The annual Lymington Italia Festival this morning (and afternoon) saw some 50 beautiful Ferraris drive very loudly in convoy from Lymington Yacht Haven to the High Street, where they flanked an Italian market. The European atmos seems to be alive and...
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Once again the incredible spectacle of the mass-participation Round the Island Race did not disappoint – and all it took to see it was a bracing walk along Hurst Spit, Keyhaven. Despite a very stiff breeze, hundreds of yachts blasted...
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Some beautiful shots of the New Forest today at the old airfield on Beaulieu Heath.
Everton Village has had a new website developed by Tinstar Design of Lymington. Tinstar approached the St Barbe Museum, Lymington, as well as local residents in order to curate a number of historical photos of the area. A select few...
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Another storm surge… Valentine’s Day last Friday was an opportunity for a number of couples to brave the impending storm and enjoy an evening at the Marine Restaurant in Milford on Sea. There have been critical voices that have wondered...
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V8KNDUZHCQHD Waterlogged New Forest. Our family amble across Longslade Bottom to Longslade Heath yesterday was a pretty wet affair. Conscious of the misery that widespread flooding and storm chaos has caused country-wide, I felt a sneaking guilt as I soaked...
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Setley Cup & Seahorse Trophy. Not since Ben Ainslie won his fifth Olympic gold medal at Weymouth have I seen so many people interested in yacht racing. In the summer of 2012, crowds gathered in unprecedented numbers as Britain’s golden...
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Three unexploded shells have been uncovered by the St Jude’s Day Storm. A wander along Hurst Spit today in a stately 25 knot wind revealed some unexpected side-effects of yesterday’s 99mph-wind storm (89mph at Hurst Castle). The first noticeable evidence...
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The Milford on Sea Arts & Music Festival On the same weekend that the world’s largest arts festival began in Edinburgh, one of the world’s smallest also got under way in Milford on Sea, Hampshire. After last weekend’s concert on...
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After the furore that followed hot on the heels of the Olympics with respect to the famous Gold Letterboxes, the hard-won post box in Lymington High Street was painted a few weeks ago with grey primer. This cemented the unhappy...
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