Page 6 • The HERALD • 6th October 2022 v PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 28 YEARS v Waterside Furnishings & Re-Upholstery 023 8020 7895 16 Marsh Parade, Hythe (Opposite Hythe Club) Est 2006 REPAIRS ANTIQUE, MODERN & MARINE REFURBISHED FURNITURE FOR SALE RE-UPHOLSTERY • 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 ELECTRICIAN/HANDYMAN FULLY QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN (30YRS EXPERIENCE) • Mains Upgrades • Testing • Extra/Replacement Points/Lights • Outside Lighting • Sockets • Ponds • BT/TV Points • Ethernet Points • CCTV • Fire/Intruder Alarms • Basic Plumbing Repairs • Outside Taps • Showers • Heating Problems • Blinds/Poles Fixed • Flatpacks • Loft Work Boarding, Tidying etc ALL OTHER DOMESTIC WORK CONSIDERED Call Mick on 07738 166453 or email: michaelshelley80@googlemail.com New Forest Myths and Folklore – New Book for Sale A new book detailing New Forest Myths and Folklore has recently gone on sale at e Herald. e book written by local author Brice Stratford was launched at an event, sponsored by the Stag pub in Lyndhurst, held at the New Forest Heritage Centre where an exhibition to accompany the book was on display sharing tales of monsters, witches, ghosts and kings through photographs, artefacts and prints about folklore of the New Forest. Brice was born and raised in the New Forest, growing up, he was always frustrated that there were no books on the mythology and folklore of the Forest, in spite of the fact that he knew it had and has its own culture, traditions and heritage, distinct from the rest of the county. Over a decade ago Brice made the decision to write such a book and has spent endless hours researching and collecting information from medieval charters, newspaper archives, court records, hand written diaries, and history and guidebooks on the New Forest Red and so on, but they’re combined with far more obscure gures, such as the giant ettin Yernagate, who protects the Forest; the enormous, red, antlered Stratford Lyon, who terrorises drunks around the Red Lion pub in Boldre; Lazy Laurence, the shape shi ing pixie who protects orchards and cider; and many, many more besides. stretching back centuries. The book combines grand, broad, lyrical storytelling chapters, with others which talk more about the history of the traditions, and the signi cance behind some of the folklore. ere’s the very famous tales, of course, of King Arthur, Robin Hood, Rufus the e oldest story in the collection is attested in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and dates to just over 1500 years ago. Brice comments: “I believe that the stories and folk culture of an area, inherited and developed organically over generations, are vital to any kind of lasting local identity. Without a real depth of that identity, an area very quickly becomes nowhere, with fewer and fewer people to care or to understand what makes it rare and valuable and worth maintaining. Soon enough it becomes just like anywhere else. The most important thing is that once the story has been told, it belongs to whoever has heard it. It is my sincerest hope with this book that these tales will be passed on, and grown and tended to and harvested, for many more generations to come.” e book published by History Press is now available from e Herald o ce in Hythe priced at £14.99. If you wonder what to do with unused coins brought back from your overseas holiday, FOREIGN COINS RAISING FUNDS FOR HYTHE PIER Pop your unwanted coins and foreign currency into one of the HPHA’s collection pots collection pots for foreign coins are located around businesses in Hythe, raising valuable funding for Hythe Pier Heritage Association’s (HPHA) restoration work on Hythe Pier and its century old railway. As at the beginning of September the collection pots have raised over £1300 from donated foreign currency alone. Any currency from anywhere is really welcome; there are collection pots in e Herald, Hay’s Travel and Hythe Post O ce. Waterside Woodcarvers Waterside Woodcarvers holds fortnightly carving workshops at Applemore College, during term time, and quarterly socials at St Andrew’s. Next workshops take place on Thursday 6th and 20th October, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For more information about this friendly and supportive local club, talk to members at the exhibition, visit the website: www. watersidewoodcarvers.co.uk or phone the chair Di Smith on 023 8084 5787.
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