NEW BOOK - The Longdown Lockdown
11th September 2023
On the 26th March 2020, the UK saw lockdown measures legally come into force in an effort to combat Covid-19. The country was facing a situation that was, quite simply, unprecedented. It was...
The Hotspur ferry boats that plied the passage between Hythe and Southampton during the post war years still, half a century after their heyday, evoke strong memories and are spoken of with incredible fondness. They were a part of the growing up of those of us of a “certain age”. Despite the oily smell and the diesel fumes, the warmth generated through the engine hatch was a magnet on cold winter days. The chugging sound of the engines is still as vivid as any popular song of the time. The Hotspurs have sadly passed into history but their memory is very much alive.
Alan Titheridge once again brings his fascinating insight and local knowledge together for another slice of history. Packed full of photographs from his vast collection, Alan guides the reader on a cruise of nostalgia that follows in the wake of countless journies from village to city and back again.
11th September 2023
On the 26th March 2020, the UK saw lockdown measures legally come into force in an effort to combat Covid-19. The country was facing a situation that was, quite simply, unprecedented. It was...
21st July 2023
The Hotspur ferry boats that plied the passage between Hythe and Southampton during the post war years still, half a century after their heyday, evoke strong memories and are spoken of with...
16th February 2023
Just sitting down to answer some letters from Orchard Infant School. They’ve been reading New Forest Friends & The Litterbugs as part of their class topic. I’m rather chuffed how the...
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