Herald - Issue 423

Page 62 • The HERALD • 12th May 2022 v THE HERALD - INDEPENDENT AND PROUD OF IT v v ON THE HOME FRONT v 7 & 9 THE MARSH, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON SO45 6AJ Ed Martin at Pearsons, Hythe These are unprecedented times for the lettings industry. More so than ever, landlords are in high demand. The market for rental properties closely follows the sales market and house prices are at an all - time high. As a result, landlords are achieving great returns on their properties. Be that a 1 bed retirement property in Lymington, a 3 bed semi in Hythe or a 5 bed detached property in Marchwood, the market is starved of properties with prospective tenants in abundance. I am available to all landlords in the Waterside and New Forest area with properties to rent. I offer competitive rates for fully managed, rent collection and tenant finder services. I look forward to discussing your property with you. Contact Ed at hythelettings@pearsons.com or call him on 023 8084 4131 4 Storey Marina Townhouse Pearsons Estate Agents are pleased to o er this 3 bedroom, 4 storey townhouse situated in Astra Court on Hythe Marina. e property comes with NO chain and is on the market for £799,950 leasehold. Although in need of some modernisation this property comprises an entrance hall, garage, wet room and bedroom with French doors onto a patio on the ground oor. e 1st oor includes a kitchen, separate dining room and a living room leading out onto a balcony with views of the Marina and Southampton water. e 2nd oor boasts a master suite with dressing room and en-suite bathroom and a second bedroom with en-suite. At the very top of house is a study with velux windows to the front and rear as well as storage in the eaves. e property has a driveway with a carport. At the rear is a patio with steps down to mooring. e property is based in Hythe Marina and is a short walk away from Hythe village centre with a range of shops. Southampton is easily accessible by road or via the passenger ferry service from Hythe Pier. For more information about the property or to arrange a viewing call: 023 8084 4131, email: Hythe@pearsons. com or visit: pearsons.com e key to moving the transaction along quickly is for everyone to respond to requests for information or action right away. ere should be good communication between the buyer, their legal representative and their mortgage broker; similarly, the seller should converse with their conveyancer and estate agent to ensure things are moving along without problems. e Estate Agent should communicate with all parties, checking in regularly to progress the sale. It’s also helpful if you can agree exchange and completion dates to aim for right from the start, to give everyone a timescale to aim for. How to Speed up Exchange & Completion HOME-START NEW FOREST GROUP SUPPORT NEWS by Clare Collins, Family and Group Co-ordinator, New Forest, Home-Start Hampshire Home-Start New Forest Group support is successfully helping and supporting families that are under particular stress with the current economic conditions leading to in ation and stretching family funds; helping the families to socially network and signposting to support and help. The Totton group has been running since October 2021 every Wednesday at Totton Library. e group has a range of activities to help and support families. ese are o en themed, in March we made Mother’s Day cards using the hand and footprints of the children with di erent coloured card to create a border; creating a memorable gi that Mum’s will have as a keepsake. We created Spring headbands, by foraging outside for materials to include and inspire us. As we headed into April we coloured Easter cards and a hunt for coloured eggs hidden around the library! Before Easter myself and our trainee social worker hand delivered chocolate eggs and cuddly Easter gi s to all our families in the New Forest – with many families saying how touched they were at this gi , gi s provided by our local John Lewis Partnership stores. We have exciting workshops planned for May and June for our Home-Start families. ey are part of an initiative by Hampshire Healthy Families, NHS Southern Health and Barnardo’s to support parents with their new baby, going all the way through to starting school. ey are fun packed, providing useful information. Together we are passionate about creating safer childhoods, stronger families and positive futures. at is why we are working as a team with them, Southern Health and their Health Visiting teams. e workshops are part of the collaborative voice that is encouraged here at Home- Start; during feedback families speci cally requested learning opportunities as part of the group activities. We are in the process of organising a paediatric First Aid Course for September. We are always keen to hear from new volunteers or families that need support via group. Wednesdays 9.30am to 11am in Totton Library, and at New Milton Library from 1pm to 2.30pm. Donations are welcome info@hshants.org.uk Main switchboard 0330 124 2095. Mother’s Day cards Brockstock 2022 at Brockenhurst Football Club As the football season draws to a close Brockenhurst FC’s attention turns to Brockstock, their biggest fundraising event of the year. Brockstock is an annual music and beer festival, although for reasons you will understand it has had to be postponed for the last two years. is year it will be bigger and better than ever as they aim to make up for the lost two years. It will be held at Brockenhurst Football Club over the two-day weekend of Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May . ey have a great line up of bands that will play from noon until dusk each day. ere will be plenty of refreshment opportunities with a beer and cider festival, a pimms and prosecco bar, a rum bar as well as a bbq, ai food and a vegan option. Admission is free but they ask that no alcohol is brought into the festival from outside. Brockstock is a unique community event that attracts a big crowd from across the forest and has something for all the family. ere will be a children’s play area with in atables, games, and stalls as well as a Tea Garden where you can have tea, co ee and cake. Bring your family and friends and enjoy this special village event. Keep your eyes open for more details of the weekend programme which will be posted on social media as well as on yers that will be widely distributed. e following week is the Queen’s platinum jubilee, and the football club will again be hosting some of the village celebrations with live music again on Saturday 4th June , so they look forward to seeing you all again as they shake o the memory of the last two di cult years.