Herald - Issue 411

Page 6 • The HERALD • 26th August 2021 v PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 27 YEARS v Waterside Furnishings & Re-Upholstery 023 8020 7895 16 Marsh Parade, Hythe (Opposite Hythe Club) Est 2006 RE-UPHOLSTERY NEW AND USED FURNITURE NEW AND USED FURNITURE RE-UPHOLSTERY FREE ESTIMATES Call Richard on 07554 421544 or 023 8178 8299 PEST CONTROL Domestic, Commercial & Agricultural • WASPS • MOLES • RABBITS • RATS • BEES • MICE • SQUIRRELS • PIGEONS • INSECTS Local Friendly Family Run Business Fully Trained & Insured EXPERT DOMESTICS APPLIANCE SERVICES S ales and R epairs to A ll M akes and M odels 169-171 LONG LANE, HOLBURY • TEL (023) 8089 0054 POSSIBLY THE ONLY INDEPENDENT MAIN DEALER IN THE NEW FOREST For Bosch, Belling, Britannia, Candy, Ebac, Hotpoint, Hoover, Indesit, Ice King, LG, LEC, Liebherr, Miele, Neff, Sebo, Siemens, Stoves, Whirlpool, Zanussi and more... Free Standing & Built In Sales Centre Over 300 appliances in stock www.expertdomestics.co.uk The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD T: 023 8112 3112 E: office@zebra-ltd.co.uk All Plumbing Works Undertaken Full Bathroom Installation Toilet Fix from £75 Fully Insured Free Quotes No Job Too Big or Too Small PLUMBING & BATHROOMS Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Waterside Woodcarvers are Back in Action On Friday 23rd July they held a much delayed but very successful AGM and Trophy Night at St Andrews, Dibden Purlieu. As they were unable to meet in 2020, members entered carvings created during the past 2 years and also brought along their annual Wood Block creations. Dorothy Lockyer narrowly won the Fred Wilson Trophy with her nely carved ‘child in the hand’ and Andy Wainman won the Shield with his ‘sharks’. is year, with so many relatively new carvers, there was also a Novice category, won by Jake Young with a very realistic ‘guinea pig’. e Wood Block Challenge had the theme ‘In the Woods’, which generated a wide range of carvings. is time Roger Elliott and Pippa Smith were joint winners with a ‘toadstool and autumn leaves’ and a ‘snail’. Jake Young also won the Novice category with a ‘bird on its nest and eggs’. Jake will have to enter the experienced carver category in future! e high turnout was a testament to the commitment of the members in spite of the pandemic preventing most of their group activities for the past 18 months. ere was a lot of news to catch up on. e club is hoping to resume regular evening and free parking is available at the front of the church, o Beaulieu Rd, or at the back in Oak Road car park. ere will be a ‘touch-table’, well over a hundred carvings, demonstrations of carving techniques and British Champion carver Maggie Port will demonstrate how to create special e ects with pyrography. is outstanding exhibition has previously been held in Lymington. It will provide a fantastic opportunity to see the incredible ingenuity and quality of cra smanship with wood and to meet the members and nd out more about this vibrant club. Visitors can even vote for their favourite carving. For more information, contact chairman Di Smith on: 023 8084 5787 or visit their website at: www.watersidewoodcarvers.co.uk Carving a name for himself; Jake Young presented a beautifully realistic Guinea Pig which scooped 1st place in the Novice Category workshops at Applemore College next term. In the meantime they are holding an exhibition of woodcarvings at St Andrews on Saturday 18th September, 3-5pm. Entry is free CHEERFUL CHINWAGGERS ARE BACK It’s Wednesday morning halfway through the week and you’re wondering to yourself ‘what can I do today?’ Why not go along to Chinwaggers to bring a smile to your face? They meet between 9.50am and 11.50am each Wednesday morning at Garland Lodge (the Scout HQ) in Blackwater Drive, Calmore. Buses stop right outside the door (Bluestar No 12 and the City Red No 1). ey may be able to o er a minibus service to and from your door but there is a charge for that. ey promise you no membership fee and no weekly charge so just pop in and give it a try. eir ages range from 40 to 97 – men and women, take your children if you want. Go with a friend or alone and you’ll be made very welcome. It’s very possible that you’ll recognise a face or two. Most of the morning is spent talking with friends over tea or co ee, then it’s a short game of bingo and a ra e. ey have various outings and events every year, plus of course their annual Christmas Dinner Party. If you want further details please ring Christine on: 023 8086 2882 who will be happy to answer any questions. ey look forward to seeing you there!