Page 14 • The HERALD • 17th September 2026 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v All joinery and carpentry requirements undertaken • Bespoke wooden windows, doors and staircases • PVCu windows and doors fitted • Decking, pergolas and out buildings • Custom made wardrobes and cupboards • Fencing and gates Contact us for advice and quotes Tel 023 8066 8021• Mobile 07467 594993 fillisjoinery@outlook.com Professional quality joinery for over 25 years 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 New Forest Scaffolding All aspects of scaffolding undertaken • Extensions • Chimneys • Re-Roofing • New Builds etc For a friendly, local, reliable service and a free quotation Telephone: 07734 476855 www.newforestscaffolding.co.uk Full Liability Insurance Lychette Cottage, Roughdown, Blackfield SO45 1XG Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom with free design service Tel: 023 8084 3787 Email: showroom@pcbuildingsupplies.co.uk Web: www.pcbuildingsupplies.co.uk To advertise your business in The Herald, contact Sue on 023 8084 0815 or email: sjones@herald-publishing.co.uk SAD NEWS FROM WATERSIDE HERITAGE Waterside Heritage’s Vice-Chairman, Gordon Chambers sadly died on 10th August a er a long illness, stoically endured. Gordon was a local lad and a keen Saints supporter. He was born and brought up in Dibden Purlieu, attended Dibden Primary School and then Noadswood Secondary School. A er leaving school he joined Hovercra and worked there from 1964 to 1990. He then worked for British Gas and Cromwell Tools. A er retiring, he was a tireless Vice-Chairman of Waterside Heritage. His major work for the last three years was completing the book on the history of Dibden Purlieu started by their late Chairman, Graham Parkes. He was enthusiastic about the work and wanted an index, more pictures and fewer words than Waterside Heritage’s previous He was also in demand as a speaker on various aspects of local history. Everyone at Waterside Heritage will miss him and their condolences, sympathy and best wishes go to his long term partner, Shirley. is leaves Waterside Heritage with a number of new challenges. First they need a new Vice-Chairman. Any volunteers would be welcome. ey also need to complete the work on the book as part of Gordon and Graham’s, legacy – it was expected later this year but will now probably appear next year. two publications. He had reached the stage of selecting photographs to include when he went into hospital. In addition, Gordon was Chairman of Hythe Historians which met every month in the Hythe and Dibden Community Centre. To these roles he brought immense local knowledge and common sense enlivened with a puckish sense of humour. Gordon Chambers 82 Year Old Walker Visits Hythe During Trek From Lands End To London 82 year old Judy Benjamin from the United States is walking 550-miles from Land’s End to London. On Monday 24th August, Judy walked into Hythe where she stayed overnight before continuing the next leg of journey from Hythe to Southampton. Judy was diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease at age 67. A er addressing factors contributing to her cognitive decline through a precisionmedicine approach, she recovered her cognition and has since made it her mission to raise awareness that cognitive decline can potentially be prevented and, in some cases, reversed. e UK walk follows her 2025 trek across the US, when she walked 2,812 miles from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida, completing the journey in 217 days. To follow Judy’s trek please visit: www.judywalks.com
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