Page 74 • The HERALD • 26th June 2025 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v FAWLEY GARAGE MOTs/Repairs/Tyres Diagnostics/Servicing Call Now for your Free No Obligation Quote 023 80891057/023 8089 0552 Email: accounts.fg@btconnect.com Holbury Service Station MOT’S & SERVICING and Repairs to Cars and Vans TYRES FITTED WHILE YOU WAIT Budget and Branded Tyres held in stock Member of Good Garage Scheme Long Lane, Holbury SO45 2NZ Tel: 023 8089 3727 Web: www.holburyservicestation.com Email: holburyservicestation@hotmail.co.uk All Major Cards Accepted 023 8084 9370 Prospect Place, Hythe SO45 6AU • MOT’s • MOT Repairs • Air Con • Auto Electrics • Servicing • Welding • Diagnostics • Suspension • Tyres • Clutches • Cam Belts • Brakes Oh! What’s Occurring! Gavin and Stacey Cars Set Now On Display At Beaulieu! TV cars from one of the UK’s most successful romcom series are now on display at Beaulieu, home of the National Motor Museum. e critically acclaimed and much-loved British romantic comedy series Gavin & Stacey, created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, o cially ended with its nal episode airing in December 2024. Originally debuting in 2007 and running through to 2010, with a return for special episodes in 2019 and 2024, the series has become one of the most popular UK TV series of recent decades. Now, as the curtain falls on the much-loved series, Beaulieu is proud to announce that several of Gavin & Stacey’s most iconic cars have joined its newly refreshed and refurbished ‘On Screen Cars’ exhibition. Vehicles on display include Gavin’s blue Citroën Saxo VTS which features heavily across the three series’, particularly during the early stages of his relationship with Stacey, when it was o en used to drive between Essex and Barry Island. e Saxo became a recurring presence throughout the show, representing the e ort Gavin puts into making his long-distance relationship with Stacey work. For fans that he’ll “drive it ‘til the day he dies”. Uncle Bryn had three Picasso models during the series, with the one on display at Beaulieu being featured in series three. e three cars join a list of other memorable icons from lm and TV in Beaulieu’s recently refreshed and refurbished “On Screen Cars” exhibition, which is now open for visitors. Other vehicles on display include the bewitched blue Ford Anglia which features in Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secrets, Del Boys Reliant Van featured in the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, James Bond’s Jaguar XKR from the blockbuster lm Die Another Day, Mr Bean’s Mini plus many more. A ticket to Beaulieu includes admission to the whole Beaulieu attraction, including On Screen Cars, the National Motor Museum and its new display, Icons of F1, as well as Palace House and its newly refurbished bedrooms, open to the public for the rst time this year. ere is also the 13th-century Beaulieu Abbey, Monorail, Secret Army Exhibition, Brabazon Restaurant and Little Beaulieu, the adventure playground. Plus, Beaulieu’s brand-new feature exhibition ‘We Had One Of ose’, where visitors can get back in the driving seat of cars from their past. of the show and motoring in general, it’s a nostalgic nod to early noughties car culture. Also on display will be Smithy’s Volvo 850S Estate, which was used by him for his job as a handyman in Billericay, Essex. With the slogan ‘If your husband won’t do it – I will…’ written on the back, the estate featured heavily throughout the program and was well remembered as the backdrop to Smithy’s iconic rendition of Band Aids “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in the 2008 Christmas Special. It also featured in a sketch for Comic Relief in 2011, when James Corden as ‘Smithy’ transported Wham star George Michael to the studio in the rst ever ‘Carpool Karaoke’. Finally, completing the line-up of starstudded cars from the show, Uncle Bryn’s reliable Citroën Xsara Picasso completes the trio of vehicles on display. Uncle Bryn, played by Rob Brydon made no secret that he was very fond of this car, quoting in one episode Gavin and Stacey cars go on display at Beaulieu Watercolour Paint Making e New Forest Art Society’s next monthly meeting is on Wednesday 16th July with Marc Jackman for a watercolour paint making demo with Jackman’s art materials. eir Summer Exhibition runs from Saturday 2nd August to Saturday 9th August. New members are always welcome and visitors are invited to go along for a small entry fee (£5). Meetings are held in the Pine Room at Lyndhurst Community Centre from 7.30pm-9.30pm March to October (2.15pm until 4.15pm from November to February). Details of the programme can be found on the Society’s website: www.newforestartsociety.weebly.com
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