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It would seem a good idea for the various Historical Societies around the New Forest to exchange their programmes.Here is the future programme for Boldre Parish in which you might be interested: Friday, 7 January 2022Ian Wild will give a talk on Colonel Barklie McCalmont, Soldier, Sailor and local man who helped to defeat the…

The next external tour of Christchurch Priory and monastic grounds will take place on Thursday 14 October at 2.30pm. This is the last tour of the season, so if you are interested in finding out more about this ancient Priory, its history, architecture and lovely setting, then this is for you. The tour lasts approximately…

The Milton Heritage Society are pleased to announce that the above talks will be given on behalf of the society for the 2021 to 2022 season. MHS members will be e mailed with details of how to join the Zoom talk. Non-members who wish to see the talk either in the church hall or via…

Dear MHS member On Friday 16th of October 2020 we had planned to present to you a talk on the history of Exbury Gardens. Sadly the speaker and head gardener, Tom Clarke is no longer able to give the talk owing to health issues. He has said that he will come to give us the talk…

Dear MHS members,  Theresa Elliot at the Town Hall has made me aware of the following training course that are available from New Forest National Park. They may be of interest to you especially if you own an older property, such as a Cob Cottage. if you are interested see the below for details and…

Dear MHS members The below conference may be of interest to you. The subject of this conference is how buildings and structures have shaped, and themselves been shaped by, the Forest. If you would like to attend on the 1st of November please make contact with New Forest Heritage Cerntre using the contact details below. …

Dear MHS members. We have been contacted by Mr Brice Stratford of Lyndhurst who is compiling a book of New Forest folklore. He is appealing for help and is very keen to obtain information from locals with regard to this topic. He is hoping to publish his book at the end of 2019. If after…

Hello MHS members The below link will take you to an Historic England page where a WW1 memorial to Australian troops has recently been rediscovered on Salisbury Plain. https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/research/rediscovering-australia/?fbclid=IwAR2tnhYOoYxGo8xP6OmPT0Iu88FDzgyXU5gihqPKlauHmKm1B9qpiRmyBlA Regards Nick Saunders Chairman Milton Heritage Society.

Lymington & District Historical Society Summer Outing WILTON HOUSE 6 June 2018 We were inspired to visit Wilton House for our 2018 outing having heard Russ Foster’s talk “Wilton House and the Herberts: the arts of survival” in March. The Herberts have been at Wilton in unbroken tenure since 1544 and his fascinating talk explored…

2017 – 2018 Milton Heritage Society talks These talks will take place at The New Milton Memorial Hall commencing at 7 p.m. on the dates below: 14th September. Lyndsay Stride, a New Forest Commoner from a traditional commoning family, is a Trustee of the Foundation for Common Land who is also working in education & interpretation…

Hello MHS members This is to let you know that there are two aviation talks at East Boldre Village Hall on the evening of Friday 29th of June. See below for details. Nick Saunders Chairman Milton Heritage Society.   Two Illustrated Talks at East Boldre Village Hall Two Great Pioneers of Aviation Friday 29 June…

Dear Members and Friends You may remember Ray’s talk last year about David Balme, delivered at very short notice. He has added to it and refined it and is now about to give the new improved version to Boldre Parish Historical Society, on Friday 13 April – see poster below. You would be made very…

Southampton – Water, Slaughter and Trade Tutor: Andrew Negus Part 1: Thursday 3 May 2018, 10.00am-12noon Part 2: Thursday 10 May 2018, 10.00am-12noon Fee: £6   each part The talk is in two parts and covers the history and development of Southampton from Roman times until today. Apart from the stories of visiting kings, a giant,…

Wilton House applic formDear Members and Friends LDHS – SUMMER OUTING  WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE 2018 – Wilton House, Salisbury Our summer outing this year links with the talk on 23 March by Russ Foster entitled Wilton House and the Herberts ; The art of survival. We will leave Lymington around 9.30 by coach, and will have…

On 12th of May this year there will be an open day at Ballard School. The house was built in 1904 for an American family, the Ubsdells. The house is in the arts and crafts style with some magnificent fireplaces and other features still in place. They also have a heritage room with lots of…

On 12th of May this year there will be an open day at Ballard School. The house was built in 1904 for an American family, the Ubsdells. The house is in the arts and crafts style with some magnificent fireplaces and other features still in place. They also have a heritage room with lots of…

Dear MHS members. The New Forest National Parks community archaeologist is offering local history groups the opportunity to receive training in the use of some equipment which could help in geophysical survey projects. At this point in time we have no planned Geophysical surveys in the Milton area. However, after training we may have a…

This has been sent onto the committee on the hope we can help Elizebeth Lewis in her quest for more information, see below: “ Many of you will know ‘ Lymington High Street, Then and Now ‘ by Robert Coles. Volunteers at St Barbe are aiming to fill in some of the gaps since 1984….

This has kindly been sent onto us by a member of the Lymington & District Historical society, Adrian Smith Emeritus Professor of Modern History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton, If you wish to purchase tickets please use the contact details on the flyer!

Dear Members and Friends, Now that the evenings are getting lighter, well a bit anyway, our minds have turned to a fascinating film evening and the summer outing. WEDNESDAY 18 APRIL 2018 – Film evening at The Malt We are thrilled that Lord Montagu of Beaulieu has agreed to loan us copies of films covering various…

Dear MHS Members I would particularly like to draw your attention to free trip to the National Archives at Kew on 23rd of January 2018. The coach departs from the main car park in Lyndhurst at 08.00. This is a fantastic opportunity to research your family, or Milton Parish history. Click on the link below…

Dear MHS Member Please see the attached advert from the St Barbe Museum, offering free guided tours of the archives following their refurbishment. The invitation runs from Monday 13th to Friday 17th of November from 11.00 to 1.00 pm. Entry to the archives is free. This is an excellent opportunity to see what material relevant…

On November 13th the final event of the 150th Anniversary Year of the Friends of the New Forest will be held, and we should like to invite you and your members to come. Please share this invitation with your members. Very kindly, Lord Montagu will be hosting us in the John Montagu Theatre at Beaulieu…

Dear MHS member The below talk may be of interest to some of you. It is on the Battle  of Cambrai which took place 100 years ago in November 1917. This was the first mass use of tanks. The British made a spectacular breakthrough of the German Hindenburg line but lost a lot of the…

Dear MHS Member Please see the below invitation to take part in a local history conference at Lyndhurst on 27th and 28th of October. It looks like it could be a great opportunity for networking with other heritage societies as well as learning what other groups are doing and what shared resources are available to…

Dear MHS member I would like to bring to your attention the attached flyer for a play that is going to be performed at the Forest Arts Centre on October 27th. Henry Tandy VC was one of the most highly decorated soldiers in WW1. He fought through the entirety of the war. Much to his…

Dear MHS Member Just a short reminder that on Friday 13th of October we have another history talk. The subject this month is General Sir Henry Clinton. The talk will be given by Stephen Petty, formerly head of history at Durlston Court School. Sir Henry Clinton was an enigmatic army officer who lived at Ashley…

Hello All Just to remind you that our inaugural meeting takes place on Friday 29th of September 2017 at 7.00 pm in the War Memorial Centre. A brief history of Milton Parish will be given by Nick Saunders, Chairman of the Milton Heritage Society. This talk will give an overview of the history of Old…