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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Final update 28 February – Bashley Common Road, gas main replacement   We are pleased to advise the gas main replacement work on Bashley Common Road is now complete and the road will be officially back open to through traffic by 3pm today, Friday 28 February.   Our traffic management company will start removing signage from site today and tomorrow,...

New Forest District Council (NFDC) is inviting residents, businesses, and stakeholders to share their views as part of the latest Local Plan consultation.   The consultation explores key issues, including housing needs, health and wellbeing, environmental protection, and sustainable transport, but at this early stage, it does not include specific development sites or policy proposals.   By participating, residents have...