3rd August 2023 • The HERALD • Page 31 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Covering Blackfield, Holbury, Hythe, Marchwood and Surrounding Areas ~~~~~ Lady Driver - DBS Checked Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle ~~~~~ Short Local Journeys Cruise Terminal & Airport Transfers Hospital Appointments Pub Pick Ups/Drop Offs Call 07795 192398 Cash and Card Payments accepted in vehicle AUSTIN WINDOW CLEANING Professional Window Cleaning Service established 25 years From £18 per house Tel: 07733 205341 www.austinwindowcleaning.co.uk PVCu FASCIAS & GUTTERING CLEANING SERVICE Gutters checked for leaks and repaired Also new installations Driveway, Patio and Decking Cleaning and Restoration Service Very reliable and fully insured Good Rates and Professional Service Special Rates for OAP’s Call us now for a free quote Holbury 07884 112416 Hythe’s Hotspurs Available Now HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW FOREST UNICORN? A new children’s book has recently been released featuring a group of New Forest Pony friends on a quest to nd out if there is a New Forest Unicorn. Written by Carole Smith, ‘ e New Forest Tales, Have you seen the New Forest Unicorn?’ follows New Forest Ponies: Drummer, Merlin, Peewee, Riley, Willow and Juliet on an adventure around the New Forest in search of the New Forest Unicorn. e group of friends venture to many local spots in the Forest along the way including: Setley Pond, Wilverley PlainandBolderwood Deer Sanctuary. ey meet lots of other Forest animals on their adventure but will they see the New Forest Unicorn? e book is beautifully illustrated throughout by Alexandra Wilson. Carole fell in love with the New Forest when her parents moved to Milford on Sea when she was 17 and she met her ‘Forest born and bred’ husband Simon in 1985. Carole spends a lot of time walking in the Forest where it is her privilege every day to see the ponies, deer, cattle and other animals roaming. During lockdown Carole started to write a story that she could share over FaceTime with her granddaughters. Using the quirky characteristic of the ponies and horses she has grown to know and love over the decades, before long she had her six main characters, each with their own personality and e New Forest Tales were born! e New Forest Tales, Have you seen the New Forest Unicorn? is available in paperback and online formats. Alan Titheridge’s new book, ‘Hythe’s Hotspurs and Other Boats’ is now available. It relates the history of the three most popular boats to have plied between Hythe Pier and Southampton, the Hotspurs II, III and IV, so fondly remembered by so very many residents of Hythe and the Waterside. ere have been three other boats bearing the Hotspur name, all covered in equal detail as well as are all other boats that both preceded and succeeded them. e book, which has 176 photographs and plates in its 176 pages, is sized as his previous books ‘ e Heartbeat of Hythe – the Story of the Hythe Pier Railway’ and Adrian Comer has been busy writing and illustrating the follow up to his book ‘Patricia the Smugglers Daughter’. ‘ e Further Adventures of Patricia the Smugger’ follows Patricia, her family and fellow smugglers on a voyage on board their ship ‘ e Lady Catherine’, travelling from their base in Lymington to the English Channel to collect contraband from French merchant ships whilst trying to avoid getting caught. e Further Adventures of Patricia the Smugger is out now and available from Adrian’s website along with his 3 other books: www.arclandbooks.com/ Robin Somes’ local history book titled Digging up the Past is on sale in e Herald o ce. e book includes a collection of 28 illustrated articles, rst published in e Herald between 2021 and 2023, featuring historical events, family connections, and personal recollections of life around Fawley and the Waterside villages. e book is on sale for £5 (cash only) from e Herald o ce or via Robin’s online shop: shop.robinsomes.co.uk ‘Chas – A Lifetime Fighting Fire’ and similarly priced at £9.95. It is available from Alan direct at awt1950@sky.com or through Facebook Messenger. Alan will be at Hythe Pier entrance with copies (available for signing if desired) at dates to be con rmed. It is also available from e Herald o ce, the Hythe Ferry ticket o ce, Hythe Post O ce and Norris’s Shop in Beaulieu. Hotspur IV underway circa mid 1950’s The Adventures of Patricia the Smuggler Continue… Carole Smith LOCAL HISTORY BOOK
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