Herald - Issue 410

Page 64 • The HERALD • 5th August 2021 v SPEAK TO THE EXPERTS FOR THE BEST ADVICE v • Latest 4-Wheel ComputerisedWheel Tracking • FREE Wheel Alignment Check with Service • FREE Local Collection & Delivery BOOK ONLINE H Clutches H Diagnostics H Air Conditioning H 4 Wheel Alignment H H Cambelts H Service to Manufacturers Specification H BADMINSTONS HYTHE PHONE: 023 8001 9090 • EMAIL: b.hythe@hotmail.com Web: badminstonsgroup.co.uk/hythe • F badminstonsofhythe 50 SHORE ROAD, HYTHE SO45 6GJ MOT & SERVICE CENTRE for Cars, Vans and Motorhomes 0800 028 7878 • 07866 041192 The next Herald is out on 26th August LOTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO AT LEPE Welcome to My Garden is outdoor performance will celebrate Lepe’s Heritage Open Days and will be performed on 18th and 19th September inside the Sensory Garden. In her garden the poet, Ethel Dilke (nee Cli ord), is looking for words for her latest verse; the cook is looking for herbs for dinner. Where is the gardener? Join them in the Sensory Garden for this gentle, accessible play. You are invited to join in and lend them a hand – do you know where the rosemary grows? e household will be getting hungry! Have you got a word to rhyme with snail? Ethel wants to nish a book for her new bookcase while inspiration is with her (and before dinner!) Tickets are free and will be available to book from 1st September . Nature Trail Pick up an activity booklet from the reception desk and start your wildlife search over at Lepe Point Nature Reserve. Suitable for children between 4 and 7 years. Trail is approx. ½ mile long. £1.50 car parking not included. Lepe into History Trail Collect a trail from the reception desk and begin your delve into Lepe’s past! Suitable for children between 6 and 9 years. Trail is approx. 1 mile long. £3.50 with a prize. Car parking not included. Team Wilder Watersiders Do you want to join a group where we all do more for nature? Lepe Country Park with the help of Hythe & Dibden Council are setting up a Team Wilder Watersiders. Team Wilder is an initiative from HIWWT to encourage for children 5 years and above. Visit the website to nd out more information and book. £4.50 per child. Car parking not included. Monday 16th August at 10am and Tuesday 31st August at 10am Minibeast Hunt Discover the creepy crawlies, butter ies and bumblebees of Lepe with a Ranger. Places must be booked in advance. Suitable for children 5 years and above. Visit the website to nd out more information and to book. £4.50 per child. Car parking not included. Friday 20th August at 10.30am and Tuesday 24th August at 1pm Pond Dip See what you nd when you dip your net in the pond at Lepe Point. Is it a newt, is it a frog or is it a great diving beetle!? Places must be booked in advance. Suitable for children 5 years and above. Visit the website to nd out more information and to book. £4.50 per child. Car parking not included. Friday 6th August at 10.30am and Tuesday 17th August at 10.30am Wildlife Walks A walk for all the family. Discover the natural wonders of Lepe Point and the Sensory Garden on this guided walk with a Ranger. Places must be booked in advance. Suitable for children 7 years and above. Visit the website to nd out more information and to book. £4.50 per person. Car parking not included. Monday 9th August at 10am and Friday 27th August at 1pm. Terracycle Collection Point Lepe Country Park is now home to a crisp packet collection point. Hand over your empty crisp packets at the reception desk located inside e Lookout. Please don’t fold into triangles and you can also drop o multipack outer packaging. Once collected, Terracycle separates the crisp packets into plastic type, cleaned, and extruded into plastic pellets to make new recycled products. e reception desk is open daily from 10am to 4pm. Environmental Champions Summer’s here! is means Lepe Country Park are launching their Environmental Champion’s passports again! Collect a FREE passport from the reception desk inside e Lookout and join the private Facebook page to help nature by having fun throughout the holidays. e Facebook group will have ideas about di erent activities you can do throughout summer which will help you enjoy the outdoors and experience local wildlife. e park has joined forces with Hythe Library to promote this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, the theme is Wild World Heroes! e passports will also be available from the Library when you sign up for the challenge. Go to www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/lepe to book and find out more information about all the summer activities more people to do a little bit for nature. Doing your bit could mean creating a hedgehog highway or planting a caterpillar loving plant. No act is too small! Together we can make a big di erence! If you want to nd out more on how you can help your local wildlife visit Janet, Community & Events O cer from Lepe Country Park on Saturday 7th August where she will be at Hythe of Activity. Seashore Safari Join a Lepe Ranger to see what you can nd along the shoreline. Spot a crab, nd sea urchins and discover the wonders of marine life at Lepe. Places must be booked in advance. Suitable