Meon Valley Hampshire
The first hard frost of 2020 covering the Droxford area in the Meon Valley
Saint Mary and All Saints Church at Droxford has recently opened a cultural centre and café. The Meon Valley Trail, a walking, cycling and horse riding trail along a disused railway passes to the east of Droxford .
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My second photographic exhibition at Stubbington Library. Mainly showing local places of interest from plane watching at Solent Airport to Titchfield Haven harbour and Nature Reserve.
The exhibition runs for the whole of November so if you are passing, pop in and have a look!
Thank you Stubbington Library for welcoming and supporting local arts and craft groups and induvials.
What a fantastic response to my exhibition! Thank you to everyone that came to the library to view the photographs and for taking the time to leave the kind comments :-
My next exhibition at Stubbington Library is booked for April 2023
Summer Solstice 2019 sunrise as viewed from Droxford in the Meon Valley, Hampshire. Far better than mixing it with the crowds at Stonehenge!
A family event at Solent Airport Daedalus to commemorate 75 years since the D-Day landings in Normandy on the 6th June 1944.
The high wind on Saturday proved too much for some of the displays, however the wind relented on Sunday allowing the planned flying programme to go ahead.
Many missions were flown over Normandy in support of Operation Overlord from the Daedalus airfield.
The airfield continued to be a Royal Navy establishment until it was de-commissioned in 1996.
The thumbnails below show some of the images I took over the weekend, please click on any thumbnail to view the images in a gallery.
For more information and pictures follow the link to D_Day 75 Daedalus Commemorations and the BBC News
Eclipse Busway. Common sense prevails!! Hampshire County Council have voted to retain the Rowner Road Bridge and route the Eclipse Busway extension via a ramp to the east of the present shared pedestrian/cycle path. This good news is due in no small part to Cycle Gosport
The previous plan was to demolish the bridge and replace it with a signal controlled junction
Daedalus Common Solent Airport Daedalus
The setting sun silhouetting diggers and operatives working on Daedalus Common.
The Common is one of a number of community facilities provided to help soften the blow of having a large building housing high voltage transformers and associated cables on an active airfield.
More planned community facilities related to IFA2 include a heritage facility, play area and a gate guardian.
Titchfield Haven and the Meon Shore
A small self set project to photograph the Meon Shore for a week.
I initially planned to capture the sunrises but aided by some unseasonably warm temperatures I stayed longer and watched the birds visiting the nature reserve
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For more information on the Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve
The Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve in Hampshire .
It encompasses the lower floodplain of the River Meon, near to the point where it flows into the Solent near Hill Head.
Until late in the 16th century, the River Meon was navigable as far as Titchfield.
The Titchfield Canal opened in 1611 and was only the second canal existing in Britain at the time. [source wikipedia}
The total lunar eclipse, or super blood moon, took place on the morning of 21st January 2019, starting just after 2:30am, peaking from 4:40am for about an hour, and finishing at just after 7:45am.
A blood Moon is another name given to a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the Earth moves in between the Sun and the Moon. Our planet casts its shadow on the Moon, blocking out the Sun’s light.
The gallery below shows the moon from late Sunday evening to early Monday morning.
The Moon does not have a light source of its own, it shines because its surface reflects sunlight. However, during a total lunar eclipse, the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon and cuts off the Moon’s light supply. When this happens, the surface of the Moon takes on a reddish glow instead of going completely dark.
Meon Views 2019 Calendar
One of my photographs featured as the December picture in the 2019 Meon Views calendar published by Studio 6, design and print, Wallops Wood Farm, Sheardley Lane, Droxford
Picture caption ‘Abbey House, Warnford, among winter fields’ by nwcopywriting
All proceeds from the sale of this calendar go to Naomi House & Jacksplace.
If you are passing or just out enjoying the Meon Valley, pop in and buy one or two and help support this wothy cause!
Cycle Gosport Cycle Gosport is a brand new local community group which aims to promote 
and protect the amazing cycle routes we already have and work to improve the network to make it easier for everyone to get about by bike.
I Ride in Gosport A new Facebook page for those that want to improve the cycling infrastructure and facilities in Gosport (and the surrounding area)
Visit and like the I Ride in Gosport Facebook page, share your experiences of cycling in the Gosport area – the good, the bad and the could be better!
Tell us about the kind of cycle facilities you’d like to see and highlight places and people we could learn from.
Fed up with the daily slog along the A32? Its quicker to cycle from Gosport Ferry to Fareham railway station by bike, costs less and will help improve your fitness. Here is a screen shot of the journey by car and bike
Explore Gosport and the attractions on your doorstep without having to find or pay for a parking space!
The Meon Valley Trail. Within 40 minutes of cycling from Gosport is the start of an off road trail from Wickham to West Meon. Just imagine exploring the Meon Valley in a traffic free enviroment, stopping when and where you like and enjoying the countryside!
