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Many thanks to Jon Webb who painted the

cover picture especially for us. For a wider

selection of his work, visit his website

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I also wanted to say a very big thank you to

Suzanne Ashworth who is the writer of

the interesting local walks featured in this

magazine. She has also started a new

series on New Forest artisans. In the last

edition the feature was on honey, and for

this one tea and coffee. These are really

well researched articles and a great source

of information showcasing our local

produce. Many apologises to Suzanne as in

the last edition I did not accredit her as the

author.

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• Aspects of Lymington 4 & 5

• Clear Skies 6

• New Forest Artisans: Tea &

Coffee 9-11

• Through the Hurst Narrows 13

• Beaulieu Heath & Stockley

walk 17 &19

• Wildlife Matters 21

• Recipe 33

• In the Garden 37

• Local Noticeboard 23-29

• Church Services 43

• Useful Numbers 45

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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 poses the

question - is Lymington in danger of losing an

historic viewpoint?

Sir Harry and his Monument

Our little Georgian town of Lymington has two

iconic viewpoints.

The familiar one

looks west up the

gently sloping High

Street towards the

Parish Church of

St. Thomas with its

imposing tower

and cupola.

Look in the other direction, eastward downhill

over Lymington River and amongst the trees

above the Walhampton foreshore, lies the

Walhampton Monument - a 76ft (23m) granite

obelisk commemorating the life of Admiral Sir

Harry Burrard Neale.

16 September 2015 marked the 250 th

anniversary of the birth of Harry James Burrard,

as he was christened. After a glittering naval

career and his death in 1840, the monument at

Walhampton was erected in his memory,

funded by appreciative public subscription.

However, over the years the monument

deteriorated, becoming neglected and

overgrown; a New Forest naval hero faded in

history and became forgotten.

Fortunately, a small band of “Friends of Sir

Harry” (part of the Lymington Society – the

town’s civic society) recently determined to

restore the Walhampton site and resurrect the

Admiral’s memory. Today, they have achieved

these objectives magnificently, restoring the

whole site to its former glory. On a recent

beautiful sunny day, it was clear to me that the

whole site has become attractive again. The

whole Grade II* structure has been carefully

restored and site landscaping has been

comprehensively achieved by clearing

overgrown surroundings.

Interpretation signboards have done much to re

-establish the story and reputation of our naval

hero, making the monument an interesting

place to visit. It is an attraction for both New

Forest residents and visitors

alike. The monument (at SO41

5SE) is close to Walhampton

school in Monument Lane. From

Lymington it is an easy walk

across the river to Undershore Road.

Becoming Sir Harry

The story of the life and times of Admiral Sir

Harry Burrard Neale (1765-1840) is an

interesting one.

An early resident of Walhampton House now

the school nearby, Harry Burrard (as he was

then known) inherited the baronetcy of

Walhampton from his uncle, the first baronet, in

1791. On his marriage to Grace Elizabeth Neale

on 15 April 1795, Sir Harry added his wife’s

maiden name ‘Neale’ as a condition of becoming

heir to Robert Neale of Shaw House, Melksham.

Sir Harry Burrard Neale had a lifetime of Naval

and civic achievement and was to become a

politician, both local and national. By the age 30,

he was in command of HMS San Fiorenzo and in

1797 achieved national recognition helping to

resolve the great naval mutiny at the Nore

anchorage, in the Thames estuary.

Sir Harry had an active political life Lymington,

including becoming mayor and also MP of

Lymington for four periods before and after the

Reform Act between 1790 and 1835. He

retained the favour of the monarch, particularly

after the naval mutiny at the Nore, and on

several occasions entertained George III at

Walhampton. He maintained a close friendship

with the King, becoming Groom to the

Bedchamber.

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Is Lymington in danger of losing this iconic

viewpoint?

The Burrard Neale Monument site represents a

little piece of Lymington across the river in the

parish of Boldre. Indeed, recognising its

municipal Ray responsibility, Mayes is the author the Lymington of leaflets on & Historic

Pennington Lymington Town (three Council town (‘L&PTC’) trail walks) led and the the Blue

original Plaques Burrard Trail Neale (describing 250 project the stories restore behind the the

To advertise email: info@lymingtondirectory.co.uk, neglected or call site. 01590 ….. town’s 643969 13 Blue / 07801 Plaques). 562358

...When it was built, the obelisk was situated

on a hillock at the edge of the Walhampton

estate, easily seen from both sea (where it

was an essential landmark) and land,

terminating the eastward vista from

Lymington High Street.

Today, however, the town is in danger of

losing this iconic viewpoint, as seen from the

High Street. Many trees on the hillside

obstruct the historic view, making the

monument barely visible. As the owner with

responsibility

for the site,

the L&PTC

should

address the

issue of the

trees before

the

viewpoint is

lost.

Ray Mayes is the author of leaflets on Historic

Lymington (three town trail walks) and the Blue

Plaques Trail (describing the stories behind the

town’s 13 Blue Plaques).

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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.

What can be seen in the night sky in the

middle of summer? With the long bright

evenings, there doesn’t seem to be much

about, so let me introduce you to the

Summer Triangle. As twilight deepens, you

should see a lone star due east about 45

degrees up, that is Vega. From here track

left and down a little to another fainter star

Deneb. Then quite some distance to the

south (below Vega) you should find a third

star Altair. These three stars comprise the

summer triangle and once the sky is

completely dark you may notice the milky

way running through the centre of it.

Turning round to the north around midsummer,

still in the deep twilight, you may

see some thin pearly white clouds, like

cirrus clouds hovering over the northern

horizon. These are noctilucent clouds and

are very high clouds that can only be seen at

the end of twilight when the summer sun is

shining on them from below the horizon.

Remember that they are bluely white, not

grey.

The International Space Station is passing

over us in the early morning hours for most

of June and early July. The first pass that will

be visible is on 11 th July around 11.10pm

and also on the 13 th , 15 th and 17 th . On the

12 th July the pass is around 10.25pm and

also on the 14 th , 16 th , 18 th and 20 th .

There is a local astronomical society in the

area, and they operate the observatory on

the top of Toothill. There are no public

evening viewings in June or July, as the

observatory has a summer break until

August.

To find out more information please look at

the facebook page – Solent Amateur

Astronomers. https://www.facebook.com/

groups/906124436125287/?ref=share.

Stephen McCann – Solent

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New Forest Artisans:

By Suzanne Ashworth

Tea & Coffee Whether your favoured drink is tea or coffee, we all tend to have

our favourites and stick to blends we are familiar with.

However, there is also a growing recognition that not all brands offer the most sustainable

choices and that taking time to try some locally produced products can reduce food miles and

support the economic community. Times have been hard and being locked down due to Covid

has had a big impact on our spending and socialising – possibly we are all a little more

thoughtful in our decisions and want the best we can obtain within our own locality.

TEA

in home compostable pouches as well as

Tea is the world’s second most consumed offering refill options to keep your tea tin full.

beverage and 84% of the British population

drink tea daily – often several cups! Now grown You can buy their tea online (postage free if

in many worldwide locations the original tea your order is over £20) and Ian and Kelly also

growing took place in Asia – the Camellia supply wholesale to many New Forest

sinensis plant is the derivative of all other tea companies – cafes, farm shops, hotels,

varieties. To grow successfully tea needs hot restaurants and holiday accommodation. Their

days and cool nights, preferably at high commitment to provide “premium tea that

altitudes. In the UK we mostly consume black doesn’t cost the earth” and expansion since

teas with high caffeine levels, although the 2021 has led to The New Forest Tea Company

health benefits of green tea is increasing being awarded the Best New Business in the

demand. White tea is more rarely found and New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards.

more expensive. Semi-fermented tea is

called oolong and the most exclusive tea of all Find out more about Ian and Kelly’s adventures

is pu erh tea, which is aged for up to 50 years. in sustainable tea supply on their facebook

Local New Forest supplier Tips &

page, twitter , email on

Leaves (www.tipsnleaves.com) can offer all newforestteaco@gmail.com or meet them at

these teas and source premium teas from all the Highcliffe Food and Arts Festival. Their

around the globe. With website has details of their products and

a motto of Is it tea accessories – www.newforestteacompany.com.

you’re looking for?, all

of their teas are

COFFEE

ethically sourced and

I turn now to where to get really amazing

packed in home

coffee in the New Forest area – Forest Edge

compostable

Roasting is based in Lyndhurt and run by Robyn,

packaging. Owners Ian

who started a coffee van on returning from

and Kelly (accompanied by their dog Gracie)

Australia and missing the coffee scene she

have also established The New Forest Tea

found there. She wanted to also tackle the

Company as a result of the changes during

amount of plastic waste created by the

lockdown – previously they ran two tea lounges

mainstream coffee outlets and determined to

in Lyndhurst and had been sourcing teas for

use sustainable coffee beans and plastic-free

over a decade. However, the Covid lockdown

packaging. Robyn was told by everyone she

gave them time to not only develop new

asked that being sustainable and profitable in

blends, in association with their tea importer,

roasting and selling coffee would be impossible,

but also to address their concerns about

but she set off in her solar-powered coffee van

sustainable production and supply. They now

anyway! Once Covid put paid to her mobile

package tea in refillable pouches or use

work, Robyn concentrated on roasting coffee

packaging made from Natureflex, which breaks

sourced from ethical suppliers and keeping

down after 3-6 months. All their ethically

homeworkers supplied with specialist coffee. By

sourced, premium teas come in plastic free,

September 2021, Robyn was able to open her

compostable tea pyramids – addressing the

coffee house in Lyndhurst and continue her

growing concern about the plastic present in

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….Entirely plastic-free, Robyn uses compostable

cups and lids as well as packaging and offers

reuse tubs to her customers. Only sourcing

coffee from growers with a social and ecological

ethos is vital too – examples include Rwandan

coffee grown by female workers with no other

income source and Brazilian farmer who has

reduced water consumption with irrigation

projects. Obviously, selling online does involve

import and postal charges, but Robyn tries to

offset this by using carbon neutral companies

and contributing to Ecologi, which plants trees

every month.

Forest Edge Roasting has a subscription service

and “three bag bundle” – blends are Forest

Edge Roast, Muddy Paws, Hedgerow, Drifters

and North Ridge – if you are at the top of

Lyndhurst High Street pop in and try some out.

Robyn can be reached on 07931 362307 , on

facebook , twitter or email on

robyn@forestedgeroasting.co.uk.

Global adventures in good taste –

Coffee Mongers

Sourcing the world’s finest beans and then

roasting them to achieve perfection is the

achieved aim and ethos of Lymington based

Coffee Mongers, which is run by a team of

coffee lovers based at Unit 13, Ampress Park.

This ethical and sustainable coffee company

was set up some years ago by Brooke and

Tarek, who were later joined by Gareth and

Jake, to name two of the other team members.

Providing a warm welcome at the coffee bar

open 10am to 4pm weekdays (and now 10am

to 2pm Saturdays) is Doola the Coffee Mongers

friendly dog. Prior to the Covid lockdown they

concentrated on roasting for the wholesale

market across the New Forest and beyond but

have now developed a busy online sales

business for individual consumers – subscribers

and call in customers – many of whom will

come out of their way for a sublime cup of

ethically sourced and specially roasted coffee.

Talking about coffee is pretty important to the

team too – Jake explained to me so much about

coffee and how they identify the ones they will

roast and blend. The dark-roasted coffee that

gained popularity from the Italian market is

often poor quality and high in caffeine. Coffee

Mongers offer a variety of high-grade

flavoursome coffees with 30% less caffeine and

subtle flavours to suit all palates. They roast

small amounts and can buy a harvest from

growers across the world that they know and

have built a relationship with. Arabica coffee is

the most popular type of bean used for a

sweeter, less harsh taste while Robusta is

cheaper to produce and higher in caffeine, with

a more bitter flavour. Buying direct from

growers means they can purchase a whole

harvest and create their own blends – this are

then introduced to their keen coffee customers

and is offered as single origin coffee. Once

tasted many find that they can never go back to

the mass produced coffees offered by the big

brands.

During lockdown they developed the mail order

and subscription services and are now also

welcoming customers into the coffee bar at

Ampress Park. Regularly supplying local eateries

and businesses such as garden centres, Coffee

Mongers start by agreeing a “go to” blend and

enable customers to try some more unusual

coffees and to be very flexible about amounts

and re-ordering. They are in frequent touch

with their regulars and operate an impressive

delivery system , which is able to respond

quickly to demand and new orders while

keeping travel miles to a minimum. They too

use plastic-free packaging and reusable tubs for

business supplies. The Arabica coffee beans

come in as green beans and will have been

defined already by a Coffee Q Grader, but the

team at Coffee Mongers can then taste and

discuss before deciding how to blend and roast

for their business – this sounded like a very

enjoyable part of their job! After some sample

roasting in the probat mini roaster the beans

are roasted for about 15 minutes in their 20kg

Buhler roaster.

Globe-trotting has been the shared background

in this team and their commitment to

environmental

issues is clear –

previously the local

HQ for Surfers

Against Sewage,

Coffee Mongers are

really looking

forward to their

next venture – they

have taken on the

adjacent unit and

are dividing the

space to production

and the customer

area. Now that

lockdown is over,

they plan to restart coffee clubs, music events

and to have a great space for people to pop in

for a coffee, pastries and to chill out. Courses

will be on offer to show people just how to get

the best from their coffee and coffee machines.

With Gareth having been a DJ and Jake ...

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Continued

... a keen jazz musician, they will be

welcoming local musicians to get involved

too. Brooke and Tarek are back in Miami

and devote their time to sourcing and

developing coffee contacts across the world,

ensuring their suppliers are working to their

environmental and sociological standards.

Too busy drinking and roasting coffee to

spend all day on social media, Coffee

Mongers do have a facebook page and

website – www.coffeemongers.com and can

be contacted on 01590 676736 or email on

hello@coffeemongers.com. I shall certainly

be keeping an eye open for the fliers to

publicise their new ventures – Jake said he is

more likely to be delivering these on his

bike, rather than a huge promotional launch

and this seems typical of Coffee Mongers

whole ethos – sustainability and coffee take

precedence!

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Through the

Hurst Narrows:

SS Varvassi

From its vantage point opposite the Needles,

Hurst Castle is no stranger to shipwrecks,

many of them off the Needles, barely 1.5km

across the Solent. Among them was the SS

Varvassi, which went down in January 1947.

crossing until, on Saturday 4 January,

Captain Coufopandelis stopped the engines

near the Needles in order to pick up a pilot

to guide him through the Solent. In a stroke

of bad luck, the engines failed to restart,

and as the vessel drifted out of control on

the rising tide, it wasn’t long before she hit

the rocks and became wedged fast.

A Trinity House pilot was immediately taken

on board but, hoping that his ship could be

refloated on the next tide, the captain

declined the offer of help from Yarmouth

lifeboat. Instead, a tug from Southampton,

the Calshot, attempted to pull the Varvassi

clear of the rocks. As the weather

deteriorated, with rough seas and

increasingly poor visibility, the ship’s

bottom began to grind on the rocks, yet still

the Calshot tried to refloat her, and the

lifeboat was again turned away.

The 3,875-ton steam-powered freighter, built

by the Northumberland Shipbuilding

Company, was launched at Howdon-on-Tyne

in November 1914. Originally christened

Bronze Wings, she was renamed Noelle, then

Lady Charlotte, before Greek ownership

brought a change of style to Moscha D

Kydoniefs, under which name the ship did

convoy duty between Europe and North

America during World War II. Her final name

change, to Varvassi, came only in 1946.

As they boarded the Varvassi at Annaba in

Algiers, the largely Greek and South

American crew had no indication that this

would be different to any other sea-going

job: a standard haul from the Mediterranean

to the English Channel. Tucked down in the

hold was a heady cargo of tangerines and

wine, bound for Southampton, plus a load of

iron ore en route to Boulogne. Also on board

was a small herd of heifers to provide meat

for the journey, while some of the crew had

brought pets – cats and canaries – to keep

them company on the voyage.

It seems to have been an uneventful

By the following morning it was clear that

the vessel was beyond help, and the order

was given to abandon ship. With the

lifeboat now back on the scene for the third

time, all 35 members of the crew, plus the

captain and the pilot, were rescued and

taken safely to Yarmouth. Some, however,

returned to the ship the following day to

feed the cattle and try to salvage what they

could, but the weather wasn’t on their side.

The animals were slaughtered; almost

everything else went down with the ship.

For sailors in 1947, huge barrels of wine

bobbing around in the sea added an

unusual hazard to Solent navigation, as did

heavy baulks of timber later in the year as

the Varvassi began to break up. Local

beachcombers, though, revelled in the

unexpected bounty – though the tangerines

were said to be past their best.

Today, 75 years later, parts of the ship still

lie in shallow waters about 150m west of

the Needles lighthouse, her boilers

occasionally breaking the surface at low

tide: an ongoing hazard to shipping and a

constant lure for divers.

Tricia Hayne, Membership Secretary, Friends

of Hurst Castle. The group was formed in 1986

to support this historic building, which is

owned by English Heritage. Why not join us?

For details, contact trjhayne@gmail.com


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Beaulieu Heath & Stockley

A Walk by Suzanne Ashworth

SO42 7QL SU 3421 0216 Stockley car

park

This is a good place for easy walking, and you can extend a

short stroll onto a much longer circular walk all around

Beaulieu heath if you wish.

Stockley car park is on the B3055 road between Beaulieu and

Brockenhurst. It is on a corner near Stockley Cottage – the

lovely residence of a lucky forest keeper!

Now a tranquil spot, this was very busy during World War

two as the base to support nearby Beaulieu airfield was built

here. Some concrete paths remain, and the surrounding area

has become Roundhill campsite.

Path from Stockley

Leave the car park and walk on the wide gravel paths

through the glades of trees towards the campsite and past

the woodland through which you can glimpse the cottage.

Just before the campsite take the path to the left and from

there many tracks lead alongside farmland and onto the

heath.

We like to take a wide circular track right along the side of

the farm past the campsite and then turn onto Beaulieu

heath – this provides a lovely contrast between woodland

and open heath.

Most of the wide tracks will lead you back to the car park

eventually. There are great views in all directions and plenty

of off lead exercise for dogs outside the season of ground

nesting birds – keep your dog on a lead from March to Late

July.

Stockley Woodland

SO42 7QL SU 3421 0216 Beaulieu Heath car park

Excellent for level walking and great long-distance views, Beaulieu Heath has many clear tracks

and an octagonal circular route which can easily be completed in less than an hour and a half.

There are two car parks, one near what is now a model aircraft flying area.

The tracks remain from the days of the second World War airfield, when first RAF bombers and

fighters were based here and then the US Air Force. Opened in 1942, the airfield remained in

use for experimental flights until 1959, when it was handed over to the Crown lands. Since then,

it has been managed by the Forestry Commission. As well as remnants of the 570 acres of

runways, you can see traces of tracks built from brick rubble used from bombed out

houses in Southampton and even the large letters “BL” carved into the ground. There

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This heath is very exposed and can be a

bracing place to walk or get extremely wet in

bad weather! The paths are often puddly and

in winter some parts were impassable even in

wellies. Edged with shrub and woodland, the

heath is popular with New Forest ponies and

donkeys and has good patches of gorse and

multiple fungi in autumn and early winter.

However, in sunny weather it is stunning and

the skies are huge. Ground nesting birds and

other wildlife thrive and it is an area renowned

for butterflies. Species found here include the

Silver-studded Blue, Grayling and Dark Green

Fritillary.

Donkey at Beaulieu Heath

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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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us

UKs BOOMING BITTERNS

With the decline in many bird species, it is encouraging to have some good news to write about.

The Bittern, UK’s loudest bird has had another record breaking year in 2021 with 228 booming

males counted. Once prized as a dish for medieval banquets they were considered extinct as a

breeding species in the UK by the 1870s due to a combination of over-hunting for food and the

drainage of their wetland habitats for agriculture. They recolonised the UK in the early 20th

century, with a peak of about 80 booming males in the 1950s.

Numbers were very low when the first annual surveys began in

1990 and by 1997, the species was again facing extinction, with

only 11 males across the entire UK. The Bittern has a brown/buff

plumage with dark streaks and bars so, it is very well camouflaged

and very difficult to see in the reeds. The most reliable way to

monitor the species’ numbers in the breeding season is to listen

for the males booming call which can be heard up to 5 km away.

Bitterns can be seen year-round.

Bittern Botaurus Stelaris

Photos:

Chris

Barrass

With the numbers so low the RSPB

started a research programme to

investigate the needs of this previously

little studied bird. This research led to

some clear management

recommendations that are still being

implemented at many UK sites

Bittern in flight

Bitterns are found at low densities in habitats that are difficult to work in. This research looked at

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of the male, nesting requirements of the female, chick diet and their dispersal. Lightweight radiotransmitters

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high quality reedbeds. Many of the reedbeds are managed by conservation organisations that

have created strong partnerships with the RSPB.

Research, has been undertaken as part of Action for Birds in England, a partnership between

English Nature and the RSPB. Key work was undertaken by partners within two bittern projects

funded by the EU-LIFE programme. These include English Nature, The Broads Authority, the

Wildlife Trust, The Environment Agency, The National Trust and the Lee Valley Regional Park

Authority. The future long-term prospects for the Bittern are good although populations are at

risk from climate change as sea levels rise.

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The

Lymington

Arts Group

Annual Event of:

‘Art on the

Green’, which will

take place in the

Marquee at Milford-on-Sea Village Green

on Saturday, 20th August & Sunday, 21st August,

2022 between 9.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.

ADMISSION FREE, Sale of Pictures and

cards, Public voting for best picture, etc.

COME AND ENJOY A FUN DAY OUT.

LYMINGTON FLOWER CLUB’S 70 TH

ANNIVERSARY YEAR;

Join us for a JULY JOURNEY on the

ORIENT EXPRESS

when the very talented

Demonstrator STEPHEN

MCDONNELL will take us on

his Floral Jaunt Monday 4 th July 1.30 for 2pm at

LYMINGTON COMMUNITY

CENTRE. ALL VISITORS MOST WELCOME.

Numbered tickets £8 available from

Alison Baker : tel. 01425 612434 email:

richardhogarthbaker@hotmail.co.uk

Visitors also welcome to June 6th Demonstration

‘Mad about Flowers’ by Graham King

2pm Lymington Community Centre.

Being Neighbourly

Do you enjoy helping others, chatting, listening

and want to give something back to your community?

If you answered ‘yes’ and have a couple of hours

a week to spare, Oakhaven Neighbours could be

just for you!

Neighbours is a free volunteer-led service available

to people with life-limiting illness and their

families. Neighbours get involved with a variety of

things; from picking up prescriptions, light shopping

or gardening, providing companionship,

sometimes to allow a carer to have some deserved

respite.

If you would like to know more about the

scheme and becoming an Oakhaven Neighbour,

please contact Sara on 07483 956707,

email neighbours@oakhavenhospice.co.uk

LOCAL NOTICEBOARD

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, is

open to visitors – and FOHC members.

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, and publishing our regular

newsletter; why not join us? To find out

more, please contact our membership

secretary, Tricia Hayne, on

trjhayne@gmail.com

Jubilee Joy?

As the Jubilee fast

approaches, we may want to

join in the celebrations with

our community but are having difficulty with

isolation and loneliness. I wonder if the

Queen has ever experienced this situation

along her reigning journey?

Being the only British Monarch to reach a

Platinum Jubilee, and after seventy years of

service, it would be good if we could help our

older population join in the jollity!

Become a Befriending volunteer today and

join us at New Milton recreation ground from

12 noon to early evening on Friday the 3rd of

June. You won't want to miss the Fly-by from

a Spitfire, wouldn’t it be good to bring

someone else along.

Let’s start the fun together!

Volunteer now …….Call Georgina Towler,

HOPe Befriending Coordinator,

on 07936 495 708

Traditional Calligraphy for

Relaxation

at Lymington Library Monday 4, 11, & 18 July

10am to 12 noon £30.00

Learn the art of traditional calligraphy, upper

and lower case letters with embellishments

such as borders and banners to your artwork.

Full training is given with ongoing support

Contact the Learning Team on 023 9223 2957

Please mention The Lymington Directory when to book responding your place to on advertisements

this course.

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Now Open

Large new showroom with

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accessories

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Complete design & plan drawing service

Planning Applications & Building Regulations

Measured surveys & 3D visuals

Specifications & Schedules

Tender Procurement & Contracts

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Loft Conversions - Refurbishments

Free initial consultation & written estimate

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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 AND BAR

Come to our Bowls Big Weekend 27th - 29th May

Enquire now about this year’s 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

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.. 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.

Kitchens •Bathrooms

•Windows & doors

•Extensions

•Loft conversions •Outbuildings

•Carpentry •Interior renovation

•Storage solutions • Plumbing

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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

DETAILS OF NEXT SEASON CAN BE FOUND ON

OUR WEBSITE SOON

www.ladhs.co.uk Email: membership@ladhs.co.uk

Caroline Birch – Chairman 01590 623933

Lymington Petanque Club

With the weather improving, nights drawing out

and Covid restrictions eased somewhat, the

spring and early summer are getting quite busy.

As intimated in the last bulletin, we are due to

play an 'away' match in mid-May against Muscliff

Park in Bournemouth for the Malcolm Maybee

Trophy, a trophy fashioned for us by one of our

ex-members.

Additionally, we hope to have a 'pitch' at the

Jubilee celebrations at Woodside in June.

There is also the possibility of a friendly at new

Milton, but planning for that is at a very early

stage (i.e. two of us have had an informal

exchange following a tentative suggestion by

New Milton!)

We are always at the Emsworth Road Terrain

from 2:00 on Tuesdays, for anyone who fancies

coming along to give the game a try. Our

website is www.lymingtonpetanque.co.uk and

we can be contacted at

lymingtonpetanque@gmail.com

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Grange Choral Society Concert to

celebrate the Queen’s Platinum

Jubilee. Christchurch Priory. Saturday 9 th July at

7.30. A wonderful programme including -

Handel’s Coronation Anthems and the Vivaldi

Gloria. Tickets from

www.christchurchpriory.org and Tel 07951

311651. Nave reserved £18.00. Side Aisles

£13.00 with television screens. Students £5.


Lymington u3a

One activity of

Lymington u3a is

called Questors. Members visit places

which are not usually open to members

of the public, and for their first trip after

Covid, our Questors visited the factory

that makes theatrical costumes as well as

all the BBC ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

outfits.

It’s a small company that has grown from

one woman with a dancing school

making costumes for competitions to the

present much bigger enterprise. We

toured the premises, seeing the process

of designing, cutting and making the

costumes, and met the people involved

in each stage of the process, many of

whom have been with the company for

more than 20 years. When ‘Strictly’ starts

in the autumn they all have to work flat

out over the period between September

and December each year. The costumes

for the professional dance routines are

made over a 2-week period during the

summer.

The trip was called 'Behind the seams'!

The dresses are all made with a leotard

as the base and can be placed in the

washing machine in a bag to be reused.

They have a vast array of fabrics in all

colours of the rainbow, many of which

are especially produced and dyed

specifically for them. This included nets,

chiffon, polyester and feathers. The

embellishments are applied with washproof

glue which makes the garments

very heavy.

Why not think about joining Lymington

u3a? To discover more, have a look at

our website: u3asites.org.uk/lymington,

from where you can apply to join very

easily.

MILFORD

STROKE GROUP

We have recently become a volunteer

led group following many changes in the

Stroke Association and we are currently

running some exciting activities to help

people affected by a stroke to build

their confidence and try new, varied,

and informative activities.

We currently offer a programme for our

members which includes:

• Art using many different materials

• Group board games table

• Creative crafts

• Individual computer support

• Optional group exercises

• Conversation on many topics,

especially helpful for those with speech

difficulties

•Carpet bowls

New members would be very welcome

Our members come from many areas in

the New Forest and meet every week

at:

Milford Community Centre Sea

Road Milford

Every Tuesday 10.30 – 12.30

Please contact Tony on 01590 645404

or Sue on 01425 615299 if you would

like some more

information


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Do you have an empty garage?

Local couple looking for a secure

garage to rent or buy for

domestic storage usage

Please contact Jacqui

Tel : 07801 562 358


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Nick Wells

Fencing & Gardening Services

Fencing, gates, repairs, turfing, raised flower

beds, sleeper walls, shed building & repair,

car ports, decking………& much more.

Family run business - Fully insured

Free, no obligation quotes

References available

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In the Garden

During June & July

We have now reached Summer, with maximum light levels, day length and, possibly, heat.

Despite all that, weeds continue to grow, and have already started to self-seed. If we get any hot

periods, pots will need watering at least twice a day. Ponds, water features and birdbaths can dry

out amazingly quickly at this time of year. For those of us who still maintain a lawn we can have a

little relaxation by not having to cut the lawn short, and not at all in hot dry weather.

During June the fruit of strawberries can suffer from mould and birds. Protection can be provided

with straw, and mesh and netting or some other contrivance.

Many veg can be sown into July, such as french beans and carrots, so make another sowing before

you have gobbled up all the previous harvest.

Tomatoes destined to grow outdoors should be planted out in June. If you don’t want a shrub

plant (which very successfully hide their fruit), remember to prick out any side shoots.

Marrow and courgettes can be planted out in June, They are very greedy and thirsty, so need to

be kept watered and fed.

Finish cutting Asparagus during June, give it a general feed and enjoy the fronds as they grow.

During June or July the whippy new growth of Wisteria should be cut back to about 6 buds, its a

good opportunity to guide its growing habit before it does its own thing, and goes wild. Tall

growing plants will probably need supporting, and the earlier the better.

All plants that flower early in the season need dead-heading after flowering is over. Often it can

promote a second flush. Alternatively collect seed, or let them seed where they land.

Give a mid-season feed, I like to use liquid seaweed as it is rich in micro-nutrients, but tomato

feed will work very well. Greedy plants in pots need a weekly feed, part of the watering regime.

Keep the plants in the greenhouse shaded on bright sunny days (we may well have some) and

damp down the flooring in hot weather.

Last, but not least, remember to take advantage of hot days – when it’s too hot to work in the

garden – find a shady spot, sit down and wallow in the results of all your hard work.

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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Tel: 01590

675955

19 Lymington

Enterprise Centre

Ampress Lane

Lymington

SO41 8LZ

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enquiries@ johncoopercarpets.co.uk

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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 1 st & 3rd Sundays Contemporary Communion

Service. 10am 2 nd & 4 th Sundays Informal ‘Morning Praise’ Service.

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. Hullaballoo 0-2 yrs Mon. 10-11.30am.(term time)

CAP Tuesday am, CAP Job Club, Thurs.am. 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 Pennington Infant School.

Thursdays 10am Tots & Tinies Pennington Infant Sch. Fridays 9.15am zoom prayer meeting,

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 ,. 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th Sundays.9.30am. 1 st Sun. Group

Evensong 5.30 pm (June – no 3 rd Sunday service as fete at Pylewell)

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.

Sunday 5th June 11.00am Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Thanksgiving Service,

Woodside Park.

Sunday, 24th July, at 5.00pm RNLI Thanksgiving Service at the Town Bandstand.


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glazed units replaced in UPVC

& aluminium

• Door & window locks

• Hinges & handles

• Patio rollers

• Upgrade to energy efficient glass

• Fire escape hinges

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• Local family business

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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

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•Security advice &

upgrades

•Draught & leaks

Bournemouth Water 01202 590 059

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Travel

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Rail Enquiries 03457 484 950

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Wilts & Dorset Buses 01202 338 420 •

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

•Local family business

National Express 0871 781 8181 •Fire escape hinges

Council & Government

•Fully insured

NFDC 023 8028 5000

Technician: Iain Frampton

NFDC Emergency Service 02380 285 250

E: doubleglazingrepairuk@gmail.com

Hampshire CC 0300 555 1375

M: 0790 965 4025 T: 023 8073 1884

NF National Park 01590 646600

W: www.doubleglazingrepairuk.com

Lymington & Pennington Town 01590 630830

www.doubleglazinguk.org

Police

Double Glazing Repair UK are proud members of

Anti Social & Neighbourhood issues 101

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111

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 0808 278 7860

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 38

Plan it Design 26

BATHROOM/KITCHEN/BEDROOM

Coastal Bathrooms 18

Flair Interiors 30

Ice Interiors 2

Kitchenmakers 11

Lentune Property

Services 39

Raynsford 42

BUILDING

Elliotts 12

Evolve 27

CARE SERVICES/RETIREMENT

HOME

Bluebird Care 8

Churchill 47

Memory Works 31

St George's 44

Stroke Group 29

CARPENTRY/

JOINERY

Andrew Day 27

CARPETS/

FLOORING

John Cooper

Carpets 38

CLUBS/BANDS

Lymington Bowling

Club 27

CURTAINS/ BLINDS/SHADING

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

DECORATING

Catherine Perham 39

Mario 6

Payne & Sons 36

Prestige 11

DENTAL

Dorset Denture Clinic 32

Solent House 32

DOUBLEGLAZING/REPAIRS/

CONSERVATORY

Evergreen Home

Solutions 42

Forest Edge 24&25

Double Glazing 44

Double Glazing Repair 45

Gary Vibert 26

DRIVE &PATIO

New Forest Drive Clean 16

ELECTRICIAN

J P Murphy Electrical

PROPERTY/LETTING AGENTS

New Forest Cottages

5

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FINANCIAL/

INSURANCE

Forecast

RESTAURANTS

The Lighthouse

SHARPENING

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FIRES/STOVES

SERVICES

Solent Sharpening

New Forest Fires 26

Services

GARDENING/ LANDSCAPING/

5

FENCING

Magnolia Landscaping 34

Nick Wells 36

Timber Trade 40

GATES

HEALTH/ BEAUTY/FITNESS/MOBILITY

BodyBest Chiropractic 22

Memory Works 31

Monat 2

Solent Hearing 22

UK Chiropractic 7

Broadview 16 Jeremy Arnold 36 MD Window & Gutter 3

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First Choice Plumbing 41

Mario 6

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