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15 September 2021
League of Friends’ AGM
Milford Hospital League of Friends’ are holding their AGM on Monday 27th September 2021 at 3pm.
Venue: Milford on Sea Community Centre, Sea Road.
All are most welcome. Admission free. Masks encouraged and windows will be open!
Lost Bag near Hurst Spit
A bit of a long shot, but a lady lost her handbag from the back of her daughter’s wheelchair on or near Hurst Spit between Hurst Castle to The Lighthouse restaurant/café.
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If you can help at all, please click here to let
me know.
14 September 2021
Floristry and Painting Workshop
For the Love of Art are running a floristry and painting workshop at Milford on Sea Community Centre on Saturday 25th September from 2:15pm to 5:30pm with Coco Rose Florist.
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The workshop will be working with late summer/early autumn flowers to design and create a lovely floral display and then learning how to paint from life to create a semi abstract watercolour artwork.
2 creative workshops in 1 and take home everything you make on the day.
If you would like more information, please get by clicking here and navigating to 'Workshops'.
13 September 2021
Squash & Racketball Open Day
Milford Tennis and Squash Club are celebrating World Squash Day 2021 with an Open Day on Saturday 9th October - 10am to 3pm.
If want to start playing Squash or Racketball again, or would like to try for the first time, why not pop along.
Milford Tennis & Squash Club
Lucerne Road, Milford-on-Sea, SO41 0PL12 September 2021
Fundraising for a Magical Milford at Christmas
Autumn is fast approaching and Diana Brushwood and Tracy Haupt are already busy planning this year’s Christmas display on the village green.
The substantial plans for this year will hopefully bring lots of well needed cheer to our lovely village after a difficult 18 months of Covid restrictions.
Obviously, all these extra items will be in addition to all the commercial grade lights which have been purchased over the last couple of years.
If you would like to help us achieve this, please donate through the link below – large or small donations will be gratefully received.
To donate, please click here and type in Milford on Sea Charitable Trust. Also, when donating please type Christmas in the special message box, this ensures the money goes into the correct account.
You can also make a cash/cheque donation at the Parish Council Office.
Thank you to everyone who can help get the village joyous this Christmas for the whole village to enjoy.
Magical Milford at Christmas
Tracy and Diana
Help to build a stage set for village show
Live theatre is back! - and help is needed to build the set for the stage.
Neil Simon's Rumours will be staged at the Community Centre for, and on behalf of, the Milford on Sea Community Centre in October.
To allow this show to go ahead there is a major set build to achieve.
Over the last few months the building of the stage extensions has been completed and shortly the flats will be completed.These are/will be held in store until we need them in October.
To bring all this to a successful conclusion, it will require 3 days of stage and set building at the Community Centre.
The set builder and Stage Manager, Grahame Goodyer, estimates that he will need at least 4 people to help on each day. The village show producers are therefore looking for volunteers to put themselves forward to assist on each day.
This is manual work and some of the stage items are very heavy, so we particularly need able-bodied people prepared to help lift heavy loads. However, if you can use a screwdriver or hammer, there are jobs for you to do as well.
Days volunteers required to help are:-
- Friday Oct 22 from 12pm through to 5pm
- Saturday 23 Oct from 8am through to 8pm
- Sunday 24 October from 9am through to 6pm
We accept that most people will not be able to put in a full day but if you are available to help, for any period of time on any day, we would ask you to put your name forward.
If you can help, please can you contact Grahame by email at grahame@goodyer.org or call/message him on 07860 587272.
Kids Tennis Courses at Milford Tennis and Squash Club
Milford Tennis and Squash Club have some limited spaces left on our first ever LTA Youth start course for 5-7 year olds who have never played the game.
This course offers 6 weekly sessions delivered by an LTA qualified coach, as well as a Tennis Racket and personalised T-Shirt delivered to you door, all for only £34.99. These sessions will be starting on Friday 17th September at 4pm so book early to avoid disappointment.
We also offer classes for all other age groups and abilities so why not come down and give this great sport a go.
For more information please contact Head Coach, Dan Hitchins on:
Milford Tennis & Squash Club
Lucerne Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PL11 September 2021
Milford Artisan Market Dates
The Milford Artisan Market is opening its doors once again at Milford on Sea Community Centre.
The first date is: Sunday 26th September - 10am to 4pm. Free Entry.
Pop along to meet around 30 craft stallholders and artists.
Future dates are: Sunday 7th & 28th November 2021.
Milford Artisan Market
07 September 2021
Enticing Autumn Film Evenings by the Big Screen
The Village’s Community Centre is delighted to announce a return to a full autumn programme of movies and “live” screenings at the Centre.
All the movies and screenings are in the Centre, with 60 comfortable seats arranged cabaret style around small tables – this makes sure everyone has a good view and a place to put their drinks.
Book early to avoid disappointment – sadly seats cannot be guaranteed if you just turn up on the door.
More information and to book seats pop along to the Box Office at the Centre in Sea Road (or telephone (01590) 644861 or visit website www.moscommunitycentre.org.uk.
Busking for BECOME Charity on the Village Green
Each year 10,000 young people are dropped by the care system at the age of 18 and have to fend for themselves. This is called the 'Care Cliff' and is a disaster with 50% of them really struggling with their transition to adulthood without family support. Add this up and we have c.500,000 care experienced people nationwide, many of whom have lifelong issues caused by their experiences.
Local pensioner Mark Law is fundraising for the national registered charity BECOME, the charity for children in care and young care leavers. Following a discussion with MoS Parish Council, Mark has been given permission to perform several sponsored busking gigs on the Village Green.
You can sponsor him with all funds going directly to BECOME via his JustGiving page by clicking here.
These impromptu gigs on the Village Green are weather dependent and will most likely occur around lunchtimes and early evenings in the coming weeks. Repertoire is a mix of popular covers and original material.
Mark would love to hear from you so why not drop by and say hello?
You can also contact Mark on email by clicking here.
Join the Healthy Digestion Group
Nikki Robertson of 'Nutrition with Nikki' lives in the village and her you can join her guide to good gut health from Wednesday 15th September at 7.30pm in the Milford on Sea Community Centre.
Healthy Digestion Group:
Learn about the basics of digestion including how to use a diary to identify trigger foods for you, how much protein should you be eating, what to look out for in food labels and different types of fibre and fermented foods.
There will also be a fun 7 day gut health challenge with full menu plan and shopping list provided.
Healthy Digestion Group (4 information sessions)
- Learn some nutrition basics - fibre, fermented foods, why is gut health important?
- Learn how to use a food diary to identify foods that may be problematic for you
- Learn the simple, but often forgotten steps to good digestion
- Prepare for, and do a 7 day gut health mini challenge (week 3)
Please note there are no individual consultations with this group
Venue: Milford on Sea Community Centre Wednesday Evenings, 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Dates: 15th & 22nd September and 1st & 8th October.
If you think you might be interested, or would like to know more about current and future courses, you can contact her through her e-mail or Facebook Page below.
06 September 2021
The Good News Newsletter: No.37
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
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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
01 September 2021
Duff-T Tees Leisurewear created in Milford on Sea
An exciting new business has recently launched in Milford on Sea and if you like casual clothing with great designs this could be for you or your family.
The ranges of clothing for women, men and kids include t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and bags - all of which are made from 100% organic sustainable cotton, and/or use recycled or sustainable materials.
The founder is entrepreneur Fiona MacDuff, who lives in Milford on Sea and has a background in graphic design & working in top London marketing agencies.
During the summer of 2020, Fiona created Duff-T Tees and her aim was to bring her unique designs to life using sustainable methods of printing and production.
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Fiona said; "Choosing a name for the company was easy...the name duff-t comes from duff - something we would consider to be rubbish. Why not turn something that we consider to be rubbish into something we could reuse?
All our unique duff-t tees are recyclable - so once you are done, send it back, and we will recycle it so it can be used again.
All our duff-t designs are created from home - so no extra energy used in maintaining an office space.
We hope you enjoy wearing duff-t tees as much as we've enjoyed designing them. Every idea we have comes from our heart."
All of the Duff-T Tees products are printed in the UK in a renewable energy powered factory. Please click here to find out more.
To see the full Duff-T Tees range; please click here.
Fiona can be contacted on: hello@duff-t.com
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Kifi Creative
Could you help out at the Sea Scouts?
Milford & Keyhaven Sea Scout Group are in great need of retired adults who have spare time, enjoy outside activities and would like to help our young people to grow into confident adults. Cooking, knots, sailing, crafting, if you feel you have a skill you would like to share, then they would like to hear from you!
Despite Covid, the scouts have been actively sailing, kayaking and adventuring, giving our young people a chance to express themselves, build confidence and grow outside of restrictive classroom environments.
We hear that this year our younger group have become extremely proficient kayakers!
The Sea Scout Group operate as a group of leaders with not any one leader as they feel this works better. The leaders actively take part in activities specific to their skills.
If you would like to be part of a great local Scout group, and take part in the on the water activities, land activities, camp and walks, please get in touch. they already have two retired leaders who are actively part of this group.
A DBS would be needed, which the scout leaders will do, and some basic training which involves a couple of modules that won't take longer than about 3 hours to complete.
To get in touch or to find out more please send Fiona MacDuff a message through her Facebook page by clicking here.
31 August 2021
Rob & Nick Win Classic Offshore Powerboat Race
The local powerboat racing team of Rob Lister & Nick Crouch won their Honda Four Stroke class in Sunday's Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race, they were also 3rd overall in all classes.
The Cowes-Torquay-Cowes is a spectacular British Powerboat Racing Club race and one of the biggest events in the powerboating calendar. Over 30 teams, including boats and drivers from the UK, America, Germany and Italy competed in this exhilarating run to the Dorset coast and back.
The 200-mile Cowes Torquay Cowes race has long been recognised as one of powerboating’s toughest challenges, and comparisons have been made with motorsport events such as Le Mans and the Indy 500.
The race crosses Christchurch Bay and provided great entertainment for those watching from Milford on Sea beach.
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In December 2018, Rob Lister and Nick Crouch were crowned UKOPRA Offshore Class 3 British champions.
Perry McCarthy, aka BBC Top Gear’s 'Stig', presented the Class 3 trophy at the Royal Southern Yacht Club.
Rob and Nick started the season well, excelling in rough conditions at Falmouth. Then disaster struck when whilst leading at Poole they were forced to retire due to propeller failure. Finally, a crucial win in rough conditions at Cowes Torquay/Poole Race earned them the British Class 3 title.
They also won the Tim Powell Trophy for “most outstanding performance”.
Dolphins spotted from Milford on Sea Beach
Last week a pair of dolphins were spotted playing offshore from Milford on Sea beach.
Many people were able to watch the dolphins from Milford on Sea beach which can only have brightened anyone's day.
The photo below perfectly captures them frolicking close to The Needles. Sadly, we don't know who captured this great image, but if someone knows, please tell us and we will be more than happy to give them a credit.
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Chocolate Workshops with Friends
This September local chocolatier, Kerry Witt is running a number of half day chocolate workshops with lunch.
This could make a great present, or a day out with friends.
The workshop includes; making chocolate truffles, croissants and warm melted chocolate on arrival. Plus; chocolate tasting, 2 course lunch and the day ends with you taking home 3 boxes of chocolates.
Half day workshops 10.30am until 2pm. £75 per person .
Sat 4th September 2021
Delicious passionfruit chocolate truffles made with rare chocolate from Ecuador, taste this incredible chocolate and learn all about Cardenas Chocolate.
Wed 8th Sept 2021
Silky smooth sea salt caramel truffles and milk sea salt caramel shards.
Sat 18th Sept 2021
Indulgence milk chocolate truffles using the unique water ganache recipe and milk choc mediants.
Sat 25th Sept 2021
Milk chocolate hazelnut praline truffles workshop & hazelnut clusters.
To view the workshops, or to book, please click here.
www.chocolatebymisswitt.com
Milford Girls Cricket continues to thrive
Milford Girls Cricket, which started with homemade videos during the first Lockdown last year, has grown from strength to strength and was celebrated with an end of season Grand Finale event at Barnes Lane Recreation Ground last Friday.
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The 21 Milford schoolgirls split into their two usual training teams – the Heys and the Hoes (named after Rachael Heyhoe Flint, the former English Women’s Captain) and played an exciting 20 over match, loudly cheered on by friends and family.
The match went to the wire with a narrow win for the Heys and was followed by an Awards ceremony and BBQ, organised by the parents.
The Milford girls have achieved much in the last 16 months. From complete novices, nine have played District Cricket, with two featuring in the U11 Hampshire Girls squad. Five Y4 Milford schoolgirls were crowned Hampshire U9 Champions a couple of weeks ago and earlier in the summer eight of the U11s became Hampshire Champions or Runners-up in both softball and hardball.
Support Magical Milford at Christmas
No one wants to wish away the summer or even start thinking about what might be happening in four months’ time, but Autumn is fast approaching and Diana Brushwood and Tracy Haupt are already busy planning this year’s Christmas display on the village green.
Survey results received from the local community have once again requested more lights and trees to be added to last year’s event, making it even brighter and more festive.
The substantial plans for this year will hopefully bring lots of well needed cheer to our lovely village after a difficult 18 months of Covid restrictions.
The ladies are looking to raise £8,000 from local businesses and individuals to pay for this.
Obviously, all these extra items will be in addition to all the commercial grade lights which have been purchased over the last couple of years.
There are two different ways to get involved…
If you are a local business the packages range from £100 to £2,200 for full sponsorship of the ‘Winter Wonderland’ area on the village green. The earlier a business comes on board the more promotion they will receive.
If you would like to know more about the sponsorship packages available, then please get in touch with Lynn by clicking here for further information.
The second way to be involved is for individuals to donate via The Charity Aid Foundation for Magical Milford at Christmas, through Milford on Sea Charitable Trust.
To find out more; please click here and type in Milford on Sea Charitable Trust. When donating please type Christmas in the special message box, this ensures the money goes into the correct account.
Many people have been unable to enjoy their holidays/cruises abroad over the last eighteen months could you spare some of that saved cash for the village Christmas event please?
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For more information, as always you can contact:
Tracy at tracyhaupt@btinternet.com
Diana at dianabrushwood@gmail.com
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