Herald - Issue 414

Page 24 • The HERALD • 28th October 2021 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v 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 Lenas Cleaners Reliable Friendly Service that you can count on Angela & Debbie Cleaning Services Cleaning £12.50ph Angela: 07941 993128 Debbie: 07956 214691 ~ COVID COMPLIANT ~ Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email editor@herald-publishing.co.uk For further details, please contact the school, adminoffice@forestpark.hants.sch.uk or by phone on 023 8086 4949 Forest Park School is a very special place which provides for children aged 2-19 with moderate, severe and profound learning di culties. e school is based on two sites in Totton, one mile apart. We have a team of dedicated, talented and skilled professionals who provide a child-centred approach which is exible and responsive to individual needs. WE ARE RECRUITING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS: Learning Support Assistants To assist our pupils in the classroom and with personal care 30 hours per week, Term time only 8.50am to 3.25pm Monday to Friday Actual starting salary £13,203 per annum Midday Supervisory Assistants To assist our pupils to eat their lunch, to supervise their playtime a erwards and to assist with personal care 7.5 hours per week, Term time only 11.45am to 1.15pm Monday to Friday Actual starting salary £3,093 per annum Cleaner/Site Assistant To join our site team and assist our site manager with the day to day maintenance of both sites 30 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year 12.30 – 6.30pm Monday to Friday Plus 2 Saturday mornings a month approx. 8.30am to 1pm (these are paid in addition to the basic salary) 24 days Holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays e role entails 15 hours per week (3 hours per day) cleaning our Primary Site and 15 hours per week, general caretaking duties including minor repairs, securing the site at the end of the school day. Actual basic starting salary £13,467 per annum MP Learns More about New Forest Conservation Efforts MP Caroline Nokes met people from the New Forest National Park Authority (NPA) on a visit to find out more about the issues facing the New Forest, and initiatives in place to protect this special area. e MP for Romsey and Southampton North spoke to NPA rangers Hayden Bridgeman and Claire Sherwood at Canada Common in the north of the National Park. e rangers were sta ng the New Forest Explorer – a mobile unit which travels to car parks and events, sharing information on the Forest’s rare habitats and landscape and how we can all care for them. Caroline also met Alison Barnes, CEO of the New Forest National Park Authority and Chair Prof. Gavin Parker, as well as Ellie Banks – one of two Assistant Trainee Rangers who have joined the National Park as part of the Government’s Kickstart scheme. e group walked to nearby Half Moon Common, where Caroline met Olivia McGregor, the NPA’s Net Zero with Nature Programme Manager, to learn about nature-based solutions to tackle the climate and nature emergencies in the New Forest. Julie Melin-Stubbs, the NPA’s Wildlife and Conservation Team Manager also spoke with Caroline about how the Authority is facilitating grants available to farmers and land managers as part of the Government’s Farming in Protected Landscapes programme. The programme, developed by Defra, funds schemes which help the natural environment, mitigate the impacts of climate change, provide public access opportunities or support nature-friendly, sustainable farm businesses. Caroline then visited Franchises Lodge nature reserve at Nomansland where she met RSPB Conservation O cer Nick Tomalin and the NPA’s Director of Strategy and Planning, Steve Avery. Caroline said: “The visit was a fantastic opportunity to talk about the potential for nature conservation in the New Forest. It was also great to meet the NPA rangers. They have such a great enthusiasm for sharing the right messages to visitors and residents about caring for this unique landscape.” Prof. Gavin Parker said: “It was great to have the time with Caroline and talk about the New Forest at a critical time for nature, climate and people as we recover from the pandemic. These are reflected in the recent Future Forest consultation on our Partnership Plan, which focuses on the five themes of: nature recovery; net zero with nature; a thriving Forest; an inclusive National Park, and Team New Forest. During Caroline’s visit, we showcased some of the great work and important issues being tackled by the National Park Authority, and explained how much more can still be done.” Left to right: NPA Ranger Claire Sherwood, Romsey and Southampton North MP Caroline Nokes, NPA CEO Alison Barnes, NPA Ranger Hayden Bridgeman, NPA Kickstart Ranger Ellie Banks, NPA Chair Prof. Gavin Parker at Canada Common with the New Forest Explorer vehicle On Monday mornings at 9.15am at Colbury Memorial Hall you will nd 20+ people practicing Tai Chi under the instruction of the Sensei who takes them through the movements via demonstration and verbal instructions. Anyone who would like to join, please go along. First session free, then £5 per session attended. Tai Chi at Colbury