Herald - Issue 418

27th January 2022 • The HERALD • Page 37 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v OPEN SUNDAYS & BANK HOLIDAYS • RINGWOOD ROAD, TOTTON • PLAZA PARADE, ROMSEY • THE PRECINCT, CHANDLERS FORD ALL DAY COD & CHIPS £1 OFF On presentation of this advertisement MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY ONLY Not valid with any other offer. Valid until 16th February 2022 YES IT’S BACK! BEAULIEU VILLAGE HALL’S FARMERS & PRODUCERS MARKET SATURDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 10AM TO 2PM We have lots of plants, cakes, soft berries, pickles, local honey, meat, cheese and eggs and much more, also the CET centre selling their produce COME ALONG AND STOCK UP FOR THE WEEKEND Future Dates: 12th March, 9th April and 14th May FOOD FOR THOUGHT The Blackfield Baker Ltd Traditional Quality Bakery Bread, Cakes, Savouries and Take-away Birthday Cakes Tel: 023 8089 8688 • 139 Hampton Lane, Blackfield ‘The Blackfield Baker’ Makes & Bakes the best Bread & Cakes Monthly Virtual Vegan Luncheon Club Open to vegans, vegetarians, and meat reducers aged 65 and over , the FREE club o ers attendees the chance to learn new dishes, get tips from an experienced vegan chef, and meet like-minded people from across the UK. e club takes places through Zoom video- conferencing on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Recipes are provided in advance, so you have plenty of time to get the ingredients. Cook that morning and then join Vegetarian for Life Chef Justina, along with attendees from across the UK, at 1pm. Recipes take a di erent theme each month so you’ll get to make and enjoy a wide variety of tasty dishes. As always, there is no need to cook all of the recipes. You can choose just one or two, or simply join the lunch club with a cup of tea or what you’re having for your lunch that day. For more information visit: www.vegetarianforlife. org.uk Romsey Country Markets will take place on Friday 25th February and 11th March in the Town Hall from 11am until 12.30pm and on Saturday 26th February and 5th March in the Cornmarket from During the event the various stalls, trucks and outlets will be judged by an esteemed panel of food experts and lovers. e inaugural Hampshire Street Food Awards was rst held in November 2019 but was put on hold in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. e awards were founded by Jeremy Gaskin, who owns and runs Winchester Vintage Catering - a crêpe and co ee kitchen in Jenne, a converted Citroen HY van. More information about the event can be found at: www.hampshirestreetfoodawards.co.uk/the-big-eat e search for Hampshire’s Best Street Food vendors is back. e Hampshire Street Food Award will be hosting a free festival named ‘ e Big Eat’ in Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton on Saturday 4th June to bring together the most celebrated food and drink vendors in the county. Hampshire Street Food Awards is Back Hosting Free Food Festival 9am until 2.30pm. ey love to cook, cra and grow just for you, so go along for a great range of home produced items such as seasonal fruit, vegetables, cakes, preserves, plants and cra s. Please check the Facebook page: www. facebook.com/romsey countrymarket or visit: www.hampshirecountry markets.co.uk Romsey Country Markets Hampshire Outdoor Activity Grants set to ‘Level the Playing Field’ Grants for sport and physical activity are now available to not for pro t groups and organisations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. e grants, which are between £500 and £2,500, are to support work to promote or engage communities in outdoor activity, games and sports or for maintaining outdoor spaces for the same use. e Hampshire Playing Fields Fund is held by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) to support organisations that are working within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to bene t the local population with regards to access to outdoor spaces and activities that will enable them to participate in games, sports and physical activity. Examples of what could be funded include new, replacement or repair of equipment, coaching costs and volunteer development, and activities that help grow participation. Jacqui Scott, CEO at HIWCF said: “Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we appreciate the value of our outdoor spaces and local community recreation areas more than ever, particularly for improving our physical and mental wellbeing. Additionally, sport and physical activity can be an important catalyst to ‘levelling the playing field’ for people with disabilities of all natures, and those suffering from mental health issues and social isolation.” The Hampshire Playing Fields Fund means we can provide grant funding to help organisations achieve a better and more sustainable future and increase participation by people from a wide range of backgrounds”. Full guidance and details on how to apply for the Hampshire Playing Fields Fund is available on the HIWCF website: www.hiwcf.org.uk/grants/ and applications must be submitted by the closing date of 7th February. Grants Available for Vulnerable People in Hampshire Hampshire County Council’s Executive Member for Adult Services and Public Health, Councillor Liz Fairhurst, has approved funding for innovative local projects across the county which aim to support people - speci cally anyone deemed to be clinically vulnerable or clinically extremely vulnerable, to recover from the past year and focus on the future. Councillor Fairhurst said: “The pandemic has had a major impact on many aspects of our lives, but for some, getting going again and back to a semblance of normality is proving very difficult. This grants programme is designed to assist local organisations – be they community groups or local councils – in their work to support vulnerable people, to help them recover from the impacts of the pandemic and return to more normal ways of life, in a way that is safe.” e Getting Going Again Fund of £950,000 is divided into 11 lots, aligned to the county’s 11 district and borough councils, with the amount of money available dependent on the number of clinically extremely vulnerable residents living in each area. To help fund this particular set of grants, Hampshire County Council will use a proportion of the wider £4 million funding from Government to support people in Hampshire who are clinically extremely vulnerable or clinically vulnerable. Organisations interested in applying for grants can nd further information on the County Council’s website: www.hants.gov.uk/community/grants/ grants-list/get-going-again Deadline 21st March .