1/1 A NEW book explores the different areas of Hampshire and provides an insight into the history that makes the county so special. 50 Gems gems of Hampshire by Peter Kilby contains insightful and intriguing information about the quieter areas of the county as well as its major conurbations. Towns and villages in the New Forest are also included. From the picturesque village of Burley to the Beaulieu River and its spectacular Palace House and the historic shipbuilding village of Bucklers Hard. The following is a small taste of what the new book offers:
River Avon and Fordingridge Fordingbridge is situated on the far north-west corner of the New Forest on the banks of the River Avon. It was recorded in the Domesday Book and is a quiet historic market town today.
A NEW book explores the different areas of Hampshire and provides an insight into the history that makes the county so special. 50 Gems gems of Hampshire by Peter Kilby contains insightful and intriguing information about the quieter areas of the county as well as its major conurbations. Towns and villages in the New Forest are also included. From the picturesque village of Burley to the Beaulieu River and its spectacular Palace House and the historic shipbuilding village of Bucklers Hard. The following is a small taste of what the new book offers:
River Avon and Fordingridge Fordingbridge is situated on the far north-west corner of the New Forest on the banks of the River Avon. It was recorded in the Domesday Book and is a quiet historic market town today.
DEREK Green who migrated to Skipton from the deep south but made a lasting impact on his adopted community, has died at 66. Derek was a churchwarden at Holy Trinity Church, a highly skilled tailor, manager of the Little Red Bus voluntary bus services, a driver of the school bus in the upper Dales and a well-known figure in the local pub. Always immaculately dressed in a well cut suit, Derek was an instantly recognisable figure in the Royal Shepherd and then the Narrow Boat in Skipton until he moved to Buckden in 2016. From Watford originally, he worked in a men’s fashion shop and taught himself to do alterations. He became highly skilled and became manager of the Camden High Road branch of trendy fashion shop Lord John in the 1970s. He also ran his own fashion business.