26th June 2025 • The HERALD • Page 31 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Call for a FREE Quotation 023 8084 0257 www.gasworks.co.uk Visit our showroom at 299 Shirley Road, Southampton SO15 3HU Fireplaces and Surrounds Gas and Electric Fires Full Installation Service Service and Maintenance Free Estimates • Fully Insured • Quality Service Tel: 023 8194 0878 • Mobile: 07710 464093 Email: mark@markparsonsdecorating.co.uk Web: www.markparsonsdecorating.co.uk Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating Services Summer Madness Flower Demonstration is a Seasonal Success Hythe & District Inner Wheel’s annual ower demonstration, held in Hythe and Dibden Parish Hall, was a great success, with a packed audience treated to a stunning display of ower arrangements on the theme of Summer Madness, by NAFAS demonstrator Denise Jones. Denise, who has a successful Flower Studio business near her home in Weymouth, was making her second visit to the Inner Wheel’s annual ower event, having impressed last year’s guests with her imaginative and creative designs. is year a couple of her arrangements gave a nod to the design she created at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show which not only won her a prestigious Gold Medal, but caught the attention of HRH King Charles - and a royal handshake. A er the demonstration guests were treated to a delicious strawberry and cream tea. is year’s event was in support of Hythe Inner Wheel President, Jan Hoy’s, chosen charity, Open Sight Hampshire, a local charity o ering a range of online and in-person events, designed to create a community of support for those living with, or at risk of, visual impairment. Denise Jones and Jan Hoy Inspector Drake And The Perfekt Crime by David Tristram e next production from the award winning New Forest Players is a hilarious farce which will run at the Ballard Performing Arts Centre, Ballard School, New Milton, from 23rd July - 26th July. Alan Whitty, the director comments: “Penned by comedy mastermind David Tristram, Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime is a whodunnit which is more Clousseau than Poirot. It’s a whirlwind of a farce, plot twists, and glorious nonsense. If you like your detectives clueless, your suspects suspicious and your laughter frequent, then this is the show for you.” To whet your appetite, Inspector Drake prepares to face his greatest ever challenge. Who is the mysterious Doctor Short? Has he murdered his fourth wife – or did she murder him rst? Has he really got two daughters called Sabrina? Where is Frank the taxi driver? What was the Pope doing in the woods? And perhaps most importantly of all, why is there a lamp-post in the living room? To nd out if Drake cracks the case, tickets are available at £14 each through the New Forest Players website:newforestplayers.com or call: 01425 542414.
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