Perfect Christmas Gifts at The Cave

Some people are very difficult to buy Christmas presents for, but a nice bottle of something to enjoy is always popular.

The Cave now have a stock of festive champagne, wine, presentation packs, port, sherry, gin & other spirits to suit all budgets and tastes.

For example, if you have someone special to buy for, why not check out this keepsake Wooden Chest, complete With 6 Bottles Of Rioja - perfect after dinner, or any time in fact!  - There is plenty more to see if you pop in.

Fizz & Port Tasting Evening: 7pm on Wednesday 1st December.

Last few tickets available.

As winter is coming thick and fast, the team at The Cave have decided to pick your spirits up with a Tutored Fizz & Port evening hosted by Maison, Marques et Domaine (MMD) in time for Christmas.

You will be treated to 2 sparkling wines, 1 champagne and 3 festive ports, accompanied by nibbles in the way of food pairings to the wines.

Tickets are £25 per person and sold on a first come basis. Limited spaces apply, and when they’re gone, they’re gone. 

Please contact The Cave on 01590 642195 to reserve your places. Payment will be taken upon booking.

The team look forward to seeing your smiling faces enjoying a evening at The Cave.

The Cave
2 Church Hill, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QH
01590 642195

www.facebook.com/TheCavewinebar
www.thecavemos.co.uk

WI to Host First Friday Lunch

Milford on Sea WI are organising the First Friday Lunch on Friday 3rd December.

The WI will be raising funds in aid of the local support group for those suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. 

Come along to enjoy a 2 course meal (Sausage casserole, jacket potatoes and mince pies) for just £6. 

There will also be a craft and produce table for Christmas goodies and a raffle, so come along and get into the spirit before the turn on of the wonderful Christmas lights and Carols on the Green evening in the village.

Village Pantomime Tickets on Sale from Monday

Tickets for the extremely popular Village Pantomime go on sale from Monday.

This sells out quickly, so get your tickets for Sleeping Beauty early.

Red Stripe Band & Folk Club

 Two nights of live music coming soon at the Community Centre.

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News from the Greening Campaign

Milford on Sea households will shortly receive a Greening Challenge Card which will be delivered with the Village Voice. 

To support our local Greening Campaign households are asked to commit to 5 of these challenges and display the logo side of the card in a window by the 10th December.

You can register to accept the challenges by using the QR code on the card or by dropping the card off at the Parish Council Office by the 21st January. The group can then calculate how much CO2 has been saved by the community.

Should you need them, more cards are available from the Parish Council Office.

Climate Change & Milford on Sea Meeting

The Milford on Sea Greening Campaign will also be hosting an open 'Climate Change & Milford on Sea' Meeting at 7pm on Wednesday 1st December at the Community Centre. 

The meeting will be discussing climate change and how it impacts on the village. There will also be more conversation about the Greening Campaign and how people can work together to make our community more sustainable for all generations.

Everyone is welcome to go along.

Poster Competition

The MoS Greening Campaign recently held a Poster Competition at Milford on Sea Primary School where the pupils were asked to draw their vision of what climate change means to them. 

There were over 30 entries and on the 19th November these were judged by Sir Desmond Swayne MP. Sir Desmond took away a number of cards written by the children to give to Boris Johnson. 

The winning poster is displayed across a number of shops and Notice Boards across the village.

Milford on Sea Greening Campaign

www.facebook.com/greeningcampaign

New Forest Big Band at South Lawn

The New Forest Big Band will be at South Lawn Hotel this Thursday 25th November at 8pm. 

Free entry.

The South Lawn Hotel 

& Cedar Tree Restaurant

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

01590 643911

www.southlawnhotel.co.uk

www.facebook.com/southlawnhotel

events@southlawnhotel.co.uk

The Wash House makes the Good Beer Guide

CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) have listed The Wash House in Milford on Sea in their The Good Beer Guide 2022.

So, if you are partial to a variety of quality real ale, you don't have far to go!

The Wash House Micro Ale Pub

27 High Street, Milford on Sea, SO41 0QF

01590 644665

www.thewashhousebar.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thewashhousemilfordonsea

Top Roast Dinners at South Lawn

Hampshire Live News have reported that the top restaurant on Trip Advisor for a roast beef is the Cedar Tree Restaurant at South Lawn Hotel. Their menu is a mix of traditional and international cuisine.

The Hampshire Live article reads: The restaurant offers three choices of roast meat: sirloin beef, chicken breast or pork loin. All come served with parsnips, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, gravy and seasonal vegetables.

Not only is the food highly recommended, with one reviewer calling the roast beef "The best he has ever had", but it is reasonably priced too with a roast dinner coming in at £14.50 per head.

Christmas at South Lawn

The South Lawn team report that Christmas is looking great with plenty of pre-Christmas Celebrations booked. Luckily, they still have a few spaces for anyone still looking to organise a festive get together. 

To see the brochure please click here.

*Note: South Lawn are fully booked for their Residential Christmas package and also for New Year.

The South Lawn Hotel 

& Cedar Tree Restaurant

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

01590 643911

www.southlawnhotel.co.uk

www.facebook.com/southlawnhotel

events@southlawnhotel.co.uk

South Lawn Extension well underway

The construction of 24 new rooms is well underway at South Lawn Hotel.

The ground floor construction is complete and the first floor is being built. It is hoped to have a roof, doors and windows by Christmas which will provide the builders, Tuakana with a good rum through to the spring to complete the interior and associated landscaping for an opening at the end of May.

William Reed a keen local photographer who grew up not far from South Lawn has been keeping a photographic record of progress, below are some of his pictures.

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The South Lawn Hotel 

& Cedar Tree Restaurant

Lymington Road, Milford on Sea, SO41 0RF

01590 643911

www.southlawnhotel.co.uk

www.facebook.com/southlawnhotel

events@southlawnhotel.co.uk

Jean Maye's books on sale in village

Local author, Jean Maye is delighted that village shops, Tradewinds and The Old Smithy in Milford on Sea High Street are now stocking her latest books, just in time for Christmas.

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What Living with Coronavirus Means to Me is an interactive workbook designed to help young children and young adults come to terms with their experiences of coping with the virus. It encourages talking to trusted adults about their feelings and seeking further help if needed.

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The Doll's House is a book for children aged 5 to 11 years. The story is an adventurous 8-year-old girl uncovers a dark mystery in her new adoptive home. Unable to ignore the spooky events that follow she takes on the investigation.

View Book in Waterstones

In a couple of weeks time, each shop will also have copies of The Magic Snowflake which is ideal for children aged 3 to 5 years.

This will be Jean's first children's picture book. The book has illustrations by Steve Ince, who is also an author of children's books.

As Jean lives in Milford on Sea, she is more than happy to sign copies of any book people buy as Christmas gifts. Jean can be contacted through her website at: www.jeanmayeauthor.com

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Prior to writing fiction Jean wrote non-fiction interactive workbooks for children and young adults which can be seen on her website.

(www.jeanmayeauthor.com)

Jean is an international best-selling author in this field and an earlier publication called; 'My life and Me' was even translated in Japanese and published in Japan. 

These earlier books had publishers when she was in social work and we’re specialist books to help looked after children, children who fostered and preparing children for adoption.

In 2021 Jean won the Best Script Award in the international Script Summit Screenplay Contest in Michigan, USA.

Jean Maye Author

www.jeanmayeauthor.com

www.mousechasedcat.com

Clean sweep for Milford-On-Sea Girls Cricket

At the recent Hampshire RPC (Regional Performance Centre) Trails, TEN Milford Girls, who were put forward by New Milton Falcons, performed outstandingly and were given places in either Hampshire West (U13's), Hampshire West (U11's) or Hampshire South (U10's) District Team.

Having only started cricket less than 2 years ago, this is an extraordinary achievement.

Huge Congratulations to:

U13's: Jasmine Wills

U11's: Georgia Barber, Maisie Barber, Millie Bence, Ellie Courts, Clover Dunn, Evie Hayward, Daisy Wills

U10's: Ellie Lane, Kayla Phillips

Live Jazz this Friday

 Jazz at the Community Centre this Friday.

Relax your mind with T’ai Chi

There are places available for T’ai Chi / Qigong classes in the studio at Milford Community Centre. Classes take place on Tuesdays from 8.50am and on Wednesdays from 10am.

The first practice is free.

Whatever your age or ability, T’ai Chi / Qigong moves your body with seasonal Qi (Life Force/ Energy) to nourish, replenish and balance & refine your body, mind & soul in harmony with nature, ourselves & others.

Nothing is needed – no mat, no props, just come and be good to yourself.

The classes are run by Petra Ramsden who is qualified as Yoga & T’ai Chi/Qigong teacher with Seasonal Yoga – Evolution for Everyone. She wants to share mindfulness, kindness and gratefulness to ourselves by connecting with nature and energy that surrounds us.

To contact Petra, please click here or send her a message through Facebook by clicking here.

Local Artists Sale this weekend

Milford on Sea artists, Pauline Stephens and Maureen Tait are holding an Art Sale from 10am to 4pm this Thursday 18th until Sunday 21st November at Milford Community Centre.

They will be displaying an selling their original paintings .

All visitors are welcome whether to buy or just enjoy the artworks.

Pauline Stephens Artist
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Maureen Tait Artist
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Christmas Raffle for Milford on Sea School

The PFA at Milford-On-Sea Primary School are selling Raffle Tickets for this Years Christmas Fair which is due to take place on Saturday 11th December 12 noon to 4pm. The raffle will be drawn at 3pm on the day in the school hall.

The cost is £5 per ticket for a book of 5 for £20.

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They have some fantastic prizes including:

• Michael Turner Sculpture
• An Electric Stove worth £600
• £200 M&S Vouchers
• Electric Stove worth £300
• Cooking demonstration at The Jetty Inc 3 course meal
• Afternoon Tea at The Chewton Glen
• Afternoon Tea at The South Lawns
• Family Days Out
• Plus much much more...

If you would like to purchase any Raffle Tickets please contact a member of the PFA at mospspfa@outlook.com.

Greening Campaign holding Climate Change Meeting

The Milford on Sea Greening Campaign is holding an open public meeting on Climate Change at 7pm on Wednesday 1st December.

The meeting will be held in Milford on Sea Community Centre.

Anyone interested is welcome to go along.

Please click here for more details

Milford on Sea Greening Campaign

www.facebook.com/greeningcampaign

Art Classes for Children - and Adults

All classes are run by Rhiannon Eva from The Love of Art.

Children's Art Course

The classes in this 6 week course take place on Saturday mornings from 11:30am to 12:30pm. There are 6 consecutive classes in the course starting on Saturday 13th November and finishing on 18th December 2021. Although the children's art course has started, there are still 2 spaces left. 

The course is £72 with all materials provided. (£12 per class.)

This course is suitable for children aged between 7 to 11 years and Rhiannon uses a wide range of high quality media including watercolours, acrylic, oil pastels, chalks, mono printing equipment... and more!  

Bookings can be made by clicking here.

Adult Art Classes

These take place every Saturday morning from 10am to 11am. They are suitable for beginners and improvers and I teach watercolours and drawing skills in these sessions. Although the art course has started, there are still some spaces left. 

Each class is £12.50 with all the materials provided, or a block of 3 classes is cheaper, costing £35. 

Bookings can be made by clicking here at least 24 hours in advance. *Weekly classes resume on 13th November and will run every week thereafter until 18th December. 

For The Love of Art also offer one-off workshops, 1-1 tuition, art parties covering a huge range of media including water colour paint, acrylic paint, tonal pencil, colour pencils, inks, pen, printmaking, chalk, oil pastel and sculpture.

Whether you are a child or adult, an anxious beginner or an expert, someone looking to learn a new skill or simply a way to relax, socialise or be mindful, Rhiannon would love to hear from you.

For more information; please visit: www.fortheloveofartclasses.co.uk

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For The Love of Art was created by Rhiannon Eva to provide unique, personalised and enjoyable art tuition for adults and children at Milford on Sea Community Centre. She believes that with practice and the right knowledge, anyone can be an artist - and have fun whilst doing it!

For the Love of Art

info@fortheloveofartclasses.co.uk

www.fortheloveofartclasses.co.uk

Do you love cheese?

Some of you may know talented Milford on Sea cake maker Mandy Black of Elmsleigh Cakes. But, do you know that she also runs The New Forest Cheese Cake Company? They do not make 'cheesecakes', but rather cakes made of cheeses! 

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As Mandy explains; "Christmas is well on its way and we have some exciting news. For 10 years we have been making wonderful celebration cheese boards, on a huge scale but this year we have the opportunity to make cheese boards that can be enjoyed at home over the festive period. 

These will include the same amazing cheeses we use in our large towers but without you needing 100 guests to eat it all. The cheeses will be portioned and packaged in these beautiful reusable jute bags (with a cool pack), with pickle and crackers. All you need to provide is a plate, a knife and your appetite.

These are individually designed so we can cater for any number of guests. We are taking pre-orders to see if there is an interest in providing these. As much as we love cheese, our family cannot eat just cheese over Christmas." 

Please contact Mandy to register your interest by clicking here, or through Facebook and she will be happy to help.

New Forest Cheese Cake Company

www.facebook.com/elmsleighcheesetowers

Elmsleigh Cakes

elmsleighcakes1@aol.com

www.facebook.com/Elmsleighcakes

www.elmsleighcakes.co.uk

Village Remembrance Service 2021

The Royal British Legion Milford on Sea Remembrance Service took place on Sunday 14th November 2021.

The local village community was represented by Milford on Sea Primary School, Churches, Scouts and Choir.

To view the video created by Paul French on behalf of the Milford on Sea Historical Record Society; please click here.

Holly Gardens raise over £2600 for Macmillan

Back in September the residents at Holly Gardens Milford on Sea came together and organised a fabulous coffee morning for Macmillan Cancer Support raising £2620.70.

Lis Cotts commented on Facebook; "As always these things don't just happen with a few people but with the support, encouragement, time and dedication of lots.

Our local community came together and we raised this phenomenal amount. All the business and individuals who contributed have been thanked for their donations personally and a huge thank you again to everyone who came.

We are looking forward to next year already!

About the Friends of Hurst Castle

The Friends of Hurst Castle are a local group of people who volunteer to support the historic castle in a number of ways, whilst having an active social side and enjoying the opportunity to meet new friends.

They also publish Hurst Tidings, a hard copy or online magazine for members. 

The Friends of Hurst Castle were formed in 1986. At that time, the Castle was managed by English Heritage, but since May 1996 there has been joint management; with English Heritage still in charge of the fabric of the building and general policies and the local everyday management provided by Hurst Castle Ferries, run by Jason Crane.

PS: We actually joined in 2013, to read an account of our experience, please click here.

Why not consider joining?

Friends of Hurst Castle

www.hurstcastle.co.uk/friends-of-hurst-castle

Annual Subscriptions:

Single: £12

Joint/family £19 (for children under 16 yrs)

To join, please contact: Tricia Hayne, Membership Secretary by clicking here.

Hurst Castle

www.hurstcastle.co.uk

Christmas Artisan Market on Sunday

The Milford on Sea Artisan Market returns on Sunday 28th November at 10am to 4pm at Milford on Sea Community Centre.

There will be lots of handmade gifts ideal for Christmas.

The event will also support 'Magical Milford at Christmas'. and help to make village look wonderfully festive this Christmas.

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Donations to Christmas Gift Drive

Local community group Step Up, Safe Space are looking for donations for their Christmas Gift Drive. 

The donations will be distributed to people & families in Milford on Sea and surrounding areas.

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Step Up, Safe Space
www.stepupsafespace.com

stepupsafespace@gmail.com

Aims: The Overall aim of our community group Step-up, Safe Space is to address unmet health needs, both physical and emotional, in a holistic way, alongside other groups and agencies in the area. In addition to provide individualised self-sooth and sensory boxes for adult and children with sensory disorders. And to also address practical needs with food, clothes and small household goods. We are a none profit making organisation run by volunteers.

Lunch raises £575 for School

The recent First Friday Lunch in aid of Milford on Sea Primary School raised a fantastic £575.

The organisers have sent a huge thank you to everyone that donated ingredients or raffle prizes:

Tesco New Milton, Morrisons New Milton, Village Veg Milford-On-Sea, Naomi Glass at Everton Hyundai, Amanda Maidment at The Coastal Bakery, Ligeia Lee at Oven Glow, Dominique Quinn and her beautiful handmade Hampers, Cambridge with Laura Legg, Jason and Dawn at Hurst Castle, Megan Tizzard at Scruffee to Fluffee & Victoria Gibbs for her re-gifting. 

The next First Friday Lunch in aid of Milford on Sea Primary School will be in July 2022.

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Punchy's Autobiography completed by friends

In April 2014 we published an article entitled; 'Punchy Through the Covers' about the life and times of Alan Rayment a former Hampshire county cricketer, latterly a dancer and a resident of Milford on Sea. Click here to read.

The Advertiser & Times this week reported in an article by Chris March that Alan had sadly died in October 2020 aged 92.

However, the story does not end there...

Alan was in the process of writing what would have been three volumes of his autobiography when he passed away. To ensure his memories were not lost, Alan's loyal friends stepped in to completed his latest volume using Alan’s extensive notes and recorded interviews.

Chris March completes the story. To read the A&T article; please click here.

 Alan in Wikipedia, please click here. 

Alan Rayment Obituary, please click here.

Inside All Saints' Church

HampshireLive recently published some photographs on the interior of All Saints' Church by photographer, Grahame Larter.

All Saints' is a Grade I listed building and dates back to the 12th century.

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To see all of the images; please click here.

Groyne Maintenance on Seafront

New Forest District Council are currently carrying out maintenance work to the timber groynes on Milford on Sea seafront.

The battle against the sea continues!

For more information on the works, please see letter below:

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Live Music, Films & Events Galore

From now, and in the run up until Christmas Milford on Sea is awash with entertainment for you to enjoy.

There is something to accommodate every taste, so why not take a look at the varied choice below.

To see What's On at the Community Centre; please click here.

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Art & Craft Sale in Everton on Saturday

If you are looking for somewhere to go on Saturday, there is an Art & Craft Sale at St. Mary's Church Hall in Everton village.

Christingle Service at All Saints' Church

There are limited space for this year's Christingle Service in All Saints' Church.

The Christingle Service is a family friendly festive service celebrating Jesus, Light of the World’ with carols and candles, oranges and sweets.

To book, please click here.

All Saints' Church

Greenbanks Close, Milford on Sea SO41 0SQ
01590 644992
office@allsaintsmilford.co.uk

www.allsaintsmilford.co.uk