OPEN SUNDAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS • RINGWOOD ROAD, TOTTON • PLAZA PARADE, ROMSEY • THE PRECINCT, CHANDLERS FORD ALL DAY COD & CHIPS £1 OFF On presentation of this advertisement MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY ONLY Not valid with any other offer. Valid until 4th October 2023 14th September 2023 • The HERALD • Page 47 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your communityv FOOD FOR THOUGHT Thai Bluebird Street Food and English Cuisine Telephone: 07598 442718 www.thaibluebirdstreetfood.com ALL MAJOR CARDS EXCEPTED Opening Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 1pm - 9.30pm Monday/Sunday - Closed New Road, Blackfield, Southampton SO45 1WA Serving the True Taste of Thailand We also cater for Special Events FREE Community Cook Up every Thursday 3.30pm to 5.30pm at Black eld Baptist Church on Hampton Lane. Surplus food from supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste is collected by volunteers and used to cook tasty meals. Go along for some tasty food and great company, everyone is welcome. The Waterside Food Project aims to reduce food waste across the Waterside and also runs the Community Fridge in Hythe Library. For more information please visit: www . f a c e book . c om/ Watersidefoodproject e Brockenhurst Wine Club (BWC) meets monthly in Brockenhurst Village Hall, usually on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Open to all, members explore a wide range of wines that people may not have come across, in a range of budgets and to learn something about how and where they are made, as well as getting to know other like-minded people. On Wednesday 27th September for ‘Wines of South Australia’ presented by Quentin Sadler. For more details about upcoming events and ‘Tasting Notes’ visit: www. brockenhurstwineclub. co.uk or to attend a session telephone John Harris on 07714 261251 or email: jharris.lydith@ btinternet.com FOR WINE LOVERS Free Community Cook Ups The Waterside Food Project, part of the New Forest Aquaponics CIC family of projects, host a BROCKENHURST COLLEGE GREENWOOD BURSARY AWARDED TO FUTURE NURSE WHO WAS INSPIRED BY CARE GIVEN TO SISTER A teenager who was inspired to become a nurse a er witnessing the care given to her seriously ill sister has been awarded Brock’s Greenwood Bursary to study Nursing at university. Ruby McEvoy’s sister Elisa died in January 2023 following years of treatment for health complications, including breathing di culties, which were caused by her cerebral palsy. From December 2022 until she passed away in January 2023, nine-year-old Elisa received end-of-life care at Julia’s House Hospice in Corfe Mullen, with Ruby undertaking her studies while maintaining a bedside vigil. Bursary founders John and Marion Greenwood were so moved by her story and impressed by her predicted grades, resilience and determination that they swi ly chose her to be their 2023 bene ciary. Ruby recently completed a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care at Brockenhurst College, making her the rst Vocational student to receive the Greenwood Bursary. In August she received her results, which revealed she had hit the highest possible standards, securing three distinction-star grades. A er opening her results, the former Avonbourne Girls Academy pupil said: “I feel totally amazed. I really didn’t think I was going to do as well as I did. I thought I was going to get distinctions, so to get triple distinction-star was a shock. I’m feeling very impressed with myself – I don’t know how I did it.” Ruby will now accept her o er from Swansea University to study a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Adult Nursing. A er graduating from university, she aims to complete several years in practice before using her quali cation and experience to work abroad for a time – possibly in the developing world. Ruby, who is from Bournemouth, rst decided to follow nursing as a career aged just 11, having been motivated by the knowledge, skills, compassion and empathy shown by nurses treating her sibling. She said: “When Elisa went into hospital for her treatments, I used to watch the nurses and think about how heroic they were – I thought, I want to be like that. That was when I was 11, and now I’m 18 I still feel the same way – their compassion, their empathy, their knowledge and skills… they are just magnificent… Mr and Mrs Greenwood have given me the opportunity to realise my dream of changing people’s lives for the better and making a lasting, positive impact. I cannot thank them enough – when they told me I had been successful, it felt like a dream, and I can hardly believe it now.” John and Marion Greenwood from Lyndhurst established the Brockenhurst College Greenwood Bursary in 2019. Each year a talented and hardworking Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) student from Brockenhurst College, who faces nancial hardship, bene ts from a university education in a STEM subject. STEM is the collective term for science, technology, engineering and maths. Marion Greenwood said: “Ruby is a very impressive young woman who has already experienced a lot in her life. John and I were moved by her story and impressed by her maturity, her college record and the reasoning behind her ambitions. She is a credit to her family and Brockenhurst College, and I have no doubt that in the future she will be a credit to her profession as well.” Ruby will update the Greenwoods regularly about her progress and meet with them every summer to discuss her future. Brockenhurst College Principal, Helen Odhams, said: “Congratulations to Ruby – we wish her well in her studies and look forward to hearing about her progress. Also, thank you to Mr and Mrs Greenwood for their ongoing commitment to enabling a Brockenhurst College STEM leaver to begin a degree programme each year. Their generosity means a great deal to the students they support, who might not otherwise feel able to attend university.” John Greenwood worked in the engineering, chemical and textile industries during his long and successful career. Meanwhile, Marion Greenwood worked with children in schools and became increasingly concerned that many promising Ruby and the Greenwoods youngsters were unable to ful l their potential due to nancial constraints. e application process for the 2024 Greenwood Bursary will open to Brockenhurst College STEM students this autumn. Together with the Rural England Prosperity Fund, New Forest District Council is o ering local community groups and charities funding to support the work that they do in the district. Applications for community grants are open until 31st October, for eligibility criteria and details on how to apply for funding please visit: newforest.gov.uk/ CommunityGrants Community Grant Funding Now Open Past and Present Landscapes of the New Forest Ashurst WI is an active and growing institute, where members can look forward to an interesting programme of talks and events throughout the year. e next meeting takes place on Wednesday 11th October for a talk by local artist Peter Frost tilted ‘Past and Present Landscapes of the New Forest’. Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm at St Joseph’s, 16 Lyndhurst Road, Ashurst SO40 7DU. New members and visitors are always welcome. For more details telephone Kathryn on 023 8029 3638.
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