17th November 2022 • The HERALD • Page 53 v THE HERALD - Your Community Magazine 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 Scarecrow Security Guards the Gates at Abbeyfield House independence in later life as they wish. Through our values of community and companionship, we strive to help alleviate the feelings of loneliness and isolation that can be quite prevalent amongst the older population, particularly over the winter months.” Abbey eld House has been welcoming a new face with a di erence. Residents and sta at the sheltered housing scheme in Romsey have showed their creative side by entering the Abbey eld Scarecrow Challenge, a competition across all Abbey eld houses and homes nationwide. e Abbey eld Society, the charity that oversees Abbey eld House, has been running its Scarecrow Challenge for over 1,000 residents and 400 sta that live and work in over 300 Abbey eld care homes, sheltered housing schemes and independent living complexes across the UK. Abbey eld House chose to create a smart-looking security guard, ‘Kevin’, to emphasise the safety and security that the house provides. Anna Boyes, Abbey eld’s Director of Marketing, said, “We wanted to devise an autumnal competition that allowed our talented staff and residents to show a bit of creative flair. The scarecrows help to put our houses and homes on the map, and will hopefully become a quirky feature that will attract the attention of passers-by. As the weather grows colder, the scarecrows will serve as a reminder of the warm, friendly environment that Abbeyfield provides.” e aim of attracting the attention of the local communities around its houses and homes is not a new one for Abbey eld. Sta , residents and volunteers routinely put on events and activities that welcome in people from the local neighbourhood, as seen by the Platinum Jubilee parties held in June and year-round open days, fêtes and co ee mornings. Sta and residents have largely welcomed the opportunity to once again open their doors (and gardens) to visitors following COVID restrictions, and they said that they enjoyed the fact that the Scarecrow Challenge allowed them to use their imagination and draw on their creativity. Anna continued, “Abbeyfield provides the perfect solution to the accommodation and support needs of over-55s, whilst enabling them to maintain as much Scarecrow Kevin Age Concern New Forest is holding their Annual General Meeting on Saturday 26th November at Black eld Methodist Church Hall from 2 pm to 4 pm. AGE CONCERN NEW FOREST AGM
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