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loosing the great variety of groups we have

locally. Lymington & Pennington Mayor Cllr

James Hoare has added his comments to

Sheila’s article.

All the best,

Jacqui

There is a great thought piece by local resident

Sheila Ward on page 9 who notes that an

increasing number of organisations are

suffering from lack of sufficient number of

volunteers. She urges us to think about what we

could do individually, or else potentially risk

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• Aspects of Lymington 4 & 5

• BBC TV Valuation day 7

• How long will we continue to enjoy

Lymington’s many clubs & societies? 9

• Natural Swimming Pools 11

• New Forest Artisans: Honey 13&14

• Through the Hurst Narrows 17

• Clear Skies 19

• Local Walk 21&23

• Recipe 37

• The book nook 39

• Short Story 22

• In the Garden 41

• Wildlife Matters 25

• Local Noticeboard 27-35

• Church Services 51

• Useful Numbers 53

43, 45 , 47 (Answers 54)

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ASPECTS OF LYMINGTON

In a regular series Aspects of Lymington, Ray

Mayes provides a miscellany of views of

Lymington – its people, buildings, history and

development, and relationship to the coast and

the New Forest. This month he writes on what

road names can tell us about Lymington’s

history.

More stories from

Lymington’s road names

We can learn a lot about Lymington from its

road names such as its history and development

over time. The names of people or notable

events that have made an impact on our town

or influenced its growth are often

commemorated in a street name.

The name doesn’t necessarily need to be

famous today. A name that may once have been

notable may have become unrecognisable over

the passage of time. I said last month that the

origins of Daniells Walk were unclear to me. One

kind reader has pointed out that this is a

reference to Ralph

Allan Daniell (died

1849), the owner of

Fairfield House on what

was once part of the

substantial Fairfield

estate, one of the

former large estates

that dominated much of the area until the

middle of the last century.

My further meanderings this month include

some past Lymington people; a rapid run

through our charter history; and how the town

once celebrated peace with Russia.

People

The recent development Rashley Mews

commemorates the 19th century building firm

Rashley and Co., founded in 1859 with premises

in the High Street. Another court off the high

Street, Earley Court brings to mind Mrs Martha

Earley, whose munificence in her 1910 Will

enabled an impressive Town Hall building to be

built at 117-118 High Street, sadly replaced in

the 1960’s by the mundane Earley Court street

frontage. John Howlett is a name familiar to

many people and is immortalised in Howlett

largest employer and dominated the social and

economic life of the town for much of the last

century.

Charter origins of Courtenay Place

Going back a few centuries, the origins of

Courtenay Place can be found in Lymington’s

medieval development brought about by the

granting of charters.

During the period of

Lymington’s originating

charters, the town

changed from its

earliest original

quayside settlement

into initially ‘Old

Lymington’ and then

later added an area called ‘New Lymington’ to

become what we know as the Lymington today.

Lymington’s first charter, dating from about

1200, was granted by William de Redvers 5th

Earl of Devon. In 1256 Baldwin de Redvers 7th

Earl of Devon confirmed the terms and

conditions of this original charter. In 1271

Isabella de Fortibus (the last direct descendant

of the de Redvers line) granted a further charter.

Finally, in 1405 a third medieval charter was

granted to Lymington by Edward Courtenay

11th Earl of Devon, confirming the terms of

Isabella’s charter.

A cannon from Crimea

In May 1856,

Lymington celebrated

the welcome news of

peace with Russia after

the Crimean War (1853

-1856), the military conflict in which Russia lost

to an alliance of the United Kingdom, France,

the Ottoman Empire and Piedmont-Sardinia. In

January 1858 the town was gifted a captured

Russian cannon to celebrate.

Ray Mayes is the author of leaflets on Historic

Lymington (three town trail walks) and the Blue

Close. Howlett was the founder of Wellworthy,

Plaques Trail (describing the stories behind the

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The cannon was sited at the northern end of

New Street (formerly New Lane), at the

junction with East Hill, where there is today a

modern flexible ‘Keep Left’ highway sign

(called a ‘night owl bollard’). The cannon

remained on this site until it was removed

during World War II, to be melted down for

armaments.

The narrow lane

off New Street

(by the

Lymington

Community

Centre) was

named Cannon

Lane and was

later renamed

Cannon Street.

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Lymington (three town trail walks) and the

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behind the town’s 13 Blue Plaques).

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BBC TV Experts to

host valuation day

in Lymington!

Two of daytime TV’s best-known antiques

experts are hosting a free valuation event at St

Barbe Museum and are inviting the public to

bring along items to be assessed and potentially

sold at auction.

“People regularly bring in a box of what they

think is costume jewellery and I end up finding

amazing items, sometimes by well known

designers that end up selling for hundreds and

even thousands of pounds!”

Tim Weeks & Izzie Balmer are known for their

regular appearances as experts on BBC One

shows Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip,

and on Friday 1 st April they will be sharing their

passion and knowledge of all things antiques

and collectables with anyone who would like to

have their items assessed for saleability at

auction.

Tim Weeks has been a regular on Bargain Hunt

for five years and has a wealth of knowledge

when it comes to collectable Toys, Sporting

Memorabilia and 20 th Century Decorative Arts.

Tim’s regular toy collector’s auctions attract

bidders from around the globe and include

everything from 1950’s Dinky Toys, Model

Railway, Sindy & Patch dolls from the 60’s,

Steiff teddy bears, Action Man and Star Wars

figures from the 70’s, Lego sets, Ninja Turtles

and Transformers from the 80’s, gaming

consoles and everything in between!

Sporting memorabilia, especially pre-1960’s

football programmes are particularly popular at

auction. Tim recently sold a single-owner

collection of Swindon Town programmes for

over £30,000!

Neil Holmes, head of Militaria at Wessex

Auction Rooms will also be on hand to value

any military related items including Medals, Cap

Badges, Photographs, Trench Watches,

Uniforms and more.

Alistair Lamont has been a valuer for 45 years

and has worked behind the scenes on many of

TV’s best known antiques shows and will be on

hand as a general valuer for all items as well as

being a specialist in watches, silver, the weird

and wonderful and also vintage hi-fi equipment.

Also attending the valuation day will be Martin

Hughes who runs the UK’s leading Vinyl Records

auction and regularly appears on Radio,

Television and in the national press sharing his

expertise. Martin says “Vinyl is now extremely

popular with collectors, and people are looking

for everything from rock and pop, to punk,

blues, jazz and heavy metal! My advice to

anyone is not to disregard anything, let me take

a look for you as it is often the records that you

had forgotten you even owned that end up

making the most money”. As well as vinyl

records, items such as autographs, ticket stubs,

flyers and posters are in big demand.

Over the last three years Bristol based Izzie The valuation event is taking place at St Barbe

Balmer has been lighting up our TV screens on Museum & Art Gallery, New Street, Lymington,

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For how long will we

continue to enjoy

Lymington’s many clubs

and societies? An opinion piece by Sheila Ward

The history of civil society in Britain goes back

to Magna Carta. Then in the 12 th and 13 th

centuries the Church began to set up

infirmaries for the sick, and in the 15 th to 17 th

centuries the merchant classes established

charities aimed at helping the poor through

education and relief of poverty. The 18 th

century widened the concept to include

maternal and child welfare, and then the first

Friendly Societies which were mutual aid

organisations.

Stay with me – there is a point to all this

history! In the 19 th century campaigning

organisations such as the Anti-Slavery Society

and more locally the New Forest Association

(now called the Friends of the New Forest)

joined service providers like Dr Barnardo’s, the

Salvation Army and the British Red Cross.

Mutual aid organisations (savings, credit

unions, funeral societies) were often set up by

the working classes and became increasingly

popular, part of an emerging trend toward “the

working spirit of self-help”, as well as trade

unions, co-operatives, building societies and

housing associations.

What has that got to do with us today? All

these organisations, whether national or local,

depended on people willing to take part in

running them as well as benefiting from their

services. Whether we’re talking about

Lymington Cricket Club (1807), the Town

Football Club (1876), the 1 st Lymington Scout

group (1907), the Bowling Club (1921), the

Town Sailing Club (1922), the Women’s

Voluntary Service, now called the Royal

Voluntary Service (1938), the Community

Centre (1946), the Historical Society (1951), the

Choral Society (1961), the University of the

Third Age (2001), or the New Forest Basics Bank

(2004) – all these Lymington groups relied on

and still rely on people to give a bit of their time

to make them happen. Without the Friends of

Lymington Hospital (1952), we would not enjoy

the splendid local hospital facilities we have

today and it was volunteers who set up our

brilliant local museum and art gallery, St Barbe

(1999).

Sadly today many valuable local groups are in

trouble, either because they lack volunteers to

provide their services like the Brownies and

Scouts, or they are short of members who are

willing to take their turn serving on the

committee that runs the organisation – because

these organisations all need a committee to run

them. We are apparently happy to deliver our

children to a rewarding and educational

activity, to go on a New Forest ramble led by

others, or to enjoy a really interesting

illustrated talk by a carefully selected speaker.

But we all need to play our part and take our

turn in giving up a few hours a week for a

couple of years to help to make these things

happen. The return to such group activities

after Covid was very welcome to many children

and adults. They make Lymington a great place

to live, but we need to commit to them

personally if they are to continue.

How about you?

Lymington & Pennington Mayor

Cllr James Hoare

“ I was interested to read Sheila’s piece on

volunteering. I have much enjoyed being Mayor

this year, and agree with Sheila that we have

many different clubs, societies and interest

groups. There were quite a few that I had not

come across before. We are fortunate in

Lymington and Pennington in catering for a wide

variety of activities. I have also learnt of the

extraordinary efforts that some in our community

go to in order that these enterprises can

continue. Frequently these volunteers are not

only helping others, but also make close

friendships amongst each other. It can be a very

rewarding activity. I will ensure that our Town

Council continues to support these many groups

and would wholeheartedly encourage those

enjoying these pastimes to become involved in

organising them.”

To start your research please see the local noticeboard section

in this magazine for more information and contact details for

groups operating in Lymington. You can also visit the

lymington directory website where there is a local information

listing section: https://lymingtondirectory.co.uk/category/

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New Forest Artisans: Honey

By Suzanne Ashworth

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

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, botulism. Many hayfever sufferers find that ….

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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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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 reopened

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

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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.

https://www.facebook.com/

groups/906124436125287/?ref=share.

We suggest a donation of £5 per adult,

accompanied children are free.

Stephen McCann –

Solent Amateur

Astronomers, http://

www.solentastro.org/

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}

Moon 30%


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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!

Hawkhill beech Avenue


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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.

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


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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 ?

MCV’s events and facilities are available to everyone. To find out more checkout the

MCV website @ milfordconservation.org


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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD

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

Please contact Sue Bugler, Secretary

01590670029 susanbugler@hotmail.com

Would you like to join our Governing Body?

If so, we currently have vacancies.

If you would like more details about the

interesting and rewarding work of the

Governing Body, please contact the school

who will be delighted to pass your enquiry on

to us. Carole Burwell, Chair of Governors

Pennington Infant School, Priestlands Road

Lymington, Hampshire,SO42 8HX

www.pennington-inf.hants.sch.uk

T: 01590 672910

E: admin@pennington-inf.hants.sch.uk

At Lymington

u3a we have over

forty Interest Groups

- including languages, games, history, and art

appreciation to name but a few. u3a is a selfhelp

educational charity where everyone

takes part. Everyone has some knowledge to

pass on to others, they likewise pass their

knowledge to you. So ‘teachers become

learners and learners become teachers’. Our

motto is ‘Learn, laugh and live!’

One very popular activity is Mahjong - we

currently have four active groups. This is a

game using 144 tiles that is played like

Rummy. It was Joseph P. Babcock, of the

Standard Oil Company, Suzhou, who collected

and interpreted the variations of the game

from China. He arranged for Arabic numerals

to be engraved on the tiles when, in 1920, he

imported sets of tiles to the USA. He

simplified the game and introduced a

standard set of rules, giving us the game of

Mahjong that we know today.

The Friends of The Lymington to

Brockenhurst Branch Line meet at

the Forest Hall, Brockenhurst Village Hall,

Highwood Road. 7.30pm start.

May 27th The Man Behind the Direct Line aka

Castleman’s Corkscrew. By Phil Benstead.

Why not think about joining Lymington u3a?

What knowledge do you have that you could

pass on? What do you want to learn? If there

is currently no group that matches your

interests, we will help you to set one up –

there will be other enthusiastic people willing

to join you.

Written by Hilary Robinson of Lymington u3a,

who is the national u3a Subject Adviser for

All visitors welcome £4.

Mahjong


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Lymington Bridge Club

We started our 150th anniversary year

by commissioning an artist to paint the

front of our listed building to the left

of Marks and Spencer in Lymington. Aimee

Durnell, produced a colourful watercolour for

us which when scanned will

grace the front of our

history booklet which will be

published later in the year.

This interesting look back in

time has been compiled by

Roger Needell, the husband

of one of our members,

together with some input

from our Chairman Julia

Wood.

The original painting will be on our Clubroom

wall but a one off framed print will be raffled at

our special 150th lunch at South Lawn Hotel in

November. More details to follow.

Our first event - Andrew Robson tuition day on

March 10th again at South Lawn Hotel. The

event was advertised to other local bridge

clubs (Andrew Robson OBE is an English

professional bridge player, writer and teacher.)

There will be some other commemorative

items mainly based on Aimee’s painting for sale

on 10th March and available throughout the

year. Monies raised from sale of all items will

go to a local charity.

We intend to get back to face to face bridge

very shortly now restrictions have eased and

more people will be seen going in and out of

that yellow door again! Wed March 16th at

1.30 pm is THE DAY with an added incentive of

lunch for members before the afternoon bridge

session. Booking is required.

If you are interested in joining the bridge club

or would like to know more about the

commemorative items or future events please

contact Chrissy Thomas -

membershipsecretary@lymingtonbridgeclub.co.uk

All courses are free and

open to age 19+ adults

Lymington Library

Paediatric First Aid Course 9 & 16 May 10-15.30

Sing Your Way to Better Mental Health 23- 27

June 10-12

Modern Calligraphy 4 - 18 July 10-12

Lymington Flower Club

All meetings held at the

Lymington Centre, commencing

2pm

4th April : What a sweetie,

Allisson Finch. Competition—

Confection

9th May: Fish Go Deep, Jennifer Thompson

For further information contact Pauline

Browning (Sec.) 01590 675625 or email:

paulinebrowning@tiscali.co.uk or Alison Baker

(Chmn.) 01425 612434

The LYMINGTON ART’S GROUP

EXHIBITION at the Masonic Hall for 2021

enjoyed great success. Our Spring Exhibition is

scheduled to take place at the Masonic Hall, 10

High Street, Lymington from Friday 20th - 27th

May 2022. If you are interested or require

further information, please contact: Pauline

Stephens, Chairman, on 07944 962120

LYMINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY

SPRING CONCERT

7pm, Saturday, 7 May 2022 St Thomas’

Church, Lymington Karl Jenkin’s

THE ARMED MAN Brewer’s Magnificat & Elgar’s

Nimrod Phil Daish-HandyTickets available

online and on the door subject to availability

Tickets £15

www.lymingtonchoral.org.uk

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

07595 927 299, or just turn up.

https://shop.hants.gov.uk/collections/librarycourses

Online shop link

023 9223 2957 Learning in Libraries direct

telephone line


Short Mat has started at

Lymington Bowling Club

Come and Join us

Established players and newcomers

all welcome

In the heart of Lymington – behind the football ground

The Pavilion, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9GJ

Free Parking for members - Bar - Free tuition

Enquire now about this year’s fast approaching outdoor bowling season

and, if you’re new to the sport, take advantage of our 50% discounted

1 st year membership subscription and free coaching.

For full details email - clubsec@lymingtonbc.co.uk

Website www.lymingtonbc.co.uk

RSPB NEW FOREST LOCAL GROUP

Indoor meetings . 13 th April -Local naturalist

Richard Coomber “Wildlife Wanderings Down-

Under.” 11 th May Dr Susan Clarke -two mini

presentations about our New Forest “Silver-

Studded Blue Butterflies” and “Caterpillar

Survival.” Meetings start at 7.30pm , Lyndhurst

Community Centre, central car park, High

Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY (doors open

7.00pm).

Outdoor meetings: From 10am to 1pm on 16 th

April—visit to Franchises Lodge, the new RSPB

reserve (SU 228 166), meeting initially at

Telegraph Hill car park on the B3078 near

Nomansland. 7 th May, from 10am to 1pm they

will observe early summer migrant birds at Pig

Bush in the New Forest (SU 362 050). Meet in

Pig Bush car park on the B3056 Beaulieu Road.

25 th May from 10am to—visit HIWWT Fishlake

Meadows Reserve at Romsey (SU 357 221),

location and parking arrangements to be

confirmed later.

All meetings are subject to current covid

restrictions. For any further information, please

email NewForestGroup@RSPB.org.uk or visit

the Group’s website www.rspb.org.uk/groups/

newforest Those taking part in field trips should

wear suitable, dull coloured clothing and sturdy

footwear. Admission at indoor meetings for non

-members is currently £5.00 per evening.


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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

The Lymington and District

Historical Society

We welcome new members or guests.

Annual Membership £12 Guests £4 for each

meeting

Our season runs from September to March

Meetings are held on the last Friday of the

month, at 7.15p.m. in Gates Hall, Lymington

Community Centre

Meetings are also on Zoom and our website for

members

Russian cannon,

captured at

Sebastopol 1855,

in New Street

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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.

website: https://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk/whats-on/events/community-events/

The Board of Lymington &

District Chamber of

Commerce is really pleased to announce that

we are fully operational again and started this off

with a very successful networking breakfast at St

Barbe's Museum and Art Gallery in

February. We had a wonderful turn out,

welcoming about 30 local businesses. It really

was lovely to meet up again after such a long

period of time, catching up with our members

and welcoming new ones.

If you are not already a member of the Chamber

then please have a look at our website for more

details and of future events, www.lymington.biz,

or email us at admin@lymington.biz.

Our upcoming Networking Breakfasts are due to

take place at St Barbe's 21 April. We would love

to welcome you either as a new member or a

guest.

Inner Wheel Club of Lymington

We are a small Club, but part of the largest

Women’s Voluntary Service Organisation in

the world dedicated to helping people live

better lives. We support local, national and

international charities.

Local charities we have supported have

included Honeypot House young carers

organisation, Women’s Refuge, and Hampshire

& Isle of Wight Air Ambulance. This year our

chosen charity is Oakhaven Hospice Trust.

We hold monthly dinner meetings with a

speaker on the fourth Monday of the month at

the Lymington Centre. If you would be

interested in joining this friendly group, please

contact Alisson Smith on 01590 380327 for

further information.


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St Thomas' Church Lymington seeks

Parish Administrator: 18 hrs per wk,

to manage busy church office, and respond

efficiently & relate easily to all

enquiries regarding church, hall or

parish. Further details available

from website:lymingtonchurch.org or

office@lymingtonchurch.org

or ring Gill 01590 676194

The Railway Club of the New

Forest meets at Brockenhurst Village Hall Fri

29th April 7.30pm

“LOOK MUM, NO SIGNALS!” by John Fissler.

27th May online presentation via Zoom at

7.30pm “The Man Behind the ‘Direct Line” Phil

Benstead.

Contact the website for details.

www.railwayclubofthenewforest.org

60th anniversary concert Grange Choral

Society musical director: Marcio da Silva

Christchurch Priory 2 April 7.30pm

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During April & May

April is the month when day-length continue to extend at a rapid rate, and the sun is warming

the soil at an increasing rate. So this is time when plant growth starts to really take off. Night

frosts are still extremely likely though.

In May the day-length is still extending quickly, but by the end of the month it begins to slow

down quite markedly. Plant growth continues to accelerate owing to the greater strength of the

sun. But still watch out for frost, and be prepared.

Those pesky slugs and snails tend to emerge in April., after overwintering under rocks or pots,

even under mulch protecting Dahlias and Delphiniums – that’s bad news.

The patio and decking may be quite lethal in early Spring, so a good scrub will make it look proper

posh. Decking will need a couple of coats of protective varnish. Garden furniture will also benefit

from a scrub-up.

In April, weeds are now in a position take off, and if left they can easily overwhelm all your good

works, so get that hoe out as soon as the soil is dry enough, and attack. This makes it a lot simpler

to carry out the necessary hand weeding.

Cover the veg patch to help warm up the soil prior to sowing / planting out.

Potatoes planted in March may be showing now, so keep fleece available in case of frost.

I sow tender veg in root-trainers under cover during April. These include Cucumber, Runner

Beans, Sweet Corn, Tomatoes etc. In May I normally plant them out once they’ve put on

sufficient growth and been hardened off for at least a week.

Hardy veg are sown / planted directly into the ground.

Prune early flowering shrubs such as Forsythia, Witch Hazel and Viburnum once they have

finished flowering.

In the greenhouse seedlings can be potted up as soon as they have developed their first true

leaves

May is a good time to stake and support herbaceous perennials as they now put on some growth,

but not yet completely unruly.

Any new plantings need to be kept watered.

In the Garden

By May, many tender plants such as Dahlias can be planted out. Cannas and Hedychium need

tidying up and repotting.

Tulips and Daffodils need dead-heading as they go over. But remember to feed the foliage and

allow to die down naturally.

We welcome any questions that you may have, and we'll do our best to help.

We have been keen gardeners for over 30 years, opening our garden over 18 years for the

National Garden Scheme. Since moving to the New Forest area we have been recreating a largish

garden whilst getting used to the new soil conditions.

Roger & Marian Peacock - contact email: info@lymingtondirectory.co.uk


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01590381558

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Mark Jones: 07900 800050

01590 674532

THE

• Foggy, misted, broken double

glazed units replaced in UPVC

& aluminium

• Door & window locks

• Hinges & handles

• Patio rollers

• Upgrade to energy efficient glass

• Fire escape hinges

• Draughts & leaks

• Perished window & door rubber

gaskets

• Cat flaps & letter plates

• Supply and install windows, doors

and conservatories

• Local family business

• Fully insured

• Established 35 years

07500 110 464

Email: pauldgd1@gmail.com

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Tel: 01590

675955

19 Lymington

Enterprise Centre

Ampress Lane

Lymington

SO41 8LZ

www.johncoopercarpets.co.uk

enquiries@ johncoopercarpets.co.uk


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LOCAL LADY

PAINTER & DECORATOR

Professional and Affordable

Quality Assured

Free Estimates and Advice

Interior and External

Fully Insured

Reliable Team

No job too small

01590 643 516

07901 808 722

LLPD Local Lady Painter & Decorator

Catherine Perham

14 Kivernell Road Milford-on-Sea

New Showroom

Now Open

Large new showroom with

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Windows - Doors - Conservatories - Roofline - Weatherboarding

Stylish A+ Rated Products - Replacement Conservatory Roofs

Over 40 Years Experience - Local Family Business

Professional & Friendly Service

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CHURCH SERVICES

All Services and activities following Government Guidelines.

Please check websites for up-dated information

St Thomas the Apostle, Lymington

8am Quiet Communion. 9.15am Choral Communion. 11am Informal Service.

Weekday Communion, Wed 11am, Messy Church 3rd Sunday, 9am. 01590

676194. http://www.lymingtonchurch.org

St Mark’s Church, Ramley Road, Pennington – Sunday Services

8.00am Holy Communion. BCP 10.00am Family Communion and on YouTube.

www.penningtonchurch.uk 01590 672896

Lymington Baptist Church, New Street. All welcome to our Sunday Morning

services at 10.30am, including Children’s/Young People’s Programme. 2nd Sunday

Messy Church 9.00am, 3rd Sunday includes Communion. Tuesday - CAP. Jobclub,

Further details 01590 672019 or www.lymingtonbaptist.org

Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy & St Joseph,

132 High St. Lymington. Vigil Mass Sat. 6.00pm, Mass Sunday10.30am.

Weekday Mass Tuesday 10.00am. Tel 01590 676696 office@lymbrockmil.org.uk

Lymington Salvation Army Fellowship meets at 3pm on the second and fourth

Sundays in the month in the United Reformed Church. Other times & venues - see

Church noticeboard. All welcome to share worship, friendship and care for others.

www.salvationarmy.org.uk .

Lymington United Reformed Church Sunday Worship 10.30am with Discovery

Zone for children, young people adults with additional needs. Open Door Café

Mon-Fri 10.00-12.00. subject to staff availability. Information: 01590 676306

www.lymurc.org.uk

Anchor Church Lymington & Pennington Sunday Service 10am at Pennington

Social Club, Lodge Road. Fridays 9.15am zoom prayer meeting, 10.00am Tots &

Tinies Woodside Park. Further information 01590 671562.

www.anchorchurch.org.uk

St John’s Church, Boldre - Sundays 10.30am., Group Evensong 4th Sun. 6.30pm.

St Mary’s Church, South Baddesley – 2 nd Sunday 8am & 9.30 am. 3rd, 4 th , 5 th

Sundays.9.30am. 1 st Sun. Group Evensong 5.30 pm

St Nicholas Church, Pilley – 1 st ,3 rd , 4 th & 5 th Sundays. 8.00 am. Weds 10.30 am

Holy Communion. Benefice website for all information – www.bsbb.org.uk.

Good Friday 15 th April, 10.30am, ecumenical open air Reflection, United Reformed

Church Please mention forecourt. The Lymington For all other Directory Easter when services responding - please to advertisements

see websites.

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Nursing Home

01590 648000

enquiry@stgeorgescare.co.uk

Nursing Home

A higher ratio of qualified nursing staff to

ensure the very best 24 hour nursing care

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Excellent cuisine from our award winning chefs

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Residents enjoy regular and stimulating

activities and outings provided

by our dedicated team

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Warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere

***

Ambulance and wheelchair transport available

St. George’s

www.stgeorgescare.co.uk

Home Care

01590 644258

homecare@stgeorgescare.co.uk

Home Care

Personal Care (including bathing,

showering, toileting & dressing)

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Cleaning, laundry & shopping

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Meal preparation

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Companionship and Support

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Assistance with appointments,

outings and social events

***

Night visits, sleep-ins & live-in care

De La Warr Road, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire, SO41 0PS

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USEFUL NUMBERS

Utilities

Electricity

105 (all suppliers)

Gas escapes 0800 111 999

BT Fault Line 0800 800 151

Southern Water 0845 278 0845

Bournemouth Water

Bournemouth Water Leak line

01202 590 059

08005 878 979

Travel

Rail Enquiries 03457 484 950

Wilts & Dorset Buses 01202 338 420

Call & Go (Dial-A-Ride) 01425 461 751

National Express 0871 781 8181

Council & Government

NFDC 023 8028 5000

NFDC Emergency Service 02380 285 250

Hampshire CC 0300 555 1375

NF National Park 01590 646600

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•Security advice &

upgrades

•Draught & leaks

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•Fully insured

Technician: Iain Frampton

E: doubleglazingrepairuk@gmail.com

M: 0790 965 4025 T: 023 8073 1884

W: www.doubleglazingrepairuk.com

Lymington & Pennington Town

01590 630830

www.doubleglazinguk.org

Council

Double Glazing Repair UK are proud members of

Police

Anti Social & Neighbourhood issues 101

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

Conservatory Erectors

MP Desmond Swayne 01425 629844

Forest Animals

Forestry Commission 0300 067 4600

Traffic Accidents Emergency 999

Traffic Accidents non emergency 101

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

Community

Alzheimer's Society 01590 644679

Citizens Advice Bureau 0844 499 4119

Community Centre 01590 672337

Lymington Care Group 01590 679187

Lymington Library 0300 555 1387

New Forest Advice Network 01425 628750

NHS (non emergency) 111

NF Disability Info 01425 628 750

Samaritans Southampton & District 116 123 (free)

Tourist Information 01590 676 969

Trading Standards 01622 626 520

Hospitals

Lymington Hospital 01590 663 000

Oakhaven Hospice 01590 670 346

Southampton General 02380 777 222

Royal Bournemouth 01202 303 626

Royal South Hants 02380 634 288

Princess Anne 02380 777 222

Romsey Hospital 01794 834 700


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ARCHITECTUAL /SERVICES

Studio Arkell 15

Extension Design 43

Plan it Design 33

ARTIST

Jon Webb 5

AUCTIONS

Wessex Auction

Rooms 6

BATHROOM/KITCHEN/BEDROOM

Coastal Bathrooms 22

Flair Interiors 34

Ice Interiors 2

Kitchenmakers 20

Lentune Property

Services 42

Raynsford 50

BUILDING

Elliots 8

Evolve 14

CARE SERVICES/RETIREMENT HOME

Churchill 49

Memory Works 35

Mornington Court 55

St George's 52

CARPENTRY/

JOINERY

Andrew Day 18

CARPETS/

FLOORING

John Cooper Carpets 43

CLUBS/BANDS

Lymington Bowling

Club 31

CURTAINS/ BLINDS/SHADING

Broadview 20

DECORATING

Catherine Perham 48

Mario 18

Payne & Sons 40

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

DOUBLEGLAZING/REPAIRS/

CONSERVATORY

Evergreen Home Solutions 50

Forest Edge 28&29

Double Glazing Specialist 42

Double Glazing Repair 53

Gary Vibert 33

DRIVE &PATIO

CLEANING

New Forest Drive Clean 18

ELECTRICIAN

J P Murphy Electrical 47

PETCARE

FINANCIAL/INSURANCE

Borrow a Dog 2

Circle Marine 16

Forecast 52

FIRES/STOVES

New Forest Fires 48

GARDENING/ LANDSCAPING/

FENCING

Magnolia Landscaping 38

Nick Wells 40

Timber Trade 44

GATES

Jeremy Arnold 38

HEALTH/ BEAUTY/FITNESS/

MOBILITY

BodyBest Chiropractic 26

Memory Works 35

Solent Hearing 26

Wren 56

ANSWERS

General cw: Across: 1 Best man, 5

Alien, 8 World, 9 Go to war, 10

Special Branch, 11 Manger, 12

Appeal, 15 Smear campaign, 18

Incisor, 19 Alice, 20 Films, 21

Layette.

Down: 1 Bowls, 2 Surgeon, 3 Midlife

crisis, 4 Niggle, 5 Anthropophagy,

6 Iowan, 7 Narwhal, 11

Mastiff, 13 Elitist, 14 Barrel, 16

OVEN CLEANING

OvenClean 31

OvenU 53

PLUMBING & HEATING, DRAINAGE

First Choice Plumbing 45

Mario 18

Mouland 14

LV Heating & Plumbing 16

PPP 48

Stephen Harris 46

PROPERTY/LETTING AGENTS

New Forest Cottages 24

RESTAURANTS

The Lighthouse 12

SHARPENING SERVICES

Solent Sharpening Services 18

SWIMMING POOLS

Natural Swimming pools 10

TUTOR

Learning in Libraries 2&5

TREE/HEDGE SPECIALIST

Active Tree care 40

WINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING

MD Window & Gutter Cleaning 3

Quick cw Across: 1 Oven, 3 Admitted, 9

Extract, 10 Tower, 11 Contemporary, 14

Mrs, 16 Plane, 17 See, 18 Explanations,

21 China, 22 Emotion, 23 Disaster, 24

Cell.

Down: 1 Overcome, 2 Eaten, 4 Dot, 5

Intersection, 6 Thwarts, 7 Dire, 8 Caterpillars,

12 Plain, 13 Personal, 15 Sixties,

19 Olive, 20 Acid, 22 Ewe.

Prestige

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