We have just received this lovely email from Stephen Tarling of Little Cottage. These are tough times in many ways – I’ve been mostly under lockdown and my single small “Little Cottage” holiday let business has completely disappeared for the … Read More
Small and medium sized businesses in the New Forest are now able to benefit from a new £25,000 grant fund. The fund has been developed by Solent Local Enterprise Partnership working in collaboration with New Forest District Council. Grants of … Read More
The Independent has written an article entitled ‘Butchers on bikes and veg by van: How coronavirus has made us shop like our grandparents – and taken local outlets back to the future’. The article features The Naked Pantry and highlights … Read More
La Perle has added the following to their Takeaway Menu as their way of supporting the NHS at this difficult time: Chef’s NHS Special which is a regularly changing 2 course menu and 19% of every dish sold will be donated to the … Read More
Britain’s specialist cheesemakers and retailers have joined forces to urge the public to support small cheesemakers as the Coronavirus crisis threatens to wipe out the previously thriving industry. Led by the Specialist Cheesemakers Association (SCA), Academy of Cheese and the Guild of Fine Food, with … Read More
The New Forest National Park Authority is supporting local producers during COVID-19 by helping deliver goods to the community. All 150 members of the New Forest Marque scheme have been affected by the recent lockdown, although more than half have … Read More
Rural successes and achievements will be celebrated later this year, as the CLA and New Forest National Park Authority are teaming up again for their annual awards. Nominations are now open for the eighth annual awards, which are supported by Moore Blatch and … Read More
New Forest Spirits who make Wyrd Gin have converted their usual distillery production and have now made a liquid hand rub (70% v/v alcohol) to assist in the current crisis. It has been through safety assessment and notified according to … Read More
Two business owners in the New Forest have devised a way of counteracting the current crisis to support local producers. Ian Tiffen from Tips & Leaves in Lyndhurst and Rob Wheeler from Kernel Cobs in Lymington came up with the … Read More
Lots of our members are looking at ways they can help you during the current Coronavirus situation. Please can you also help to support them by buying local. We will be keeping this list up to date as much as … Read More