Page 58 • The HERALD • 15th May 2025 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 5TH JUNE v DOWN THE GARDEN PATH SPADEWORK Family Landscaping & Fencing Team ] Decking & Natural Sandstone Paving ] Patios ] Driveways ] Block Paving ] Turfing ] All Types of Domestic & Commercial Fencing ] Security Fencing Supplied & Fitted Tel: (023) 8089 4909 Mobile: 07703 566814 u Free Estimates u Fully Insured SJB Gardening Services RHS Qualified & Experienced Gardener specialising in quality hedge cutting, shaping & pruning ❀ General garden maintenance ❀ Garden clearance ❀ Hedge removal ❀ Planting ❀ Mulching ❀ Creation of new beds & borders ❀ Pruning & removal of trees to approx 8 metres ❀ Commercial properties All Work Fully insured Free quotations call Simon on 07443 649192 OUR SWISH PARTY SUCCESS! by Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club We held another SWISH Party on 17th April. Ladies brought 3 items of clean, good quality clothing, or accessories, and paid £5 entry. ey could swap these items for 3 others, have a free hot drink and a choice of free delicious homemade cakes. Any other items were £1 each. e a ernoon was to raise money for Romsey Young Carers and a small amount for our ower club. It was a great success with £330 raised for Romsey Young Carers and £50 for Foresters Flower Club! A massive thank you to everyone who supported our fun a ernoon! Clothing was arranged on clothes rails, accessories on tables. Tables and chairs were arranged in café style in one third of the hall and small arrangements of owers in the centre of each table. ere was a lovely, relaxed atmosphere and much chatter about the beautiful preloved items discovered to refresh wardrobes and friends catching up with all their news! e ra e had a table bulging with donated goodies. I was lucky to win second prize! As I had not been eating chocolate during Lent, I couldn’t resist the temptation of an Easter egg! Yum! You can follow us on Facebook: Foresters Flower Club Copythorne. Our subscription is £45 for the 10 meetings per year, or £8 per meeting as a visitor. Next meetings: 5th June - Demonstration by Gill Homer ‘Inspired by Containers’, 3rd July - Presentation by Carole Norman ‘Keeper of Memories’, ere is no meeting in August. 5th September - Trip to Wisley, £45 (£28 for RHS members) to include entrance, coach and driver’s tip. Contact Sheila: 07867 515810. For more information please contact Debbie orne: 07769 830752. Get Out For The Count! Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has revealed the dates of this year’s highly anticipated Big Butter y Count, which will take place from 18th July–10th August. Butter ies are indicators of a healthy natural environment, and with half of Britain’s butter y species already threatened or near threatened with extinction, it’s never been more important to understand how our insects are responding to the changing landscape, climate and pollution, and to take action to protect them. Butter y Conservation’s Big Butter y Count is the largest citizen science project of its kind and is a positive way that everyone can help. As well as contributing to important scienti c data collection, taking part in the Count is a great way to enjoy time outdoors, connect with nature and have fun. Whether done with friends and family, or in a moment of quiet calm and solitude, the Big Butter y Count is free, fun and takes just 15 minutes. It is open to anyone, of any age, in any part of the UK - towns, cities or the countryside. No green space is too small - a back garden, a small terrace or balcony with some pot plants, a public park, allotment or country lane are all important spaces to explore, track and report. e information gathered helps scientists to understand how butter ies and moths are faring, informs conservation projects and government policies and supports other experts with their research and vital work to protect our planet. For more information and to take part visit www. bigbutter ycount.org or download the free Big Butter y Count app.
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