Page 70 • The HERALD • 8th December 2022 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v Holbury Service Station Web: www.holburyservicestation.com Email: holburyservicestation@hotmail.co.uk Member of Good Garage Scheme.com TYRES FITTED WHILE-U-WAIT Budget and Branded tyres held in stock Long Lane, Holbury, SO45 2NZ Tel: 023 8089 3727 All Major Cards Accepted and Repairs to Cars & Vans MOT’S & SERVICING AMT MOBILE MECHANICAL 07950 638228 • Servicing • Repairs • MOT’s Arranged • Diagnostics • Breakdowns All Makes & Models incVans Competitive Rates Waterside Based amtmobile2@gmail.com Mobile Mechanic &Tyre Fitting MOBILE AIR CONDITIONING MOBILE AIR CONDITIONING MOBILETYRE FITTING MOBILETYRE FITTING FAWLEY GARAGE SERVICE - PARTS - M.O.T.’S ALL MAKES OF VEHICLE SERVICED AND REPAIRED • Diagnostic Fault Finding • Tyres - Fitting & Balancing • Laser Tracking FAWLEY 8089 1057 THE VILLAGE, CALSHOT ROAD, FAWLEY Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone at The Herald New Forest (East) Probus Club November Meeting e New Forest Probus Club held their November meeting at the Dibden Golf Club on ursday 17th November. President Henley welcomed 24 members and one visitor to the 403rd meeting of the Club. Henley was pleased to announce a new member joining the Club, bringing the total membership to 26. e recent lunch at MJs Brockenhurst College was well attended and enjoyed by all members. e visit to Calshot Lifeboat station was appreciated by those members attending. e Speaker’s Secretary outlined the current listing of planned speakers for 2023. e Treasurer reported that the Club‘s nances gave no cause for concern. A suggestion was made, in addition to the usual wine, that non alcoholic drinks be also available at the traditional Christmas lunch in December. Potential events for the Club were: Co ee Morning in Montys Beaulieu ursday 17th January; E orts were still being made to have a tour around the ExxonMobil Petro Chemical Plant. Ron Taylor returned to give an excellent, amusing and very detailed illustrated talk titled ‘Stourhead to Stanpit’. In his talk, Ron told of the many historical events associated with the river Stour, from its start at Stourhead (Wilts) to nishing in Christchurch (Dorset). Some typical items noted were: e building of Stourhead and start of Hoare Bank, (Deposit of at least £m 5 required to open an account); Work on reopening the Old Somerset and Dorset railway at Shillingstone. e early smugglers using the river to import tea, brandy, rum etc. Location of the one remaining Black Poplar tree. Development of national Blandford Brewery (still family owned); Wimborne, the model village and minster. e National Trust house at Kingston Lacey. Location of the rst Bailey bridge, and home of its designer; and e house where the notorious Dr Crippen lived for some time. Ron concluded his talk noting that the presence of otters and fresh/salt water sh well illustrated the cleanliness of the river. e talk for theDecember meeting is planned to be given by Ken Dagnall on ‘French cricket teams’. If anyone is interested in joining, please contact the Secretary: 023 8089 7967. The Railway Children Return e Hythe Cinema Moviola show lms in high de nition Blu-ray and stereo sound on a large screen at e Parish Hall. eir next o ering is e Railway Child Return (PG) on Tuesday 20th December, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. It’s 1944 and World War 2 is raging. Bobbie (Jenny Agutter), one of the original Railway Children but by now a grandmother, welcomes a group of evacuees from Salford to her home in Yorkshire. Rambling about the countryside one day they encounter a young African American GI (Kenneth Aikens) who, like them, is far away from home, and who is hiding from the authorities. Will they help him to stay hidden? Tickets are £6 and available in advance from Pebbles ladies clothes shop in the High Street (opposite Costa), or on the door on show days. OUT AND ABOUT WITH THE RSPB e New Forest local group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is holding an indoor meeting on Wednesday 14thDecember, where Sara Frost from Naturetrek will give a presentation on exotic wildlife travels ‘From Bali to Komodo’. Meetings start at 7.30pm and are held in the Lyndhurst Community Centre, central car park, High Street, Lyndhurst SO43 7NY (doors open at 7pm). A eld trip is planned on Friday 16th December from 10am to 1pm to Normandy Marsh (SZ 327 941), meeting on Maiden Lane, Lymington. A erwards there is opportunity for an optional Christmas lunch at e Chequers Inn, Ridgeway Lane, Lymington SO41 8AH. For further information please email: NewForestGroup@RSPB.org. uk or visit the group’s website: group. rspb.org.uk/newforest ose taking part in eld trips should wear suitable dull coloured clothing and sturdy footwear. Non-members are currently shared £5 per eld trip or indoor meeting.
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