The Lyndhurst Directory - August/September 2014

The Lyndhurst

Directory

The independent directory of local businesses serving the residents of Lyndhurst

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August/September 2014

In this issue: Win a family portrait gift voucher from Barrett & Coe Local Business Directory Helping Older People New Forest Hampshire Wildlife Trust Motoring: Audi Q5 Money saving tips from Martin Lewis Gardening Hints: Deadheading Adventures of Nellie

Heavy Horses at the New Forest Show 2014

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Proprietor: Avril Owton MBE FIH The Cloud Hotel, Meerut Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7TD Enquiries: Tel: 01590 622165 enquiries@cloudhotel.co.uk www.cloudhotel.co.uk

A warm welcome awaits you at The Cloud Hotel Brockenhurst, proud to be a traditional New Forest Hotel.

Delicious traditional English food at its best served in our Encore Restaurant Special breaks – 4 nights for the price of 3 Private Dining Room for special family occasions

Lunches Weekday - 2 courses £16-25 3 courses £19-25 3 course Sunday lunch £23-00 all including coffee

Dinner 3 course table d’hote dinner £33-50 including coffee

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To book call 01590 622165

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OFFICES ACROSS THE NEW FOREST...

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BURLEY

LYNDHURST

WINCHESTER

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BISHOPS WALTHAM

TITCHFIELD

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01962 860300 WINCHESTER@PENYARDS.COM

01264 810863 STOCKBRIDGE@PENYARDS.COM

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01425 403600 BURLEY@PENYARDS.COM

01794 516613 ROMSEY@PENYARDS.COM

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Introduction

The Lyndhurst Edition 28

Directory

Published by:

Stephen & Debbie Corney at Hampshire Publications

Telephone:

023 8065 9309

Email:

info@lyndhurstdirectory.co.uk

Copy deadline for the October 2014 edition: 25th September 2014

Disclaimer: Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that data in this publication is accurate, the publisher cannot accept any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause.

The Lyndhurst Directory does not officially endorse any advertising material included within the publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval systems or transmitted in any form, without prior permission of the publisher.

Cover photo: Heavy Horses at New Forest Show by Stephen Corney

Dear Lyndhurst, Bank, Emery Down, Minstead and Bramshaw!

Wow! What fantastic weather we have had this year, except of course the flash flooding in some areas.

We have been lucky enough to avoid this. Stephen, myself and our ‘roaming reporter’ son, Hayden age 10, had a brilliant day at The New Forest Show. The show jumping horses were just magnificent, the Heavy Horses stood so proud and confident, in all their glory and the guys on the motocross bikes were riveting!

We thoroughly enjoyed the whole day, please take a look at Hayden’s photos inside. Did you managed to get there too?

The Lyndhurst Directory has an extended reach, and as of this month is now being delivered by Royal Mail, so if you are receiving this for the first time, “welcome” and I do hope you find it interesting as well as useful. The magazine will be delivered to you every two months, so your next issue is October / November. There is an index at the back to help you easily find who you may need to help you in the home, the garden or indeed for you personally. If you have a business in the area and would like to be included, then please do give myself or Stephen a call. We would love to help promote your goods and services to the local people. If you run a club or society please let us know as we can promote these for free. There is a prize wordsearch, so do fill this in - you may well be a lucky winner! If you have any suggestions to make your little booklet even more useful, then we will definitely listen.

Stephen, Hayden and myself wish you a great end of August and beginning of September. May the sun keep shining.

Very best wishes,

Debbie & Stephen Corney Useful Numbers

Lyndhurst Police Southern Electricity Transco Gas Emergency Southampton Gen. Hosp.

0845 045 45 45 08457 708090 0800 111999 023 8077 7222

Train Enquires First Bus Company Wessex Water Lyndhurst Library

023 8065 9309

08457 484950 023 8058 4321 01225 526000 0845 603 5631

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Wildlife News

Make a Wild Change Did you know that the time playing outside has dropped by 50% in just one generation? A recent survey also reported that only one in five aged eight to 12 have a connection with nature. This is despite substantial research showing that time spent outside in nature increases happiness, health and wellbeing in youngsters, as well as adults.

In response to this, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is encouraging families to explore the outdoors with the launch of their campaign, Make a Wild Change.

Unfortunately, many of us have become preoccupied with technology meaning we spend much of our time indoors, on the internet or watching TV, but children – and adults who spend time outdoors on a regular basis tend to be physically healthier, have better attention spans, can be more confident, creative , confident and less stressed.

As the summer holidays approach, this is the perfect time to get outside and have fun with your children. The good news is that you can start straight away in your garden, local green space or at one of our reserves.

Making pies Photo: Helen Walsh

At the beach

t As an alternative to sandcastles on many of Hampshire’s pebbly beaches, try building a stone tower by balancing smaller and smaller pebbles on top of each other t Grab a bag and gloves to protect your hands. At the strand line along the beach, see what you can find – could include, shells, driftwood, and feathers. Then bring them hope and create something new such as a seaside mobile.

Exploring

t Use scavenged natural materials to build a home for a native wild creature. Think about what type of home your animal would choose t Make your own binoculars buy taping together a pair of loo rolls which will focus childrens’ attention on the smallest of habitats under a leaf or features across a landscape

Further fun activities

t Collect some black berries in a tub and squish them with a stick. Then use the stick to paint the mixture on to some plain white cotton fabric. Leave to dry in the sun. t Get a long rope or a few ropes tied together and a blind fold. Run the rope at waist height around a safe green area.

The blindfolded person follows the rope experiencing the trail with their sense.

The trust also runs groups across Hampshire called Wildlife Watch for 5 to 15 year olds which are aimed at creating factual, informal, fun ways for children to investigate our natural surroundings. There are also tots groups for under 5s. For more information please visit our learn and discover section at www.hiwwt.org.uk.

For more ideas on wild adventures this summer visit www.wildlifetrusts.org/mywildsummer Rock pooling Photo: Matthew Roberts

You don’t need to be an expert or have special equipment for a wild adventure, just clothes and shoes that can get a bit muddy and will keep you and your children warm, and a bit of green space that provides children with the freedom to imagine and play. Many of the Wildlife Trust’s reserves and Education centres can be accessed on foot, by public transport and have parking available. Education centres have toilet facilities and some have mobility scooters for hire and accessible paths.

Bringing with you a picnic or some snacks for a pit stop is always a good idea too on a wild adventure.

Whether you have toddlers or kids on summer holidays, have five minutes to spare or a whole day, you can follow our tips below and make this summer the time when your family made a meaningful connection with nature.

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New Forest Show 2014 Through the eyes of our roving reporter...

Hayden Corney

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Ferret run winne “Dragon”

(Age 10)

Musical Heavy Horse Drive

Jamie Squibb Freestyle Motocross

Fordson vintage tractor

Hound Parade

Jamie Squibb and Ryan Pasch fly over the Hoburne Ring at New Forest Show 2014 Photo: Stephen Corney

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Community News

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HOPe – Helping Older People in the New Forest, offers a comprehensive Information and Advice service for older people, their families, carers and friends.

It often helps just to share a worry, and we can help with a wide range of problems including form filling, benefits such as Attendance Allowance and Carers Allowance, consumer issues, care at home, relationships, care homes and services for older people.

HOPe is a local charity set up by local people for local people in 2013. We work with other charities and organisations rather than compete with them, so if we think you can be better helped elsewhere, we will use our knowledge of local services to refer you on.

The service is free, completely confidential, impartial and independent. All advisers are trained to deal competently and comprehensively with your enquiries. They will listen with empathy and work with you to reach the outcome you hope to achieve.

Confidentiality is one of our most important principles. However, in order to offer the most efficient service, we have to keep a record of your visits. Your records will be kept according to Data Protection regulations. If you wish to remain anonymous, we will respect your decision.

We welcome donations for our charity shop, particularly good quality clothes and shoes, curtains, small items of furniture and bric a brac. If delivering to New Milton is difficult for you, we can often collect from your home.

Now at Fenwick 2, Pikes Hill, Lyndhurst. Phone 02380 282862 for appointments from 10 -12 on the first Friday of each month.

Alternatively, call into our advice centre behind the HOPe charity shop in Station Road New Milton (opposite Barclays Bank and near the pedestrian crossing) Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm or phone for an appointment or home visit 01425 629009.

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Money Saving Tips

Martin

LEWIS Banking It’s not yet time to hoot the horn in celebration, but There's a bank account price war. They're desperate for switchers - paying cashback on bills, 5% savings, or just bunging you cold hard cash. Yet just 2% of people have switched in the last year. Unless you're 100% happy with your bank, check now if you can gain.

The contest has stretched far beyond traditional banks. Even M&S wants to be, well, the M&S of banking.

It’s just launched its first fees-free account. In fact so much so, it’s willing to bribe you with a £100 voucher if you switch.

So here’s what you need to know about the best fee-free bank accounts…

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7-day switching means it's now mostly no hassle. The 7-Day Switching system now moves your direct debits and standing orders, closes your old account and ensures payments made to it get forwarded to your new bank - all set up within seven working days. £100 switching bribes galore. If they’ll pay you to switch, unless there’s a compelling reason, grab the cash. Though you'll need to pass the credit check and genuinely switch to get the money…..

The new www.marksandspencer.com account gives £100 on an M&S gift card if you switch, one reward point for every £1 spent at the store, a £100 interestfree overdraft and doesn’t require you to pay a minimum amount each month. While decent for regular M&S shoppers, basic rate taxpayers will need to spend £500/mth there for it to beat Halifax and its bank's service is untested compared to First Direct.

minimum pay-in is low too, at £500/mth (equivalent £6,000 salary).

As Kelly tweeted me (@martinslewis) "I'm getting about £18 per month back after my fee - fantastic. £6 just for my mortgage."

Switch bank and earn 5% savings. A range of top feefree bank accounts now offer high savings rates as lossleaders to get you to switch to them – such as TSB for up to £2,000 at 5%, for up to £5,000 Lloyds is 4% and for up to £20,000 (see above) Santander is 3%.

Slash overdraft costs. An overdraft is a debt like any other. The key is to cut the interest so you can clear it quicker. There are two main choices…

- Switch to a 0% overdraft. www.firstdirect.com offers £100 to new joiners and a £250 0% overdraft (min pay-in £1,000/mth). www.nationwide.co.uk FlexDirect account gives a one-year no-fee overdraft (amount depends on credit score) but it only lasts a year. So use that time to clear it. Full info in www.mse.me/overdrafts.

- Or shift it to a 0% credit card. A few specialist credit cards offer 'money transfers', where it pays cash to your bank to clear your overdraft, then you owe it instead.

The longest is 31mths 0% with a one-off fee of 4% of the amount transferred. It’s hugely powerful and cheap, but needs to be done right, so please see full best buys and instructions at www.moneysavingexpert.com/ moneytransfers Think banks are all b*****ds? Get an ethical account. And it won’t even cost you extra. Here, we factor in both finances and the rating given by Ethical Consumer evaluating behaviour on the environment, human and animal rights, politics and where they invest.

The www.firstdirect.com account has smashed every customer service poll I've done, 92% rate it 'great'. New switchers get paid £100 cash, a £250 0% overdraft and a linked 6% regular saver account. The min monthly pay -in is £1,000, equivalent to paying in a £13,400 plus salary.

Despite its recent scandals, the www.cooperativebank.co.uk is still rated one of its top picks on ethics, it pays £100 to switch to it and donates £25 to one of seven charities.

- The www.halifax.co.uk Reward account gives £100 cash to switchers and pays a flat £5 (after basic rate tax) each month you're in credit. Avoid its costly overdraft though. The min pay-in's £750/mth.

Also try www.nationwide.co.uk, mentioned above, and www.nandp.co.uk, whose debit card allows cheap spending abroad. Or for a real change, find a credit union - a local savings and loan non-profit co-operative, 25 of the 500 offer current accounts. Find one near you www.abcul.org.

Santander wins my ‘most innovative account’ pick.

While technically not fee-free - www.santander.co.uk 123 account only charges £2/mth fee and for most this is dwarfed by what it pays back. While Santander was once known for poor service, the 123 account is our second highest-rated, with 75% saying it's great. The

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Food & Drink

In the Raw..

Ingredients 250g cacao butter, shaved with a knife 150g cacao powder 125g dry sweetener, such as xylitol, coconut sugar or raw cane sugar powdered in your Vitamix or a spice mill/coffee grinder

DARK CHOCOLATE Method

Healthy and fun with a bit of patience chucked in the bowl...

Place margarine, syrup and sugar in a bowl and mix together.

In a medium mixing bowl, in this order, add butter and then cacao butter and powdered sweetener.

Bring 250ml water to a boil in a saucepan, reduce heat to low-medium and put the bowl of ingredients on top to melt down. Don’t stir the mix until you start to see some cracks in the surface of the powers or a little pool of butter in the bottom of the bowl.

If you have a vita mix, then you will just melt the ingredients about 40%, take the bowl off the pot and wipe the bottom of the bowl so no water drips into your chocolate when pouring into the blender jug. Put the lid on the jug and turn on low speed and then onto high for about 5 seconds. Take the temperature (get yourself a probe thermometer off Amazon) to be sure you are not exceeding 42°c. The object here is to heat and smooth the mixture out, so you don’t want any lumps left by the time you reach 42°c. If you have a normal blender or no blender at all, then you will want to sift your powders before starting and heat the ingredients to 42°c over the double boiler. Once you have reached 42°c it’s time to temper the chocolate. If you’re using the Vitamix, transfer the chocolate to a clean, dry bowl. If using the double boiler method, wipe the bottom of the bowl and pour the mix into a new, clean, dry bowl; the residual heat from the bowl will continue to heat the chocolate otherwise.

Using a flexible spatula, gently keep the chocolate moving and scrape the sides of the bowl every 30 seconds - 1 minute. That’s it, you are now in the process of tempering chocolate. Once the chocolate has reached 31.5°c or lower, you can now cast it in a mould or just pour it into a clean, dry plastic container. Tempered chocolate contracts when it sets, so it will easily come out of any mould you cast it in. Pop it in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to set. I would suggest that you not add anything to this batch of chocolate, just leave it plain so you can get the full tempered chocolate experience. Also, if for some reason it doesn’t temper, you can try again or troubleshoot.

That’s all. It may seem a little much right now, but you will get the hang of it in no time. If you make a mistake, don’t stress, it’s just chocolate. Don’t look at is as “expensive ingredients going to waste” look at it as a learning experience, a fun hobby, something that makes you happy and therefore nothing else matters! Please note, I suggest that, if you are using moulds to set your chocolate, you start with silicone, as they are easiest to use when you are learning.

Written by Amy Levin. www.ooosha.co.uk

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August EVENTS Wednesday 20 August – 10.30am – 12.00pm Pond Dip – Blashford Lakes Family fun discovering the wonderful wildlife lurking in the weedy depths of the Blashford pond.

Meet and park at the Blashford Lakes Centre. Contact Jim Day or Michelle Crooks on 01425 472760 or e-mail BlashfordLakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Booking Essential. Children must be accompanied by adults. Suggested donation £3 per person. Sorry, no dogs.

Thursday 21 August – 10.00am – 3.00pm Pond dipping – Testwood Lakes Drop in any time during the session to have a go at using a net and magnifying glass to get up close and personal with weird and wonderful pond creatures. Follow the trail signs to get to the pond (approx. 300m). All abilities are welcome. Children must be accompanied by adults. Suitable for all ages. Contact the Testwood Lakes Education Team on 02380 667929 or email testwoodlakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Suggested donation £1 per child. Sorry, no dogs.

Friday 22 August – 10.00am – 3.00pm Dangerous day out – Blashford Lakes A “Dangerous Day Out!” for 5-7 year olds Outdoor fun in the woods cooking up wild treats over the campfire and building dens. Meet and park at the Blashford Lakes Centre, Ellingham Drove, near Ringwood Contact Sue Shawyer on 02380 285102. Wild Days Out! are offered in partnership with New Forest District Council and registered with Ofsted. Places are limited so booking is essential please contact NFDC. Admission £16 (includes a voluntary £4 donation to the Wildlife Trust).

Wednesday 27 August – 11.00am – 3.00pm Undersea Explorers – Lymington Seawater Baths Learn how to snorkel and explore a simulated marine environment at the lido with artificial, but life-like starfish, crabs, jellyfish and more. Play games and find out about local marine life. For children aged 7-11yrs of all swimming abilities. Parents can join in too on certain sessions! Sessions start at 11am, 12noon, 2pm and 3pm and last 45min. Booking essential.

Meet at Lymington Seawater Baths, Bath Road, Lymington SO41 3SE. Contact Polly Whyte on 01489 774426 or e-mail polly.whyte@hiwwt.org.uk. Parents must remain poolside during session. Suggested donation £5 per person on top of pool entry fee www.lymingtonseawaterbaths.org.uk/entrycharges/.

Wednesday 27 August – 8.30pm – 10.00pm Creatures of the Night – Blashford Lakes Go in search of bats, moths, owls and other creatures of the night.

Don’t be afraid of the dark… a twilight sensory exploration of the nature reserve in search of bats, moths, owls and other creatures of the night. Meet and park at the Blashford Lakes Centre. Contact Jim Day or Michelle Crooks on 01425 472760 or e-mail BlashfordLakes@hiwwt.org.uk. Booking essential.

Children must be accompanied by adults. Suggested donation £3 per person. Sorry, no dogs.

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The Adventures of Nellie

The Hampshire Publications Camper Van Having had a few trips in Nellie now, staying overnight, we realised that for any longer trips we would need more space. We have spent many hours looking at awnings for campervans! All have their pros and cons and in the end we chose the Kombi Ex. It aligns parallel with the van, so when you come out of Nellie you walk into the living space. Behind that are two bedrooms, so they are out of the way and always there, which during the day can be useful for storing things you are not using so the ‘living room’ is fully available. At the front there is a covered area which means if it is slightly raining you can sit under it and still be outside, and you can leave shoes there which again are protected to some degree from the weather. I couldn’t believe it… After all those hours of looking, choosing and finally deciding, we picked up the phone only to be told, “Oh they have stopped producing those now, so we don’t have any!” If you know me, when I get determined, wild horses will not stop me, so after many phone calls we did indeed find a site which had the Kombi Ex in stock. We

Nellie in front of Norden House

Nellie, suited and booted, with Kombi now have what we wanted! Intention. Here’s a photo of Nellie all suited and booted with her new awning.

There are so many local places where we can camp near to where we live. It is excellent as it means we can pick Hayden up from school on a Friday and go away for the weekend, arriving at our destination just 30 minutes, if not less, later! This gives us more time to actually enjoy ourselves, and worry much less about the traffic.

Norden Farm is great. It is situated just outside of Corfe Castle. There are lots of fields, really good washing facilities, a lovely camp shop which has recently been renovated and has all you would need for a family camp. There is also a farm house and a restaurant. It is perfect. There are peacocks, farm animals and an amazing fishing pond with, we are told, 25 pound carp in it. It is free to fish for campers. I have to say my Dad would love it here. We did go fishing and Stephen did his best with Hayden, but Grandad was sorely missed and we left with no catch much to Hayden’s chagrin.

We picked a fantastic weekend for weather.

The sun was shining. The plot we had was just right and gave us lots of space for the

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Unfortunately Martin had this problem and Sammy kept waking up too, so poor Martin did suffer a bit that night. It is a good idea for earplugs… ironically! I love the sounds of the night so didn’t have this problem and the boys in our tent slept very soundly.

Saturday was a great day for games. We held our own ‘Norden Olympics’! Actually this was a very clever ploy on my part to sit along the side line and referee, basically giving orders, so that I didn’t have to run around! It must be the teacher in me… I had bought a few outdoor games especially for the occasion. It is surprising these days what you can get, for good value. Hours of fun at very little cost really. We had two teams and the boys ran around all afternoon.

I wonder if this is why they ALL slept really well that night?

We had a delicious meal at the farmhouse in the evening. Five hungry boys after all that exercise but I am not sure what my excuse was… There is a good variety of food, it is

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The newly refurbished farm shop really well presented and the whole place is very family orientated. Having said that it would also be a lovely place to have a romantic meal for two. Very cosy. There are comfortable settees set in a snug immediately behind the restaurant where you can enjoy an aperitif or an after meal drink. Norden House is also a great location for weddings and parties. It is totally out of the way, so you can party into the wee small hours of the morning. A marquee or two can be erected in the countryside garden and photos would be idyllic. Just call and ask Matthew for details. He will be more than happy to show you around the gardens, the restaurant and the lovely guest house where you can stay.

So Nellie was more than happy with her stay at Norden Farm and I know we will definitely visit again. We highly recommend the campsite, the farm shop with its local produce, the restaurant and the guest house.

The owners should be very proud. They have grown from strength to strength.

For more details about the campsite, contact 01929 480098 or go online to www.nordenfarm.com. For details of the house and restaurant call 01929 480177 or visit www.nordenhouse.com.

Where will Nellie go next…?

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Rhinefield Probus Club

The Rhinefield Probus Club meets every third Wednesday at 10:00am at the Forest Park Hotel, Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst.

We have a wide variety of entertaining speakers followed by lunch.

New members and guests are always welcome.

For further details please visit our website: www.rhinefieldprobus.org.uk Or contact the Secretary at: secretaryrhinefieldprobus@hotmail.com

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We get together on every third Thursday in the month at The Masonic Centre, Grigg Lane, Brockenhurst 2pm - 4.30pm.

Support and information is available to people with Parkinson’s, their carers, family & friends.

We do not hold a meeting in August, but come and join us at our Annual Garden Party at 6 Barton Common Road in New Milton, by kind permission of Paul and Ros Henderson, on Thursday 21st August 2.00pm. All are very welcome.

Plant of the Month

Attracting birds, butterflies and bees, these little flowers which reach 2-3cm in diameter, throw colour out into a garden with a heady mix of reds, whites, purples and a multitude of patterns on top.

The height of the plants, at around 3075cm tall, makes them ideal for borders, rock gardens and informal cottage style planting.

Although the origin of the name isn’t confirmed, it is often said that “Sweet William” was used to honour the 18th century Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.

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Gerdening Tips

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GUIDE Deadheading

You will nearly always get more flowers for longer if you can spend some time regularly ‘dead-heading’. That means removing faded flowers to stimulate the development of more flowers, and of new shoots on shrubs and roses.

plants next season, saving plenty of money.

If the dying flowers are left until they form seed pods, the plant thinks its job is done for the year and it won’t bother to produce any more flowers.

When the seed capsules turn brown and start to split, cut them off and spread on paper lined trays until they’re fully dry.

Take out the seeds and store in small labelled envelopes until ready for sowing.

However, with many of your plants, which have probably cost a packet from the local garden centre, you may want to leave some of the flowers until seed heads are produced so that you can collect the seeds and grow your own

Try it with plants with quite large seeds to start with, like Marigolds or try Aquilega (Grandmother’s Bonnets) or Foxgloves.

They may not grow exactly the same in character and quality as the original plants but it’s great fun to watch the results of your efforts spring into life.

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New Forest Fuchsia Society Why not join us! ‘‘Prizegiving & Event” NFFS Workshop Wednesday August 27th at 7.30pm Lyndhurst Community Centre Including a short question and answer session on “Taking the Show Forward” by an NFFS speaker

Check out our website! www.newforestfuchsiasociety.org.uk or email newforestfuchsias@googlemail.com

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Sweet Delight at Brock Rocks Cast your mind back to the days of running out of school with the pennies in your pocket to the local corner shop. There you would be greeted by shelf upon shelf of jars full of sweets in every conceivable shape and flavour...

Well, now you no longer have to just imagine!! Nestled in the heart of Brockenhurst on Brookley Road, you will find Brock Rocks Sweet Shop.

Here your eyes will widen and your mouth begin to water as you gaze upon the myriad of different sweets and gifts.

Brock Rocks boasts over 200 jars of top quality traditional sweets displayed from floor to ceiling. They are also proud to stock Award winning Purbeck Ice Cream - Passionately produced

locally on the farm in the isle of Purbeck in Dorset. Created with local fresh milk, thick double cream and an abundance of delicious natural flavours, these Ice Creams and spring water sorbets are all gluten and egg free with no artificial additives or GMOs, no added colours or nuts and all are suitable for vegetarians.

However, Brock Rocks is not just for those everyday treats...

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For unique gift ideas, we can gift box any sweets and finish with decorative ribbon, or fill a gift jar for the perfect present. We offer a bespoke sweet hamper service, tailored to your requirements for the ultimate personalised gift.

Be it for Easter, Christmas, weddings, birthdays or even anniversaries... whatever the occasion, make it that bit sweeter with a gift from Brock Rocks!

Whilst you might drool over some of the pictures here, they are nothing compared to the actual experience of visiting the shop and taking the sights and smells of all the wonderful delights that are available. So do drop by and pick up some goodies. The kids

will love you, your colleagues in the offi ce will love you... your parents will love you! Whoever they’re for, the smiles will come for sure when they see the lovely, traditional pink and white striped paper bag or wrapped gift full of high quality sweets from the UK’s finest traditional sweet makers.

One visitor from a distant land commented: “The little sweet shop here was awesome the best we’ve seen. Nothing near like it in NZ. Shelves of glass jars to the ceiling of different sweets.”

Come on down to Brock Rocks in Brockenhurst and feel young again!

70b Brookley Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7RA

Tel: 01590 622603

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Hotels & Restaurants The Cloud Hotel................................................ 2

Bathrooms K & B Installations............................................ 5

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Community News Adventures of Nellie............................................22 Beginner’s Guide: Deadheading.........................26 Hampshire Wildlife Trust: Make a Wild Change.... 6 Hampshire Wildlife Trust Events.........................19 Helping Older People New Forest.......................12 In the Raw: Dark Chocolate................................18 Martin Lewis: Banking........................................16 Motoring: Audi Q5..............................................20 New Forest Fuchsia Society.................................27 New Forest Show: from a young person’s view.... 8 Parkinson’s New Forest.......................................24 Plant of the Month: Sweet William....................24 Recipe: Pizza Turnovers....................................18 Rhinefield Probus Club......................................24

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Roofing Forest Park Roofing.......................................... 5

Estate Agents Penyards........................................................... 3 Spencers of the New Forest..............................32

Solicitors Abrams Collyer.................................................15 Heppenstalls.....................................................27

Financial Advisers Bournemouth Investments...............................16

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Sweet Shops Brock Rocks.......................................................28

Hearing Aids & Services Kellear Hearing.................................................16

Turfing & Garden Supplies Sherborne Turf.................................................. 9

Plasterers Absolutely Plastered.........................................13 Plumbing & Heating First Choice Heating & Gas...............................31 Puzzles & Competitions Prize Wordsearch..............................................25

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