It's our birthday! Milford on Sea News was founded in May 2008 and has gone from strength to strength over the past 17 years.
Hopefully, you are enjoying the journey, and we thought you might like to look back to see where we have come from.
Our aim is simple: To inform and entertain people with local village news, local history, random stories, and to promote all that is happening in the village.
We also look to help keep the village vibrant by promoting & supporting village businesses the best we can.
All is done purely for the benefit of the community; we are self-funded, and not a penny is charged for anything we do.
From day one, one man and his dog have always loved their publishing independence and enjoyed sharing good news from around the village.
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The Milford on Sea News Bulletin is sent free each week by email to over 2,500 people with all of the latest village news. For your copy, simply click here.
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Summary of Our History
To date, the Milford on Sea News website has had 4,037,496 page views, and the website now averages around 30,000 page views per month.
The original Milford on Sea Website, launched in May 2008, was viewed over half a million times before being rebranded as Milford on Sea News in 2011.
In April 2025, we published edition No.827 of our free weekly e-mail News Bulletin. To date, we have written 5,885 news articles.
The News Bulletin informs people about the articles added to the village news website that week.
Not all of our articles are serious, as people who have read our April Fool's Day and other occasional humorous articles will know.
We never really considered that people would enjoy or appreciate what we built; however, it appears people do, and it is satisfying to provide a local service with a smile to the local community.
Today we have 2,538 people, from a village population of c.5,500, who each week receive our
Free weekly Milford on Sea News Bulletin. (
Get your copy here)
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Village Community Events and Publications
In the past, we have also created village Community Events and Publications.
Milford on Sea Food Week took place in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2104 and 2016, and each Food Week featured over 100 food related events across the village.
This included celebrity shows in the Cookery Theatre with appearances from renowned chefs such as Tom Kerridge, Rosemary Shrager, Angela Hartnett, Dick Strawbridge, and winners from The Great British Bake Off & Master Chef also appeared.
There were also themed events in the local restaurants, pubs & cafes.
Village groups & organisations also got involved with many of their own demonstrations and events. Added to this, there were cookery competitions, food tastings, tours, parties, picnics, entertainment and much more.
The finale of Food Week was the very popular
Sunday Food Market, with over 50 food stalls on the village green and surrounding streets.
In 2010, the first Where to Eat & Stay Guide was launched. This was expanded to various Village Guides from 2012 and 2015, which included where to eat, shop, stay, visit and what to do.
In 2010 and 2013, a Community Directory was published. This featured local clubs, organisations, events, home services, charities, churches, kids' stuff, and lots more.
In 2015, a separate Village Tradesmen & Services Guide was published.
These hard copy publications are no longer in print as the information is now readily available online.
In 2016, the Milford on Sea What's On Calendar was created to let people know about events & activities happening in the village
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In 2023, the What's Calendar became so full, so we decided to separate the
Clubs & Classes into their own calendar.
Anyone can add their event, club, class, or regular activity to either of these calendars for free.
In 2020, over 4,000 historic photos from Milford on Sea were loaded to a Village Photo Album. The albums include many historic photos from years gone by, as well as a number of past village events, plus memories from the pandemic years.
The guide features all of the places to eat in the village, as well as the village takeaway & delivery services.
In 2023, a separate Kids Dining Guide was produced.
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Other Community Events Organised:
The Great Dining Bus ran from 2013 to 2015, Love Milford Week took place in 2015, including the Exotic Car Show, and The Queen's 90th Birthday Picnic was held in 2016.
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