Herald - Issue 416

Page 70 • The HERALD • 9th December 2021 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v 145 Long Lane, Holbury SO45 2NZ Tel: 023 8024 3300 NOWOPEN SUNDAYS FROM 10AM-2PM FOR ALL YOUR MOTORING NEEDS LOCALLY • Free fit batteries (most cars) • Free fit wiper blades • Battery chargers • Oils • Braking • Service parts • Tools/tool hire • Car paints • Engine management diagnostics/reset • Towing accessories • Number plates • Exhaust systems • Steering/suspension • Haynes manuals W: www.cobramotorcomponents.co.uk E: sales@cobramotorcomponents.co.uk Our knowledgeable staff are on hand to keep your vehicle on the road in a safe manner • We offer all garage services including free collection and delivery from your home • We now offer Dpf cleaning - Injector cleaning - Turbo cleaning and Air intake cleaning to help your car run cleaner improving its performance and economy. • Good Garage Scheme – RMI – Trust my Garage Member MOT’s, TYRES, CLUTCHES, CAMBELTS, SERVICING, WELDING, DIAGNOSTICS, LASER-TRACKING. CARS, VANS UP TO 3.5T, MOTORHOMES UP TO 30’ 023 8001 0029 Badminston Lane, Fawley, SO45 1BX 023 8001 0029 Holbury Service Station MOT’S & SERVICING and Repairs to Cars and Vans TYRES FITTED WHILE YOU WAIT Budget and Branded Tyres held in stock Member of Good Garage Scheme Long Lane, Holbury SO45 2NZ Tel: 023 8089 3727 Web: www.holburyservicestation.com Email: holburyservicestation@hotmail.co.uk All Major Cards Accepted Wessex Vale Crematorium Named Best in UK WessexValeCrematoriuminHampshire has been named Crematorium of the Year by the Association of Green Funeral Directors (AGFD). e annual Good Funeral Awards recognise all those in the industry who o er the best service and/or products to their customers. Wessex Vale Crematorium, just outside Southampton, is part of Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner and operator of crematoria and cemeteries, with 35 sites in England, Scotland and Wales, all set within beautifully-landscaped gardens of remembrance which provide pleasant, peaceful places for people to visit and re ect. It opened in December 2009 to serve the communities of Eastleigh borough and surrounding areas. Wessex Vale Crematorium Site Manager Lisa Johnson said: “I felt very humbled and honoured that our crematorium was nominated for the AGFD Awards and was delighted when I learned we had won Best Crematorium of the Year. We always strive to achieve Westerleigh Group’s values and behaviours in all that we do. We believe in providing only the very highest levels of service for our families as we understand that the loss of a loved one is a truly devastating experience. Empathy, care and understanding are at the forefront of everything we do, and we feel very privileged that families choose to come to Wessex Vale. The award is also a testament to the professionalism, dedication and the crematorium for the past six years. She said: “The care and attention shown there by the manager Lisa Johnson and her team is nothing short of exemplary. They epitomise compassion and understanding across the board and they adhere to very high standards with their conduct in all of their duties. The team always treat people like members of their own family and with the utmost dignity and respect, from family members/clients to the deceased in their care. They are passionate that each funeral that takes place at Wessex Vale is the best it can possibly be.” Roger Mclaughlan, Chief Executive O cer of Westerleigh Group, said: “We are all immensely proud of Lisa and her team for earning this prestigious national award and I would like to extend my own congratulations to them. We are proud of the very caring culture that exists at all our crematoria and cemeteries and it’s extremely satisfying to win an award like this, which recognises and endorses that work. We’re very grateful to have been nominated and thrilled that Wessex Vale has been named Best Crematorium of the Year.” commitment to my team here at Wessex Vale and I would like to congratulate and thank them for their amazing work and levels of exceptional care they provide.” WessexVale Crematorium was nominated by a civil funeral celebrant who has o ciated many services at Wessex Vale Crematorium e AGM took place on Friday 5th November with 39 members and two visitors present. At the last AGM in 2019 themembers voted forMarchwood and Hythe First Responders to be the chosen charity for the next year. A fantastic £660 was raised and forwarded to them in November 2020. With no meetings taking place until September 2021 fund raising continued for a second year for the same charity. Again another fantastic amount of £500 was presented to the 5 volunteers who came along on 5th November. e members were given an insight into the work of the volunteers and how they work alongside the emergency services. For 2021/22 the chosen charity is Oakhaven Hospice and money will be raised in memory of Mavis Stote who was a founder member of Hythe Wives and who passed away on September 18th. On Armistice Sunday a wreath was laid by Lesley at the memorial in prospect Place Park on behalf of the club. e next meeting will be on Friday 17th December and will be a members Christmas a ernoon tea starting at 2.30pm. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month 2.15pm to 4.30on in the Main Hall at St Andrews Centre Dibden Purlieu. Visitors and new members are always welcome. For more information please contact Christine on 07923 864985. HYTHE WIVES