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There are some new articles for this edition

together with the usual features—the local

walk, updates from Hordle school, Church,

Parish Council and HCA.

Tricia Hayne has a series on the many historic

ships that have passed through the Hurst

Narrows. She starts with arguably most

famous one —The Bounty

And Suzanne Ashworth’ s new series on New

Forest Artisans covers our local honey

producers in this edition. It’s a fascinating

article - did you know that bees are the world’s

most important pollinators, ensuring the

pollination of one third of food crops and 80%

of all flowers?

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Next edition deadline 10th May 2022

CONTENTS

Local Information

Hordle Parish Council Update 5&6

Hordle School 21 &23

HCA Update 29

Hordle Church 38&39

Local Noticeboard 31-34

Cllr Fran Carpenter update 36

Useful Numbers 37

Articles

Through the Hurst Narrows 11

New Forest Artisans 13&15

Clear Skies 17

Wildlife Matters 19

Local Walk 25& 27

Spring is here 28

The Book Nook 37

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A Friendly Village Bowls Club, with one of the most stunning views along the

South coast. We attract members from throughout the surrounding area.

The Club is a member of both the New Forest and Bournemouth & District Leagues.

We also enjoy friendly matches within the Club and also with visiting teams. Our Club

Social events are supported by a licensed bar on site

We shall be holding Club Open Mornings for all interested new members on:

Wednesday 27th April 2022 10.30 - 12.30, and Sunday 8th May 2022 10.30 - 12.30

Professional coaching is provided free of charge to all new members; plus you will be

able to attend newcomers coaching sessions before committing to join.

For further information, please visit our website: www.milfordonseabowlsclub.org

Alternatively, please give our Club Secretary a call on 07725 715781

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Hordle Parish Council

Council Offices, The Pavilion, Vaggs Lane,

Hordle, Lymington, Hampshire. SO41 0FP

Tel: 01425 611119

Email: clerk@hordleparishcouncil.gov.uk

Web: hordleparishcouncil.gov.uk

Clerk: Sarah Pitt

Deputy Clerk: Chris Halling

Parish Council Update - April/May 2022

Hordle Housing Developments

The Planning Application for the development

at SS9—Land East of Everton Road,

Hordle was heard at the Parish Council

meeting on 15th February and 30 members

of the public attended. The Parish

Council voted to object to the application.

The full response can be read on the Parish

Council’s website but the key points raised

were:

Although the Parish Council (PC) welcomes

the affordable homes the proposed

scheme will bring to the village, it has serious

concerns about the wider implications

of the scheme, as follows:

1. Lack of pedestrian access onto Silver

Street - the lack of connecting pavements

from the development along Silver Street

will be unsafe.

2. The location of Everton Road junction is

poorly placed with limited visibility.

3. The proposed new road through the

development will become a rat run to

avoid the roundabout at the Ashley Lane/

Silver Street/ Vaggs Lane junction.

4. The increase in traffic from this development

will undoubtedly have a negative

impact on the, narrow, rural roads.

5. The lack of cycling and walking routes in

the plan gives the development a sense of

isolation from the rest of the village.

6. The complete lack of street lighting

would have a negative impact on road

safety, particularly at the access points

onto Silver Street and Everton Road.

7. This development does not meeting

NFDC’s 2012 parking standards and there

is a shortfall of spaces which will also lead

to pressure on parking on roads outside

the site.

8. Silver Street currently suffers from flooding

near the proposed access onto this site

and the situation will be exacerbated by

run off from the new development.

9.The PC wants to see more environmental

measures included in the scheme.

10. The PC is concerned about the robustness

of the proposed arrangements for a

management company to oversee the

management of the public open space,

which relies on residents to pay a fee and

potentially be involved.

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Also, such a company may not have the

best interests of the whole of the Hordle

community at heart when managing the

site. The PC would like to see the

management of the site remain with a

local authority to ensure that the site is

protected and managed for the benefit of

all of Hordle’s residents.

11. The PC feels that it is best-placed to

contribute to the selection and design of

the facilities on site and would like to be

part of the consultation process for this to

ensure the optimum scheme is produced

for the benefit of the whole community.

12. The space constraints of the site of

Hordle Primary School will mean that any

tangible benefits to education provision for

the village’s children will be inhibited.

13. Places for safe school bus pick up/ drop

off points for children living on the new

development have not been considered.

The application will now go the NFDC’s

Planning Committee for a decision and we

will let you know the outcome.

Development at SS8— Hordle Lane

Many residents will have received a

consultation leaflet from Bargate Homes

about their proposed development of SS8,

land at Hordle Lane. The scheme proposed

174 homes in this allocation of land in

NFDC’s Local Plan, plus public open space.

The Parish Council has since met with

Bargate and has emphasized the following:

1. Density of housing - Bargate tell us they

have now reduced the number of homes

to 157 (50% affordable).

2. Allotments - Bargate is looking to site 15

allotments on the west side of Hordle

Lane. The PC pointed out that 10 plots (20

x ½ plots) had to be provided as a

condition of building on this area. This

means that only an additional 5 plots.

3. Widening of Hordle Lane and impact on

hedges and trees - this is still under

discussion with HCC - the PC Is concerned

about the impact on the surrounding road

network with potential bottlenecks and

narrow adjacent roads.

4. Footpaths - suggestions made on

greater connectivity from the cycle path to

the school to encourage walking.

5. Open Space - Bargate explained that

they were looking at including the

Woodland on the other side of Stopples

Lane as part of this. The PC expressed

concerns that this would be detrimental to

the wildlife in this area, not be a suitable

site as not subject to informal supervision

and that this could “free up“ additional

land to be built on.

6. Hordle Lane - Parking on this at school

drop off and pick up makes it effectively a

single track lane. If more pedestrians

access the school via thi re proposed

pedestrian route this could lead to

pedestrians crossing away from the

lollipop man and be unsafe.

7. Ownership of the land –Pennyfarthing

Homes has an option on the land to the

south of the site.

The full report of the meeting is on the PC

website.

Parish Assembly - 3rd May

This event is back in person at the pavilion.

Do come along and find out about how the

Parish Council has been working for you

over the past year and ask any questions.

Nominations for Parish Heroes Award

The Parish Council is keen to recognise the

efforts of people and groups who have

gone the extra mile for our community. To

nominate someone email the details to:

clerk@hordleparishcouncil.gov.uk by 3rd

April. Awards will be presented at the

Annual Parish Assembly on 3rd May.

Next Meetings

Parish Council: Tuesday 19th April, 17th

May, 21st June. Parish Assembly: 3rd May.

All meetings are in Hordle Pavilion, Vaggs

Lane, at 7.15pm. Agendas will be

available on the website.

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Through the

Hurst Narrows:

HMS Bounty

For almost 480 years, Hurst Castle has

stood sentry over the western Solent, its

brooding walls witness to many a historic

ship that has passed through the Hurst

Narrows. In this, the first of a series of

articles, Tricia Hayne takes a look at

arguably the most famous of them all,

HMS Bounty.

Artist unknown

Originally a collier by the name of Bethia, the

215-ton Bounty was built in 1784 at Kingston

upon Hull, but within three years she had

been snapped up by the Royal Navy for

£1,950. Her future role, to collect breadfruit

plants from Tahiti as a possible source of

cheap food for slaves in the West Indies, was

a far cry from her industrial beginnings.

After weeks of frustrating hold ups, William

Bligh finally set sail from Spithead on 23

December 1787, with a crew of 45 men. The

three-masted vessel under his command,

equipped with four four-pounder cannons

and ten swivel guns, must have looked quite

a sight in full sail as she passed the castle,

but it’s unlikely that Bligh had time for such

niceties. His relief at finally weighing anchor

may well have been tempered with concern

for conditions on his cramped ship, which

had been refitted for the mission, and about

what lay ahead. His concerns were more

than justified. Attempting to round Cape

Horn, he and his crew battled torrential rain

and heavy seas for 30 days before conceding

defeat and changing course for the Cape of

Good Hope. With a refit in southern Africa,

it was to be a full ten months before they

arrived in Tahiti.

Life in the South Pacific may sound pretty

idyllic, and certainly the crew enjoyed some

of their time ashore, but faith in their

captain was waning fast. By the time that

the Bounty left the island with her cargo of

breadfruit on 6 April 1789, the mood was

already sour, and within barely three weeks,

under the leadership of the master’s mate,

Fletcher Christian, it had turned mutinous.

Taken by surprise, Bligh was cast adrift with

18 men. That he made it back to England is

a credit to his seamanship. The rest of the

crew, however, returned to Tahiti on board

the Bounty before finally making their home

on Pitcairn Island. And there, having

removed everything of value from the ship,

they set it alight.

Although random relics of the ship were

removed during subsequent expeditions, the

wreck itself lies slowly rotting in the shallow

waters off Pitcairn Island, where it remained

undiscovered until 1957. It was to be

another 41 years before the last of the ship’s

four-pounders was recovered by

archaeologists from James Cook University.

A splendid model of HMS Bounty has been

kindly loaned to the Friends of Hurst Castle

by the family of the late Fred Mann, who

spent two years building his scale replica to

the finest detail. Keep an eye out for it in

the castle’s west wing when this is finally

re-opened to the public.

The Friends of Hurst Castle was formed in

1986 to support this historic building, which

is owned by English Heritage. Why not join

us? For details, contact Tricia Hayne at

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New Forest Artisans: Honey

One of the most unique noticeable features of the New Forest’s heathland is the great swathes

of heather. Their changing hues colour the landscape and mark each passing year.

There are three species in the forest – common heather, bell heather and cross-leaved heath

heather. All three are rich in nectar and pollen, enabling producers to gather honey with a

distinctly dark and delicious fragrance and taste. Permits are issued for hives to be placed in

certain areas of heather each year in the New Forest.

The earliest known proof of humans gathering

and using honey can be seen in Spanish cave

paintings dating back 8000 years. Carefully

sealed honey can keep for thousands of years.

In the New Forest there were small banked

enclosures for hives to protect them from

damage from passing stock. These “bee

gardens” were in small entrenched areas about

5m square topped with hedges and were to be

found in area such as Beaulieu, Brockenhurst

and Bull Hill. At this time the honey was

gathered in “skeps”, which were beehive

baskets.

take an hour to fill from the nectar of up to

1000 flowers! Back in the hive the bees ingest

and regurgitate the honey for about 20 minutes

until it is ready to store. They also constantly

flutter their wings to circulate the air and

evaporate water from the honey. Only when it

is reduced to about 18% of its original state has

it reached its saturation point and will no longer

ferment. The bees then store in capped cells

within the hive.

Bees are the world’s most important

pollinators, ensuring the pollination of one third

of food crops and 80% of all flowers.

Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance made

by bees from floral nectar, which is the sugary

secretions of plants. It is stored in honeycombs

and can be gathered from bee colonies in the

wild or from hives of domesticated bees. Honey

is classified by its floral source, hence the

distinctive nature of New Forest honey. It is

essentially pure sugar!

Each individual hive will produce about 65lb of

honey each year – many commercial honeys

are blended A single colony of bees needs to

collect around 50kg of pollen and 150kg of

nectar each year, just to survive, before any

surplus honey can be harvested by the

beekeeper. Polyfloral honey is produced from

many wildflowers and has a varied flavour.

Honey contains both fructose and glucose and

each tablespoon provides about 46 kilocalories.

Throughout history and across the world, honey

has been used for medicinal purposes – treating

wounds and burns, as an antibiotic and for

coughs. If honey becomes cloudy during

storage and starts to crystallise it can be stood

in a bowl of hot water to restore its clarity. Set

honey is a good sign that its real honey, and

many seek set honey, as it is delicious on toast!

Modern medicine also promotes honey as

better than other sources of sugar for heart

health and because of its plant compounds. It is

known to reduce blood sugar levels and blood

pressure, regulating the heartbeat and prevent

the death of healthy cells. It is not to be given

to under ones, however, due to a small risk of

botulism. Many hayfever sufferers find that ….

Bees collect nectar and honeydew to support

their metabolism and muscles used during

foraging trips, or to store as a long-term food

supply. It is astonishing that each bee can store

up to 40mg of honey in its honey stomach,

which can be half its total body weight and can

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very local honey taken daily can reduce their

symptoms.

How to tell a good honey? Its quality is

determined by its fragrance, taste and

consistency. Honey made only from a certain

area ( single origin honey, as a beekeeper would

call it ) will be most flavoursome and there are

several good New Forest producers whose

honey will bring the wonderful taste of the

heathers and wildflowers to your plate. Having

tried several I can assure you that the

differences are quite remarkable and you will

find the one you most like – once tasted you

will find that the cheaper blended honey in the

supermarket has lost its appeal completely!

Available from Lymington market, Strides offer

a variety of natural golden 100% raw honey –

unheated and unpasteurised – each one very

distinctive and from a specified group of hives.

Based in West Wellow, Strides also sell

honeycombs, bees wax, soap and candles and

can be contacted in person at the market, on

facebook, via email on

stridesnewforesthoney@gmail.com and via

their website : https://

www.stridesnewforesthoney.com.

Tel: 07392 001188.

The Noble Bee have 70 hives in several different

apiaries across the New Forest, producing single

origin wildflower honey. In August Simon Noble

has special permits to take his hives out onto

the heathland for the flowering of the heather,

so the bees can produce monofloral heather

honey. Within foraging distance of his farm,

there are lots of sweet chestnut trees, so the

summer harvest always has a noticeable flavour

of sweet chestnut honey. By contrast, the bees

in Brockenhurst park estate collect nectar

mainly from small leaf lime trees, giving a

recognisable almost minty taste. Simon is the

third generation apiarist and also offers open

days and courses in the summer. His honey is

coarsely filtered only and can be purchased at

the Motor Museum, Noohn in Burley, St Barbe

Museum in Lymington and Fairweather

nurseries as well as through his online shop.

Simon farms in Hythe and can be contacted via

the website : www.thenoblebee.com.

Member of the New Forest Marque, Watsons

of Norleywood offer home delivery. Krysia took

up beekeeping following in her fathers

footsteps about 6 years ago, and is now helping

to look after the New Forest & District

Beekeepers who have been supporting

beekeeping in the Forest for over 100 years.

They offer training to beginners and also have

apiary training days for all members. She has a

number of apiaries across the Forest and

produces small batch local honey, with a variety

of floral variants depending on the time of year.

She was lucky enough to have access to the

heather last year so have produced some

amazing honey from the Beaulieu area which is

renowned for its medicinal qualities – similar to

Manuka honey, but less food miles!! Watsons

honey is stocked in a select few shops across

the Forest. and can be contacted on facebook ,

on 07717 874957 and via the website :

krysia@newforesthoney.com.

The importance of the role of the bee in

tackling climate change is growing in

awareness, with the introduction of inset

pollinator pathways to link existing wildlife

areas and support networks for pollinators. We

can all help with planting small wildflower areas

and going back to the traditional cottage garden

flowers in our gardens or even in a window box

if you have no garden. New Forest honey is a

special and beneficial food and once tasted, I

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Clear Skies

Welcome to clear skies, a quick summary of

night sky items for the month that you can look

for from your garden or a suitable window.

see a lone “star”. It will be roughly in the same

place for about 1 week, before it rushes back

towards the sun’s glare.

Have you ever noticed that the evening

crescent moon in April and May, appears to be

quite high above the setting sun in the west. At

other times of the year you can see the

crescent moon, but perhaps not so high. This

effect is due to the evening crescent moon

being in the sky where the sun will be in about

2 months time. In other words, the crescent

moon is at the position of the mid-summer sun.

This also means that the moon does not set

until around 11.30pm (5 th April, 5 th May),

placing a bright crescent moon in a very dark

sky. The other thing you may notice about the

moon, is that you can see the whole face of the

moon as a grey disc, with the crescent on the

side. This is called “earth shine” and as the

name implies, it is sunlight reflecting from

earth’s bright clouds onto that part of the

moon. If you were standing on the moon in that

grey area, you would see a dazzlingly bright

earth in the lunar night sky. Not as bright as the

sun, but still very impressive.

There is a local astronomical society in the area,

and they operate the observatory on the top of

Toothill. Public evening viewings are now back

and the ones for April will be on Friday and

Saturday 22/23 April starting at 8.30pm. The

evenings for May are Friday and Saturday 6/7

starting at 9.30pm.

Open nights: Each month we have primary

dates and backup dates. We open on back up

dates if both the primary dates are cloudy/

rainy. We confirm whether we’re opening

during the afternoon of the day on our

Facebook page – Solent Amateur Astronomers.

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We suggest a donation of £5 per adult,

accompanied children are free.

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2022 Toothill Open nights

At Easter (17 th April) have a look for Mercury

after sunset. At 7.30pm (in the twilight) look

slightly to the right of due west and you should

April Primary Dates: Fri 22, Sat 23, Start 20:30

{M13 Globular Cluster, M35 Open Cluster,

Castor, Leo Triplet, Double Cluster, M42 Orion

Nebula}

No moon

May Primary Dates: Fri 06, Sat 07, Start 21:30

{Moon, Izar, M13 & M92 Globular Clusters,

Double Cluster, M42 Orion Nebula}

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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust are working towards a wilder Island. This includes

species reintroductions and rewilding the land while continuing to engage with residents about

nature. One species that the Trust are investigating for reintroduction is the Beaver. Beavers were

native to mainland Britain but were hunted to extinction in the 16th century for their pelts, meat

and scent glands. They are ecosystem engineers, their ability to restore and maintain important

wetland habitats is important to other wildlife.

Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber)

In 2001, a group of up to 200 wild beavers were

discovered on the River Tay, Scotland’s longest river.

The Scottish Beaver trial was established in 2009 and a

wild beaver family was monitored for five years.

Following the results, the beavers were proclaimed a

native species by the Scottish government and offered

them a European Protected Species status.

In 2013 three wild beavers were spotted on the River Otter in Devon, however because of their

lengthy absence they were not considered a native species in England, so the government

planned to capture them and place them in a zoo or wildlife park. This was met with passionate

resistance from residents and campaign groups made the Government reconsider. In January

2015 Natural England announced that if the Beavers were of Eurasian descent and disease free,

(which they were) they could stay.

Since then, there have been many research projects with controlled releases throughout England,

Scotland and Wales to establish how they will impact the environment. Some examples of these

releases are: During the summer of 2017 some were released into fenced areas in Cornwall.

Some were released in Hatchmere Nature Reserve during 2020, (part of a 5-year plan). A pair

were released on the South Downs in March 2021 and an adult pair plus the offspring at Cors Dyfi

Nature Reserve in Powys in Wales.

It is hoped that beavers will be released on the Isle of Wight this year in the Eastern Yar

catchment area where research has shown it to be an ideal location. The area has an abundant

amount of food for the Beavers to eat. Their food intake requirement includes;

shoots, leaves, roots and stems of waterside

vegetation. They will fell trees to get to the tender

foliage at the top. Beavers build dams using tree trunks,

branches and other vegetation to create deep pools as

refuges, to make it easier to get around and a place to

store food over winter.

The channels, dams and wetlands that beavers engineer, hold back water and release it more

slowly, helping to reduce the risk of flooding. Their dams filter water, cleaning it and prevents

pollution further downstream. They provide an amazing array of wetland habitats that greatly

enhances conditions for other wildlife to flourish and store carbon. The residents on the Island

have just been sent a questionnaire for their opinion about the beaver release. So will it be a Yar

or a no ?

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Hawkhill, Ranswood and Framewood

A Walk by Suzanne Ashworth

off B3055 SO42 7WB

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Cycling and walking tracks in abundance

These inclosures are located north of Beaulieu

Heath, which was used as an airfield during the

second World War. The largest with plenty of

parking spaces is the large Hawkhill Inclosure.

Hilly in parts, it has many good paths and is a

popular cycling route. Close to the car park it

seems a little stark and there are many signs of

the wartime storage facilities remains – bombs

were kept here in bunkers and then prepared

on platforms. The fuses, tail sections and

safety pins were added on platforms before

the bombs were wheeled to the airfield on

trolleys. There are brickworks, concrete

platforms and sections of concrete roads.

Walk on, however, and the delights of Hawkhill

appear – varied woodland and many tracks in

all directions. It is as good for dogs as for

cyclists with many opportunities for foraging

and hidden water too.

Beech Trees at Hawkhill

At the furthest point, there is an area of

beechwoods – stunning in the Spring with a

fresh canopy of leaves and well worth a return

visit in autumn for stunning colours.

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Not far from Hatchet Pond, one of the New

Forest’s most popular beauty spots is the less

well known Ranswood.

Approached along Furzey lane, which is almost

opposite the junction by Hatchet, there is tiny

car park with some extra parking along the

lane. Many of the stunning properties along

this lane are owned by New Forest

commoners and there are usually ponies

grazing in this area. Furzey Lodge is the place

where, I have been told by a local Forest

dweller, the cuckoo is first heard each April –

apparently on 12th!


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Here is an idyllic stream and bridge – the river here once served

an iron mill.

The woodland itself is an attractive mix of ancient and

ornamental woods, well serviced by cycle tracks, gravel paths

and more simple pathways. There are several burial mounds

hidden here and some paths lead over the railway line.

This woodland is one of the most peaceful we have found and

where we have most often seen deer.

Bridge near the Old MIill

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This wonderful, not well-known, woodland area is part of the 615 hectares of the Ladycross Walk

Inclosures and is accessible from Ladycross or from Hawkhill nearby.

Framewood encompasses the area north of Hawkhill right up to the railway line on its northern

boundary. This area has expanses of ancient and ornamental woodland and is a good place to

glimpse deer. Its inner paths have a very special atmosphere and we often feel we are being

watched by the multitude of wildlife living here.

This area was enclosed in 1852 along with the

adjacent Frame heath – its clay soils were

initially planted with oak and beech, with further

beech trees added between the wars. Scots

pines were introduced in the 1920s and newer

other pines after World War Two. Since the

1960s some oaks were cleared to make way for

blocks of Corsican pines, Hybrid larch and

Western Hemlock so there is a great variety of

trees to see. The middle section is particularly

beautiful with the older spreading oaks

interspersed with streams and tracks. Look out

for the “fairy doors”.

There are some forest roads used for forestry

works and access to the railway line for

maintenance purposes, so it is also good for

riding, cycling and orienteering. There are

numerous paths and tracks and you can traverse

the railway line and a bridge at different points.

Fairy Doors in Framewood

Suzanne Ashworth: After growing up in Southampton and spending many days in the New Forest

area, I moved away for several decades – mostly to Wales. I have recently returned and now live

in Lymington with my fiance, Robbie and our Pembrokeshire border collie, Cwtch – keeping her

well exercised has given us a chance to explore the wonderful areas of forest and coastline

nearby.

https://forest-to-sea.online Facebook: forest-to-sea.online

Instagram – a local photo every day – suzieashworth Twitter: @suzashworth


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Hordle Gardening Club

Spring Is Here

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Such a lovely time of year, grass is

growing, hellebores and daffodils are

out, and many tulips leaves are already

showing. With so many people at

garden centres buying new plants for

their gardens I thought a little

clarification on a few gardening terms

might be useful.

What’s the Difference Between

Annuals, Biennials, Perennials and

Woody Plants?

Well, an annual completes its

lifecycle in the space of one year. It

grows from seed, flowers, sets seed and

then dies. (eg annual poppies)

Biennials produce a young plant the

first year, then in its second year flowers,

sets seed and dies. (eg our native foxglove)

Then we have herbaceous

perennials. These are plants whose

growth above ground dies down in

autumn and go dormant through the

winter, but reappear the next year in

spring (eg Day Lilies - Hemerocallis),

some appearing later than others.

However, just to add confusion,

plants may be ‘hardy’ or ‘half-hardy’.

The seeds of a hardy annual can survive

frost and cold winters, whereas the

seeds of a half-hardy annual should be

sown undercover or outdoors after the

last frost, usually because it originally

comes from a hot country. Similarly,

perennials may be identified as hardy or

tender indicating they are unlikely to

survive a frost. (eg Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ often

referred to as a woody perennial as it’s

growth from its woody structure may

succumb to a frost but it can then grow

from the base).

Then we have woody plants, shrubs

and trees of all sizes. These have a

permanent hardy woody structure, some

are deciduous - ie lose their leaves in

winter, others are evergreen ie retaining

their leaves in winter.

When you see the ultimate height and

width on plant labels bear in mind these

are a generalisation for the middle of the

country, which has a slightly shorter and

cooler growing season than we do here on

the south coast. Therefore, many plants

classed as tender or half-hardy may

survive our winters down here. Equally,

our plants here often grow taller and

wider than the label says! Be warned!

Having said that, if you live in a frost

pocket like Brockenhurst, some tender

plants may not survive a winter. So, as

that well known TV programme says

‘Location Location, Location’! Remember

the RHS website has lots of information to

help you choose and grow your plants.

Our club meeting on Friday 25th March is a

talk from Kelvin Mason about ’Composting

& Recycling’ - I’m looking forward to that,

and we look forward to you joining

us - guests are very welcome.


Since the last edition the committee have been very busy, despite Covid trying to put

everything on hold. The new personnel have put on some fantastic new events, which

included very successful ‘Silent Discos’ for both children and adults and a ‘Tapas night’,

which, not even Storm Eunice could stop from taking place. In addition to that we held our

ever present ‘Pop up Pubs’ and our Saturday morning café goes from strength to strength,

ably assisted by our fantastic volunteers.

Forthcoming events:

Bingo nights on March 26th, April 23rd and May 14 th

Scavenger Hunt April 20 th

Big Jubilee Party in The Park Sunday 5 th June

In addition, there will be other events organised so keep an eye on our noticeboards and our

Facebook page for regular updates.

If you have any ideas and would like to stage an event that you think would be of interest to

your fellow residents, or simply want to help in our current activities please come forward

we are always glad of extra help.

Proposed Bar and Café

As many of you are probably aware we are in the process of converting a large part of the

pavilion into a café and bar, which we are hoping will provide the community with a place to

socialise throughout the whole week, this will be in addition to the current hall area which is

currently used for parties etc. The Parish Council have been very supportive of our plans to

date and by the time you read this we are hoping to be well under way with our work, with a

planned completion of mid Spring. Again, if you think you could help in any way, please

contact us.

Big Jubilee Party in The Park

Please put Sunday 5 th June in your diary, it’s going to be a great day, if you came to our last

Party in the Park, you would know what I mean. A great day for all ages with music, bar, a

variety of food stalls and sun (hopefully). Hopefully we will see you all there and keep an eye

out for updates!!

I have been involved with the HCA for many years now, but more

than ever I feel as though the village is starting to become more of a

community. With everything going on in the world now, this makes

this even more important and with your help, whether it be

volunteering or just attending our events I believe we can achieve

this.

Andy Boettger

Chairman

HCA Update


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01590 750063

07501 636064

Units 8&9 Lea Green Farm

Christchurch Road

Downton, Lymington

SO41 0LA

Tel/Fax: 01590 645999

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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD

Bingo Is Back !!!

Our next dates are

Saturday March 26th,

23rd April and Saturday

14th May at the Hordle

Pavilion .

Doors Open at 7pm for Eyes Down at 7.30.

Admission £ 1.00 per person.

Friends of Hurst Castle

Keyhaven

Since 1986, the Friends of

Hurst Castle have worked tirelessly to

support the castle, but while English Heritage

continues work on protecting

and rebuilding the collapsed

wall of the east wing, the

Victorian sections of the castle remain closed

to the public – and us. The magnificent

Henry VIII keep, however, will be open to

visitors – and FOHC members – from April.

Our volunteers can’t wait to get back on site

but in the meantime we are still holding some

of our popular social and fundraising events.

Whether it’s for a fish ‘n’ chips cruise or a

visit from the FB Pocket Orchestra, why not

join us? To find out more, please contact our

membership secretary, Tricia Hayne, on

trjhayne@gmail.com

Hordle Boules

Group (Pétanque)

We meet every

Wednesday and Saturday

at Hordle Recreation

Ground at 2 pm (1 pm in winter). Further

players, regular or occasional, are

welcome. Spare sets of boules are

available. Just show up or call/email Rinus

for info:01425 617480 -

postmaster@rinuskoop.plus.com

Hordle WI meet in the WI Hall on the first

Tuesday of each month 2pm-4pm (Doors open

at 1.30pm)

We have a variety of speakers, meals out and

Group meetings with other WI’s in our area.

Members can join a Craft Group and a Walking

Group Speaker on 5th April - Maria Ragan from

The Barbe Museum 3rd May - Annual Meeting

7th June - Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration

Cream Tea Speaker on 5th July Jackie Dimmock

Police and Quilts. Come and join us, new

members and visitors welcome.

For more information Contact Lesley on 01425

627942


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Helping Older

People New Forest

(HOPe) Information &

Advice service

Our HOPe Information and Advice team

welcomes the opportunity to help make the

lives of older people across the New Forest

easier, safer and more fulfilling. You don’t

need to come to us: we will happily come to

you. And as a registered charity, our time is

always completely free of charge.

We see many older clients who are

challenged by the digital age we live in. Those

who have lived, and managed, perfectly well

(until now) without the need for a computer

find it increasingly difficult to manage their

financial affairs (e.g. insurance, utilities and

even banking) when the ability to speak to a

real person is obstructed by long waiting

times on customer service helplines and pop

up chat boxes on websites with ‘bots’ rather

than real-life agents on the other end. This is

just one way in which we help our clients,

either in their own homes or at our New

Milton office.

Whatever your problem or enquiry, we will

try our best to help (from form filling, helping

you to dispute wrongful claims to seeking

sources of support in the home).

Our New Milton office is open Monday, Weds,

Thursday, Friday 10 – 2 pm. Home visits can

be arranged by making an appointment in the

shop or calling 07842 204 829.

Tel: 0797928500, or view our

website

www.newmiltonmensshed.org

and our Men's Shed New Milton Facebook

page. Email newmiltonmensshed@gmail.com

The New Forest Quilt Group

are now enjoying monthly meetings

once more.

We meet on the 1 st Monday of each

month, 7.00-9.00pm (or the 2 nd if the

1 st is a Bank Holiday) at The New

Milton Community Centre, Osborne Rd, BH25

6EA.

If you have an interest in patchwork and quilting

then please pop along to meet us, we would love

to see you. All abilities are welcome. Members

come from all areas of the Forest including

Ringwood, Bournemouth and Lymington. We are

now able to offer our full programme of events.

At meetings we have a library loan scheme, sales

table, raffle, sometimes a local trader and

speakers or a social sewing opportunity to display

projects. And don’t forget to bring along if you

would like to, your completed item that you have

sewn for our ‘Show and Tell’.

We regularly raise money for local charities and

are involved in making quilts for children and

babies in our local hospitals and for young people

leaving the care system. During the last two years

we have made over 500 reusable bags for our

local foodbank.

We are a membership organisation, but we do

have some spaces this year.

Our next meeting is on March 7 th which is our

AGM. On April 4th we look forward to welcoming

Jennie Rayment (from Just Hands-On TV) to give a

talk entitled ‘Nipper and Tucker’ followed on

Tuesday 5 th April by an all-day workshop ‘Fizz

Bang Wallop’. All talks and workshops are open to

visitors at a cost £5 and £30 respectively. The

programme of events is advertised on our

Facebook page

Members of the New Milton Men’s Shed are celebrating the planning approval of their

permanent shed at Fawcett’s Field. Formed three years ago, this local group is affiliated to the

established U.K Men's Shed Association, and have been involved helping with community

projects. They are currently working from a temporary shed supplied by New Milton Council from

which they have been able to create items to contribute to our projects and to sell in order to

raise money for their new shed.

Future fund raising events include The Lions Easter Extravaganza at New Milton's Recreation

Ground between 11 – 4pm on Saturday 16 th . April, followed the next day at the Fawcett's Field

Sunday Car Boot Sale, which we are organising between 7am to midday.

On the social side, they meet every Friday between midday and 2pm at the Fawcett's Field Social

Club (Christchurch Road, New Milton) where we keep up to date with events, the occasional

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Carers have an opportunity to share the ups

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Lymington Open Gardens 2022

Sunday 29 May 2 pm – 6 pm

Lymington Open Gardens is a popular event in the Lymington social calendar. It returns this year

on Sunday 29 May from 2-6pm, and features fifteen gardens, including four new ones. The event

is organised by the Friends of St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery, with all profits helping the museum

care for and display its unique collection, mount exciting art exhibitions and further the museum’s

extensive outreach programme - putting the community at the heart of everything we do.

The gardens vary in size from small, urban, courtyards to more expansive lawned gardens, featuring

long established gardens as well as those newly planted. On the High Street there is one of

Lymington’s original town gardens while, nearby, another offers an oasis of calm. Some gardens

have been specifically designed, one as a sensory garden, another featuring gravel to counter a

high water table. Other gardens feature raised beds and themed fairy gardens for the grandchildren,

vegetable plots, experiments in advanced composting techniques, chickens, as well as

ponds, pergolas and patios in varying styles. In one garden you can see what may be the oldest

plane tree in England, whilst another features a magnificent Scarlet Oak. Whether you are a

plants-person or are interested in garden design and layout, or you just enjoy the beauty of the

garden, you are bound to find a garden to suit your tastes. And the garden owners will be on

hand to answer your questions.

Admission to the gardens is by programme, costing £7.50 per

adult. These will be available throughout May from the St

Barbe Museum shop in New Street and, from 2.00pm on 29

May at any one of the participating gardens. The programme

includes a map to help you plan your afternoon. Teas with

home-made cakes will be available at the United Reformed

Church on the High Street and the Old School Cafe at the museum

will also be open for teas, coffees, light lunches and

cake. There will be several plants stalls, including outside the

museum. While many gardens are within walking distance of

each other, a bicycle might enable you to visit all fifteen. Parking

details are also given on the programme. Nearly all gardens are accessible by wheelchair, at

least in part.

Parkinson’s U.K. The New Forest Branch

of Parkinson’s UK meets on the third Thursday

of each month at the Boldre War Memorial

Hall, Pilley, SO41 5QG from 2.00 to 4.30 pm.

Friendly support, information and social

activities are available for all people with

Parkinson’s, their Carers, families and friends.

All new members are very welcome. No

membership fees, but voluntary donations

always welcome. Contact 07595 927 299 or

www.parkinsonsnewforest.org.

Lymington Area Parkinson’s

Support - Exercise Group

All Parkinson’s people and their Carers are

welcome to join a fun chair based exercise class

with the emphasis on functional fitness,

followed by coffee, biscuits and chat. The

classes are held Tuesday mornings at 10.30am

at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41

5QG. £3 per session (Carers free). Contact

Lymington Petanque Club (LPC)

Lymington Petanque Club continues to meet on

Tuesdays at 2pm.

The good number turning out to play each week

is testament to the socialising function the Club

plays while the pandemic is still upon us. And

our membership is steadily growing.

You are welcome to come along and try it for

yourself! Please take a look at our website for

details of the game.

With restrictions now eased, we are in the

middle of arranging a match 'away from home'

and hope to travel to Bournemouth at the end

of March to play against old friends at Muscliff

Park for the Malcolm Maybee Trophy.

Our website is www.lymingtonpetanque.co.uk

and we can be contacted at

lymingtonpetanque@gmail.com

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How Hampshire will be helping Ukraine

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Dear All,

I hope you are keeping well. My household was

invaded by Covid in the past month for the first

time, and although I managed to somehow

avoid it myself, it was not pleasant for my

husband. A month on he still has an

intermittent cough. For anyone catching it for

the first time, I suggest lots of gargling with TCP,

plenty of Lemsip and honey, plus rest and sleep

around the clock. And please get your jabs if

you still haven’t had your 3 - you can still get

them. Enquire with your GP or visit nhs.uk/

service-search/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid

-19-vaccination-site

I was watching the news today, on the 15 th day

of the conflict in Ukraine, and the news item

showed elderly Ukrainian people waiting to

come to Britain in Poland. I was struck by the

fact, with many of the people shown wearing

masks, how awful it must be, not only to be

leaving your homeland and fleeing a war in your

80s, but also still at serious risk of catching

Covid. These people also have no access

presently to the good care and health services

that they need for existing illnesses and

conditions. But I was also comforted by the fact

that I know our care and health services are

gearing up to help people as they arrive in

Britain.

strong support is provided to care providers and

staff where necessary.

The same lead officers have been heavily

involved with the rehoming of refugees from

Afghanistan, in the recent evacuation of Afghan

citizens who worked for our forces. With the

help of local housing authorities, (including New

Forest District Council) 60 families are now

safely homed across Hampshire, their children

settled in schools, and just under 200 others,

though yet all to be found permanent homes,

looked after in hotels whilst their applications

are processed. I have absolutely no doubt, that

our officers and staff, along with residents’

support, will step up again now as Britain begins

to take Ukrainian refugees. These refugees will

be of all ages and require all manner of support

and care. Hampshire is already on standby to

assist with this effort.

As the Assistant Lead Member for Adult Social

Care and Public Health at the county council, I,

and my Executive Member Lead, Cllr Liz

Fairhurst, will be working with officers to make

sure this procedure goes as smoothly and as

quickly as possible. I have confidence that it

will because I know our council staff are

amazingly resourceful and dedicated to helping

others in need. I just wished to offer my thanks

to every one of them (and never forgetting the

health staff in the NHS and private sectors) for

what they have already been doing, and what

they will now continue to do, in the most

challenging of circumstances.

Hampshire County Council, and I wish to sing its

praises here, is fortunate to be blessed with

superb adult social care, children’s services and

public health lead officers. I saw how they and

their teams quickly stepped up to the plate to

deal with the track and trace system (we ran If you wish to help support Ukrainian refugees,

one of the most efficient systems in the country Hampshire has provided this guide as to how to

at the height of the pandemic) and the logistics best do that: hants.gov.uk/ukraine This page

around the vaccination roll out. Hampshire also will be regularly updated as things develop.

ran the excellent HantsHelp4Vulnerable

Helpline for those who needed extra support

during the lockdowns. People who used it will

Cllr Fran Carpenter

know its value. Public health, adult social care

Hampshire County Councillor

New Milton North, Milford &

and children’s teams are still working hard with

Hordle

care homes and the public generally, to keep

01425 614665 / 07867 502624

people safe, to make sure clear messages go

fran.carpenter@hants.gov.uk

out to To the advertise public in email: a timely jqpeacock@gmail.com, manner, and that or call 01590 643969 / 07801 562358

Emergency Services 999

Emergency police, fire, ambulance, coastguard

Utilities/Travel

Electricity

105 (all suppliers)

Gas escapes 0800 111 999

BT Fault Line 0800 800 151

Southern Water 0800 820 999

Bournemouth Water

Bournemouth Water Leak line

Rail Enquiries 03457 48 49 50

Morebus (was Wilts & Dorset) 01202 338 420

National Express 08717 81 81 81

Council & Government

Hordle Parish Council 01425 611119

NFDC 02380 285 000

NFDC Emergency Service 02380 285 250

Hampshire CC 03005 551 375

NF National Park 01590 646 600

Police

Police - Non Emergency, Anti - 101

Social & Neighbourhood issues

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

MP Desmond Swayne 01425 629 844

Forest Animals

Forestry Commission (24 hrs) 0300 067 4600

USEFUL NUMBERS

Community

01202 590 059 08005

878 979

Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111 306

HOPe 01425 629 009

New Milton Library 0300 5551387

Milford Library 07950 941 818

All Saints’ Church Office (Hordle) 01425 626565

New Forest Advice Network 01425 628 750

NHS (non emergency number) 111

NF Disability Info 01425 628 750

Samaritans 08457 90 90 90

Tourist Information 01590 676 769

Trading Standards 03454 04 05 06

Village Agent 01590 645 404

Hordle Pavilion (answer machine) 01425 517944

Hospitals/Hospice/Medical

Coastal Medical Partnership:

- New Milton Practice 01425 621188

- .Arnewood Practice 01425 620393

- Barton Surgery 01425 620830

Milford Health Centre 01590 643 022

(Out of Hours)/NHS non emergency 111

Lymington 01590 663 000

Oakhaven Hospice 01590 670 346

Southampton General 02380 777 222

Romsey Hospital 01794 834 700

Traffic Accidents (emergency) 999 (101 non emergency) Royal Bournemouth 01202 303 626

Verderers’ Office (M-F 9-5pm) 023 8028 2052

Royal South Hants 02380 634 288

Princess Anne 02380 777 222


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