Herald - Issue 401

Page 56 • The HERALD • 28th January 2021 v SEND YOUR LOCAL NEWS TO THE HERALD v SPORT IN THE HERALD • Bike Sales • Cycle Servicing for all makes and models • Spares, accessories and good honest advice! Open Tuesday-Saturday Blackfield Business Centre, Hampton Lane, Blackfield Please call 023 8089 0712 to arrange a service! Tottonians Rugby Club who are based in Water Lane Totton, are inviting people of all ages; from Year R (5 years old) to Senior Players, no matter if you’ve played before, your skill set or talent! Rugby is an inclusive game, for all abilities and ages. e Seniors (18 years+) train on a Tuesday and ursday, 7.30pm-9pm and Saturdays 2pm-4pm. e Colts (16-18 years) train on a Tuesday and ursday 7pm-8.30pm and the Juniors/ Minis (5-16 years) train on Sundays 10am–Midday, usually an hour or so (depending on age). e Under 16’s, 15’s and 14’s also train on Wednesday evenings from 6pm-7.30pm. e club are really keen to hear from anyone in their school year 10 (U15’s). Coaching is provided by England Rugby Union Quali ed Coaches, at all levels. ere is access to gym facilities, physio support and strength and conditioning advice. e club has its own clubhouse and a great social atmosphere. If you just want to join for fun, tness or feel you can be the next David Sisi or Marcus Smith at senior level or any age, pop along to Tottonians RFC, you will be made to feel very welcome. Please email the club on: info@tottonians.com for more information. Bramshott Hill Seniors End of Year Report As 2020 drew to a close, along with most people, Bramshott Seniors were not sorry to see it go. e virus has prevented them from playing most of their competitive golf for a good part of the year. ey thought they would end the year on a high, sadly however the Government and weather intervened and John Gordon (Captain). Graham Brown, Ray Dunkason, Henry Porter, Stuart Bulbrook (Secretary) golf equipment has been put away until further notice. On a more positive note, their Captain, John Gordon, closed his charity collection for 2020. John has managed to collect a magni cent £2250 for Prostate Cancer UK and a cheque for this amount was sent to the charity. John will remain their captain for 2021 as he feels that 2020 was not enough of a challenge for him!! He has decided to support the Rosewood Free School and e Handy Trust located in Hythe. ey hope he will be as successful again in his charity collection. From all at Bramshott Hill they wish you all a very Happy New Year and hopefully 2021 will prove to be a more enjoyable year. Tottonians Rugby Club Wants You! FOOTY WITH THE FALCONS Fawley Falcons FC are looking for players to join their U11’s Turbo’s team. If you are currently in year 6 and have a passion for football then they want to hear from you. With a fully quali ed FA level manager/ coach you will train in a fun, safe and enjoyable environment. Training takes place on Saturday mornings at the QE2 Recreation Ground, Black eld, with matches on Sundays. For more information and to register your interest please get in touch with Team Manager Carl ompson on: 07859 999667 or email: triggerct85@hotmail. com County Council Confirms Continuation of Key Services for Hampshire Hampshire County Council has con rmed that all household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) will remain open for those who need to use them. Councillor Rob Humby, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment said: “The booking system at the HWRCs is working well, and social distancing measures are in place. The sites will continue to accept as many of the usual household waste materials as they can while the onward market accepts them. However, I would ask that people consider if they really do need to make a trip to the tip at this time and, if they can, to either use their kerbside waste collections or store their waste safely at home until restrictions are lifted.” Residents wishing to visit an HWRC will need to make a booking in advance and are asked to check the website ahead of their visit in case a site needs to close at short notice due to sta ng levels being a ected by COVID-19. Booking slots are available seven days in advance at each of Hampshire’s 24 HWRCs, and can be made online at: www.hants.gov.uk/wasteandrecycling/ recycl ingcentres/book-appointment or, for those without internet access, by phone on: 023 8017 9949, between Monday and Friday 9am to 5.30pm. Essential highways maintenance will continue, including emergency pothole repairs, winter gritting, drainage cleansing and ood prevention work. All highways maintenance work on Hampshire’s roads is carried out in line with the Construction Leadership Council’s Site Operation Procedures, which is based on Public Health England guidance. Councillor Humby continued: “The Government has said that construction is not expected to close operations down, and we are committed to continuing with essential road maintenance as far as our staff resources and materials supply chain allows. I would like to reassure Hampshire residents that all our operations are carried out in a COVID-safe way, with social distancing measures in place at all times.” For hints, tips and advice on how to reduce waste at home, go to: www.hants. gov.uk/wasteandrecycling/smartliving To check opening times of local HWRCs, go to: www.hants.gov.uk/ wasteandrecycling For a full list of changes toCountyCouncil services duringnational restrictions, go to: www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/ coronavirus#impacted-services Sharing Stories on Camera to Raise a Million As the UK entered its third lockdown, Revitalise, based in Netley, Southampton, wanted to ensure that the struggles facing disabled people and their carers during the pandemic were not forgotten. A new video highlights the trials and tribulations of lockdown as seen through their eyes - with a little help from a team of celebrity readers. The video features often intimate, revealing, and personal stories or poems, submitted for a competition called Revitalise 500, describing in under 500 words the highs and lows of lockdown. Revitalise CEO Jan Tregelles said: “We were really pleased to receive some genuinely humorous, touching, and heartfelt submissions for our Revitalise 500 competition, and we think this video captures the best of them. Home carers are amazing, talented people and we are proud to shine a light on their stories. Congratulations to the winners, we look forward to welcoming you to Revitalise soon.” e winners of the competition were selected by a team of celebrity judges and supporters, including comedian Alexei Sayle, BBC Radio 2 DJ Mark Radcli e, Paralympic Gold Medalist David Smith MBE, actor Peter Polycarpou and actress Carol Royle, with excerpts of the top ten entries featuring in the video. The winner, a poem called ‘Funny, yummy, disabled, single Mummy (a lockdown lament)’ written by Sam Hinton, was chosen as the favourite choice . Sam will receive a 7-day respite break at the Revitalise centre of her choice and second and third have won £250 and £150 Revitalise vouchers respectively, which can be put towards their next Revitalise visit. Revitalise launched the competition as part of its #CareforCarers campaign, aiming to raise £1 million to support carers and their loved ones to access respite care breaks following lockdown. A new report from Carers UK revealed that 81% of carers wanted to go into the New Year with a clear sense that the government values carers and will provide more support and recognition. ere are an estimated 13.6 million unpaid carers in the UK today, of which 4.5 million became carers since the pandemic began. One carer, Hilary, has been looking a er her disabled son, Shaun, for 15 years following an accident during a holiday in Ibiza. Hilary has faced enormous challenges since the start of the pandemic. Carer Hilary said: “I try to keep myself calm and tell myself I know I’m not the only one struggling like this, but I just can’t physically do it. It’s a desperate thing, we both just urgently need a break.” Another carer, Tracy, cares for Conor, her son. She said: “I am just drained physically. It is a terrible feeling waking up and being tired. I’d like to see the Government live in my shoes for a week”. Speaking of the sheer desperation for respite care, Dame Judi Dench said: “ This need is more important than ever. I am wholeheartedly joining with Revitalise to launch an urgent fundraising appeal, #CareForCarers, to raise £1 million directly to help carers and disabled people get the break they desperately need, and so deserve. ” To see the entries in full , please go to: www.revitalise.org.uk/blog or to show your support for the Revitalise #CareForCarers campaign and help Raise a Million to subsidise care breaks, please go to: www.revitalise.org.uk/donate