BURLEY VILLAGE MAGAZINE - Articles from 1999
March P 18 PERETTE MANGIN
Perette lived nearly all her life in Burley and had the best interests of the village at heart. She was always frank and outspoken and served on the Parish Council for 21 years, the last 12 of these as Chairman. She became affectionately known as the Mayor of Burley. Thus it seems appropriate that if anyone wishes to make a donation in her memory, it should be to the Burley Milestones Fund.
In another sphere, she has been spoken of as “a true Forester” and this would have pleased her most. Her great love and knowledge of the Forest and its wildlife was evident and this she was always prepared to share with anyone who was interested. There are many who have profited from her wise and often humorous remarks and who will treasure her advice.
It has been said that she and her friends have enjoyed the best days of the Forest and those who shared her passion for buck hunting will agree with this. She continued to hunt with the Beagles and Foxhounds this season.
She was a great breeder of Forest ponies, exercised her rights of common and was a member of various Forest societies. For many years she was well known with her pony Tanner 2 (also called Dopey), which she entered at many race meetings around the Forest, including here in the Manor Park. Over the years she has won every race for which she was eligible.
She took a keen interest in the Guide movement, was a Brownie and a Guide Captain for a number of years. Her main occupation was as a horticulturist. She trained at MacPennys and, among other jobs, worked in Beaulieu, where she kept Dopey. She would ride from there to Rhinefield to play polo on her days off and sometimes ride home to Burley.
For a long time she ran her own nursery garden, in which she worked tirelessly, growing many old-fashioned varieties which are not widely available. She was a familiar sight at car boot sales with her Morris 1000 traveller and trailer and at country fairs with her lorry-load of alpines and plants, selling from the ramp with her dog, Tinker. She was a regular vendor at Ringwood W. I. Market and always ready to give advice to anyone who asked for it.
Thank you Perette for your huge contribution to local life. You will be sadly missed.
In another sphere, she has been spoken of as “a true Forester” and this would have pleased her most. Her great love and knowledge of the Forest and its wildlife was evident and this she was always prepared to share with anyone who was interested. There are many who have profited from her wise and often humorous remarks and who will treasure her advice.
It has been said that she and her friends have enjoyed the best days of the Forest and those who shared her passion for buck hunting will agree with this. She continued to hunt with the Beagles and Foxhounds this season.
She was a great breeder of Forest ponies, exercised her rights of common and was a member of various Forest societies. For many years she was well known with her pony Tanner 2 (also called Dopey), which she entered at many race meetings around the Forest, including here in the Manor Park. Over the years she has won every race for which she was eligible.
She took a keen interest in the Guide movement, was a Brownie and a Guide Captain for a number of years. Her main occupation was as a horticulturist. She trained at MacPennys and, among other jobs, worked in Beaulieu, where she kept Dopey. She would ride from there to Rhinefield to play polo on her days off and sometimes ride home to Burley.
For a long time she ran her own nursery garden, in which she worked tirelessly, growing many old-fashioned varieties which are not widely available. She was a familiar sight at car boot sales with her Morris 1000 traveller and trailer and at country fairs with her lorry-load of alpines and plants, selling from the ramp with her dog, Tinker. She was a regular vendor at Ringwood W. I. Market and always ready to give advice to anyone who asked for it.
Thank you Perette for your huge contribution to local life. You will be sadly missed.
Diana Halford
(See one third of the way down this page for details on the commemorative Mile Stone in the village centre to Perette Mangin.)
December P6 BURLEY STREET POST OFFICE
The Council has learned with regret that Burley Street Post Office has closed. The Post Office has pointed out to the Council that it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to maintain a Post Office presence in smaller communities, but the closure of the Burley Street office will improve the viability of Burley Post office, thus ensuring that customers will still have access to post office facilities within the area surrounding Burley for many years to come. Arrangements have been made to transfer pension and allowance business to Burley Post Office and it is hoped that the elderly and infirm will be able to travel to the village centre with the help of the Good Neighbours Scheme, if needed. If anyone experiences difficulty in this respect, will they please let me or a Good Neighbour representative know so that suitable arrangements can be made.
December P18 THE MILLENIUM BUG Part 7
If you have followed the previous 6 parts of this saga, you should be looking forward to the Millennium Celebrations, not dreading the Millennium Bug. There remains the remote possibility that things will go wrong. If there is a major emergency the Parish Council will operate from Burley Primary School. I will finish with a short check list of things you can still do, if you haven’t already done them:
Get out extra blankets.
Make a list of insurance policies, investments and bank accounts.
Check candles, matches and radio batteries.
Tune battery radio to Radio Solent (96.1FM and 999 Medium Wave).
Make ice to fill empty space in freezer.
Stock up on tinned, non-perishable and pet foods.
Fill cleaned empty pop bottles with drinking water.
Make sure you have extra cash.
Keep standby generator and car tanks full.
Don’t fly on New Year’s Eve.
Get out books, toys and games for children (and yourself).
Get medicines and repeat prescriptions.
Plan your journeys to avoid traffic lights.
Finally and most important of all, get to know your neighbours, particularly the elderly, so that you can offer help to them if they need it.
Make a list of insurance policies, investments and bank accounts.
Check candles, matches and radio batteries.
Tune battery radio to Radio Solent (96.1FM and 999 Medium Wave).
Make ice to fill empty space in freezer.
Stock up on tinned, non-perishable and pet foods.
Fill cleaned empty pop bottles with drinking water.
Make sure you have extra cash.
Keep standby generator and car tanks full.
Don’t fly on New Year’s Eve.
Get out books, toys and games for children (and yourself).
Get medicines and repeat prescriptions.
Plan your journeys to avoid traffic lights.
Finally and most important of all, get to know your neighbours, particularly the elderly, so that you can offer help to them if they need it.