v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 11TH DECEMBER v 20th November 2025 • The HERALD • Page 85 VAUXTECH LOCAL GARAGE Tel: 023 8086 9496 Unit 5, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Totton, Southampton SO40 9LA LOCAL GARAGE EST 30 YEARS • Servicing & Repairs • MOT’s (arranged) • Brakes • Clutches • Tyres • Air Conditioning • Collection & Delivery Locally Friendly & Reliable Onsite Café Facilities All Makes & Models Having safely arrived back to the UK they were unable to land at their base, due to heavy fog covering the air eld. e aircra was short of fuel so the pilot was forced to land in a eld east of Staxton Wold. Fortunately all the crew survived uninjured. A sad fact of deploying balloons is that 310 RAF aircra are known to have fallen due to collisions with balloons, whilst only 54 hostile aircra are known to have succumbed to defensive balloons. With thanks to my husband David for his research into this tragic incident. Tales From The Graveyard Continued from page 84 Making Litter Picking a Family Affair Once again, Hythe & Waterside Rotary (H&W) took to the streets to collect litter to make a di erence in the local community. H&W Rotarian, Craig Webber, enlisted the help of daughter Helen and her two children, making this event a real family a air. Craig, Manny, Helen and her children Litter pick organiser, Rotarian Manny Fordham said: “We always welcome helpers from the local area so it was all that more enjoyable seeing the children having fun whilst doing something so worthwhile.” H&W Rotary always publicises forthcoming litter picks on their Facebook page, so please go and join in next time! Craig and his grandchildren Art in Lymington Lymington Arts Group hold meetings in the McLellan Hall at Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ, on the second Friday afternoon of each month (except February and August). Meetings start at 2.30pm and normally last two hours. eir next meeting will be on Friday 12th December for a Demonstration by Ronnie Ireland – Portrait painting. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. Have you checked out our website? www.langleyhub.co.uk There are several pages to explore including a comprehensive calendar of local events that is continuously being updated so if you are looking for inspiration on what to do in the local area then give it a look. If you would like your event included in the calendar, then do please get in touch using the email address below. Green Space Maintenance. A small team of volunteers work together to keep clear some of the verges and LANGLEY HUB UPDATE from Langley Hub pavements around Langley. If you fancy joining the team for a friendly chat and exercise we would love to hear from you. www.langleyhub.co.uk or email: Langleyhubnewforest@gmail.com
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