9th January 2025 • The HERALD • Page 41 v FOR GOOD ADVICE, ASK YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v Health, Beauty & Wellbeing • Callus/hard skin removal • Toenail cutting/filing • Thickened nail reduction • Corns • Fungal infections • Cracked heels • Athletes foot advice • Cuticle care From £40-£45 depending on treatment 07546 748843 crystalsfhp@gmail.com GET BACK TO FEELING YOUR BEST WITH HYTHE & TOTTON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Also Offer: CHIROPODY/PODIATRY with Fiona Cann MSc, MRCPod 8 Drummond Court, Prospect Place, Hythe (Opposite Hythe Ferry) 023 8020 7826 244 Ringwood Road, Totton 023 8086 3612 CHIROPODY/PODIATRY 07895 691290 Kerry Grassick BSc (Hons) Podiatry MRCPod KG PODIATRY First Floor, South Street Shopping Centre, Hythe SO45 6EB * LIFT ACCESS * Email: kerrythepodiatrist@gmail.com A er losing our spouses and partners we all need help to ease the isolation and loneliness of our situation. Our Widowed Friendship Club is a local self-help group; we exist to o er each other companionship and friendly support, following bereavement. At our gatherings, we chat and organise outings such as day trips, social events, lunches and picnics. We also have non-strenuous activities and quizzes. WIDOWED FRIENDSHIP CLUB From the Widowed Friendship Club A er the brief, but casual meeting for event planning, we play table games for fun or simply sit and chat! ere is no pressure to participate in anything, but you are invited to join into any group activities, make suggestions and perhaps organise an event of your own liking. Our friendly group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 2pm, in Hythe & Dibden Parish Hall. Our next meeting date is 14th January. Why not come along and meet us, over a cup of tea or co ee? You are assured of a warm welcome. For more information, please email: kiritadalja@yahoo.co.uk Stoma Support Waterside Stoma Support meets at St Andrew’s Church, Dibden Purlieu every other month. A Stoma Nurse is in attendance along with a stoma care company when available for advice and samples. eir next meeting will be on Wednesday 15th January from 1.30pm until 3pm. With refreshments and homemade cakes (for a small charge) a friendly face is guaranteed. Friends and carers are welcome to go along to chat to fellow ostomates. For more information telephone Ian on: 07710 288785 or email: Iangapp13@gmail.com Living After Loss ‘Living A er Loss’ Bereavement Support Group is provided in Partnership with the Red and Green Practice, Hythe and Black eld Patient Participation Group, Waterside Health Centre. Meet others who have experienced loss, to talk and share in a safe environment. e team, led by Dot Croall, will be on hand to listen, and support you, and provide information on useful resources. Tea, co ee and snacks will be provided, and you are welcome to come and go at any time that suits you. New sessions are running on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, 2pm–4pm at Waterside Homecare Services in the old Barclays bank building in Hythe. Sessions continue to run on the 2nd Monday of the month, 2pm-4pm, at the Lighthouse Community Church, A326, Hardley Green and on the 4th Monday of the month at Bethany Gospel Hall, Holbury, 2pm - 4pm, please feel free to take a friend or relative along with you. For further information visit: www. LivingA erLoss.co.uk or telephone Dot Croall: 023 8019 6643, email her direct at: dcroall@hotmail.com or email: info@LivingA erLoss.co.uk Parkinson’s Support e New Forest Branch of Parkinson’s UK welcome all Parkinson’s people and their Carers to join their fun chair-based exercise classes. ese classes are held Tuesdays at 10.30am and most Thursdays at 2pm at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41 5QG. £3 per class (Carers free). e New Forest Branch of Parkinson’s UK meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41 5QG from 2pm to 4.30pm. Friendly support, information and social activities are available for all people with Parkinson’s, their Carers, families and friends. All new members are very welcome. No membership fees, but voluntary donations always welcome. Contact: 07595 927299 or visit: www. parkinsonsnewforest.org.uk Hythe’s Mistletoe Fayre Report from Christine Bennett On Saturday, 30th November, Hythe came alive with festive spirit during the annual Mistletoe Fayre, organised by Hythe Alive and Hythe and Dibden Parish Council. e I AM Group had stalls that lled the village with holiday cheer, o ering a variety of seasonal delights. Among the highlights was a special stall hosted by Christine, the gardener behind the beautiful Hythe Pier garden. With the help of her friend Ivor, Christine sold bunches of mistletoe, holly, ivy, and charming Christmas roses. All proceeds went directly to supporting the upkeep of the Hythe Pier garden. e mistletoe itself was generously donated by a local friend, Ann, showcasing the community’s collaborative spirit. Adding to the magic of the day, Father Christmas made a joyful appearance, arriving from the Pier Train and strolling through the village before heading to the library to meet a crowd of excited children. e event was a resounding success, bringing the community together in a truly festive celebration. Father Christmas and his Elves with Ashleigh, Christine and Hythe’s Towncrier Merry in Marsh Parade Raises £140 e 2024 Merry in Marsh Parade raised £140 to share between two charities Look Good Feel Better and Prostate Cancer UK. e money was raised through donations towards the free tea, co ee and mince pies handed out during the event by C.A Par tt & Son, e Frame Shop and Waterside Furnishings, with the mince pies kindly donated by Tesco. Thanks to Lymington Brass Band and Hythe Primary School for the entertainment. AGM AND I DO Copythorne Parish History Society meets on the 4th Thursday of each month, in the main Copythorne Parish Hall at 7.30pm and welcomes anyone who wishes to go along. Entry is £2 per person. eir next meeting is on Thursday 23rd January for their AGM and I Do with Clare Mills. For more information please contact Clare on: 023 8081 2167 or email: anniesapp@hotmail.com 24 Hour Boardgaming Event Raises Over £300 for Waterside Foodbank Waterside Boardgaming hosted ‘Whose turn is it anyway?’ a 24 hour charity board gaming event at the end of November. Six members of Waterside Boardgaming played for the entire 24 hours with other members visiting them throughout the challenge to join in the games and keep them going. e event raised an amazing £355 for Waterside Foodbank.
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