v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 7th August 2025 • The HERALD • Page 5 DECORATOR INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING General Small Maintenance Works Reliable, Prompt with a High Standard of Work Fully Insured • Free Estimates NICK CROUCHER 07395 042193 MPL Roofing & Guttering Services • Fascias, Guttering, Soffits, Cladding and much more PVCu work • All roof repairs, gutters, flat roofs, chimney repairs • Moss removal 15% Discount for OAP’s Established 30 years 07742 436650 023 8087 9135 mplroofing@hotmail.com Tools for Self Reliance Turns 45 – Help Raise £45,000 to Celebrate 45 Years of Impact is year, Netley Marsh-based charity Tools for Self Reliance celebrates an incredible milestone, 45 years of helping people build better futures through vocational training projects and tool provision. What started in 1980 as a small, practical idea - collecting unwanted tools in the UK to send overseas - has grown into a dynamic livelihood development charity with international reach. Today, nearly 400 volunteers refurbish tools and sewing machines to support trainees across Africa, equip apprentices in the UK, and fund vocational training, business development and transition to work projects. e charity also demonstrates a powerful example of circular economy in action, keeping thousands of tools out of land ll and giving them a new purpose, whilst supporting people as they build livelihoods through technical trades. To mark this special anniversary, the charity has launched its Tea for Tools fundraising campaign, with the ambitious goal of raising £45,000 between 1st July and 31st August. e funds will help ensure even more people can access training, gain con dence, and become nancially self-reliant. “Turning 45 is a chance to celebrate everything we’ve achieved together,” said Chief Executive, Sarah Ingleby, “From a handful of volunteers with a big idea to a UK-wide network helping people change their lives every day. We’re so proud of our roots in the local community, and we hope people will get behind Tea for Tools this summer to help us reach even more people.” As part of the appeal, the Dalgleish Trust has pledged to match the rst £10,000 of donations made before 31st August, meaning every pound donated goes twice as far. Donations will help support projects like the upcoming vocational training programme in Nkhotakota, Malawi, where 40 young people will train in trades such as welding, tailoring, and solar installation. To bring people together and raise vital funds, a Tea for Tools community event will be held on Saturday 9th August at the charity’s Netley Marsh HQ, featuring tool and haberdashery sales, plus tea and cake for a good cause. Help Tools for Self Reliance celebrate 45 years by helping raise £45,000 this summer. You can donate via: www.tfsr.org/tea-for-tools-match-funding/ or through Just Giving: www.justgiving.com/ campaign/tea4tools2025 Tea for Tools Sale: Saturday 9th August, 12noon– 3pm, at Tools for Self Reliance, Ringwood Road, Netley Marsh, SO40 7GY. Tools for Self Reliance Malawi Shipment
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