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| | Dear {{ firstname }}, Welcome to the May 2026 Newsletter. Poetry and walks in the spring sunshine... |
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| | Poetry for Pleasure Friday 1st May 2026 19:45 |
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The final session of the current series of Poetry for Pleasure will be on Friday May 1st at 7.45 pm in the Methodist Church Hall. In view of the sad state the world is in at present we have revised the theme for the evening from the rather bland ‘Spring Song’ to the more positive: ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’ being aware that by May 1st Spring should have well and truly sprung and Summer should not be far behind! Do come and join us for what should be another enjoyable evening. |
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| | Meet at 9.55am at Beaulieu Road Station (SU349063) in time for 10.10 train to Brockenhurst, fare £4.80. We then walk 4 to 4.5 miles back from Brockenhurst to Beaulieu Road station through Perrywood and Denny Lodge Inclosures. Option of lunch afterwards at the Drift Inn. It may be possible for those having lunch to park at the Inn, but, otherwise, there is a Forestry England car park opposite. To book for lunch and for further details, please contact Mike Townend at [email protected] or 01794-514415. Please note - parking charges begin in the New Forest Car Parks on 20th April. |
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| | Swift Walk Tuesday 23rd June, 19:30 |
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After his very successful talk on Saving Romsey’s swifts, after which lots of new Swift boxes were installed in and around Romsey, Tim Norriss will be leading a walk around the centre of Romsey to enjoy the swifts overhead and see some of the successful nesting sites .
Further information and booking details … link to website
RDS Members free, non - members £5 each Places are limited so booking is essential. |
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| | Broughton Down Nature Reserve |
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Saturday 4th July, 10:30 An opportunity to be shown around this Nature Reserve by the local Reserves Officer, Andy Reeves. |
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| | Spring Litter and Stream Pick |
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On Saturday the 18th April, the Romsey and District Society Biannual clean-up of the litter around the town and the Holbrook Stream by Middlebridge Street took place. I would like to send a big thank you goes to the 26 volunteers who gave their time and energy to support the society and help to keep our town looking good. There will be another RDS Litter pick in October so watch out for the notices on the Website, the Newsletter and Facebook. Roz Fresson |
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| | As I am writing this, the live feed is showing the female peregrine sitting on her eggs. After losing her mate early in the year, she managed to team up with another male and laid eggs in the tray on the top of the Abbey tower. |
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| | Speculative planning applications to develop fields all around Romsey continue to flood in and our Natural Environment and Planning Committees continue to monitor and try to keep up with responses to these. If you would like to make a difference and help with this vital task, please contact either [email protected] or [email protected] immediately. |
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| | To get involved in what we do or if you have ideas for activities you think we should be organising or that you would like to take part in, please contact our secretary using the email address below. |
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