Page 56 • The HERALD • 24th August 2023 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv YATES & CO Chartered Accountants Specialists in providing accounting and taxation advice to small businesses and individuals Contact: Colin Yates A.C.A. Telephone: (023) 8086 1550 E-mail: enquiries@yatesco.co.uk Personal and Friendly Service ASK A PROFESSIONAL Writing a Will is not compulsory. Neither is visiting the dentist or having your car serviced. But in the long run, it pays dividends. If you haven’t already written one, now is a good time to start considering your planning needs and requirements. AWill gives you control over what happens to your money and possessions a er you die. It certainly makes life easier for whomever sorts out your a airs. It’s a way of leaving instructions that must be carried out a er your death. Not writing a Will can create problems for your loved ones that are le behind. e rules of intestacy then apply. Only spouses, civil partners and blood relatives can inherit. If none of these exist, your estate goes to the Crown. at means a partner who was not married or in a civil partnership gets nothing, and that’s probably not what you intended. Contact Heritage Will Writing to take control and make life easier for you and your family a er your death. Call Heritage Will Writing on 023 8087 9 243 or email info@heritagewillwriting.co.uk WHY DO I NEED TO WRITE A WILL? by Heritage Will Writing Minstead Trust at Furzey Gardens and the Focus on Gifts in Wills Local learning disability charity Minstead Trust held its rst free event focusing on the impact that Gi s in Wills can make to their work on the evening of 5th July. Held at Furzey Gardens, one of the Trust’s social businesses, supporters of the charity enjoyed wine and cheese and classical guitar music. And whilst the rain just about held o , supporters heard from the Trust’s CEO Adam Dodd, Furzey Gardens’ new Head Gardener and Estate Manager Andrew Bentley, as well as being introduced to Florrie and Richard, whom the Trust supports. ey also heard from Jo, a parent, who has chosen to support the Trust in her Will. Guests were delighted to have the opportunity to walk around the gardens, discovering some new and exciting facts about some of the rare trees and shrubs in what is a heritage garden, which has been able to survive and thrive and be a part of so many people’s lives because of a lasting legacy when the gardens were saved from demolition in 1972. Adam Dodd explained that in just over a generation the minsteadtrust.org.uk or visit: www.minsteadtrust.org. uk/charity/support-us/legacy-giving/ where you can also nd out about their free Will service. Tim Rushworth guitarist work of Minstead Trust that began at Furzey Gardens has grown from one instructor teaching gardening to a handful of people with learning disabilities to now supporting over 300 people in Hampshire and Dorset. With the help of Gi s in Wills and the legacies that individuals can leave to the Trust, special places such as Furzey, its heritage and the work it does there can continue to grow and the lives of the people supported there, and the number of visitors and future generations who love the gardens will also continue to grow. If you’d like to nd out about future Gi s in Wills events being held by Minstead Trust, or about this way of supporting the charity please contact: lesley.brooks@ e New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards 2023 are set to be launched by New Forest Business Partnership (NFBP) on 30th August at an event to be held at the Balmer Lawn Hotel. For 18 years, NFBP have hosted the New Forest local business awards because they believe it is vitally important to acknowledge and celebrate individuals and businesses that demonstrate outstanding achievements within their business sector or specialist area. is year’s awards ceremony will take place on 30th November with 18 award categories. Full details of the awards and how to make a nomination will become available on the awards page of the NFBP website: www.n p.org.uk/awards/ a er the launch event. NFBP is a not-for-pro t organisation supporting local businesses and growing the New Forest economy, for more information please visit: www.n p.org.uk New Forest Business Partnership to Launch New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards 2023
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