Hip walk raises over £40,000 for Hope
First published on Monday 30 June 2003:
The great Hip and Knee walk, held in Exbury Gardens on Sunday, raised over £40,000 for the charity Hope to carry out orthopaedic research.

Lady Penelope loves her Romeo
First published on Monday 05 May 2003
IT could have been Grace, Ebony, Julianna or April. Giselle, Cleopatra, Rhoda, Coppelia and Ophelia were other ideas suggested by Daily Echo readers for Exbury Gardens' new black swan - a partner for the grieving Romeo.

Chickens add to art show versatility
First published on Friday 02 May 2003
A DAZZLING display of colour, shape, form - and chickens - is taking over the walls of the newly restored Five Arrows Gallery at Exbury Gardens.

Exbury memorial to D-Day landings
First published on Monday 28 April 2003
IT was a day for remembering as more than 500 veterans of the Second World War gathered at Exbury Gardens for a special ceremony.

Romeo's found a new bird
First published on Thursday 10 April 2003
THE two black swans at Exbury Gardens are a truly beautiful sight as they glide across their own lake at the far end of the estate. Until recently there was just a sad looking Romeo, still mourning the death of his Juliet, who was killed by a fox as she sat on her nest.

New chapter unfolds in Romeo's love life
First published on Saturday 05 April 2003
ROMEO, the grieving black swan at Exbury Gardens, has a new lady in his life. Romeo's mate Juliet was killed by a fox earlier this year while sitting on a clutch of eggs on her nest.

Romeo is mourning the death of his Juliet
First published on Wednesday 26 February 2003
IT'S a tragic love story with one of the saddest of endings. Romeo and Juliet were a devoted couple who had brought up a number of youngsters to appreciate the beauty of their surroundings. The black swans had been favourites with visitors for six years at Hampshire's Exbury Gardens and some of the pair's cygnets have gone on to new lives in Regents Park in London.

End of the line for Exbury train whistle?
First published on Thursday 20 February 2003
ONE of the New Forest's top tourist attractions has taken action to silence critics of its narrow gauge railway. People living alongside Exbury Gardens, near Beaulieu, have complained about the sound made by the whistles attached to the two steam engines.

Admin slip-up over tourist spot railway
First published on Wednesday 12 February 2003
ONE of Hampshire's biggest tourist attractions - the Exbury Gardens mini railway - is back before planners today because it has been discovered that the train steamed ahead without a proper ticket. The narrow gauge railway near Beaulieu in the New Forest was given the green light from district councillors two years ago, but a full planning permission certificate was never issued because of a mistake.