Herald - Issue 424

2nd June 2022 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Let us help you make life easier Contact Waterside Home Help today to find out how we can help you and your family. We offer a range of home help & companionship services: ● Cleaning ● Laundry and bed changes ● Carpet Cleaning* ● Shopping and errands ● Transport to appointments ● Companionship ● We will match you with a fully trained, insured and DBS checked helper to suit your individual needs. ● The same helper will visit you at the same time each day, week, fortnight or whenever required. ● We do not provide personal care, therefore our rates are considerably lower ● From £16 per hour (*please ask for prices) Call us today on 07565 428139 Or email us on: info@watersidehomehelp.co.uk Visit our website: www.watersidehomehelp.co.uk WE CARE, YOU CARE SCOOTER SENSE Understanding how important good foot care is to their clients, the Age Concern New Forest foot clinics are operating for local people aged 55+. ey have taken many extra precautions to make them Covid-Safe. ey also o er Toenail cutting for £20 or Toe & Fingernails for £25. e registered Podiatrists and Chiropodists are also able to give foot care advice and information on other treatments available. If you wish to book a foot care appointment, cancel or amend one, please contact the o ce on: 023 8084 1199. A message can be le on the answer machine if necessary and they will return your call. Waterside Good Do you know about Appletree Careline? Appletree Careline provide a 24 hour /375 days a year monitoring service to people living in and around the district of the New Forest who wish to have the security and reassurance of an immediate response in times of crisis or emergency, to person or property. ey pride themselves in the provision of a quality, local service for self-funding customers who require an additional layer of support to maintain their independence. ey would like to encourage ‘younger’ older people who wish to take proactive steps to remain in their own homes or who are taking reactive steps following a discreet health episode to think about obtaining an alarm. It is known from national research and anecdotally from customers that following an incident, accident or when taking advice from a medical professional, many people feel that an alarm is preferable to accepting homecare or moving into residential care. Following the activation of a community alarm or ID wristband emergency call, Appletree Careline sta will mobilise the help required by contacting family members, friends or the emergency services. If you feel you could bene t yourself, or you have a friend or relative who could bene t from an Appletree Careline alarm, please call us to discuss your needs. Call 023 8028 5523 or email Appletree.careline@nfdc. gov.uk When you drive a car, you are in charge of a potentially lethal weapon. Although to claim a motorised scooter or wheelchair falls into the same category may be farfetched, it is still possible to do considerable damage to yourself and others. Pedestrians, cyclists, motor cyclists and motorists should always adhere to the Highway Code. Although wheelchair/ scooter users don’t really t into these categories, they do partly t any of these. As the Class 3 motorised scooters, classed as ‘invalid carriages’ can be used on the roads, they must be safe to do so and need to meet certain extra rules, otherwise you could be stopped by the police. e Class 3 scooters must have a maximum unladen weight of 150 kilograms (just over 330lbs) and a maximum width of 0.85 metres. e vehicle should have a maximum speed of 8mph, but also limit its speed to 4mph. It must be equipped with an e cient braking system, front and rear lights and re ectors, direction indicators able to operate as a hazard warning signal, an audible horn and a rear view mirror. If you use your Class 3 motorised scooter on a dual carriageway, it must also have an amber ashing light, and you are not permitted to use bus lanes or cycle tracks. Under no circumstances is it permissible for scooters or wheelchairs to be driven on motorways. Put Your Best Foot Forward Monday at Brinton Lane, Hythe, SO45 6DU. Blackfield Baptist Church: 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Hampton Lane, Black eld, SO45 1XA. Neighbours volunteers could help with transport if required. Clinics are as follows: Totton and Eling Community Centre: Every Wednesday and Friday at Civic Centre Buildings, Library Road, Totton, SO40 3AP. Hythe & Dibden Community Centre: 1st and 3rd Fridays, 1st Thursday and 3rd Family Matters at Hythe URC are pleased to announce they are able to welcome people back to Hythe Huddle, the drop in support group for people living with dementia and their carers. ey meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 2pm to 4pm at Cornerstone URC, Hythe SO45 6BR. Activities are planned throughout the year. eir next meeting is on Wednesday 6th July where they will be entertained by singer Amanda Parsons. Do drop in for a chat and a cuppa, a warm welcome awaits you. For more information call: 023 8020 7623 or emai l: o ce.fm.hurc@gmail.com Hythe Huddle