Author Archives: Leigh Hatts

The seawater bathing pool at Lymington has a deficit of £40,000 but is reopening next May. This is good news as it has been a coastal feature since 1780 when it was a saltern. But it seems that a balloon … Continue reading →

Bournemouth Council has approved  a change of use for the Pier Theatre. This means that the theatre will close. A condition is that the operator must keep a photographic record of the theatre and that any significant fixtures  should be rescued … Continue reading →

News from the BBC of the reintroduction of sand lizards on the coast path.

The handy and very good Marine cafe bar at Milford-on-Sea, which has just made it into the Good Food Guide, switches to winter opening hours from this week: Wednesday to Friday: 10am to at least 3pm. Saturday: 9.30am to least … Continue reading →

Milford-on-Sea’s Marine Cafe, at the very end of the Bournemouth Coast Path, is a year old at the end of this month. Yesterday was a lovely day and on arriving at the start of of the Hurst Spit I turned … Continue reading →

On Thursday Bournemouth had the worst weather in Britain when during a short period in the morning more than 2 inches of rain fell. The River Bourne, really  a stream, dramatically burst its banks within minutes. A police car became … Continue reading →

Worthing Wanderer has walked from Bournemouth Pier to Christchurch and recorded his first impressions.

The annual picnic and service in the churchyard and ruins of the Hordle Old Church is on Sunday 4 September. The picnic is at 5.30pm followed by the service at 6pm. This is the day after the Hordle Village Fair … Continue reading →

Demolition is in progress back from the path on Bourmnemouth’s West Cliff. The Daily Echo has the latest. See page 30.

Those who saw giant paw marks today from the coast path on Bournemouth cliffs will find an explanation here.