Page 18 • The HERALD • 30th October 2025 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v WILLIS DECORATING & JOINERY SERVICES Est Since 1986 Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating Wallpaper Hanging Hand-painted Kitchens & Spray Finishes Wardrobes, Bookcases, Radiator Covers Call David on 023 8084 9800 or 07946 048261 E: david.willis24@btinternet.com All aspects of Plastering & General Decorating Covered Free Quotations Fully Insured Mobile 07941 255335 Phone: 023 8089 8324 parkesij@yahoo.co.uk www.ijs4plastering.co.uk ALL ASPECTS OF ELECTRICAL WORK UNDERTAKEN • Full Rewires • New Circuits • Consumer Unit Replacements • Electric Vehicle Charging Points • Landlord Certification • Smart Homes • Central Heating Controls 023 8089 0932 or 07534 343631 www.alnelectrical.co.uk info@alnelectrical.co.uk A.M.H. Handyman Services Internal & External Painting All aspects of DIY Work • Flat Pack Assembly Power Washing: Driveways, Patios, Paths & Decking, Gutters, Fascia Boards Call or email Andy for a free estimate Tel: 07961 443623 handyandyharding@gmail.com Local and Reliable The next Herald is out on 20th November AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCES RETURN TO THE NEW FOREST e latest Acting Up programme has launched across the New Forest with ve new venues added to the tour. As the nights draw in, the rural touring programme is bringing theatre, music, storytelling and children’s performances to connect local people to creative and cultural experiences on their doorstep. e programme kicked o in October half term with award winning children’s theatre performance Fideri Fidera in Hythe on 28th October. Expect a fun- lled story with songs, a riotous hook-a-duck game, and the chance to learn the hottest new dance craze ‘ e Franky Walk!’ e Autumn-Winter programme continues with powerful theatre telling the stories of female spies, musical o erings from opera to jazz, and a reimagined Christmas classic in December. Venues in Milford on Sea, Woodgreen, Sway, Black eld and Calshot are hosting Acting Up performances for the rst time this season, with venues in Hythe, Fawley, Pennington, Lyndhurst and orney Hill returning for this third year. The programme is curated by a dedicated group of local volunteers and promoters that understand what their community would like to see best. Tickets start from £8 with full details available on: cultureincommon.co.uk/ whats-on/ The Autumn- Winter Programme Saturday 15th November, Louise Jordan – Behind Enemy Lines, 7.30pm, Fawley Jubilee Hall. Sunday 16th November, Louise Jordan – Behind Enemy Lines, 3pm, St. Mark’s Hall in Pennington. Friday 28th November, Not Now Collective – Pepper and Honey, 7.30pm, Sway Village Hall. Wednesday 3rd December, Callie Gaston and Roger Paterson – Night at the Opera, 7.30pm, Lyndhurst Community Centre. Sunday 7th December, Lonely Clown Club – Ha! Bumhug, 4pm, e Bridge in Milford-on-Sea. Sunday 14th December, Chris Garrick and John Etheridge, 7.30pm in Woodgreen Village Hall. Fideri Fidera Franky Charlotte Horton John Etheridge Tense New Crime Novel By Local Author irty days o -grid. No contact with the outside world. No way to call for help. Tense new crime novel e Nothing Month, by local author Cat Miller, sees our modern day obsession with social media and desire to disconnect as the backdrop to a gripping serial killer thriller. Zara leaves home to take part in a challenge sweeping the nation – no technology for one month. A body is found in the woods. Right by the Safe House where Zara was meant to check in. And she hasn’t checked in. Another body is discovered, and mum Sally takes things into her own hands to make sure Zara is okay. But when thousands have disappeared, how do you nd one missing girl? The Nothing Month will be Cat’s thirteenth published novel and her debut in the thriller world. Cat’s latest novel is available to buy on Amazon for £9.99.
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