Page 84 • The HERALD • 17th September 2026 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v SPORT IN THE HERALD All your cycle servicing needs for all makes and models of bikes by a qualified mechanic with over 20 years experience! Spares, accessories and good honest advice! WE ALSO SELL BIKES! JON’S BIKE REPAIR & SALES Unit 19, Glenmore Business Park, Hardley Industrial Estate, Lime Kiln Lane, Holbury SO45 2AR 023 8089 0712 EST: 2016 An Excellent Season For Totton & Eling Bowls Club Totton & Eling Bowls Club have enjoyed an excellent 2026 season. The league team’s performances were very probably the best ever. e men’s team in Southampton & District Championship 2 were not only winners, but won 12 out of their 14 matches, scored 69 points, 15.5 ahead of second placed Hedge End, and with an overall shots di erence of +294. In the New Forest leagues, the ladies nished fourth in ‘B’ league, a worthy place having been promoted from ‘C’ league in 2025. e men nished fourth in their second season in Division 1, with 8 wins and 60 points. e men’s A team in Division 4, who missed promotion last season by only 3 points, were champions with 11 wins, scored 81.5 points, 17.5 ahead of second placed Braeside and with an overall shots di erence of +196. Formal presentations of trophies, cups and medals will be made this coming autumn. Individual members have also enjoyed success in competitions. Last year’s Club champions did well in the New Forest Champion of Champions with Liz Miles reaching the semi nals of the Ladies singles and Baz Fish was losing nalist in a hard fought men’s singles match won by John Sanderson of Ringwood Bowling Club. e new winter season begins on 1st October, for both outdoor play and Indoor Short Mat. All returning and new winter players are very welcome. For more information please call the Bowls Centre on: 023 8086 8846. Weekend Recreational Fishing Trip Report and photos sent in by Marc Duncan On Saturday 15th August Lymington & District Sea Fishing Club held a weekend recreational shing trip and 8 club anglers and a guest ventured out aboard “Ocean Runner” skippered by Ryan Jones in search of bass. e bass shing of late hadn’t been as good as previous trips, possibly due to the strong sunlight and heat. First stop was to catch live bait which was mainly tiny pouting. Dave Wood did manage a red gurnard. We then pushed out onto the banks shing live bait on Portland/Pulley rigs in search of bass. Second dri saw Marc Duncan land a 5lb bass and following 2 dri s saw Brett Harker and Mike Fox landed a bass each. Mike also had a small thornback on live bait. With the tide easing we had no further bites, so for the short window of slack water we anchored up where John Wood and the guest had a conger each. Once the tide had turned, we decided to continue the bass shing with Neil Pullman and Mike catching whilst we lost 3 or 4 others. Al, our guest also had one. Ryan (the skipper) decided to have a go and managed to eke out 3 on lures before Brett and Mike added to the list. Brett Harker Marc Duncan ROMSEY MALE VOICE CHOIR CONCERT AT BEAULIEU ABBEY On Saturday 10th October at 7pm Romsey Male Voice Choir will be performing a concert at Beaulieu Abbey to support the Applemore College charity, “ e Ambitious For All Foundation”. e choir celebrated thirty years of performing in 2025 and continues to strengthen its reputation as one of the foremost male voice choirs in the south of England, winning awards at many well-known music and choral festivals. e choristers share a love of performing an eclectic programme of music from di erent genres, o ering something for each and every music lover. Romsey Male Voice Choir is a charity with two major aims. e rst is an ongoing drive to raise money for other charities and the second to provide a learning platform for young musicians. e concert at Beaulieu Abbey will help ful l their rst aim by enabling e Ambitious For All Foundation (AFAF) to raise funds in order to support the students of Applemore College. AFAF aims to enhance the learning experiences of Applemore students by providing opportunities, outside the normal school curriculum, which will expand the students skills, build upon their self esteem and boost their resilience. ey are both excited and extremely grateful to both the Romsey choir and Beaulieu Abbey for enabling AFAF to hold this fundraising concert. Tickets priced £15 will be available on the AFAF website: https://www. theambitiousforallfoundation.org.uk or in person from e Herald o ce and Applemore College. JOIN HYTHE & DIBDEN U3A Have you recently given up full time employment and are looking for interesting new things to do? Or have you a favourite hobby you would like to spend more of your new-found leisure time on, maybe in the company of others? If so, why not join Hythe & Dibden u3a. For a modest annual fee, you can have access to a huge range of activities as well as an opportunity to make new friends and have a lot of fun. Interest groups which are run by the members and meet throughout the month, include physical activities such as Pétanque, Pickle Ball, cycling and walking, and for food and wine lovers there is Wine Appreciation, Lunches Out and Curry Group. Other popular interest groups include Book Club, Board Games, Cra Along, History and Singing for Fun. If you have a particular skill or interest, you could even start a new group yourself. On Monday 12th October for a talk by Gordon Lewis titled ‘7 Miles from Town - Imber Village’. Hythe & Dibden u3a meet together for a speaker meeting at Hythe Parish Hall every second Monday of the month at 2pm. If you are interested in joining this friendly u3a group you are welcome to go along as a guest for two meetings or you can contact the Membership Secretary: hdu3amembership3@gmail.com for an initial chat. On Board With The Havers Ship Visits From The J Havers Archive Southampton Branch of the World Ship Society meet at St James Methodist Church, Shirley, 7.30pm to 9.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month. e meetings take place in Room 7; enter the church building from the car park at the back, go up the stairs, then turn right and Room 7 is at the end of the corridor. eir next meeting is on Tuesday 13th October: ‘On Board with the Havers Ship visits from the J Havers Archive’. Anyone with a shipping interest is welcome to attend. More details visit: www.sotonwss.org.uk Abstraction in Mixed Media e New Forest Art Society will be holding their next monthly meeting on Wednesday 14th October for a demonstration by Barbara Whitbourn; “Abstraction in Mixed Media”. New members are always welcome and visitors are invited to go along for a small entry fee (£6). Meetings are held in the Pine Room at Lyndhurst Community Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm March to October and 2.15pm-4.15pm from November to February. Details of the programme can be found on the Society’s website: www. newforestartsociety.weebly.com WHAT’S IN A NAME Ashurst WI is an active and growing institute, where members can look forward to an interesting programme of talks and events throughout the year. e next meeting takes place on Wednesday 14th October for a talk titled ‘What’s in a Name’ by Mike Cooper. Meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm at Colbury Church Rooms, Deerleap Lane, Colbury SO40 7EH. New members and visitors are always welcome. For more details email: ashurstsec@ hampshirewi.org.uk
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