Herald - Issue 412

Page 48 • The HERALD • 16th September 2021 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Yours Faithfully... Trinity Church is pleased to announce they are open for services on Sunday mornings at 10.30am. You will need to book your space by calling: 023 8029 2046, masks are a must and social distancing must be observed throughout. ey look forward to welcoming everyone back to Trinity Church Totton. Trinity Church Totton Hythe 2000 are intending, government restrictions permitting, to organise the extremely popular Christmas Tree Festival in Hythe again this year from Saturday 20th November to Sunday 5th December . e festival, which started 12 years ago with just 22 trees, has been held in St John’s Church Hythe annually, with over 60 trees and wreaths when it was last held in 2019. It has steadily grown in popularity to become an important community event loved by all, with visitors from far and wide. Decorated trees and wreaths are donated by local schools, playgroups, businesses, community groups and individuals. If you would like to contribute to the festival this year by donating a tree, please register your interest by emailing: hythe2000@gmail.com Christmas Tree Festival The annual Fawley Parish Church ‘Love in a Box’ campaign is taking place this year. In October, a small team of people will once again be lling shoe boxes with gi s of toys, stationery and toiletries. ese will be sent to Moldova in time for Christmas, for disadvantaged children aged 3-15. ey would like to ll as many boxes as possible, but they will need lots of help to succeed... Items needed for the shoeboxes are: • Small toys and games – but nothing war-related or battery operated • Teddies and dolls • Toiletries – but no liquids or sprays and no glass containers • Hair accessories and jewellery • Hats, scarves, gloves - but no socks or other clothing • Picture books – but not stories, as few can read English • Stationery • Wrapped sweets If you have any items to donate, please contact Carol for further details. e deadline for receipt of items is Saturday 9th October . ‘Love in a Box’ is organized by the Mustard Seed Relief Missions Charity. Please help if you can - thank you. Contact Carol on: 023 8089 1488. They Need Your Help… DECLUTTER AND DONATE THIS SEPTEMER The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is urging the UK public to ’Declutter and Donate’ this September by taking on its Declutter Challenge. e UK’s leading charity retailer says people can take part by donating quality preloved and unwanted items to one it’s many shops. Every item donated helps to fund life-saving science. e BHF has a range of free and convenient solutions to help people donate their preloved treasures – simply drop them to a shop, book a free collection, or send direct via free post. Regional Retail Director at British Heart Foundation, Louise Harbour said: “Charity shops are the perfect sustainable solution for those looking to have a clear out. So why not take on our Declutter Challenge and donate to the British Heart Foundation this September. We are in desperate need of clothing, jewellery, toys, books and vinyl, as well as larger items such as sofas, furniture, homeware and electrical items. Donating to the British Heart Foundation couldn’t be easier. Simply drop your items to one of our shops, send them straight to us via our free post donation service, or arrange a free Covid-secure collection. Allmoneyraised fromthe saleof preloved items funds life- saving science and supports the 7.6 million people in the UK living with heart and circulatory diseases. Your donations can help us help them.” e charity hopes to receive good quality items that the public have been clearing out while at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every item sold will be turned into funds for life saving science and saved from going to waste. is year the BHF expects to save around 71,000 tonnes of goods from going to waste. It will do this by selling over half a million pieces of living room furniture, including 250,000 sofas, and 14,000 tonnes of pre-loved clothes. In one year, through the reuse and recycling of donated items the BHF will help prevent 135,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere. e BHF welcomes the public to keep donating and shopping as it seeks to recover the income needed to maintain the pace of progress in saving and improving the lives of those living with heart and circulatory diseases. e shops are particularly keen to receive winter wear to sell throughout the coming season. Just £16 worth of your donations can support an early career scientist in carrying out an hour’s research and £25 gives a researcher an hour’s access to equipment. If your donations raised £100, this would fund a DNA extraction kit to identify genes linked to heart and circulatory diseases. Declutter and donate today at: www.bhf.org.uk/ declutter Wanted - Morris Dancers Did you know that the New Forest has its own Morris Dancing Side, The New Forest Meddlars. ey are a mixed Morris dance side, formed in 1990 and based in Lyndhurst. ey dance mainly in the Cotswold and Border traditions. ey also have a few dances that they have choreographed in these styles, and attend workshops with other morris sides. Due to the lockdown and other events their numbers have depleted, and they are attempting to recruit new members, in order that the New Forest can retain its Morris side. During the winter months, they practice from September to April at Emery Down & Bank Village Hall, Emery Down, Lyndhurst, SO43 7EB. From May to August they can be seen on (mainly) Tuesday evenings dancing at local pubs within the New Forest or on Lymington Quay. ey can also be seen dancing at local fetes and festivals in the region, with the aim of raising money for local charities. ey are holding 2 taster sessions on Tuesday 5th October and Tuesday 12th October , from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at the Emery Down and Bank Village Hall. Why not go along and join them. It’s a great way to keep t and active. No dance experience required, you just need to be an adult, of any age. You will nd they are a friendly welcoming group of people. Help them preserve and keep alive the tradition of English Morris dancing. Visit: www.newforestmeddlars.co.uk or email: meddlars@hotmail.com Go along and join HYADS (Hythe and Dibden Society) for a post-lockdown social a ernoon at Hythe and Dibden Community Centre in Brinton Lane at 2pm on Tuesday 5th October. is is a ladies only group and they charge £3.50 to cover the cost of the room and refreshments, but o er a free taster session to visitors and newcomers to the area. ey will continue their regular meetings (please note, the day of the week has changed from the original day due to hall availability). is will include a speaker and refreshments and is now being held on the first Tuesday afternoon in the month on 2nd November and 7th December (details to follow) and they look forward to seeing you then. WELCOME BACK TO HYADS