Page 46 • The HERALD • 25th August 2022 v THE HERALD - INDEPENDENT AND PROUD OF IT v M & J Mobility Can give you.... Freedom on the Road • Hoists • Pedal Transfers • Wheelchair Carriers • Hand Controls • Ramps • Easy Release Hand Brake • Wireless Controls • Swivel Seats and help Maintain YOUR Independence Scooters Wheelchairs Powerchairs Li & Recline Chairs Walking Aids Bath Aids and lots more... Visit our showroom at: Independent Lifestyle Centre Old Lyndhurst Road, Cadnam SO40 2NL or call for a catalogue on: 023 8081 1949 Making Mobility Affordable NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AWARDS WINNERS CROWNED AT NEW FOREST SHOW e New Forest National Park Authority and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have announced the winners of the 2022 New Forest National Park Awards. Now in their ninth year, the awards celebrate the wonderful people who support the New Forest’s environment and rural economy. is year a record 130 nominations were received for the best businesses, organisations and individual champions in the New Forest who help keep it a living, working landscape. e winners were recognised at a special ceremony at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show, with individual trophies presented by Martin Stewart, Managing Director of Stewarts Garden Centres. e winners of the 2022 awards, sponsored by Moore Barlow, were: • Young Farmer/Commoner: Katie Ferrett from Romsey • Best Supporter of Local Produce: Setley Ridge Farm Shop, Brockenhurst • Rural Diversification: Tatchbury Manor Farm, Winsor • Sustainability Champion: Countryside Education Trust, Beaulieu • Young Environmental Champion: Arun Curson from Bransgore Katie Ferrett won the Young Farmer/ Commoner award a er demonstrating a real commitment to farming and commoning, with a passion that has enabled her to overcome many challenges. Working on her parents’ farm and with two young children of her own, she is a great ambassador for commoning life. She manages a beef herd, along with a herd of suckler cows and runs 20 ponies on the Forest. is year’s Best Supporter of Local Produce was Setley Ridge Farm Shop which impressed the judges with its huge range of locally-produced goods as well as the valued support it gives its suppliers. Producers are regularly invited to showcase products at the shop itself as well as through links on the website. A huge passion for supporting and promoting local produce is clearly at the heart of the business. e winner of the Rural Diversi cation category was Tatchbury Manor Farm. Owner Sarah Hunt has made her 30 acre livestock farm more nancially viable by diversifying in several areas. She lost her husband during the pandemic but this hasn’t stopped her from throwing herself into her work, growing her pie business, and converting a mobile home into the ‘Pig Patch’ which is popular with families visiting Peppa Pig World and helping guests develop a greater understanding of farming. Sarah has also recently built a wood- red bakery, using local wood and our, and has planted an orchard. e Sustainability Champion 2022 was the Countryside Education Trust (CET), noted for being an exemplar of sustainable operations well as promoting sustainability through education courses. is year its brand-new exhibition and eco education space, e Fort Climate Centre, will be completed - built to ensure that the highest environmental standard for insultation, lighting and waste management are all considered and mitigated. e CET is also a working productive farm and is involved with woodland management and restoration projects. Founded in 2019, the Young Environmental Champion award celebrates the achievements of young people under 25 who are working to help protect the National Park and its wildlife. is year, it went to 13-year-old Arun Curson who is already a dedicated marine champion. He was the youngest person ever to become an Intertidal Survey Volunteer for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (aged 10). He regularly volunteers for the Trust doing surveys in Keyhaven and Calshot and appeared on BBC Country le this February encouraging other young people to protect the oceans. He is developing his own website informing young children about sharks and their importance to the ocean eco-system. is year’s Highly Commended were: Young Farmer/Commoner: Samantha Gates; Best Supporter of Local Produce: New Forest Hamper Company; and Sustainability Champion: The Naked Pantry. New Forest National Park Award winners 2022 ART EXTRA Following a fantastic demonstration by Steven Beckett Its time to get out those paints and have a go! Di Alexander and Gail Morris led an evening with a live clothed model to paint or draw on 24th August. Totton Art Society’s next meeting is on Tuesday 13th September for Art Extra Members’ Workshop, 2pm, at Calmore Community Centre. Working on own projects. Please book a space with Claire. Cost £2 per session. Followed on Wednesday 14th September for a Watercolour workshop with Alan Langford, 10am until 4pm. Paint horses in watercolours at Calmore Community Centre. Members’ painting day. Please book a space with Claire £20 in cash. Limited number of spaces. Meetings take place from 7.30pm until 9.30pm at the ree Score Club, Totton SO40 3RS (unless otherwise stated). Visitors are welcome to go along on the night for a small fee of £4pp. For more details of all the activities visit: www.Tottonartsociety.org
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