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We have a range of articles for this edition

from what to look out for in the sky across

the coming months (Clear Skies), a

fascinating information and history into New

Forest woodcraft, as well as recipes, puzzles

and book reviews. A perfect excuse if you

need it to put the kettle on, and have some

time out. I hope you enjoy reading through

the magazine.

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• Aspects of Lymington 4 & 5

• Clear Skies 6

• New Forest Artisans: Woodcraft

9 &10

• Through the Hurst Narrows 13

• Local walk 15

• Breast Cancer awareness month 16

• Look back in time 19

• Wildlife Matters 21

• Book Reviews 33

• Recipe 35

• In the Garden 37

• Local Noticeboard 23-33

• United Reform Church: 350 years

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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 tells the story of

a threat to the Iron Age Fort at Buckland Rings.

Developing Buckland Rings -

a warning

It is hard to believe that nearly 40 years ago,

developers planned to build on the Iron Age

fort of Buckland Rings and a local beauty spot.

Buckland is often referred to dismissively in

local planning context as being ‘North

Lymington’ - a place difficult to locate

immediately within our town boundary; it also

seemingly had no local history of its own.

However, one of the finest pieces of recent

local historical record of Lymington, the little

known “Buckland – an Anthology”, tells

another story.

“Buckland – an Anthology” was edited and

collated by Ted Marsh in 1990 and published

by Buckland Trust and the Lymington & District

Historical Society.

Wellworthy. It was acquired by Chilworth

Estates, local land developers, in 1977. In 1987

Chilworth submitted plans to build some 160

houses on 41 acres at Buckland, including a

leisure complex within the 8-acre Iron Age fort

of Buckland Rings, an ancient monument. The

‘leisure complex’ included a country club with

restaurant and bar, swimming pool, sauna,

Turkish bath, and hydrotherapy pool. Facilities

for squash, snooker, gymnastics, solarium, and

massage treatments were planned. Outdoor

activities would include tennis, putting, dry-ski

slope and a children’s activity area. Holiday

accommodation comprised apartments and

lodges said to represent ‘Iron Age houses’. This

obviously indicates that the developers were

fully aware of the significance of the site.

Residents were horrified by the proposals and

the Mayor of Lymington implored local

townsfolk to “a surge of controlled militancy”,

in order to preserve the history of the area and

continue to enjoy the quietness and serenity

of a green belt area. One wonders: what

planet were the developers on?

Almost universal opposition to the plans

resulted in formal planning refusal by the

NFDC. Inevitably the threat of costly legal

appeals by deep pocket developers and

expensive high-powered lawyers loomed.

In the end, determined efforts by many

individuals, local societies (including the

Lymington Society and the Lymington &

District Historical Society), and the local

Council, won the day. Research performed

over many years by Ted Marsh and other local

historians was turned to good effect to protect

the public interest. The Planning Enquiry in

1988 upheld the NFDC’s refusal to grant

planning consent.

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Subsequently, Hampshire County Council

purchased the site from Chilworth in order to

secure maximum protection for the

community. This is the Buckland Rings we see

today.

The history of Buckland in fact deserves to be

treated as merit worthy as that of Lymington’s The lesson from history

High Street or other conservation areas within The obvious lesson from this story (as

the district. In telling the history of Buckland “Buckland – an Anthology” stated at the time)

one is also telling the history of Lymington. is the need for constant vigilance; we should

The land at Buckland formed part of the estate all be aware that important elements of our

Ray Mayes is the author of leaflets on Historic

of the late John Howlett, the founder of local environment

Lymington (three

can

town

be quickly

trail walks)

lost

and

if we

the

do

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Plaques Trail (describing the stories behind the

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not pay attention to conservation and the

avoidance of vandalism whether by graffiti

or the greed of developers.

This conclusion is as relevant today as it was

in 1988. Evidence is throughout the town

including the current gateway development

site on Stanford

Hill. There are

too many

examples of the

will and interests

of the

community being

overridden by

external forces.

In every potential development site may

linger archaeological gems needing

protection.

Hampshire County Council helped win the

day in the Chilworth affair – will they do so

in the future? Will our Town Council or the

NFDC maintain their vigilance?

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.

fairly low in the south and they move close

to Saturn, which is about the same

brightness. Remember, If your moving object

has flashing lights, it’s a high altitude plane

and if it crosses the sky in about 1 second or

less, it’s a meteor (shooting star)!

Someone mentioned to me that when they

were looking for the ISS (see photo) in midsummer,

they also saw a few other objects

moving amongst the stars, although they are

fainter than the ISS. There are in fact many

satellites orbiting the earth, although 2/3 of

them are actually space craft debris and junk.

Once something is launched into orbit, it

tends to stay there for many years. Since

October is another poor month to see any

reasonable ISS passes, let me introduce you

to “Tiangong”. This is a small Chinese space

station, launched last year. Passes that are

worth looking out for, are on Oct 12 at

6.50pm and 8.25pm, then 13 th at 7.25pm,

14 th at 8pm and 15 th at 7pm. All passes are

Regarding the ISS itself, it can be seen

towards the end of November in the

evening, specifically 18 th and 20 th at 6.30pm,

then 5.45pm and 7.20pm on the 19 th .

Jupiter and Saturn are now visible in the

south, after sunset. The moon passes Saturn

on the evening of 5 th Oct and 1 st Nov, then

Jupiter a couple of nights later on 8 th Oct and

4 th Nov.

There is a local astronomical society in the

area and they operate the observatory on

the top of Toothill in Rownhams. The next

public evening viewings are on 21 st and 22 nd

Oct. For November the dates are the 18 th

and 19 th . For more information about

opening times and updates due to the

weather, look at https://

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New Forest Artisans:

Woodcraft

By Suzanne Ashworth

For over 900 years the New Forest has been managing its areas of woodland. The heathland has

been created by 4000 years of grazing, heather burning and clearance, but the areas of

woodland have also been changed by those who lived and worked in the area. Used for hunting

throughout the centuries the practice of silviculture has also been vital across the wooded

areas – raising and tending the trees for the benefit of mankind, including timber production.

Grazing stock prevent the trees developing so enclosed areas have been set aside. During the

Victorian era, 1000 acres was fenced in to create inclosures and the regeneration of traditional

species has expanded since the 1949 New Forest Act.

Originally the natural woodland species were

oak, beech, birch, alder and ash with some

willows, aspen, yew, crab-apple, hawthorns,

blackthorns, and lime trees. Forest dwellers

have engaged in coppicing and pollarding, using

the wood for furniture, fuel, boards, baskets

and fencing as well as to make toys, musical

instruments, pegs, poles, masts and to burn for

charcoal.

Large-scale re-planting has been occurring since

the 17th century to replenish the great trees

felled for the building of naval ships since Tudor

times. The two World Wars further increased

demand for New Forest timber and the planned

management of the wooded areas has

continued. The emphasis recently has been to

restore habitats and improve the lasting

sustainability of the forest.

Artisans using wood in the New Forest today

have a clear desire to protect and value the

timber from the forest, producing their wares

from ethical sources creating unique and

bespoke items. New Forest Marque members

are committed to preserving the wellbeing of

the woodland and celebrating the very special

resources they are using.

which is then left to dry with each piece being

planned and developed with the involvement

of the person who has commissioned the item

– an individual, traceable, and ethically sourced

one-off! His saw bench can handle timber as

large as 1m in diameter x 6.5m and he prefers

to air-dry over up to two years to minimise the

use of energy. Inspired by the furniture made

by George Nakashima, Kingsley produces pieces

with wavy bark edges and especially likes

working with brown oak as it gradually reveals

its grain and colour. Wild Wood Table prepares

quarter sawn boards for furniture makers and is

known for its clean lines and sustainable ethos.

Wild Wood Table is one of the companies

creating one-off furniture and items such as

hearths and timbers for building, using air-dried

New Forest timber. Kingsley from Wild Wood

has a shop in Fordingbridge and sells on Etsy

and can be contacted on 07970 666654 or

email kingsley@wildwoodtable.com . He uses a

sawmill to cut sections from the chosen timber,


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With a motto of Locally Grown, Locally Milled

and Locally Made, BearWood pride themselves

in creating elegant and unique items,

sometimes incorporating resin and metal. The

timber is either kiln-dried, air-dried, or fresh

sawn and each item will take different times

from the idea to the completed design.

BearWood can be seen in operation at events

like the Roydon Wood Fair and the New Forest

Show – Alex just loves talking to people about

his work and to spread the word about his

sustainable approach.

Alex initially trained and worked as a tree

surgeon after studying at Sparsholt College. He

developed BearWood as he felt it was sacrilege

to cut up timber for firewood, so he started

doing his own milling and coming up with other

uses for all the timber remaining from felling a

tree. He likes being able to tell customers which

tree every item comes from and the story

behind each piece of timber that led to it being

made into a unique final product. A table for

outside could be prepared quickly, but an

indoor table, for instance, could take a long

time - a rough guide is that it takes about a year

per inch of wood thickness to dry out before it

can be used indoors.

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Musical instruments have been made from New

Forest wood through the centuries and local

luthier, Alex Potter, is now building guitars

made entirely from locally sourced timber. In

general, the musical instrument industry is

heavily reliant on tropical or scarce timbers, so

his focus is to encourage musicians to move

away from this to using sustainable,

replaceable, and recycled timber. Working

closely with sawmills and tree surgeons in the

New Forest including Alex at Bear Wood, Alex

can now provide and prepare wood for all the

components of instruments, building to his

customer’s particular specifications.

Tel: 01590

675955

19 Lymington

Enterprise Centre

Ampress Lane

Lymington

SO41 8LZ

Alex trained in London, gaining an MA based on

the reconstruction of lost musical instruments

and has been working for 10 years as a luthier,

the last four in his New Forest workshop in

Sway. He runs workshops and can restore,

repair, and maintain instruments while building

guitars for individual musicians. During

lockdown, Alex worked on a range of ukuleles,

which will soon be on sale in a Bournemouth

www.johncoopercarpets.co.uk

music shop. He can be contacted via his website enquiries@ johncoopercarpets.co.uk

www.aspotterinstruments.com and is a New

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Through the

Hurst Narrows:

HMY BRITANNIA

A LOOK BACK IN TIME

threatened by the German Meteor II, she was

sold by her royal owner. Reprieve, though,

was rapid: by 1902 Britannia was back in

royal hands, and there she remained, her

sleek black hull and beautiful lines gracing

many a royal cruise.

With the death of Edward VII in 1910, his

yacht passed to his son, the new George V,

but after just two seasons the Great War put

an end to such costly pursuits, and Britannia

was laid up at Cowes on the River Medina. It

was not until 1919 that the king decided to

refit his vessel and thus kickstart a revival of

the so-called Big Class of boats.

Late-Victorian sightseers at Hurst Castle

would have been in for quite a spectacle

during Cowes Week, for among the

competitors racing through the Hurst

Narrows was the royal yacht. While Queen

Elizabeth II’s HMY Britannia, the last of 83

royal yachts, was synonymous with pomp and

ceremony, her predecessor – and namesake –

was in it for the glory.

Commissioned by Albert Edward, Prince of

Wales (later Edward VII) in 1892, the 121ft

gaff-rigged cutter was built on the River Clyde

in the space of just four months, for the

princely sum of £8,300.

Despite the speed of her construction,

Britannia was in a class of her own from the

outset, winning 24 out of 43 races in her first

season alone. The following year, after an

unbeaten run on the French Riviera, she

moved back north to Cornish waters where

she triumphed over the America’s Cup

defender, Vigilant.

Within five years, the yacht had 219 races

under her belt, but when her prowess was

Not least among those that rose to the

challenge was the American-owned

Westward, which came up against Britannia

on many an occasion. Among these was

Cowes Week in 1920 when, with George V

himself at the helm, Britannia beat her rival

by only a fraction over a minute. These were

truly the glory years for such magnificent

racing machines, and Britannia certainly held

her own.

Yacht design, though, moved on apace, and

by the early 1930s the lighter J Class boats

were taking the honours. Despite a refit to a

matching Bermuda rig in 1932, with an

exceptionally tall wooden mast, Britannia’s

winning streak was over, and her final race

was in 1935. Just months later, on 20th

January 1936, the ailing George V died at his

Sandringham estate.

After winning 231 races over 42 years, the

king’s beloved yacht was – at his request –

stripped of her spars and fittings and towed

south of the Isle of Wight into the English

Channel, where she was scuttled with a

simple wreath of flowers in the aptly named

waters of St Catherine’s Deep.

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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Milford on Sea to Barton on Sea

This is a stunning cliff-top walk with great views across

to the Isle of Wight. The walk is about 3.5 miles and can

be extended to go on to Mudeford or by starting from

Lymington or Keyhaven.

The clifftop village of Barton on Sea dates back to Anglo-

Saxon times and is tucked into a corner of Christchurch

Bay, with the town of New Milton behind it inland. With

a population of which 38% are retired people, Barton 0n

Sea is less busy than its neighbours. There are signs of

coastal defences and inland views across farmland.

A Walk by Suzanne Ashworth

The cliffs rise to 34 metres and form part of the Barton

Beds – soft rocks full of fossils such as gastropods and

shark teeth. It is under attack from inland water

seepage and from coastal erosion too and has been

disappearing at a rate of at least 1 metre per year,

which results in some parts of the path and cliffs having

disappeared. You need to take care to walk along some

sections.

Cliff top path

One section near Milford on Sea is “officially” closed,

but can be walked, at your own risk and in single file in

some places. Last time we walked here, there were still

intrepid cyclists riding along the path, but you could not

say that the whole route is now truly accessible for

wheelchairs or buggies.

If you walk just from Milford to Barton is takes about an

hour each way. There is limited scrambling access to a

couple of muddy, rocky, and shingly sections of beach if

you are agile, and some seats to sit and enjoy the views

nearer Barton on Sea.

Milford on Sea has lots to offer to make a day of this

walk – playgrounds, more walking along the sea, cafes,

pubs, shops and the green, which often hosts events

such as the annual music and art festivals. There is a

shady green riverside nature reserve across the road

from the beachside area as well as paths from the car

parks around the other reserve at Sturt Pond and on to

Hurst Castle.

Half way Point

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 fiancé, Robbie

and our Pembrokeshire border collie, Cwtch – keeping her

well exercised has given us a chance to explore the

wonderful areas of forest and coastline nearby. https://

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Instagram – a local photo every day – suzieashworth

Twitter: @suzashworth

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Oakhaven 10

A stunning 10 mile trail run through the beautiful paths of the New Forest.

Further information can be found by visiting:

www.oakhavenhospice.co.uk/oakhaven10 or

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MCV News

www.milfordconservation.org

How the tide has turned

The MCV Bird Observatory at Keyhaven was opened in November 2017 after substantial

work by its members and specialist contractors converting an old pump house into the

Pans Bird Observatory. Permission for its ongoing use has been given by the current

landowner Belport (Aubrey) Ltd. The land was previously owned by the Edgar family.

The Pans is subject to frequent flooding. The pump house was constructed in 1965 to

pump water off the land directly into the harbour. The pumping station was last

operated in the early 1990s. Drainage has relied on the operation of a one-way tidal flap

located on the outside of the sea wall. Over recent years the tidal flap has failed

allowing saline water to flow back into the Pans on each high tide producing a brackish

lagoon. The characteristics of the Pans habitat has changed accordingly with a die back

of the reeds an increase in green blanket algae, an increase in typically marine species

such as shrimp, shore crabs and marine fish. The birds, regularly seen from the

Observatory have been seen eating shrimps, Blenny, juvenile Bream and flat fish.

The Pans is a very important area for

many wading birds for both feeding

and roosting purposes. On the

24 th August 2022 a flock over 240

Black-Tailed Godwit were recorded.

Many of these birds having recently

arrived from their breeding grounds

in Iceland. Graham Giddens a BTO

licensed ringer, has recently carried

out a ringing session at the site. The

species ringed included Kingfisher,

This photo shows a Kingfisher with a Blenny.

Bearded Reedling, Sedge Warbler,

Reed Warbler all with a high

proportion of juveniles indicative of a good local breeding season, also Willow Warbler,

Grasshopper Warbler and Yellow Wagtail. This highlights how important the site is for

both breeding and passage migrants.

Currently

discussions are

taking place with the

Environment Agency

and landowner in

order that future

water levels can be

maintained at

optimum levels to

benefit nature.

This photo shows a flock of mainly Black-Tailed Godwit.

Further details about public open sessions and personal entry to the Observatory can be

found on our website


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LOCAL NOTICEBOARD

(Helping Older People New Forest)

A client recently told me ‘if it wasn’t for you,

we wouldn’t know how to do this’. It reminded

me that it is indeed often difficult to know who

to turn to for help, or where to go for

information, especially when you’re battling

with officialdom.

HOPe is a local registered charity: our service is

home-based – yes, we come to you if you wish,

and is completely free of charge. We will try

our best to help you or point you in the right

direction to someone who can. Call 07842 204

829 or email through our website

www.hopenewforest.org

LYMINGTON WI

Lymington WI meet on the 2 nd

Wednesday of the month, 10am –

12.30pm, at St. Thomas’s Church

Hall, Lymington for 11 months of the year.

We have a guest speaker most months, with

subjects ranging from local history, charitable

work, the environment and many others.

The WI offers the opportunity to get involved

with craft, baking, walking and book clubs. We

also organise the occasional visit to the cinema,

theatre or places of interest such as National

Trust properties.

We are a friendly and lively group of people

open to all ages. If you are interested in joining

our WI group or would like further information

please contact lymwi1@gmail.com

Lymington Petanque Club

We welcome new members

to join us in playing Petanque

(French Boules) - a fun, healthy

and sociable game, inclusive and

suitable for all ages and abilities, from absolute

beginners to experienced players. Tuesdays

2pm (1.30pm winter) at our terrain on St

Thomas Church playing fields Emsworth Rd)

Come along - watch or have a go!

www.lymingtonpetanque.co.uk

lymingtonpetanque@gmail.com

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

Christmas Tree Festival St Thomas

Church Lymington

Friday 2 nd to Tuesday 6 th December

Wonderland of real decorated Christmas

Trees. Live music daily. Extensive

Christmas sales tables.

Fabulous refreshments

Entry by donation

Would you like to take part in

this hugely popular event?

Promote your business with a

decorated tree.

For further information please contact

office@lymintonchurch.org

New Milton Men’s Shed

We aim to make our shed not

only a social hub for members

to meet and chat, but a place

where they can undertake

practical projects for themselves and for

the community, exchange and learn skills

and generally have a good time. If you wish

to test the water, we meet every Friday at

the Fawcett Fields Social Club, Christchurch

Road between midday and 2pm. Apart

from the members being a friendly bunch,

we also have occasional talks and social

events. For more information, please visit

our website. https://

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Pennington WI At an inaugural

meeting held in January 1923, at the

village school, the Pennington WI

was formed with 87

women attending. The

members worked

hard with constant

fundraising to build

their own hall which

was formally opened

in October 1925.

Many activities took place over the years and

many different groups hired the hall. Each year

outings were arranged the first recorded one was

in 1924 when members went to Brighton in a

charabanc.

The lovely old hall was finally sold this year and

although we miss it it had become beyond our

small group to fund the necessary repairs In

spite of fewer members we are an active WI with

the spirit of friendship and support at times of

need.

We now meet at St Mark’s Community Hall,

which is in the centre of the village, on the 2 nd

Wednesday of the month at 7pm and arrange a

selection of interesting speakers. Every Tuesday

afternoon between 2-4pm we have a Knit &

Natter session at the Pennington Social Club in a

very relaxed atmosphere, though we usually

forget to bring the knitting.

We would like to welcome new members to help

our numbers to increase .

10 th October John Stanton will discuss –

“New Forest for Ukraine'“ and we hope to make

a collection of various items necessary for the

victims of the war.

This coming year we will be celebrating our 100 th

year and plans are underway for a celebration.

The Railway

Club of the

New Forest

meets at The

Railway Club of the New Forest meets at 7.30pm

- Brockenhurst Village Hall

Fri 28th October: “Britain’s Last Airliner – The

BAe146” by Steve Robson.

Friday 25th November: “The Devon Belle – Part

2” by Ken Mumford.

This being Lymington Flower Club’s

70 th Platinum Anniversary year there are

celebratory events taking place

throughout 2022.

At the July meeting the Club watched a

superb Demonstration by Chelsea gold

medallist Stephen McDonnell who not

only created beautiful floral arrangements

he also created much laughter with his

anecdotes. At the end of the month at the

New Forest Show the Club proudly saw

their team of Daphne Johnston, Nicky

Hatch and Sue Randall win First Prize plus

Peoples’ Choice for their wonderful

interpretation of ‘Our Heritage’ the title

set by Wessex & Jersey Area of NAFAS at

the Area Show in the floral marquee. A

memorable result in this Jubilee year.

Despite the

heatwave,

members

enjoyed a festive

Garden Tea

Party on the 1 st

of August and

the September

meeting the very experienced

Demonstrator Elizabeth Gordon expertly

presented ‘Out of the Potting Shed’.

However, all good things come to an end

but the Club has still two special events to

come before the Anniversary year finishes.

Firstly on 3 rd October a Gala Celebration

Luncheon at South Lawn Hotel Milford-on-

Sea and to end the celebrations with a

Bang, Celebrity, International,

Demonstrator Jonathan Moseley will

Wow! With his floral creations at our 7 th

November meeting. Tickets are still

available for this meeting - details from

Alison Baker 01425 612434.

Club Meetings take place 2pm 1 st Monday

of the month at Lymington Community

Centre new members and visitors are

always welcome.

Lymington Film Society Are you

interested in World Cinema, but loath to

travel all the way to Southampton or

Poole for the wider selection of

contemporary foreign language films you

may wish to see? If so, why not stay local,

and come and join in with us this winter.

So do come along and give us a try!

https://lymingtonfilmsociety.co.uk

artscinema@googlemail.com


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The Lymington and District

Historical Society

Fri 30 Sept at 7.15 pm

John Pearce: Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at Kings

College, London. The Romans in Hampshire:

Ocean Rising, a Roman Divinity

© Flickr Winchester

Cathedral

Andrew Negus:

Winchester, Bishops, Buildings

and Bones. Part 1 BC – 1100

Covering the city’s Celtic origins

and its development under the

Romans, Saxons, and Normans.

We will meet a Saint, several

rich and crafty Bishops and the

longest cathedral in the world

Fri 28 Oct 2022 at 7.15 pm

Fuller Hall, The Lymington Centre, New

Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ Or watch on

Zoom (members only)

www.ladhs.co.uk

Membership enquiries: membership@ladhs.co.uk

Membership: £12 per annum

Visitors very welcome £4 Chairman: Mrs. Caroline

Birch Telephone 01590 623933

Lymington Town

Tours local history walks -

last few dates for this walking

season!

Please see our website

(lymington-town-tours.co.uk)

for further details of meeting

places for the starts - all

walks start at 11.00am. Also

note please we need new

guides! Do you have an interest in the rich local

history of this area?

No need to book, all welcome and school age

children go free - we do ask for a minimum

donation of £5 per adult to help cover our

administration costs (we are a volunteer

(unpaid) staffed, not-for-profit organisation

with no agenda other than the presentation

and preservation of local history in this area.

The funds collected cover our running costs

only and also go towards recruiting and training

new guides to help with our expanded

programme next year when we plan to offer

two walks per week. LTT has been going for 34

years now and the recent hiatus has left our

guiding ranks sadly depleted - so if you or

anyone else fancies a try-out as a guide please

LENTUNE PROBUS CLUB

Founded September 1978

Meeting Like-minded People

Join us - Lentune Probus Club is

welcoming new members. Visit our

website www.lentuneprobus.co.uk

The club was formed in 1978 to provide retired

professionals and businesspeople in Lymington

and the New Forest area with opportunities to

meet and enjoy the company of like-minded

people.

We also have an active Lentune Probus Ladies

Club.

Members meet at South Lawn Hotel in Milford

on the second Monday of each month (except

August) for coffee, an interesting talk on a

variety of topics, followed by a drink at the bar

and an excellent lunch. The Lentune Probus

Ladies meet on the first Wednesday of each

month.

In addition to these monthly meetings, we

organise a varied programme of enjoyable,

attractively priced social events, throughout

the year. These typically include lunches, day

trips, guided walks, boules and skittles

competitions, quizzes, an annual dinner with

entertainment, and holidays, including mini

cruises.

Our Club is autonomous, non-political, nonsectarian,

non-profit making and inclusive. It is

run by members, for members and our

meetings are light-hearted and goodhumoured.

For further information visit our website

www.lentuneprobus.co.uk or contact our Club

Secretary on 01590 626264. Our email address

is lentuneprobusclub@outlook.com

The New Forest Branch of Parkinson’s UK

meets on the third Thurs 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 Tues at 10.30am

at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41

do contact us at:

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

info@lymington-town-tours.co.uk

Please mention The Lymington Directory 07595 when 927 responding 299, or just to turn advertisements up.

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LYMINGTON GARDENERS CLUB Our new

programme, which commenced in September, is as

follows:-

11th Oct Bryan Madders Unusual perennials

8th Nov Ron Taylor Journey with the great explorers

Meetings are held in the McLellan Hall at the Lymington

Centre at 2.00 pm.

Annual subscription is £20. Guests £5.

For further information email pamros@btinternet.com or

tel: 01590 626654

Autumn’s approaching! What will

you do to amuse yourself this year?

Lymington u3a can offer you

all kinds of activity.

There are our monthly afternoon speakers in the Gates

Hall at the Lymington Centre – on Thursday 6th October

the topic is ‘Who killed JFK – or rather, who didn’t?’, and

on 3rd November it is ‘My adventures cycling across

America’.

Our monthly social and discussion coffee mornings at the

Lymington Centre on the third Monday morning of the

month feature a short video which we discuss. The

October theme is ‘Why we collect things’ and the

November one is ‘Four kinds of regret, and what they

teach you about yourself’.

Then there are all our groups, which are organised by our

members and held in members’ homes or hired rooms.

Some are full but there are currently vacancies on the

following groups:

Armchair travel - Canasta - Environmental topics -

French beginners - French for improvers - French

conversation advanced - French news in slow French -

German intermediate - Golf - Humour (this is an email

group) - Mah-jong - Painting - Pétanque (= boules) -

Play reading - Rummikub - Scrabble - Shakespeare -

Table tennis - Theatre - Walking

So no excuse to be bored this winter! But if you fancy

something else, our Groups Co-ordinator will help you to

identify other interested members and set up a new

group. Full details of all out activities are on our website

https://u3asites.org.uk/lymington/welcome.

We hope to meet you soon!

FREE COURSES AT Lymington Library

Art Journaling to Kickstart your Creativity

Wednesday 2 nd November to 30 th November 1pm

to 3pm.

Mixed Media Art, Monday 7 th November to 5 th December

10am to 12 noon.

To book a place on either of the above courses please call

the Learning Team on 02392232957.


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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

Indoor short mat bowls commences in October

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


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TIP

Ready in 2 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling | Serves 8

Ingredients

2 tbsp poppy seeds

2 tbsp hot milk

175g unsalted butter, softened

175g caster sugar

3 medium eggs, beaten

175g self raising flour

2 tbsp cocoa powder

75g ground almonds

Icing sugar, to dust

Sliced plums, to serve

(optional)

Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas mark 4. Grease a 23cm

round shallow cake tin and line the base with baking paper. Mix

the poppy seeds and hot milk in a small heatproof bowl and set

aside.

Place the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and beat with a

hand-held electric whisk until pale and creamy. Gradually beat in

the eggs then sift over the flour and cocoa powder and fold in with

a metal spoon. Fold in the poppy seed and milk mixture and the

ground almonds.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and level the

surface. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until

risen, firm to the touch and a skewer inserted into the cake comes

out clean. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire

rack to cool completely.

Dust the top of the cake with icing sugar. serve sliced with fresh

plum slices, if liked.

This cake makes a delicious hot pudding too. Just cool for 5-10 minutes then cut into slices

and drizzle with warmed chocolate or salted caramel sauce and serve with a dollop of

whipped cream.


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October is the best time to try to repair some of the damage the heat of Summer has done to

lawns, ours looks more like a brown scrub with colour provided by weeds; scarifying and

reseeding as necessary can help.

The moist weather following the drought/heat just past, has encouraged a new flurry of weed

growth, we can all do our best to try to keep on top of this pestilence.

Garlic and other hardy alliums can be planted in the open.

Winter lettuce can also be planted out under glass e.g. cold-frames.

Herbaceous shrubs that have been in one place for a long time or have got too big will benefit

from splitting up and discarding the central section. Replant in the new position, and pass the

spare plants to your friends.

Shrubs that have grown a lot during the warm weather, will benefit from half the length of their

new growth being pruned to reduce the danger of damage from wind-rock. The soft growth can

be added to the compost.

Now, while the soil is still warm, is the time to plant bare-rooted plants; along with Spring

Bulbs, Daffs in October and Tulips in November. The early gardener gets the best bulbs, you can

leave the dried up and shrivelled ones for latecomers.

Early Sweet-peas can be sown in November in tall pots or rootrainers, and over wintered in

cold-frames.

Continue tidying up perennials, and Summer pots. Move the delicate plants under-cover.

Plant indoor Hyacinths and Hippeastrum (amarylis) for flowering around Christmas. Leave at

least the top above the soil.

As the dark days approach now is a good time to clean the glass to maximise light levels. To

maximise heat levels, fit bubble-wrap; of course this will reduce light levels—yet another

balancing act of life.

Raking up dead leaves under roses will reduce the chance of fungal disease such as

black spot.

Mulch bare soil with compost/leaf mould.

In the Garden

During October & November

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.

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This year the United

Reformed Church is

celebrating 350 years of

Christian witness in

Lymington. The

Independent church was

first established in 1672 by

local Dissenters and

meetings took place at

what is now 30/31 St

Thomas’ Street where a

blue plaque can be seen.

In the 1820s the church joined the

Congregational Union of England and Wales.

As more people began to prefer this simpler

way of worship than that of the established

church, larger premises were needed, and by

October 1846 the present Church and

attached hall on the High Street were

completed at a cost of £3,004 15s 11p, so this

year is its 175 year anniversary.

Two village stations were built, one at East

End and one at Pilley, but sadly due to falling

congregations both buildings were sold at the

turn of this century.

During the Second World War the hall was

requisitioned for accommodation of evacuees

from other towns, and later, after black out

curtains had been fitted to all windows the

YMCA used part of the hall as a canteen for

troops. It was agreed to remove the forecourt

railings to help the war effort and to stop the

“talk in the town”!

In 1972 the Congregational Union agreed to

join with the English Presbyterian Church and

so the United Reformed Church was born 50

years ago, the third cause for celebration in

2022.

The Church continues to flourish, guided by its

mission statement: “Our vision is to be a

church with an Open Door for all people to

come in and for us to reach out, responding to

the needs of the community and spreading

the Good News of Jesus Christ.”

Please come to help us celebrate this

special anniversary at our

Sunday service

at 10am,30 th October,

followed by coffee and cake in the hall

and an opportunity to see our history.

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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 Service and on YouTube.

www.penningtonchurch.uk 01590 672896

Lymington Baptist Church, New Street. All welcome to 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 Tues. am, CAP Job Club, Thurs. am. Making Friends,

crafts Wed. 9.30am Further details 01590 672019 or www.lymingtonbaptist.org

Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mercy & St Joseph, 132 High St.

Lymington. Vigil Mass Saturday 6.00pm, Mass Sunday 10.30am. Weekday Mass

Tuesday 10.00am. See www.nfwp.org.uk for parish newsletter and Mass times in

our other two parishes of St Anne’s, Brockenhurst and St Francis of Assisi, Milford

on Sea. Tel 01590 676696 office@lymbrockmil.org.uk

Lymington United Reformed Church, High Street. Sunday Worship 10.30am. All

welcome. Prayer time for all at 9.15 on Wednesday mornings. Open Door Café

Monday-Friday 10.00-12.00. in the garden. 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 5.30pm. 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.


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USEFUL NUMBERS

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Electricity

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Gas escapes 0800 111 999

BT Fault Line 0800 800 151

Southern Water 0845 278 0845

Bournemouth Water 01202 590 059

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

Lymington & Pennington Town

Council

01590 630830

Police

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

Call Citizens Advice

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

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