Sunlight breaking through the trees in the New Forest
TV naturalist Chris Packham opened the new restaurant at the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Weyhill last night. He started by giving an interesting speech about the former incarnations of the restaurant, including the very first one in 1966 – a timber clad caravan in the car park which was frequented by scarlet macaws with a […]
Leopold de Rothschild died on April 19 aged 84. He was a member of the Rothschild banking family and had a distinguished career in finance; however his greatest passions were classical music and steam trains and he was well known as a leading musical philanthropist. Leo, as he was known, was born in London on […]
Round 3 of the 2012 championship was held in changeable weather conditions and provided some very close racing. Gordon Sheddon was dominant and managed to not only win 2 of the races today but also improved from 5th in the championship fight, to 2nd. Results from Thruxton: Race 1 1 – Mat Jackson 2 – […]
Students from Testbourne Community School in Whitchurch will be taking part in the new Chelsea Fringe Festival. Their creation ‘The Wheelie Garden’ will be taking to the streets of London for two days in May and the team will be joining other horticulture enthusiasts who want to bring the joys of gardening to a wider […]
“Each plant has to have at least three uses, such as aromatic, medicinal and culinary” For horticulture lecturer Chris Bird, it’s a chance to take a budding new team of second year students to the show off their skills at the greatest flowers show on Earth – the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A team of […]
The enthronement of the 97th Bishop of Winchester, The Rt Rev Tim Dakin, took place on Saturday. He succeeded The Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt who retired after 16 years in the position. In his opening sermon, the new bishop said “I believe the Diocese is ready to move on and is ready for change. I […]
For the first time in five years Chris Beardshaw will be back at Chelsea Flower Show with a show garden for the 90th anniversary of Furzey Gardens near Minstead. The woodland theme reflects the character of Furzey Gardens and because the soil at Furzey is ericaceous, the planting will feature acid loving plants such as […]
The MSA British Touring Car Championship returns to Thruxton on 28th-29th April for the third round of the 2012 Championship. Defending champion Matt Neal is currently sitting in second position after the first two rounds. 2001/2010 champion Jason Plato who this year joined the MG KX Momentum Racing team prepared by Triple Eight Race Engineering […]
Southampton General Hospital and Romsey Hospital are taking part in the largest ever study to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Both hospitals will play a major role in the Tracking Parkinson’s study. The project was launched today by Parkinson’s UK and the charity need volunteers from Hampshire to take part. Anyone who has been […]
The largest ever gathering of P&O cruise ships will happen in Southampton on 3rd July. Seven ships and 15,000 passengers will gather in the port and it will be quite a sight. Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal will be in attendance to see this historic occasion. “The Grand Event” is part of a year […]
