New Milton Advertiser 13th Nov 2020

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Paying respects – at a distance Lest we forget... R EMEMBRANCE S UNDAY

Communities honour the fallen online and at low-key ceremonies

BY CHRIS MARCH

PEOPLE across the New For- est and Christchurch honoured the fallen despite the pandemic forcing the scaling back of the traditional Remembrance Sun- day and Armistice Day com- memorations. There were socially distanced wreath-laying ceremonies at war memorials in towns and villages including Lymington, New Milton, Ringwood, Burley and Fordingbridge following the cancellation of parades. The Rev. Peter Salisbury, of St Thomas Church in Lyming- ton, wore a face mask as he led a short service on Sunday by the monument in the street outside. As reported in the A&T, the Rev. Peter had already joined the Rev. Rachel Noel of Pen- nington’s St Mark’s Church in pre-recording a joint Remem- brance service released that morning on the Pennington church’s YouTube channel. Many of the more low-key gatherings still observed the two-minute silence, such as at Beaulieu, with buglers sound- ing the Last Post and Reveille. Other communities pro- duced online comemorations such as at Milford and Boldre. The newly-enforced second national lockdown prompted the cancellation of New Mil- ton’s already-reduced ceremo- ny near the recreation ground’s memorial off Old Milton Road. However, some people did turn up and observed the two-minute silence while carefully distancing from one another. Goff Beck, vice-chairman of the Royal British Legion New Milton branch, said: “It was

At Barton’s Indian war memorial (Photo: Michael Angus)

Social distancing at New Milton war memorial (Photo: Michael Angus)

Paul Jepson with four embroi- deries of poppies created over many weeks. They will be displayed in the soon-to-be-refurbished Royal British Legion Memorial Room at New Milton Memorial Cen- tre, off Whitefield Road. In Fordingbridge, Rotary club treasurer Martin Calver laid a wreath at the war memo- rial gates, off Ringwood Road. Town mayor Cllr Edward Hale and the Rev. Canon Gary Phil- brick, rector of The Avon Valley Churches, also attended. In Christchurch, mayor Cllr Lesley Dedman and an armed forces representative attended a short, private service.

so pleasing to witness on the morning itself the number of veterans, organisations and families who did gather quietly and socially distanced to pay their respects and observe the two-minute silence together.” A similar gathering took place that afternoon by the In- dian war memorial in Marine Drive, Barton. Those joining Mr Beck there included mayor Cllr Alvin Reid, Harmeet Singh Brar from Sikh Council Hampshire and bugler Rob Mangles. In another gesture of remem- brance, long-standing Poppy Appeal stalwart Diana Martin presented RBL New Milton branch president Brigadier

Steel poppies raise £3,000 One of the poppies was left by Michael Turner (inset) at Lym- ington hospital

ART lovers helped raise al- most £3,000 for the Royal Brit- ish Legion after taking part in a community treasure hunt. The two-part fundrais- ing event, which also includ- ed an auction of 11 stainless steel poppies, was organised by Lymington stainless steel sculptor Michael Turner to raise awareness of Remem- brance Sunday. As reported in last week’s A&T, the internationally ac- claimed artist created a collec- tion of 21 red poppies and one purple to signify animal casual- ties during the war. He hid the first 11 around the New Forest before post- ing clues on his Instagram and Facebook pages. Michael said: “This year’s poppy hunt was incredible. The weather was perfect and I took the day off work to hide them. “We ask anyone who finds one of the poppies to make a donation to the Royal British Legion – and this year the re- cipients donated around £600.” Michael was particularly

touched by one mother and daughter who messaged him to say they had been taking part in the hunt for several years and were thrilled finally to find a poppy. He said: “The little girl said she would donate her pocket money for the next two weeks which was a really lovely ges- ture.” Michael invited those who were unsuccessful in finding one to submit their bids for a chance to win a further 11 poppies. He said: “I had no idea how it would go but in the end we had around 80 bids, with some incredibly generous offers. The highest bid was £300 which was an absolutely amazing amount.” Altogether bids on the 11 auctioned poppies totalled £2,234 and a further £600 was raised from donations. Michael organised the first poppy hunt in 2015 after tak- ing inspiration from the sea of poppies at the Tower of Lon- don, and as a tribute to his two grandfathers who fought in the Second World War.

The service at Burley (Photo: Hampshire police)

Diana Martin presents her embroidered poppies to New Milton RBL president Brigadier Paul Jepson

Fordingbridge Rotary treasurer Martin Calver

Honouring the fallen in Lymington (Photo: RenoufDesign)

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Dear Prospective Parents, South Baddesley is a small school with an enormous heart. Our unique approach to education means that each child in our care receives the individual nurture, encouragement and support that they deserve. We are a short distance from Lymington town centre and we aim to make this a journey very worth taking. We pro- vide something special and different. At South Baddesley (SBS) we STRIVE and BELIEVE to SHINE because we are firmly committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for all of our children. We have a strong academic record. Children leave us with great academic results and are able to approach the next stage in their learning from a strong base. This is something we are very proud of; high academic expectations and aspirations will always be part of our culture. However, we know that learning is more than a set of results and we give our children so much more than this. South Baddesley children leave us as resilient, confident pupils able to work successfully as part of a team, as well as independently when required. We nurture creative and independent thinking in all of our children; we think the world requires children to grow into brave and cou- rageous individuals, empowered to make a difference to their own lives and the lives of others. We achieve all of this through our

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