Page 54 • The HERALD • 11th December 2025 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v WE CARE, YOU CARE LYMINGTON RAMPS Safer Easier Access SEE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS AT: www.lymingtonramps.co.uk NHS and Local Authority Approved ANY DESIGN TAILOR MADE FOR YOU SAFEST ANTI SLIP SURFACES FREE SURVEYS Call 07511 801493 M & J Mobility Can give you.... Freedom on the Road • Hoists • Pedal Transfers • Wheelchair Carriers • Hand Controls • Ramps • Easy Release Hand Brake • Wireless Controls • Swivel Seats and help Maintain YOUR Independence Scooters Wheelchairs Powerchairs Li & Recline Chairs Walking Aids Bath Aids and lots more... Visit our showroom at: Independent Lifestyle Centre Old Lyndhurst Road, Cadnam SO40 2NL or call for a catalogue on: 023 8081 1949 Making Mobility Affordable DARKNESS TURNS TO LIGHT AT FESTIVE CARE HOME Residents at a New Forest care home welcomed families and friends from the community for their h annual ‘festival of light’. e sparkling walkaround in the garden at Colten Care’s Woodpeckers in Brockenhurst attracted around 130 visitors and raised more than £350 for the home’s charity this year, Olivia Inspires. Lighting up the evening darkness, the festival featured a colourful range of installations and illuminated displays. ey included stained glass-style stars and hanging ‘botanical’ lanterns which residents had decorated earlier in arts and cra s sessions. Resident Margaret Wirgman, who toured the displays with her husband George, a regular visitor to the home, said: “We surpassed previous years’ festivals. I’m not sure how we can top it next year.” Companionship Team Leader Jane Bunker expressed thanks to Sunny elds Farm in Totton for donating pumpkins which residents carved and lit up with candles along the garden’s woodland walk. Jane said: “Once again the festival provided an uplifting and sustainable alternative to traditional fireworks events at this time of year. Our residents played a key role in creating the displays which were all designed and built using reused, repurposed and natural materials. They used leaves and flower heads collected from our garden and sandwiched them between laminated pouches to make the botanical lanterns.” e funds raised for Olivia Inspires, which supports young people in the New Forest facing nancial hardship, came through the sales of hot chocolate and biscuits. The garden at Woodpeckers transformed into a ‘festival of light’ Woodpeckers residents make their botanical lanterns for the festival of light, (Left to Right) Phyllis Farmer, Jeannie Hilton, Di Lawes and Dawn Pearson
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