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Week commencing Monday 19th October 2026
21/10/2026 Brown Pony - Uninjured Hilltop - B3054 M Lovell23/10/2026 Pony or Cow - Nothing Found Bramshaw - B3078 M Maton25/10/2026 Ginger Gilt - Injured & Destroyed - HIT & RUN Culverley - B3056 R Maton
Click Here to see how to report an accident, problems with New Forest stock or driving incident.
Over the last few days you may have seen news reports about a security issue affecting websites that use PHP, the software language behind a large part of the internet. These headlines can sound worrying, so we want to explain in plain English what it means and — most importantly — confirm that NFED is fully protected.
What was the issue?A potential security weakness was discovered in older versions of PHP. This didn’t affect any adverts, accounts, or personal information directly, but it meant that websites running outdated versions could be at risk if not updated promptly.
What have we done?As soon as the news broke, we carried out a full update across every account on our server, including NFED itself. We upgraded to the latest secure version of PHP, which contains the official fix for the issue.
This update was completed smoothly, and all parts of the NFED website — adverts, uploads, emails, payments, and admin tools — are working exactly as normal.
Is my information safe?Yes.NFED has not been affected by the vulnerability, and your data remains fully protected. The update was applied quickly and cleanly, and we’ve checked all systems to ensure everything is running perfectly.
Do I need to do anything?No — everything has already been taken care of.Your NFED account, adverts, and messages continue to work exactly as before.
Our commitment to youWe take security very seriously. When issues like this appear in the wider tech world, we act immediately to keep NFED safe, stable, and reliable. Thank you for your continued trust — we’ll always make sure the site stays secure and running smoothly for our community.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.
We’ve made a small but very helpful improvement to the advert confirmation email you receive when you place an advert on NFED.
What’s new?Your advert email now includes a clear copy & paste section. This gives you ready‑made text you can quickly share on:
Facebook
WhatsApp
Messenger
Community groups
Emails
Any social media or messaging app
It means you can spread the word about your advert much more easily, without needing to write anything yourself.
How it worksInside your advert email, you’ll now see a short block of text containing:
Your advert title
Your short description
A direct link back to your advert on NFED
All you need to do is highlight the section, copy it, and paste it wherever you want to share your advert.
Why we added thisMany of you like to share your adverts in local groups or send them to friends. Until now, you had to type out your own message or copy bits from the website. This new section makes the whole process quick, tidy, and stress‑free.
Your advert link stays safe and privateWhen people click your shared link, they go straight to your advert on NFED — not your personal social media profile. This keeps your details private and ensures enquiries come through the proper NFED contact form.
A small change that makes a big differenceThis update is part of our ongoing work to make NFED easier to use and more helpful for our community. We hope it saves you time and makes sharing your advert simpler than ever.
If you have any questions or suggestions, we’re always happy to hear from you.
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Week commencing Monday 5th October 2026
07/10/2026 Black Pony - Nothing Found Near Yewtree Bottom Car Park R Maton07/10/2026 Jack Donkey - Injured & Destroyed Blackgutter - B3078 P Rix11/10/2026 Brown Jenny Donkey - Killed Bull Hill Crossroads - B3054 J Gerrelli
Week commencing Monday 12th October 2026
14/10/2026 Pony - Nothing Found Main Road East Boldre R Maton15/10/2026 Donkey or Pony - Nothing Found Crockford - B3054 R Maton
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Week commencing Monday 21st September 2026
26/09/2026 Bay Pony - Nothing Found Roger Penny Way - B3078 P Rix27/09/2026 Yearling Filly - Killed - HIT & RUN Beaulieu Road - B3054 M Lovell
Week commencing Monday 28th September 2026
28/09/2026 Pony - Nothing Found Crows Nest - B3078 M Maton29/09/2026 Dark Pony - Nothing Found Beaulieu Road - B3054 M Lovell30/09/2026 Bay Filly - Injured Burley Road, Thorneyhill J Gerrelli01/10/2026 Pony - Nothing Found Beaulieu Heath - B3054 R Maton02/10/2026 Bay yearling colt - Injured Near Cadmans Pool car park M Maton02/10/2026 Dark Pony - Nothing Found Holmsley Road, Wootton J Gerrelli04/10/2026 Saddleback Gilt - Injured Balmer Lawn Road, Brockenhurst R Maton
Click Here to see how to report an accident, problems with New Forest stock or driving incident.
Local initiative seeks premises, skilled volunteers, community partners and businesses tohelp create a place where people, skills and unwanted materials can find new purpose.
A new community initiative is calling on residents, businesses, charities and property owners acrossPennington, Lymington and the wider New Forest to help create a shared space where generations can cometogether, learn practical skills and give unwanted materials a new lease of life.
Reimagine Pennington & Lymington, being developed with Transition Lymington and the Maritime FuturesHub, aims to bring together older people with skills and experience to share, younger people looking foropportunities to discover their potential, and local organisations committed to sustainability, creativity andcommunity wellbeing.
The initiative is now seeking a suitable temporary home, alongside the people and organisations who canhelp bring the project to life.
A place to belong, discover, believe and be
At the heart of Reimagine is a simple idea: everyone has something to offer, and everyone deservessomewhere to belong. Older residents, retired tradespeople, artists, makers and craftspeople will beencouraged to share their knowledge and experience with younger generations. Young people will haveopportunities to explore practical skills, meet new people, develop confidence and discover interests they maynever previously have considered. Meanwhile, discarded materials will be given a second life through creativereuse, repair and upcycling.
BELONG ® DISCOVER ® BELIEVE ® BE
David Coppinger, who is helping develop Reimagine through the Maritime Futures Hub, said:
“We have people in our community with a lifetime of skills and experience who would love the opportunityto pass them on. We have young people who need somewhere to belong, to meet others, to try new thingsand discover what they are capable of.
“And we have an extraordinary amount of material being thrown away that could become somethinguseful, beautiful or valuable. Reimagine is about bringing those three things together. It’s about givingpeople, skills and materials a new purpose.
“We don’t need everyone to offer money. Sometimes the most valuable contribution is a few hours ofsomeone’s time, an empty workshop, a sewing machine or an introduction to someone who can help.”
From old sails to new opportunities
Reimagine is developing a programme of practical, creative and environmentally responsible activities,including transforming discarded sails and textiles into bags, clothing and accessories; repairing andrebuilding bicycles; repurposing pallets and timber into furniture; creating hedgehog houses and bird boxes;and exploring pottery, painting, sewing and craft. Young people may also develop products to sell at localmarkets.
Activities will accommodate different ages, abilities and levels of experience, with opportunities to progressfrom introductory projects to more ambitious work. The intention is an environment where learning isenjoyable, practical and collaborative, rather than another classroom.
The search for a home
The immediate priority is finding suitable premises in Pennington or Lymington. The team welcomesconversations with owners of vacant retail units, workshops, former commercial premises, communitybuildings or other underused spaces. A temporary arrangement would be particularly welcome, allowing theinitiative to establish itself while longer-term opportunities are explored.
Premises do not need to be perfect. The project is willing to explore opportunities where decorating,adaptation or improvement could form part of the community effort, subject to appropriate permissions andsafety requirements.
“We know there are buildings sitting empty while people in our community are looking for somewhere tocome together,” David added. “If someone has a property that could work, even for a year, we’d love tohave a conversation. We may be able to give that building a new purpose while creating somethinggenuinely valuable for the community.”
A call to the whole community
Reimagine is particularly keen to hear from property owners and landlords with suitable premises; artists,makers, tradespeople and retired professionals willing to mentor; environmental and community groups;charities and youth organisations; businesses able to contribute equipment, materials, expertise orsponsorship; and young people aged approximately 13–21 who want to help shape the initiative.The project also welcomes anyone who simply wants to volunteer, meet others or become part of a positivelocal initiative.
Building something together
Reimagine is being developed as a collaborative community initiative, bringing together the environmentalfocus of Transition Lymington and the youth, skills and community ambitions of the Maritime Futures Hub.Rather than duplicating existing organisations, the intention is to create a shared environment in whichcommunity groups, charities, businesses and volunteers can work alongside one another.The team hopes to establish an initial pilot in Pennington or Lymington, creating a foundation for alonger-term programme of community activity.
David concluded: “We’re not asking the community to support a finished project. We’re inviting people tohelp build it. Whether you’re 16 or 76, whether you have a workshop, a skill, a business, an idea or simplya few hours to spare, there could be a place for you. Imagine what we could create if we brought all thatenergy, experience and enthusiasm together.”
GET INVOLVED
David Coppinger | Maritime Futures Hub
maritimefutureshub@gmail.com | 07786 307572Pennington and Lymington, Hampshire
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Week commencing Monday 7th September 2026
07/09/2026 Black filly - Injured & Destroyed Blackgutter - B3078 M Maton10/09/2026 Foal - Injured - HIT & RUN Matley Car Park M Lovell
Week commencing Monday 14th September 2026
16/09/2026 Pony - Nothing Found Bramble Hill Car Park - B3078 M Maton16/09/2026 Dark bay filly foal - Injured & Destroyed - HIT & RUN Holmsley Road, Wootton J Gerrelli18/09/2026 Bay filly foal - Injured & Destroyed - HIT & RUN Vinney Rodge, Lyndhurst Road R Maton18/09/2026 Dark bay mare - Injured & Destroyed - HIT & RUN Black Knoll Brockenhurst R Maton19/09/2026 Chestnut pony - Nothing Found - HIT & RUN Woodlands Road, Ashurst R Maton
Click Here to see how to report an accident, problems with New Forest stock or driving incident.
Beaulieu Road Sales 2026 – Date Changes
The New Forest Livestock Society, in conjunction with Southern Counties Auctioneers confirm the sales planned for Thursday 5th November at the sale yard and the online auction Friday 27th November to Wednesday 2nd December have both been cancelled.
A new sale date has been planned for THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2026 at the Beaulieu Road sale yard. Entry forms will be available in due course from Southern Counties Auctioneers. Please read terms and conditions on the entry form as there are some changes to the eligibility of animals that can be entered in Section 4 (restricted to commoners where animals on which marking fees have been paid in the 2026 year, or dams for those that are foals in 2026).There will be no pre-sale foal show held this year.
New Forest Livestock Society
📢 Important Update
Facebook/Meta have introduced new limits on the number of links pages can include in posts (around 2 per month) unless we pay for extra features or promote Meta‑approved products. As the NFED is a completely independent website and we work hard to keep our running costs — and therefore our prices — as low as possible, we won’t be adding paid links or joining the Affiliate programme. Even if we paid, the link allowance would only last a few days.
We’ll continue sharing featured adverts, directory listings, news and events, but without the links or images. The images that used to appear on our Facebook posts were automatically pulled in from the linked NFED pages. We won’t be uploading images directly to Facebook, as doing so gives Meta permission to use them — and they’re not our images to grant that permission for. If interested, go to the NFED website to see full details, photos or contact information.
We had no warning about this change, but just as when our Facebook page was previously removed, it made very little difference to NFED traffic or overall use. The website remains the heart of everything we do. The vast majority of users go directly to the NFED or simply type “NFED” into Google — only a very small number arrive via social media links.
Ironically, now that our social posts are all text and contain no links, they’re no longer penalised by Meta’s algorithms and are actually reaching more people. So this change may even work in our favour — but to be perfectly honest, if Facebook make things too difficult, we will simply close the page and continue without it.
This only affects our NFED Facebook page — it has no impact on the NFED website, and it doesn’t stop you sharing adverts, listings or events from the site onto your own Facebook wall or groups.
Thank you for your continued support. 🙏
Additional Information About Meta’s Link Changes
Meta are gradually rolling out these link limits across Facebook, and not all pages are affected yet. Some pages can still post links normally, while others — like ours — have already been moved into the new system. Meta haven’t given any timeline or warning for when other pages will be included, but the change is expected to expand over time.
The restriction is part of Meta’s push to keep users on Facebook and encourage page owners to pay for extra features or join their Affiliate programme, Meta One. Pages that regularly post external links are more likely to be affected first, but eventually most business pages may see similar limits.
If you run a Facebook page yourself, you may find that link posting becomes restricted in the future. For now, it varies from page to page, but the direction of travel is clear: Meta want fewer unpaid outbound links on their platform.
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Week commencing Monday 24th August 2026
We are very pleased to report that there were no RTA’s involving Commoners stock for the above week.
Week commencing Monday 31st August 2026
02/09/2026 Red and White Heifer - Nothing Found Broadley Car Park R Maton04/09/2026 Black Filly - Killed Crows Nest - B3078 M Maton05/09/2026 White Jenny Donkey - Killed - HIT & RUN Blackgutter - B3078 M Maton
Click Here to see how to report an accident, problems with New Forest stock or driving incident.
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Week commencing Monday 3rd August 2026
We are very pleased to report that there were no RTA’s involving Commoners stock for the above week.
Week commencing Monday 10th August 2026
12/08/2026 Bay Pony - Uninjured - WEARING REFLECTIVE COLLAR Godshill - B3078 J Gerrelli
Week commencing Monday 17th August 2026
21/08/2026 Black Cow - Nothing Found Burley Road between Wilverley & Hincheslea J Gerrelli
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Here’s a look at the latest NFED website visitor statistics for the past three months. 📊
These figures show actual human visitors to the core NFED website only. They do not include: Events hosted by Tockify, Social media, Facebook, X, shopping cart pages, or the weekly newsletter, which now goes out to over 12,500 subscribers. ✉️
May 2026
Unique visitors: 95,046
Number of visits: 172,335
Pages viewed: 631,996
Hits: 9,955,996
Bandwidth used: 325.94 GB
June 2026
Unique visitors: 124,724
Number of visits: 202,658
Pages viewed: 716,361
Hits: 9,018,047
Bandwidth used: 268.89 GB
July 2026
Unique visitors: 41,901
Number of visits: 115,081
Pages viewed: 648,823
Hits: 8,957,615
Bandwidth used: 252.34 GB
Continuing Growth & Community Support 🌱
Overall, we continue to have a huge following, despite the numerous social groups and alternatives that come and go. Our search results remain excellent, helped by site maps updated and submitted to Google and Bing daily. 🔍
Nothing beats a loyal following and word of mouth, so a big thank you to everyone who continues to use the NFED, advertise, or spread the word. ❤️
Your support keeps the NFED thriving and connected to the local equestrian community. 🐴
The New Forest Livestock Society, in conjunction with Southern Counties Auctioneers has taken the decision to cancel the sale planned for Thursday 8th October due to equine flu within the New Forest. Monitoring will continue and appropriate communication will be posted with regards to future sales in due course.
New Forest Livestock Society
We’ve finally tracked down and resolved the software issue that caused problems when removing maps from directory listings.
You can now choose whether the map is shown on new listings, and we can remove it from existing listings on request.
The directory software and databases have also been upgraded, so emojis are now fully supported. Previously they weren’t recognised and couldn’t be displayed.
The old Google map directions, contact form, and social share buttons have been removed. These features were no longer used and often caused confusion with advertisers’ own social links. The existing links are now highlighted more clearly, and anyone wishing to share a listing can simply use the sharing options on their own device.
If you’d like your listing updated, just get in touch.
Over the last few days we’ve carried out an important behind‑the‑scenes upgrade to the NFED website. Nothing on the surface has changed, but the foundations underneath the site are now stronger, more modern, and ready for the future.
This work has improved three key areas:
1. Better reliability
NFED now uses a newer and more robust data format. This helps prevent odd character issues, improves consistency across all sections of the site, and keeps everything running smoothly.
2. Better compatibility
Modern devices, apps, and browsers all handle text slightly differently. This upgrade ensures NFED works more cleanly with today’s phones, tablets, and computers — especially when people copy and paste text from apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, or email.
3. Emoji support
You can now use emojis throughout NFED — in the Diary, News, Directory, Classifieds, Events and more. If you want to add a smiley, a horse, a weather symbol, or a thumbs‑up, NFED will now save and display them correctly.
A few examples you can now use:
🐴 ☀️ 🌧️ 👍 😊 🎉 🏆
This upgrade doesn’t change how you use the site, but it does make NFED more flexible and future‑proof. Everything should feel exactly the same — just a bit friendlier and more reliable behind the scenes.
As always, thank you for being part of the NFED community.
