Herald - Issue 419

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 9th March 2022 17th February 2022 • The HERALD • Page 35 v THE HERALD - PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY v YES IT’S BACK! BEAULIEU VILLAGE HALL’S FARMERS & PRODUCERS MARKET SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 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: 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 Open to vegans, vegetarians, and meat reducers aged 65 and over, the FREE club offers 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 v i s i t : www. vegetarianforlife.org. uk MONTHLY VIRTUAL VEGAN LUNCHEON CLUB Life’s a Beach! On 29th January around 40 members of the public and members from the Rotary Club of Southampton East joined Hythe and Waterside Rotary at Lepe for their rst Beach Survey of the year. As well as a general litter pick up, items found on a speci c 100 metre stretch of the beach was recorded as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s national data. It was a lovely day – dry and sunny, and at rst the beach looked very clean. However, closer inspection found the usual pieces of plastic (of varying sizes) and minute “nurdles” as well as rope, glass, food wrappers etc. Many of the Volunteers who had not taken part before were particularly interested in nurdles, not realising how many you can pick up if you look hard enough for them. A nurdle is a small plastic pellet used to create virtually anything plastic. From plastic bottles to automobile parts, they’re widely used in plastic production. ey are the raw material for everything that’s made of plastic. Nurdles, microplastics which are less that 5mm in size, spilt on land at industrial facilities can oat o down drains and ultimately, out to sea. Currents and wind disperse them and they are now washing up on beaches across the globe. Beaches along the Firth of Forth are accumulating them in worryingly large numbers. So keep your eyes peeled for nurdles - they found over 200 on the sample 100 metre stretch of Lepe. The start of the beach survey Art in Lymington Lymington Arts Group usually meets at Lymington Community Centre (SO41 9BR) on the second Friday of the month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. eir next meeting will be on Friday 11th March with speaker Melanie Cambridge for Horses – Pastel. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. For more details contact Membership Secretary Secretary Sandi Hills on: lags.sandi@gmail.com or: 01425 613569. LIONS BOOKSTALL Romsey Lions are back holding their regular book stalls in e Cornmarket, Romsey. eir next book sales will be on Saturday 12th March and Saturday 9th April from 9am to 3pm. ey welcome donations of good quality paperbacks for the stall and also gi s for their bric-a-brac section. Donations can be taken along to the stall on the day of the sales or alternatively you can call: 0344 963 2463 to arrange for a collection to be made. Lions are both men and women, and there are no age restrictions to membership other than you must be over 18. ey are approachable people from many walks of life, and they enjoy an active social life. A few hours a month are all it takes to help others less fortunate in the community. If you would like to learn more about being a Lion and make new friends then get in touch with them on: secretary@romseylions.co.uk or contact them on their direct club telephone number: 0344 963 2463. e Lions have a motto “Ordinary People Doing Amazing ings”. And they do year a er year.