Herald - Issue 417

Page 54 • The HERALD • 6th January 2022 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v ASK A PROFESSIONAL YATES & CO Chartered Accountants Specialists in providing accounting and taxation advice to small businesses and individuals Contact: Colin Yates A.C.A. Telephone: (023) 8086 1550 E-mail: enquiries@yatesco.co.uk Personal and Friendly Service Building Plans & Estimating Building Plans for Planning & Building Regulation approval Builders Estimating Service Free initial meeting and estimate CAD drawings produced on latest software Please call Bob on 07795 692060 Email abbott.bob@sky.com 2021 BRILLIANCE IN BUSINESS AWARDS RECEIVES RECORD ENTRIES DEMONSTRATING RESILIENCE OF NEW FOREST BUSINESSES Writing a Will is not compulsory. Neither is visiting the dentist or having your car serviced. But in the long run, it pays dividends. A Will gives you control over what happens to your money and possessions a er you die. It certainly makes life easier for whomever sorts out your a airs. It’s a way of leaving instructions that must be carried out a er your death – although they can be challenged in certain circumstances in a court of law. It’s also a way of instructing your family about your funeral. Do you want a church service? Do you want to be cremated or buried? Do you want your ashes scattered in a favourite spot? Not writing a Will can create problems for your loved ones. e rules of intestacy then come into force. Only spouses, civil partners and blood relatives can inherit. If none of these exist, your estate goes to the Crown. at means a partner who was not married or in a civil partnership gets nothing. And that is probably not what you intended. Take control and make life easier for your family a er your death by contacting Heritage Will Writing on: 023 8087 9243 or email: info@ heritagewillwriting.co.uk. WHY DO I NEED A WILL? by Heritage Will Writing Over 200 business representatives and dignitaries gathered in Brockenhurst on ursday 2nd December 2021, to celebrate the annual New Forest Brilliance in Business Awards, making it the event’s largest ceremony in its sixteen year history. Matthew Lawson, Chairman of the New Forest Business Partnership, welcomed New Forest businesses, local decision-makers and sponsors to celebrate the achievements of over 40 nalists who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and help to underpin our New Forest Economy. “This very special event is all about sharing the success stories of these exceptional businesses and individuals to encourage and inspire the 9000 businesses in the New Forest. We had a record number of entries this year which is testament to the resilience of our New Forest Businesses in these extraordinary times.’’ Fourteen businesses won awards, but it was e Forest Foodie who scooped e Solent Local Enterprise Partnerships Award for New Forest Business of the Year, as well as e New Forest Marque Award for Food and Drink. e Forest Foodie was created by Flora, the founder, in the Summer of 2020 as she set out to support as many local producers as possible and, as a result, help feed the circular economy of e New Forest. Guests enjoyed networking over drinks and canapes at last year’s new venue, Brockenhurst College, which due to its size, enabled a larger scale event with additional guests for the four new awards created last year. e winners of each of the categories: e Clever So ware Group Award for Outstanding Use of Digital Technology - fwdesign & Bronze Design; e Brockenhurst College Award for Training and Development - UK Chiropractic; e New Milton Advertiser and Lymington Times Award for Outstanding Contribution to the New Forest Visitor Economy - Forest Park Hotel; e ExxonMobil Award for Innovation - Silclear. e Eric Robinson Solicitors Award for Young Person in Business - Bart Small – New Forest Fish and Shellfish; e New Forest Enterprise Centre Award for Best New Business - New Forest Tea Company; e New Forest National Park Authority Award for Environmental Contribution - The Naked Pantry and The Naked Quench; e Simpson Hilder Associates Award for Entrepreneurship - Samantha Riley – Manta Makes; e Get Set Solent Award for COVID-19 Pandemic Business Hero - Kathy Sirl – The Naked Pantry and The Naked Quench; e Hampshire County Council Award for Contribution to the New Forest Community - Woodlander Coppice; e Comdata UK Award for Outstanding Customer Care - Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum; e New Forest District Council Award for Best New Forest Micro Business - Chemotherapy Headwear; e Forest Foot and Health Clinic Award for Health and Wellbeing - New Forest Hotels; e New Forest Marque Award for Food and Drink - The Forest Foodie; e Solent Local Enterprise Partnership for New Forest Business of the Year - The Forest Foodie. Brilliance in Business Award Winners