Herald - Issue 408

Page 16 • The HERALD • 24th June 2021 v THE HERALD - YOUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE v Acorn Building Contracts Ltd u Reliable, local builders offering affordable, quality workmanship u Our employees are fully qualified and fully insured u All aspects of building undertaken including extensions, structural alterations, roofing, ground works, kitchens, bathrooms, carpentry and plastering u Drawings arranged u Insurance work undertaken u Local Authority Approved Contractor For free quotations and friendly advice please call Office: 023 8024 3336 Mobile: 07786 656865 Email: acornbuilding@googlemail.com or visit our website: www.acorn-builders.co.uk You will not be disappointed New Forest Scaffolding All aspects of scaffolding undertaken • Extensions • Chimneys • Re-Roofing • New Builds etc For a friendly, local, reliable service and a free quotation Telephone: 07734 476855 www.newforestscaffolding.co.uk Full Liability Insurance Lychette Cottage, Roughdown, Blackfield SO45 1XG PVCu FASCIAS & GUTTERING CLEANING SERVICE Gutters checked for leaks and repaired Also new installations Driveway, Patio and Decking Cleaning and Restoration Service Very reliable and fully insured Good Rates and Professional Service Special Rates for OAP’s Call us now for a free quote Holbury 07884 112416 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 New Book about Hythe Pier Train Following the publication of his book “Hythe Pier and Ferry – A History” in May 2019, Alan Titheridge has been further researching and writing a book about the Hythe Pier Railway. “ e Heartbeat of Hythe – e Story of the Hythe Pier Railway” will be available early in July. Research has thrown up some previously unknown facts, making for some interesting reading. e book also includes some rare and previously unpublished photographs. Alan says that whilst his book includes historic information and some basic engineering details, it highlights how for almost 100 years it has played an important role in the life of Hythe and the Waterside. In an appeal in the Herald in April 2020 in preparation for his book, Alan asked for personal anecdotes and reminiscences of the train with responses that have been included in a special chapter coming in from as far away as Australia. It seems that no matter how far former Hythe residents nd themselves, they cannot leave our quirky little green train behind. ere is another chapter about some of the many men and one woman who have driven the train over the years. e book will be priced at £9.95 and is available for pre-ordering from Alan by email at: awt1950@sky.com or via Alan Titheridge on Facebook Messenger. It will also be available from the Herald o ce. Having fallen victim to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Hythe Pier Heritage Association (HPHA) can reveal that its ‘Rock the Pier’ music festival will return to the Hythe and Waterside social calendar in 2021. Subject to any further enforced restrictions, the popular event will take place on Saturday 11th September . All the performers booked for last year’s aborted event have been rebooked, including the Trav Cats, Soulcatchers, and the One-O s. In ne sunny weather, Rock the Pier was rst staged in August 2018, raising more than £5000. A grander and more spectacular event followed in July 2019, again with the sun shining from a clear blue sky, adding a further £7,000 towards HPHA’s funding of its plans to restore Hythe’s Victorian pier and its iconic railway. Further details of this year’s event will be released throughout the summer. ROCK THE PIER 2021 Revellers in front of the main stage 2019. Photo by Alan Titheridge