Herald - Issue 419

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Est., Hythe 023 8084 0163 Hampshire Proud to be First Highway Authority to Trial Low-carbon Street Furniture Hampshire County Council is the rst Highway Authority in the country to trial plant-based plastic bollards, in an e ort to reduce its carbon footprint, improve safety and save money. e trial project aims to install plant-based bio polymer bollards, derived from sugar cane, which are lighter - so easier for Hampshire Highways operatives to install – and cheaper. e ‘non-crete’ bollards are low carbon because they are not made of concrete and they do not have the associated carbon costs in terms of manufacturing. A key constituent of concrete is cement, and the cement industry is responsible for around 7-8% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Councillor Russell Oppenheimer, the County Council’s sustainable construction. These new bio polymer bollards are made from sugar cane and when sugar cane grows it absorbs CO2. This ‘carbon capture’ actually reduces the carbon levels in the atmosphere – providing a negative carbon footprint. The County Council has set a target for climate resilience, acknowledging the significant impact of climate change on our communities, our infrastructure, and the services we deliver. Climate resilience is crucial and rising temperatures, increased flooding and more extreme weather events have already been felt in Hampshire. In recognition of the importance of building resilience, the County Council has declared 2022 the ‘Year of Climate Resilience’. This presents an opportunity for the County Council to increase awareness of the importance of resilience, promote our unique approach and the actions we are taking to build resilience, and to develop some showcase projects in partnership with key stakeholders – this trial, if successful could be such a project.” e new polymer based bollards are resilient, and if struck they do not splinter and should not disrupt the foundation base in the pavement. e sugar cane used to produce the Non-Crete bollards is regulated and adheres to local and international standards of sustainability. Plantations are prohibited from expanding into areas which would negatively impact bio-diversity and they do not take away arable land for farming, so there is no impact on food security and availability. Hampshire County Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and is committed to becoming Carbon Neutral by 2050 and being prepared for a 2 degree rise in temperature. For more information on about the new bollard visit: www.tmp.solutions/product/noncrete-bollard The non-concrete bollards being used in this trial are being supplied by TMP Solutions Executive Member for Highways Operations, said: “This is a great opportunity to effect positive change at a local level and really reflects the County Council’s determination to play its part on the critical issue of climate change and carbon reduction. Innovations like this will make a significant contribution to reducing our carbon footprint, leading the way in LIVING AFTER LOSS ‘Living A er Loss’ is a group that is open to all, and a free Bereavement Support Group provided in Partnership with the Red and Green Practice, Hythe and Black eld Patient Participation Group, Waterside Health Centre. Going along is an opportunity to meet others who have experienced loss, to talk and share in a safe environment. e team, led by Dot Croall, will be on hand to listen, and support you, and provide information on useful resources. Tea, co ee and snacks will be provided, and you are welcome to come and go at any time that suits you. Join them on the 2nd Monday of the month from 2pm to 4pm , at the Lighthouse Community Church, A326, Hardley Green. Please feel free to take a friend or relative along with you. eir next meet up is on Monday 14th March. F o r f u r t h e r information visit: www. LivingAfterLoss .co.uk or telephone Dot Croall: 023 8019 6643, email her direct at: dcroall@ hotmail.com or email: info@LivingAfterLoss. co.uk Spencer e Hythe Cinema Moviola show lms in high de nition Blu-ray and stereo sound on a large screen at e Parish Hall. eir next o ering is Spencer (12A) on Tuesday 15th March, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. e marriage of Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart) and Prince Charles (Jack Farthing) has long since grown cold. ough rumours of a airs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. ere’s eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly di erent. Spencer is an imagining of what might have happened during those few fateful days. “Playing out over three excruciating days at Sandringham – from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day – and carried shoulder high by a note-perfect Kristen Stewart, Spencer (the very title of which seems to present a challenge to the House of Windsor) dances between ethereal ghost story, arch social satire and no-holds-barred psychodrama, while remaining at heart a paean to motherhood.” Mark Kermode . Tickets are £6 and available in advance from Pebbles ladies clothes shop in the High Street (opposite Costa), or on the door on show days.