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Barbe’s recent open exhibition. Please see page

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You will find lots of local information & articles

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CONTENTS

Local information

Noticeboard 41-45

Church Services 45

Library 46

St Barbe 47

Useful Nos 51

Articles

Following the Blue Plaques 5-6

A Walk around Lymington 8-9

1967: Our Cover Artist 10

NHH 13

Top 5 Cool Canine Sayings 15

Dream it, Believe it, Achieve it 17

Recipe 19

Give an old book a chance 23

Living with Bereavement 25

Wildlife Matters 31

In the Garden 33

Bogus or Bargain 37

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FOLLOWING THE LYMINGTON BLUE PLAQUES TRAIL

In this regular series, Ray Mayes follows the

Lymington Blue Plaques Trail. In each issue of The

Lymington Directory, Ray enhances the detail

provided in the Trail leaflet. This month he tells the

story of Lymington’s “Lyric Cinema” on what is now

M&S Simply Food.

11. M&S Simply

Food (2-5 St

Thomas Street)

On this site in 1913, Lymington’s first cinema

“The Lyric” was built on a grassed plot of land

that had become a popular garden for open-air

dances. The site at No. 4 St Thomas Street had

previously been the shop premises of Mr. W

Torah, dealer in works of art, clocks and

chinaware

allowing encores when the doors should be

open to admit the second house.

Later in 1914, The Lyric reopened with an

imposing brick frontage and a new manager.

However, the cinema had opened at the wrong

time and with so many young men called up for

the War, the Lyric incurred a £227 loss during its

first year.

During the First World War, the cinema also

acted as an army recruiting office.

After the War, the cinema flourished.

Entertainment included silent movies, with

three houses on Saturdays, including children’s

afternoon matinees (which were rather

disorderly). In 1919, Sunday evening

performances were introduced, strongly

condemned by the vicar of Lymington. The silent

films were cranked by hand by one operator and

the lights came up when the reels were changed

mid-programme.

Other entertainment included musical and

theatrical performances. Organisations such as

the Lymington Philharmonic Society staged

performances with the benefit of a Werner

piano. By 1921 the Lyric saw temporary local

competition in the 'People's Theatre’ at the

Literary Institute in New Street.

Lymington & New Forest Entertainments Ltd

sought, but rejected, five builders’ tenders to

build a cinema on the site. In a measure of false

economy, the directors decided to amend the

architect’s original plans and reduced the

budget to a more acceptable £1,800. Built by

local builders Rashley & Co., the 500-seater

cinema opened in December 1913. However,

after just two months, in February 1914, the

County Architect closed the premises for

structural strengthening work owing to the

weight of the ceiling. All staff were laid off with

just one week's notice in lieu of wages.

The first manager, Mr Cecil Elgar, was dismissed

for his 'unseemly' conduct with young female

patrons, for his lack of smartness and for

With the advent of talking films, improved

sound systems were introduced, and the cinema

later presented nightly performances advertised

as “Superlative Talkies” on the “finest talking

film systems in the South”. Around 1935, the

building was remodelled, and the seating

capacity increased to 775. It was now equipped

with a state-of-the-art Kalee sound system,

followed in the mid-1950’s with wide screen

CinemaScope.

According to the late Brian Down (of the

Advertiser & Times), many a local romance

blossomed at The Lyric, but with the rise of TV

its popularity waned. Audiences declined and

The Lyric finally closed in 1963. The last film to

be shown was Mrs Gibbons Boys starring Diana

Dors and Lionel Jeffries on 1st June 1963.

After closure, the premises were used as a bingo

hall and then by an expanding corn and seed

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Independence

Matters!

Most people love their home and want to

continue living there, but as our needs

change, our homes sometimes need to

change too.

Living in an environment which is no

longer suitable has a negative impact on

our wellbeing. It’s not hard to imagine

the daily frustrations of not being able

to bathe or get upstairs; the difficulties of

getting around indoors in a wheelchair

because the door frames are too narrow,

or not going outdoors because the steps

are now unmanageable. These issues can

be resolved with a bathroom adaption,

a stairlift, door widening or a ramp.

New Forest District Council welcomes

applications for adaptations from

any NF resident through its Disabled

Facilities Grants programme.

Continued from previous page.

merchant, Porter and Clark, who gutted the

building and converted it into retail premises,

retaining the cinema’s sloping floor. By the

late 1960’s Porter and Clark relocated to New

Milton.

In 1970, Waitrose built a brand new store,

extending it in 2000 by acquiring the adjacent

bakery shop. When Waitrose moved to

Stanford Road in 2006, 2-5 St Thomas Street

was taken by Marks and Spencer to become

M&S Simply Food.

The Lymington Blue Plaques Trail comprises

13 blue plaques established since 1998 by the

Rotary Club of Lymington at sites of historical

interest, highlighting important facts about

buildings and people.

To promote the plaques, the Rotary Club has

produced a leaflet describing the Trail. The full

trail leaflet is available from the St. Barbe

Museum and Art Gallery or from the Rotary

Club.

It has partnered with New Forest

Disability on the Independence Matters

initiative. NF Disability also has a friendly

team able to support people to make an

application for a home adaptation, if they

would like that additional helping hand

to get the process started.

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For those people who don’t meet the

eligibility criteria for a grant, we also

support self- funded applications. The

client then has the reassurance of

the surveyor, builder etc contracted and

monitored by the council and that costs

will be reasonable. Often it is the fear of

‘cowboy builders’ and a potential

escalation in costs which deters people, so

they continue to live in an unsuitable

environment, or reluctantly move home.

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A walk around Lymington:

The marshes are a local nature reserve

consisting of coastal marshes and

lagoons. They are an important habitat

for migrating birds so always useful to

have a pair of binoculars with you. From

medieval times, the marshes were used

to produce salt. This was achieved by

trapping salt water in the shallow

lagoons or ‘salterns’ and allowing

sunshine to evaporate the water.

The walk

The walk is around 3.6 miles on tarmac

and gravel with little in the way of

inclines. The walk is outlined in red on

the accompanying Ordinance Survey

map.

Getting to the start of the walk

The start of the walk is Woodside car

B

park on Ridgeway Lane (nearest

postcode SO41 8AA). To get there; take

the A337 from Lymington heading 8

towards New Milton. At the White Hart

Pub roundabout, turn left. Then take

the left fork on to Rookes Lane and at

the next fork, turn right into Ridgeway

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Lane. The car par is on the left after

about 0.3miles.

© Crown copyright 2020 Ordnance Survey. Media 077/20

COVID19 Precautions

The roads and paths allow for social distancing of at least one metre.

However, there are some gates so taking gloves or using hand sanitiser is

strongly recommended.

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From the car park, enter the park and immediately take the tarmac

footpath going to the right.

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2

B

3 4

6

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2

Keep walking along the edge of the wood and head for the red

‘doggy-pooh’ bin! On reaching Poles Lane, turn left and head towards

a cross roads

3

On reaching the cross roads, go straight over and turn to the

right into Maiden Lane

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Pennington Marshes

4

When reaching the fork with Normandy Lane, turn right and head

down the path to the left of the house. You are now on the ‘salterns’

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At the path T-junction, turn right and walk besides Eight Acre Pond. At the

end of the pond, turn left and follow the sea wall. You will pass a jetty

that is good for crabbing!

Cross over the sluice gate and turn left and just

keep walking along the sea wall. At low tide, there are small bays where

you can picnic, paddle or swim. Enjoy the views over to the Isle of

Wight, Hurst Point Lighthouse and, in the distance, The Needles.

Look out for a jetty sticking out into The Solent. At the jetty, turn

right. There are lots of blackberry bushes along this path.

At the end of the path, turn right and walk along Lower Pennington

road. After a sharp left bend in the road, look for a footpath signpost

pointing to the right (and to The Chequers Pub).

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Turn right and take the path. On your left will be a lake with water lilies.

The path will lead onto the Lower Woodside road.

Just keep walking along this road (it bends to the

left.)

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Go past the Chequers Pub (or drop in if you are feeling thirsty) and

take the left fork onto Ridgeway Lane. Go past Poles Lane and the

car park will soon be on your right

A shorter walk?

If you are confident with the Ordinance Survey map, there are various turnings off to the right

along the sea wall (e.g. marked B on the map) that will come out on Lower Woodside road that

leads back to the car park.

Everton Rambling Club

Everton Rambling Club, founded in 1986, currently has approximately 80 members. We are a

friendly group and generally have about 15-25 walkers on each walk throughout the year. There

are 2 rambles a month alternating between Tuesday and Thursday mornings plus a few evening

walks in the summer. Generally the distance of most walks is between 4 and 6 miles and take

about 2 to 3 hours sharing in the delights of the New Forest and coastal scenes as far as Dorset.

Opportunities to have a spot of lunch in a local pub afterwards are frequently taken!

Courtesy: Ordinance Survey for use of their map OL22


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1967

….My mum walked with me from 31

Southampton Road, through “The Tins” to

the gate entrance to the school (St Barbe) -

and she left me - aged 5, I cried.

2020 - 53 years later my painting has been

exhibited in the Open Sesame Exhibition

2020 and my image - Autumn in the New

Forest has been used for all the marketing of

the event - posters, adverts, online social

media and external digital poster - my name

and image in lights.

I have been entering this exhibition for about

8 years, never been selected so I thought I’d

give it one more try ..... checked the website

and saw Jane Andrews as successful - double

checked - and yes I was in. Couldn’t believe

it. But that wasn’t it all - I then received an

email asking if I would be happy for them to

use my image for marketing - my jaw hit the

floor - I was over-whelmed - what an honour

and privilege.

I started painting in 2006 and my style has

changed and developed over the years to

what it is now - semi abstract. I love colour

and am inspired by our beautiful

surroundings. I’m quite prolific and my spare

wardrobe is now rammed full of paintings

waiting for new homes.

I had so much organised for this year and

then Covid 19 put a stop to all of my plans,

including Hampshire Open and an exhibition

at The Chewton Glen Hotel.

St Barbe have had a massive outdoor poster

made of my image which I can have when

the exhibition is over. This, I will place in my

garden as a backdrop - with some plants in

pots in front - bringing the New Forest home

to my garden, here, in Milford-on-Sea.

I have entered 3 paintings for Oakhaven

Twenty20, all have sold - such a worthy

place, very close to my heart. I also entered 3

paintings in The Mudeford Arts Festival 2015

and I won third prize for my painting

“Citiscape”.

If anyone would like to see more of my work,

then please visit my Instagram account -

JaneAndrews7 or my Facebook page - Jane

Andrews Art. Most paintings are for sale if

they have not sold already. Please feel free

to contact me if you see anything you would

like.

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And finally .... please continue to support St

Barbe Museum and Gallery, especially during

these unusual times. They work hard to keep

Lymington’s history alive, whilst creating our

future history.



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Getting back in the swing

of things

If you think you’ve been unaffected by Covid-19,

then you’re kidding yourself. Even if you’ve not

experienced this illness first hand, your work has

been OK and you have rather enjoyed a pause to

your old life, it has altered you on a deep and

lasting level. There isn’t a single human who has

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The most common side-effect people are

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Natural Health Hub, is stuckness. Getting back in

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Top 5 Cool

Canine Sayings

&

Where They

Come From

Have you ever had a 'bone to pick with

someone'? Or maybe you needed to ‘see a

man about a dog’? Our 'dog eat dog' world is

littered with cool canine sayings. If you’ve

wondered where they come from or what they

really mean, read on as we select some of our

favourites...

1. 'Having a Bone to Pick with Someone’ Means

having something annoying to discuss or

settle. In the 1560s, 'having a bone to pick or

gnaw' meant having a problem to solve or

something that needed thinking over. The

handy version we use today was first used in

the mid-nineteenth century.

2. 'Dog Days’ Are the hottest days of the year

and were originally considered oppressive

and unpleasant. This saying goes back to the

Romans who noticed that during July and

August, Sirius — the dog star — rose and set

with the sun. They guessed that, because it

shone so brightly, it must be generating heat

and adding to that produced by the sun,

(which, of course, isn't true). In the sixteenth

century, 'dog days' came to mean a corrupt or

destructive time. It's often used in relation to

politics!

4. ‘Dog Eat Dog’ Is being ambitious or ruthless

at the expense of other people. It’s another

Roman saying from the first century BC. Varo

originally wrote; 'dog does not eat dog', the

idea being that two of a kind shouldn't harm

each other. In the mid-nineteenth century,

the clergyman Charles Spurgeon, pointed out

that mankind was an unfortunate exception

to rule, and the modified 'dog eat dog' saying

was coined to describe the aggressive

attitudes rife in the human world.

5. 'It's a Dog's Life’ Nowadays of course, we all

love our dogs, give them a nice warm home,

plenty of food and love. But in times gone by

it wasn't like that, and a dog's life was often

one of unpleasantness and misery. Dogs in

those days were often kept as working

animals, fed on nothing but a few scraps, left

outside and generally mistreated. To 'lead

someone a dog's life', was to inflict misery on

them.

Thankfully things have changed and now most

dogs are delighted with life and wag their tails

to tell us — so much so that someone similarly

delighted with life is said to be 'like a dog with

two tails’.

3. 'See a Man About a Dog’ People say, 'I'm just

going to see a man about a dog' instead of

saying what they're really up to. It's also used

as an excuse to leave without explaining why.

It was originally used in a play called 'Flying

Scud' performed back in 1866.

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Dream it,

Believe it,

Achieve it.

Did you know we have a Champion Table

Tennis player in the area? You might have

already seen him - he’s the one legged man

usually dressed in shorts come rain or shine.

It’s Simon’s 65th birthday when we meet and

I’m immediately aware I’m in the company of

one very focused and determined athlete.

He is also aware that with another birthday,

the clock is ticking for him to achieve his

dream of representing England at the 2022

Para Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Simon Heaps is over 40 years older than

anyone else in the team. However his goal is

realistic. Simon is a former England

international and European Cadet champion,

having retired from the sport back in 1979

when type 1 diabetes thwarted further

progression.

Simon came back to the sport he loves in

2016, playing successfully in VETTS events

and winning gold medals at the six Nations

event in Guernsey. However his health

condition worsened, and last year he had

his right leg amputated just below the knee.

and support his training programme.

If you would like to help Simon, he has set

up a Facebook funding page & Go fund me

page - with no corporate sponsor every

penny raised goes towards another training

session or another mile of travel.

Also, if you see

Simon in the area,

do say hello and

wish him luck in

achieving his dream.

This life changing operation certainly hasn't

dampened his determination. Simon’s

instinct is still as an able bodied player - he

is quickly learning how to adapt to play in a

wheelchair and already winning medals

here. However in order to secure his place

in the English team at the Games, he needs

to gain world ranking points.

Facebook Page:

Simon Heaps

Wheelchair Table

Tennis Dream

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?

q=simon%20heaps%20wheelchair%

20table%20tennis%20dream&epa

Covid-19 has meant that all tournaments

have been cancelled for the last 9 months so

time is once again against Simon, and he now Go Fund Me Page:

needs to take part in as many events as

Fund the Simon Heaps Wheelchair

possible. This all costs money and Simon

TT Dream

urgently needs sponsorship to fund the trips


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Stuffed

Squash

Nutrition info: This nutritional meal is packed with vitamins, minerals and

antioxidants, plus a good amount fibre from the squash and kale. As well as helping

you stay fuller for longer fibre also helps slow the release of glucose into the

bloodstream. The chicken provides protein however quinoa is an excellent

meat-free alternative as it is a ‘complete’ source.

Ingredients

• 1 small squash, halved

• and deseeded

• 4-5 mushrooms - sliced

• ½ onion - sliced

• 2 cloves garlic - chopped

• Cup of cooked chicken

- or quinoa

• Cup of kale (or 2 of

spinach)

• For the sauce

• ½ cup of cashews

• 10 cherry tomatoes

- halved

• Tbsp Lemon

• 2 Tbsp olive oil

• Salt, Pepper and Paprika

• Large handful fresh basil

Method

1. Preheat oven to 160c

2. Rub the halved squash with oil and salt, bake flesh

side down for about 40mins or until soft

3. Bring cashews to boil in 1.5 cups water and remove

from heat

4. Blend cooled cashews and water, with tomatoes,

lemon juice, 1tbsp oil, salt, pepper and paprika until

smooth

5. About 10-15 mins before taking squash out of the

oven, lightly fry the mushrooms and onions for 5 mins

6. Add kale, garlic and protein for 5 mins

7. Add sauce before serving and heat through

8. Top the squash with the mushroom mixture and

finish with basil


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Give an old book a chance

Love a good browse in a second-hand book shop?

You might want to keep an eye out for these books…

His Dark Materials – Phillip

Pullman

Tales of the City – Armistead

Maupin

The Choice – Edith Eger

Heroes and Villains – Angela

Carter

The Wee Free Men – Terry

Pratchett

The Clan of the Cave Bear –

Jean M. Auel


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Living With

Bereavement

The loss felt when a loved one dies can

trigger huge emotions such as sadness,

anger, guilt or confusion; overwhelming

us so we feel lost, bewildered and

exhausted.

Grieving is the natural part of finding a

way to live with this situation. There’s no

time limit on how long to grieve and we

are all different. However if you feel you

aren’t coping you should consider

seeking help.

Grief has natural stages including shock

or denial, and unacceptance that your

loved one has gone. Believing that you

see them, hear their voice, or find

yourself talking to them are all perfectly

natural in the early stages as your mind

adapts to what has happened.

Eating or sleeping may be difficult. Lack

of appetite is common. Even though it

seems pointless it is important to look

after yourself. Read a book; listen to calm

music or a mindfulness app before going

to sleep. Exercising can help regulate

mood and sleep problems. The stress will

lower your immune system so aches,

pains or fatigue are also common

reactions.

Grief can bring feelings of anger,

abandonment; that life is out of control

and just the sense of unfairness why has

this happened. Conversely there can be a

sense of relief especially if your loved one

had suffered with a long illness, then guilt

and feelings of not doing enough to help

your loved one, or preventing their death

in some way. Feelings of remorse can

also be common if you had a difficult or

confusing relationship.

Crying helps to release pain; with days

when you cannot cry and others when

you cannot stop. Not everyone cries, and

it is not a sign of weaknesses if you

don’t.

Although the sense of loss, despair,

depression and fear for the future can

make you feel there’s no point in carrying

on living, it is very important to share your

feelings with someone you know and

trust to help you focus on the positive

things in your life. For some it can be

beneficial to enlist the support of a

bereavement counsellor.

In time you will have more good days, be

able to think about your experiences

without deep sadness, and begin to make

plans for new ones. The past will always

be with you, but it’s possible to start to

enjoy the present and the future. Give

yourself permission and take time to

grieve. Everyone is different and needs to

find their way of coping.

A series of

useful online

support and

guidance,

including

information on

coping with

bereavement,

facing fear, and planning for the future

has been produced by Oakhaven’s

counselling team. Information can be

found at www.thecoatescentre.co.uk

and if you feel you would benefit from

grief counselling, a self-referral form can

also be downloaded.


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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

Across 1.Integers (6)

7. Member of an ancient Jewish sect around

the time of Christ (8)

8. Hawaiian garland of flowers (3)

9. Fluid in the mouth (6)

10. Shared on-line journal (4)

11. Song used to praise the Deity (5)

13. Dog of mixed breed (7)

15. Dogmatism (7) 17. Yellow fossil resin (5)

21. Organs of locomotion and balance in fishes

(4) 22. Dark brownish-red colour (6) 23.

Sweet potato (3) 24. Ribbon-like intestinal

parasite (8)

25. Sharpshooter (6)

Down

1. Small measure (usually of food such as

custard) (6)

2. Japanese woman trained to entertain men

(6) 3.Country, capital Madrid (5)

4. Principal bullfighter (7)

5. Military knapsack (6)

6. Oil used as fuel in lamps (8)

12. Curved oriental sword (8)

14. Deep red (7) 16. Pearl-producing shellfish

(6)

18. Mythical monster said to live in watery

places like swamps (6)

19. Drill used to shape or enlarge holes (6)

20. Formal school or college balls held at the

end of a year (5)

SUDOKUS

Easy

Hard


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QUICK CROSSWORD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8

9 10

11 12

13

14 15 16 17

18 19

20

21 22

23 24

Across

1 Fog (4)

3 Travellers

(8)

9 Table

support (7)

10 Entrance (5)

11

Clarificati

ons (12)

14 Epoch (3)

16 Sphere (5)

17 To drink (3)

18 Uses

camera (12)

21 Large sea

(5)

22 Lawn game

(7)

23 Mixing (8)

24 Steak (4)

Down

1 Mumbled

(8)

2 Snooze (5)

4 Poem (3)

5 Ice-box (12)

6 Proverbs (7)

7 Painful (4)

8 Untangled

(12)

12 Amid (5)

13 Alcoholic

appetiser

(8)

15 Accomplish

(7)

19 Dwelling (5)

20 Grave (4)

22 Tin (3)

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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.

14 7 5 7 3 26 10 22 13 10 22 26

3 4 7 23 13 12 4

O

3 21 14 18 16 12 12 10 14 13 10 22

24 15 4 8 22 11 14

C

3 11 22 8 22 2 24 3 26 14 8 26

26 18 22

8 19

N

11 22 13 22 6 4 14 26 24 12 8

3 9 25 24 17

16 13 14 26 22 14 7 5 22 22 3 22

12 18 14 13 21 1 23

20 8 24 26 3 13 22 26 26 7 11 22

22 8 22 19 13 14 13

8 22 22 2 13 22 11 19 11 13 22 3

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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us

WILDLIFE REINTRODUCTIONS

MEG the White-tailed Eagle

In 2019, six juvenile white-tailed eagles from

Scotland were released at a secret location on

the Isle of Wight. The release programme was

part of the governments 25-year Environment

Plan to reintroduce keystone species that

roamed Britain but had been persecuted from

our shores.

into Northumberland. During her travels, Meg

was believed to be feeding mainly on rabbits.

In June, she stayed for two weeks in the Cheviot

Hills, close to an area that a white-tailed eagle

from Ireland had stayed the previous year. She

then flew 55 miles northwards and on 26th

June roosted in woodland close to the shore of

the Firth of Forth. Meg has remained in the

Lammermuir Hills since then and we now

eagerly await her return to the Isle of Wight.

Pine Marten

These beautiful animals were first reported in

the New Forest in 1993, but it was not until

2016 that a trail-cam recorded one on film.

Photo by Tricia Sparrow "Sparrow captures eagle!"

In August this year, a further seven juvenile

eagles were released as part of the five-year

partnership programme between the Roy

Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Forestry

England.

Photo by resident Mr. T. Flatau.

Of the six original birds, four are currently being

watched through a satellite monitoring scheme.

Milford Conservation Volunteers (MCV) recently

sponsored one of the £1,200 transmitters,

which is carried by G3-24, which MCV has

named Meg.

During her first year, Meg has been on several

‘familiarisation’ flights around southern

England, but on the 31st May, she left the Isle

of Wight to journey north, though

Gloucestershire and the West Midlands. The

following day, she moved further northwards to

Morecambe Bay, then crossed the Pennines

It seems likely that some were unofficially

released in the New Forest a couple of decades

ago. They appear to be thriving, so much so

that, one has now been photographed in

Keyhaven for the very first time.

Keep your eyes peeled!

Further information from:

Keith Metcalf—MCV Conservation Officer

01590 645825 or 07771 918449

E-mail keithmetcalf@btinternet.com


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September/October

Gardening Tips

• Lawn treatment – If moss has been a problem aerate and apply sharp sand.

Scarify and apply autumn fertiliser.

• Continue to dead head roses for they should bloom throughout the month.

• Remove the foliage off beans and peas when they have finished cropping but

leave the roots in the ground. They will add nitrogen to the soil.

• Continue to feed dahlias to ensure a good supply of flower until the first

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• Feed the fish in your pond as live food may be becoming scarce and they

need to build up their reserves for the winter.

• Lift main-crop potatoes, leave the tubers on the soil surface to dry and store

in a cool, dark and frost-free place.

• Sow some lettuce for over-wintering with cloche protection.

• October is a good month for planting herbaceous perennials.

• Remove annuals that have finished flowering and compost them.

• Winter and spring flowering bulbs such as Narcissi and Crocus should be

planted now in the garden and in containers.

• A newly sown lawn can have the grass height reduced by about a half when it

is 2-3 inches high. Repeat cutting in 3-4 weeks time.

• Propagate shrubs such as Buddleja, Forsythia and Philadelphus from

hardwood cuttings.

• Cut out fruited canes from blackberries and loganberries and tie in new

shoots.

• Greenhouses require less damping down and do not water in the greenhouse

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Dear Reader

Please make yourself comfortable whilst I tell

you a story. There was a time before the

Internet, when delivery times were measured in

weeks, not hours, and you knew how to

recognise whether something was quality or

not by looking at where it was made.

If it said West Germany or Great Britain, it

would most probably last a decent length of

time, if it said Taiwan or Hong Kong, then

probably not so much. Korea was making little

that was sold in the UK and there were precious

few Chinese takeaways, let alone multi-national

Chinese corporations.

So, fast-forward to today, and a large

percentage of hi-tech goods are now made by

South Korean and Chinese owned companies.

Apple may sell iEverthings, but they are made

by subcontractors in China.

Does this mean that they are all cheap and

shoddy? No, not at all. Manufactured in China is

no longer a byword for lower quality, but

neither is it a guarantee of high quality, just

because companies like Apple manufacture

there.

The reason, apart from labour costs, as to why

the Chinese economy has been transformed is

because they are very adaptable and

responsive to market demands and trends.

Which brings us (at last!) to the point of this

article.

The Chinese are very good at reverse

engineering (figuring out how something has

been made) and some unscrupulous companies

then create very believable illegal copies

without any manufacturers guarantees.

BOGUS OR BARGAIN

Maybe sticking to well-known retailers would

make sure you were getting the real thing?

Amazon sells 353million products including

Amazon Marketplace. With the best will in the

world, how can they possibly guarantee every

single one is genuine?

I’m not just picking on Amazon, or China for

that matter, the same applies to other

companies and other countries. What I am

saying is that the old ways of judging quality no

longer work.

If you buy online, take notice of the wording on

customer ratings, if they don’t ring true, don’t

buy. I also suggest that clients shop on the

websites of some of the well-respected stores.

No guarantee of course, but you have to start

somewhere!

They are sold online as originals to you and me

and if they look as good as the originals who

can tell? Sometimes sold cheaply as redundant

stock, often they are sold at the premium price

of the originals.


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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD

LYMINGTON U3A u3asites.org.uk/lymington

Lymington U3A has loads of interest groups from

Armchair Travel to Yoga, which usually meet

regularly. Lockdown has made this tricky but

some have found their way round it.

Lymington U3A has joined forces with Milford-on

-Sea U3A to present two Zoom lectures, and 67

'screens' joined the first lecture, which was very

pleasing, as some screens were viewed by

couples, bringing possible attendance to over

100.

The Friday History Group and History Group 5

met by Zoom. The Food and Friends group

picnicked

in a

socially

distanced

way in a

member's

garden.

Food & Friends picnic

The Advanced Spanish Conversation group have

kept up contact via a wide range of Spanish

readings on historical events happening on their

meeting days, eg from the wooden horse of Troy

to the recent closure of Everest to climbers. They

also had a Zoom get-together and a socially

distanced picnic in a field.

Lymington Petanque

Club (LPC) have been back

playing for some weeks now, on

Tuesday afternoons at 2pm at

Emsworth Road. Play is strictly according to

Government and Petanque England Covid-19

guidelines to ensure social distancing and other

safety measures. Playing lanes have been

marked out accordingly.

For those members who had been 'shielding'

for several weeks, it has been an especial

pleasure to have an extra reason to get out and

about, be active and socialise.

The Club is pleased to have established a link

with Lymington U3A, providing some basic

tuition. The U3A Group now has its own

Thursday afternoon slot.

LPC had hoped to play some matches against

other Petanque Clubs in the area, but that,

sadly, for the immediate future at least, does

not look to be feasible.

We are a friendly Club who always welcome

new members of all abilities. For further

information, visit our new website

www.lymingtonpetanque.co.uk. We can also

be contacted by email at

lymingtonpetanque@gmail.com.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the

Community Centre which is due to open on

Tuesday 1 st September 2020.

Support your local charity and become a

member of the Lymington Community

Association. Membership renewals are due

from the 1 st September 2020 and rates have

Advanced Spanish Zoom been held for this year. To join or renew please

visit our website or call us on 01590 672337.

Have you been volunteering throughout

The Sketchbook Group have shared their lockdown? We would love to hear from you if

drawings on a theme by email, and the Creative you could spare a few hours each week or

Writing Group have shared their writings in the fortnight. Volunteering positions available in

same way. But we all look forward to getting the Café, Bar and Gardens. For more

together again.

information pop in to the Centre, give us a call

on the number above or visit our website

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Lymington Rotary ceased their

weekly meetings in March in line with many

other organisations. Rotarians were faced with

some daunting decisions as there were a

number of fund-raising events organised

including the popular Charity Dinner and the

Lymington Spectacular and Classic Car show.

The decision was taken to cancel all events

which has had a major impact on our fundraising

efforts. Community service such as

Bingo at a local care home and Forest Clean-up

were also cancelled.

After some weeks a weekly Zoom meeting was

organised and since then has been used for

many normal club procedures including the

Presidential handover when Peter Edwards

took over as the new President from Roger

Ling. We also welcomed new Rotarians, Lucie

Lewis MBE, Sue Lewis and Caroline Brace.

Recognising the pressure Oakhaven was under

a donation of £1000 was given. President will

be attending Priestlands for the presentation

of shields and cups given by Rotary and

Dictionaries for Life will be given to all year 4

pupils in local schools.

The big decision facing the club now is when to

start meeting again and what arrangements to

make for Father Christmas and his sleigh to

visit the area.

‘The Friends

of Hurst

Castle’

was formed in 1986 to act as a support group

to a local site belonging to English Heritage. At

that time the Castle was managed by English

Heritage, but since May 1996 there has been

joint

Management, with English Heritage still in

charge of the fabric of the building and general

policies, and the local management

‘Hurst Marine’ running the everyday

management and the ferry services.

The ‘Friends’ aim is still to support in any

way they can... financially with any project,

enhancement of the building and assist

educationally and also help in research

projects.

time, a newsletter for our Members.

We have a group of enthusiastic volunteers

who go up to the Castle on Mondays,

throughout the year,

to carry out any jobs

that need doing, such

as renovating and

painting

guns and canons,

plus looking after the

exhibition rooms that

are in constant

need of re-painting.

They also look after

the many Artefacts

that have been

donated to the

‘Friends’ over the years. These dedicated folk

are rewarded with plenty of mugs of hot tea,

biscuits and occasionally cake!

If you would like to become a member of the

‘Friends’, and perhaps join in with some of our

events such as the ever popular ‘Fish-n-Chip’

Cruise to Yarmouth and the Needles,

Summer and Winter BBQs or an evening of

entertainment in the Garrison Theatre, there

are membership forms available if you’d

like to get in touch with me on

01590 644192 for further details.

The Castle is now open again for visitors, and

the FOHC Volunteers, however we have had to

postpone our events for the time being. We

hope very much that next year we will be able

to resume our programme of activities

Planned Repair Works along

the sea wall from Keyhaven

to Lymington

The proposed repair works will involve

repairing some of the embankment which

runs along the coast between Keyhaven and

Lymington. The topsoil has been eroded near

two sets of steps and the geotextile

membrane has become damaged after the

storms from last winter on the landward face

(NGR: SZ3208092192 and SZ3312293407).

Works will be undertaken to repair the

damage to these sections. The works are

scheduled to start around mid-September/

early October and should take no longer than

20 days. A footpath closure will be in place for

the duration of the works as plant will be

We arrange

Please

social

mention

events and,

The

from

Lymington

time to

Directory

required

when responding

to undertake

to advertisements

the repairs.

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Lymington Arts group will resume

their monthly meeting at the Community

Centre as soon as Government restrictions are

lifted. At the present time Members are

invited to meet for coffee, chat and paint on

Milford Village Green between 10 am to 12.30

on Wednesdays. Several members are

enjoying online classes with professional artists

on Zoom and Facebook. All art exhibitions are

cancelled for this year, but members are busy

producing work for next years’ exhibitions.

LYMINGTON FLOWER

CLUB. While we are not meeting we

welcome you to visit both our Facebook page

on www.facebook.com/lymingtonflowerclub

AND our Wessex and Jersey Area website on

www.nafaswessexandjersey.co.uk.

You can enjoy looking at videos

photos of many and inspiring

and creative flower

arrangements.

For further details please

contact Pauline Browning

email:

paulinebrowning@tiscali.co.uk

Inner Wheel is an International

Women's organisation dedicated to

helping people live better lives at home and

abroad.

When not in lockdown, the Inner Wheel Club of

Lymington holds monthly dinner meetings

followed by a speaker on 4th Monday of each

month at the Lymington centre.

7.15 for 7.30pm. www.innerwheel.co.uk or

contact Alisson Smith on 01590 380327.

During the difficult time of lockdown our

members have embraced technology and held

weekly meetings to support each other

via Skype and Zoom. This has given us the

opportunity to see each other face to face and

we all look forward to meeting up.

Behind the scenes we continue to collect and

make items for charity at home and overseas

and support local charities.

New Forest Hospital Radio

has continued

broadcasting 24

hours a day

throughout the

pandemic. Our

studio in

Lymington Hospital was closed in mid-March

but we were able to continue providing a full

schedule of programmes by accessing the

studio remotely thanks to the technological

skills of the studio management team. Sadly

our most important programme, the daily

request show, stopped as our volunteers were

unable to visit the wards to collect requests

and talk with the patients. The Studio has now

re-opened with only one person at a time

broadcasting and having to comply with a

stringent cleaning routine. Presenters have to

wear facemasks whilst using microphones. It is

a major step forward that that some

programmes are now being broadcast live at

7.00pm which is scheduled time for the

Request Show.

Some of our presenters have recording

facilities at home and have produced a steady

stream of up to the moment shows

throughout the pandemic – some of which are

still available on our web site. NFHR may be

listened to in the hospital through bedside

headphones; through the speakers

strategically placed throughout the hospital;

through our web site or through your Smart

Speaker. Our web site is at

www.nfhradio.org.uk

You can promote your club or society

for FREE

Tell the community about your activity,

club or society.

Please send details to

info@lymingtondirectory.co.uk

We can not guarantee inclusion but will try our

best to fit as many entries in as we can

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CHURCH SERVICES

LYMINGTON & PENNINGTON.

All Services and activities

follow Government Guidelines - subject to

change.

St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington

Open every day from 10am to 4pm for private

prayer. Please see our website for current

services and YouTube access details. Messy

Church 3rd Sunday, 9am on YouTube. 01590

676194. http://www.lymingtonchurch.org

St Mark’s Church, Ramley Road, Pennington –

Sunday Services 9.30am Joint zoom Service with

St Thomas, Wednesdays 10.15 – 11.15am zoom/

internet Coffee Morning. 6.30-7.30pm weekly

discussion group on zoom. All information on

www.penningtonchurch.uk 01590 672896

Quakers Religious Society of Friends,

Join on-line Sunday Worship, https://

www.woodbrooke.org.uk/about/online-mfwthe

Further information Tel. 01590 677298, or

672107

Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy &

St Joseph,

132 High St. Lymington.

Please see website for up-dated information,

and access to live streamed Mass. Bookings

required for 10.30am Sunday Mass.

Tel 01590 676696 , website:

www.nfwp.org.uk ;

Lymington Salvation Army Fellowship

Services on the second and fourth Sundays in

the United Reformed Church currently

suspended. www.salvationarmy.org.uk .

Lymington United Reformed Church Sunday

Worship resumes, fortnightly, on Sunday 6th

September, at 10.30am. Other activities

suspended until further notice.

Information:

01590 676306 www.lymurc.org.uk

St John’s Church, Boldre - Sunday Service

10.30am (recorded for those unable to attend).

Open daily for private prayer.

St Mary’s Church, South Baddesley Sundays

9.30 am. Holy Communion

St Nicholas Church, Pilley Sundays 8.00am &

Weds 10.30 am Holy Communion. For further

information, Benefice website–

Lymington Baptist Church, New Street. All

welcome to our Sunday Morning Live stream

service at 10.30am. (LIVE @ 10.30am)

When things return to ‘Further details 01590

672019 or www.lymingtonbaptist.org


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St Barbe's new exhibition celebrates the

changing seasons at a time when many of us

are increasingly remote from the rhythms of

nature's calendar. We hope that the filter of an

artist's vision and imagination can help us

appreciate the small wonders of the turning

year. The exhibition features changes to

landscape, trees and plants, the wildlife which

is conspicuous at different times and the

agricultural calendar that has a dramatic effect

on the appearance of the countryside.

Winter is a season of short days and darkness

and has traditionally been a time for seeking

comfort and company around the warmth of

the hearth. Visually it is often represented by

snowscapes and we have included John Nash's

frozen ponds and John Aldridge's snow-dusted

fields, while Clare Leighton's dynamic print

Lopping shows that farm work carried on

whatever the weather. Bare trees lend

themselves to dark and eerie effect as seen in

Kurt Jackson's Bird song, Lymington River,

winter woodland, Feb. 2005 .

Spring is associated with fertility and rebirth. It

brings fresh colour to the landscape, whether it

be the greening of trees coming into leaf or the

flowers that multiply in woodland, hedgerows

and gardens. Laura Knight tried to include

everything she knew of the season into her large

canvas Spring. Another joy of the season is the

animal world’s renewed vigour and our artists

celebrate the arrival of the first swallow, the

cuckoo's call, mad March hares and the

appearance of New Forest pony foals.

Carry Akroyd (b.1953) - Fieldfares, screenprint, 2019,

200 x 200mm © The Artist

C. F. Tunnicliffe illustrated the Ladybird Books

What to Look For series and we feature four of

his original artworks including Wild Rose, Briar

Rose and Elderflower on a Stone Wall which

depicts some of the quintessential joys of

summer.

Autumn is sometimes seen as a time of plenty

and ease after the harvest but it is also the

harbinger of winter making it a melancholy

season for some when corn fields are reduced

to stubble, flowers wither and days shorten. For

the birds it is a time of arrivals and departures

as swallows and swifts leave for warmer climes

while redwings and fieldfares (as portrayed in

Carry Akroyd's vibrant screenprint) reappear.

For the artist the colours of autumn transform

the landscape once again offering a spectacular

new vision captured in works by Hampshire

artists W. H. Allen and Heywood Sumner.

In Summer heath and moor turn purple as

heather comes into bloom. Many gardens are

now a riot of colour as seen in James Lynch’s

painting Ted’s Greenhouse, Summer. Artists

have also been drawn to the critical work of

The Seasons: Art of the

the hay and corn harvests so visitors can

Unfolding Year can be seen at St

share their visions of golden wheatfields, lines of Barbe Museum and Art Gallery

corn stooks, hayricks and reapers hard at work.

from 11 Sept 2020 - 9 Jan 2021,

open Tues - Sat, 10am - 4pm


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Oakhaven’s

Twenty 20 Art Is

Back for 2020!

Oakhaven Hospice is delighted to be

holding its bi-annual event, Twenty

20 Art, from 1st - 24th September,

kindly sponsored by Rathbones. This

year, due to the current

circumstances, the event is going

virtual and supporters are invited to

place silent bids on their favourite

pieces, with all funds raised going to

the Hospice.

“We are thrilled that so many artists have donated their work; the quality of the

submissions has been outstanding and we are excited to reveal the whole range of the

pieces in the coming weeks.” said Alicia Poulson, Events Fundraiser at Oakhaven.

Oakhaven has been overwhelmed by the response from talented locally established and

undiscovered artists who have generously created and donated their artwork for the

Hospice to auction. The majority of the pieces are on 20x20cm canvases, donated to

Oakhaven by Great Art. New for this year - those who have been invited to feature as a

Top 20 artist have been able to donate artwork of any size. All 114 pieces will be

displayed on the Oakhaven Hospice website and hard copies of the catalogue will be

available in their shops and local venues.

Whilst the Covid 19 crisis has certainly brought challenges to the Hospice team,

including the impact of much of the charity’s vital and popular community fundraising

events being put on hold, the Hospice is still very much open and providing much

needed care and support for around 300 patients each week across the community.

Twenty 20 Art provides Oakhaven with the opportunity to both showcase the artists

who are supporting them and also raise much-needed funds. Now, more than ever,

Oakhaven needs the generosity of its supporters to continue.


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Nick Wells

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New Forest Carpet Clean

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