Nomination for The New Forest Paddle Sports Company

The New Forest Paddle Sports Company in Milford on Sea high street have been nominated for the third year in a row for the SUP Connect International Paddle Board Shop of the year 2021.

This is the industry awards for Stand Up Paddle Boarding so to even be nominated as 1 of only 2 UK shops is a great success for us and the team here at New Forest Paddle Sport.

As it stands today they sit in 5th place, so your vote could really make a difference.

Sean & Claire would love it if our local customers who feel they have given good customer service on and off the water could vote for them by clicking here.

Plant a Tree

Foe every booking made at New Forest Paddleboard Sports Company a tree is planted!

All information, dates and sessions are online to book at:

www.thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk.

The New Forest Paddle Sports Company

46 High Street, Milford On Sea, SO41 0QD

01590 645270 

info@thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

www.thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenewforestpaddlesportcompany

It's Coming Home for Saltwater, Ray's & No.64!

A number of businesses in Milford on Sea are being recognised across Hampshire and are now in the Top 5 nominated companies for the Muddy Stilettos Awards in their categories. 

We have already reported the Ray's Italian Restaurant and No.64 Biscuit House are in the awards competition and Saltwater Café have now joined them.

You can now vote for them all today by clicking below.

As they say...; "It's coming home!"

Simon steps up training

Limitless Physiotherapy & Performance are pleased to be supporting Para Athlete Simon Heaps from Milford on Sea towards his goal of gaining qualification for the 2022 Commonwealth Para Games playing wheelchair Table Tennis. 

For the last few weeks, Simon has been training at the private one to one and small group gym facility in New Milton, which also has an on-site treatment room for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Simon is progressing well with his training both inside and outside of the gym and has seen a weight loss of 8lb in just 5 weeks.

Simon’s aim is not only to lose bodyweight, but also to improve the strength of his musculoskeletal system which will help with his performance in Table Tennis and every day life. 

Well done Simon, keep up the hard work.

Limitless Physiotherapy & Performance
www.limitlessphysio.co.uk
contact@limitlessphysio.co.uk
07984 869249

For the Love of Art Classes

A  new art class is coming to Milford on Sea Community Centre with a Special Introductory Offer of 3 classes for £30. 

The new adult art classes start on Saturday 17th July onwards. 

The classes are suitable for beginners and improvers and are friendly, fun and relaxed and will run every Saturday from 10am to 11am. All materials provided and no prior experience necessary to have a lovely creative hour!

Please get in touch if you would like more information (click here) or visit the website to book:

www.fortheloveofartclasses.co.uk/book-online

Milford Flower & Produce Show needs a hand

Milford on Sea is awash with keen gardeners and vegetable growers and traditionally this has been celebrated at the annual Milford Flower & Produce Show.

Recent pandemic events have put paid to this year's event, but plans are under way for 2022.

The show has a classic formula of classes for vegetables, fruit & flowers, floral arrangements, home baking, handicrafts and photography judged by local specialised judges.

Christine Twyford has been involved in organising the show for over 10 years and now need an individual or group to hand the organising on to. She is happy to lead people through how things are set up and already has a number of the items needed in place.

To lend a hand or to find out more please contact Christine by clicking here.

Wing Commander EJ Hodsoll protecting the country

Wing Commander EJ Hodsoll was one of the more interesting Englishmen of the 20th century and an expert and leader of civil defence in this country.

Born in 1894, son of a Royal Navy commander, he had a fascinating military career before, during and after World War 2. 

Wing Commander EJ Hodsoll
Portrait in Imperial War Museum

He retired to Milford on Sea and died in 1971 and was an important enough man for the Imperial War Museum to hold a portrait of him.

A detailed article about his life has been published in the Professional Security Magazine. To read the article, please click here. 

Vote for Ray's in the Muddy Stilettos Awards

Ray's Italian Restaurant are delighted to have reached the Finals of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Muddy Stilettos Awards 2021 in the Restaurant category.

Voting for the winners runs until 5pm on Friday 23rd July 2012 - and you can help them win this awards by clicking here to vote for them.

Good luck Stacey, and lets hope you win!

To view all of the Ray's Italian Menus, 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
www.facebook.com/raysitaliankitchen

Community Care Group to restart

The Milford Community Care Group are looking forward to resuming their service and are working towards safely reopening. 

They are in touch with the Community Centre and hope to have the office at the Community Centre up and running for the co-ordinators to take bookings to take local residents to medical appointments near and far soon.

The group are also interested in meeting people who would like to be volunteer drivers. If this is of interest to you please contact them via the Community Centre.

Milford Community Care Group

01590 641700

Community Centre, 9 Sea Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PH

Noel's 8700 mile challenge

The Advertiser & Times carried an article this week telling the story of Noel Osborne, a retired pilot from Milford on Sea who completed a charity ride of 8,726 miles, covering a minimum of 120 miles a week. 

Noel's challenge was inspired by the care his daughter Jo Rivron and granddaughter Matilda who have received as they battle different types of cancer. 

He began cycling every day during lockdown and set himself the challenge of completing the distance between his Milford on Sea home and Trinidad, where his parents were born, before 21st June.

He completed the final stretch with daughter Nicky before being joined by Jo’s husband Christian and granddaughters Matilda and Amelie to cross the finish line.

His cycling challenge has raised more than £18,000 for charities including Oakhaven Hospice.

To read the full article in the A&T, please click here.

Well done Noel.

Photo from A&T
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No.64 in Muddy Stiletto Finals Voting

No.64 Biscuit House in Milford on Sea high street has made the finals of Muddy Stiletto Awards for the 'Best Interiors Store'. Owner, Clare has sent this message: 

"Hi everyone!

I have amazing news, we've just been told we've made the FINAL 5 of the 'Best Interiors Store' for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight region of the Muddy Stilettos Awards, and I'm so thrilled so many of you have nominated for us.

But... we have to ask you to Vote for us please as nominations from the first round are not carried forward.

To vote, please click here  - if you nominated us in the first round, you'll know it's really quick and easy to do.

This time you'll see the 5 finalists listed, so make sure you vote for us! 

All I can say is that, after the year we've had, we'd love to come out of the other side with an award for No64, for you, and for Milford on Sea!

Thank you for your support as always, we love you all so much!

Clare"

Good luck Clare & Glenn.

No64 Biscuit House

64 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QD

01590 643765

www.No64.co.uk 

The Needles Trophy Winners 2021

Milford on Sea Bowls Club get a full turn out for The Needles Trophy Competition.

On Friday 2nd July Milford on Sea Bowls Club celebrated the return of a favourite sponsored competition at the club – The Needles Trophy. This year the competition has been kindly sponsored by Tim and Nicki from the South Lawn Hotel.

This is a one day, 4 woods, open pairs competition, comprising of a 3-match “round robin” first round, followed by semi-finals and finals. With a full complement of 16 pairs, the competition ran over six hours.

The pleasant weather was an added bonus and it was good to welcome some of our more isolated members enjoying the day as spectators. The newly installed bar facility was well received.

The finalists were Mike Rowe and Alan Burn playing against Tony Styles and Richard Harris. Tony and Richard had an exceptional run and were the eventual winners.

Tim and Nicki from South Lawn Hotel were able to join the club members during the afternoon and presented both the winners and the runners up with their trophies.

L-R Mike Rowe and Alan Burn (Runners Up)
and Tony Styles and Richard Harris (Winners)

L-R Tony Styles, Nicki and Tim from South Lawn,
Richard Harris, Tim Capron (Club President)

Milford on Sea Bowls Club
Hurst Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PY
www.facebook.com/milfordonseabowlsclub
www.milfordonseabowlsclub.org

Camping at Muddy Creek Farm

Muddy Creek Farm in Lymington Road, Milford on Sea has opened up their pop-up campsite for July and August.

The site is for Tents and Campervans Only and located 10 minute walk from the centre of Milford on Sea village. The site has loos, unlimited hot water showers, free freezer block exchange and washing up facilities for up to 50 pitches set within 15 acres, so plenty of space for those wanting to be close to nature.

To find out more, please click here.

Muddy Creek Farm

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF
www.muddycreekfarm.co.uk/camping

La Perle extend opening hours

La Perle Takeaway is now open all week and have extended deliveries of their delicious Fish & Chips to Mondays to Saturdays!

La Perle at Home Delivery

• Mondays to Thursdays: 5pm to 8.30pm
• Fridays and Saturdays: 4.30pm to 9pm

You can also enjoy their tables on the Village Green for coffee, light snacks and meals throughout the week. 

The dine-in Restaurant will reopen in September.

This week Le Perle are supporting Milford on Sea Girls Cricket Club with a special dessert. 

Enjoy a home-made New Forest Strawberry & Vanilla Cheesecake with all proceeds going to help with the purchase of new equipment for the club.

To see all La Perle menus - Please click here

La Perle

60 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QD

01590 643557

www.laperle.co.uk

www.facebook.com/laperlemilford

Learn to Lip Read

Lip Reading Classes are returning to Milford on Sea.

The classes or ideal for people with hearing issues or anyone interested in learn to lip read. As one class member said: "As a deaf person I’ve been enjoying and learning from these classes for a couple of years now. Caroline, the tutor, is funny and inspiring and we laugh while we learn." 

New class members always welcome.

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The Good News Newsletter: No.35

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

Pizza Heaven at Ray's

Sometimes words are not necessary, a picture tells the story...

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If you love pizza, check out Ray's this weekend.

To view all of the Ray's Menus, 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
www.facebook.com/raysitaliankitchen

Spectacular Race at The Needles

This Saturday the Round the Island Race will come up The Solent and around The Needles and are expected to pass Milford on Sea from around 8am for two to three hours. 

If you have not seen this race before, it is one of the most amazing sights in yacht racing.

The race features around 1400 yachts and over 16,000 sailors. They start at Cowes in phases and race over 50 miles anticlockwise around around the Isle of Wight. It takes from 3 hours to 10 hours to complete the course depending upon the type of yacht and the wind.

Hurst Castle is one of the best vantage points to watch this spectacular event as hundreds of yachts jostle for position. The Hurst Castle Food Truck will be open for breakfast and refreshments.

The Lighthouse café at the foot of Hurst Spit will also be open, as well as serving takeaway coffee and Bacon Ciabatta. 

*Pre-book your tickets if you also wish to visit Hurst Castle as there is limited availability.

Hurst Castle

www.hurstcastle.co.uk

The Lighthouse

www.thelighthousemilford.co.uk

Comedy Night back at Community Centre

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*Ticket numbers subject to lockdown ending on 19th July 2021. Covid Secure Entertainment.

Milford on Sea Community Centre
9 Sea Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PH
Box Office: 01590 644861

enquiries@moscommunitycentre.org.uk

www.moscommunitycentre.org.uk

South Lawn returns to core business

As they say; 'All good things come to an end', and South Lawn have done a magnificent job in supporting the Milford on Sea community throughout the pandemic. 

As South Lawn owner, Tim explains, it is now time for South Lawn to finish their delivery service in order to return the focus to their core business:

"After 15 months of delivering Bakery, Dairy and Meals to the village and surrounding areas it was with a heavy heart that we made the decision a couple of weeks ago that yesterday, Sunday 27th June was to be our last day.

Having delivered over 26,000 meals into the community you can imagine that we have made some very good friends. The last week has been emotional to say the least as we have delivered for the last time to many of our regulars and whilst there are many people who are grateful for our service we to have to say a big thank you for supporting the hotel.

Since being permitted to welcome hotel guests and diners inside again and despite still not being able to open our function facilities the hotel is the busiest it has ever been since we arrived back in 2015, forward bookings are also looking very strong. We have also seen many of the people we have been delivering to venture out for meals with us which is great news.

Our focus has to be towards ensuring our hotel and restaurant maintains and improves its enviable reputation. We will be keeping our fingers crossed for the future and look forward to the Autumn through to Christmas period when we see so many friends and families spending time and celebrating with each other.

Thank you for your support over the last 15 months and we hope to see you soon.

From us all at South Lawn."

The South Lawn Hotel 

& Cedar Tree Restaurant

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

01590 643911

www.facebook.com/southlawnhotel

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

Lazy Sunday Afternoons at South Lawn

If you like live music and a relaxing drink, then South Lawn is the place for you each Sunday for the next 10 weeks. A new live act with perform from 3pm to 6pm and everyone is welcome to come along to enjoy the acts.

If you would like a meal then food is available from 12noon to 8pm. Please click here to see South Lawn's menus.

*Sun 27.06.21 is Romeo Valente & Artful Dodgers 

*Sun 04.07.21 is Geena Morris & Rebecca Hollweg 

*Sun 11.07.21 is Nicky Earl & David Ribi 

*Sun 18.07.21 is Piper & Gavin Wyatt

*Sun 25.07.21 is David Mein & Fourfold

*Sun 01.08.21 is The Rambling Men & The Heartbreakers

*Sun 08.08.21 is Reeds in Harmony & Magikat 

*Sun 15.08.21 is Chuck Chandler & John James Newman 

*Sun 22.08.21 is Four on the Floor + act to be confirmed 

*Sun 29.08.21 is Millie Sandford & Nigel Price Trio 

The South Lawn Hotel 

& Cedar Tree Restaurant

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

01590 643911

www.facebook.com/southlawnhotel

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