GUTTERS CLEANED AND REPAIRED • FASCIAS • SOFFITS • GUTTERING • ROOF CLEANING • CONSERVATORIES • ROOFS • GUTTER REPAIRS 12th September 2024 • The HERALD • Page 27 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v PW Bathroom Installations Call 07778 345 124 Email: petewilliams21@hotmail.co.uk Design, Supply & Fit High Quality Bathrooms in Southampton and surrounding areas Over 20 years experience Fully Insured - Free Quotation For more pictures of our work visit: @pw_bathroom_installations PW Bathroom Installations NEW FOREST PLUMBING AND MAINTENANCE 24/7 LTD *YOUR LOCAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CALL OUT PLUMBER* We provide a wide range of plumbing services, with an established reputation for quality, service and customer satisfaction. www.newforestplumbing247.com Contact us on 07912 092557 or 023 8194 0237 newforestplumbing@yahoo.com Nikki’s Support Services • Home support • Hospital support with disability accessible vehicle • Supported Outings and trips • Use of Mobility scooter or wheel chair available upon request Discounts available for group bookings, please contact me for details DBS checked and insured Nikkiytene@gmail.com 07921 154223 Available in the Waterside Area Romsey & Waterside Lions have donated £250 to Prescription Art Test Valley Charity. e Group helps local people who are struggling with mental health issues which mean they nd it hard to mix with others. e Art and Cra classes are designed in small groups which provide a creative sanctuary making it easier for the participants to cope with the challenge of getting back out into society and hopefully eventually back into work. e Art Group are a charity and rely on donations so that they can provide the classes free to the participants, so they were pleased to have some help towards materials for their activities. Lion President Andrew Trowbridge presented the £250 cheque to Jill Wilson, Vicki Matthews, Sue Lions Donation to the Prescription Art Test Valley Charity Lion President Andrew Trowbridge presenting the £250 cheque to Jill Wilson, Vicki Matthews, Sue Veck and Diane Hughes from the Prescription Art Test Valley Charity Veck and Diane Hughes from the Prescription Art Test Valley Charity. An Update from Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) from Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) WaterCAN’s autumn programme begins on 30th September, 7pm to 9pm at the Soul Cafe, North Road, Dibden Purlieu SO45 4PG. Bea UdaleSmith from the Environment Centre will be discussing the impact of wood-burning on our health, wallet and the environment, alongside measures we can take to improve air quality generally. All welcome. £1 entry includes free ra e ticket. On 21st October, venue tbc, Lucie Mann from New Forest Aquaponics and Waterside Food Project, will be leading a session looking at the uses and abuses of plastics. WaterCAN members have been responding to Exxon’s plans for a new Pipeline Under e Ocean, intended for the capture and storage of carbon(CCS). Details of the proposals are available at www.solentco2pipeline.co.uk although the consultation period ends on 12th September, given the scale of the operation, the debate will probably continue for some time a er that. Basically the plans propose 3 possible routes for CO2 to be piped to underwater storage locations in the English Channel. Two of the routes pass under the Isle of Wight. e other passes under the New Forest to a coastal location further west. WaterCAN are hoping to put their responses on their website and Facebook for further information and discussion. New Forest HEAT (Home Energy and Advice Team) will be running a training event on 14th September at Lyndhurst Community Centre for anyone interested in becoming an energy advice volunteer. Further information is available from: training@theheatproject.org.uk On a recurrent theme for us, a recent report from the Soil Association points out that 80% of our fruit and almost half our vegetables are imported, with the knock on e ect on farming and health. ey point out that more land is currently used to play golf than to produce fruit and veg! However, in the rst edition of our “Good News” slot we will be highlighting reasons to be optimistic, highlighting scienti c and engineering developments aimed at improving our environment: Following the 13 hottest months on record globally up to July, and the world’s 3 hottest days ever recorded on 21st, 22nd and 23rd July, our rst contender is heart (and house) warming news of a community project which could produce a template for future developments: the residents of Lawrence Weston housing estate on the outskirts of Bristol are now the proud owners of the country’s tallest wind turbine, which, as well as generating enough energy to power more than 3,000 homes, is also expected to bring in at least £100,000 a year for local needs. is was the only turbine commissioned on English soil in 2023, but given the relaxation of planning rules on onshore wind turbines, there seems to be no reason for this not to be replicated elsewhere, including the Waterside. For further information and updates, please visit our website at e-voice.org/WaterCAN or our Facebook page, or email: watercan2024@gmail.com
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