Milford on Sea Historical Record Society have launched their latest podcast, this time the subject is: The history of Christmas cards.
- How many Christmas cards are sold every year in the UK? - Is it 9 million, 90 million or 900 million?
Milford on Sea Historical Record Society have launched their latest podcast, this time the subject is: The history of Christmas cards.
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The 'Save Milford from the Sea' Facebook Group has been set up to 'To make Milford-on-Sea residents aware of the consequences for the village of failure to repair the sea wall and maintain coastal defences.'To visit the Facebook Group please click here.
We are happy to pass on this message from the team at Hurst Castle:
"We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has
supported us in 2020 – our loyal volunteers, our fantastic team and all our
visitors. It really has been a year like no other!
Even though the castle is closed at this time, you can still enjoy a walk to Hurst Castle. Refreshments are available outside the castle, every Saturday and Sunday in December, (weather permitting, with the exception of Boxing Day - Saturday 26th December).
From Sunday 27th December, every day until Sunday 3rd January, we will be offering a reduced ferry service, from Keyhaven to the spit, with refreshments available to purchase outside the castle. We hope to see you over this period.
Or why not treat your family and friends to a Hurst Castle local resident annual pass, or gift voucher this Christmas?
Our gift vouchers can be used to purchase tickets to the castle, for the ferry to the spit, in our castle café and the gift shop.
Our annual pass offers unlimited castle admission and return
ferry plus other benefits. It’s a great opportunity to make the most of
2021, our beautiful coastline, Henry VIII’s artillery fortress and stunning
views over to the Isle of Wight.click image to enlarge
Email us today at: info@hurstcastle.co.uk to buy your annual pass, gift voucher or for more information.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a
very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2021, from the all team at Hurst
Castle."
We all deserve a treat after the year we have had, and of course you can't have Christmas without some cake!
Take a look at the village cake makers below, click on the links and choose what you would like to indulge in this festive period!
Liz at Cakes on Sea; please click here.
Robyn at Doughnut Wall; please click here.
Amanda at the new Coastal Bakery in Milford on Sea high street.
The winners keep coming in the Milford on Sea School Christmas Raffle.
To see the latest winners, please click below:
The village Advent Window Trail is underway for everyone to enjoy.
The Cave in Milford on Sea now has new opening hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 12 to 7pm | Sunday 2pm to 7pmChristmas Gifts! |
click image to hear Sam introduce her company |
The RNLI is reaching out to water safety groups and the open water swimming & dipping community to they have launched a short video featuring top tips on cold water dipping.
This year the RNLI have seen a huge increase in Open Water Swimmers & Cold Water Dippers across the UK and Ireland. Lifeboat crews have seen a 14% increase in call outs to swimmers in 2020 compared with 2019, whilst the coastguard has seen a 52% increase in swimming incidents in the last 4 months. The National Open Water Coaching Association (NOWCA) have also reported a 323% rise in swimmers as of October 2020.
Whilst
taking part in both activities has become even more popular this year with the
health benefits championed by many, this does not reduce the risks, especially
during the winter season, where the water temperature in the UK and Irish
waters is on average 12°C or less and with
rivers even colder, this makes all waters cold enough the cause cold water shock.
In response to this spike of interest in Open Water Swimming, the RNLI Water Safety Team have put together a video of top tips aimed at Cold Water Dippers, those who are bobbing around in the water for a short period of time.
The RNLI are reminding people to:
Be prepared – Choose your spot, go with a buddy, have the right equipment, check the whether and tides.
Always
be seen
Acclimatise
slowly
Stay
within your depths
Float
to live
Call
999 or 112 for the Coastguard in an emergency
Tim & Nikki Owners of South Lawn Hotel |
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Editors comments: Hopefully, we can all continue to support South Lawn and all of our other local businesses' now and into the future. They are finding time tough, but doing the best they can for all of us, and if we lost any of these services, it would take the heart out of the village.
To view of the latest edition of The Good News Newsletter: please click here.
To see South Lawn Hotel's Christmas Dinner Menu: please click here.
Tim and his team also continue to support the village with: