Herald - Issue 418

Page 24 • The HERALD • 27th January 2022 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Wet clean or Dry clean • Carpets • Rugs • Upholstery • Cushions • Mattresses • Caravans & Motor Homes 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 Double Delight for New Forest Hotel as its Beresford Restaurant Receives 2 AA Rosette Award A New Forest restaurant is celebrating having been awarded a prestigious 2 AA Rosette rating following a recent inspection. e Berefords Restaurant, which is part of the Balmer Lawn Hotel and Spa near Brockenhurst, is an established restaurant in the region and well-known for its quality food – with the latest rating from the AA serving to underline its commitment to providing excellent food and drink. O ering the best seasonal and locally sourced ingredients, the ne food and wine concept restaurant caters to a broad range of tastes and needs, with its quality of service consistent throughout. e 2 AA Rosette mark will help potential diners recognise this fact and provide con dence in expecting a high standard of fare. e AA Rosette awards, an annual event, are now in their 65th year having started in 1956, and are considered amongst the top accolades within the restaurant industry. e rating system is deemed an award rather than a classi cation, with suitability being determined by AA inspectors who visit restaurants and eat meals to establish the quality of the food. To award two rosettes, inspectors are looking for ‘excellent restaurants that aim for and achieve higher standards and better consistency.’ Alongside this, they’re looking for a restaurant where ‘a greater precision is apparent in the cooking, and there will be obvious attention to the selection of quality ingredients.’ With the Berefords restaurant having met these criteria, it is able to proudly display the rosettes – to the delight of the team. Michael Clitheroe, General Manager at the Balmer Lawn Hotel and Spa, speaking of the award, said: “AA Rosettes are highly coveted in the restaurant industry and are a real mark and measure of quality. Having already established the Beresfords as a 2 Rosette standard restaurant, we were delighted to have that status reaffirmed this year.” He continued: “The team within our restaurant, and in turn, the restaurant industry, care so passionately about delivering excellent experiences to their guests and this is testament to that – so a huge well done and thank you to them for all of their efforts.” In another reason to celebrate, Balmer Lawn also retained its four AA Silver Star status. e AA’s Hotel Silver Star status is de ned as ‘Highly recommended hotels o ering a superior level of quality within their star rating, high standards of hotel keeping, in Balmer Lawn’s Berefords Restaurant kitchen team celebrate being awarded a prestigious 2 AA Rosette rating following a recent inspection particular, hospitality, service and cleanliness, and an AA Rosette award for the quality of their food.’ For more information on Balmer Lawn and the Beresfords restaurant, please visit: www. balmerlawnhotel.com or call: 01590 623116 to book a table. HAVE YOU GOT A PROJECT TO PITCH TO THE ‘SOUP DRAGONS’? • An outline of the project • How you plan to use the money • Costings of your project • What you aim to achieve with your project You cannot use PowerPoint presentations but you can bring props and samples, plans or pictures. 3) A er your 4-minute presentation, the audience can ask you 4 questions so you need to be prepared for whatever they may ask you! 4) e ‘Dragons’ and you pause for a while to enjoy a bowl of soup and a roll and the chance to discuss among themselves the presentations they have seen. 5) e ‘Dragons’ vote for which of the presentations they think was the best and most deserving. 6) If you are the winner you win the Dragons Prize Pot which is made up of the total of the audience numbers x £5 (of the £6 ticket price). If the event is full this should be around £400. If appropriate you will also get a free pitch on the Tuesday market to help you sell or promote your project (this can be 4 consecutive weeks or once per month for 4 months). 7) You agree to go back in 4 months’ time and give an update on your project, whether it’s completed or how the cash helped it progress. Have you ever wanted to be a ‘Dragon’ in Dragons Den? If so, this is your chance whist supporting community projects and business start-ups. is is your moment; your £6 ticket gets you a soup and a vote! You will listen to four groups give a four minute pitch. e dragons can then ask questions. Following this, you get time for a delicious bowl of homemade soup and to discuss the pitches with your fellow ‘Dragons’. Your ticket becomes your ballot paper to vote for your favourite project. To apply to pitch your idea visit: www. hytheanddibden.gov.uk/News_and_ Information_24721.aspx The next event is being held on Thursday 24th February at 7.30pm at the Parish Hall in Hythe. Tickets to be a ‘dragon’ are on a rst come rst served basis and can be purchased from The Herald office in Hythe, priced at £6 each (cash only please). Soup Dragons’ is a fun new way to support community projects and local business start-ups. Do you have an idea for a community project that needs a little money, it can be tidying up an unloved area and putting in attractive plants, it could be starting a lunch club, or purchasing the equipment needed to start a new club or group, anything goes. Or, have you wanted to start up a small business and need some money for advertising, or a place to sell, or to pay for the rst samples, a prototype of your invention. Or have you recently started a small business that needs a boost? Then ‘Soup Dragons’ is for you! 1) Complete the application form (link below) your application will be assessed and if it meets the criteria you will be invited to present at ‘Soup Dragons’. 2) Prepare a 4-minute presentation which must include: