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| LYMINGTON NEW FOREST HOSPITAL | With Lymington New Forest
Hospital opening to patients on
2nd January equipping the new
building is going well and on
track.
Since receiving the keys at the
end of November Hampshire
PCT have received over 150
deliveries of goods of new
equipment to the hospital,
including chairs, examination
couches, defibrillators,
anaesthetic machines and over
200 telephones.
The brand new, purpose built 70
bed £36 million facility has a wide
range of features that will benefit | both patients and staff working at
the new hospital.
With a Diagnostic Treatment
Centre much larger than that of
the current hospital, Lymington
New Forest Hospital’s ethos is
‘one-stop-shop’ - appointment,
consultant, diagnosis and
treatment services all under one
roof.
The surrounding grounds have
been landscaped and the windows
have already been cleaned by
Christie's Window Cleaning in
readiness for opening. |
BACK FROM THE BRINK |  The woolly ‘mammoth’
donkeys thriving in
Lymington’s backyard Once the most recognizable
donkeys in the world with its
winter dreadlock coat and long | woolly legs, the Baudet du Poitou
is one of the most endangered
species in the world. This gentle
giant and favourite with children,
standing between 13.5 and 16
hands high at the withers, was
reduced to the last 44 documented
animals in the world by 1977.
Which is why it is surprising
to find a small herd of them in
the quiet lanes of Lymington.
Woodford Farm is currently the
only Baudet du Poitou stud in the
UK with 21 animals registered
in the French stud A Book and B
Book. Their aim is to help bring
this magnificent breed back from
the brink of extinction, producing
animals not only with good
conformation and temperament,
but which are also genetically
sound.
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Retired vetenary surgeon and breeder
Annie Pollock | Historians believe that the Poitou existed in France well before the Roman occupation in 54BC. Certainly during the Middle Ages owning one was a sign of prestige afforded only by the nobility. The Poitou was cherished by French breeders for its superiority in mule production. Mules resulting from the cross between a Poitou and a Cheval Mulassier, a French horse breed, were considered the best work mules in the world. As the need for mules declined after the wars, the Poitou was nearly lost, particularly in post-war France where meat was in short supply. By very strict control and breeding there is now an estimated 500-600 pure and part-bred animals in the world today. Woodford Farm owner Annie Pollock says “we currently have 2 stallions including overall winner of the French Baudet du Poitou National Show 2006. We always have some pregnant females so please contact us to arrange a visit to view our donkeys for sale or to reserve foals. Donkeys are herd animals and need to have another donkey as a companion so we encourage dual ownership”. For more information please call 01590 610182 or visit
http://www.woodfordfarm.co.uk/ |
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