Herald - Issue 411

Page 64 • The HERALD • 26th August 2021 v SPEAK TO THE EXPERTS FOR THE BEST ADVICE v VAUXTECH LOCAL GARAGE Tel: 023 8086 9496 Unit 5, New Forest Enterprise Centre, Totton, Southampton SO40 9LA LOCAL GARAGE EST 23 YEARS • Servicing & Repairs • MOT’s (arranged) • Brakes • Clutches • Tyres • Air Conditioning • Collection & Delivery Locally Friendly & Reliable Onsite Café Facilities All Makes & Models We will Purchase your car, immediate payment made We will beat any quote from We Buy Any Car, or any local car dealership / Garage We will bring any car to your house for you to view – just call us to arrange Opening Hours Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm Sat 8.30am-5pm Sunday and Weekday evenings – appointments welcome Because we are local we will arrange appointments to suit any day of the week 8am to 9pm – just call us Graham Norris Business Centre, 114-118 Hampton Lane, Blackfield SO45 1UB www.right-autos.co.uk • Tel: 023 8089 0600 • 07979 388520 • 07708 892525 25 cars in Stock from £1,495 to £10,000 (S ubject to stock changes ) All of our cars are individually sourced • All Cars are prepared to the highest standards Part exchanges Welcome Finance Provided Friendly professional advice given Run and Owned by 2 waterside residents, who have over 45 years of motor trade Experience. PEACE OF MIND, WITH ALL OF OUR CARS COMING WITH: • RAC 6 month Warranty (can be extended) • 12 Month RAC Roadside Breakdown Cover • 12 Months RAC Accident Care • RAC 82 Point Approved Preparation Standard • All Cars come with a minimum 6 Month MOT • All cars will be Main Agent serviced if it is due within the next 6 months *Free top up to 1 year warranty, if you mention this advert* A Family Affair as Calshot RNLI Crewmember Celebrates 30 Years of Service Calshot RNLI recently saw one of our crew members presented with a long service medal for achieving 30 years of continuous service with the RNLI. For Mark Laughlin, Lo y to everyone but his mum and dad, joining the crew at Calshot was very much a family a air. When the station was founded in 1970, his Dad Bryan was one of the original crew and Lo y’s early years involved a lot of time at the station. Lo y said: “Back in those days, if I was good and helped out around the station, I might be rewarded with a ride on the lifeboat!” With studies and a career as a mechanical engineer, his ambitions to join the crew took a back seat. However, on a sailing trip with the then station mechanic Niall McDonald, he received an invite to come down and join crew and never looked back. Some of his most memorable moments include his very rst shout, out to Gurnard in Force 10 conditions, attending an incident on reworks night which involved multiple casualties and most recently, a shout to the Isle of Wight ferry that had run aground in fog near Cowes. In his time on the crew, Lo y has held positions including Emergency Mechanic, Deputy Second Coxswain and when the station converted to an ILB station in 2012, become Helm for both of our inshore lifeboats. Outside of the RNLI, Lo y spent many years in the communications industry, starting o installing cable TV and progressing to breoptics. In addition to the RNLI, Lo y has also volunteered as an NHS Community First Responder for 20 years and in 2012, decided to make a career switch and join the ambulance service full time. Joining initially as an Emergency Care Assistant, he went on to qualify as a paramedic in 2019. Even a er 30 years, Lo y is planning to continue to volunteer and in addition to being a Helm is also a quali ed Launch Vehicle Driver. Lofty had the following to say about his time in the RNLI: “I’ve had the opportunity to work with many amazing people and would do it all again in a heartbeat. There have been moments when I’ve been frightened and after 30 years on the boat, my respect for the sea is stronger than ever.” The next Herald is out on 16th September Mark ‘Lofty’ Laughlin with his medal