v THE HERALD - OUR 28TH YEAR - 1994-2022 v 27th October 2022 • The HERALD • Page 23 Waterside Carpet Cleaning PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANING! Using Prochem Equipment and Materials • SPOT/STAIN TREATMENT • Fully Insured 023 8066 0878 or 07770 337917 www.watersidecarpetcleaning.com EX-DISPLAY Buildings, Timber & Steel Garages, Garden Rooms & Offices Stables/Field Shelters Summerhouses, Workshops & Agricultural 01935 891 195 Daisy - A book by Veronica Ewen Daisy is an only child, living in a farm cottage on the edge of the New Forest. Centred around the 1950’s, Daisy has two best friends, Nina and Ida, there is also an elderly friend Miss Rose. Daisy’s cottage is at the end of a gravel lane, a footpath at the end of the lane leads east toward the Southampton water and a sea wall, turning right the path leads to Calshot Spit where the Sunderland Seaplanes are based. Turning left at the sea wall the path winds its way to Ashett Creek, here there is an old mill. The book features many local places, Lepe, Fawley, Lyndhurst a trip to Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight. Join Daisy and her friends during their summer holidays. A time of going to bed by candlelight and drawing water from the well. Available : Veronicaewen@outlook.com Text: 07786740407 • Call 023 8026 8140 Also available for sale in The Herald Office. At a cost of £8.50 (paperback) PJ-T DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIRS • Misted Units • Locks • Handles • Hinges • Door Adjustments/Repair • Cat Flaps Paul Jackson-Turner 07708 620910 pjtrepairs65@yahoo.com uPVC & Aluminium Free Quotes Fully Insured The next Herald is out on 17th November Author Veronica Ewen grew up in the local area attending the infant school in Fawley and Hardley Secondary Modern in Holbury, she went on to work with her father on the family farm until she married and moved to Chandlers Ford. Veronica draws on her experiences as a child in her book Daisy. Based in Fawley and the local area in the 1950’s this book is centred around a girl called Daisy whose earliest memories were of the small farm cottage on the edge of the New Forest where she lived. e story involves much local history and readers from the local area will recognise many of the places mentioned. e book is priced at £8.50 and is available from e Herald. Veronica penned her second ction book, Blob and Moon Magic during the lockdown in 2020. Inspired by a small clay gure she had created one day, Books by Local Author Veronica Ewen Veronica Ewan this book follows the adventures of a blob of clay that magically comes to life in the light of the Super Pink Moon. Blob soon becomes friends with a mouse and the two companions go on nightly adventures in the school where they live, meeting new characters and forming an everlasting friendship. e book is beautifully illustrated by Veronica and is available to buy from Veronica directly please email: veronicaewen@outlook. com or call: 023 8026 8140. Work to replace the rst 43 metres of the railway track on Hythe Pier began in earnest earlier this month. e project to li the existing track, conductor rail and points along with the existing timber supports began in June when a temporary platform was constructed further along the 640 metres Grade II listed Victorian pier. ere then followed a pause during which a further survey was carried out as the rst of the timber supports were removed. e pause coincided with the Pier Train Centenary celebration, the removal of the second restored carriage from the workshop and the busiest time of the year for the ferry operation. Temporary safety fencing has been positioned alongside the section of line, screening removal of the track and boards. Once removal is complete, replacement supports and the new track and points will be installed. electric pier train will be constructed. e work is essential to protect the iconic narrow gauge railway locomotives and rolling stock and further the longevity of arguably Hythe’s greatest asset. Hythe Pier Heritage Association, which is commissioning the work as a part of its long-term aim to redevelop the pier and railway for public bene t would like to acknowledge the generous donations from Hampshire County Council, Beaulieu Beaufort Foundation, Beaverbrook Foundation, Dibden Allotment Fund and the New Forest Park Authority towards the funding of the project. ere is still much to do, including the restoration of the carriage that carried King George VI along the pier in May 1944, at present underway in the ferry company workshop. If you would like to make a donation towards further renovation of Hythe Pier, please visit hythepier.org.uk/donate. Photo credit John Greenwood Volunteers from the (Hythe) Shed (at the Pier) have been dismantling the old platform and along with Blue Funnel sta clearing away the decades of debris beneath. So far nothing more than rusty nails and bolts has been found in the dirt and sawdust, sadly no long-lost treasure! A new platform o ering improved access to the world’s oldest continuously operating Work Underway on Hythe Pier Railway Track and New Platform e New Forest National Park in partnership with Forestry England and Go New Forest have created a new survey to capture your feedback to help them to look a er the special landscape and make the New Forest an even better place to visit. To complete the survey please visit: www. newforestnpa.gov.uk/enjoyingtheforest Enjoying the Forest? As well as collecting milk bottle tops for Naomi House and Jacksplace, Jubilee Hall in Fawley also accept old spectacles and phones on behalf of the Rotary Club and you can also pop old batteries into their battery recycling bin. Jubilee Hall Collection Point A jigsaw sale is taking place at Copythorne Parish Hall on Saturday 29th October 2-4pm. Adults £1, Children Free, with proceeds to Copythorne Parish Hall. ere will also be a tombola, books and gi stalls and the cafe will be open. For further information call: 023 80813341 or email: gemmacat15@hotmail.com JIGSAW SALE
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