Page 50 • The HERALD • 5th January 2023 v FOR GOOD ADVICE, ASK YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v WE CARE, YOU CARE Hotel sta at the New Forest Collection who had helped collect a staggering £92,000 in donations from their guests recently joined the volunteering programme they had helped to support. e ve hotels in the New Forest National Park - Bartley Lodge, Burley Manor, Forest Lodge in Lyndhurst, bed and breakfast Moorhill House in Burley and Beaulieu Inn plus pub restaurant e Dri , have raised the funds over 11 years, with a £1 donation added to bills and are the biggest contributor to the Love the Forest scheme. Love the Forest is part of the New Forest Trust charity, whose charitable aims are to secure the future of the New Forest by supporting conservation and education projects as well as supporting the ancient tradition of commoning where animals roam free across the landscape. Last year with the help of the New Forest Collection funds it gave a grant of £9,000 to support the New Forest National Park Authority’s (NPA) volunteering programme which restores habitats across the Forest. Five team members from Bartley Lodge and Central O ces took part in an NPA conservation volunteering day to restore heathland at an RSPB site at Copythorne. ey cleared birch and pine trees with hand tools so that key heathland species like heather and gorse can return and support native species such as curlew, sand lizard and grass snake. Managing Director Garry Baldwin said: “We at the New Forest Collection give our guests the opportunity to support Love the Forest through a £1 donation on their bill. That gives us a great opportunity to sit at the heart of the community by supporting conservation and education projects, keeping the Forest as a great place to come and stay.” As well as supporting the 900 National Park volunteers who help with conservation, wildlife and heritage tasks, recent Love the Forest grants have: • funded research into pine martens • promoted the New Forest Code so visitors can help care for the Forest • helped Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to remove invading nonnative plants from rivers and streams. New Forest Trust Chairman William Ziegler said: “We are extremely grateful for the ongoing support of New Forest Collection guests and staff. The funds raised through New Forest Collection guests’ donations are vital to support a wide range of projects across the Forest, ensuring this internationallyimportant landscape survives for future generations. We would also like to thank the New Forest Collection staff for their practical help by putting their wellies on and joining the volunteers!” If your business could support the Love the Forest scheme, please get in touch at: admin@lovetheforest.org.uk or to make a donation please visit: justgiving. com/newforesttrust New Forest Collection Guests Dig Deep to Support Love the Forest New Forest Collection team members join volunteers at a conservation day at Copythorne DEMENTIA SERVICES IN ROMSEY from Greenbuttercup CIC Having made Christmas wreaths and sung Christmas songs, members of Greenbuttercup CIC’s Dementia activity groups are now looking forward an expanded programme for 2023. Members of Greenbuttercup CIC are delighted to announce that in 2023 they will be adding a further activity group to their usual twice-monthly programme for people living with Dementia and their carers/relatives. It has been well-documented that music and singing stimulates people living with Dementia. Like everything else, Dementia-friendly choirs and music groups stopped in March 2020, and although some continued or re-started via zoom, there are still few face-to-face groups currently in the Romsey area. When asked what activity they would like to do, members of Greenbuttercup CIC’s existing activity groups always say ‘sing’. So, with the Winter months upon us, and more people wanting to access our services than ever before, it seemed the ideal time for Greenbuttercup CIC to trial a monthly ‘Singing’ group and bring the joy of music to those living in the continual ‘Lockdown’ that is Dementia. A local singer/guitarist called Traci Kennedy has been booked on the fourth Friday of the month from January to April 2023. is will not be a ‘choir’, rather an informal social gathering with the opportunity to sing along to well-known songs - mainly from the 60’s and 70’s. We will keep the same time, place, and cost as for the other groups. The programme for January 2023: Friday 6th January, Arts & Cra s - ‘Painting on Stones’, Friday 20th January, Reminiscence Activity Group - ‘Victorian Magic Lantern Show’, Dressed in the attire of a Victorian Lanternist, Alan Brindle will use slides from pre-cinema days for a show entitled ‘Victorian Humour’. Friday 27th January, Singing - with Traci Kennedy. All sessions are held from 10.30am to12.30pm in the Green Room, Plaza eatre, Romsey, SO51 8JA - which is a fully accessible and COVID-secure venue. Limited parking is available behind the eatre, and entry is by the side door, up the ramp. A £3 charge per person covers all activities and tea/co ee - rst ‘Arts & Cra s’ session is free, so you can nd out if it is a suitable activity. Activities can be adapted for any stage of Dementia or ability. Some COVID-precautions will remain in place for added safety. Places are, therefore, limited so booking is essential. For further information or to book a place, please contact Pamela on: 01794 501605 or email: Pamela@shadow26.plus.com Wreath making Start the New Year with an Exciting New Art Course or Workshop from Hampshire Art Studio - in a Brand-New Place Hampshire Art Studio are celebrating the opening of their new studio near Stockbridge by o ering a variety of new art courses, with something to inspire and excite everyone, whatever your level of experience. Several classes are running this month including A Fresh Look at Drawing with Kate Measham, starting with Drawing: Interiors - the Seen and Unseen Make the Impossible Possible on 23rd January 10am-4pm £60pp or £100 for 2. Drawing: An Introduction for Beginners follows on 24th January, 10am-4pm £60 pp or £100 for 2. e nal drawing class, Drawing, Time and Place is on 25th January, 10am-4pm £60 or £100 for 2. This course is suitable for all abilities. ere is also a two day course Intuitive Winter Landscape Painting with Dr Melanie Rose, running from 26th-27th January, 10-4pm, £236 for 2 days. This workshop is suitable for intermediates. For a full list of courses or to book a course please visit: www. HampshireArt.studio If your group would like Hampshire Art Studio to organise a special course to suit your needs, this can be arranged by contacting the Studio.
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