Page 24 • The HERALD • 27th October 2022 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom with free design service Tel: 023 8084 3787 Email: showroom@pcbuildingsupplies.co.ukWeb: www.pcbuildingsupplies.co.uk DECORATING Interior and Exterior Established 1985 07867 528307 mark.blake.decorating@gmail.com Hythe 2000 – Christmas Tree Festival Highwood Nursery Children Meet and Learn about Animals from Ems Friendly Farm Once again the volunteers of Hythe 2000 are planning their annual Christmas Tree Festival to be held in St John’s Church from Saturday 26th November until Tuesday 13th December. Last year they were delighted with the support from the local community who either donated decorated trees to be auctioned or gave trees and Christmas decorations beforehand. ey had over 60 trees and 15 wreaths in the church which not only provided a beautiful spectacle but raised valuable Age Concern are pleased to o er a FREE monthly carers group held the first Wednesday of every month, 11am to 12.30pm at the Horrill Care and Wellbeing Centre o Challenger Way, SO45 5SZ. e group is open to those who care or have cared for someone to come together and chat with likeminded people. funds to support both St John’s and their charity, Hythe 2000. e festival was welcomed by all as a touch of ‘normality’ after the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. is year they again need your help and support to make the festival a success. If you would like to donate a tree, volunteer help or would like more information please email: christine.m.richards@outlook. com or phone 07788 717773. Children at Brockenhurst College’s Highwood Nursery enjoyed a new learning experience when Ems Friendly Farm visited Brockenhurst College. e babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers took turns to meet, stroke and ask questions about pigs Cookie and Oreo, Dave the ram, Ron the goat, and Shetland pony Merrylegs. Children not scheduled to attend nursery that day Winchester and is run by Emma Southwell who takes the animals on the road to visit nurseries, schools, care homes and even prisons. Emma said: “As a therapy farm, we provide animal experiences that are educational, helpful for stress, good for memory recall, and generally create a feel-good factor that brightens people’s days.” You can nd out more about Ems Friendly Farm by visiting: www. emsfriendlyfarm.com e Horrill Care and Wellbeing Centre teamed up with Bluebird Care New Forest recently to hold a co ee morning to raise money for Macmillan as part of the Macmillan World’s Biggest Co ee Morning. e co ee morning was well attended raising £93.60. Right: Macmillan Coffee Morning at the Horrill Centre were also invited along so they did not miss out. Nursery Manager Sarah Bower said: “This event is not just fun for the children, it also supports their personal, social and emotional development, as well as their development of language and other communication skills. One little girl was initially very wary of the animals, but by the end she was quite happily standing in the pen with the pigs.” Ems Friendly Farm is based in Left to Right: Emma Southwell, Sarah Bower and nursery worker Jo McKinnon alongside Highwood Nursery children and animals from Ems Friendly Farm MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING AT THE HORRILL CENTRE MONTHLY CARERS GROUP
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