1st June 2023 • The HERALD • Page 73 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Bill Murray Trophy On a sunny spring morning, 34 New Forest Golf Club Seniors competed in a Par Bogey format competition o the white tees for the Bill Murray Trophy. Mike Broom led Division 1 having managed to halve his match against the course, but that was not quite enough to claim the trophy because in Division 2, Rob Young beat the course by a convincing 5 holes, with John Pickering hot on his heels with +3. Division 1: 1st Mike Broom 0, 2nd Chris Bennett -1, 3rd Phil Walker -2 Division 2: 1st Rob Young +5, 2nd John Pickering +3, 3rd Colin Bailey 0. Rob Young with the Bill Murray Trophy New EV Charger Points in Hardley from Waterside Climate Action Network Good news for electric car (EV) owners and would be owners in the Waterside. Until recently the nearest rapid charge point for EVs was in Southampton, but 4 new Instavolt rapid charging points are now in operation behind PC Builders on the Hardley Industrial Estate. Although more expensive than slower charges, they take only 20 to 30 minutes to charge to 80%, as against several hours for slower versions. Around one third of UK homes are unsuitable for home charging points, and there are few kerbside charging points outside London, which reduces the potential for the growth in EV ownership which is a central plank globally in achieving carbon reduction. e EU and the US are pressing ahead with infrastructure growth to match the increase in EVs, but infrastructure growth is still slow in the UK, as EV owners su ering from range anxiety on longer journeys will testify! Anyone considering purchasing an EV can nd information about charging point locations on the Zap Map app. EXCEPTIONAL NEW ARCHIVIST JOINS THE HERITAGE CENTRE’S CHRISTOPHER TOWER LIBRARY On 24thMay, e New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst welcomed their rst professional Archivist, Judy Faraday. Judy Faraday joins the Heritage Centre from the John Lewis Partnership (JLP), where, as Manager of Heritage Services, she consolidated JLP’s collections and was instrumental in creating their purpose-built Heritage Centre in Cookham. A leading gure in the archive sector, Judy has extensive experience developing volunteer programmes and demonstrating the value and social purpose of archives and collections. Of her new role, Judy says that she “hugely looks forward to developing a strategy and mission for the Christopher Tower Library, and one which embraces digital collection management. My love of archives and the ability of archives to tell the stories of local communities is undiminished”. Judy’s partner is from a long-standing New Forest family and she expects to become very quickly engrossed in Forest history. Himalayan Balsam Bashing at Tadburn Meadows Tadburn Meadows Local Nature Reserve, located in Romsey (SU367214) will be holding a Himalayan Balsam Bashing on Sunday 25th June from 10am until 12noon, meet at the entrance to the reserve at Eight Acres. Tadburn Meadows Local Nature Reserve is hidden amongst the houses and covers almost 12 acres and provides a home for a variety of Britain’s best loved wildlife and some nationally threatened species. e site boasts a variety of habitats, from a stream more characteristic of the New Forest to wet woodland and grassland. Tadburn Conservation Volunteers are a local group working on Tadburn Meadows Local Nature Reserve, Romsey. Contact: tadburn.meadows@ gmail.com Judy Faraday Graham Norris Business Centre, 114-118 Hampton Lane, Blackfield SO45 1UB www.right-autos.co.uk • Tel: 023 8089 0600 • 07979 388520 • 07708 892525 WE WILL BUY YOUR CAR! WE WILL COME TO YOU. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT MADE We will beat any quote from We Buy Any Car, or any local car dealership/Garage
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