Page 80 • The HERALD •8th October 2026 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v SPORT IN THE HERALD Braishfield Football Team Receive Brand New Kit e Braish eld Football Club men’s team has received brand new kit from Barratt David Wilson Homes Southampton Division worth over £1,500. Complete with the housebuilder’s logo, the new yellow kits will keep players looking striking smart at their upcoming matches. e Romsey club was put forward for sponsorship by Barratt David Wilson Homes’ very own trainee planner and Braish eld player Sam Briggs. e sponsorship is part of Barratt David Wilson Homes’ Community Fund – a dedicated nancial resource funded by the Barratt Foundation which enables the division to contribute to local charities and community projects each month. Team Manager Dan Edwards said: “As a small local club, the new kits are hugely appreciated. Sponsorships make a huge difference to what we do. It means both our players and supporters can feel proud to be part of Braishfield Football Club. I’d like to give thanks to Barratt David Wilson Homes for its generosity and Sam for helping make this donation a reality.” Marketing Manager at Barratt David Wilson Homes Southampton Division Megan Hamlyn said: “A large portion of our Community Fund goes towards grassroots sports clubs. They’re such an important part of local communities so it’s vital we continue supporting them. I hope team Braishfield feel super smart out on the pitch with their brand new kit!” Braishfield FC with new kit LARGE BOAT COMPETITION Report and photos sent in by Marc Duncan Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held its 8th Large Boat competition on Sunday 6th September from Poole aboard “Ocean Runner”, skippered by Ryan Jones. ey decided to push out to the 6-mile mark in search of rays, conger and tope. First sh over the gunnel was a blonde ray for Marc Duncan, followed by 4 more to Tony Methven, Dave Wood, Neil Pullman and Robin Lane. e best rays being Tony’s of 16lb and Dave’s of 15lb. Pete Chamberlain had found the bream. Glynn Barker managed a smooth-hound and a red gurnard and Robin had a tub gurnard. ey also had a few congers and 3 topes were caught by Marc, Dave and John Wood. When the tide turned they had no more sh, so they took the decision to move inshore for bream and congers. Here they had quite a few bream, small pouting, a few congers and Dave had a tiny smut! Results: 1st Dave Wood 141 points, 2nd Pete Chamberlain 98 points, 3rd Marc Duncan 85 points, 4th Neil Pullman 80 points, 5th Robin Lane 74 points. Tony Methven with a blonde ray weighing 16lbs Glynn Barker caught a red gurnard On Saturday 5th September Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held its 10th Shallow Boat competition. e weather on the day was dry, sunny with a moderate breeze. 11 club members signed on and all 11 caught sh consisting of bass, black bream, conger eel, dog sh, scad and smoothhound. Results: 1st Ady Hulme 20 points, 2nd Neil Mitchener 19 points, 3rd Alan Mapes 18 points, 4th Jack Nash 17 points, 5th Paul Watson and Charlie Nash both with 16 points each, 7th Ryan Nash 15 points, 8th Adrian Moody 14 points, 9th Alan Martin 13 points, 10th Colin Wright and Chris Hardy both with 12 points each. 10TH SHALLOW BOAT COMPETITION Report sent in by Brian Ansell Don’t Be Late For A Very Important Date! Work Starts On Alice’s Christmas Wonderland Festive Experience At Beaulieu Work has started on the creation of an imaginary world to transform Palace House into Alice’s Christmas Wonderland for a magical festive themed experience. Designers extraordinaire Charlotte Lloyd Webber and Adrian Lillie, and their talented CLW Event Design team, have been making fantastic creations for an explosion of colour in the Mad Hatter’s hat shop, a Queen of Hearts’ centrepiece and the entrance to ‘tumble down the rabbit hole’. Behind-the-scenes work is taking place o -site, before theatrical installations, immersive soundscapes and multi-colour projections are installed around the stately rooms later this year. Alice’s Christmas Wonderland will open from Saturday 21st NovemberSunday 3rd January (excluding Christmas Day) for Beaulieu’s fabulous festive experience for 2026. Book tickets now to be one of the rst to enter Lewis Carroll’s fantastical world, with lavish decorations and festive twinkling lights at every turn. Expect to see a life-size Caterpillar on a ve-foot toadstool, the grinning Cheshire Cat and the maddest tea party ever – with festive twists around each corner. And don’t miss amingo mallets and uorescent ‘hedgehog’ balls set on a topiary oor for a game of croquet in the Motoring Room. Hunt for Christmas trees decorated with fairy woodland toadstools, cascading playing cards and pastelcoloured butterflies, as well as Beaulieu’s 20 Wonderland-themed real tree at the foot of the grand staircase. You can even take a little of the magic home with you, from the tempting range of the Wonderlandthemed baubles and decorations on sale in the Palace House gi shop. You may be lucky to meet live characters to entertain you along your way*. en put yourself in Alice’s shoes for ‘end-of-pier’ peep-throughs to capture memories with a sel e. Complete your festive journey with a Wonderland Tea & Treats, with delicious heart-shaped scones with cream and jam, cakes and sandwiches all served on an Alice in Wonderland stand in the historic abbey Domus – and add a celebratory glass of Prosecco.** It’s your chance to follow in the footsteps of the real Alice – Alice Liddell – who was a guest at a tea party at Palace House to celebrate the coming of age of the Hon John Douglas-ScottMontagu, the 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu in 1887. Design Director Adrian Lillie, from CLW Event Design, said: “Our team is having a lot of fun designing each space in Palace House to present all the best known and favourite characters from the Alice story… not just Alice, the Mad Hatter and White Rabbit but also room schemes dedicated to the Queen of Hearts, the Caterpillar and Cheshire Cat. And just wait for the maddest tea party ever staged!” For details and tickets to A Palace House Christmas at Beaulieu visit: www.beaulieu.co.uk or call: 01590 612345. * See real life characters during weekends and school holidays. ** Wonderland Tea & Treats bookable alongside your Alice’s Christmas Wonderland tickets. Work begins on the Mad Hatter’s Hat for Alice’s Christmas Wonderland Work begins on Queen of Hearts’ centrepiece for Alice’s Christmas Wonderland Doreen Hosey is once again organising a number of sales throughout the year to raise money for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance (HIOWAA). e next sale is taking place on Saturday 7th November, 9.30am at Jubilee Hall in Fawley. ere will be pies, cakes, jams, chutneys and lots of bargains. Doreen’s Sales For HIOWAA
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