Page 28 • The HERALD • 24th April 2025 v BRINGING THE GOOD NEWS TO YOU SINCE 1994 v HYTHE PHONE TECH We offer the following Products & Services: • Sell and Trade-in New & Used Phones & Tablets • Repairs such as Battery Changing, Screen Change • Great Selection of Phone Accessories • Purchase old, used and broken phones for cash Special Discounts for NHS, Students, Senior Citizens and Loyal Customers 12 MONTH WARRANTY WITH ALL REPAIRS AND PHONE PURCHASES, PRICE PROMISE 19 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AG 023 8251 4141 hythephonetech@gmail.com MON-SAT 8.30AM-5.30PM • SUN 10AM TO 4PM Internal & External Decorating Wallpapering & Dustless Sanding FULLY INSURED PROFESSIONAL PAINTER & DECORATOR MARK 1 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Exxonmobil Fawley and Salters’ Institute Launch STEM Partnership A new partnership between ExxonMobil Fawley and the renowned Salters’ Institute has o cially launched, bringing learning opportunities in chemistry and chemical engineering to secondary school students across Hampshire and the New Forest. To enable this shared vision, ExxonMobil Fawley has donated £225,000 towards the Salters’ Festivals of Chemistry, an innovative programme of science festivals designed to o er students unique access to hands-on laboratory learning and industry insights that would otherwise be out of reach for most schools. e Salters’ Institute, one of the great twelve livery companies of the City of London, has been at the forefront of promoting excellence in chemistry education since 1918. e programme, which will engage over 300 students aged 13-15 from 12 local schools, began with classroom and we hope to continue encouraging future talent together.” Nick Bone, Site Manager at ExxonMobil Fawley, said: “Through this partnership, we are helping to bring STEM to life by transforming classroom theory into a hands-on experience that reflects real-world and industrial-scale applications. We want to inspire the next generation by demonstrating how much chemistry impacts our daily lives, from the medicines we use to the fuels that power our world. These students have the potential to shape the future, and it is a privilege to help them explore the possibilities a career in chemistry and chemical engineering can offer.” activities ahead of the eagerly anticipated ‘Discovery Days’. These laboratory-based sessions, hosted at the University of Southampton and National Oceanography Centre, will grant students the opportunity to engage in practical STEM activities and experiments. An educational visit to ExxonMobil Fawley, the UK’s largest petrochemical complex, will conclude the initiative and aims to provide participants with insights into the industrial application of chemistry, while also exploring potential career paths. Teaching sta will also attend Continued Professional Development (CPD) sessions to enhance their subject knowledge and teaching practices. Dame Mary Archer DBE – Salters’ Institute Chair, said: “We are delighted that our partnership with ExxonMobil Chemical Ltd has allowed us to deliver six additional Festivals of Chemistry Discovery Days in 2025, helping to expand the reach of the Institute and allowing more young people to see the many career opportunities chemical industry has to offer. Our collaboration exemplifies the important role industry partnerships play in inspiring future scientists Local secondary students will be to attend Discovery Days Waterside Repair Café If you have an item sitting at home, not working, take it along to the Waterside Repair Café on the last Saturday of each month, the next session will be on 26th April. eir volunteers will do their best to repair it and if they can’t they might know someone who can. If your item is beyond repair the team will tell you the best way to dispose of it. From clocks, household electricals to umbrellas, they have seen it all. Go on down and say hello and enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of cake while you wait. e Repair Café takes place on the last Saturday of each month at Black eld Baptist Church Hall. Doors open at 10.30am last repair checked in at 1pm. Free parking on site. You can follow the Waterside Repair Café Facebook page for regular updates. ‘Chat About’ Social Club Join Hythe Library on Wednesday mornings 10am to 12noon to meet and socialise with new friends who are also retired. Feel free to take along existing friends or get to know their regulars and enjoy a free hot drink and maybe even a biscuit. No need to book, they look forward to seeing you there.
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