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Originally set up in 1923, Seadown started o in a single room of Mr J Ripley’s house in Dibden Purlieu. A er his retirement in 1946 it was purchased by two young veterinary surgeons, who quickly expanded the practice. In 1962 a new branch was opened in Totton, followed 2 years later with a further branch in Lymington. In 1974 Seadown Boarding Kennels and bungalow, point to point races and breeder council meetings and AGM’s. Laura Trigg, BVSc Cert AVP(EP) MRCVS, Senior Equine Vet and Seadown Clinical Director comments: “It means the world to us all at Seadown, to be celebrating such an amazing 100 year milestone. We are incredibly grateful to all the staff, patients and clients who have continually supported the practice throughout the years. It really is a huge honour to serve the New Forest people and animal communities, and to be a part of many fascinating historical traditions and age-old forest ways. Family is deeply rooted in our Seadown ethos, in every sense of the word – we have several family members who work together within the Seadown veterinary and nursing teams and we have some clients who have continued to use our services through several different generations. In addition, perhaps not surprisingly, some of our vets and nurses were children when they first encountered the practice, these ‘children’ then became adults, trained with us, and now work here! It all means Seadown is a particularly special veterinary practice with a precious and unique heritage. It’s something we all strive to maintain and something to be cherished. Not just now but for the next 100 years too.” For more information about Seadown please visit: seadownvets.co.uk Rolling back the years - Retired Seadown vet and Director, Bob Bentley and RVN, Kathryn Field prepping a baby llama for surgery on Frost Lane in Hythe, were acquired to build a larger premises and a hospital. e new building, provided space for much improved facilities and for resident nursing sta , it was quickly granted Veterinary Hospital status. Extensions to the Hythe hospital were added in 1989 and 2002 allowing more space in all areas and the addition of a large animal surgical facility, particularly for major equine surgery and to keep up with the increasing numbers of patients. Today Seadown provide first-class veterinary services in small animal and equine veterinary medicine in the New Forest and surrounding area and continue to be committed to investing in their sta , facilities and equipment, which has significantly increased the veterinary services and specialist knowledge o ered by the practice, most recently with the addition of their specialist eye referral service. Embedded within the New Forest community, over the years Seadown have also had involvement in e New Forest and Hampshire County Show, the New Forest pony sales, welfare tours, Christmas Hythe and Waterside Rotary will be holding their annual Foundation Dinner on Wednesday 17th May. As in previous years and by courtesy of Lord Montagu, guests will enjoy the beautiful historic surroundings of e Domus at Beaulieu with a glass of bubbly on arrival followed by a four course meal. is year’s a er-dinner speaker will be Luke Holder, Director Chef at Lime Wood Hotel, Lyndhurst who will give a talk entitled ‘Culinary Travels – A Chef’s Life’. The evening, which will also include a ra e and auction, has limited tickets, so please book early to avoid disappointment. Tickets are £40 and all pro ts raised from this event will be used to support local, national and international Rotary charities. If you would like to know more about this event or to book tickets please email charitydinner@hwrotary.org or telephone 023 8181 8187. Cooking Up a Great Evening! The Domus ready for the Foundation Dinner
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9th March 2023 • The HERALD • Page 11 v SHOP LOCALLY FOR SERVICE & VALUE v RENT WITH EASE WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU TODAY! Contact us today to discuss your property! Tel: 023 8194 2629 Email: info@dsiproperty.co.uk RENT WITH EASE TODAY - D.S.I. Group Ltd • No more missed rent • No more unexpected repair bills • No more management fees • No more bad tenants • No mor tenacy voids • NO MORE HASSLE WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU: • 100% Guaranteed going rent • Potential for us to fund upgrades/refurbs • Interest free loans • 100% Maintenance costs • Property and grounds to be expertly maintained and managed • Stress free renting with the benefit of full rent PVCu DOOR SPECIALIST LOCK PROBLEMS? We Can Help with ALL types of Locks • Fix or Replace • Gain Entry Call us on 07453 327708 or 023 8155 0025 (24hr Service) • Police Approved Key Safes • All Work Guaranteed • Fully Insured • No Call Out Charge • No VAT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT LOCKSMITH Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Are You Seeing Swallows? From Alexandra at alexandrasafrica.com Here in e New Forest we are excitedly awaiting the rst of the summer migrant birds ying in towards the end of March. Have you seen how useful the swallows make themselves while they are here by eating up to 850 insects a day! ey swoop over the paddocks hunting the ies that pester the ponies. e swallow has one of the longest migrations of any bird, with the British population wintering in the eastern part of South Africa. is journey can take a month or more and our migrants must adapt to any places they pass on their travels, as well as their destination. ey need to over y the English Channel and the Mediterranean, then the Sahara Desert before settling into the African bush. It is quite an incredible feat! Our guests luckily enjoy a much quicker and easier transfer! Join us on your own African Journey! Why wait? e journey is the destination… Invest in memories! Alexandra’s Africa is a local Tour Operating Company, o ering a range of eco-cultural safaris and experiences in Southern Africa. For more information please call: 0238 235 4488 or visit: alexandrasafrica.com Limited spaces available for 2023, and 2024 trips. WATERSIDE CHRISTMAS FIRE ENGINE RAISES OVER £6.5K The rounds of Father Christmas and the Waterside Christmas Fire Engine in the run up to Christmas last year raised a total of £6,518.84 thanks to donations by the local community. Last year the Waterside Christmas Fire Engine asked the community to nominate local organisations to receive a donation. e following organisations and charities were chosen to receive donations this year: • Age Concern Hampshire (Horrill Centre) • Animal Rescue UK • Barry’s Farm on Frost Lane • Families Matter • Gang Warily Scout and Guide HQ • Healthy Haven Garden • Hythe Sea Scouts • e Waterside Food Project • New Forest Pet Rescue • Oakhaven Hospice • Solent Rescue • e Handy Trust • Warren Copse and Holbury Manor Conservation Group • Waste Not Want Not • Waterside Cancer Support Centre Thank you to everyone who donated money. Waterside Christmas Fire Engine Waterside Primary School PTA are looking for stall holders for their forthcoming Summer Fete on 13th May, 11am to 2pm. £15 per 3m x 3m pitch, stall holders to provide their own gazebo and table. For more information please email: ptawatersideprimary@outlook.com Stall Holders Wanted for Summer Fete
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And now with its new social business e Real Jam and Chutney Company, Minstead Trust will be making essential changes to how the walled vegetable garden is run so that people like Emily will be able to sow, tend, grow and harvest produce that will be used as fresh ingredients for the Jams and Chutneys. Emily is one of the people supported by the Trust and she really enjoys working in the gardens. e people who work and tend to the gardens have learning disabilities and they will have the opportunity of being actively involved in the business, contributing to the success of the Real Jam and Chutney Company. Minstead Trust took over the business in late 2022 when the owners were retiring. A going concern, Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk along with seeds, compost and funds for maintenance and upkeep of the machinery and equipment. In all, the Trust is looking to raise £2000. If more is raised, the extra funds will help to support training and skills development in more of the Trust’s social businesses – helping people with learning disabilities. Lesley Brooks, fundraising co-ordinator at the Trust says: “The local community has always been so supportive of our work, for which we are always grateful. During this appeal we are hopeful that people will be able to donate a few pounds to help us reach our target to be able to purchase new equipment, and help make our new social business which is creating opportunities for people with learning disabilities, a real success.” If you would like to nd out more please visit the Trust’s website: minsteadtrust.org.uk/charity/appeals/ garden-appeal/ with an existing book of loyal retailers in the New Forest, e Real Jam and Chutney Company is the Trust’s new work integration social business that involves people with learning disabilities in all aspects of the company: growing and preparing the fruit and veg, cooking, canning and labelling, as well as deliveries. Josh is the apprentice chef and the business also o ers volunteering, training, and work experience opportunities on the Trust’s Step up for Work programme for people with learning disabilities. Josh says about his new role in the kitchens at Minstead Lodge “I have always wanted to be a chef and now I am learning how to do that”. Minstead Trust is appealing for money donations to help get initial production up to Emily Josh speed to then start extending supplies to new customers. e money raised wi l l help p u r c h a s e e s s e n t i a l items in the veg garden, including a new mower, wheelbarrows, trowels, spades and gloves
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Page 14 • The HERALD • 9th March 2023 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v TRU-FLOW PLUMBING SERVICES For all your Domestic Plumbing, Tiling, Painting and Decorating Requirements • Fully Insured • Discounts for Senior Citizens Please Contact Andy Tel: 023 8087 0145 • Mobile: 07962 590089 Wet clean or Dry clean • Carpets • Rugs • Upholstery • Cushions • Mattresses • Caravans & Motor Homes Contact Chris for a free estimate and advice. We have full liability insurance 023 8104 0185 07770 792361 clean-u-up@hotmail.com We provide one of the best professional Carpet & Fabric cleaning Systems The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD T: 023 8112 3112 E: office@zebra-ltd.co.uk All Plumbing Works Undertaken Full Bathroom Installation Toilet Fix from £75 Fully Insured Free Quotes No Job Too Big or Too Small PLUMBING & BATHROOMS THE THREE FAWLEY VILLAGES by Robin Somes, Fawley and Blackfield Memories e full history of Fawley is far too large a subject to be tackled in depth here. However, there are quite a few aspects of it that are still evident today, even if their reasons are almost forgotten. Among these aspects is that there used to be three separate settlements, too small to be called villages in their own right. e whole southern Waterside area was evidently a patchwork of quite well-de ned little hamlets, most of whose names still survive; Stonehills, Ashlett, Badminston, Ower, Hillhead and Calshot. Further Robin Somes has recently published a new local history book titled Digging up the Past which is now on sale in e Herald o ce. e book includes a collection of 28 illustrated articles, rst published in e Herald between 2021 and 2023, featuring historical events, family connections, and personal recollections of life around Fawley and the Waterside villages. e book is on sale for £5 (cash only) from e Herald o ce or via Robin’s online shop: shop.robinsomes. co.uk New Local History Book for Sale! to the west and south were Ashdown, Stanswood, Nelson’s Place, Stone, Lepe, Mopley, New House, Woodington, White eld, and nally Langley. e 1838 Tithe Map provides an excellent view of these hamlets. Around the village itself, the most important was of course Fawley, with around 10 dwellings, the Poor House, the church, and a scattering of farm buildings. Recorded in the Domesday Book as Falegia, and by the 14th century as Fallele or Falle, it lay north and west of All Saints’ Church, and presumably had been there since the founding of the church in Saxon times. From Fawley, tracks ran eastwards towards the salterns and grazing marshes on the edge e ects in 1846, Rhime Hall itself must have been a dwelling of some size and importance: “Rime Hall, Fawley. To be sold by auction, by Mr. A. Fletcher, at the above premises on Wednesday, September 30, 1846, at eleven o’clock, by order of the Executors of the late John Monday, Esq., the whole of the genuine and modern Household Furniture, two ricks of Hay, Phaeton and Pony, and other effects”. Finally, just east of Rhime Hall was Copythorn, consisting of the large house of that name, and perhaps 3 or 4 other dwellings. Before the advent of the re nery, Copthorne Lane (as it’s now known) led down to the salterns north of Ashlett Mill Pond, while its southern branch joined up with Ashlett Road, as it still does today. Perhaps we’ll look in more detail at these three hamlets in a future episode. held more houses, including the large house from which the hamlet took its name. It is commemorated today by the houses and close that bear its name, south of Fawley Garage. Judging from an advertisement for the sale of household The Fawley villages, from the 1838 Fawley Tithe Map. of Southampton Water, and north to the original Cadland House. To the west, other roadways, more or less aligned with our modern roads, led towards Holbury and Blackwell Common – Black eld not being in existence then. Centred around what’s now Fawley Square and Calshot Road lay Rhime Hall (occasionally spelt Rime, or Rhyme), which though it didn’t have the church,
v THE HERALD - YOUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE v 9th March 2023 • The HERALD • Page 15 • Jewellers • Watchmakers J. COLLINS & SON Proudly Serving the Waterside since 1972 10 Marsh Parade, Hythe, Southampton, Hants Tel: (023) 8084 3074 WE ARE KEEN TO BUY ALL SECONDHAND JEWELLERY, SCRAP GOLD Stockists of large range of gold, silver and gem set jewellery Main Agents for Citizen, Rotary, Lorus Watches and Seiko Clocks Kit Heath & Hot Diamond Silver Jewellery Stockists Secondhand Jewellery for Sale Our Professional Services include Jewellery &Watch Repairs, Re-Stringing HALF PRICE ENTRY FOR MUM’S To celebrate Mother’s Day, Exbury Gardens are o ering half price entry for Mum’s on Sunday 19th March. ey are also o ering a two course roast lunch with full table service in e Azalea Room, bookings for the lunch must be made in advance - secure your table by emailing: Exbury@ thelittlekitchencompany.com For those who prefer a little more exibility, they will be o ering a Carvery in Mr Eddy’s from midday. Exbury Gardens reopens for members on 11th March and all visitors from Saturday 18th March. For more information and tickets please visit: exbury.co.uk Create a unique hanging basket just in time for Mother’s Day! Saturday 18th March at 10.30am and 2pm, at Lepe Country Park. You can make it on your own, or why not bring your Mum and spend some quality time making one together? Basket, liner, compost and plants are provided but if you want to add any extra embellishments, please take these with you on the day. Children to be accompanied by an adult. Usual parking charges apply. Sorry, no dogs. £15 per hanging basket. Pre booking essential: shop.hants. gov .uk/product s /hanging-basket - workshop- a t - l epe - count ry -pa rksaturday-18th-march-2023 Hanging Basket Workshop Enjoy a monthly, social, art session for your own wellbeing, meeting with like-minded people, exploring a di erent theme each month. Fill up your sketchbook whilst exchanging ideas and tips while you work. Join artist, Mandy, to develop your ideas and hone your skills on Mondays: 3rd April, 5th June, 3rd July, 7th August, 4th September and 2nd October, 10.30am to 12.30pm, take the medium you like to work in. e sessions will involve walking to di erent areas of the site, so sturdy shoes are recommended as well as dressing for the weather conditions. Take your own fold up chair or stool. (Indoors if adverse weather) Please note: is is not a taught session but more a chance to meet with other creative people socially for your own well-being. Spaces are limited, so pre-booking essential. £5 per session. Over 18’s only please. Either email: lepe.enquiries@hants.gov. uk or phone: 023 8089 9108 for more information or to book. Lepe into Art for Well-being
Page 16 • The HERALD • 9th March 2023 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v WATERSIDE NETWORK GROUP: MEMBER FOCUS by Simon Chadwick Enviroclean Hampshire provide quality, a ordable carpet cleaning services and intensive upholstery cleaning services, to both residential and commercial customers across Hampshire. Based on the Waterside, business owner Craig Sly prides himself on Enviroclean Hampshire’s personal, customerfocused approach. By providing a superior service with a value for money guarantee, his goal is that each and every customer becomes a customer for life. Enviroclean Hampshire’s cleaning process produces incredible results every time. It not only leaves your home refreshed and your upholstery looking as good as new, but it helps you to maintain a healthy home environment for your whole family. What’s more, upholstered furnishings can be one of the most expensive investments in our homes, and so it makes perfect sense to protect and maintain them properly. e residential carpet cleaning service features an intensive cleaning process. is cleans down to the deepest bres of your carpets, releasing the soils and materials that vacuuming fails to remove, and reinstating their original lustre. Reinstate your upholstery’s ‘brand new’ look and refresh your home environment with Enviroclean Hampshire’s upholstery cleaning service. By removing embedded dust, dirt, dead skin, and bacteria, the upholstery cleaning service rejuvenates your upholstery and refreshes your home. Enviroclean Hampshire’s leather cleaning service not only restores your leather furnishings to their former glory, but protects them. It not only leaves leather sofas impeccably clean, but nourishes the leather, helping it to maintain its supple and healthy look. e service is fully insured, and you’ll bene t from Craig’s friendly, trustworthy and knowledgeable expertise while he’s in your home. And, for peace of mind, Enviroclean Hampshire o er a free re-clean service if you aren’t completely satis ed – meaning that you can book with complete con dence. To bookCraig and bring your upholstery and carpets back to their best, please use the contact details opposite. Craig Sly, Enviroclean Hythe and District Inner Wheel celebrated International Inner Wheel Day on 10th January with lunch at a members home and held a collection for both the Ukraine and locally based charity Tools for Self Reliance. Hythe and District Inner Wheel President, Margaret Rowles recently visited the Tools for Self Reliance in Netley Marsh, to deliver their donations in person. President Margaret Rowles delivering items to Tools for Self-Reliance workshop Celebrating International Inner Wheel Day Li you spirits with a song and go along to Tea and Melodies – a fun singing group, every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month in the Garden Room at St Andrews Church in Dibden Purlieu from 10.30am to 11.45am, £5 a session. Go along and join them for a warm welcome, upli ing songs and a cup of tea. For more information email: melodymakers.sing@outlook.com or call/text Fiona: 07799 652933 or Steph: 07824 765471. Tea and Melodies
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