Page 30 • The HERALD • 24th August 2023 v THE HERALD - YOUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE v 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 New Forest Rotary Supports Minstead Trust Craft Workshops Local charity Minstead Trust has been a charity that New Forest Rotary have supported for many years, especially with their social enterprise activities. In the spring Minstead Trust held an open day at the Charity’s Hanger Farm Arts Centre in Totton, where people supported by the Trust showed o their latest cra skills in felting, developed by sta cra er Megan. Felting involves the teasing, carding and twisting of alpaca, merino and other sheep wool into hanks. e products they had on display included hearts which they had produced and stitched together by use of a barbed needle and then lled with rice and lavender. ey had also made felt sheep faced balls for use in tumble dryers, as well as lovely balls for exercising hands and ngers, and cushions covered with beautifully so hanks of wool. e products had all been handmade by Jonathan on teasing, Caitlin on carding, Lisa on twine production and Philip on lavender heart production. At the time Caitlin said that although she loves doing the hand carding, she would really like a drum carder which could really speed up the production. Megan their felting instructor con rmed that the Trust visiting Furzey Gardens, where in the tea room sales area there are products produced by the cra ers and woodworkers, and soon to be joined by ceramics made with local clay. Items sell quickly and so be sure to purchase when you visit the tea rooms or go around the garden. Minstead Trust is a local charity, based at Minstead Lodge in the New Forest. e Trust also supports people with learning disabilities in Dorset and along the coast in Portsmouth, helping them to gain skills and con dence and to be as independent as possible. For more information about their work, about visiting Furzey Gardens or Hanger Farm Arts Centre you can visit www.minsteadtrust.org.uk saws and wood planing machines. ese are used to produce a variety of timber products; the range of products is an amazing collection of unique designs and creations, some on special commission, which have to be seen to be appreciated. The horticultural expertise of the people supported by the Trust is well known by anyone was hoping to be able to purchase a drum carder, and these comments were picked up by New Forest Rotarians who subsequently agreed to fund a new drum carder. is is now in full working order and capable of not only considerably speeding up production, it produces a beautiful open mat of wool for further yarn production. People supported by Minstead Trust at Minstead Lodge are also well known for their wood working skills and New Forest Rotary also made a recent donation for new blades for the various Caitlin and Adam for demonstrating the new drum carder in action Kevin demonstrating the intricate work of felting small hearts Matt and Simon show Rotarian Philip some of the woodwork products Minstead Trust make Crew Barbers Shops were established in 2002 in the centre of Southampton with a strong America style barbers shop theme which has continued to this day, based on the solid principles of good quality haircuts for young through to old at sensible prices. e Hythe shop is open Monday to Saturday, their other shops at Water Lane, Totton and East Street, Southampton are open 7 days per week. Crew pride themselves on their low turnover of sta , several sta members have worked for the business for over 16 years and newcomers are always provided additional training and customer service support to ensure client satisfaction and the desire to return to Crew. Free Client Loyalty cards are available providing a complementary haircut on the 7th visit. CREW BARBERS Early Bird haircuts before 10.30am are just £12.90 and Senior Citizens are £10.90 at any time. Full details are on our website: www.crewbarbers.co.uk Crew Barbers, Southampton. Have been serving the Hythe community for nearly 10 years providing a well-balanced barbering service from children’s first haircuts through to senior citizens. Crew Barbers is open 6 days a week
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