Herald - Issue 380

24th October 2019 • The HERALD • Page 53 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v ANIMAL MAGIC 38 Pylewell Road, Hythe, Southampton, Hants SO45 6AQ Tel: (023) 8084 1000 Fax: (023) 8084 5651 www.hythevets.co.uk An Independent Local Practice The Pet Healthcare Centre welcomes Alwyn Roberts to their friendly team Welcome to the Team e Pet Healthcare Centre was opened in Pylewell Road, by Bob Russell in February 2001. e aim has always been to provide up to date care for your pets at the same time as keeping the ‘traditional’ feel of a friendly, family oriented veterinary practice, treating your pets as they would their own. From day one it was important that the most up to date facilities would be readily available, matching or sometimes exceeding those of much larger practices. ey have a very well-equipped operating theatre for surgical procedures to be carried out, along with full digital X-ray facilities and ultrasound to assist with diagnosis. ere is also a comprehensive in-house laboratory, allowing most blood test results to be available the same day. eir kennel area is in the middle of the surgery, enabling sta to be with your pets throughout their stay. Due to continued growth, they have expanded with the addition of a second vet, Alwyn Roberts BvetMed Msc DLSHTM MRCVS joined them at the start of September. Alwyn has braved the change of scenery and joined the team full time. Originally from a farming background and a rst language of Welsh, Alwyn quali ed from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1997. He has completed a stint in mixed practice in Yorkshire and Wales and has been a companion animal vet for nearly twenty years. Alwyn has practiced in the Southampton area on and o for the last een years. He is highly experienced in both medicine and surgery and e Pet Healthcare Centre are excited to welcome him to the team. Southampton & District Bird Group’s Field Trip will take place on Sunday 17th November for Blashford Lakes (SU 152 079), 10am, park outside Tern Hide, opposite side of road to Centre. For more details regarding Field Trips and future meetings contact 07932 198387. BIRD MEETINGS Time and Place: A Historic Photo Call for Hythe & Dibden Residents Time and Place is a collaborative project between Forest Forge eatre and the New Forest Heritage Centre. Together they are looking for photos of the Hythe and Dibden areas from 1900-1990. e project invites residents of Hythe and Dibden to share old photographs from these decades, which show this local area and help to illustrate what’s changed and what’s remained. e villages and towns are changing at a pace and sometimes it’s di cult to remember what they were like and why they have changed. Your old photos could be of Hythe village, family outings, or simply watching the ships go by. Together with renowned playwright David Lane, the project will listen to the stories behind your photographs and piece together the history of the area. ey can also help you to identify your photographs as they are working in partnership with the Waterside Heritage Centre and the team at the New Forest Heritage Centre responsible for the New Forest Knowledge website. If you feel you can add to the New Forest’s archive of photos and stories to help preserve the Waterside heritage, take your photos to one of the following: • Saturday 26th October (from 1pm) at St Andrew’s, Church, Garden Room; • Wednesday 6th November (from 12noon) at St Anne’s Neighborhood Centre, Dibden; • Wednesday 13th November (from 12noon) at Hythe and Dibden Community Centre. Chosen photographs and stories will then form an exhibition in February 2020 at the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst. is project also ties in nicely with the Hythe and Waterside Rotary 50th anniversary photographic competition that is looking for photographs of Hythe and Waterside taken over the last 50 years. It also celebrates the National Park Authority’s 70th and supports their Year of Green Action. Forest Forge eatre and the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst are both part of FOLIO - and this project is run in partnership with and New Forest District Council and Hythe and Dibden Parish Council. For more information and to register your interest email hello@forestforgetheatre. co.uk Hythe Pier ART & CRAFT SALE Gang Warily Scout & Guide HQ will be holding two Art and Cra Sales. is year’s sales are on Saturday 9th November and Saturday 7th December . Bookings are now being taken. e cost for exhibitors is £5 per table. If you would like a table then please complete the booking form: form.jotformeu. com/92565323209356. e sales start at 10am and nishes at 1pm. Entry will be by donation. ere will also be hot and cold refreshments on sale. Pop along and support your local art and cra exhibitors. If you need more information please email gwscoutguidehq@gmail.com Portrait Painting AGM and Photo Competition On Saturday 9th November , Totton Art Society will be holding a One Day Sale from 10am until 4pm at the ree Score Club. Entry forms are available now. ey will be hosting a demonstration by Lucie Cookson (from East Wittering) for ‘Portrait Painting Like Rembrandt’ in oils. is will take place at e ree Score Club in Totton on Wednesday 27th November from 7.30pm until 9.30pm. Everyone is welcome and there is a small charge of £4 to non-members. ere is also free parking adjacent to the club. e group are currently looking for new members and further information about the club can be found at www . tottonartsociety.org.uk Southampton Branch World Ship Society, meet at St James Methodist Church, St James Shirley, 7.30pm until 9.30pm on the second Tuesday of the month. eir next meeting is on Tuesday 12th November for their AGM and Digital Photo Competition. Anyone with a shipping interest is welcome to attend. More details 023 8049 0290. e Southampton Camera Club will meet on Monday 11th November for ‘Wildlife rugh the Lens’ with Tom Way. Meetings take place in Copythorne Hall starting at 7.45pm. New members and guests are always welcome. Further information sccprog@ southamptoncameraclub.co.uk or visit www . southamptoninternationalexhibition.co.uk Wildlife Through the Lens Romsey Quilters is a large and happy not-for- pro t group which meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings of the month at Cros eld Hall (SO51 8GL) in Romsey from 9.30am for 10am until 12.30pm. Co ee is served between 9.30am and 9.55am. e group enjoys a variety of speakers, workshops, working mornings, friendship and welcomes anyone interested in Quilting and associated cra s. e next meeting will take place on Tuesday 12th November for Kate Findlay with ‘Working in Series’, followed on Tuesday 26th November for Alice Fox with ‘Findings’. Romsey Quilters extend a warm welcome to all visitors, especially beginners and look forward to meeting you. For more details visit www.romseyquilters.co.uk Give Quilting A Go