My family farmed the North and South Millers Dale and surrounding areas for over 100 years living in Hiltonbury Farmhouse until 1976.
On the 6th of May in 2012, my family gave a picnic table and benches at the corner of North Millers Dale (off Hursley Road) to the NMDCA (North Millers Dale Community Association), unfortunately the little plaque attached to the table was removed some time ago.
Vining’s Copse is named after my family. [Read more…] about The Vining Family and Hiltonbury Farmhouse
Chandler’s Ford is like a well-engineered machine. It works smoothly, runs well and does not break down.
It is serviced thoroughly by Eastleigh Borough Council; traffic flows are fluid and it has good bus services and a railway station.
The shops here are more than adequate with three supermarkets (Co-operative Food, Asda, and Waitrose), [Read more…] about Chandler’s Ford Guide Book Entry
I asked a few people what put Chandler’s Ford on the map.
The number one answer I got was always: “HSBC bank robberies.”
The number two answer was: “Wife swapping.”
Are these the ultimate definitions of modern Chandler’s Ford? [Read more…] about 6 Things That Put Chandler’s Ford on The Map in 2014
If you missed carols in the streets of Hiltingbury on the 21st of December 2014, you can now enjoy the carols in the Youtube clip below.
St. Martin in the Wood Church in Chandler’s Ford took carol singing to the streets.
This beautifully created video (5 minutes) is produced by Alexander Daraklitsas. [Read more…] about Carols In The Streets 2014: Church@four
Chandler’s Ford Today had just over 62,000 views from February to December in 2014.
(Early data from March 2013 to January 2014 was lost as a result of changing web-hosting provider.) [Read more…] about A Year of Chandler’s Ford Today Posts 2014
Here’s the first of what may become an occasional (or very occasional) series of suggestions for days out.
It’s my opportunity to recommend places that you might not otherwise hear about, or think of to visit.
My rough criteria will be that it has to be doable as a day trip, and have admission charges that won’t break the bank – [Read more…] about Days Out: Pendon Museum
On Chandler’s Ford Today, we pride ourselves on creating value-added posts to you.
In the past year, we have a strong team of 50 local writers, authors, and contributors.
If you wrote one post in the past year, thank you for a great start.
If you wrote 20, 30, 50 posts, thank you [Read more…] about Top 9 Article Series in Chandler’s Ford Today 2014
20 years ago John Wilson wrote a letter to himself at Thornden School in Chandler’s Ford.
Now, a 33-year-old journalist from the University of Winchester, John opens the letter, which was kindly corrected by his teacher 20 years ago.
You now have the privilege to follow John while he takes a hilarious and poignant trip back to 1994, [Read more…] about John Wilson’s “Dear John” Letter – 20 Years After Thornden School
Yesterday, we explored Top 15 Chandler’s Ford Today Blog Posts of 2014.
Today let’s enjoy top 15 informative posts written by Chandler’s Ford writers in the past year.
The writers have enriched our views of the world with their reflections, travel, and charitable work. [Read more…] about Top 15 Informative Chandler’s Ford Today Blog Posts Of 2014
The most difficult job in television must be producing an advert that people will watch.
When the adverts come on, most people get up to make a cup of tea or visit the loo or maybe start to argue about what to watch next.
There have been some notable adverts worth watching. The first UK commercial TV advert was for SR toothpaste [Read more…] about The Voice And A Raven
At year’s end, let’s look back at the top posts on Chandler’s Ford Today in year 2014.
Today I would like to draw your attention to top posts with valuable comments.
Many of you have asked intelligent questions and have written intelligent comments. Thank you for reading the posts, and also taking the time to add to the conversations on the posts. [Read more…] about Top 15 Chandler’s Ford Today Blog Posts of 2014
This Christmas, I did something remarkable – reuniting a Christmas card to its rightful recipient.
Every year I receive some cards to unknown people at my address. Perhaps the intentional recipients had lived here 20 years ago. Perhaps the senders never bother to update their Christmas card lists.
This year, one particular Christmas card felt heavy. It either contained a stash of cash or some photographs. [Read more…] about Christmas Card Reunited Thanks To Streetlife
Do you remember The Precinct Gift Centre?
I miss this little gift shop very much.
The Precinct Gift Centre was loved by many. It held many local people’s childhood memories.
It was my favourite gift shop. Sadly, the shop closed in February 2006 after 16 years [Read more…] about Merry Christmas: From Good Neighbours Brian And Suzette Matthews
Is your house featured in this series of Chandler’s Ford’s Christmas pictures?
Eastleigh Football Club’s distinguished photographer Tony Smith has been busy lately.
Tony has captured stunning Christmas light displays in Chandler’s Ford, Hiltingbury and Valley Park for readers of Chandler’s Ford Today. [Read more…] about All Is Bright: Christmas Decorations in Chandler’s Ford 2014
Today (Monday 22 December) is National Defrost Your Turkey Day!
Today is national defrost your turkey day! Let your tummy be merry, defrost your frozen turkey safely! #DYT2014 http://t.co/FhNviY9JvD"
— CommunityChampion (@AsdaEastleigh) December 22, 2014
[Read more…] about Today Is National Defrost Your Turkey Day!
This is an important time of the year for everyone, not just for Christians.
Neolithic man recognised the winter solstice, the time when the sun stands still. It was a desperate time, cold, dark with food stores running low.
The sun hovers close to the southern horizon at dawn and appears to cease its daily regression towards [Read more…] about Winter Solstice
Brambridge Park Christmas 2016 update:
Below was my original post published on 20th December 2014
This morning I visited the Craft Fair again at Brambridge Park Garden Centre on Kiln Lane.
I bought a lovely crocheted blanket and mini crocheted crosses from Sue and Rachel Potter.
The theme for the blanket is a Tardis. The blanket will sit comfortable on my son’s lap when he watches Doctor Who at Christmas. [Read more…] about Shop Local: Brambridge Park Christmas Craft Fair
Stand-up comedian Paul Kerensa, well-known for his scriptwriting for Miranda and Not Going Out, came to St. Martin in the Wood Church in Hiltingbury last weekend for an evening of comedy and carols.
Performing to a packed church on 13th December (Saturday), Paul and his friends, [Read more…] about Comedian Paul Kerensa Brought Comedy And Carols To Chandler’s Ford
The first Chandler’s Ford & Hiltingbury PACT Meeting (PACT stands for Police And Community Together) took place last night.
PC Laura King, PCSO Victoria Popham, and PCSO Ian Nicholson led the meeting. Eleven local residents attended the meeting, which took place at Merdon Junior School.
Crime data [Read more…] about Crime Overview – Hiltingbury (Beat 5) Sep – Dec 2014
We had a fabulous event in the Asda store on Monday the 15th.
It’s the third year in a row we have had the Chandler’s Ford Churches Together choir with the Chandler’s Ford Boys’ Brigade Brass Band (@1CFBB) under the direction of bandmaster Simon Farrenden, with the Chandler’s Ford Street Pastors collecting for Christian Aid. [Read more…] about Asda Eastleigh: Chandler’s Ford Churches Together Carol Singing 2014
