The Good News Newsletter: No.28

 To view of the latest edition of The Good News Newsletter: please click here.

To subscribe to get a regular copy please email: mosclibrary@gmail.com

About The Good News Newsletter

An enterprising group of local people have put together a 'Good News Newsletter' with the aim of keeping everyone informed and amused during this difficult time.

The Good News Newsletter has been created by Milford Library, Milford Mutual Aid Group, The Village Voice and MoS News Bulletin.

We will be publishing a copy of each edition here online and for those in the village who do not use digital communication, the Parish Council are printing some paper copies which will be available in some village shops and some distributed by volunteers.

To subscribe to get a regular copy please email: mosclibrary@gmail.com

Christmas Dinner from South Lawn

South Lawn Hotel have launched their Christmas Day Lunch Delivery details. Bookings are now being taken, and number are limited, so it is likely that they may sell out, so book now to avoid disappointment!

To see South Lawn Hotel's Christmas Dinner Menu: please click here.

Tim and his team also continue to support the village with:

Dairy, Bakery and Meal Deliveries 

We are continuing with our fresh bakery deliveries and dairy products each morning along with an extensive menu for deliveries of lunch and dinner within 5 miles of South Lawn. 

Please click here to see menu

Local Community Care 

We are more than happy to help out in Milford with prescription collection and small errands for anybody who can't get out. We will also try to help or find someone to help with any small maintenance issues. 

Takeaways

Lunch & Dinner delivered Monday to Saturday, with Sunday Lunch also available, as are celebration cakes if you need one! 

To see South Lawn Hotel's latest Take Away Menu: please click here.

The South Lawn Hotel

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

01590 643911

events@southlawnhotel.co.uk
www.southlawnhotel.co.uk

Historical Record Society looking to 2021

The Milford on Sea Historical Record Society are looking to the future and have just launched their programme of talks for 2021.

The full programme can be found on their website by clicking here. 

A full year’s membership is only £10 and allows you to enjoy MOSHRS’ entire programme of talks. 

You can download the Membership Form from the website and complete it (including the Gift Aid section if you are a UK tax payer) and return it with your with subscription to the Membership Secretary. (Address on the Form).

A great opportunity to meet new people, whilst discovering more about the history of the village.

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The Milford on Sea Historical Record Society has an excellent website with a lot of information and old pictures of Milford on Sea in the past. 

The MOSHRS meet 5 times a year where you can hear an interesting talk and meet people from across the village. There are also annual visits to places of interest. Membership is just £10. To find out more; please click here.

MoS Historical Record Society

www.milfordhistory.org.uk

Step Up, Safe Space

Milford on Sea local resident, Suzanne Moore has told us about a Facebook Support Group that she has joined as a volunteer.

Step Up, Safe Space was founded in November and has over 100 members to date.

You can find out more about the group by clicking here.

Suzanne commented: "We are passionate about supporting each other in the community. Showing kindness matters and it can make a difference. My role is to organise and collect donations and take these donations to those in need. I also help with the development of the group and I liaise with regards to food requirements. We also work with other groups as is appropriate. 

One aspect of the group is to ask for donations, we are always looking for all items baby and child related, clothes especially Men’s, gifts for Christmas and Birthday, and in date food tins and packets."

Step Up, Safe Space
www.facebook.com/groups/403541067674515

Money found in Churchyard

We have had a kind message saying that some money was found in the All Saints' Churchyard on Tuesday.

If you may have lost it, please drop me an email to david@milfordonsea.org and I can put you in touch with the finder.

Wheelie Bins coming to Milford?

A recent article in the Advertiser & Times has revealed that New Forest District Council has a Wheelie Bin Plan for more than 90% of New Forest homes.

A consultation, which has been labelled “the worst survey ever”, is currently underway proposing to bring in wheelie bins and fortnightly collections. 

To read the article please click here.

The consultation deadline is the 10th December.

To find out more, please visit: 

www.newforest.gov.uk/wastestrategy 

Not too late to get in School Raffle

The 1st Ticket Draw will be on the 1st December in the 12 Days of Christmas Raffle at Milford on Sea Primary School.

Price of tickets are £5 per ticket or a book of 5 tickets for £20. Tickets can be purchased by emailing The PFA on mospspfa@outlook.com.

DAY 1 PRIZE IS EAT OUT FOR A WEEK. The amazing prizes for Day 1 are:

Advent Window Trail in the village

In the run up to Christmas the village is to have a Advent Window Trail for everyone to enjoy.

The Advent Window Trail will run across Milford on Sea & Everton from Tuesday, 1st December until Thursday, 24th December 2020 and is organised by All Saints' Church.

There will be a new window lit up each evening up until Christmas Eve when the final window will be revealed in All Saints’ Church.

To discover where to see the windows please click here. (The information will be sent from Friday 27th November. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the email).

Maps of the trail will be provided, along with Covid related safety guidance to those that sign up. 

Once underway, daily information on where the windows are opening will also be on the church Facebook page. Please click here.

Knitted Hearts for Lymington Hospital

Becton Rotary Club and New Forest Sewing (both of which include members from Milford on Sea) are pleased to see their residual stock of knitted Hearts once more being put to good use. 

Just before the current lockdown started, Rotarian Terry responded to an urgent request from Chaplain of Lymington Hospital, Linda Lee, by delivering forty knitted hearts to the Hospital.

Through her PPE contact Hayley in Southampton, Rotarian Debbie was also able to assist the Neo Natal Unit at the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton who needed a further supply. In this instance we were able to deliver sixty hearts. 

Prior to the pandemic restrictions siblings were able to visit the new-born addition to the family whilst the baby was still in the Unit and this assisted the bonding process. With the introduction of the restrictions to visiting siblings have had to remain at home suffering from a variety of emotions whilst they await the return of mother and baby. 

The Unit were looking for creative ways to ease these stresses and tensions and came up with the use of Knitted Hearts as a physical object that can be used as a comforter in times of upset. Each member of the close family is provided with a matching heart as a means of showing the siblings that they are important, their parents are thinking of them and they have an emotional connection with the new-born. 

Well done to all concerned.

Save Milford from the Sea Petition

The 'Save Milford from the Sea' Facebook Group has been set up to 'To make Milford-on-Sea residents aware of the consequences for the village of failure to repair the sea wall and maintain coastal defences.'

This Facebook Page has a fascinating insight into the issues, progress and details on a petition to save the sea defences long-term.

To visit the Facebook Group please click here.

Sea Wall Repairs from the air

Graeme Blackwood, a member of the group has captured some spectacular images on film from a drone which show the progress that is being made over time to the current repair. 

To visit his page and films, please click here. 

Save Milford from the Sea Petition

Over 1,500 villagers have already signed a petition started by the residents behind this Facebook Group.

The petition states:

We, the residents, friends and business community of Milford-on-Sea urge the Environment Agency and other Government bodies to fund long-term coastal defence plans at Westover.

This is critical for protecting the homes of dozens of local residents, restoring the scenic coastal path and safeguarding the social and economic future of the village.

We understand that voluntary Partnership Funding will be required and support the New Forest District Council in their bids to secure funding for this programme.

To sign the petition, please click here.

10% off Ray's Dining Gift Vouchers

Ray's Italian Restaurant are offering 10% off their Dining Gift Vouchers during November. 

To order a voucher please email: info@raysitaliankitchen.co.uk with a contact phone number and they will get back to you. 

(Minimum voucher value: £20)

Ray’s Italian Kitchen

11 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QF

01590 645300

info@raysitaliankitchen.co.uk

www.raysitaliankitchen.co.uk

WI support New Forest Basics Bank

Each year Milford on Sea Women's Institute (The WI) select a local charity to support through their fundraising, - but 2020 has been different! 

So, on Saturday 28th November they will be setting up a Receiving Table on the village green from 10am to 12 noon to collect items to help Basics Bank support the ever growing number of people in need during the pandemic. 

We hope that both members of our WI and the wider Milford community will support us in supplying non perishable items for this cause. 

Please contact Diana on milfordpres@hampshirewi.org.uk if you would like further details.

Milford School '12 Days of Christmas' Raffle

The PFA at Milford on Sea Primary School are holding a spectacular '12 Days of Christmas' Raffle to raise much needed funds for the school and our local children.

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Each day there is a great prize from the 1st December to the 12th December, and there are over £5000 worth of prizes to be won!  

Tickets are £5 each or 5 for £20. The full list of prizes can be viewed below, and they are worth taking a look at! 

To buy a ticket, please email: mospspfa@outlook.com

click image to view prizes

Pre-book for Christingle Service

The All Saints' Church office have now set up a specific web page where people can book directly for this years 'online' Christingle. To visit please click here.

Christingle will be held:

• Thursday 24 December 2020
• 4:00pm to 5:00pm
• Online - Zoom

About Christingle

This year we will be holding our Christingle workshops and service by Zoom. For the first 80 children that are signed up we will provide all the items you need to create your own ‘Christingle’ during the service. 

Please pre-book (click here) to receive the Zoom link and let us know how many Christingle packs you require.

We would welcome a small donation to The Children’s Society and details on how to do that will be sent as part of your Christingle Pack.

All Saints' Church office

admin@allsaintsmilford.co.uk

Helping Hands Storage Appeal

Local Milford on Sea charitable group 'Helping Hands, Open Arms' are delighted to be getting lots of donations in Milford and the surrounding areas, but they are struggling to store the goods.

If you, or any one you know, has any storage in the form of a garage, outhouse, shed or indoor facility that the charity could use to store the donations they would be very grateful. The items are often small household items, toys and baby equipment. 

Any help would make a huge difference to families in need. 

If you can help at all, please contact: helpinghandsnewforest@gmail.com

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About 'Helping Hands, Open Arms'

'Helping Hands, Open Arms' is a charitable group operating in Milford on Sea providing support to anyone that needs it.

The support includes; food parcels and meals, clothes, including baby and children clothes. Also toys and equipment for babies and children. they also have bedding, toiletries and cleaning products and pet foods. These items if needed, can be delivered to you, just contact in complete confidence by clicking here, they simply want to help. 

The group are also looking for donations in the Milford area, they are expecting huge demand in the present crisis, as people go on short time or lose their jobs. If you are able to offer donations at anytime, any items above, including in date packet and tinned foods, especially baby and children’s food please get in touch. Toys and gift packs will be gratefully received for Christmas. The volunteers can arrange for any of these items to be collected on a daily basis. 

'Helping Hands, Open Arms' are also looking for volunteers in the Milford and surrounding areas. This can involve collecting and delivering donations. Also promoting the charity in your local streets.

If you would like to get involved or help out at any level please contact: helpinghandsnewforest@gmail.com

Key lost in village

This is a bit of a longshot, we have been contacted by a reader who lost a key yesterday.

It is a single key with a fob and a purple tag and it is likely to have been lost between the village and down Sea Road to the Needles Eye Café. 

If you have found it please let me know and I can reunited with the owner: david@milfordonsea.org

Saltwater goes Caribbean

Saltwater Café are offering a Caribbean Takeaway next Lockdown Weekend: Friday 20th and Saturday 21st November.

Collection only, pre order by 3pm Wednesday 18th November. Phone and leave a message on (01590) 643518 or send us a message on Facebook Messenger and we will get back to you to confirm your order.

Caribbean Takeaway Menu: Per person £12.50

Choose from either: 

Jerk Chicken, coconut rice and peas

Sweetcorn fritters with a mango, chilli and lime dip

or 

Sweet potato and chickpea curry

Sweetcorn fritters with a mango, chilli and lime dip

 Additional sides available: 

• Portion of skin on fries £2.50

Saltwater Café

106 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QE

01590 643518

www.facebook.com/saltcafe106

Ray's Italian launches Online Ordering System

Ray’s Italian Kitchen have launched a new Online Ordering System.

Plus, Ray's are also offering:

Make your Own Pizza’s – 4 for £12.50 that includes:

4 doughs, cheese and sauce. Any extra toppings are £1 each.

Pizza / Pasta Deals

Italian Feast for Two – 2 Pizza or Pasta + 4 beers for £28.99

A Date for you and Ray – 1 Pizza or Pasta + 2 beers for £14.99.

Beers are a choice of Birra Messina or Birra Ichnusa. 

Delivery to Milford on Sea, Keyhaven and Downton (weekends only), and Collection from the restaurant is available and you can find all details on their website. 

To order or view the menu, please click here

Ray’s Italian Kitchen

11 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QF

01590 645300

info@raysitaliankitchen.co.uk

www.raysitaliankitchen.co.uk

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Village shows respect on Armistice Day

As the village paid respect on Armistice Day at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the atmosphere was captured in the image below by Kerry, a local resident.

The two minutes silence was perfectly observed, and socially distanced, at the ceremony led by representatives of the Milford on Sea branch of the Royal British Legion. 

It is a pleasure to see that Lockdown did not prevent Milford on Sea people marking the event.

As they say, a picture paints a thousand words.

Photo by Kerry Bacon
click image to enlarge

On Remembrance Day a 'virtual' Reflection & Remembrance service was held involving the Milford on Sea Churches and Scouts. 

The event was organised by Chris Hobby, a sixth-generation villager and member of the village's branch of the Royal British Legion whose grandfather died in the First World War.

To find out more please click here.

Milford is getting More Magical for Christmas

As we all sit out this latest Lockdown, Christmas is fast approaching, along with the hope that we can all celebrate together in some way by then.

The 'Make Milford More Magical this Christmas' team led by Diana Brushwood & Tracy Haupt, are well into making preparations to make the heart of the village brighter than ever for us all this year.

Anyone who visited the village green on Tuesday 10th or Wednesday 11th November will have seen a group of men busy digging and placing ducting in the green, ready for the Christmas lights. This year an investment has been made from generous donations to put permanent ducting in, rather than having to continually lift the grass for cables to be inserted. In addition to the cost of the lights and sundries, this also meant getting a groundworks contractor, to do the work. Very fortunately, local resident Ben Haines did something extremely generous:  

Diana said: "A massive thank you to Ben from Gen One Ltd for carrying out this work free of charge. You and your guys are truly amazing." 

 

A fundraising campaign has been underway to 'Make Milford More Magical this Christmas', and a lot of village residents have already donated to date, and the volunteer organisers are very grateful. 

So far, the team have purchased more commercial LED lights for £1295 to make the Village Green extra bright this year. Plus the costs associated with the installation of all cables and lights is £1500. These costs are huge and greater than you may expect.

On top of this, they have material costs for Christmas scenes painted by local artists with a small nativity scene (the wood alone is £130). The forest of trees will be back similar to last year but with extra lights and sparkle, bicycle wreaths are to be refreshed and other decorations paid for.

The JustGiving page is still open if you would like to donate - please click here - or you can leave a donation at the Parish Council Office.

Should you wish to contact the ladies regarding possible sponsorship or simply with an offer of help, then please do so on: tracyhaupt01@aol.com and dianabrushwood@gmail.com

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PS: As Ben has been so generous, the least we could do was give his company a plug. If you are looking at having groundworks or hard landscaping done, why not check out his Facebook page from the link below:

B S Haines Groundworks
@Genoneltd · Construction company

07496 265152

ben.haines@genoneltd.co.uk

www.facebook.com/Genoneltd