Page 44 • The HERALD • 25th August 2022 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v Yours Faithfully... Everyone welcome to our Services HARVEST SERVICE 10.30AM, 11TH SEPTEMBER SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE, 10.30AM 1st Sunday of the month Communion HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD SO45 1XA You are invited to BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Rollestone Road, Holbury Every Sunday, 6.20pm for 6.30pm Christian Worship & Teaching 023 8089 2153 Everyone Welcome 24” high from £550 30” high from £675 (Prices inclusiveVAT) Installation anywhere in England andWales Memorials refurbished and inscriptions added Colours and full range of memorials available Soup & Sweet at Trinity Church, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU has restarted! On the 3rd Wednesday of the month 12.30pm to 2pm for £4 per person you can have Soup with a bread roll followed by a sweet and a tea or co ee. Very good value in congenial company – they hope to see you there! Soup & Sweet Restarts! St Mary’s Church, Eling are holding a pop-up-market on Saturday 17th September, 10am until 1pm. e day will include cra and small business stalls, homemade produce, tombola and refreshments. Have a go at bell ringing. If you would like to host a stall (£5 per table) please call Joy: 07933 153936 or Jan 023 80 860492 (evenings). Pop-Up Market Every year St John’s Church in Hythe like to inform the local community of their church service times in the most angelic of ways. At the beginning of December the church give away little hand cra ed angel keepsakes along with their Christmas service times attached. Last year the church gave away 750 angels and is hoping to top that number this year. ey are calling for anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting or sewing to get involved. If you are able to help you can pick up a pattern from either St John’s Church or the Herald Every 2 weeks on a Tuesday morning from 9.30am to 12noon there’s a great Table Top Sale at Cornerstone Hythe URC in New Road. ere is always a great selection of Electricals, Jewellery, Collectables, Kitchenware, Glassware, Bags, Toys, Puzzles, Bric-a-brac and an extensive library of Paperback Books, CDs, and DVDs. All proceeds go to the Cornerstone Outreach Fund supporting mission and outreach locally, in the UK and overseas. ey are taking a break in August and the next sale will take place on Tuesday 13th September. Co ee, tea, and biscuits are always available in the Foyer too! TABLE TOP SALES O ce. Alternatively they are grateful to receive any donations of wool. Can You Help Make Woolly Angels Friendship Group Urges Widowed to Give ‘Three Minute Carrot Method’ a Go to Regain Lost Confidence To help widowed residents overcome the di cult rst step of socialising again a er loss, Southampton Oddfellows, a friendship group with branches in Totton, Gosport & Bitterne, is inviting visitors along to its events for just three minutes. e unusual o er is based on the ‘ ree Minute Carrot Method’, which gives you permission to stop or leave something a er three minutes instead of feeling daunted by staying for an hour. e technique was suggested to the group by Clinical Psychologist and author, Dr Jennifer Wild, who was asked for her advice on ways in which people can rebuild social con dence a er losing a partner. Barbara Jackson, Branch Secretary of Gosport Oddfellows, a not-for-pro t which brings people together in the community for social activities, said: “Trying something new can be nerve-wracking, especially if it’s the first time an individual has really put themselves in a social setting without having their partner by their side.” “We’d obviously love people to stay for the entirety of our events, but we also recognise that people need to move at their own pace. So, if you decide that three minutes is enough for you that day, that’s totally fine. If you want to stay longer, then that’s great also.” Dr Wild, who has written a series of blogs for the Oddfellows, commented: “The Three Minute Carrot Method gives you permission to stop or leave something early. After your three minutes you can decide if you are going to turn around and go home, or if you are going to carry on. You’ll find, more often than not, that you will carry on. But by giving yourself permission to leave, it relieves the pressure.” Barbara added: “When Dr Wild explained this technique to us, we wanted to share her advice more widely as it could be the thing that encourages someone to take that one small positive step forwards.” Janet Cox, from Hayling Island, who has been a group member for 10 year, said: “Going along to a meet a new group of people is easier said than done, especially when you are used to having someone support you. But once I got over the hurdle of first introductions any concerns just melted away, the Oddfellows couldn’t have made me feel more welcome.” Southampton Oddfellows organises social events and trips for its members across the area. It holds its next regular Social Evening at Totton & Eling Community Centre, Totton on Wednesday 7th September at 7.30pm where newcomers are always welcome to go along and give it a try. “We say ring or email us ahead of your first event to let us know you’re coming, so we can explain exactly where we meet and we can welcome you,” added Barbara. In addition to attending regular social events, Oddfellows members can access nancial bene ts and welfare support, with a dedicated care helpline and citizens advice team, and a travel club. Anyone wishing to attend an upcoming event, or to receive a local events diary, contact Barbara Jackson by calling 01329 313077 or email: barbara.jackson@ oddfellows.co.uk or Sarah Jacobs by calling 01489 880116 or email: sarah.jacobs@oddfellows.co.uk. Further information about the Oddfellows can be found at: www.oddfellows.co.uk/ rststeps Dr Wild’s book, Be Extraordinary: 7 Key Skills to Transform your Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary, gives inspiring real-life examples of how ordinary people have used these skills to come through astonishing adversity. To read Dr Wild’s series of advice blogs, written especially for the Oddfellows, go to: www.oddfellows.co.uk/news
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