Herald - Issue 389

v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 4th June 2020 • The HERALD • Page 15 We offer a Full Range of Carpentry and Building Services: • Full Design Service • Garage and Loft Conversions • Extensions • Fitted Kitchens and Bathrooms • Brickwork • Flat Roofs • Conservatories • PVCu Windows • Decking • Fencing, Pergolas and Gates D&G CARPENTRY & BUILDING Over 25 years experience, so for a fast and friendly service with free estimates call on 07767 833227 or 023 8089 9371 FOR QUALITY AND SERVICE • DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL WORKS • DISABLED FACILITIES Hardley Industrial Estate, Hythe, Southampton Telephone: (023) 8084 9999 Fax: (023) 8084 9999 • Mobile: 07836 525286 E stablished 1955 All General Plumbing • Boiler Installations • Boiler Breakdowns • Gas Appliance Servicing • Central Heating Repairs 023 8089 9300 07917 445369 petertarr1@hotmail.co.uk Reg:3515993 PETERTARR Gas, Plumbing & Heating WILLIS DECORATING & JOINERY SERVICES Est Since 1986 Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating Wallpaper Hanging Hand-painted Kitchens & Spray Finishes Wardrobes, Bookcases, Radiator Covers Call David on 023 8084 9800 or 07946 048261 E: david.willis24@btinternet.com New Forest Scaffolding All aspects of scaffolding undertaken • Extensions • Chimneys • Re-Roofing • New Builds etc For a friendly, local, reliable service and a free quotation Telephone: 07734 476855 www.newforestscaffolding.co.uk Full Liability Insurance Lychette Cottage, Roughdown, Blackfield SO45 1XG Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Great News For Local Butterflies as Wildlife Trust Purchases Deacon Hill In Winchester Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust are delighted to announce the purchase of Deacon Hill. e site is a 10-hectare patchwork of scrub and chalk grassland overlooking the Chilcomb valley, at the gateway to the South Downs National Park. e land has been purchased by the Trust following a successful fundraising appeal, a gi in the Will of two local residents and generous grants from Hampshire County Council, the South Downs National Park and strong support from O cers and members of the Butter y Conservation Hampshire Branch. is fabulous site is Winchester’s only remaining stronghold for the Duke of Burgundy butter y, as well as supporting a range of breeding farmland birds including whitethroat, yellowhammer, linnet and blackcap, and many other wildlife species such as the harvest mouse and glow worm. e Trust will now start the task of restoring the site with support and advice from our partners. Debbie Tann, Chief Executive at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust said: “ We are delighted to announce this news as the Trust has held a long-term ambition to purchase Deacon Hill. Deacon Hill is a crucial piece of land in a whole network of sites around Winchester that are managed by the Trust with wildlife in mind. I want to thank everyone who has helped the Trust finally make this dream a reality.” At the end of 2019, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust published its new ten-year plan, WILDER 2030. e plan sets out the overall aim to secure a third of land and sea for wildlife and to double the Trust’s own estate across the two counties in the coming decade. e Wildlife Trust also wants to see many more people joining forces to back nature’s recovery and become part of ‘Team Wilder’. Duke of Burgundy Fritillary butterfly Credit: Wildlife Trust The Royal Opera House is proud to continue its curated #OurHouseToYourHouse programme featuring free online broadcasts, musical masterclasses and cultural highlights that audiences can access for free anywhere, anytime. Today we are thrilled to announce that we will be making available four new works in our series of free weekly production broadcasts available on Facebook and YouTube every Friday at 7pm: • Il trittico e Royal Opera, 2012 – 5 th June, 7pm BST • La Fille mal gardée, e Royal Ballet, 2005 – 12th Jun e, 7pm BST • e Magic Flute, e Royal Opera, 2017 – 19th Jun e, 7pm BST e Royal Ballet’s e Cellist is choreographed by Cathy Marston, inspired by the momentous life and career of celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré and set to a commissioned score by Philip Feeney. Puccini’s Il trittico, a collection of three one-act operas is conducted by Antonio Pappano alongside an acclaimed cast including Eva-Maria Westbroek and Ermonela Jaho. is is followed by Frederick Ashtons’s La Fille mal gardée from e Royal Ballet, starring Carlos Acosta and Marianela Nuñez and The Royal Opera’s spell-binding production of Mozart’s glorious opera e Magic Flute with a wonderful cast including Roderick Williams as Papageno. Our virtual classroom for families across the globe this week presents Forces of Nature and invites children and young people to create their own theatrical snow machine for their model theatre. Take a look at how to create your own version. Royal Opera House content continues to be available through our ongoing partnership with the BBC. e Royal Opera’s performances of Dvorak’s Rusalka (2012) will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Thursday 18th June as part of the opera matinee series. is will be followed by Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (2013) on Thursday 25th June and Rossini’s e Barber of Seville (2016) on Thursday th9 July. Also currently available on BBC iPlayer is the lm Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words, a creative reimagining of Kenneth MacMillan’s seminal ballet, produced and directed by multiple award-winning Michael Nunn and William Trevitt of BalletBoyz and featuring dancers of e Royal Ballet. For details of all ROH broadcasts, creative activities and unique content, follow #OurHouseToYourHouse. ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ANNOUNCES MORE, FREE FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE