

month. This will produce the largest flowers.

• Turnips can be sown outdoors around the middle of the month; onions a little

earlier.

• Brassicas and leeks can be sown in a nursery bed in arch for planting out later in the

year.

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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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD

Do you run or are a member of a

club/ society,

or have news, or information of local

interest that you wish to see in the

next edition? Please email the details

to info@lymingtondirectory.co.uk

Small entries are free!

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

Fun on the Fiddle

A New Exciting Violin

Group for

Adult Beginners

Why not learn to play the violin

in a friendly group

environment?

The Community Centre

Milford on Sea

Instruments Supplied.

For more details and

to reserve your place

Tel: 0773 308 5290

MLFORD COMMUNITY

CARe GROUP

Happy to help!

for transport to medical appointments

Call 01590 641700

The MoS Dementia Action

Group wish to appoint a

Coordinator to support

their activities for people

affected by Dementia.

The role requires a background in the

social care sector and knowledge of

dementia. The role has two parts.

1.To co-ordinate, organise and

facilitate, in partnership with

volunteers, the successful and safe

provision of activities provided for

people affected by dementia.

2. To signpost people affected by

dementia and/or their families/carers to

the activities provided and to other

opportunities for support and

assistance.

12 – 15 hours per month. £10.50 per

hour

If you are interested, please email

Jenny – jenny@whitleyonsea.net

MILFORD GARDENERS’ CLUB

Milford Community Centre

7.30pm, Doors open at 7pm

Feb 19th: AGM followed by “Will there

be more cake” Mark Porter,

County Organiser NGS

March 18th: Fabulous foliage and

tempting tenders, Steve Edney

Our programme for the year can be found

on our website

www.milfordgardenersclub.co.uk


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Feb 17th: The Ship Burial at Sutton

Hoo

March 16th: Prague: City of the

Winter Queen

For more information about joining,

call our Chairman Mark Gussin:

01590 381786

Milford on Sea WI

Village Community Centre 7pm

2nd Wednesday of the month

Visitors most welcome

12 February : Birthday Meeting

11 March : Bespoke Millinery

Diana Cobbett E: milfordpres@hampshirewi.org.uk

W: www.milfordonseawi.co.uk

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

The next meeting of the Panel

will be on Wednesday 8 th

March at 6pm in the

Community Centre. It is open to anyone

interested in the community, and all local

voluntary organisations. Contact Jenny for

information, on jenny@whitleyonsea.net

These are some of the things we

are doing: The Villages Minibus

Project has now raised enough

money to purchase a vehicle! See the article on

page 11 for lots more information.

The Milford on Sea Dementia Action

Group

A new group for those affected by

dementia is starting in March. It will be

a Memory Therapy Service for people living

locally who are experiencing mild to medium

cognitive impairment or dementia. The

sessions will be held on 1st and 3rd Thursday

of each month lasting for 2 hrs from 10.30 and

include refreshments, social interaction and a

stimulating activity along with the cultivation of

seasonal flowers and vegetables in near by

raised beds. Contact Pauline 07871180426

hortictherapy@gmail.com

The DAG website

www.milfordonseadementia.co.uk gives

information on support and other activities in

the village and surrounding areas for people

affected by dementia, their families and carers.

We also run free information sessions for

organisations, businesses and families and

friends of people affected by dementia. These

are informal sessions that last about an hour.

Contact Lesley: 01425 614981,

Mosdementiaactiongroup@gmail.com

A date for your diary: Tea on The Green

Sunday July 12 th A dementia friendly event for

the whole community!

Milford Befrienders.

If you would like to help us or

need a visit please call Steve on

01590 637088 or

befrienders@steveanderton.com


Lymington & District

Naturalists’ Society

Indoor Meetings with illustrated talks

are held on the 2 nd and 4 th Tuesdays

throughout the autumn and winter at

the Lymington Centre

Field Meetings twice a month on

Thursdays throughout the year. Why

not join us? Visitors are welcome.

Membership enquiries:

www.lymnats.org.uk or

01590 679315

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

MOS Recorded Music Society

2.30pm to 4.45pm, Milford on Sea Library

2nd & 4th Fridays each month

The society exists to draw lovers of good

music. You need not be a collector or an

expert: the only qualification is a love of

music

Andy Clark: 01590 543249

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

MILFORD ON SEA U3A

Tues Feb 4th: The Crop

Circle Mystery , Speaker:

Andy Thomas

Tues March 3rd: From Budapest

to Brockenhurst, Speaker: Agnes

Sweetman

Milford-on-Sea Community

Centre, Sea Road, 2 p.m. Visitors

£3.


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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-on-Sea Baptist Church

Barnes Lane

LUNCH CLUB

for those on their own

2 nd Friday of every month at 12.30pm

14th Feb, 13th March

To book please contact 01590 645800

Milford on Sea Methodist Church

lunch club

108 High street

No lunch club in Feb but it will

resume on the second and fourth

Thursdays in March 12.30pm

To book your place or for more

details please call Margaret on

01590 641189

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.

Run entirely by

experienced

volunteers, so we

ask for

£2 per person

Further

information

From Sandy

01425 610122

or Joan

01425 623263

Milford Floral Art Club

13th Feb: Teaching Demonstration,

Going Foam Free

12th March: Spring Lunch at the Lord

Bute, 12 for 12.30 ticket only

Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd

Thursday of each month 1.30 for 2pm

at All Saints’ Church Hall

Sheila Quinney 01590 641867

Railway Club

of the New Forest

Gates Hall, Lymington Community Centre, 7pm

for 7:30 start. Visitors most welcome. Contact

01425 613684

or visit: www.railwayclubofthenewforest.org

Fri 28th Feb : Swiss Railway Evening by John

Fissler

Fri 27th March: Coming of the Railway to

Basingstoke by David Brace

Milford Hospital League of

Friends

Provides support to Hospital, Medical

Centre

and Community Health Care.

Runs light exercise groups.

Supplies equipment in Frailty Service

Vehicle.

Help us help the community by becoming

a member.

Contact Jill : 01590 644641

MILFORD ON SEA STAMP CLUB

11th Feb: Chris Wheeler, Salvation

Army/Eurovision

10th March: Miller McGrath,

Belguim

Meetings held at

the Guide Hut,

Sea Road

2pm


MILFORD COMMUNITY LIBRARY

Library Opening Hours: Mon, Tues: 2.30 – 5pm. Wed, Thurs, Fri: 10.00 -12 pm.

Please note, the Library now has some use of the Office in the Village Hall.

Activities and times are as stated.

FEBRUARY extra activities

Tues 4 th : 3.30 – 5 pm, in the Office

Construction Club for school age children. (Lego) Free activity, accompanying adult needed please.

Thurs 6 th : 10 -12pm in the Office, Jigsaw Library open, Free Community Jigsaw available.

Tea/Coffee from PopIn.

Mon 10 th : 2.30 -4.30 in the Office, Adult Jigsaw Club, £1.50 incl. Tea/Coffee.

Tues 11 th : 3.30 -4pm After School Storytime/Children’s jigsaws in the Library. Free Activity.

2.30 – 4.30 in the Office : Rummikub for Adults. £1.50 incl. Tea/Coffee.

Thurs 13 th : 10 -12 pm. In the Office, Jigsaw Library open. Free Community Jigsaw available.


Tues 18 th : 1.30 -3.30 Community Reading Group £1.50

Thurs 20 th 10 -12 pm in the Office, Jigsaw Library open. Free Community Jigsaw available.


Mon 24 th 2.30 -4.30 in the Office. Adult Jigsaw Club, £1.50 incl Tea/Coffee.

Tues 25 th : 2.30 -4.30 in the Office: Rummikub for Adults, £1.50 incl. Tea/Coffee.

3.30 – 4pm After School Storytime/Children’s jigsaws in the Library. Free activity.

MARCH Extra Activities

Tues 3 rd : 3.30 -5 pm, in the Office

Construction Club for school age children. (Lego) Free activity – Accompanying adult needed

please.

Thurs 5 th : 10-12 pm in the Office, Jigsaw Library open. Free Community Jigsaw available.


Mon 9 th : 2.30 – 4.30 in the Office, Adult Jigsaw Club, £1.50 incl. Tea/coffee.

Tues 10 th : 2.30 – 4.30 in the Office: Rummikub for Adults, £1.50 incl. Tea/Coffee.

3.30 – 4pm After School Storytime/children’s jigsaws in the Library. Free activity.

Thurs 12 th : 10 -12 pm in the Office. Jigsaw Library open. Free Community Jigsaw available.


Tues 17 th : 1.30 – 3.30 pm, Community Reading Group. £1.50

3.30 – 5pm in the Office, Construction Club (Lego) for school age children and accompanying adult.

Free activity.

Thurs 19 th : 10 – 12 pm in the Office, Jigsaw Library open. Free Community Jigsaw available.


Mon 23 rd : 2.30 – 4.30 in the Office, Adult Jigsaw Club, £1.50 incl. Tea/Coffee.

Tues 24 th : 2.30 – 4.30 in the Office: Rummikub for Adults, £1.50 incl. Tea/Coffee.

3.30 – 4pm After School Storytime/children’s jigsaws in the Library. Free activity.

Wed 25 th : 2.00 – 4pm Tea & Quiz £3 incl. refreshments.

Thurs 26 th : 10 -12 pm in the Office, Jigsaw library open. Free Community jigsaw available.


Saturday 28 th March 2020 - Library Fifth Anniversary Concert, 7.30 in the Community

Centre, with both Total Voice Choirs!! Do support us in this way.

Tickets £10 from the Community Centre.


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SAMARITAN’S PURSE – OPERATION

CHRISTMAS CHILD – SHOEBOXES

appeal last November. A record number of 443

shoeboxes were collected from All Saints’

church last November. 50 boxes had been sent

from the Baptist church and 28 from St Mary’s

Everton, along with a few from individuals but

the majority were filled during the workshops

by my willing volunteers. So many people had

contributed with knitting hats and mittens,

sewing pencil cases and generally buying all the

goodies we needed to make a box full of

presents that children would enjoy.

Our boxes were among 8,500 which were

stacked in a container at the end of November

for a three month journey to Kyrgystan (Central

Asia) where Samaritan’s Purse partners will

distribute them. They should arrive in time for

their New Year.

As always I owe a great deal of gratitude to

everyone who contributed to the shoebox

Thankyou all very much and I hope that you will

feel inspired to join us again next year when we

try to bring a little happiness and joy to

disadvantaged children. So keep saving your

shoeboxes and whenever you see a toy or item

which could be included during the year, please

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NF Disability Info 01425 628 750

Samaritans 08457 90 90 90

Tourist Information 01590 676 769

Trading Standards 03454 04 05 06

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Spinach and Ricotta Dumplings

A tasty and simple meat-free dish that is ideal for a starter or light supper.

Serve with warmed ciabatta bread to mop up the creamy sauce.

Ready in: 1 hour | Serves 4 as a starter, 2 as a main course

Ingredients

225g baby spinach leaves

150g ricotta

2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley

50g grated Parmesan

100g plain flour

2 garlic cloves, peeled and

crushed

2 medium eggs, beaten

Salt and freshly ground black

pepper

50g butter

6 tbsp crème fraiche

2 tsp freshly chopped chives

Salad leaves and cherry tomatoes,

to serve

Place the spinach in a large metal colander set over the sink.

Pour over boiling water to wilt. Refresh under cold water,

drain well then squeeze firmly with your hands to remove any

excess moisture.

Roughly chop the spinach and place in a large mixing bowl.

Add the ricotta, parsley, Parmesan, flour, garlic and eggs.

Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix to a

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Using clean damp hands, divide and shape the mixture into

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Melt the butter in a small pan. Stir in the crème fraiche and

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leaves and cherry tomatoes.

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VILLAGE DIARY: FEBRUARY 2020

2nd 10am MCV Task session TBC

2nd 2pm Royal Opera House: La Boheme Community Centre

4th 2pm U3A: Andy Thomas, The Crop Circle Mystery Community Centre

5th 7pm Screening: In Search of Mozart Community Centre

6th 7pm Screening: Kinky Boots - The Musical Community Centre

7th 1pm First Friday Lunch: Milford Primary School Community Centre

8th 7pm Screening: Kinky Boots - The Musical Community Centre

11th 2pm Milford Stamp Club The Guide Hut

12th 7pm WI: Birthday meeting Community Centre

13th 2pm Floral Art Club: Teaching Demonstration All Saints' Hall

13th 2-4pm Milford Carers' Café Community Centre

13th 7.30pm Milford Folk Club: Antoine & Owenna Community Centre

14th 2.30pm MOS Recorded Music Society: Commissions & Dedications Library

14th 7pm Screening: Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet Community Centre

15th 7.30pm Motown Disco Evening Community Centre

17th 10am Milford Arts Society: The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo All Saints' Hall

19th 2pm Mothers' Union:

All Saints' Hall

"The joys of being Head of a Primary School": Pat Brooks

19th 7.30pm Milford Gardeners' Club AGM Community Centre

19th 7pm People's Poetry Community Centre

20th 7pm NTL: Cyrano de Bergerac Community Centre

21st 2pm Milford Movies Relaxed Screening: Horrible Histories Community Centre

21st 7pm Milford Movies: Pavarotti Community Centre

22nd 8pm Blues Night: Paul Cowley, Original Songs & Country Blues Community Centre

23rd Auditions: Rumours - see page 53 for details Community Centre

25th 7.15pm New Forest Organ Society: Michael Wooldridge Trio All Saints' Hall

27th 7pm Milford Movies: Downton Abbey Community Centre

28th 2.30pm MOS Recorded Music Society: All Creatures Great & Small Library

28th 7.30pm Jazz Club: Sax in the City, Sarah Boulter Community Centre

29th 10am NFDIS Jigsaw Extravaganza Community Centre

29th 7.30pm Mystery Evening! Community Centre


1st 10am MCV Task session TBC

1st 2pm Royal Ballet: The Cellist/Dances at a Gathering Community Centre

3rd 4pm U3A: Agnes Sweetman, From Budapest to Brockenhurst Community Centre

4th 7pm Screening: In Search of Chopin Community Centre

5th 7pm Milford Movies: Tell it to the Bees Community Centre

6th 10.30am World day of Prayer (prepared by the people of Zimbabwe) MOS Methodist Church

Service, followed by soup lunch

6th 1pm First Friday Lunch: In aid of African Dream Community Centre

6th 7pm Screening: Riverdance Community Centre

7th 9.30am The Big Community Breakfast Community Centre

7th 7.30pm WI: Music Quiz Community Centre

8th 2pm Screening: Riverdance Community Centre

8th 6pm Community Panel Meeting Community Centre

10th 2pm Milford Stamp Club The Guide Hut

11th 7pm WI: Bespoke Millinery Community Centre

12th 12 noon Milford Floral Art Club: Spring lunch, ticket only Lord Bute

12th 2-4pm Milford Carers' Café Community Centre

12th 7.30pm Milford Folk Club: Weyland Band Community Centre

13th 2.30pm MOS Recorded Music Society: My Second Eleven Library

13th 2pm Milford Movies: Downton Abbey Community Centre

13th 7pm Milford Movies: Mrs Lowry and Son Community Centre

14th 7.30pm Irish Barn Dance: Murphy's Lore Community Centre

16th 10am Milford Arts Society: Prague All Saints' Hall

18th 7pm Out of a Hat Community Centre

18th 7.30pm Milford Gardeners' Club: Fabulous foliage & tempting tenders Community Centre

19th 7pm Screening: Gauguin - From the National Gallery Community Centre

21st 7.30pm Band Night: Milford Rocks in aid of Olivia Inspires Community Centre

22nd 2pm Royal Opera House: Fidelio Community Centre

24th 7.15pm New Forest Organ Society: Dirkjan Ranzijn All Saints' Hall

25th 10.30am Mothers' Union: Lady Day Service All Saints' Church

26th 7pm Milford Movies: Hitsville, The Making of Motown Community Centre

27th 2.30pm MOS Recorded Music Society: More Pieces not Heard Often Library

27th 7.30pm Jazz Swing: The Red Fez Orchestra Community Centre

28th 10-12 Milford Hospital League of Friends Spring Fair Community Centre

28th 7.30pm MOS Community Library 5th Anniversary Concert Community Centre

NEW MILTON

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07817 525008 (OFFICE HOURS)

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01425 612885

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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

Feb/March

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

www.allsaintsmilford.co.uk

Fridays 10.30 am Holy Communion

February

2nd: 8am Holy Communion, 10am A-Live, 6pm

Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing

9th: 10am Holy Communion, 6pm Evensong

16th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Morning

Worship

23rd: 10am Family Communion , 6pm Reflective

Service

26th Ash Wednesday: 7.30pm Holy Communion

March

1st: 8am Holy Communion, 10am A-Live, 6pm

Holy Communion with Prayers for Healing

8th: 10am Holy Communion, 6pm Evensong

15th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Morning

Worship, 6pm Informal Service

22nd Mothering Sunday: 10am Family Service,

6pm Taize Prayer Service

29th (Clocks change): 10am Family Communion

combined with St Mary’s, 6pm Evening Service

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

2 nd Feb 10:45 am – Holy Communion - Revd

David Le Poidevin

9 th Feb 10:45 am – Café style worship – Miss

Liz Ward

1 st March 10:45 am – Holy Communion -

Revd Martin Keenan

Friday 6 th March 10:30 am – World Day of

Prayer service followed by a soup lunch

WAYFARERS

Bible Study/Discussion Group – first Monday

of each month at 10.45 am meeting at the

church.

LUNCH CLUB

No Lunch Club during February but it will

resume on the second and fourth Thursdays

in March at 12:30 pm.

St Mary’s Church, Branwood Close, Everton

www.allsaintsmilford.co.uk

February

2nd: 10am Holy Communion

9th: 8am Holy Communion,10am Morning

Worship, 4pm Family tea (Church Hall)

16th 10am Holy Communion, 6pm Informal

Worship

23rd: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Family Service

26th Ash Wednesday: 10.30am Holy Communion

March

1st: 10am Holy Communion

8th: 8am Holy Communion, 10am Morning Prayer

(Hall), 4pm Family Tea (Hall)

15th: 10am Holy Communion

22nd Mothering Sunday: 8am Holy Communion,

10am Family Service

29th (Clocks change): 8am Holy Communion,

10am Café Church (Hall)

Milford-on-Sea Baptist Church,

Barnes Lane, Milford-on-Sea

www.milfordonseabaptist.org.uk

(01590) 645469

Minister – Revd David Hellsten

Sunday Services (Children Welcome)

February

2 nd 10.30am (with Communion)

9 th 10.30am

16 th 10.30am

23 rd 10.30am

March

1 st 10.30am (with Communion)

8 th 10.30am

15 th 10.00am

22 nd 10.30am

29 th 10.30am

LUNCH CLUB – for those on their own

2 nd Friday of every month at 12.30pm

To book please contact 01590 645800



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ACCOUNTING

Margaret Clarke 18

ARCHITECTUAL SERVICES

Extension Design 59

Plan it Design 50

BARBERS

Sears 15

BATHROOM/KITCHEN/BEDROOM/HOME

Broadview Shading Solutions 5

Coastal Bathrooms 34

Flair Interiors 69

Ice Interior 31

Lentune Property Services 61

BUILDING/PROPERTY SERVICES

Ancient & Modern 66

Evolve Design & Build 10

Mat Watson 39

NF Home Improvements 24

CARE SERVICES/HOME/COUSELLING

Churchill 72

Cinnamon Care 12

St George's 44

CARPENTRY/JOINERY

Andrew Day 67

CARPETS/CLEANING

John Cooper Carpets 6

Lymington's Carpet Store 42

New Forest Carpet Clean 42

CATERING

Buffet Belle 46

CHINMEY SWEEP

Mr Sweep 50

CLEANING

SMG Cleaners 3

COMPUTERS/WEBSITES

Cyber Team 49

Paul Wood 19

NF Academy of Dance 6

DECORATING

Calico 46

Catherine Perham 64

Décor Aid 50

Payne & Sons 59

Tim Penson 10

DENTAL

Index of Advertisers

Dorset Denture Clinic 32

WINDOW CLEANING

INSURANCE SERVICES

Highcliffe Dental Practice 2

Ellis & Co


18

Solent House 32

DOUBLEGLAZING/REPAIRS/

INTERIOR DESIGN

CONSERVATORIES

At no19 33

Double Glazing Specialist 60

LADIES FASHION

Double Glazing Repair 50

Time & Tide

Evergreen Home Solutions 24

26

Hampshire Window Service LOCKSMITH

64

DRAINAGE

First Choice Plumbing

New Milton Locksmith

56 MOBILITY

67

Mouland 24 Pennington Mobility 44

ELECTRICIAN

B&R Electrical Ltd

NEWSAGENT

39

Browning Electrical

The Village News

66

15

ESTATE & LETTING AGENT

NURSERY

Collins & Butler 17 Hordle Explorers Nursery 20

Hayward Fox 57 OVEN CLEANING

New Forest Cottages 71 OvenU 61

FINANCIAL ADVISOR/CONSULTANT

PICTURE FRAMING

Affinity 18

Picture Perfect

SilverDome 6

59

FLORIST

PLASTERING

New Seasons 40

Mike Thomas

FUNERAL SERVICES

Tapper Funeral Service

PLUMBING & HEATING

62 First Choice Plumbing 56

GARAGE DOORS

Mike Thomas 64

Christchurch Garage Doors 58

Mouland

GARAGE SERVICES

24

Harfield Motors

P.A. Blake

58

60

Stephen Harris 65

GARDENING & LANDSCAPING

RESTAURANT/HOTEL/PUB

Bowercot Garden Design 46

South Lawn Hotel 28

Everton Nurseries 40

The Crown Inn 15

Jeremy Arnold Gates 49

The Smugglers

Timber Trade 48

25

GROCER

SOLICITORS

Holland's 9 Dagless & Whitlock 57

GUTTER/DRIVE CLEANING

CJ Skyvac

Heppenstalls

39

TAXI

62

HAIRDRESSER

Ocean Cars 40

Pollyanna 9

HEALTH/BEAUTY/FITNESS/DANCE

Travel Supremacy 5

Ally Brown Reflexology 22

TRAVEL AGENT/HOLIDAY

Home Hearing 44 Downton Holiday Park 28

Lindsay's 9 Milford Travel 26

NF Academy of Dance

TREE/HEDGE SPECIALIST

NF Footcare 22

Street & Parker

Tusei Bella 22

49

Pure Cleaning Solutions 10


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