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…
Sadly, we will not be holding the talk about the history of falconry on Friday 7th January at the church hall. The reason for this is that an increasing number of our membership have indicated that they have concerns attending a live event in a public hall during the current surge in covid cases. I…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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