25th June 2026 • The HERALD • Page 65 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Sanders Design SERVICES LTD BUILDING PLANS AND DETAILED DRAWING SERVICE Complete professional service for extensions, conversions, new houses and commercial projects • Computer Aided Design Drawings • Free Initial Visit and Quotation 95 Cedar Road, Hythe, Southampton SO45 3PX Tel: 023 8020 7195 Email: info@sandersdesignservices.co.uk Web: www.sandersdesignservices.co.uk ASK A PROFESSIONAL New Forest Businesses Urged To Sponsor Life-Saving Aid Shipments To Ukraine New Forest For Ukraine (NFFU) is calling on local businesses to help sponsor vital aid shipments as the war in Ukraine enters its h year, with rising transport costs putting growing pressure on the charity’s ability to deliver essential supplies. For as little as £50, businesses can sponsor a pallet to help deliver donated medical supplies, generators, mobility aids, food, pet supplies, toiletries, and other emergency essentials directly to displaced people, hospitals and families a ected by the con ict. Several local organisations, Atomik Vodka, Brockenhurst, e Elm Tree, Hightown, Ringwood and the Southern Pointer Club have already stepped forward to support the appeal by sponsoring pallets. e charity says escalating logistics and shipping costs are increasing the strain on its volunteer-led operation, which collects, sorts and sends humanitarian aid from its hub in Lymington to trusted partners in Ukraine. Mandy Haynes, NFFU Lead and Events Co-ordinator, said: “Every sponsored pallet helps us deliver urgently needed aid to people living through the daily realities of war. Without support from local businesses and the wider community, many of these shipments simply would not happen. The New Forest has always shown incredible community spirit. Businesses that support these shipments are demonstrating real compassion, leadership, and social responsibility, while making a genuine difference to people who urgently need help.” As well as helping people a ected by war, the initiative o ers businesses a practical and visible way to support an international humanitarian cause while strengthening community engagement and demonstrating social impact. Each donated pallet carries details of its sponsor – a message of support and compassion. Businesses interested in supporting can nd out more through the charity’s website or by contacting the team directly via: events@newforestforukraine.co.uk Aid leaving from the Lymington hub (Credit: New Forest For Ukraine) Pallet sponsored by The Elm Tree
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