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Fordingbridge Focus JUNE 2020
Your community magazine & SURROUNDING AREAS
Please note :
Because of the lockdown
SOME businesses may
not be allowed to work
however some are back
and busier than ever,
please feel free to show
your support and do
business with them.
It has been
tough all around,
wherever possible
keep it local
Thank you
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the June issue of the Fordingbridge Focus magazine.
I hope you enjoyed the online May edition, it seems we are starting to slowly and
cautiously get back to some sort of normal, I’m happy to announce we are going
back to a printed version from July onwards.
With the weather so nice I hope you enjoy the monthly garden things to do for the month
P23, we have a few more fun pages for big and small kids.
I want to thank especially my advertisers for staying with me through these difficult
months, so if you can, please shop local, we have some amazing businesses in the
Fall in love with your
magazines.
This is our latest edition of the Fordingbridge Focus magazine, we would also love it if
you have any to submit entries for the FREE Community News.
conservatory again.
Keep Safe!
Lizzy
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curate, neither the publisher not its editorial contributors can accept any liability to any party
to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any
other cause. The Fordingbridge Focus does not officially endorse any advertising material
included within this publication. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any
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We would like to thank our very generous sponsors who enable us to run this project. of
RingwoodLocal.net has been developed a free entry or page that they can manage
in response to the business devastation through web login. This will be available through
caused by the shutdown resulting from the registration and approval process.
covid-19 in 2020.
This website has been created mostly free of
The concept is to promote awareness of charge for the greater good of the community.
our local businesses to the community and However, some costs are incurred and these
encourage more local business to business are covered by very kind generous sponsorship
interaction for goods and services. This will, from local businesses who in turn will enjoy a Oak Mount Care Home
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in turn, hopefully make Ringwood and district further listing on the sponsors page. Telephone: (01425) 479492
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better chance to recover from this pandemic
and to thrive and prosper in the future. RingwoodLocal.net will have a business tool
section which is freely available to anybody
and which will cover such things as: advice on
This website will encompass anything and accountancy packages; website building; online
everything to do with Ringwood. This includes marketing advice; business cost reduction
listings and promoting of clubs, schools, analysis etc.
academies, places of worship and much, much
more.
This is very much a community-based project
and we welcome input from all for the greater
The website will also have an events page; what good of Ringwood and its district.
to do page; where to go page; and history page
and I will be asking the community to help
populate these pages. To get involved please call: 01425 472748
or email: sponsorship@ringwoodlocal.net o Winter/Summer Checks o Accident damage
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one for community and one for business. I will
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2 x spring onion chopped
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Donaldson Ross and Co. 7 Norfolk Royale 15, 23
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101 Auto Repairs Kitchens/Bathrooms/Bedrooms
Police Stations
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British Transport Police 0800 40 50 40
Care Homes Kingsbury Kitchens 27
Avonway - Fordingbridge 01425 652706
Crimestoppers 0800 55 51 11 Oakmount Care Home 5 New Forest Designs 21
Useful Numbers Outdoor Pursuits
NHS Non emergency 111 Carpets/Beds
Recycling The Boat Workshop 17, 26
www.hants.gov.uk 1st for Floors 34
Bournemouth A&E 01202 704169 01202 828083
Somerley, Verwood Road, Printers
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Fordingbridge Hospital 01425 652255 Ringwood TopCoat 32
Newbourne Farm 16
Garden Waste Collection 01590 646123 Promotional Gifts/Branded Clothing
Poole Hospital 01202 665511 Estate Agents/Letting
Citizens Advice My Inspirations 17
Salisbury Hospital 01722 336262 www.adviceguide.org.uk Woolley & Wallis 8
03444 111306
advice@newforest.cabnet. Garden/Outdoor Recipe
Southampton Hospital 02380 777222
Topcoat Logo Designs
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New Forest Tree and Garden Services 23 Boil and Broth 20
Local Councils Ringwood Library 0300 555 1387 Retail
WGC Tree Services 17
Ringwood Town Council 01425 473883 Galaxy Treasures 17
Graphic Designers
Green Bear 31
New Forest District Council 02380 285000 Graphic Design Dorset 28, 29
TOPCOAT
Solicitors, Financial, Wealth
Hampshire County Council 0845 603 5638 Handyman
Bonallack & Bishop 15
PRINT LTD Gifford Plumbing and Handyman 23
Environment Agency 0800 80 70 60 DB Consultancy 8
Litho Screen Digital
Hair, Health, Beauty, Fitness
Mortgage Advice Bureau 6
Floodline ... for all types of printing
0345 9881188 Carl Hillwood 26
Wellbeing
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Brochures • Booklets • Forms • Leaflets • Flyers Lauras Little Luxuries 17
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