Herald - Issue 387

2nd April 2020 • The HERALD • Page 33 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v M. C. HALL LTD 4 Carpentry 4 Fencing 4 Decoration 4 Extensions 4 Kitchens 4 Loft Conversions 4 Bathrooms 4 New Build First Rate Building & Carpentry Work Start to Finish Service • References Available • Fully Insured • 1 year guarantee Free Quotations and Friendly Advice Given Contact mchall126@btinternet.com or call 023 8089 8456 or 07976 937941 Website: www.mchallltd.co.uk 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 FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8089 1677 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST PAINTER & DECORATOR 25 Years Experience • Interior & Exterior • Paper Hanging • Paint Stripping Fully Insured • Free Estimates No Job too Small John Abbey 023 8084 0642 or 07810 835152 ELECTRICIAN/HANDYMAN FULLY QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN (30YRS EXPERIENCE) • Mains Upgrades • Testing • Extra/Replacement Points/Lights • Outside Lighting • Sockets • Ponds • BT/TV Points • Ethernet Points • CCTV • Fire/Intruder Alarms • Basic Plumbing Repairs • Outside Taps • Showers • Heating Problems • Blinds/Poles Fixed • Flatpacks • Loft Work Boarding, Tidying etc ALL OTHER DOMESTIC WORK CONSIDERED Call Mick on 07738 166453 or email: michaelshelley80@googlemail.com Oaklands Woodcarving Turning 30 DON’T DUMP IT, DONATE IT! From Dogs2Foster as we do not have premises to store these types of items. ank you for helping us to help the dogs and the environment. More information can be found by visiting the website: www.dogs2fosteruk. org or contacting the charity on 023 8178 1707 or dogs2fosteruk@ gmail.com to arrange a collection. Help dogs in need and our environment. Maybe you’re having a spring clean? Maybe you’re moving home or having a house clearance? Maybe you have too much stu and not enough space? You would be amazed at how much great stu simply gets thrown away or dumped at the tip that could be sold to raise much needed funds for our dogs and bene t the environment at the same time! Example of Items sold recently: Children’s ride- on toys/cars, re pits, BBQ’s that just need a clean, brass, copper, silver, old walking sticks, coffee tables, TV’s, DVD’s, large mirrors, collectables etc. Items must be in good, working condition or just require cleaning please. All items are sold on social media to raise much needed funds for dogs in need and the New Forest Dog Sanctuary Project by Dogs2Foster, a local dog rehoming charity based in Marchwood. Items we can’t take are: 3-piece suites, sofas, tables and chairs, fridges, washing machines, cookers, bric-a-brac, books, clothing and bedding or large furniture Oaklands Woodcarving Club started in 1990 at the old Oaklands School, moving in 2015 to e Oasis Academy in Romsey Road, Lordshill, Southampton, SO16 8FA. Where they have the use of a well-equipped workshop. e club meets on Mondays from 5pm until 9pm, January through till May, and September through till December (excluding bank holidays). During the summer break they exhibit at a few cra shows displaying the members work, talking to the public and drinking a lot of tea, e club welcomes beginners and carvers of all levels, they have a comprehensive range of chisels and gouges for the club’s use so need to rush out and buy tools. You will get guidance and help from Graham, Richard and Mike, plus any of their members are only too willing to help and pass on their skills. ey are now in their Spring term which nishes on 18th May, anyone interested in learning woodcarving please go along and have a chat, cup of tea and meet the gang. Unfortunately due to Insurance limitations the club can only take new members who are 18 years and over. For more information visit their website: oaklandswoodcarving.org.uk; call Graham on 07771 747352 or email: grahamlimburn@gmail.com From 10th February, for one week, the New Forest Academy, at Hardley, hosted the D-Day Lepe Heritage Group Exhibition. World War Two is now part of the national school curriculum, and the local areas of Lepe and Stanswood Bay were used to build 6 Phoenix caissons, which formed part of the famous Mulberry Harbours. ese were vital to the landings on the Normandy beaches. e Exhibition enabled the students to enrich their knowledge of the local area and the important role it played in the preparation for the embarkation of troops and vehicles as part of the D-Day landings. Thousands of troops, vehicles and supplies le from these beaches. e Exhibition provides a wealth of information, maps and diagrams, explaining the many aspects of the logistics of this enormous embarkation which played a vital role in helping to end this terrible war. A very popular display item was the ‘bomb map’ kindly lent to the Exhibition by Fawley Parish Council. is depicts the area of Waterside fromHythe to the Solent, and Exbury, pinpointing the quantity and type of bombs that were dropped on the area by the enemy. Comments from the students included ‘it has taught me a lot and it was interesting’, ‘very interesting and fun’ and ‘the map is cool and signi cant’. The history teacher, Alice Woolley, running the sessions, commented: “The Lepe D-Day Exhibition was an engaging and informative tool to support Year 9 students at the New Forest Academy who have been studying World War Two in their History lessons. A fantastic learning experience for students to really understand how their local area was vital for the success of D-Day”. e Academy Principal, Mrs Karen Godsall commented: “What a fantastic Exhibition!” e Exhibition will be on display from 15th April to 28th May in the foyer of the Hampshire Records O ce, Winchester, for anyone interested in viewing it. Any local schools, educational establishments or interested parties wishing to book the display, please contact ddaylepe@gmail.com NEW FOREST ACADEMY HOSTED D-DAY LEPE’ EXHIBITION