20th February 2025 • The HERALD • Page 31 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v ABOUT US Our roofers are the best in the business and are ready to give your roof a full and completely FREE inspection The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD T: 023 8112 3112 E: office@zebra-ltd.co.uk All Plumbing Works Undertaken Full Bathroom Installation Toilet Fix from £75 Fully Insured Free Quotes No Job Too Big or Too Small PLUMBING & BATHROOMS WILLIS DECORATING & JOINERY SERVICES Est Since 1986 Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating Wallpaper Hanging Hand-painted Kitchens & Spray Finishes Wardrobes, Bookcases, Radiator Covers Call David on 023 8084 9800 or 07946 048261 E: david.willis24@btinternet.com Mario The Wheel Builder & Mechanic • New Hand Built Bicycle Wheels • Spoke Repairs • Wheel Trueing • Shimano, Mavic, DT Swiss, Campagnolo • Fully Insured Bicycle Mechanic E: mariotinge@hotmail.co.uk M: 07768 957901 www.mariothewheelbuilder.co.uk WATERSIDE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK (WATERCAN) UPDATE From Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) our website: e-voice.org/waterCAN, or our Facebook page, or email: watercan2024@gmail.com WaterCAN’s review and planning session provided a lively and productive start to 2025. Proceedings started with a presentation to Stuart and Terrie Rickman, leader and chief fundraiser respectively, from Hythe Sea Scouts, of a local eco champion certi cate. is was in recognition for the Sea Scouts collecting 30kgs of aluminium cans for New Forest Aquaponics and WaterCAN’s community action project. eir original target was 10 kilograms! One kilogram of cans represents around 80 cans, so their collection amounted to some 2,400 cans! At 6 inches per can that would be 1200 feet high, taller than the highest point in Hampshire! Alternatively, it’s almost one lap of a running track. Anyone able to o er clean, preferably crushed, aluminium cans, or o er a collection point for cans, please contact Lucie: watercressqueen1@gmail.com. e same email address is also the contact point for anyone able to volunteer at the Black eld community pantry mentioned in the last issue. Partnership working was very much a key theme of the evening, in keeping with WaterCAN’s partnership ethos. On 25th March Energise Southdowns, who are working in partnership with Community Energy New Forest, are running a Future Energy Landscapes session at Cornerstone Church, Atheling Road, Hythe SO45 6BR, from 7pm - 9.30pm. All welcome, no charge. e session will be focused on discussion around the possibilities for community energy development in the area. Further information on esd. energy/events/future-energy-landscapes. On 28th March, at the lower car park, Lepe Beach, 10am – 12noon, Surfers Against Sewage and WaterCAN will be holding a beach clean up. All welcome. Some kit will be available, but please bring your own if you have it. We also hope to do a water testing exercise there to monitor water quality. Hopefully, Hythe Sea Scouts will be joining us. Stop press news relating to the above: scientists at University College London have produced a live map which allows you to check the most recent sewage spills in your area. On Easter Monday, 21st April, 11am, Eddie Holtham will be leading a tour of Holbury Manor, Councillor Philip Dowd, Chair of the Waterside Climate Action Network, presents Stuart Rickman, Scout Leader of Hythe Sea Scouts, with the local eco champion certificate discussing the history of the Manor and the work of the conservation group there. All welcome for what promises to be an interesting and informative session. On 26th January, despite the wind and driving rain, several WaterCAN members joined Councillors David Harrison and Malcolm Wade to protest against the proposed Dibden Bay development. And finally, in the good news slot, on top of reports of a record surge of clean energy in China, comes news from Bu alo University that scientists have discovered bacteria that eat forever chemicals. At a local level University of Southampton researchers have been awarded funding to develop the next generation of batteries for transport and energy storage. For further information and updates please visit Owls by Moonlight Join the Hawk Conservancy Trust near Andover this spring for their special Owls by Moonlight events! As night falls, you’ll experience the mystical owls and witness their graceful, silent ights in and out of the darkness over the Savannah Arena and amongst mysterious woodland. Before the ying displays, there will be chance to explore parts of the grounds to meet some of the other owls in their care and give you an insight to some of the conservation and research projects that the Trust undertake with British owls. Complete your evening out with some delicious food and drink before meeting the owls! Feathers Restaurant will be serving a delicious menu to keep you feeling warm throughout the evening. e evening will include two di erent ying displays in their Woodland and Savannah Arenas. ese evenings are very popular, so book early. Owls by Moonlight is taking place on 22nd February, 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd March, doors open at 5.30pm with ying commencing at 7pm. Tickets are £21.50 and available from: www.hawk-conservancy.org/ events/obm
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