Coffee Companions are coming!

We have heard from Ruth Bufton, who is part of the panel of folk who meet in the Community Centre to coordinate help and events going on in Milford. One of the items brought to their notice at a recent Panel meeting was the ’Coffee Companions’. 

Quite rightly, Ruth thinks that this is a great idea to meet people, and having talked to the lady who invented the concept she would like to make Milford on Sea a ‘Coffee Companions village’. 

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Here’s how Coffee Companions works. 

The are coasters or ‘Coffee mats’ are to be (will be) found on the coffee shop tables. 

1. One side is red and the other side is green. 
2. If you are wanting to chat to anyone who is also sitting on their own you have the mat green side up which says ‘say hello’. 
3. If you would rather sit alone you show the red side which says ‘not today’. 

As a starter, Ruth would like to give mats and a poster to every participating coffee shop. The concept has been introduced into various cities and towns like Glasgow, Taunton, Canterbury - and Milford on Sea soon! 

Ruth said; "I intend to drink myself full of tea and coffee whilst introducing this to the coffee shops in and around Milford and perhaps the larger establishments like Waitrose and Otters!"

Look out for the Chat Mats on the coffee shop tables or get your own to take from Ruth on 01590 641875.

Coffee Companions - Coming to a café near you soon!

www.coffeecompanions.co.uk

A Time for Remembrance

Remembrance Appeal: Begins officially Saturday 29th October 2017.

Please be aware that many of the usual roads whose residents have in past years had a visit from a door to door collector will not do so this year. So instead, please get your Poppies from the many shops and businesses selling them in the village, or from street collectors who will be out and about at various times.

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At this time of year many of us wish to show our gratitude to those who have, and still do, risk their lives to keep us safe.

If that applies to you, then you may wish to join your fellow villagers at the events below:

Remembrance Sunday: 13th November Services

• 10.50am: St Mary's Church Everton,
• 2pm: Keyhaven War Memorial followed by a Royal British Legion & local Scout Group Parade to All Saints' Church, Milford-on-Sea
• 3pm: All Saint's Church Remembrance Day Service.

Armistice Day: Wednesday 11th November

• 11am Act of Remembrance on Milford-on-Sea Village Green followed by wreath laying at the Village War Memorial Hospital.
• 10am to 12.30pm: Poppy Coffee Morning in the Village Library - Everyone welcome.
• 11am: Act of Remembrance at Everton Recreational ground

Everyone is most welcome to attend any of the events as we remember in particular the past sacrifices made by inhabitants of the Parish of Milford.

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A family Story for Poppy Day

I am sure that at this time of year many families recall stories of the war years & the part their own families played in the eventual victory.  Our family never really had any ‘war stories’, well we didn’t until my brother Peter, did some genealogical research during 2009.  Like most families I guess, the war was not discussed when we were children, & the only thing I remember was that my dad’s older brother had been a WW2 prisoner of war in an horrific Japanese camp, but he never spoke about it to anyone, ever.

I also knew that my Grandad’s lungs were badly damaged during the first world war, but did not know how. I remember him as a warm & kindly man who lived with us when we were children. In fact our three bedroom home in Kingsbury, North London, housed Grandad, my Nan, Mum & Dad, plus us three kids. He fondly told me great children’s stories as I sat on his knee, with his oxygen cylinder & mask sitting ominously next to him in the living room. He even caught me doing something I shouldn’t have, but kept it a secret from anyone forever. My other Grandfather, Albert Long, I remember as a stern archetypal Victorian man, in a woollen suit with waistcoat & fob watch. His house was a standard semi-detached in Hendon, North London with an allotment at the bottom of the garden where he spent many hours. He was certainly of a mind that ‘children should be seen & not heard’ & the front parlour was a special treat to visit only on special Sundays. This all seems so far from the days we now live in. Having been born in the mid 1950's, I grew up with the war as being something 'old people' talked about, & in my teens & twenties I was much more interested in girls & pubs!

Sadly, when I eventually became interested in what happened during the two World Wars it was too late to ask many of those I had known that had been there. It was not until I was in my early forties that I took a trip to Ypres & the Belgian World War One Battlefields & Trenches, and the experience was unexpectedly emotional & a disturbing realisation of the scale of the slaughter. In subsequent years my interest in the war years grew, as I tried to understand & make sense of what had happened. It just felt important to know. A visit to the World War Two D-Day Beaches of France soon followed. If these are trips you have never made, I thoroughly recommend a visit. I cannot say it will be fun, I also cannot guarantee you will not have an involuntary tear or two, but I can guarantee that the sights will put everything into perspective & steel your resolve for such a thing to never happen again. In my view, it should be on the curriculum of every school in the country to visit the battlefields & cemeteries to ensure our children never forget what happened to their own forefathers.

Back to Peter, (my Brother), a few years ago he gave me a surprise present of two photograph frames with the most amazing contents following his research: each had a sepia photograph, name & rank panel, miniature medals & script on the back. The photographs were pictures of each of my Grandfathers in their military uniforms during WW1. The stories on the back revealed amazing things about two ordinary men during wartime.

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My Grandad, Staff Sergeant Horace W Hunt had been in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during WW1 as a Mine Sweeper, unfortunately he was involved in an explosion which necessitated his return to Hendon Cottage Hospital, England for treatment for temporary blindness & respiratory problems. During World War Two he served as a corporal in the Southgate Home Guard. Being an engineer he invented an improved loading device for 97 round Lewis Light Machine Gun which improved the loading efficiency by forty percent, which he donated to the war effort.  Our family now has a letter from a Major M. A Moir, congratulating him on his ingenuity.

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My other Grandfather, Rifleman Albert Long, of the Rifle Brigade was one of the few to return from the atrocious battlefields of Passchendaele, Belgium. During his time in the trenches we were proud to discover that he had been awarded the Military Medal for an individual act of bravery. His Military Medal was awarded on the 18th October 1917. Unfortunately, all records of the exact event were destroyed during the bombing of the Army Records Office in London during World War 2. However, from family memory Peter discovered that he had saved a comrade from ‘no man’s land’ during battle. His medals were bequeathed by the family to his Regimental museum, the Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester, when he died in 1965 & can still be seen there today.

This personal story may not be read by many, but for those that do read this, I hope it conjures up memories from your own families.  Most importantly, now that I have written this story online my grandads will never be forgotten, and like so many other fathers & grandfathers who sacrificed so much, they never should.

New Business of the Year Finalist

Sean and Claire would just like to say a massive thank you to all their local paddlers and the residents of Milford On Sea who have enjoyed coming out on the water with them this year.

They are are also delighted that local people have nominated The New Forest Paddle Sport Company, which is based in Milford on Sea High Street, for New Business of the Year in the New Forest Business Awards 2016/17.

Better still, their new business has been selected as finalists, and they will find out if they have won on the 30th of November, - so fingers crossed! 

Sean and Claire said that they could not have done this without the support of the local community and they thank you for making them feel at home and part of this great community which is Milford on Sea!

Sean said; "We have now been open a year and hope we have given plenty of you a great time on the water! We are still open all year round and are offering wetsuit hire as well now so while its still not to cold to be on the water why not drop in and give it a try with our £10 for an hour tasters! We will also be selling stocking fillers for those of you with surfers and paddle boarders in your lives as well as gift vouchers for those of you thinking of Christmas already!"

Sean also said that the local paddling club is going from strength to strength and he expects to see many more paddleboards over the winter making the most of our fantastic seaside location!

Sean and Claire once again thank you all for you support and kindness over the year and roll on summer 2017 - after success in the awards of course!

THE NEW FOREST PADDLE SPORT COMPANY LTD

46 High Street, Milford On Sea, SO41 0QD

01590 645270

info@thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

www.thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

Discover Touring India in Milford on Sea

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Christina of Milford Travel in the High Street has just returned from India after touring the country with a very knowledgeable tour operator.

She will be sharing her experiences at the Community Centre on Thursday afternoon 3rd November from 1pm to 3pm. Free nibbles and Bubbly. Please pop into the shop to pick up a free ticket.

Milford Travel (in what was formerly Clifford's hairdressers) offers a full range of travel services including; bespoke holidays, cruises, exotic trips, flights, and even coach trips.

Obviously a lot of holidays are now booked on the web, but to do this takes a fair bit of research, and ultimately nothing beats a nice dose of personal service - and supporting a village business!

Milford Travel

christinapegler83@gmail.com

78 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QD

Facebook: click here

Two Finalists in Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards

La Perle restaurant in Milford on Sea, are down to the final three in the Restaurant of the Year category in the 2016 Hampshire Life Food and Drink Awards.

Joining them is Milford on Sea resident and master brewer, Richard Baker, whose Dancing Cows Gin is a finalist for the Drinks Product of the Year Award.

The winners will be announced at the soon to be held at Hampshire Life Food and Drink Awards Night at The Elvetham Hotel in Hartley Wintney.

Let's hope we are celebrating two village winners soon!

Sue raises £1435 in the saddle

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On Sunday 4th September local Milford on Sea resident, Sue Forward cycled from London (Richmond Green) to Windsor, a total if 32 miles which she completed in just over 3 hours.

Sue sends her thanks to all who supported her in any way. 

She said she has just received a letter of thanks from Jill, the Community Fundraiser, at Oakhaven Hospice, Lymington thanking her for the total amount of £1435.00 she raised.

Lymington's Oakhaven Hospice offers loving support to so many, and Sue was raising money in the memory of Robin Murray-Walker a wise and supportive true gentleman.

Dancing Cows Distillery Tours

Dancing Cows Distillery in at Sadlers Farm on Lower Pennington Lane near Lymington will be running Distillery Tours during the New Forest Food Festival.

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Run by Milford on Sea resident and master brewer, Richard Baker, the range of evening and weekend tours will explain how the production of alcohol has played a major part in our cultural development through the ages and our journey takes in some light-hearted historical insights as well as some deep and meaningful science!

There will be tastings of their products and a chance to sample some of the raw ingredients that go into our gins, beers and other spirits.

The tours will run on Tuesday 1st, Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November and places are limited to 15 per tour. Click here to book. You will have to be quick to get a place!

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Dancing Cows

Richard Baker

Sadlers Farm, Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington, SO41 8AL 
01590 676071|07952 639465

hello@dancingcows.co.uk

www.dancingcows.co.uk

Sprout Tossing in Milford on Sea

Local Milford on Sea resident, Fredrick Webb has launched a new website (click here), the site announces The All England Brussel Sprout Tossing Contest and more. 

At its inaugural trial - 'The All England Brussel Sprout Tossing Contest - Charity Classic' the game did exactly what he hoped for as: kids, teenagers, parents and pensioners all joined in the fun and laughter. 

Fredrick has his own inimitable style in writing, saying; "English men of limp stalk, that stayed in bed will think themselves accursed they did not rise up to toss their sprouts on St Brussels Day."

Lord Gritt

A creditable £152.50 was raised for the Honeypot Children's Charity, and Fredrick reported that: "Lord Grit was so pleased, he wagged his tail."

The website also has 'Charity Sprout Kits' on sale, together with a range of books that Fredrick has written mainly for children.

There is no doubt Fredrick has had a colourful life, as his own words describe: "I was born in the tiny Suffolk hamlet of Thurlow Green and after five years at the village school, I went to Grammar School in the historic silk weaving town of Sudbury in Suffolk about an hour or so north of London. 

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After a brief couple of years in the RAF I settled down for 17 years in the field of Banking the last twelve years being in the Middle East. It ended when the boss said, "I don't know what to do with you Webb!", but he paid me off well. 

I married in Benghazi, Libya and subsequently got divorced in the capital city of Iran, Teheran. In fact my ex-wife is the inspiration for 'Moody Rooby', the teenage witch who lives just outside the mythical Lantern County! 

Determined to never again be the subject of a 'boss', I struggled through 40 odd years in or on the fringes of the Toy Industry but it was writing that drew out my passions... so I began to write. However I very quickly found that both Toy shops and Publishers want "something similar to what is on the market" - heaven's forbid something original! This was totally contrary to my inner desires and contradicts my purpose in life - which is to provide something different.

The works I have written (available on my website!) are reflections of human life, the funny creatures we can be and how delightful we think we are. The views here are based on the belief that we can all be just a bit better. 

If this can get a few of you to see life through these characters, and let one or two of them take you by the hand into fresh and new joys of life on this planet, then this site and this man, will fulfil their purpose."

Fredrick Webb

www.frederickwebb.co.uk

Live Saving Service for Milford on Sea

Milford on Sea now has a newly established Community First Responders group.

The Community First Responders work for the South Central Ambulance Service and get deployed to appropriate emergency calls in the village. All are volunteers who donate their time and expertise for free. The group has been founded by Ross Woolgar, Terri Newton and Conrad Curtis.

The advantage of Community First Responders is that in many cases they can get there before the paramedics and commence life saving emergency treatment at the earliest opportunity, which significantly improves patients chances of survival.

The volunteer Community First Responders have been trained by the South Central Ambulance Service in basic lifesaving skills and operation of emergency equipment. They are not paramedics. People should just call 999 in an emergency as they normally would and the control room will make the decision whether to deploy our Community Responders and, if so, page or call they.

The lifesaving kit they carry is rather expensive and because of this can't be funded by South Central Ambulance Service so, currently, the three medics are sharing one set of kit which has kindly been lent to them by the Ringwood Community First Responder team. The objective is of course, for each first responder to have their own kit.

The Milford on Sea teams first priority therefore, is to raise enough cash, somewhere between £5k to £10k initially, to fund their own kit to make sure they are able to help everyone in the village if ever needed.

Milford on Sea Community Responders will be planning fund raising events to do this but they are going to need some help from the community for what we hope everyone would agree is a very worthwhile cause. 

Better still would be if anyone is generous enough to make a donation, the sooner the money is raised, the sooner a full service will be available. To donate please click here.

To kick things off, Food Week have just donated £500, and hopefully the target will be hit soon - Personally I also hope I never see Ross, Terri or Conrad coming round my house with their shiny new kit!

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We can already report an operational success story. A Community First Responder was recently called to an incident at Keyhaven Yacht Club where a gentleman had collapsed with breathing difficulties. The CFR was able to start early treatment ahead of the arrival of an ambulance crew. The result was a good outcome for the gentleman involved and demonstrates the worth of having community based First Responders.

Every little you could contribute would help - To donate please click here.

School Table Tennis Champions

On Friday 7th October Milford on Sea Primary School sent an U11 table tennis team to Testwood Sports College in Totton to compete in the New Forest School’s Table tennis Championship. The Milford Team were up against some stiff opposition in a pool against reigning and ex-champions, Abbotswood and Brockenhurst, as well as Pennington and Blackfield. 

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However, our talented MOSPS team stormed through the preliminary matches without losing a game and booked a place in the final against Brockenhurst. They kept their nerve and their form, and proved too strong for an excellent Brockenhurst team, winning all four of the individual matches. The team will now represent the New Forest Area in the County Finals next month.

The school would also like to thank members of Milford-on-Sea U3A who have been coming into school on a regular basis to help the pupils improve their skills.

Massage Discount in Village

Sally Morris of New Forest Sports Massage on the seafront in Hurst Road is the latest Milford on Sea business to add an offer to the Brand New Forest Card.

Sally now offers a sports massage to all card holders for £38 for 60 minutes (Rather than £43). The offer runs until December 2016.

To book your session please call: 07824 876884 - or email: sally@newforest-sportsmassage.co.uk

New Forest Sports Massage
Seafront Clinic, 10 Hurst Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PY

www.newforest-sportsmassage.co.uk

Brand New Forest Card

You may already have come across The Brand New Forest Card, which carries numerous benefits, including providing special offers and discounts in shops, pubs, restaurants, visitor attractions and other services in Milford on Sea and across the New Forest. Click here for more information.

The BNF Card costs just £5, and you can easily redeem the cost of the card in its first use. You can order you BNF Card online, or buy in the village at The Village News or Community Centre. 

Brand New Forest Card Offers in Milford on Sea

www.brandnewforest.com

• New Forest Sports Massage - £38 for 60 minute first appointment (instead of £43)
• The New Forest Paddle Sport Company - 10% off Kayak, Fishing Kayak & Stand Up Paddle Board Hire's
• Polly’s Pantry Tea Rooms - 10% discount on a Polly's Cream Tea or Ultimate Afternoon Tea
• South Lawn Hotel - Complimentary Cup of Filter Coffee
• RMAcademy - Purchase 3 1/2 or 1 hour lessons and receive 10% off
• House of Quick - 10% off our whole dog collar range
• The Lymington Directory - Book 3 ads and get a 4th free
• Moss on the Green - 10% discount
• Hurst Castle - Discounted family entry
• Orange Energy Limited - Claim your free renewable energy consultation
• Hollands of Milford - Various discounts
• Tu Sei Bella - 10% off manicures and pedicures
• Musical Muses - 5 taster lessons for £20
• The Village News - 10% off any greeting card over a £1
• Britannia Thai - 10% discount

All Change at Inger-Lise's Coffee Bar

After six years feeding the village, Chris and Kev Quinn are retiring from the café business and hanging up their aprons at Inger-Lise's Coffee Bar.

The new Proprietor is Mr Tony Michael, and he will be opening for business as usual on Thursday 6th October and is intending to keep the Cafe as it is. We hope plenty of people pop in to welcome him to Milford on Sea.

Christine said: "Our heartfelt thanks goes to all our customers who have been so loyal to us over the last six years. Actually to the day, we opened on 5.10.2010. Many of you are our good friends so you wont be getting rid of us that easily! The cafe brought us to this wonderful village and here we will stay. The intention now is to take things a bit easier. See you all around the area as my goal now is to get fit and try to lose the weight I have put on in the last cake-eating six years!"

Chris also thanks all of those who popped into the café last Tuesday for a good-bye bash. Everyone's kindness helped Chris & Kevin to raise £200 for the Click Sargent Childrens Charity, which is so close to their hearts.

Ever considered playing Kurling?

Have you ever considered playing Kurling? Nope, me neither.

Mike Walsh has written as he would like to let folks around the area know that there is a good fun Kurling Klub now up and running in New Milton.

They started earlier this year and have a regular enthusiastic group that go to play, and the group now have space to welcome more people.

Please do go along either alone, or with some friends, and have a go (First session free). Normal fee is simply £3.50 per session including a coffee, tea and biscuits.

See the club's video - click here

Kurling is a sport where you competitively aim for a target as part of a team. Skill can come to the fore but so far fun and friendship outweighs any firm desire to win. The group aim to have a relaxed but great time and the club is open to all. They have able-bodied players, less able-bodied players; some are wheelchair users and some are sight or hearing impaired - in fact a right mix of folks!

Kurling Klub: Tuesdays from 2pm to 4pm at the New Milton Memorial Centre. Contact or just go along 01425 615 923 - nmkkinfo@gmail.com

Enfields Open in Village

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Milford on Sea has a new estate agency, Enfields, which are located in the building formerly occupied by Daniel James Coast & Country Homes

The new business features Ben Chambers, who has worked in the village for some time, and he is joined by Pauline Sandford-Smith.

Pauline has lived and worked in the south west for over 30 years.

Her work across the Charity sector has bought her into close contact with many local community projects. Now, a move to the New Forest and getting a position with a local estate agent is a dream come true, as well as the start of a new and exciting career.

Pauline will be working alongside the experienced team at Enfields and they all aim to be a successful local agency to be proud of.

Enfields

61 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QG 

01590 641111 

BenChambers@enfields.co.uk

Community Centre Looking for Trustees

Hillyfield host Coffee Morning

Sara Phillips, the new Registered Manager in Hillyfield Rest Home has sent us a photo of their McMillan Coffee Morning Cakes. (I think she may have done this just to teeze me with what I missed!)

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The coffee morning was hosted on the 30th September and all of the residents loved it! There was a variety of cakes, from diabetic, gluten free to strawberry and mint cream cake.

Sara said everyone is already looking forward to doing the event again next year.

Hillyfield Rest Home 

Barnes Lane, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RP

Tel: 01590 642121

Have you been to the Everton Farmers' Market?

A local resident, and a regular customer since it began,  wrote to us recently about the New Forest Farmer's Market held in Everton Nurseries car park each first Saturday of the month. 

Christine writes: “Each First Saturday of the month a group of stalls appear in the car park at Everton Nurseries with a wide range of local produce. Fresh meat, sausages and pies from near Lyndhurst, Honey from the Forest, freshly baked cakes, a tempting bread stall from near Ringwood and a double sized stall of colourful vegetables, salads, potatoes etc. all beautifully displayed and very tempting. Carrots and beetroot of all hues create attractive dishes when cooked, and among the greenery the fascinating and tasty Romanesco. ( For the mathematically minded, apparently the spirals follow the same logarithmic sequence as the Fibonacci sequence as taught in schools). Sometimes there are other stalls of cards or soap etc. Then after filling their bags, very often neighbours and friends are comparing their purchases and exchanging news over a cup of coffee in the Garden Cafe. A good morning out and way of supporting our local producers.” 

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Anything that involves food sounds good to me, so why not pop along at the beginning of next month to support our local producers.

PS: you can find all the dates in www.milfordonseacalendar.org

Everton Nurseries

Lymington Road, Everton, Near Lymington, SO41 0JZ

01590 642155

Duality at The Beach House

Many in the village will know Christine Mulgrew, founder of Total Voice Choir. Christine herself is a very accomplished and talented singer, and she has now joined forces with her friend and amazing pianist Rebecca Presland to form a performance duo called Duality .

Christine's local performances are always popular, and Duality will next be performing at The Beach House at 7pm on Sunday 16th October.

The Beach House 

Park Lane, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PT

01590 643044

www.beachhousemilfordonsea.co.uk

Help a Lost Racing Pigeon

For the last week there has been a lost racing pigeon in and around a garden in Milford on Sea. 

The bird has tags on both feet and does not seem willing to fly away but just walks around looking for food. 

If anyone who has an interest or knowledge in racing pigeons, or birds in general can you please help to rescue it.

Please contact Rosemary Phillips on 01590 641332. 

New Organic Health Products in Milford

Local resident, Gina Maziere has enbarked on a new business venture promoting an extensive range of health benefiting products, and she the only representative in this area.

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The unique organic health and beauty products have been developed by teams of experts, and they have not been in the UK for long, although they have been used all over America and the range is known for its quality.

To find out more please click on links below, or contact Gina directly.

Puritii Water Filtration System | Priime Oils | Slenderiiz | Nutriffi | Jouveskin

Gina Maziere

ginamaziere@live.co.uk - 07748 845889

Superfast Broadband: Registered Your Interest

You may recall that in June this year we ran an article entitled: Superfast Broadband: Milford Update which featured Alexandra Paton, Marketing Officer at Hampshire Superfast Broadband Programme.

In the article Alexandra said; “A further 7 cabinets will be upgraded under wave 2 of our programme, between July 2017 and June 2018. These upgrades will cover a further 700 premises.”

Shorefield Country Park have recently initiated a CFP (Community Fibre Partnership) with BT to understand the funding needs behind putting Fibre into these cabinets that don’t have it. They have been contacted by BT and are currently building a list of names, addresses, landlines and cabinet details from people in the local area.

Shorefield's would like to put Wi-Fi across their Lytton Lawn park as soon as possible, and it is likely that a number of residents and businesses want fibre broadband now, and not between 2017 and 2018. 

Once Shorefield's have built a substantial list, they aim to send this to BT to move onto the next step of the CFP, which will mean receiving rough pricing for installing the fibre infrastructure. 

It would be an extreme help to Sam at Shorefield Country Park if anyone is interested in getting Fibre into these cabinets to add their details by clicking here.

If you need any further information please don’t hesitate to contact: Sam Turner at Shorefield Country Park | sam.turner@shorefield.co.uk - Direct Tel: 01590 648 379 - Head Office Number: 01590 648 300

It's going to be Wicked!

Some of you may remember the vocal talents of Emily-Jane Slade who sang with her mum, Joanne at the village's Queen's Birthday Picnic. Her grandfather is Keith Metcalf, former Milford on Sea Parish Clerk.

If you would like to hear Emily sing again, she is in the cast of an exciting show called The Wizard is Wicked which is coming to the New Forest Arts Centre in New Milton on the the 4th & 5th November.

Please click on the image of the poster for more information.

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It is never too soon to get your tickets!

Saving the Admiral Cornwallis Gravestone

A famous ex-resident of Milford on Sea is Admiral William Cornwallis and 2019 sees the bicentenary of his death. 

Experts and enthusiasts in the navy of Nelson’s time are of the opinion that Cornwallis is hugely under-recognised for his contribution to the wars with France in the final years of the 18th and the early 19th centuries. Had he not commanded the blockade of the French channel ports with such efficiency, it is unlikely that Nelson would have been able to engage in, much less win, the Battle of Trafalgar.

His grave ledger has deteriorated. It is broken in two, the inscription is almost illegible and it has extensive lichen growth. It is in danger of further deterioration from ground moisture and mowing operations. 

Conservation and repair of the ledger will cost in the region of £3,000, including VAT. In addition, it is proposed that interpretation and information material be produced detailing Cornwallis’s naval career and achievements, his connection with Milford alongside those of John Whitby, Whitby’s widow and Admirals John Peyton and Robert Mann who are also buried in Milford on Sea.

It is anticipated that, in 2019, some form of rededication ceremony will be arranged with significant naval presence and media coverage. The Museum of Army Chaplaincy holds a set of memorial communion plate given by the Whitby’s daughter in memory of Admiral Cornwallis and it is hoped that this will be made available for display at the service.

The Milford on Sea Historical Record Society is therefore raising funds for the restoration of the Cornwallis and Peyton Memorials at All Saints Church, Milford on Sea.

People, Places and Things is a A talk by Chris Hobby and Bob Braid about Milford on Sea, which will be held on Saturday 22nd October at 7.30pm, at All Saints Church Hall, Milford on Sea.

Tickets are £5 (to include a drink and nibbles). Tickets available from The Village News, High Street, Milford on Sea, from Chris Hobby (01590 645164, hobbychristopher@gmail.com), and on the door.

Pick the Hordle Token at Tesco

Sarah Pitt, Milford on Sea's Assistant Parish Clerk, who is also a school governor, has dropped us a line to let us know that Hordle (CE) Primary School has been shortlisted to receive a grant from Tesco to make major improvements to the nature area of the school so it can be transformed into a wildlife garden. The whole community will be able to access the garden, to enjoy and learn about nature and the importance of conservation and sustainability.

Every time you shop in Tesco, Caird Avenue, New Milton between 26th September and 9th October you will receive a token from the checkout. Sarah and all Hordle (CE) Primary School would be so grateful if you could please place it in the Hordle Primary School slot on your way out of the store, and also vote for them to win up to £12,000 for this exciting and important project. 

Please spread the word to your friends and family too!

Thank you on behalf of all the pupils, staff and wider community of Hordle.

New Development Near Village Green

It is likely that few people will be aware that there is a large empty house (Named Merlin) with a significant amount of land which lies up the gravel drive of Oasis Dental practice, and spreads across to Barnes Lane. 

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Development of this plot will be discussed at the Parish Council Meeting on Monday 19th September 2016. (6.30pm in the Village Hall/Library)

We understand that a chartered Surveyor will be at that meeting ascertaining public opinion for the developers who are preparing plans. 

If you would like to express your opinion, or if you are simply interested in hearing the discussion, please go along to the meeting.

Watch New Beach Huts Being Built

The rebuilding of the Milford on Sea beach huts is underway following the devastating storms on Valentine's Day 2014.

Thanks to company called Vision Link' you can now watch the building progress through a camera located on the sea front promenade overlooking the new beach hut. the construction is being carried out by Raymond Brown Construction Ltd.

The camera operates from Dawn to Dusk, 7 days a week, and updates its images every hour. The tecnology is 100% solar powered and uses a 3G data network connection for transmitting images. 

To see the beach hut camera: Please click here.

There is also a Twitter account for the camera which you can visit by clicking here.

Anyone for Tennis?

Tucked away in a quiet corner of the village is the Milford Tennis & Squash Club which has around 700 members. Newcomers are always warmly welcomed, and you can pop along to visit any time to meet the friendly club members and to see the impressive facilities. 

The club are now starting their Autumn Tennis Programme, and if you fancy getting involved with any of the activities below, please get in touch.

Adult Coaching Programme: click here

Junior Coaching Programme: click here

Cardio Tennis Course: click here

The Tennis section has 7 all weather courts (5 with floodlights) with both adult and junior members. Full adult tennis and junior tennis programmes are run throughout the year. 

The Squash section enjoys two heated courts, with around 80 members playing social and competitive games.

To complete the services offered, the club also provides a full range of other activities, including a social activities programme, an art group, bridge, table tennis and mah jong.

To find out more, please contact:

Russell May  Head Professional @ Milford Tennis

Director of RMAcademy

T: 07793 539 275

Milford on Sea Tennis & Squash Club

Lucerne Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0PL

www.@milfordtennisandsquash.net

Birding for Beginners with the MCV 'Birding Team'

Did you know that Over 120 species of birds have been seen at the Sturt Pond Bird Hide since February 2009?

Would you like to learn about our local feather wildlife, and help in identifying the local birds at Sturt Pond?

If you would, you can now meet the MCV 'Birding Team' at the bird hide every Saturday morning in September between 10am and 11am. (Starting this Saturday 10th September 2016.)

Experienced bird watchers will be on hand each week and visitors will have free use of binoculars, telescopes and identification books. There will also be sound recording of most of the birds likely to be encountered and the team can explain some simple techniques to help identify the birds you are likely to see along our coastline.

Youngsters under 18 years old are welcome but need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. A small donation to the MCV can be made by placing coins in the security donations box in the Bird Hide.

Venue: Bird Hide - Gate is in car park next to The Marine/The Raft on seafront in Hurst Road, .

Milford Conservation Volunteers (MCV)
www.milfordcv.org
Contact: Keith Metcalf – Conservation Officer
Tel: 01590 643400 or E-mail: keithmetcalf@btinternet.com

Nominate Sean in the New Forest Business Awards

Our exciting water sports business in Milford on Sea high street has had an excellent summer, and their service have been regularly used by locals and visitors alike.

So pleased were some customers that they have nominated Sean's business in the New Forest Business Awards.

If would of course be nice for them to win an award for the village, so if you would like to also nominate them you can do so by using the information and link below.

Company Name: The New Forest Paddle Sport Company

Tel No: 01590 645270

E-Mail: info@thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

Category: New Business

Place you vote here.

The New Forest Paddle Sport Company

46 High Street, Milford On Sea, SO41 0QD

Tel: 01590 645270

info@thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

www.thenewforestpaddlesportcompany.co.uk

Enjoy Facebook? - Help the Befrienders!

A new 'Befriending Scheme' is currently being set up in Milford on Sea Village, and things are going well.

Steve Anderton, has recently joined as the team co-ordinator and there are 5+ potential 'Befrienders' in line for induction training etc.

The team are now looking to set up a Facebook page and are looking for someone to maintain this in the future and keep it updated with various materials. (Other community organisations looking for similar.)

If you would enjoy being on Facebook for half an hour or so a week for a very good cause, please drop Amanda Tanner an e-mail at: amandatanner@sky.com

Fancy some Art Classes?

Local artist, Helen Theobald has been running successful art classes for several years in Milford on Sea, with a new term about to start, Helen has a few spaces left to fill on a ten week course on Thursday mornings at Keyhaven, starting on 22nd September 2016.

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If you have ever fancied trying painting with acrylic paints now is your chance!

Acrylic is a great medium to use - for beginners or anyone who likes to experiment with paint. It dries quickly, so it takes no time to build up different layers of paint and textures. If you feel your painting has failed, you just paint over it and reuse the paper! It is possible to paint on paper, board or canvas and is very durable.

Acrylic paint is very versatile and much easier to use than watercolour because you can paint over your mistakes! It can also be used with oil pastels, collage, charcoal etc to create exciting mixed media paintings.

You can see examples of Helen's own work at www.helentheobald.com

To find out more about the art course, please contact Helen at:
paul.theobald@btinternet.com

La Perle in Good Food Guide

Sam Hughes, chef/patron at La Perle in Milford on Sea High Street has once again received an accolade for the wonderful food he serves.

La Perle are to be featured in the Good Food Guide 2017 sponsored by Waitrose, and the guide will be published on the 5th September 2016.

We hope Sam's entry in this prestidious guide will attract diners from far and wide to try his wonderful dishes, - and also discover the other great places we have to eat in the village!

La Perle

60 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QD

01590 643557

www.laperle.co.uk

Fire at Mr Pink's

Lovers of the Great British classic fish & chips meal will be disappointed when they discover that Mr Pink's in Milford on Sea has had a fire and is going to be closed for the foreseeable few weeks.

As the chip shop team prepared to open for the evening on Wednesday 24th August 2016 the oil in one of the chip pan vats caught fire. Taking place at the height of the holiday season, and with the village hostelries and holiday parks full of families, means lots of disappointed customers and of course a significant loss of trade for our local chippy business.

Fortunately no one was hurt in the incident, although there was substantial internal damage including to the ceiling.

The Fire Service were quickly on the scene with five crews attending from Lymington, New Milton and Brockenhurst. The crews used breathing apparatus to go inside to gain control of the blaze and to minimise damage or spread to neighbouring buildings.

A sign now sits in the shop door window informing customers the chip shop will be 'Closed until further notice.' We hope that they will reopen soon - Milford on Sea without its chippy just doesn't feel right!

Sue on her bike from London to Windsor

Local Milford on Sea resident, Sue Forward is embarking on a 29 mile cycling challenge from London to Windsor in aid of Oakhaven Hospice Trust on 4th September 2016.

Lymington's Oakhaven Hospice offers loving support to so many, and Sue is aiming to raise money in the memory of Robin Murray-Walker a wise and supportive true gentleman.

If you would like to sponsor Sue, please click here.

A Pink Place Lunch

Milford on Sea is of course as good a place as you can get to live, but sadly this does not make people immune from personal tragedy. 

Sonia Sewell, a stalwart volunteer for several causes and events in Milford on Sea, is also very close to The Pink Palace, a Hampshire based breast cancer charity set up by her daughter, Julia Dingwall. Tragically Julia was taken by this awful condition, but thankfully the good work of her charity carries on. 

To continue to raise funds for this very worthy cause, Sonia will be running a Charity Lunch in aid of The Pink Place on Friday 2nd September at 1pm at the Community Centre. The lunch cost £5pp.

Please wear something pink!

The lunch is the latest in the First Friday Lunch programme which runs regularly at the Community Centre. At each lunch a local charity or good cause is invited to be the hosts and beneficiaries, and over the years many thousands of pounds have been raised.

Go on, give it a try, eating and doing good is just my type of charity work!

The Pink Place

www.thepinkplace.org.uk

Milford Artists by the Sea

In the late nineteenth century Newlyn and St Ives in Cornwall became famous for attracting artists who enjoyed painting in the  impressionistic style on subject matter drawn from scenes of local life.

Today it appears Milford on Sea attracts and inspires many artist who record the beautiful area we  are so fortunate to live in.

If you would like to see their work, then you can meet many of them when The Hampshire Open Studios runs, once again, from Saturday August 20th through to Bank Holiday Monday 29th August 2016. This is an annual art trail where local residents and visitors can meet the artists in their homes, studios, local halls and galleries. Milford on Sea and Keyhaven has 8 venues:

Eileen and Peter Sey are exhibiting from ‘Coppins’ in Barnes Lane, Jules Carpenter and Guests from Downlea at 23 Downton Lane, Mary Williams, Christine Calder and Joyce Grainger in All Saints Church Hall, George Woodford at 14 Champion Close, the Splinters group at the Community Centre whilst Kate and Laura Danby are at Church Hill Studio, Old Walls, Church Hill.

There is also Christina Young at Creek End on Saltgrass Lane, Keyhaven and Keyhaven Artists are at the Scout Hut Hall.

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Kate Danby’s paintings are dominated by local landscapes mainly worked in acrylic and mixed media. Prints and cards are also available. Laura is a printmaker inspired by iconic Scandinavian design and the bold colours of the 1950’s. You will find a unique selection of bright cards, gifts, colourful animal illustrations and acrylic animal jewellery. Church Hill Studio is open 11am to 5 pm.

Full details are available at:
www.hampshireopenstudios.org.uk or pick up a brochure in one of the participating venues.