Herald - Issue 412

16th September 2021 • The HERALD • Page 11 v SHOP LOCALLY FOR SERVICE & VALUE v EXXONMOBIL FAWLEY SITE AND FAWLEY NORTH CHEMICAL PLANTS PUBLICWARNING SYSTEMS WILL BETESTED CONSECUTIVELY 2.30pm and 7pm TUESDAY 5TH OCTOBER 2021 • Activation Sound – Two tone warble (for 1 minute) • All Clear – Continuous The public warning systems which would sound in an emergency are tested annually. NOACTION by local residents is required as a result of hearing these tests. In the unlikely event of any changes to the planned timing, information will be broadcast on BBC Radio Solent (96.1 FM, 999MW). Do you know what to do in the event of the alarm sounding? Do you know if you are in the COMAH South PIZ? Did you know that in the event of an incident at Fawley and the COMAH alarm sounding, you should shelter in a building and tune-in to the local radio station? If the answer to these questions are ‘ NO ’, visit the ExxonMobil section at: www.fawleyonline.org.uk for safety information and to hear the alarm. For further information, telephone ExxonMobil Fawley: (023) 8089 2511 To listen to a recording of the alarms, call Freephone: 0800 1693597 SP DECORATING Painting & Decorating Specialist Simon Perks Tel: 07889 091420 Email: simonperks@rocketmail.com • Interior & Exteriors • Wallpaper Hanging • Prompt & Reliable Service • Free Quotations & Expert Advice • Fully Insured Approved by Trading Standards www.newforestfabrics.co.uk Tel: 023 8178 3386 Fabulous fabrics, Sirdar Wools, Janome Sewing Machines & Haberdashery Beaulieu Road, Dibden Purlieu SO45 4PX Open Monday-Friday 9am to 4pm; Sat 9am-2pm Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH e pandemic has made many of us re-evaluate our priorities and question what’s important in life. With a national shortage of foster carers, we’d love to talk to anyone out there who may consider fostering; or who has thought about a change in career and would like to nd out about becoming a foster carer. There are currently over 1,600 children in need of a loving home across Hampshire. Now could be the perfect opportunity to take a giant leap that could not only change a child’s life forever, but also bring you immeasurable rewards. e rst step isn’t such a giant leap! Just a chat and an open conversation about what it takes to become a foster carer and provide a safe, secure and loving home to enable a child to thrive. If you have a spare room, then that’s the very rst tick on your journey to becoming a foster carer. Don’t just take our word for it… June and her husband Adrian both wanted to foster for a while and despite having their own children and a dog, they decided as a family that now was the right time for them to begin their fostering journey and make a di erence to young lives. You can read more about their decision to foster and their experience so far, at: www.capstonefostercare.co.uk/ our-stories/our-foster-carers/meet-the- emmersons. Here at Capstone Foster Care, full training is provided to become a foster carer along with 24-hour support when you have a child in your care. For an informal chat about a change in career and whether becoming a foster carer is right for you, call us on: 0800 012 4004. For a wealth of information on fostering, visit our website: www. capstonefostercare.co.uk Could you Open Your Heart and Home to a Child in Need? by Capstone Fostercare Yacht Harbour for 50th Anniversary swimming challenges for prizes which were awarded later in the day. As Sir Ben helped to judge the ‘Best Dressed Boat’ competition , berth holders tried to bribe him with a glass of champagne and winner Kim Flury presented him with a Pirates of the Caribbean compass “In case he got lost and needed to find his way back to Beaulieu” . Many boats ew a limited edition golden anniversary burgee which was designed by mooring holder Philip Dyke for the celebrations. e Beaulieu River is one of the few privately owned rivers in the world and the custodianship of the Montagu family has protected it for over four centuries. e yacht harbour, which was named as e Yacht Harbour Association’s Coastal Marina of the Year (for under 250 berths) in 2018/19 and runner-up in e British Yachting Awards’ Marina of the Year awards in 2020, has a long track record of giving a personal and outstanding service to its customers. For moorings and berths see: www.beaulieuriver.co.uk, email: harbour.o ce@beaulieu.co.uk or call: 01590 616200. Best dressed boat winners Kim Flury and Ian Landymore Continued from page 10