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From our Files: Controlling cars...shifting swans...40ft flats...untidy streets




50 YEARS AGO

FORESTRY commission workings to keep cars off Forest land have been described as the “rape of Burley” by Mr C Harris of Forest Edge.

He complained to the commission of the effect in the village of ditching and the use of dragon's teeth to keep back vehicles.

He said: “Burley is no longer a desirable place to live...”

But Mr J. Botterell told him: “If the ditching had not been carried out the rape of Burley would have been worse in years to come.”

Chairman Mr A. Hutchings said that since cars had been controlled the grass verges had improved and there was improvement in wildlife.

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NEW rules for residential caravan dwellers dictate that televisions, radios, engine generators, must be switched off and musical instruments not played after 11 O’clock at night.

They also restrict the type of pets that can be kept in caravan homes.

The conditions over pets lays down that no animal or bird other than a dog, or cat budgerigars or canary shall be kept at any standing.

Mrs J. Campbell asked why goldfish, a hamster or white mice could not be kept by caravan dwellers.

Mr Jenkins said the idea was to stop the keeping of ducks, donkeys etc. adding: “I have been told Myrna birds can cause a nuisance.”

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LOCAL authority officials this week moved one of last year’s swan cygnet from Great Ballard Lake, New Milton to Sturt and Milford after residents had expressed concern over the youngster’s safety.

The pen had been sitting on an egg in her nest on an island in the centre of the lake but the cob was attacking last year’s cygnet each time it approached its parents.

Children in particular were upset by the fighting and so the matter was taken to New Milton Police and the cygnet moved to safety.

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THE redevelopment of Cliff Road, Milford, was a topic briefly mentioned by Mr Chris Wiseman chairman of the Milford Residents and Ratepayers Association at their annual meeting.

“There is a new threat to engulf Park Lane, “said Mr Wiseman “An application has been made for a block of 24 flats in a building some 40 feet high on the site of No’s 4 and %.

“We surveyed 111 flats on Cliff Road in February and found one third of them only seasonally occupied.

25 YEARS AGO

From Our Files week 17, year 25: A New Forest mare which was artificially inseminated with semen that had been frozen over two years has given birth to a colt foal – the first mountain and moorland of any kind in the world to be conceived in this way. Artificial insemination of animals has been commercially available in this country since the end of World War II. In April Pam Richards, a top breeder of New Forest ponies had the semen of her best stallion Deeracres Franco, taken and frozen for future use a month before he died. Peveril Pandora of Sturminister Marshall was inseminated two years after the death of Franco. Eleven months later Franco became a posthumous father when Pandora gave birth to a bay colt foal with a white star, which has been named Peveril Peter Pan
From Our Files week 17, year 25: A New Forest mare which was artificially inseminated with semen that had been frozen over two years has given birth to a colt foal – the first mountain and moorland of any kind in the world to be conceived in this way. Artificial insemination of animals has been commercially available in this country since the end of World War II. In April Pam Richards, a top breeder of New Forest ponies had the semen of her best stallion Deeracres Franco, taken and frozen for future use a month before he died. Peveril Pandora of Sturminister Marshall was inseminated two years after the death of Franco. Eleven months later Franco became a posthumous father when Pandora gave birth to a bay colt foal with a white star, which has been named Peveril Peter Pan

A New Forest mare which was artificially inseminated with semen that had been frozen over two years has given birth to a colt foal – the first mountain and moorland of any kind in the world to be conceived in this way.

Artificial insemination of animals has been commercially available in this country since the end of World War II.

In April Pam Richards, a top breeder of New Forest ponies had the semen of her best stallion Deeracres Franco, taken and frozen for future use a month before he died.

Peveril Pandora of Sturminister Marshall was inseminated two years after the death of Franco.

Eleven months later Franco became a posthumous father when Pandora gave birth to a bay colt foal with a white star, which has been named Peveril Peter Pan II.

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Whilst sympathising with the village residents association’s request to appoint a lengthsman to keep the streets tidy, Lyndhurst parish council feel unable to meet such expense.

The lengthsman in days gone by went round towns or villages with a broom, spade and sheers in a wheelbarrow, tidying pavements, hedges and verges.

The RA said Lyndhurst was looking “scruffy.” A local man has now come forward to say he would gladly give his services to clean the village up.

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Saturday saw hordes of local residents pour into a New Milton address with supplies for Kosovo refugees. Around 11 tons of food, blankets and tents were collected.

Lynda Hutchins, who held the collection at her home, enthused: “The response was much greater than I anticipated. People kept coming and coming and the pile just got bigger and bigger.”

The supplies left New Milton to travel to Skopje Macedonia where it will be distributed to refugees.

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Rowdy youngsters congregating in a car park in Bransgore are causing trouble for villagers. One resident said an older person was “openly” buying alcohol for the underage youngsters.

She said she felt “intimidated” by them and it seemed the police were “powerless” to act.

She believed the only answer was to bring in a bye-law banning drinking in public in the village.

She said: “I want to be part of this community but at the moment they are ruining the quality of life here. It is up to the parish council to make this a nice place to live.”




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