Discovering inside Shorefield

Many of us will know of Shorefield Country Park, but how many of us have been there to explore.  A quick look on Google Maps shows the impressive size of the site.  (click here)   When venturing inside you discover a self-contained community and an impressive array of facilities.  Simon Pollock (MD & Chairman) and his team are generous sponsors and supporters of Milford on Food Week and see themselves very much as part of Milford on Sea village. 

We approached Simon to discover more about Shorefield’s history and life today.  So, here you go, The History of Shorefield’s:

Shorefield Holidays Limited has been welcoming guests and visitors to its parks for over 50 years.  Shorefield was formed on the 4th July 1958 by the late Dr Robert Pollock, when he was unable to find a touring pitch for the family’s annual holiday. He was thus inspired to purchase a worked out gravel pit at Milford on Sea and so the company was born. Dr Pollock ran Shorefield Country Park for 18 years as well as working as a doctor in General Practice in Bedford. When he retired in 1976, he moved to Milford and spent many years talking and listening to the staff and customers while mowing the grass or walking Troy, his Great Dane.

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The company has gone from strength to strength and now consists of six parks all situated along the beautiful south coast. Lytton Lawn Touring Park was purchased in 1988 and eight years later Oakdene Forest Park was acquired. Forest Edge Holiday Park was bought in 2001 and in 2005 Priestway Holiday Park, later renamed as Swanage Coastal Park was purchased. Merley Court Holiday Park is the latest acquisition bought in 2006.

The family has watched the company grow and develop from those very early days to the prestigious award-winning company that it is today. “It has been lots of fun, lots of hard work and a fabulous journey” says Lesley Lawrence, Marketing Director, who joined the company in 1977. “I think we are successful because we listen to our customers and we encourage feedback good and bad and this makes us aware of what is wanted by all our customers, 50% of whom each year are return holiday makers. On the marketing front we often lead the way in our industry being the first to use video and dvd for holiday home sales and one of the first to have a website and introduce online bookings”.

Simon Pollock (Robert's son), joined the company in 1974, and is Managing Director and Chairman at Shorefield, says: “We are fortunate by the location we are in. Location, location, location is the watchword used by many tourism gurus. I also think that having a board of three working directors with a wealth of different experience, has managed to create a family business quite unique from others. We were one of the first in the industry to embrace short break holidays, to make up beds in letting accommodation, to invest in sustainable tourism and to create a day spa experience”.

Today Shorefield operate six holiday and leisure parks in the UK, each based in an enviable location on the stunning South Coast. Shorefield provides high quality holiday accommodation in fully equipped chalets, caravans, holiday lodges and touring and camping pitches. Their parks offer our clients an extensive range of leisure facilities and activities not to mention a huge variety of restaurants, bars and retail outlets plus the superb Reflections Elemis Day Spa.

Sara Bertin, Financial Director, joined the Board in 1980 and says: “I think the secret of our success is the varied expertise that each of the directors brings to the boardroom table and the team of managers that we have. The business is always changing so it’s never dull. Our hands on approach to the business and our personal involvement on a day to day basis mean that we know what is working and what isn’t working. We passionately believe in the safety and enjoyment of our customers and this is supported by a high level of staff training.

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Shorefield Country Park is situated on the outskirts of Milford on Sea and is a fabulous 5 Star rated holiday park set in 100 acres of delightful landscaped parkland. The perfect setting to relax in, or explore the rural surroundings. Shorefield Holidays Limited prides itself on its 50 years’ experience and has achieved the David Bellamy Gold Award for Conservation and the ETC, 'England for Excellence' Award and the prestigious Rose Award for very high levels of quality and cleanliness.

The leisure facilities at Shorefield Country Park can only be described as excellent, providing activities for all the family. The club house features bars, eateries and regular entertainment for the whole family. Leisure activities include: A small stocked lake for fishing (rod license required), nature activities in the nature centre, superb leisure club featuring heated indoor pool, sauna, steam room and spa bath. There is also a state of the art fully equipped gymnasium and the Reflections Elemis Day Spa.

Shorefield Country Park also offers a wide range of function rooms and spaces that are perfect for your next special event. These are also available for hire by people from Milford on Sea.  Whether you’re thinking intimate or grand, a casual buffet or a formal sit down dinner, whatever the occasion, their dedicated events team with their wealth of experience will ensure that your every expectation is met and your every need accommodated.

The site also consists of: Large club with ballroom & entertainment, Indoor & outdoor swimming pools, Sauna, steam room & spa bath, Cheers Bar & Carvery, Bistro, & Country Pumpkin pub, Children’s party venue, ‘Reflections’ Beauty & Day Spa, Outdoor tennis court & five a side football court, Crazy Golf, Supermarket with off-license, Launderette, Small fishing lake, Wi-Fi in club area, Fully equipped gym and fitness studio.

Shorefield Holidays Limited is one of the area’s leading employers and is proud to hold the Investors in people award, offering a diverse range of jobs across six holiday parks. They believe that central to their continued success is the training and development of their employees. This not only helps them to achieve their potential, but also improves the experience guests receive. The benefits they offer employees include leisure membership to the facilities on our parks. They are also proud to say that over half of Shorefield Holidays Limited permanent employees have been with them for over 5 years and a quarter have been with them for over 10 years.

Shorefield have certainly come a long way since Dr Robert Pollock's, intial inspiration in 1958!

Discover more about Shorefields at www.shorefield.co.uk

Top chefs go head to head

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This year’s Milford on Sea Food Week features the appearance of top chefs from across the New Forest.  The BIG Cook Off will bring some counties best culinary talents together, as the chefs’ battle in a fun competition to see who can cook and present the best courses.

Chefs will be appearing from Chewton Glen, Lime Wood, The Jetty and recently opened The Pig in Brockenhurst.  Each has a reputation for fine food and a passionate about using the finest local ingredients.

Milford on Sea will be represented by top village chefs from La Perle, The Marine, Westover Hall and Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant (‘Hampshire Restaurant of the Year’ and ‘Hampshire Chef of the Year’)

The two BIG Cook Off shows will be compered by renowned New Forest chef, Alex Aitken.  Each show will feature two chefs from ‘The Big Boys’ and ‘The Village Boys’, and each of the four chefs will cook an individual course in the professional demonstration kitchen.  As the cooking takes place, Alex will casually chat with the chefs and explains the process and dishes, whilst Alan Holmes, Chef Sommelier from Chewton Glen, will also be on hand to explain the best wines to go with each course.

A lucky member of audience will be selected to eat each course, alongside wines selected by Alan, before a fun vote by the audience decides the winning team.

The BIG Cook Off has two separate shows, one on the afternoon of Wednesday 11th April, with another show featuring different chefs on Thursday afternoon on the 12th April.  Tickets are now on sale for each of The BIG Cook Off shows in Gwen’s in Milford on Sea, High Street, or from the Milford on Sea Food Week online ticket office.  Click here to buy tickets now.

Milford on Sea is fast become a ‘Foodie Destination’ and now boasts around 20 different places to eat in the village.  Locals and visitors alike can enjoy anything from the delightful tearooms to the top quality dining restaurants.  In recognition of this ‘Foodie Heaven by the Sea!’, Milford on Sea Food Week is now in its third year and celebrates all that is great about local food.

Milford on Sea Food Week has all corners of the community taking part, and the event has over 100 varied activities for everyone to get involved and have fun.  The event will also create long-term sustainability for the village centre shops and its restaurants, for the benefit of local residents and visitors alike.

From Easter Bank Holiday Monday, Milford on Sea Food Week will run for an entire seven days.  Everyone at every age is welcome, to come and enjoy the Themed Dining Evenings, Professional Cookery Theatre, Celebrity Shows, Cooking Demonstrations, Educational Talks, Film Shows, Cookery Competitions, Wine Tastings, Dining Offers, Kid's Events & a large Sunday Food Market on the final day.  All events are organised by local organisations, clubs, businesses and individuals. 

The complete list of events can be viewed on the website and Free Programmes detailing all of the events will be in the village shops from the end of March.  Plus of course, you can buy tickets on online now from the Ticket Office below.

Milford on Sea Food Week Ticket Office:

www.ticketsource.co.uk/milfordonseafoodweek

To find out more please visit: www.milfordonseafoodweek.org

Boat needed for Carnival

The Seahorses Playgroup have been persuaded to join the Carnival procession this year but there's some little legs (and some bigger ones)  that can't walk too far – so they are hoping to enter as the Milford on Sea Sailing team (incorporating Pirates, Mermaids, Seahorses and all other marine related characters). 

However, they need to borrow a boat.  Just a small one, tender sized, and preferably on a trailer as it will be parent-powered rather than towed by a vehicle. 

Could any of our readers help?  They fully insured and won't be taking it to sea!

If you can lend a boat, please contact: Jan Rook: 07801 624324 – seahorses@btinternet.com (Seahorses Community Baby & Toddler Group)

40 B4 40-The Savoy Grill

No. 2: Right we are off on our next 40 B4 40 Challenge!  First stop is The Savoy Grill in London’s historic Savoy Hotel for our company’s Christmas do.  Yes, I do realise it is March, but some years ago we cancelled Christmas for two reasons.  One; a member of our team did not celebrate Christmas or attend 'Christmas Do’s’ for religious reasons, so we decided we would have a ‘Company Do’ early in the year instead.  Secondly; Christmas Parties involve inedible food, silly hats and overpriced everything!  Our party plan is to take the team somewhere special and to have a great experience that doesn’t involve pulling crackers and being treated like cattle.

In past years we have dined at some fine London restaurants like Gordon Ramsey’s Boxwood Café, The OXO Tower, Brasserie Roux in Pall Mall (now The Balcon) and Cambio at the Castle in Guildford.  This year we were off to Gordon Ramsey’s Savoy Grill in London's Savoy Hotel. 

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The ten 'party people' met for pre-lunch drinks at 12 noon at The Porterhouse in London’s Covent Garden.  Everyone was in high spirits and ready to party!  Sadly, two of the team couldn't make it, but I think it being your 'hen weekend' is a fitting reason to miss out. 

The ‘industrial chic’ bar served many beers from its own brewery in Dublin and most of the guys went for the award winning Porter Stout.  The girls tried a variety of Belgian fruit beers with flavours such as cherry, mango, honey and passion fruit.  The party was soon getting warmed up!

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Arriving at The Savoy, the air of grandeur since the complete rebuild had not been lost.  The spectacular entrance, grand marble reception and Thames Foyer were as impressive as ever, with chandeliers, bronzes, fine decor and exotic flower displays. The Savoy Grill dining room was just as imposing with tortoise shell wall panelling and a host of friendly staff to greet us. 

We were soon seated and supping the good vouvray and soft pinot noir wine, as we chose our meals from the extensive menu.  As the waiter arrived to reveal the succulent sirloin on the silver salver trolley, you could almost hear the licking of lips.  Lots of boisterous conversation accompanied our various chosen starters, which included Chicken liver and foie gras parfait with apple chutney, Devilled lamb kidney on toast, Beetroot tart with salt and vinegar caramel and goats curd, and Butternut squash soup with confit duck and sautéed mushroom. 

Although this was a Gordon Ramsey restaurant, I don’t think he was cooking, as we could here no swearing from the kitchen. The service was continually attentive and our main courses soon arrived.  Between us we devoured; Hot smoked salmon with choucroute and beurre noisette sauce, Grilled hanger steak with pomme mousseline and pepper sauce, Steamed Scottish mussels and fries, Potato & bacon pie, plus of course some had the Sirloin beef with Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and vegetables.

On return from the various trips to the loos people had varying opinions, some liked the way an attendant turned on the tap and handed you a towel, others were a bit spooked!  Having used the bottles of aftershave, I came back smelling like I had fallen into a vat of perfume.

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Plenty of conversation and silliness later, we moved onto our sweets, the wine was still flowing copiously and any diets forgotten.  Steamed cinnamon pudding with custard was most popular, followed by Burnt English cream with redcurrant sorbet and one warm poached pear with vanilla ice cream.

Very full, we still managed to enjoy our coffee's and petit fours.

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Never knowing when we have had enough, we moved on to the minimalist and somewhat strange St Martins Hotel.  Soon we were in The Light Bar for early evening cocktails.  Strange 'face murals' stared from the ceiling as we tried our various concoctions.

For a night cap, we then moved on to The Salisbury, an old traditional Victorian London pub, with normal drinks and a less odd ceiling. After another drink, we were all beginning to wilt.  So, after having had a fantastic day together we all started to make our way home, very full and not in a particularly straight line.

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www.porterhousebrewco.com/bars-london-coventgarden.php

21-22 Maiden Lane, London, WC2E 7NA

www.gordonramsay.com/thesavoygrill
Strand, London WC2R 0EU

Light Bar Website
St Martins Lane Hotel, 45 St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4HX

The Salisbury Website
90 St. Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4AP

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If you are wondering what the 40 B4 40 Dining Challenge is all about, please click here and all will be explained.

40 B4 40-The Drummond

No. 1:  This was not supposed to be the first meal in our culinary 40 B4 40 challenge, we has simply gone for a belated 40^th birthday drink with my brother in law. 

Arriving at The Drummond in Guildford at 5pm were around ten mutual friends, and the beers soon started flowing.

As the evening drew on, a traditional Friday night curry was looking on the cards.  But then, to my utter surprise, someone suggested we eat in the pub.  The menu was quite a surprise and the choice extensive.  We all placed our orders, and a lot of the guys went for deep fried whitebait with tartare sauce & lemon, followed by minute steak, garnish and fries.  My wife and I plumped for a quesadilla (Mexican flour tortilla folded and filled with a savoury mixture containing cheese, red onion, peppers & tomato with a delicious spicy cheese dipping sauce), followed homemade breaded hake fish fingers, crushed minted peas & fries.  The quality was great and everyone happy with their choices, at £8.50 for two courses the value was both a surprise and excellent.

During the meal my brother in law continued to insist that his girlfriend (who none of us had met) was coming to join us, however she had been delayed doing something called ‘work’ in London.  7pm came, then 8pm, with various reasons being given for the extending time of the impending arrival.  Being a sensitive group it did not take long for us to mercifully rib him about his ‘imaginary girlfriend’.  As the drinking continued, a phone call arrived saying she was arriving at Guildford station.  Having had more pints than is good for us, we decided on a nightcap at a bar called Tickled Ivory.

My brother in law went on first to meet ‘his girlfriend’.  We followed, about a pint later.  On arriving at the bar we found him talking to a nice looking lady.  As we all got the drinks in, my wife ordered her favourite ‘squashed frog’ shot (Advocaat, Midori melon liqueur & Grenadine).  The place was buzzing, and so were my ear drums.  The music was loud, very loud, but my wife was soon chatting away, I was convinced neither of them could hear each other.  Soon I was introduced, and I asked if she actually knew my brother in law, or was she just chatting to him out of sympathy?  I could not hear her replies, all I could see was her mouth moving and a strange look on her face like ‘who is this weirdo’.  So, it still remains to be seen whether I have actually met his girlfriend, or whether it was a random good Samaritan digging him out of an ‘imaginary girlfriend’ hole.

www.thedrummondguildford.co.uk
www.tickledivory.com

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If you are wondering what the 40 B4 40 Dining Challenge is all about, please click here and all will be explained.

40 B4 40-Dining Challenge

My brother in law has shocked his entire family by doing something interesting.  To explain, he is an IT geek, which normally means an active brain full of numbers and a limp body due to no creative bones.  Strangely though, he is prone to occasional bouts of fine humour.

Anyway, he has just turned 40 and decided to take on 40 challenges in his 40^th year. 

His list includes; Take part in an Adventure Race, Milk a cow/goat, Do a winter sport, Shoot a real gun, Walk coast-to-coast, Get a spray tan, Climb a mountain, Lose 1/2 stone, Run a 5k race, Get a tattoo etc. 

As you may expect few of these appeal to me, and I have already done the last one.

This got me thinking.  It is far too late for me to do the same age related challenge, also doing ‘55 things at 55’, sounds like far too many things to do!  However I have had an idea.  My wife is 40 in the middle of next year, so we are going to do a ‘40 B4 40’ Challenge.  As with most of my ideas she is not keen, however I plan to drag her along to see if she eventually enjoys it.  When considering what 40 challenges we would do, I soon dismissed anything that involved adrenaline or effort. 

The answer soon became clear.  Our ‘40 B4 40 Challenge’ will be: To dine in 40 restaurants before my wife is 40!  The gloves are now off, and knife and fork in hand!

It is going to be tough, and many will admire how we are facing such adversity, but hey, life is all about meeting challenges.  Fortunately Food Week should help notch a number off of the list.  As you may expect, as we eat our way through our challenge you will be able to follow our culinary adventure on these pages!

PS: I will let you know when my wife hits 14 stone!

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For the record:

 

FAVOURITE 15 RESTAURANTS VISITED BEFORE THE '40 B4 40 DINING CHALLENGE’.

*In no particular order, and excluding Milford on Sea eateries, they would of course all be in the list!

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, London (3 Michelin Star) - www.alainducasse-dorchester.com

Pied a Terre, London (1 Michelin Star) - www.pied-a-terre.co.uk

Georges V, Paris (2 Michelin Star) - www.fourseasons.com/paris

 

Café Veneto, Rome

 

Rules, London – www.rules.co.uk

 

Langans, London – www.langansrestaurants.co.uk

 

Verveine, Milford on Sea - www.verveine.co.uk 

 

The Jetty, Mudeford - www.thejetty.co.uk

 

The Montague Arms, Beaulieu (1 Michelin Star) - www.montaguarmshotel.co.uk/terrace_restaurant.html

 

Lime Wood, Lyndhurst - www.limewoodhotel.co.uk

 

The RAC Club, Pall Mall, London - www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk

 

Chutney Mary, London - www.chutneymary.com

 

Boxwood Café (Gordon Ramsey), London - www.gordonramsey.com/boxwoodcafe

 

The Criterion, London - www.criterionrestaurant.com

 

The Ivy, London - www.the-ivy.co.uk

 

Veeraswamy, London - www.veeraswamy.com

 

The OXO Tower, London - www.harveynicols.com/oxo-tower-london

 

Brasserie Roux, London

 

Simpsons in The Strand, London - www.simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk

 

La Flambée' , Deauville - www.laflambee-deauville.com

 

Café de la Mairie, Deauville

Whoops, couldn’t keep list to 15!

 

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 WISH LIST: ……One day!

 

Fat Duck, Bray (3 Michelin Star) - www.thefatduck.co.uk

 

The Waterside, Bray (3 Michelin Star) – www.waterside-inn.co.uk

  

La Gavrouche, London (2 Michelin Star) - www.le-gavroche.co.uk

 

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saison, Oxford (2 Michelin Star) - www.manoir.com

 

Petrus, London (1 Michelin Star) - www.gordonramsay.com/petrus

 

Dinner, London (1 Michelin Star) - www.dinnerbyheston.com

 

Pollen Street Social, London (1 Michelin Star) - www.pollenstreetsocial.com

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To read my brother in law’s ‘40 at 40’ blog - please click here

Murray James Blue Today

Local lad Murray James has launched a new single.  Born in Milford on Sea, 22 year old singer/songwriter Murray James may be known better locally by his real name of James Billet.

His new song ‘Blue Today’ is essentially a Blues number with Murray on his guitar, accompanied by bass & drums.

Murray’s musical style is a mix of soul, blues and reggae inspired songs, with a distinct vocal style that defies his appearance.  He has already supported names such as Amy Macdonald, Candi Staton, Natalie Imbruglia, Joe Purdy, and Sir Elton John, at his only UK concert in 2010.  The concert was performed to a sellout crowd at Watford FC’s Vicarage Road Stadium.

Alongside producer Dan Grech Marguerat, James is now working on his debut album with which is due out at the end of this year.

Listen to ‘Blue Today’ here: http://youtu.be/RKiIg4dCyjY

 

Cliff Top Fire

Last weekend a Milford on Sea cliff top fire caused quite a lot of excitement for impromptu spectators.  It is unknown how the fire started, but theories that it was caused a crashing meteor, started as a signal to the Isle of Wight or was ignited by the friction of over enthusiastic lovers have all been dismissed. 

Whilst out walking a local professional photographer, David Freeman managed to grab some spectacular photos of the event, which he is happy to share with us all below.

David is based in New Milton and has been described as “Truly a photographer like no other – his style is so unique and special”. 

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David states “I believe that photography is all about capturing expression and emotion - a moment in time and a memory for a lifetime”.  Looking st his pictures, that all sounds spot on to me.

To see more examples of his work and the services he offers please visit his website by clicking below:
www.davidfreemanphotography.co.uk. 

Tel : 07776 137728

Queen's Diamond Jubilee Picnic Party

The Milford on Sea Village Community Committee has announced that there will be a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Picnic Party on Bank Holiday Monday 4^th June 12noon to 4pm.

Bring a picnic and join in a day of fun, entertainment and celebration on the Village Green! 

The Village Green and High Street will be alive with entertainment including a live band, free balloon show, the Science Boffins (interactive experiments with children), other entertainment, and free Jubilee cake!  BBQ and drinks will also be available to buy on the day.

Everyone welcome, just come along and join in!  Sounds like a date for the diary.

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*Organised by Milford on Sea Village Community Committee. (MoSVCC)

Are we getting younger?

Like you, I am sure you don’t need anyone to tell you about the delights of living in Milford on Sea, indeed it is almost our own little secret.

Chatting to some people I know on the cliff top, I was interested to hear that they felt more young couples are moving into the blocks of flats.  Surprisingly, Milford on Sea is only a little over the national average in age profiles.  Perhaps it feels older as ‘our oldies’ have a vibrant village to visit and of course the younger generation are at work or school most of the time.

The flats on the cliff top of course have spectacular views, and there is now quite a variety of styles and price ranges.  Indeed some think the profile is changing from second homes or holiday flats to permanent homes for first-time buyers.  Perhaps the government relaxation on stamp duty for first time buyers is having a positive effect?  Either way, anyone new to Milford on Sea is always made to feel welcome, and there is so much to do, whether young or old.

Note: Should anyone reading this article be thinking of moving to Milford on Sea, why not check out what is on offer with all of our friendly village estate agents below:

www.collinsandbutler.co.uk

www.murrayandhayward.com
www.ashtonsrealestate.com
www.sullivanmitchell.co.uk

Wind Farm takes step closer

The Parish Council are holding an open meeting regarding Navitus Bay Wind Park at the Community Centre on Thursday 1^st March 2012.  The meeting starts at 6.00pm and is scheduled for an hour.  The Parish Council have called the meeting to cover some questions that they hope Eneco can clarify before the Parish Council respond to the consultation.

The two website links below will give you more information on the proposals.  One is the developers site, the other as its name implies has somewhat opposing views.

Bernard Brewer, a local resident makes some personal observations.  “From a personal point of view the challenge Navitus site seems to focus on the visual aspect of the site, but it is the cost of the unreliable and therefore inefficient electricity it produces that is unacceptable to me. In simple terms if you used a month’s electricity generated solely from say a gas fired power station it might cost you £40 (and that already includes around 15% extra for so called green measures). That same amount of electricity provided purely from an offshore wind farm which gets a guaranteed 200% subsidy would be £120. I appreciate it would not literally happen like that as power comes from a mixture of sources (currently around 85% from coal/gas/nuclear) but you can see why this Dutch company which is owned by 61 Dutch municipalities is so keen to develop the site and get a nice guaranteed return for 25 years as does the crown estate and ultimately the government via the crown estate and VAT on the higher bills.

Milford is considered an affluent area and I am sure many can cope with paying higher bills but my concerns are for those who will be elderly and on their own in particular with perhaps a somewhat limited income who may be house bound for much of the time and in winter will not be able to afford to keep their home as warm as it should be.

The problem is of course government policy which makes it attractive to firms such as ENECO/Navitus, but while we have a Prime Minister who supports such subsidies (indeed his father in law reportedly gets £1000 a Day from some turbines on his land again courtesy of our bills) nothing much is going to change unless of course as I suspect wind farms will become an election issue.”

If you would like to add your views, for or against the Wind Farm, please do so in the ‘comments’ section below this article.

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Navitus Bay Wind Park

In January 2010, The Crown Estate awarded Eneco a 279 square mile area of the seabed located off the Dorset and Hampshire coasts (& due south of Milford on Sea) and to the west of the Isle of Wight to explore the most suitable place to locate a wind park with an approximate capacity of at least 900MW. Over the past year, Eneco has been appraising the area and concluded that a project of between 900MW and 1200MW of capacity could be located in the northern part of the awarded area, a site which covers 76 square miles.

Navitus Bay Wind Park will have the potential to make a contribution to meeting national targets for the increased use of renewable energy, reducing the country's dependency on fossil fuel imports and help to address the causes of climate change. 

www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk

www.challengenavitus.org.uk/index.html

School Field Development

A proposed development to land adjacent to Milford on Sea School is meeting with local opposition.  To hear the case against the 30 proposed dwellings, and/or to sign the objection petition, please click here.

Any new signatures for the petition or any registered objections must be received by NFDC by Friday 2^nd of March.  So, if you have an objection you wish to be heard, you will have to be quick!

www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/mos1

Free Food Week Programmes in Shops

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The full printed programme for Milford on Sea Food Week in now in all of the village shops, and free for all.  This year we have changed our publicity strategy and are printing 32,000 free programmes.  Yes, 32,000!  The concept is too spread the word far and wide!

As well as being available in the village shops, the programmes as being left at other key locations within 10 miles.  Plus, a programme will be delivered to every house across the New Forest as an insert with The New Forest Post.  Yes, 26,000 copies going to Milford on Sea, Highcliffe, New Milton, Lymington, Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst and everywhere in between!

Not only is Food Week on a mission to put Milford on Sea on the map as a ‘Foodie Destination’, and to provide a week full of fun and culinary delights for villagers, we are also keen to draw in holiday makers, and people from surrounding towns and villages.  The more people we can have actively visiting, the more it helps to keep our village centre, and village life, to remain sustainable for us all.

Grab a programme, - and getting booking!

www.milfordonseafoodweek.org