25th January 2024 • The HERALD • Page 33 v F @heraldpublishing v All aspects of Plastering & General Decorating Covered Free Quotations Fully Insured Mobile 07941 255335 Phone: 023 8089 8324 parkesij@yahoo.co.uk www.ijs4plastering.co.uk Looking for a challenge for 2024? Get set for the Oakhaven Walk! Taking place on Saturday 18th May*, this fundraising promenade along the spectacular Dorset and Hampshire coast is the perfect challenge, providing the opportunity to get out and enjoy our beautiful local shoreline with friends, family or colleagues whilst raising much-needed funds for Oakhaven Hospice. Choose to walk one of three distances along stunning seafront and coastal paths to Oakhaven Hospice; approximately 26 miles from Sandbanks, 14 miles from Mudeford or 8 miles from Barton-on-Sea. Registration is now open at oakhavenhospice.co.uk/ oakhaven-walk, with ‘Early Bird’ tickets available until 31st January: - 26 miles from Sandbanks to Oakhaven: £18 (or £30 including coach transfer) - 14 miles from Mudeford to Oakhaven: £15 - 8 miles from Barton on Sea to Oakhaven: £12 For children aged under 16 a £5 discount will apply. palliative care and support to patients and their families throughout the New Forest, Totton and Waterside areas, free of charge. As well as the ten beds in the Inpatient Unit, Oakhaven cares for patients with life-limiting illnesses in their own homes - around 300 at any time. Last year Oakhaven cared for 1,394 patients and their families and loved ones, with around 3,200 people visiting the Coates Centre to bene t from wellbeing support. All in all, the Oakhaven Walk provides a great way to start 2024, by challenging yourself to train for and take part in a fun, scenic event whilst supporting a highly important local cause. A range of Oakhaven Walk event sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses - to nd out more information please contact Oakhaven’s Corporate Fundraising Manager by email at natalie. hutchins@oakhavenhospice.co.uk or by telephone at 01590 613036. For any enquiries about the Oakhaven Walk, please contact Sophie Colley at: fundraising@ oakhavenhospice.co.uk or call: 01590 677773. * Permissions pending New Year, New Challenge: Get Set For The Oakhaven Walk e registration fee includes a technical T-shirt to wear on the day, snacks and drinks for all distances, lunch for those walking 26 miles, a glass of zz at the nish line (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) and food at the nish line. Entrants are asked to commit to raising a minimum of £100 in sponsorship or donation for Oakhaven Walking along scenic coastal paths during Oakhaven’s 2023 Hospice Walk Hospice. All funds raised will help Oakhaven to continue providing Join the World’s Largest Garden Wildlife Survey e RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 is taking place between 26th and 28th January. Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring. It’s easy to be part of Big Garden Birdwatch. Simply choose an hour between 26th and 28th January and count the birds you see in your garden, from your balcony, or in your local park. Only count birds that land and record the highest number of each bird species you see at any one time. en tell the RSPB what you saw, even if you saw nothing, it still counts. In 2023 the most spotted bird was the house sparrow, followed by blue tit, starling, woodpigeon and blackbird. For more information and to sign up please visit: www.rspb.org.uk/whatshappening/big-garden-birdwatch
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