Page 78 • The HERALD • 17th July 2025 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v AUTOPAT A Family Business Established since 1982 PROMPT & EFFICIENT v Servicing v Mechanical Repairs v MOT’s - Petrol & Diesel v Air Conditioning Service Unit 3, Hardley Ind. Est., Hythe 023 8084 0163 145 Long Lane, Holbury SO45 2NZ Tel: 023 8024 3300 FOR ALL YOUR MOTORING NEEDS LOCALLY • Free fit batteries (most cars) • Free fit wiper blades • Battery chargers • Oils • Braking • Service parts • Tools/tool hire • Car paints • Engine management diagnostics/reset • Towing accessories • Number plates • Exhaust systems • Steering/suspension • Haynes manuals W: www.cobramotorcomponents.co.uk E: sales@cobramotorcomponents.co.uk AMT MOBILE MECHANICAL 07950 638228 • Servicing • Repairs • MOT’s Arranged • Diagnostics • Breakdowns All Makes & Models incVans Competitive Rates Waterside Based amtmobile2@gmail.com Mobile Mechanic, Air Conditioning & Tyre Fitting TOWBARS SUPPLIED & FITTED TOWBARS SUPPLIED & FITTED TOWBARS SUPPLIED & FITTED TOWBARS SUPPLIED & FITTED Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) update from WaterCAN Our next event is on 24th July and is a follow up to the Community Energy Future Landscape session held earlier this year. e aim will be to take forward the ideas which came out of that meeting. Everyone who attended then should have received an invitation, but everyone is welcome. e session will be led by Nicola Davidson, Project Manager at Community Energy Pathways (formerly Community Energy South) from 7pm till 9pm at the WI Community Hall, 22 Lunedale Road, Dibden Purlieu, SO45 4PQ. £2 entry including ra e, £1 drinks. Please check our website and Facebook details for late changes to arrangements. It would be helpful if you could contact us if you are able to attend, although all are welcome. e Retro t session previously advertised on the 29th September will be held at the Soul Café, 1 North Road, Dibden Purlieu SO45 4PG. All welcome. 7pm till 9pm. £2 admission including ra e, plus £1 refreshments. Earlier in the year the Waitrose Weekend magazine carried information on their farm at Leckford, near Stockbridge up the Test Valley. e farm aims to be a regenerative business, working sustainably in farming, food production, retail and leisure. We are hoping to arrange a trip there to learn more about their work. If you would like to join us please contact us. For further information on the estate go to: www.leckfordestate. co.uk e past few weeks have again illustrated the nature of and impact of global warming. e University of Reading have produced a striking visual illustration of the impact of warming for every country. On www. showyourstripes.info you can dig down into your local area to show changes from 1850 to the present. e New Forest HEAT project have produced top tips on their Facebook page on how to keep your home, yourself and vulnerable people cool. A slightly di erent angle on climate change comes from its impact on chalk streams, which the World Wildlife Fund describe as “perfect sources of clean water-and ideal for lots of wild creatures…”. Most and the Environment Agency have pointed to the urgency of the problem, with water extraction from lakes and rivers having risen by 76% in the last two decades. Southern Water have issued more messages and advice on using less water during the summer, highlighting the impact of our driest spring a ecting the levels of the Test and Itchen, which are our main sources of local water supplies. Checkout their website for “Make One Change”, with summer tips including smarter use of paddling pools, watering cans not hoses, and 4 minute showers (let’s be honest, who needs even four minutes?). e value of projects such as repair cafes has been brought into sharp focus by a report from Material Focus as part of the Recycle your Electricals campaign. ey estimate that more than 1.14 billion small electronic gadgets are bought each year and almost a half are disposed of within a year. eir advice is that “…anything with a plug, battery or cable should never be binned”. e Waterside Repair Cafe is held on the last Saturday morning of the month at Black eld Baptist Church And nally good news on the local front: BW ESS a “global energy storage owner-operator” have come forward with plans to develop a battery energy storage system at Marchwood Industrial Park. Battery storage helps to solve two key challenges: storing electricity when generation is higher than demand, then releasing it when demand is high. Locating energy storage within those areas of high energy demand supports the resilience of our electricity system and the Marchwood National Grid Substation is a major grid supply point where the site can be connected with minimal disruption. Further information is available on the www.marchwood-Bess.co.uk where feedback can also be given, or email: marchwoodbatteryplans@ instinctif.com For further information and updates please check our website:E-voice.org.uk/WaterCAN, or Facebook, or email: watercan2025@gmail.com of the world’s chalk steams are in the south of England, and two of the best known are the Test and the Itchen. WaterUK SIX VILLAGES TOGETHER from Councillor Allan Glass A new charity is to be launched covering all six villages of the parish of Fawley to help the people of the six villages. Some areas are out on a limb with minimal public transport facilities. Other areas have families on low incomes. Children youth and the elderly or disabled o en nd it di cult to get support. Although this charity is based in St Georges Hall in Calshot and will work closely with Fawley Parish council it is independent from the council giving the charity the freedom to cover areas that are outside the councils remit and funding. e charity will work with all members of the Fawley parish community to advise, obtain help with problems where possible and will seek funding to deal with other local issues as appropriate. Our panel of trustees are: Phil White, Wendy Acun, Cllr Alan Alvey, Cllr Chas McGill, Cllr Dan Pool, Amy Andrew, Cllr Josie Poole and Cllr Allan Glass (Chairman of trustees).
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