Herald - Issue 419

v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 17th February 2022 • The HERALD • Page 5 DECORATOR INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING General Small Maintenance Works Reliable, Prompt with a High Standard of Work Fully Insured • Free Estimates NICK CROUCHER 023 8084 8154 or 07594 582194 MP Guttering & Roofing Services • Fascias, Guttering, Soffits, Cladding and much more PVCu work • All roof repairs, gutters, flat roofs, chimney repairs • Moss removal 15% Discount for OAP’s Established 30 years 07730 377114 023 8087 9135 mpgutteringservices@outlook.com Testwood Lakes Sailability Prepare for 2022 Sailing Season Preparation for the new season started early in January with the First Aid Training. March will then see Testwood Lake Sailability start to prepare by getting the dinghies on the water to check that all is ok. Any defects found will be resolved so that all is safe and ready for use for the 2022 sailing season. e pontoon will need to be cleaned so it is safe to use. is is normally a full day job for a group of volunteers. Refresher training in all aspects of the service will be carried out by all of the volunteers so that all are ready for the rst day of sailing on Monday 4th April . e operation is run totally by volunteers who are to be found at the lake as early as 8am every Monday and ursday from April to the end of October with sailing starting at 10am. People of all ages (min of 8 years) and having any disability can experience Dinghy Sailing at Testwood Lake, Totton. Sailing can really open up new opportunities, new interests, is liberating and can awaken the senses. e sensation of the breeze on the face, excitement as the wind lls the sails taking the boats across the lakes, wildlife, jumping sh - all things that bring smiles to faces, joyful experiences, old memories back for some, and brings sailors back to the lakes! If you are thinking of volunteering or sailing take a look at: www.testwoodsailability.co.uk or Facebook on: @Testwoodsailability or call Eric Blyth on: 023 8086 7438. ey always welcome visitors to the lake when they are operating so go along and see what they do. Ready to set sail on Testwood Lakes Lyndhurst Parish Council is planning a party on Saturday 4th June – but they need your help! e celebrations will include an exhibition of local life during the Queens long reign. Do you have any photo’s you would like to share portraying family, school and village life as it was then? Perhaps you have photographs of previous Jubilee celebrations? If so they would love to feature them in their exhibition. Please contact Jeannie on: jeannie. smi th@l yndhur s t -pc . gov . uk , 07941 397607 or Angela on: angela.trend@outlook.com , 023 8028 2842 The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee