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Brockenhurst Flower Club

Rhinefield Probus THE members of Rhinefield Probus met for their sixth vir- tual meeting, using Zoom, on 21st October.

the age of 20, and a reputation for being fearless and a great tactician. At the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars he was returned to active service, after a period without work, in the Mediterranean and distinguished himself in the command of HMS Captain at the battle of Cape St Vin- cent. The battle of Trafalgar was a consequence of Austria and Russia joining the war, and re- sulted in a decision by Napole- on to cancel his invasion plan of Britain, and his decision to replace Admiral Villeneuve with Vice Admiral Rosily. As a result of these two deci- sions a fleet of 33 Spanish and French ships came together with 27 British Ships of the British Mediterranean Fleet, led by Nelson in HMS Victory, off the west coast of Spain. The result: the battle of Trafalgar. It resulted in a decisive vic- tory for Britain but the death of Nelson and 57 of his crew. Nelson was buried in St Paul’s Cathedral on 9th Jan- uary 1805 and HMS Victory ultimately became the flagship of the First Sea Lord. For more details about Rhinefield Probus call Lew

ON Monday 19th October, Brockenhurst Flower Club welcomed back 20 friends and members. After a huge amount of organisation from the com- mittee and brilliantly guided by the village hall, the club was able to proceed with a truly beautiful floral spectacular entitled Autumn Falls by area demonstrator Katie Baxter. Thanks went to Katie who put in stringent procedures to ensure everyone was safe and also to both hall and flower club members who all observed very strict social distancing, mask wearing, sanitising and one-way system rules. Was it worth it? Absolute- ly – spirits were lifted by the beautiful displays. In total five set pieces were created delivered with a witty and lively commentary. Katie used a mixture of stun- ning colours throughout her THE annual Apple Fair (Foire de la Pomme) in Vimoutiers was cancelled this year for the first time since its inception over 70 years ago, due to public health concerns. This wonderful event is an opportunity for the town of Vimoutiers and its surrounding area to show off its produce and hold a lively, colourful carnival in which everyone is involved. The Apple Fair is also the annual meeting of Vimout- iers’ twin towns from Belgium, Germany and of course, from the UK. However, there has been a lively exchange of messages of support from each town with updates on the respective progress of the Covid pandem- ic. In Belgium, all bars and res- taurants have been closed, and a curfew imposed on people’s movements. In Germany, the second wave of the virus has

designs incorporating the very essence of the autumnal sea- son. Corals, russets, and reds mixed with creams and punchy zesty lime greens all made her designs pop – combining beautiful roses, berries, large mop-head hydrangeas, frilly celosia, ornithogalum, dahlias, amaranthus and large green anastasia chrysanthe- mums. Added to these blooms Katie cleverly intertwined various traditional green foliage with just a touch of black heuchera, golden grasses and dried oak and birch leaves throughout her various and diverse de- signs. She delivered a master- class on how to assemble the perfect hand tie. The club hopes to be able to run further demonstrations through the village hall. It was certainly a real feast for a floral fatigued autumn 2020. been attributed to a general fatigue in the population of the restrictions, and especially amongst the younger genera- tion. Sontra, Vimoutiers’ twin town in Germany, celebrated the 30th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany earlier this month. It is of particular interest to Sontra as the “Iron Curtain” border separating the two countries was only 800 metres away from the town. There is now a 50-metre wide ‘green zone’ running the length of Germany from the Baltic to the Czech Republic which has been designated a national nature reserve to mark the original border. In 2021, Fordingbridge and Vimoutiers will celebrate their 40th anniversary of twinning, and Sontra will celebrate its 50th anniversary of twinning with Vimoutiers.

Francis Cumberlege, chair- man, opened the meeting expressing his disappointment at the continuing need for the club to meet virtually and thanking the members for their support in participating in the meetings. The October talk, given by the local artist and speaker Colin Van Geffen, was entitled “Nelson and HMS Victory, their lives and times”. Vice-Admiral the Right Honourable Viscount Nelson KB, the sixth of 11 children, was born in 1758 in Burnham Thorpe Norfolk. Although Nelson discovered very early in his career that he suffered chronic sea sickness he refused to allow it to im- pact his career. Soon after joining HMS Raisonnable he was appointed a midshipman and his officer training included an expedi- tion to the fabled Northwest Passage aboard HMS Carcass with Commander Lutwidge. It was during this trip that Nelson challenged the polar bear. Nelson rose rapidly through the ranks, he served under many leading naval command- ers and had his own command, the schooner Little Lucy at evening of Wednesday 4th No- vember, key members of Ford- ingbridge Rotary celebrated 50 years of membership by one of its longest serving members, Foster Herd. Foster joined Rotary in November 1970. His career has always been in catering, and hoteling, both in the UK and in France. He also spent some time in the Territorial Army, as an officer. He has been president of two Rotary Clubs, Woking and Fordingbridege, and is still the booking secretary at Fording- bridge.

From left: George Dick, community centre manager Rachel Smith, Robin Long, Cheryl Currie and Roger Ling

Fordingbridge Twinning Association

Lymington Rotary MEMBERS of the Rotary Club of Lymington thought ahead to springtime 2021 by recently planting crocus bulbs in com- munity locations.

polio drops on mass immunisa- tion days. Robin Long, Cheryl Cur- rie, Roger Ling, George Dick, Adam Ogilvie and Lucie Lewis planted 4,000 crocus bulbs in locations around Lymington. Starting with the front gardens of the URC Church in Lymington High Street, they then planted bulbs at the Lymington Community Centre in the Gates Hall garden with Rachel Smith, the centre manager.

This was followed by more bulbs planted in St Thomas’s Church gardens and also at Pennington Church of England Junior School. The children could not join in with the planting this year because of Covid restrictions but the club hopes they will be able to enjoy the crocuses when they flower. This has been a regular event established by the Rotary Club of Lymington over many years.

The crocus reminds every- one of Rotary International’s charity Polio Plus which in 1985 committed to eradicating polio from over 125 countries where it was endemic. The purple col- our of the crocus signifies the colour of the dye used to mark the little finger of the child who has received the lifesaving

Cohen on 023 8084 4857 or visit www.rhinefieldprobus.org.uk. Fordingbridge Rotary BEFORE lockdown, on the

Lymington U3A LYMINGTON U3A, a local association for older people,

ients to an audience drawn from both Lymington and Milford u3a members. Mark gave a fascinating talk, in person, last year on the First World War, and is returning for a third time next year, by popu- lar demand, to speak

on the Second World War. Lymington u3a offers over 40 interest groups, many of which are using Zoom during the pandemic, instead of meeting up in person as usual. For more information, visit u3asites.org. uk/Lymington

has turned to technology for as many as possible of its activi- ties during the pandemic. Monthly Speaker meetings have continued via Zoom, with the most recent talk given by one of the stars of BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow, Mark Smith. He spoke fluently and mov - ingly about the Victoria Cross and the courage of its recip-

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Club president Toni But ler congratulates Foster Herd

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