Enjoy Milford on Sea

27 October 2024

Tickets on sale for Journey of the Magi

Christians Together in Milford on Sea and Everton has invited Springs Dance Company to present the show, Journey of the Magi, which is a sparkling production of dance, theatre, song and poetry for all the family.

The show takes place on Sunday 24th November 2024 at 6:30pm in All Saints’ Church, Greenbank Close, Milford on Sea SO41 0SG.

Journey of the Magi is fast-paced, brilliantly witty performance inspired by T. S. Eliot’s poem of the same name. The performance offers a contemporary comparison between the quest of the wise men 2000 years ago, and our own preparations in the run up to Christmas.

With a soundtrack to keep toes tapping and a feast of dance and drama, Journey of the Magi delights audiences of all ages.

Come and join in for a chance to laugh, reflect and refocus this Advent.

Sir David Bintley CBE is quoted as saying; “Forget The Nutcracker, Springs Dance Company's Journey of the Magi is the best Christmas show I have ever seen! I went along to see it one dark, wet and dismal night in Birmingham and I came out having been touched, amused and moved to tears. Journey of the Magi looks beyond the tinsel and trappings and reveals the real meaning of Christmas.”

Tickets: £8 for adults. £4 for children. Available from The Bridge Box Office on 01590 644861 - or book online by clicking here.

Table Top Sale on Saturday

Another Table Top Sale takes place this Saturday 2nd November 2024 from 9.30am to 1pm in the Bridge.

A variety of stalls including crafts, bric a brac, clothing, jewellery, handmade preserves and much more. - it changes every time!

Come along for hot drinks and cakes, and to discover some bargains!

Visitor Entry: Free. Café open for drinks and cake.

This is a fundraising event for The Bridge.

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New Stallholders Welcome: You can book a table at this and future Table Tops Sales' to sell your own items.

Stallholder Table Chairs: £10. To book please contact:

enquiries@moscommunitycentre.org.uk

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The Bridge

Sea Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PH

01590 644861

office@thebridgemos.org.uk
www.thebridgemos.org.uk

www.facebook.com/MoS-Community-Centre

22 October 2024

New Full Fibre Broadband Meeting Next Tuesday

A new Full Fibre Broadband service is on its way to Milford on Sea, and there is a community meeting next Tuesday where you can find out more.

The meeting will take place from 3.30pm to 5pm next Tuesday 29th October 2024 in The Bridge.

At the meeting there will be a 20 to 25 minute presentation followed by a Question & Answer Session, and then time for individuals to liaise with the team after.

Wessex Internet have said that having full fibre to the property has no installation costs to the customer.

No need to book, just go along.

The meeting will be hosted by Wessex Internet

www.wessexinternet.com

To register your interest for full fibre broadband please visit:

www.wessexinternet.com. This is not a commitment, but a way to gauge interest and keep residents and business up to date on progress.

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About Wessex Internet and Ultrafast Broadband

Wessex Internet is bringing full fibre broadband direct to homes and businesses in Milford on Sea and surrounding areas later this year early 2025.

Connectivity to fast, reliable broadband is being made possible due to the government-funded Project Gigabit contract. This three-year project aims to provide lightning-fast gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach communities across the New Forest.

Wessex Internet has been at the forefront of bringing full fibre broadband to rural and underserved communities in Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. Properties will benefit from full fibre connections, which is also known as Fibre to the Premise (FTTP). This means a fibre optic cable goes all the way to a home or business directly from the provider’s network, rather than stopping at a cabinet down the road, which is known as Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC). Full fibre delivers far superior speeds and reliability compared to copper or partial fibre networks.

If you haven’t heard of Wessex Internet, they are an independent Dorset-based internet provider, who have built their own future-proofed fibre network and who specialise in bringing ultrafast broadband to rural areas. They have over 9,800 local customers and provide friendly, human support from their HQ in Blandford.

We would encourage anyone who hasn’t yet registered their interest, to do so now, so that they can be connected as quickly as possible when the service ‘goes live’. It will take a few minutes to enter your details online or to give Wessex Internet a call, a member of the customer service team will talk through the options available.

To register your interest please visit:

www.wessexinternet.com or call 0333 240 7997.

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Another current supplier of fibre optic broadband in Milford on Sea is Trooli - www.trooli.com.

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The Bridge

Sea Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PH

01590 644861

office@thebridgemos.org.uk
www.thebridgemos.org.uk

www.facebook.com/MoS-Community-Centre

21 October 2024

Land to be sold next to Milford on Sea Community Meadow

It is understood the land directly next to the Milford Community Meadow is to go on sale for £100,000.

The Community Meadow, just beside All Saints' Church, was opened by Milford on Sea Parish Council when hosting a village picnic on Saturday 22nd June 2019.

Photo by Ginny Campbell

The meadow was bequeathed by the late Diane Gillespie, a generous Milford on Sea resident.

The legacy was in two parcels of land, one made to the Friends of Christchurch Priory, the other to Milford on Sea Parish Council on condition that it should remain an open space to the benefit of the community.

In December 2022 The Friends of Milford Meadow were pleased to report that following significant local objection, a planning application by Bayview Developments to build a four-bedroom house on the Friends of Christchurch Priory land close to the Community Meadow was refused.

Friends of Milford Meadow
November 2022

It is understood that over the last two years the Parish Council has had several meetings and communications with the Priory about the future of the Meadow - not least about the unmaintained state of the land.

At a recent meeting, the Friends of the Priory were encouraged to let the Parish Council know what they envisaged for the land and it was emphasised that the Parish would like first refusal on buying the meadow, but would need time to raise the money with community involvement.

Subsequently, we have been informed that the land will be offered by tender via Goadsby Estate Agents in Bournemouth with a guide price of £100,000. The tender period is likely to commence in November 2024.

It is also understood that the Priory intend to erect a fence of ‘up to 2m’ to define the boundary around land. The original transfer document stipulated that the boundary should be defined by a shallow clear ditch. The Parish Council has always resisted this because it felt that a ditch could be dangerous. The fencing work could start around the 30th October 2024.

The Priory also wished that the Parish Council would designate a path through their land so that they would have ‘more flexibility’ in how they could use the site. We understand that the Parish Council do not wish to alter the terms of the granted right of way.

The future of the site is set to be discussed at a meeting of Milford Parish Council on Monday 21st October 2024 at 6.30pm in the Village Hall, Park Road.

Hunters Supermoon over village

Graham Wiffen has once again caught a spectacular local image, this time a shot of the Hunters Supermoon over The Cave and surrounding Milford on Sea shops. Photo taken on Thursday 17th October 2024.

To see more of Graham's excellent local images, and to read more about his photogaphy, please click here.

Christmas Dining in Milford on Sea

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OTHER PLACES TO ENJOY OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD

Bargain Guinot Advent Calendar at The Retreat

The Retreat in Milford on Sea high street are offering the Guinot Advent Calendar, which contains product worth £260, for just £105.

The Guinot Advent Calendar contains something to pamper yourself with each day in the run up to the festive period.

The Retreat offers more than just its beauty & health Salon services.

If you are looking for something different as a Christmas gift, it is worth taking a look at some of the accessories they have, such as Nordic socks & scarfs, plush velvety eye masks with matching toiletry bag & makeup bags and more...

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About The Retreat Beauty & Health Salon

The Retreat offers a wide range of treatments & therapies, such as facials, massage, body wraps, manicures, pedicures, hair removal, tanning and application of make-up for weddings or special occasions. In fact, so much to make yourself feel good.

If you fancy pampering yourself, or enjoying some time with the girls, there are special packages available for groups of friends, and a visit could be a great way to refresh, relax and unwind.

The also have Gift Vouchers for the perfect present. Available from £15 for treatments or products.

Why not pop in and take a look, or simply book to pamper yourself!

The Retreat Beauty & Health Salon

76 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QD

01590 645151

retreatbeautymilford@icloud.com

www.retreat-milford.co.uk

www.facebook.com/RetreatBeautyMilford

Take 5 Artists Art Exhibition starts for a week this Friday

Milford on Sea is blessed with talented artists, and one group, Take 5 Artists are holding a sale of original craft & paintings from Friday 26th October until Saturday 2nd November 2024.

The exhibition will be open daily from 10am to 4.30pm in the Dance Studio at The Bridge, Sea Road Car Park, Milford on Sea.

The artists are: Maureen Tait, Jan Hawker, Rosie Redpath, Pauline Stephens and Tony Clegg.

You are welcome to come along to simply enjoy the art, meet the artists, or to buy anything that you think would grace your home.

The Bridge

Sea Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PH

01590 644861

office@thebridgemos.org.uk

www.thebridgemos.org.uk

www.facebook.com/MoS-Community-Centre

Supper Club returns to Verveine

The Verveine Supper Club has started once again at Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant and will be running again each month for the foreseeable future.

This event provides a social gathering to meet new people, and at the same time experience David Wykes incredible dishes.

The next Supper Club is on Wednesday 13th November 2024.

One communal table and 4 courses for just £35. *Limited to 20 places, so please book early.

The supper club normally run mid-month with arrival at 7.15pm and food served at 7.30pm.

For future dates and to book, please call 01590 642176 or contact:

info@verveine.co.uk.

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About Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant

Verveine was opened in February 2010 by renowned chef/patron David Wykes. This exceptional award winning fish restaurant offers high quality and relaxed dining in a cordial atmosphere, whilst serving imaginative, unusual and exciting modern dishes.

Verveine

98 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QE

01590 642176

info@verveine.co.uk

www.verveine.co.uk

www.facebook.com/VerveineFishMarketRestaurant

20 October 2024

Great Coastal Birdwatch this Saturday

Join Keith Metcalf and Wings to participate in the Great Coastal Birdwatch this Saturday 26th October 2024 from 10 to 11am.

The event is free, and everyone is invited.

The one-hour autumn/winter ‘birdwatch’ will meet at Saltgrass Lane near Cut Bridge at 10am, and then observe the birds across Mount Lake, Hurst Spit & Farmland

Scopes, binoculars and ID sheets provided. If needed, you just bring a garden chair to watch and record the birds in comfort.

Also,

Great Coastal Birdwatch: 1pm to 3pm on Friday 1st November 2024

Meet at Sturt Pond Bird Hide. (Next to The Lighthouse in Hurst Road, Milford on Sea.)

Come and meet the Bird Aware Solent rangers who will be based in the Bird Hide where they will show you the wonderful birdlife that can be seen around our coastline.

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About WINGS

Wings Wildlife Heritage (known simply as ‘Wings’) was set up in 2022 by Keith Metcalf and friends when they launched their ‘Nature Story-telling’ sessions for youngsters on the Village Green at the May Fair 2022.

The group is ‘not for profit’ and aims to encourage youngsters, and ‘those still young at heart’, to help our depleted local wildlife. Keith's message is that; “Everybody is welcome to help us in our quest to inspire others and enable wildlife recovery on our doorstep”.

To join the WINGS group, please contact Keith.

WINGS

keithmetcalf2022@btinternet.com

New Forest Marque Roadshow at the weekend

The ever popular New Forest Marque Producers Roadshow is back at Everton Nurseries from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October 2024. Free entry.

Browse and buy delicious New Forest food and drink which has grown, reared, caught, produced or processed right here on our doorstep, as well as a good selection of handmade products from The New Forest Marque art and craft members.

Also, meet and chat with a New Forest Wildlife Ranger.

As you discover an array of local produce from New Forest producers, you can also find some Christmas gift ideas as you take a look around the Everton Nurseries Garden Centre, and you can even take a break to recharge and refresh with breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea at Camellias Restaurant.

Everton Nurseries & Camellias Restaurant

Christchurch Road, Everton, SO41 0BF

01590 642155

gc@evertonnurseries.co.uk

www.evertonnurseries.co.uk

www.facebook.com/evertonnurseries

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New Forest Marque

01590 646648

hello@newforestmarque.co.uk

www.newforestmarque.co.uk

Wellbeing Wednesdays start 30th October 2024

Wellbeing Wednesdays have the aim to improve your physical & mental health. Every session is free and everyone of any age is invited.

The first session is 5 Steps to Wellbeing. Including useful techniques & links to help improve how you feel.

To be held on Wednesday 30th October 2024 - 1pm to 2pm in The Bridge, Sea Road, Milford on Sea.

Each month a different topic will be covered in the one hour free session. The sessions are hosted by GPs or social prescribers & staff of the New Forest Primary Care Network, all from our village doctors surgery, Milford Medical Centre.

To find out more, please click here.

For any questions, or to book please contact Diane at:

diane.briggs8@nhs.netbook - 01590 637290, or book online at:

www.newforestpcn.co.uk/wellbeingwednesdays

Monsoori Heights gains highest level Food Hygiene Rating

Our village Indian restaurant, Monsoori Heights has an inspection by the Food Standards Agency on the 17th September 2024 and were delighted to gain the highest level Food Hygiene Rating of 5.

If you love a curry you will have to travel a long way to beat the great dishes served at Monsoori Heights in Milford on Sea village.

If you prefer to eat at home, the restaurant's website has a simple ordering system from which you can select your meal and then get it delivered to your door.

Their talented chefs create tasty dishes which showcase India’s diverse culinary traditions, serving a slice of the country's rich heritage for you to enjoy.

There is always a warm welcome from the team whether eating in, grabbing a takeaway, or booking a delivery.

To see the takeaway menu, please click here.

To book a table please call: 01590 644441.

Monsoori Heights

69 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QG

01590 644441

www.monsooriheights.co.uk

Steak & Wine Night at The Smugglers Inn

The ever-popular village dining pub, The Smugglers Inn are holding a Steak & Wine Night on Thursday 21st November 2024 from 6pm.

The Steak & Wine Night is always a fun evening with great food and wine.

During the evening you will meet and chat to the Smugglers Inn chefs and watch them cut and prepare your steak to your liking.

You will also get to talk to the evenings wine expert, Mr Mike Angel from Tolchards Ltd, and choose a complimentary glass of wine.

Previous Steak & Wine Nights having been sell-outs, so early booking is advised.

To book, or find out more, please contact: 01590 644414 smugglersinn@ymail.com

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About The Smugglers Inn

This traditional family friendly seaside village pub serves tasty home-cooked meals all day.

Children & dogs are welcome inside and out.

There are log fires in winter, a conservatory, and a family & dog friendly large garden with a play area for the kids to enjoy.

The comprehensive food menu includes daily specials, home cooked dishes, Sunday roasts and vegetarian & vegan options. The drink options include all pub favourites, as well as quality cask ales & local gins.

Live music, quizzes, themed and food & wine evenings, are held on occasions during the year, and private parties are also catered for.

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