PRESS RELEASE Annual Towns Meeting Commends Young People New Milton Town Council held its Annual Towns Meeting for the 45th time since its inception as a Town Council in 1979. (Noting no Annual Towns Meeting was held in 2020 due to the restrictions imposed at the time of the Covid pandemic.) Cllr Alvin Reid, Chairman of the Council...
Your Neighbourhood, Your Say!
NEWS RELEASE New Milton Neighbourhood Plan The Neighbourhood Plan process is led by New Milton Town Council, working with the local community, businesses and land interests to enhance, protect and promote New Milton with a focus on regeneration within the Town Centre. The vision is for a vibrant town centre with many different uses, not just retail – that is a meeting...
VE80 Get-Together
The Lions Club of New Milton & District are hosting the VE80 community celebration this Sunday 4 May 2025 on the War Memorial Recreation Ground. It’s free entry and the event offers WWII displays, military vehicle displays, arena activities, something for everyone to enjoy. Open from 11am-4pm. This New Milton Commemorates a Shared Moment of Celebration event is...
Civic Celebration for Community Champions
New Milton Town Council proudly hosted the annual Citizen of the Year awards at New Milton Memorial Hall in April. It was a delightful evening, welcoming over 130 members of the community in celebration of our Community Champions. Local schools and youth groups were invited to send in their nominations for young people to receive a Mayor’s Commendation. The...
Notice of the Annual Town’s Assembly
The Annual Town’s Assembly will be held on Wednesday 7 May 2025, commencing at 6.30pm in New Milton Town Hall. The order of business for the meeting will include an annual overview of Council projects, acknowledgement of the Mayor’s nominated Charity, New Milton Men’s Shed, and the opportunity for residents to raise questions. We are delighted to welcome...
Network Rail this Easter holiday
Important notice from Network Rail Upcoming engineering work across the south coast to impact services in Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth during the Easter holidays Across the Wessex route, train services along the south coast in Hampshire, notably between Southampton and Portsmouth, will be amended between 12 and 20 April 2025. During this time, Network Rail engineers will stabilise a railway cutting between...
Essential Gas Main Replacement
Important notice from SGN Road closures on Walkford Road, Christchurch for essential gas main replacement From Monday 28 April for a duration of 14 weeks, SGN specialist contractors I&G Contractors Limited, will commence a programme of work to replace the gas main on Walkford Road in Christchurch. These essential works involve replacing the old medium pressure metal...
Footway works on the War Memorial Recreation Ground
We will have contractors working on the Recreation Ground starting this week for about 7-10 days work – weather dependent. The work is to resurface, repair and overlay some of the footway around the ground. They will be doing the work in phases along the footway and signage will be laid out showing people the way to walk...
Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Consultation
The Government has launched an open consultation on a proposal to form a Mayoral Combined County Authority for the local government areas in Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Isle of Wight Council, and Southampton City Council (referred to as Hampshire and the Solent in this consultation). Now’s the time to have your say in the devolution consultation on...
Engagement Period – New Milton Neighbourhood Plan
The Neighbourhood Plan has been reviewed and we need your views on the proposed new policies and updates. For more information please go to the dedicated website New Milton Neighbourhood Plan. Please participate in the engagement period which runs online from 10th – 21 March 2025. You are also welcome to come along to our drop-in sessions...