4 THE JOURNAL, August 14, 2014 Forest Newsdesk: 01722 426551 • Advertising 426500 email: [email protected] Forest news Conductor to make debut Sun shines on family show n THE West Moors Horticultural Society will host their summer show in the Memorial Hall on August 23 from 1.30pm. There will be classes for flowers, fruit and vegetables, floral art, photography and homecrafts. For more information about the show or for a schedule, please call Sue Hamlett on 01202 871536. THE Fayrewood Singers are presenting their first concert under the baton of new conductor Peter Coole. Music for a Summer's Evening is being held on August 30 at Verwood Methodist Church at 7.30pm. Tickets are available at £5 on the door or by ringing 01202 826134 or 01202 826303. Fun and games in the Forest A NEW ranger will help happy New Forest campers have fun while helping them to protect the National Park. Chris Marshall will lead bug hunts, forest games and craft activities exclusively for families at four Camping in the Forest campsites throughout the summer. Collection aids club for blind A STREET collection in Fordingbridge raised £149.50 for the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind. Treasurer Mary Peach and co-ordinator Eric Love thank everyone for their support. SHOWJUMPING, heavy horses, dog agility displays and a donkey show drew thousands of people to the Ellingham and Ringwood Show on Saturday. Events in the main arena included a fal- conry display and shire horses, and the mar- quee offering home-made produce was also popular at the family event held at Somerley Park. Animals and their owners could take part in a fancy dress competition while younger visitors enjoyed stroking the animals in the petting zoo and looking at the birds, spiders and snakes in the raptor and reptile mar- quee. Delicious and quirky cakes, breads and scones were on show for the produce classes. Show spokesman Michael Lingam-Willgoss said: “We thought we were going to be hit by the storm but we had this wonderful window where we didn’t have any rain at all. “It was a glorious day. We had lots of chil- dren and families come down. We were inun- dated with people saying what a fantastic show it was.” The 72-year-old, who has helped organise the show for the last 40 years, said between 20,000 and 22,000 people are thought to have attended the event. The Ellingham and Ringwood Agricultural Society is a registered charity and donates thousands of pounds to good causes each year. Mr Lingam-Willgoss said last year the society awarded £30,000 to various local charities and groups including the Bournemouth Leukaemia Fund, the 3rd Ringwood Scout Group, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, Forest Holme Hospice and Rotary clubs. By Karen Bate [email protected] Ellingham Show at Somerley Park, Ringwood Pictures:Tom Gregory DC5459P06 Graham Haskell and Louise Arnold on a 1942 BSA M20 DC5459P24 The mountain and moorland hunter pony class DC5459P15 DC5459P16 Alan Brown making hurdles DC5459P09 RESIDENTS in Hampshire wishing to find out more about speed enforcement action on their street can visit crimereports.co.uk for more information. The data will provide accurate and up-to-date information about measures that have been taken to improve road safety. See all the latest road safety news

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4 THE JOURNAL, August 14, 2014 Forest Newsdesk: 01722 426551 • Advertising 426500 email: [email protected]

ForestnewsConductor tomake debut Sun shines on family show

n THE WestMoorsHorticulturalSociety will hosttheir summershow in theMemorial Hall onAugust 23 from1.30pm.

There will beclasses forflowers, fruit andvegetables, floralart, photographyand homecrafts.

For moreinformation aboutthe show or for aschedule, pleasecall Sue Hamletton 01202 871536.

THE Fayrewood Singers arepresenting their firstconcert under the baton of newconductor Peter Coole.

Music for a Summer'sEvening is being held onAugust 30 at VerwoodMethodist Church at 7.30pm.

Tickets are available at £5 onthe door or by ringing 01202826134 or 01202 826303.

Fun and gamesin the ForestA NEW ranger will help happyNew Forest campers have funwhile helping them to protectthe National Park.

Chris Marshall will lead bughunts, forest games and craftactivities exclusively forfamilies at four Camping in theForest campsites throughoutthe summer.

Collection aidsclub for blindA STREET collection inFordingbridge raised £149.50for the Ringwood andFordingbridge Club for theBlind.

Treasurer Mary Peach andco-ordinator Eric Love thankeveryone for their support.

SHOWJUMPING, heavy horses, dog agilitydisplays and a donkey show drew thousandsof people to the Ellingham and RingwoodShow on Saturday.

Events in the main arena included a fal-conry display and shire horses, and the mar-quee offering home-made produce was alsopopular at the family event held at SomerleyPark.

Animals and their owners could take partin a fancy dress competition while youngervisitors enjoyed stroking the animals in thepetting zoo and looking at the birds, spidersand snakes in the raptor and reptile mar-quee.

Delicious and quirky cakes, breads andscones were on show for the produce classes.

Show spokesman Michael Lingam-Willgosssaid: “We thought we were going to be hit bythe storm but we had this wonderful windowwhere we didn’t have any rain at all.

“It was a glorious day. We had lots of chil-

dren and families come down. We were inun-dated with people saying what a fantasticshow it was.”

The 72-year-old, who has helped organisethe show for the last 40 years, said between20,000 and 22,000 people are thought to haveattended the event.

The Ellingham and Ringwood AgriculturalSociety is a registered charity and donatesthousands of pounds to good causes eachyear.

Mr Lingam-Willgoss said last year the soci-ety awarded £30,000 to various local charitiesand groups including the BournemouthLeukaemia Fund, the 3rd Ringwood ScoutGroup, Hampshire and Isle of Wight AirAmbulance, Forest Holme Hospice andRotary clubs.

By Karen [email protected]

Ellingham Show at Somerley Park, RingwoodPictures:Tom Gregory DC5459P06

Graham Haskell and Louise Arnoldon a 1942 BSA M20 DC5459P24 The mountain and moorland hunter pony class DC5459P15

DC5459P16

Alan Brown makinghurdles DC5459P09

RESIDENTS in Hampshire wishing tofind out more about speedenforcement action on their streetcan visit crimereports.co.uk for moreinformation.

The data will provide accurate andup-to-date information aboutmeasures that have been taken toimprove road safety.

See all the latestroad safety news