Herald - Issue 387

Page 60 • The HERALD • 2nd April 2020 v THE HERALD - SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES v Yours Faithfully... Fully polished Granites 30” high from £555 inc VAT Fully polished Grey/Black Granite 24” high from £455 inc VAT Welcome to Spring and Easter! Go along to St Anne’s Church, Calmore, Totton, on Saturday 4th April between 10am and 12noon and celebrate the coming of Spring. ere will be various Easter-themed stalls and games, a draw and a cake stall, and of course, there will be refreshments all morning as well, so plenty of time to sit and have a chat. Everyone will be made welcome, and as usual, all proceeds will go to Church funds. Go along to Black eld Baptist Church ( e Heart of the Village) on Sundays 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th April from 10.30am for their regular services. Everyone is welcome to join them at Hampton Lane, Black eld for their services. Sunday Services WATERSIDE SELF ISOLATION SUPPOR T GROUP IF YOU ARE SELF ISOLATING THEY CAN HELP! CALL THEM OR WHATSAPP: 07782 951660 If no-one answers please leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively you can email: watersidesisgroup@outlook.com WHO THEY ARE? ey are simply a group of volunteers in the waterside community o ering to help anyone in the event of isolation due to COVID19, whether you have the virus, or have chosen to self isolate to reduce the risk of contracting the virus. HOW THEY CAN HELP ? ey are happy to run any errands, collect essential shopping, collect medication, walking the dog and many other things, even just a friendly phone call to check you are ok! ey will not be o ering any medical advice with this service. For any medical advice please contact NHS 111. You can nd them on Facebook: Waterside self Isolation Support Group Disability Advice For the past six years, local Andover resident Anna White, of Frenches Farm, has been an avid supporter of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, hav- ing raised almost £30,000 for the life-saving charity. In April this year, Anna will be hosting two charity fundraising events at her farm, to help keep the Air Ambulance ying and saving lives. On Saturday 25th April , runners of all abilities will join the Charity’s rst ever 5km trail run through the stunning countryside of the North Wessex Downs, at the Frenches Farm Run. ere will also be a 1km trail run for younger runners. On Sunday 26th April , an extended route around the farm will be open to riders and their horses for the annual charity Frenches Farm Ride. Perfect for all ages, on-site refreshments and BBQ food will be available to purchase throughout the day at both events. For more information on how you can support your local Air Ambulance at Frenches Farm Run or Frenches Farm Ride, please email: enquiries@ hiowaa.org If you like to walk, go along and join Roving Ramblers for their monthly walks. ey meet on the second Wednesday of each month, starting at 10am for a 2 to 2 ½ hour walk. Walks are open to everyone and are a good opportunity to meet new friends, take a friend along or even take your dog with you to enjoy the walk. eir next two walks take place on Wednesday 8th April meet at Keyhaven P&D car park, followed on Wednesday 13th May meet at Wilverley Pit car park. For more details call Phil Butter eld on 023 8084 5684 or 07708 582285 or by emailing cedaro ythe@ btinternet.com e New Forest Disability Information Service o ers free con dential and impartial disability-related advice throughout the New Forest area and o ers drop-in sessions at Hythe Library on the rst Tuesday of the month from 11am until 1pm, with the next drop-in session on Tuesday 7th April . Go along and ask a question for yourself, a family member or neighbour on a range of topics including equipment suitability and providers; transport solutions; meals and grocery delivery services; social activities; grants; adaptations; carers, plus disability-related welfare bene ts advice. Every Wednesday a ernoon between 12noon and 4pm they are at e Grove in Hythe for pre-arranged appointments for disability-related bene t application support. Appointments need to be made by calling 01425 628750, email info@newforestdis.org.uk or visit www.newforestdis.org.uk Run to Raise Funds for the Air Ambulance ROVING RAMBLERS Hampshire County Council has opened a 12-week consultation, seeking people’s views on some proposed changes to its Short Break Activities Programme for children and young people with disabilities. Councillor Patricia Stallard, Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services and Young People, commented: “ The views of all Hampshire residents are important to us. We most especially want to make sure that those who could be directly affected by the proposed changes - children and young people with disabilities, those who care for them and Short Break Activity providers - are aware of this consultation and the opportunity to have their say.” rough the Short Break Activities Programme, parents and carers of children and young people with disabilities can take part in education, training courses and leisure pursuits; or take the chance to catch up on day-to-day tasks or other activities to meet the needs of other children in the family. Breaks are provided in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays. Residents’ feedback is being invited on a range of proposals for how the Short Break Activities Programme could operate. Some of the proposals could help e County Council’s Children’s Services Department to make annual savings of up to £696,000. Others are aimed at improving the Programme, while making the best use of available funding. e proposals include: • Reducing the overall grant for providing Short Break Activities; • Only accepting funding applications that meet the core Short Break Activity priorities; • Introducing a two-tier Gateway Card scheme; • Commissioning Short Break Activities through an external grant-giving body; • And, redesigning the Community Buddy Scheme. Specialist services provided for children with assessed social care needs are not included in this consultation. Anyone who would like to take part in the consultation will have until 11:59 pm on Sunday 31st May to make their views known. Before completing the response form, people are strongly encouraged to read the information pack which provides the background to, and details of, the proposals. Both the information pack and response form can be found online at www.hants. gov.uk/shortbreakconsultation A number of information and drop-in events will be held across the Hampshire local authority area during the consultation period, and there will be two virtual sessions on Facebook Live. Dates, times and venues can be found on pages 6 and 7 of the consultation information pack and on the consultation web pages. Views Sought on Short Break Activities Programme Changes