Page 74 • The HERALD • 25th January 2024 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v Our knowledgeable staff are on hand to keep your vehicle on the road in a safe manner • We offer all garage services including free collection and delivery from your home • We now offer Dpf cleaning - Injector cleaning - Turbo cleaning and Air intake cleaning to help your car run cleaner improving its performance and economy. • Good Garage Scheme – RMI – Trust my Garage Member MOT’s, TYRES, CLUTCHES, CAMBELTS, SERVICING, WELDING, DIAGNOSTICS, LASER-TRACKING. CARS, VANS UP TO 3.5T, MOTORHOMES UP TO 30’ 023 8001 0029 Badminston Lane, Fawley, SO45 1BX 023 8001 0029 Long established family business • MOT TESTING • SERVICE & REPAIR FOR ALL MAKES AND MODELS • CLUTCHES • DIAGNOSTICS • CAMBELTS • SERVICE TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATION • FREE COLLECTION & DELIVERY • USED CAR SALES 128-132 Calmore Road, Totton. SO40 8GQ 023 8086 4424 www.calmoreservicestation.co.uk All Aspects of Valeting Fully Mobile Service • Interior & Exterior Valet • Ceramic Coating • Machine Polishing • Engine Cleans 07770 451994 paul@pdvaleting.co.uk www.pdvaleting.co.uk FURNITURE MAKERS DONATE £1,000 TO CHILDREN’S CHARITY Still and Bloom, the artisan furniture makers from Hampshire, made a £1,078 donation to Friends of PICU, a charity dedicated to supporting the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Southampton Children’s Hospital, and the children and their families on the Unit. e donation will go towards the charity’s continued work in supporting every part of the specialist care that each patient in the PICU requires, whether this is through donating equipment or helping provide additional training or education. For one day in November, dubbed ‘Giving Tuesday’, Still and Bloom pledged to donate 20% of the value of all orders they received to Friends of PICU. it without them. We’re also the lucky ones, as Billy is now a very happy and healthy four-year-old. But it’s important that we give back. Our customers are also wonderful, and each and every one of them that bought an item from us on that day can know they’ve made a difference to the babies and children being treated on the intensive care unit in Southampton.” Still and Bloom, based in Southampton, handmake every item, o en to bespoke sizing, making anything from co ee tables and bedside stands to coat racks and dining tables. Kerry Houghton from Friends of PICU popped into the workshop to thank the business. Kerry said: “We are always incredibly grateful for all the support and donations we receive, and we were absolutely delighted that Still and Bloom chose to support Friends of PICU. It’s a really busy time for the charity and this donation will help us purchase some of the specialist equipment we are currently funding for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.” PICU sees children admitted to the unit from 27 referring hospitals across the South of England and the Channel Islands and from the various children’s wards at Southampton Children’s Hospital for specialist care by the skilled and dedicated team. For more information on Friends of PICU, please visit: www.friendsofpicu.org.uk Left to Right: Kerry Houghton (Friends of PICU), Nick Fisher (Director of Still and Bloom) Director of Still and Bloom, Nick Fisher, was delighted with the amount raised. Nick said: “We take ‘Giving Tuesday’ seriously. As a small, family business, we know what a difference having a sense of community makes and the difference even a small donation can make.” Nick and his family have also had rst-hand experience with having a baby under the care of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at University Hospital Southampton. Nick added: “My son, Billy, was born nearly seven weeks prematurely; he spent a few days in PICU. It was an overwhelming and terrifying time. The staff were beyond amazing, and we couldn’t have gotten through e Waterside & Totton Good Neighbours and Befriending comes under the umbrella of Age Concern New Forest. e service o ers local and help to enable and maintain independence. If you are living in the Waterside & Totton area and you need help with small tasks such as: shopping, basic gardening, help to read or write letters, small practical tasks, collecting prescriptions, medical appointments, please contact Co-ordinator Dorothy Haden on: 023 8084 3676 or email: wgn@ageconcernnewforest.org.uk for more information. e Befriending Service can also partner you with a volunteer who will visit you for a cup of tea and a chat, o ering friendship and company. people neighbourly help with a wide range of basic tasks that can make a huge di erence to an older person who is otherwise vulnerable or socially isolated. With their small team of volunteers they support WATERSIDE & TOTTON GOOD NEIGHBOURS AND BEFRIENDING SERVICE
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