Herald - Issue 410

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FREE ESTIMATES Call Richard on 07554 421544 or 023 8178 8299 PEST CONTROL Domestic, Commercial & Agricultural • WASPS • MOLES • RABBITS • RATS • BEES • MICE • SQUIRRELS • PIGEONS • INSECTS Local Friendly Family Run Business Fully Trained & Insured 41,141 Reasons to Feel Proud When Hythe resident, Ashleigh Mutimear, handed over a big cheque to Lee Rayment, owner of the Hythe Ferry, she had every reason, in fact 41,141 reasons to feel proud. As reported in earlier editions of the Herald, with the pandemic having decimated passenger numbers, Blue Funnel Ferries had run out of money with a large bill to pay to get its main boat, Hythe Scene, through its annual overhaul and MCA inspection. ere was nothing le to get the service started once lockdown restrictions were li ed. e centuries old Hythe Ferry was in real danger of closure. Cometh the hour, cometh the man – or in this case the woman. Ashleigh took it upon herself to £5 for every copy sold of his children’s book “A Seal Swam in from the Sea”, whilst West Cli Hall care home, Dotty Dolly Cakes, Caroline Cakes, Sandra’s Florist, David and Jan Morris with their lockdown quizzes and the Lord Nelson in Hythe all raised monies for the appeal. SonnyWilson arranged a very successful Golf Day too. All this alongside the generosity of the local community took the Crowdfunder total to £41,141. Add this to the £22,500 pledged by local councils and the target was achieved. e Hythe Ferry is saved. Ashleigh said: “I am so deeply grateful for everyone that got behind the campaign. Together we have made something very special happen”. The Woman of the Waterside, Ashleigh Mutimear handing over the cheque to Blue Funnel Ferries Owner Lee Rayment by John Greenwood of Greenwood IT, donated You may have seen a group of ladies, at Calshot beach who, whatever the weather, take to the waves. Meeting whenever the tide is in the club was started back at the beginning of the year and a few hardy souls have been swimming together ever since. I had my rst swim a er deciding I needed to do something a bit di erent from the usual exercise. A er watching Susan Calman’s Big Seaside Holiday on TV, where she swam with another group, I decided to give it a try and found e Sisterhood Swimmers on their Facebook page. We have fun; we swim and splash about shouting and laughing. We leave the water feeling refreshed and absolutely buzzing, nishing o with a hot cup of something, or indeed a celebratory glass. Plunging the body into cold water stimulates the release of a cocktail of invigorating chemicals. It’s like pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a computer. Once in the water, body focused, the brain just switches o and it’s all just about concentrating on breathing and the swim. anks to media reports of the mental health bene ts of a chilly dip and pool closures due to COVID-19, soaring numbers are now taking to rivers, lakes and the sea – once the preserves of a handful of seriously tough year-round swimmers. An estimated 7.5 million people swim outdoors in the UK, with an increasing number swimming through the winter. Swimming in a group provides not only new-found friendships but also safety in numbers. With a quali ed instructor on hand we are all mindful about water safety, and acutely aware of the ever-changing conditions open-water swimming can bring. So, if you fancy a swim why not join our friendly and supportive Facebook group and take the plunge! Sisterhood Swimmers by Sally-Anne Bell Taking the plunge – Sisterhood Swimmers at Calshot Beach New Forest 222 is a di erent sort of guidebook. It divides the New Forest National Park into 222 individual mile squares, so every part is covered, and the author Jodi Longyear has visited every single one. Bringing fresh eyes to this beautiful corner of the country, he nds items of interest; sometimes unusual, something quirky… but always interesting! e New Forest boasts a vibrant coastline, hushed woodlands, gentle owing rivers and abundance of ora and fauna. Jodi’s 222 highlights cover the areas long and fascinating history, geology, ora and fauna, culture and more. He never fails to note an idiosyncrasy, unforgiving terrain, or a pub with good food and ale. e initial inspiration for New Forest 222 came from a delightful book named Dartmoor 365 by Dartmoor a cionado John Hayward. Jodi owned a copy for over a decade and is always in his bag when he takes trips to Devon. e premise for the title is that Dartmoor National Park covers (or covered) 365 square miles: one square mile for each day of the year. John Hayward overlaid Dartmoor with a square mile grid and wrote about a highlight in each square. Jodi thought to himself ‘there needs to be a New Forest version of Dartmoor 365.’ Well now there is. ere are no hard and fast rules on how to use it – it is your guidebook, and you can use it however you wish. e most important thing is that you use it. Some areas are best visited in certain seasons, but any visit is better than no visit. Specially commissioned illustrations and grid references for each square, help guide you to your chosen destination. Enjoy! New Forest 222 is available to purchase for £9.95 from the Herald o ce or via: www.newforest222.co.uk Your Guide to Every Square Mile of the New Forest mobilise the community. A Crowdfunder appeal was launched to raise the £60,000 needed and hit ve gures in little more than a week. It needed more than that however, so numerous fundraising events were arranged to bolster the appeal. Ashleigh herself set the bar alongside her friend Sonny Wilson, with a 24-hour pier walk that brought over £12,000 to the fund. e event was supported by urston Signs of Holbury, Neeneez Balloons and Dominos Pizza, both of Hythe and 408 Photography. Simon Chadwick, supported