MOSHRS launch History Based Podcasts

Chris Hobby, chairman of the Milford on Sea Historical Record Society (MOSHRS) introduces new podcasts:

In these difficult times, I hope that you are managing to keep well and cheerful. 

Being social animals, it is so against our nature to find ourselves in a situation of social distancing and in some cases self-isolation. 

While the MOSHRS normal programme has been reduced to meet the circumstances, you will be pleased to know that we are offering a series of local history video podcasts. 

The first two are about Admiral Cornwallis and are available on our website by clicking here to visit Our Podcasts. 

We intend to roll out new podcasts every few weeks while the social distancing regime lasts. So follow the connecting link above and view the latest additions to our website and enjoy the mini lectures from the comfort of your own armchair! 

Stay safe. 

Chris Hobby, 

Chairman, MOSHRS

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The Milford on Sea Historical Record Society has an excellent website with a lot of information and old pictures of Milford on Sea in the past. To visit the website; please click here.

The MoSHRS normally meet every quarter where you can hear an interesting talk and meet people from across the village. There are also annual visits to places of interest. Membership is just £10. To find out more; please click here.

MoS Historical Record Society

www.milfordhistory.org.uk

Milford on Sea History in Pictures: No.3

We have 4000 photos charting some of the history of Milford on Sea in our archives, and we are pleased to now share them with you in photo albums within Flickr.

If you would like to see them, please just click any of the album titles below:

Milford on Sea: Village at War

Milford on Sea: White House Memories

Milford on Sea: Famous Residents

Milford on Sea Souvenirs

Milford on Sea Postcards

Milford on Sea Books

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To see all of the Historical Milford on Sea Photo Albums: Please click here.

Keep Moving - Upper Body Workout with Denise

Local Keep Fit & Pilates teacher, Denise Couston has created another short workout.

To try out the session please click here.

New Takeaway Menu from Ray's Italian Kitchen

Stacey at Ray's Italian Kitchen has launched an updated Takeaway Menu.

To see what is on offer, and the delivery details please click here.

Special Offer Set Meal from La Perle

La Perle are offering a Special Introductory Price for this week only on their new Set Price Menu. (This will be delivered chilled, ready to heat up and enjoy at your convenience.)

• 3 Courses only £9.95 (Usual price £14.95)

Delivered from 11am to 8pm until Sunday 19th April 2020.

STARTER
Slow Roast Isle of Wight Tomato Soup

MAIN
La Perle Individual Fish Pie topped with Cheddar Mash
OR
La Perle Individual Shepherd’s Pie with Mash Potatoes and Minted Peas

DESSERT
Griottine Cherry & Vanilla Cheesecake

To Order please visit: www.laperle.co.uk - And why not add a chilled bottle of wine or beer to compliment your meal?

Next week's Set Price Menu on the website will be available from Tuesday to Sunday from 11am.

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To see their extended menu and order your dishes please click here.

Sam Hughes, La Perle
Pic: Advertiser & Times
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Please Note:

• Please order via the La Perle website. 
• Delivery only service, no collections.
• Please order in advance if possible and they will do their best to deliver at your preferred time.
• Deliveries to the SO41 and BH25 areas. 
• Minimum order for delivery £15, delivery charge £2.

La Perle

60 High Street, Milford on Sea
01590 643557
info@laperle.co.uk
www.laperle.co.uk
www.twitter.com/laperlemilford
www.facebook.com/laperlemilford

Milford on Sea History in Pictures: No.2

We have 4000 photos charting some of the history of Milford on Sea in our archives, and we are pleased to now share them with you in photo albums within Flickr.

If you would like to see them, please just click any of the album titles below:

Milford on Sea: High Street & Village Centre

Milford on Sea: Village Roads, Scenes & Events

Milford on Sea: Houses, Hotels & Hospital

Milford on Sea: Village Churches

Milford on Sea: Holiday Parks

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To see all of the Historical Milford on Sea Photo Albums: Please click here.

Funnies from the Past: No.7

Whilst we are all stuck indoors, I thought I would republish some old stories, that with a bit of luck will give you a smile.

Here we go again...

Colm Splattered at Tory Conference - click here to read.

Polar Bear Spotted on Isle of Wight - click here to read.

More coming next time.

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Volunteers Sewing for the NHS

Becton Rotary Club, near New Milton are fully involved with the 'New Forest Sewing for the NHS' project.

Gavin Jones in Sway, originally set up the project and thought he would have 20 volunteers with sewing machines and that he could pop around to pick up and deliver the bags. It seems the project has quickly grown more than he expected.

Becton Rotary Club joined New Forest Sewing for the NHS on the 5th April and coordinate volunteers making drawstring bags at home for NHS staff to take their uniforms home to place straight into the wash, which in turn reduces the risk of cross contamination to their families.

The aim now is to provide scrubs, scrub bags and masks/headbands to the local NHS, and the Hospitals cannot receive enough.

In the first 7 days over 1000 bags have been donated to Lymington, Southampton and Bournemouth Hospitals - and people continue sewing!

The picture above shows Terry and Debbie proudly displaying some
of the many scrubs bags picked up from the drop off points.
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Becton Rotary Club are organising the logistics and they have drop off & collection points in Milford on Sea. They can also supply some material if required.

If you are handy with a sewing machine, or happy to collect or deliver, and would like to get involved, please contact Terry at:
treasurer@bectonrotary.org.uk

Becton Rotary Club have set up a a Just Giving page to help raise the funds required to maintain an adequate supply of materials. To find out more or to donate please click here. Donations of any size are gratefully received. As we write they have £120 of a £1000 target.

Beckton Rotary Club
Keith Williams - treasurer@bectonrotary.org.uk

Le Perle Increases Menu: Including Fish & Chips!

From Monday 20th April La Perle will be offering Fish & Chip Monday's with:

Beer Battered Sustainable Cod, Triple Cooked Chips, Homemade Tartare Sauce and Minted Mushy Peas, all for only £12 - Delivered from 4.30 to 8.30pm Mondays only.

Order early in the week to avoid disappointment! Click here to order Fish & Chips.

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From today Wednesday 15th April a New Brunch Menu is available with:

Delicious Hot Baps for Lunch - Delivered from 11am to 4pm Tuesdays to Sundays. Click here to order Brunch.

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Together with a selection of chilled dishes to heat up and enjoy at your convenience. Why not order one for tomorrow when you order a takeaway?

• Smoked Haddock & Dorset Cheddar Souffle with Spring Onion Cream
• Slow Roast Isle of Wight Tomato Soup
• La Perle Fish Pie topped with Cheesy Mash
• La Perle Shepherd's Pie with Mash Potatoes and Minted Peas

Click here to order Chilled Dishes.

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La Perle also have a range of Luxury Larder Items available for delivery.

Please let La Perle know if you are struggling to source any products and they will do their best to help!

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To see their extended menu and order your dishes please click here.

Please Note:

• Please order via the La Perle website. 
• Delivery only service, no collections.
• Please order in advance if possible and they will do their best to deliver at your preferred time.
• Deliveries to the SO41 and BH25 areas. 
• Minimum order for delivery £15, delivery charge £2.

La Perle

60 High Street, Milford on Sea
01590 643557
info@laperle.co.uk
www.laperle.co.uk
www.twitter.com/laperlemilford
www.facebook.com/laperlemilford

Milford on Sea History in Pictures: No.1

We have 4000 photos charting some of the history of Milford on Sea in our archives, and we are pleased to now share them with you in photo albums within Flickr.

If you would like to see them, please just click any of the album titles below:

Milford on Sea: Aerial Views

Milford on Sea: Beach & Beach Huts

Milford on Sea: Cliff Top

Milford on Sea: Village Bridge

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To see all of the Historical Milford on Sea Photo Albums: Please click here.

The Good News Newsletter No.3 - Updated

UPDATED VERSION of the latest edition of the The Good News Newsletter:

please click here.

To subscribe to get a regular copy please email: mosclibrary@gmail.com

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About The Good News Newsletter

An enterprising group of local people have put together a 'Good News Newsletter' with the aim of keeping everyone informed and amused during this difficult time.

The Good News Newsletter has been created by Milford Library, Milford Mutual Aid Group, The Village Voice and MoS News Bulletin.

We will be publishing a copy of each edition here online and for those in the village who do not use digital communication, the Parish Council are printing some paper copies which will be available in some village shops and some distributed by volunteers.

To subscribe to get a regular copy please email: mosclibrary@gmail.com

Bill Sykes celebrates 100th birthday

Bill Sykes, a ham radio enthusiast, has celebrated his 100th birthday on the 8th April in Milford on Sea.

Southgate Amateur Radio News said; "Bill is well-known for involvement with JBeam aerials & his in-depth knowledge of aerials in general. He's still active mostly on 80m slow scan TV."

I have no idea what that the technical references mean, but it is impressive that Bill is still so active and obviously so well-respected for his expertise.

He celebrated this milestone with the delivery of a birthday meal from a Milford on Sea restaurant.

Listen to Bill's charming interview on BBC.co.uk/sounds: click here.

Happy birthday Bill.

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Wildlife Garden Challenge: Update 3

Keith's latest update:

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Fourth week into our 'lockdown'. Living where we do and just being able to get out into our gardens and making sure that we use our one exercise per day wisely, we are blessed with such lovely walks and wildlife all around every one of us. 

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This time, to ring the changes and as promised, I thought we should look at how people in other countries are dealing with their own problems and to see what wildlife they are seeing in their gardens at exactly the same time as we see our wildlige in ours. Although I would not wish to live anywhere else in the world, I have to admit that sometimes their local wildlife is just magical and oh so colourful! 

The first overseas country we shall explore in this update is from Australia, in fact from Queensland, where Phil Gregory (a good friend of our County Bird Recorder - Keith Betton) has put together a quite remarkable list of what he has seen from his home and garden. To bring you some of the colour I mention above, I have included photographic collages of ten of the 48 species Phil has recorded in the last couple of weeks. I think the most spectacular and also my personal favourite is the Eastern Spinebill, a bird of which I have never previously heard. 

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In my next update I will follow up with another overseas record, this time from my birding mate Peter in Carthage, Tunisia. 

Don't forget to watch those skies and let me have your records. 

Keith Metcalf 

MCV - Conservation Officer

To see the latest newsletter and  list of sightings so far; please click here.

Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts and stay safe and good wildlife watching.

Keith Metcalf

MCV - Conservation Officer

Milford Conservation Volunteers

To read second update, please click here.

Gold Bracelet Found

A reader has found a gold bracelet on the concrete road that leads off Manor Road and goes up towards Michael Reed's old nursery.

If you have lost one, please click here to send an email with a description (and picture if you have one). If it is the same one, you can be reunited.

Funnies from the Past: No.6

Whilst we are all stuck indoors, I thought I would republish some old stories, that with a bit of luck will give you a smile.

Here we go again...

Stuck on Beach Pebble Mountain - click here to read.

Dragons on the Beach - click here to read.

More coming next time.

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This Week's Ray's Lunch Menu for the Vulnerable

Wednesday 15th April Lunch Menu for the Over 70's & Vulnerable Only: 

Stacey at Ray's Italian Restaurant will be providing a warm meal on a Wednesday lunchtime, which will be delivered to your door at an arranged time between 11.45 and 2.30pm.

The 2 course lunch will include a main meal and a dessert for £10. 

Menu

• Pappardelle pasta with spicy beef & pancetta meatballs in my own recipe tomato sauce, parmesan
• Mediterranean Orzo pasta salad, sun-dried tomato & mozzarella Arancini
• Minestrone soup with macaroni & ham, bread
• Old Winchester twice baked cheddar soufflé with chunky chips
• Fish Goujons, peas, tartar sauce & fries
• Slow cooked Salt beef with parsley sauce, creamed potato & petit pois
• Smoked salmon, Broccolini, and strachino cheese tart, mixed leaves
• Spinach & Ricotta tortellioni with a walnut & spinach cream sauce

Dessert

• Sherry Trifle
• Upside down peach cake with mascarpone cream
• 2 scoops of Ice cream - Vanilla, walnut, Salted Caramel or strawberry
• Pear or raspberry sorbet
• Italian soft Talleggio cheese, sticky fig jam, crackers 

If you are interested, either: 

E-mail by the end of the day on a Monday info@raysitaliankitchen.co.uk 

or 

Call your order through on Monday 07807 287753 to discuss between 10am to 12 midday.
* Please inform me of any allergens or ask my advice.

After this time leave a message and I promise I will call you back.

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TAKE AWAY MENU for all customers: please click here.

Small gifts with big gratitude

We have spotted some stories online where people in Milford on Sea have been given small gifts which mean so much.

I am sure there are many more examples of random acts of kindness that we haven't seen, but it is great to know things like this are happening.

Let's all do something nice for someone today! 

Please click the images below to read the message:

Pet food to your door

Everything Pets pet shop in Hordle are doing free deliveries to anyone who is self isolating and unable to get anyone else to collect. 

They can provide dog, cat, rabbit and guinea pig food, aviary and wild bird seeds, hay, straw and sawdust. 

If they don’t stock what you need they will try to order in for you. 

To find out more please call: 01425 616722. Payment taken over phone and delivery left on your doorstep.

Everything Pets

32 Stopples Lane, Hordle, SO41 0GL

01425 616722

www.everythingpets-hordle.co.uk

Would you like a Cheerful Chat?

The Milford on Sea Mutual Aid team of volunteers from across the village are tirelessly providing as much support as possible for those in need in our community. (Great work guys!)

They have now come up with another great idea to provide a friendly voice to anyone fancying a chat.

As organiser Jenny Whitley explains; "We are all affected by not spending time with our families and friends and isolation can be very stressful, so this weekend we have launched the Cheerful Chats! 

Lots of people are starting to phone other people in the village, most of whom they don’t already know, to have a good chat. The internet is a lifeline, but nothing can replace the sound of a human voice."

One lady has already arranged to have coffee with the lady who has rung her – once this is all over! 

To receive a call for a chat, or to become a 'Chatter' please contact:

moscovidmutualaid@gmail.com

To follow the Milford on Sea Mutual Aid team on Facebook; please click here.

To discover more about Milford on Sea Mutual Aid please visit their website by clicking here.

Milford on Sea Mutual Aid

moscovidmutualaid@gmail.com

www.milfordonseamutualaid.com

Do you need something delivered?

We are very fortunate that there are lots of people still working selflessly across the village to help us all.

The three links below can give you latest information on available shop services, village takeaway deliveries and support you can get from local volunteers. Please take a look, treat yourselves and keep our village businesses active - this is a great way to show our appreciation. 

I get numerous messages from people very grateful for the services and support they are receiving, so we send a massive thank you to everyone working and volunteering in the village, you are providing an amazing service and every one of you are appreciated by so many.

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Funnies from the Past: No.5

Whilst we are all stuck indoors, I thought I would republish some old stories, that with a bit of luck will give you a smile.

Here we go again...

Hurst Bridge Meeting Erupts - click here to read.

Food Week Erection Team in Action - click here to read.

More coming next time.

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New Seasons now offering flower deliveries

Although the delightful New Seasons flower shop in the village high street is closed to customers, they are now running an online delivery service to your home. 

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Nichola has a range of plants, flowers, sundries, English Alstroemeria and other colourful delights.

To find out what can brighten your home or to arrange a delivery please call Nichola on: 01590 641001 or contact:
nichola@new-seasons.co.uk

New Seasons Florist

High Street, Milford on Sea

01590 641001

www.new-seasons.co.uk

To see other Local Shop Services in Milford on Sea; please click here.

See Milford on Sea from the air!

We came across this video of Milford on Sea from the air made in May 2009.

As you can't leave the house right now, I thought you might like to be reminded what the village outside looks like!

(NB: Turn your volume down, there is a lot of background noise!)

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Vegetable Packs delivered by Otter's Nurseries

Otter's Nurseries are now offering free delivery of Vegetable Packs to enable you to get you veg patch planted for the summer.

The packs cost £40 and contain:

• Two Levingtons 33L grow bags
• 10 Assorted Tomato plants. Including Tumbler variety suitable for hanging baskets and containers, as well as upright varieties suitable for grow bags
• 4 Assorted herb plants from the following selection: basil, spearmint, oregano, dill, fennel, chives and purple sage.
• 2 Cucumber plants
• 2 Pepper plants
• 1 Courgette plant
• 5 x 10-pack vegetable plants

For full details: please click here.

Otter's Nurseries
Milford Road, Efford, Lymington, SO41 0JD

01590 678679
www.ottergardencentres.com

Amanda Remembered

It is with personal sadness to let people know that Amanda Tanner passed away on Friday morning having lost her battle with cancer.

Amanda was a lovely, vibrant and talented woman. Personally I got to know her some years ago when she volunteered to help out with some village events, and in no time she became an integral part of the organising team. This would be of no surprise to anyone that knew her, as she was a natural organiser with a flair to get things done, whilst enthusing the team around her. She was also great company, fun, an excellent cook and certainly enjoyed a good time.

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Her online diaries of sailing adventures with husband Mark (and Basil the dog), were always a good read and a demonstration of the lively fun loving person she was.

Amanda contributed to the village and community in numerous ways, not least by being a Milford on Sea School governor. 

Many people in the village will be really saddened by this news, but hopefully her friends can hold on to some warm memories of Amanda in happier times.

Our thoughts are with Mark and we wish him all the strength he needs.

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NB: Mark will be able to read any messages sent to Amanda's email address.

Catch Up on Milford on Sea History

As many people in the village now have time on their hands, it might be a good opportunity to catch up with finding out more about Milford on Sea's history.

The Milford on Sea Historical Record Society has an excellent website with a lot of information and old pictures of Milford on Sea in the past. To visit the website; please click here.

The MoSHRS normally meet every quarter where you can hear an interesting talk and meet people from across the village. There are also annual visits to places of interest. Membership is just £10. To find out more; please click here.



MoS Historical Record Society
www.milfordhistory.org.uk

Creative gardens with a smile

Whilst we are in lockdown an enterprising villager has created a friendly visitor in her garden. This certainly brings a smile.

If there are any more creations out there, please let me know.

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Across the country some people are displaying bears in front windows as a way to entertain children on daily walks. The idea was inspired by the children’s book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt by UK author Michael Rosen.

A family in Stockport have taken this idea to another level displaying two giant teddy bears, named Ted & Ed, in their front garden in various amusing situations. In response, some local children have begun leaving thank you notes as well as drawings and paintings of their favourite days.

My guess is that the adults are enjoying the scenes as much as the children!

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You can follow the family's ongoing creations by clicking here.

Funnies from the Past: No.4

Whilst we are all stuck indoors, I thought I would republish some old stories, that with a bit of luck will give you a smile.

Here we go again...

An Enlightening Debate - click here to read.

This Year will be Different - click here to read.

More coming next time.

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The Good News Newsletter No.3

To read the latest edition of the The Good News Newsletter; please click here.

To subscribe to get a regular copy please email: mosclibrary@gmail.com

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About The Good News Newsletter

An enterprising group of local people have put together a 'Good News Newsletter' with the aim of keeping everyone informed and amused during this difficult time.

The Good News Newsletter has been created by Milford Library, Milford Mutual Aid Group, The Village Voice and MoS News Bulletin.

We will be publishing a copy of each edition here online and for those in the village who do not use digital communication, the Parish Council are printing some paper copies which will be available in some village shops and some distributed by volunteers.

To subscribe to get a regular copy please email: mosclibrary@gmail.com

Wildlife Garden Challenge: Update 2

Keith's latest update:

I was going to include the first overseas report in David's next news issue, but this will now wait until until later. In the meantime, our 22 Milford-on-Sea contributors (to date) have now recorded fifty (50) different bird species from their homes and gardens. I think that is a quite significant number.

In the Issue (2) summary I have suggested a couple of new things which will also give you something else to consider doing during our time at home.

1) to include in your lists any wildflowers growing in your gardens, but only those that come into flower (maybe send a photo if you don't recognise the flower and I will get our MCV flora experts to identify it for us - don't forget to put a coin or ruler that will show us roughly how large the flower is) 

and

2) for those who want to recognise the call of the Mediterranean Gulls that are currently flying over our houses every day, I include the website address for British Birdsong which is extremely simple to use and covers 257 of our most common bird songs.

To see the latest newsletter and  list of sightings so far; please click here.

Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts and stay safe and good wildlife watching.

Keith Metcalf

MCV - Conservation Officer

Milford Conservation Volunteers

To read first update, please click here.

Update from Freedom to Learn

Freedom to Learn is a Milford on Sea based charity run by Joey & Mark Owen. The charity works to provide the opportunity of education to children from some of the remotest regions of the Himalayas and South Asia.

They do this by working collaboratively with local grass roots organisations as implementing partners. This structure is not only a legal requirement in Nepal and India, but also ensures that the work they do is locally and contextually relevant. It safeguards against wasted resources, increasing the prospect for sustained and significant impact for the communities they work with. Partners include “Rural Community Foundation Nepal” “Edulift” and “Sahasi Ketaketi” are all monitored and audited by both their National Governing Charities Body and by the Freedom to Learn team on the ground. And after working together since 2012, they know they do a fantastic job.

Freedom to Learn is also committed to raising public awareness about the importance of education and development work; facilitating and mentoring advocacy projects in both Nepal and the UK.

In many areas of the developing world education is key to lifting children and their families out of poverty. Providing adequate education is fundamental to helping young people and families gain independence and emotional and financial security, that we often take for granted.

To read the latest Freedom to Learn Newsletter; please click here. 

To find out more about Freedom to Learn and their work; please click here. 

You can help to give a child the Freedom to Learn

There are a number of ways in which individuals or organisations can help towards giving a child the freedom to learn:

• By giving a one-off donation of your choice.
• As a monthly donation of any amount, at your own discretion – every pound counts!
• As a long term commitment of £10 per month for ten years. (£1,200 for a full education)

To find out more, please click here. 

Freedom to Learn

www.freedomtolearn.org.uk