Herald - Issue 423

12th May 2022 • The HERALD • Page 41 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 2ND JUNE v ANIMAL MAGIC Mobile Microchipping Service Friendly and professional service, in the comfort of your own home. Cheaper than your local vet. Call 07727 155219 A PARTY FIT FOR A ROYAL DOG Dogstival is All Paws Set for the Ultimate Canine Platinum Jubilee Celebration Canine kings and queens are set to descend on Broadlands Park, Hampshire for Dogstival, who are creating the royal-ist of four-legged Platinum Jubi lee celebrations. e festival, t for Her Dog-Loving Majesty, will welcome thousands of dogs, who’ll be given the VI-Pooch treatment on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June at the stunning country estate of Broadlands. As ever, Dogstival will be bringing festival goers the ultimate doggy weekend brimming with quirky, cool and hilarious canine- approved entertainment. At this special Platinum Jubilee edition, and the nation’s only dog festival celebrating HRH, expect giant doggy Barkingham Palace street parties and huge canine thrones - ideal for a spot of relaxation in between the fun. Brand new for 2022 and kicking o the celebration vibes is Stand-Up Canine Comedy with the Barking Mad Comedy Club, from midday each day. Guests (and their dogs) can watch family friendly shows from noon, panel shows which see canine experts team up with comedians at 2pm, followed by a more adult stand-up show at 4pm onwards. e comedy line-up joins Dogstival’s wider entertainment o ering of live music, which this year includes modern choir groups Love Soul Choir (Saturday lunchtime) and Sing Now Choir (Sunday lunchtime), street performers and Vintage Funfair with views of the River Test from the Ferris wheel. In homage to one of the most traditional ways to celebrate e Queen’s landmark anniversaries, e Jubilee Tea Pawty will be bringing a little slice of London to Dogstival, so dogs can enjoy a very British A ernoon Tea experience with their furry friends, courtesy of e Four Legged Foodies. As well as the Jubilee Tea Pawty, guests will also be able to enjoy all kinds of glorious food - a much loved part of Dogstival’s past and present. Doggies can chow down on Poocharoni Doggy Pizza, raise a glass of pawsecco and baked goodies from the Pop+Bark Pupuccino Bar, plus every canine treat imaginable can be found at Dogstival. Meanwhile, their human companions will be able to enjoy some of the region’s best artisan, locally sourced food and drink and get in the Jubilee celebration spirit with beverages from the giant London Bus Bar. Festival goers will also be able to shop ‘til they drop at over 140 independent stalls selling everything and anything for a dog’s look, tastebuds, lifestyle, fun, health and wellbeing! Expect four -legged activities galore too including Barkour, Dogstival’s twist on parkour, where pups can navigate their way through an adventure playground of agility ramps, tunnels, ball pits, see-saws and more, as well as agility, hoopers and yball. Dogs who get their kicks in water, will be able to launch themselves into the giant 10m dog diving splash pool and enjoy water-based retrieves in Dogstival’s Gundog Village area which is crammed full of six di erent ‘scurries’ to jump, navigate and tear around. Dogstival ’s Main Arena returns with demonstrations from Lurchers &Hawk racing, crime-busting scent demo’s from the UK Pet Detectives Colin & Molly and new-for-2022 showcases from the UK’s leading BMX Stunt Team. For insight and education on all things dog, the Dog House Stage will provide talks and crowd interaction on all manner of canine health and behaviour topics. is year’s event will also delve deep into the hot topic of raw dog food. Considering dogs less fortunate than those enjoying a day out at Dogstival, this year’s event will support StreetVet and Pets As erapy. Dogstival takes place on 4th and 5th June at Broadlands Park, Romsey, S0519ZD. For more information and tickets, visit Dogstival. co.uk Euphoria for luxury New Forest Hotel as it Scoops Prestigious ‘Business Innovation’ Accolade Staff at a New Forest hotel celebrated recently having scooped up a prestigious Business Innovation accolade at the national Springboard Awards for Excellence 2022 – adding to its already impressive array of award wins this year. Balmer Lawn Hotel & Spa, which sits in the heart of the New Forest (recently voted the best National Park in Europe by Tripadvisor) took home the coveted prize to add to what’s been an incredible start to the year following earlier success at the Southampton Hospitality Awards and Guide for Brides Customer Service Awards. Championing the outstanding businesses and individuals who continue to reshape and contribute to the hospitality sector, Balmer Lawn was crowned the winner of the Business Innovation award, which acknowledges the organisation that demonstrates the most outstanding opportunities and examples of successful initiatives to pivot their business model or update processes and systems that a ect a positive change. Balmer Lawn Hotel had an array of strategic moves that proved critical in its awards victory, though the delivery of the hotel’s outside concept, e Lodge, proved pivotal to its success in a challenging year. e Lodge, which was built speci cally to be a COVID-compliant environment to welcome guests safely back during the pandemic, successfully served 3,500 covers in its rst three weeks before serving 7,812 covers in the rst ve weeks of outside dining in April 2021. Further innovation included the development of an in-house, geo-located food ordering app that delivered sales of over £10,000 in its rst quarter with no sta overheads. is completely transformed the food and drink o ering at Balmer Lawn Hotel to cover previously unserviceable areas of the gardens and grounds. Commenting on the win, Michael Clitheroe, General Manager at Balmer Lawn Hotel & Spa, said: “Just to be recognised and shortlisted for this epic award – let alone win – is an achievement everyone associated with Balmer Lawn should be immensely proud of. The Lodge has been an overwhelming success and we look forward to seeing it go from strength to strength. This has proven a lifeline to saving our 25-year-old business, which provides more than 100 jobs, while turning forecasted losses into profit. When this type of award comes around it provides the opportunity to reflect on what we’ve overcome, and it fills me with pride that we’ve got such incredible things to shout about when it comes to Balmer. Even given the tough times of the past two years, we continue to move forward and grow. As a small privately-owned hotel, this just serves to add to our sense of success as we’re punching well above our purported weight. We’re absolutely delighted!” For more information on Balmer Lawn, please: visit: www.balmerlawnhotel.com Balmer Lawn Hotel & Spa, nestled in the heart of Hampshire’s ancient New Forest Copythorne Jubilee 2022 Copythorne Parish History Society will be hosting the following celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. On Thursday 2nd June they will be hosting A Picnic in the Parish Hall grounds from 1pm to 4.30pm, take your own Picnic. ey will be o ering Pimms and Prosecco or tea and co ee and ice creams along with games and activities. In the Hall they will have TV coverage of celebrations in London for those wishing to watch. Parade and Bonfire Beacon . ere will be an Evening Parade from e Parish Hall to Stanley’s Own Scout Hut in Romsey Road for the lighting of the Bon re Beacon in the Scouts Field at 9.45pm. On Friday 3rd June they will be hosting a Family Barn Dance from 7pm to 9.30pm with caller Rhys Bowen. ere will be a bar and an Outside Catering Van will be attending for those wishing to purchase food. £4 adults. £10 Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) Tickets in advance. On Saturday 4th June will be for a Family Fun Day from 1pm to 5pm. O cial Opening by a young ‘Queen & her Prince!’ ere will be planting of a tree and Commemorative Drinking Bottles for the children. A small fair, Funky Play Bus, Tug of War, Live Entertainment with Rocking Fossils, Scout Bands and e Land Girls, tea and cake, stalls, ice-cream, games, bar, hot food, Emergency vehicles and a Grand Draw (tickets available throughout the week). Evening Dance for adults from 7pm to 10.30pm: Live Band, bar, outside hot food will be available for those wishing to purchase food. Tickets £10 per person (in advance). On Sunday 5th June, Seven Glorious Decades from 11am to 5pm, Vehicles and artefacts from each of the seven decades of the Queen’s reign and more! Morris dancers, live entertainment with Rocking Fossils and a Brass Band. Bar, cream teas, hot food stalls, tractor rides, ice-cream, small fair and Funky Bus. Grand Draw will take place at 4pm. All welcome at the Picnic, Parade and Bon re Beacon, Family Fun Day and Seven Glorious Decades. Booking Required for Barn Dance and Evening Dance for Adults. Visit their website at: www.copythorneparishhall. org.uk/jubilee-2022 or contact: Barbara Smith on: 023 8081 3341 or via email: gemmacat15@hotmail.com