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a revised route and a wider range
of race options.
The future of the popular sporting
event, which began in 1982 and has
raised more than £1.25m for charity,
was in doubt when it was cancelled
last year after the committee behind
it said the 2013 race had only just
broken even.
Now Andy Daish (35) and Chris
Farr (36), who run Ora Events, have
stepped forward to relaunch the
marathon and half marathon, as well
as introduce a series of shorter
courses including a 5k, 10k and family races. It will take place on Sunday
September 13th.
Andy, a sports development specialist who is well known locally, told
the ‘A&T’: “We both know and love
the Forest because we grew up here
so we are really excited and honoured to have this opportunity to
produce a product which can really
benefit the area.
“So far the response has been absolutely phenomenal –– we are getting
between 60 and 100 people registering an interest on our website every
day. We want to create something really special that the Forest can be
proud of.”
Until it was scrapped in 2014, the
New Forest Marathon was organised
by a small committee of volunteers,
with profits donated back to local
charities. At the time of its cancellation the committee said it had unsuccessfully tried to recruit new
members.
The relaunched New Forest Marathon will now be run as a commercial
venture, with plans to donate a proportion of the profits back to local
charities and good causes.
“We are in the process of setting up
a New Forest Marathon Community
Fund which charities will be able to
apply to for grants,” said Andy.
Although details of the revised
routes have not been announced, the
event is likely to be centred in the national park.
“We wanted to find a suitable site
which would enable the event to
grow,” said Andy. “Because we are
looking at 5k and 10k races we
needed it to be somewhere in the
heart of the Forest so that runners
would have direct access to it. We
have sampled the route we are planning to use on a few people and the
response has been really positive.”
Andy and Chris are also working
with members of the existing New
Forest Marathon committee and
have recently relaunched the event’s
website, Facebook page and Twitter
feed.
A statement on its website says:
“We are really excited to announce
the New Forest Marathon is returning on September 13th 2015.
“The event that has been a cornerstone of the running calendar for the
last 31 years will see a fresh new
line-up of events including full and
half marathon, 5k/10k/family race
options.
“We aim to make this an event for
all the family to enjoy and experience
the New Forest, with details of our
new location coming soon. In the last
31 years your commitment to the
event has helped us generate £1.25m
for local good causes.
“We are excited to see this pot continue to grow to support the many
great organisations and individuals
that exist in the New Forest and surrounding areas, many of whom volunteer year after year to make the
event possible.”
Past NF Marathon committee
member Susie Ramsay said the former team was “delighted” the event
is set to be re-launched: “We are very
pleased to be back in the running, so
to speak, for 2015. We realise that the
new blood and enthusiasm will raise
the event to a new level and I am sure
that it will now go from strength to
strength in the future.”
Tony Wickham, chairman of the
New Forest Runners, said: “We are
obviously very pleased by the news
that the New Forest Marathon will
be returning in 2015. From our point
of view anything that promotes the
New Forest in terms of running is excellent news.
seawater to get inside.
“I think it would be quite nice to
With the huge, grounded vessel be- look at a different route and I would
coming a temporary tourist attrac(Continued on page 2)
tion, plans to refloat the ship on
Wednesday were initially abandoned
after salvage experts decided the
hull contained too much water.
However, just before 2pm, a combination of strong winds and a high
tide resulted in the Hoegh Osaka
suddenly floating free. Although the
vessel was still listing at around 50
degrees, tugs were able to slowly tow
it to a safe holding position two miles
to the east, near a location called
Spitbank.
A statement from the Maritime
65-YEAR-OLD motorist died
and Coastguard Agency (MCA), isafter the car he was driving
sued on Wednesday afternoon, said:
ploughed into a tree at Buckler’s
“The tow to the new position is being
Hard on Tuesday morning.
carried out by Svitzer, the salvors,
The grey Peugeot RCZ careered off
and the new holding position will al- Bucklers Hard Road, at its junction
l o w a fu l l a s s e s s m e n t o f he r with Gins Lane, around 10am on
condition.”
Tuesday.
The Queen’s Harbourmaster
The male driver, from Dibden PurPortsmouth has placed a 300m exlieu, was the only occupant and was
clusion zone around the vessel.
pronounced dead at the scene by
During the Saturday night rescue,
paramedics. No one else was injured.
RNLI volunteers aboard the Willet
Police put road closures in place
plucked one man from the sea after
for several hours at the Lodge Lane
he jumped from the ship.
Volunteer Calshot RNLI helms- and Sowley Lane junctions of Buckman Tom Pederson said the rescue lers Hard Road to allow a full investigation to be carried out.
had been a great team effort.
Anyone who might have seen the
He added: ‘This is not the sort of
crash or the vehicle being driven
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shortly beforehand is being urged to
come forward.
Anyone with information should
contact Sgt Gabriel Snuggs of
Eastleigh’s serious collision investigation unit on 101, quoting Operation Sidra, or call Crimestoppers on
0800 555 111.
It is the third death on the road in
recent years.
In 2001, Charles Wilcox (21), of
Buckler’s Hard, was killed when the
car in which was he travelling
crashed into a tree.
Biker Paul Hill (38), of Everton,
was killed after a head-on collision
between his motorcycle and a horse
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RNLI members save
stranded ship's crew
ALSHOT’S two volunteer lifeboats played key roles in the dramatic night-time rescue of the
crew of a 51,000 tonne cargo ship
which grounded on Brambles
Bank in the Solent.
Both Calshot lifeboats, Willet and
Max Walls, were launched at 9.30pm
on Saturday night to assist the
stricken vessel, alongside RNLI
crews from Yarmouth and Cowes.
A pilot and 24 crew members were
on board the 180m Hoegh Osaka
when it was deliberately grounded
on the sand bank at the entrance to
Southampton Water after starting
to list dangerously.
Experts later said there were fears
the ship could have capsized if it had
not been run onto the bank.
The Singapore-registered ship had
left port around 8.20pm carrying
1,400 cars, 105 JCB diggers and other
heavy machinery, heading first for
Bremerhaven in Germany, before
sailing for the Middle East.
As well as 65 Minis valued at
ú20,000 each, its cargo includes
around ú30m worth of Jaguars and
Land Rovers, plus a Rolls Royce
Wraith alone valued at ú260,000.
Although most of the cars aboard
remained strapped in place, some of
the heavy machinery had shifted and
a JCB digger made a small hole in the
side of the ship’s deck six, allowing
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after public vent fury at cuts
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pledged to reconsider reintrosome New Forest and
Christchurch services targeted in
drastic cuts after hundreds of residents packed public meetings to
vent their anger.
Operator Morebus has slashed a
number of its journeys, including its
X1 and X2 weekday and weekend
services between Lymington and
Bournemouth, because Hampshire
County Council has withdrawn some
of its funding.
All X1 and X2 services on a Sunday
have been dropped, as have some of
the
Sa t u r d a y
services
to
Lymington’s popular market. Weekday afternoon buses have also been
reduced from every half hour to
hourly.
The strength of ill-feeling towards
the cuts was evident during two
meetings at Lymington Community
Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday,
with up to 150 people attending each
day to have their say.
Many were senior citizens with
concessionary bus passes and they
branded the cuts “disastrous”. They
said the service was now “inadequate”, and they felt cut-off and
poorly served.
The changes would have a “critical”
impact, they said, especially on
those who could not walk, were ill or
elderly, or could not drive and would
not be able to get to hospital for
appointments.
Buses to the popular Lymington
market on a Saturday should be reinstated, they argued, as should
Sunday services. Others wanted
later and more frequent weekday
services.
Morebus operations director Ed
Wills (pictured left) said the meetings showed the “strength of feeling”
on the issue, adding that many
had made good points.
“It shows the importance of these
services and the vital links they provide in terms of employment and
social activities to people," he said.
“We now need to make sure that
our services are the best they can be
and we will certainly go away and
look at the consultations today and
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Previous maintenance work last
winter on Latchmoor Bridge on the
B3055 provoked anger among local
business owners who said it had hit
their trade and they now fear they
will suffer again.
However, there is disagreement
between Hampshire County Council
and Network Rail, which is responsible for maintaining the UK’s rail network, about when the work would
take place.
A Network Rail spokesperson told
the ‘A&T’ the road will be partially
closed from Monday January 26th.
One lane of traffic will remain open
until February 9th, when both lanes
will be closed for the repairs until
“early summer”.
However, a Hampshire County
Council spokesperson said the date
was still being finalised with Network Rail, and discussions were “ongoing”.
The proposed work includes a new
bridge, masonry, girders and paintwork. According to Network Rail it
will not be a demolition of the existing structure but reinforcement.
A spokesperson said: “We want to
remove the speed and weight restriction from the line and that is what
this work will allow.
“We wouldn’t undertake this work
if it wasn’t needed, and we do appreciate that drivers will have to find different routes. We apologise to them
and business owners for the inconvenience, but the work needs to be
done.”
Brockenhurst Parish Council
chairman Harry Oram told the ‘A&T’
he had been present at a meeting
held to discuss the issue which was
chaired by Coun. Ken Thornber and
attended by Network Rail representatives.
Mr Oram said: “We did as much as
we could to try and minimise the disturbance but reluctantly accepted
that nothing could be done.
“The line’s been in place since 1846
and they have to replace the stone
girders holding the track up. I’ve informed the verderers who are now
aware of an extra traffic detour that
will go down to Setley Pond and
Burley Road.
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Fears have been expressed for the
future of the New Forest Centre’s
library after its two paid staff were
made redundant to save £20,000.
The Christopher Tower Reference
Library, which has the most
comprehensive collection of works
on the Forest, has closed temporarily after the move, made by the
charitable trust that runs it. Page 4
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A man who downloaded “repulsive” indecent images of children
was spared an immediate jail
sentence after a judge heard he was
seeking help. Daniel Hicks (29), of
Stopples Lane, was found to have
more than 900 offensive images on
his laptop, which he viewed when
he was high on cannabis and
cocaine,
Southampton
Crown
Court heard. Page 15
BROCKENHURST
The owner of a family of donkeys
has spoken of his distress after
another of his animals died in a collision. In the third incident on the
same stretch of Sway Road in just
over a month involving an animal
belonging to commoner Robert Byford, his 15-year-old grey roan was
killed. “We’re very upset it’s happened again,” he said. Page 21
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crews and all the other agencies involved, resulting in the successful
rescue of all the ship’s crew.
“Fortunately, the rescue helicopters managed to winch most of the
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Ingar Skiaker, CEO of Norwegian
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Driver dies in car tree smash
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Vice chairman of Beaulieu Parish
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the ‘A&T’: “I drive along the road
every day, and I’ve looked at the
markings and everything is at it
should be.
“Unfortunately, the corner is at the
end of a very long straight run, and
unfortunately I think the temptation
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Coun Fairweather added: “I’m not
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their interest on the website at
www.newforestmarathon.co.uk
“We have lots of people who have
been involved in the marathon for
many years and although some
things like the route will be changed,
there will be lots of similarities,” said
Andy. “We are still looking for sponsorship from local business –– the
more money we can inject into the
event the better it will be.”
HALF MARATHON OFF
The John Austin Half Marathon,
which has taken place in the New
Forest every March for the last three
years, raising £56,000 for Oakhaven
Hospice, will not go ahead this year.
A spokesperson for Oakhaven said
the charity planned to stage a half
marathon event in the spring of
2016.
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Edgell joined Canford School in
April 2012. His profile on the school’s
website said he had played cricket at
under 17 level for Dorset, West of
England and England Schools.
A statement from the school said:
“Canford School can confirm that a
teacher left the school following
allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the 2013-2014 academic year.
“The school takes all such matters
seriously and immediately informed
the relevant authorities. As this is
now a matter before the courts, it
would not be appropriate to say
anything further.”
Bus chiefs under fire at cuts meeting
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withdrawn and Edgell was formally
found not guilty of it, while the other
three matters will remain on file.
Edgell (pictured) was working at
Canford School near Wimborne as
its director of cricket when he kissed
the young women, then aged 16 and
17, the court heard.
Prosecutor David Bartlett said the
defendant, a former Dorset youth
cricketer, had resigned from the
school after the allegations were
made and did not plan to carry on
teaching.
Judge John Harrow warned Edgell
he may go to prison and granted him
bail to return to the court on April
20th for sentence.
A SHAMED former teacher from
Christchurch could be jailed after
he admitted kissing two teenage
girls he taught at a top private
school.
Ben Edgell (30), an ex-opening
batsman for New Milton Cricket
Club’s first team, appeared at
Bournemouth Crown Court where
he pleaded guilty to five charges of
sexual activity with a child by a
person in a position of trust.
The Lyndhurst Road resident
denied a further three similar
charges and another of causing or
inciting a child to engage in sexual
activity.
O n e o f t h e a l l e g a t i o n s wa s
Sat., Jan. 10th, 2015
the bus times and our services, and
also what the council says, so we can
find a solution to these problems.”
He stressed the company was “not
the instigator of the cuts”, pointing
out that was HCC, and said services
would now be run on a commercial
basis.
The pledge to review bus frequencies and cuts was echoed by Julian
Barnes, commercial manager for Go
South Coast, which works and provides bus services with Morebus.
“We will take away all the comments that have been made,” Mr
Barnes pledged. “There were strong
feelings, especially on the Sunday
services — they were very much a big
issue, as were the services on a
Saturday.
“We will certainly go away and review this and see if we can make
some things happen.”
The new timetables started on
Sunday but this week’s meetings
were the first public ones over the
cuts.
The bus company bosses appeared initially to have underestimated the strength of feeling, as they
booked a small room containing
around 20 seats for the first day. The
meeting was hastily switched to a
larger room and some people were
even turned away.
Hampshire County Council’s cabinet member for economy, transport
and environment, Coun. Séan Woodward, who gave the green light for
funding cuts, was a no-show for the
Tuesday meeting, which prompted
several people who attended that
day to phone his office and complain.
The following day Coun. Woodward again failed to appear, instead
sending Colin Wright, an officer who
was unable to give answers over
decisions the council had made.
When the ‘A&T’ approached Mr
Wright, a principal transport officer
for HCC, after the meeting, he would
only say he would report comments
made at the meeting back to Coun.
Woodward.
Asked why Coun. Woodward was
absent he would not be drawn, remarking that he had been asked to
solely attend as a representative for
the county council.
The biggest round of applause
came after Lymington mayor Coun.
Michael White made a speech, in
which he said the meetings should
have taken place before any cuts
were made.
He called the county council’s consultation process “woefully inadequate”. Coun. White told Mr Wills:
“We all accept that you have to make
cuts, but what you are asking people
to shoulder is inadequate.
“The changes to the 119 service are
a social disaster as it is used by elderly people who have not got other
methods of transport to get to Lymington or New Milton.
“I note that you have said you have
no opportunity to make any changes
until May — I think you really need to
adjust that one.”
Mr Wright said the council had put
the weekend buses out to tender but
the prices that had come back were
too high.
Christchurch borough councillor
Coun. John Lofts said the cuts affected Highcliffe just as badly as New
Milton.
He accused the bus operators of
failing to consult with the borough
council, but Mr Wills said they had,
although he conceded they dealt
more with the officers behind the
scenes than members themselves.
Coun. Lofts pointed out Yellow
Buses offered a more frequent service in and around Christchurch and
said the council may consider discussions with that company.
It was suggested by one woman
that people, including those with
concessionary bus passes, pay a
small amount for each journey they
went on to help subsidise the cost of
running the buses.
“I would be quite happy to pay £1
for a single trip if it was going to help
the buses survive,” she said.
In response, Mr Wills said the bus
company was barred by law from doing that, adding: “As a bus operator I
would love to be able to put that to
people and if they supported that
and were able to pay, it would absolutely help to protect services. Legally though we are not able to do
that.”
He said in another area of the UK
the same situation had arisen and a
bus company had asked customers
to make donations on each trip. But
the government then stepped in and
stopped it.
Mr Wills highlighted the high population of older people in the area
with concessionary bus passes made
fulfilling the commercial needs of the
service “difficult”, to which one
woman answered: “Well, that’s not
our problem.”
One woman told how a service being moved by five minutes had left
her having to shut a shop she managed early, which potentially could
cost her her job, while another explained that she would have to wait
up to two hours for a bus from hospital.
A bus user in Hythe said they faced
huge delays and long walks on some
days, while other people suggested
that some service routes to New Milton and Hordle could be altered.
Many users supported a service
that went to and from Lymington
hospital on a daily basis to help
people who had appointments there.
Some wondered whether services
should terminate at Christchurch,
but Mr Barnes stressed that the
route to Bournemouth was well used
by tourists, locals, and those wanting to get to the hospital and said
that would continue.
Mr Wright also confirmed that
from April 1st, concessionary passes
can only be used from 9.30am, not
9am as is currently the case.
He said the county council would
discuss the matter further with the
bus companies and mooted the possibility of exempting those in remote
areas from that change.
During the meeting Mr Wills revealed that Lymington bus station
would be sold off by June this year,
but a deal had not been concluded.
He said the proceeds would go back
into improving the business.
Mr Wills added that the firm would
retain its base near Lymington train
station, and pledged to set up a passengers forum which could meet
with bosses to discuss proposed service changes in the future.
At times emotions became frayed,
with some people questioning why
Hampshire County Council had not
sent a senior representative and why
New Forest West MP Desmond
Swayne was not at the meeting.
After the meeting, people were divided over what they had heard.
One man was optimistic some services may be reinstated, saying it
was the first time he had “seen and
talked” with bus company representatives in public.
However, another woman was
sceptical about changes, adding:
“We often find and have seen that
when a decision is made there is no
going back.”
Local resident Paul French said:
“The bus company are seemingly doing the best they can by offering at
least some commercially viable services while seeking their own direct
and independent consultation with
the local community.
“That is unlike the local authority,
which has instructed them to cut
‘non-commercial’ services from
January and withdrawn £250,000 of
funding without consulting local
businesses or residents.
“Total cuts to some X1, X2 and 119
services will mean days of isolation
for aged and disabled residents, as
well as the inability of staff to get to
work on some days and many other
restrictions.
“Although it is accepted that there
should be some reduction in services
due to government funding cuts, the
failure of HCC to engage with the
community makes these cuts more
severe than if they had been structured, and will lead to problems in retail, tourism and the care sectors.”
Coun. Woodward later told the
‘A&T’: “I was not invited to the meeting, I was advised by a New Forest
resident that it was happening the
night before.
“I was unable to attend at such
short notice due to a prior engagement. I therefore asked one of my officers to attend as I thought it was
important a representative from
Hampshire County Council was
there.”
He continued: “I have already received a report and will read it with
interest. It is regrettable that Hampshire County Council was not invited
to such an important meeting.”
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