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v CALL US: 023 8084 5700 v 8th December 2022 • The HERALD • Page 3 THE FRAME SHOP 15 Marsh Parade, Hythe SO45 6AN Tel: 023 8084 4741 JOYFUL CHRISTMAS PICTURE FRAMING PICTURE FRAMING ESTABLISHED 1987 Local Art & Prints SP DECORATING Painting & Decorating Specialist Simon Perks Tel: 07889 091420 Email: simonperks@rocketmail.com • Interior & Exteriors • Wallpaper Hanging • Prompt & Reliable Service • Free Quotations & Expert Advice • Fully Insured Approved by Trading Standards Queens Canopy Tree Officially Planted at Honeypot House Honeypot House recently received one of the trees from the Platinum Jubilee ‘Tree of Trees’ Sculpture, in an o cial planting ceremony. Amelia Ashton, the Lieutenant of Hampshire nominated e Honeypot Children’s Charity, to receive one of the trees, which was part of the sculpture, that stood tall outside Buckingham Palace during the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations earlier this year. The living sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, sought to put the importance of trees at the heart of the historic milestone to celebrate Her Majesty, who planted over 1,500 trees all over the world during her 70-year reign. e trees are now being planted in honour of the late Queen, creating a living legacy around the UK through e Queen’s Green Canopy. On 10th November one of the trees was planted at the Honeypot Children’s Charity’s Honeypot House, by the Lieutenant of Hampshire, Amelia Ashton and Nagindra Chungh, Director of Operations at the Honeypot Children’s Charity. Nagindra was a headteacher for 25 years and believes every child should aim high and have the opportunity to succeed and y in anything they do. e tree takes pride of place by the astroturf where the children play basketball and race on go karts. Simmi Woodwal, CEO Honeypot Children’s Charity comments: “We are so honoured to be chosen for the Queen’s Green Canopy, to commemorate the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II onsite, in our grounds in the beautiful New Forest. Plus, to show the importance of protecting the forests for future generations.” Since 1996 Honeypot has been working to enhance the lives of young carers aged 5-12 years by providing respite breaks and on-going outreach support. ey give young carers a break from demanding and stressful responsibilities at home and provide a safe, nurturing environment where children at risk can develop their full potential. For more information about the Honeypot Children’s Charity please visit: www.honeypot.org.uk For more information about the Queen’s Green Canopy please visit: www.queensgreencanopy.org Above: Lieutenant of Hampshire, Amelia Ashton and Nagindra Chungh, Director of Operations at the Honeypot Children’s Charity planting the tree at Honeypot House Right: The aluminium pot from the Tree of Trees sculpture
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8th December 2022 • The HERALD • Page 11 v SHOP LOCALLY FOR SERVICE & VALUE v PVCu DOOR SPECIALIST LOCK PROBLEMS? We Can Help with ALL types of Locks • Fix or Replace • Gain Entry Call us on 07453 327708 or 023 8155 0025 (24hr Service) • Police Approved Key Safes • All Work Guaranteed • Fully Insured • No Call Out Charge • No VAT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT LOCKSMITH JIM GRASSICK Double Glazing Repairs • Locks • Handles • Hinges • Glass Over 40 years experience Tel: 07712 718343 Email: jamesgrassickSO45@gmail.com Put Your Repairs in Safe Hands MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR ADVERTISERS, READERS AND DISTRIBUTION POINTS Joint Effort Helps School Build for the Future A joint e ort between employees and contractors from the ExxonMobil Fawley site has helped a local school’s exciting development project. Sta from the estates department at the Fawley site were joined by specialist teams from Veolia and Trant to demolish an old wooden pavilion in the grounds Going, going, gone! The team effort made short shrift of the demolition process. of Waterside Primary School in Hythe during the half-term holiday. e school issued a plea to the local community for help in deconstructing the old and dangerous sheltered structure to enable them to start their plans to build an outdoor classroom funded by New Forest District Council. e outdoor classroom will not only bene t the school but also the wider community as well as local charities which assist families in need by supplying healthy school meals during the holidays to ensure they do not go without a hot meal. Following the appeal, the ExxonMobil estates team rose to the challenge, and it took the team of four workers just a few hours to carefully bring down the structure using a JCB. ey then cleared and tidied up the site using a roll-on roll-o skip provided by Veolia, leaving it ready for the school to begin preparing for the new building which will be constructed next year. Danny Carr, Estates Superintendent at ExxonMobil Fawley, said: “When we heard that the school was looking for a bit of help, we were happy to oblige. It was a real team effort between ourselves and the two contractors and it didn’t take long to bring down safely.” Kerrie Reeves, Business Manager at Waterside Primary added: “We can’t thank the team enough because without them we wouldn’t have been able to proceed with the plans. We secured funding for the new building, but with all the increasing costs, we couldn’t have afforded to get someone in to do the demolition work, so this has really been a lifesaver for us.”
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Page 14 • The HERALD • 8th December 2022 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v Todd Beverley Carpentry Services Quality workmanship with over 20 years experience All Household Carpentry Undertaken including: • Kitchen/Bathroom/Bedroom fitting • Purpose Built Cupboards and Wardrobes • Internal/External Door Hanging • Solid/Laminate Flooring • Window Renovation • Decking For a friendly & reliable service you can trust call: Tel: 023 8086 0969 Mobile: 07941 021558 FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8184 5632 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST Extensions Loft/garage conversion Full renovations Groundworks Landscaping Driveways Emergency Call Out Service Available Telephone: 07513 802380 Email: TDCSolutions@hotmail.com TDC Solutions Ltd All Construction Work Undertaken Kitchens Bathrooms Plumbing & heating Painting & decorating Flooring Pitch/flat roofing No job to big or small The next Herald is out on 5th January LOCAL MP JOINS TOPS FAWLEY FOR CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK 2022 Tops Day Nurseries Fawley, located on Heather Road, has been working hard to promote the importance of reading in Early Years Education during Children’s Book Week 2022 which took place in the UK in November. Tops Fawley sent invitations out to encourage volunteers to join the nursery to participate and Dr Julian Lewis MP and his wife Fiona, were more than happy to support the event by reading stories to the children at Tops Fawley. Julian and Fiona read ‘ e Gru alos Child’, one of the children’s favourites. e Pre-Schoolers showed such joy as they listened to Julian and Fiona read and did a great job at helping to tell the story and make noises/ copy words when challenged! Kirstie Malyon, Nursery Manager said: “It was great to have the local MP supporting us during Children Books Week and helping us to spread the importance of reading to children”. Dr Julian Lewis MP and wife Fiona Reading to Children at Tops Fawley Nursery Reading at Early Years level is crucial for the development of young children. It is part of everyday life at Tops Day Nurseries and many of the staff have recorded themselves reading a story to share at bedtime with children. Tops Day Nurseries took part in Children’s Book Week in order to raise awareness of the importance of reading, provide opportunities for their children to read and be read to. Tops created their lending library to allow parents and children access to books and other reading materials that they may not have previously been able to access. Tops Fawley are part of a nursery chain that provides the most eco-sustainable Early Education and Care in the UK. For over 31 years, Tops Day Nurseries have played a key role in educating the next generation across Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon providing top quality, nurturing childcare. To nd out more about Tops Day Nurseries visit: www. topsdaynurseries.co.uk ROSES Hythe Townswomen’s Guild will hold their next meeting on Thursday 12th January for a talk by Stuart Pocock titled ‘Roses’. eir Walking and Knit and Natter clubs have both started, also their Social Study Group with plenty to discuss. ey meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month at St Andrew’s Centre, Dibden Purlieu from 2pm to 4pm. Everyone is very welcome. Go along and enjoy interesting talks, and a friendly chat with a cuppa and biscuit. For more information contact Yvonne Mulvenny on: 023 8084 4768 or email: yvonne@mulvenny. plus.com
v THE HERALD - YOUR COMMUNITY MAGAZINE v 8th December 2022 • The HERALD • Page 15 Unit 7 New Forest Enterprise Centre, Chapel Lane, Totton, SO40 9LA 023 8066 0022 • www.proteksecurity.co.uk ✓ Intruder/ Burglar Alarms ✓ CCTV Video Surveillance ✓ Wireless Systems ✓ Driveway/ Perimeter Alarms ✓ Fire Alarms ✓ Video Entry Systems ✓ Repairs-Upgrades-Maintenance ✓ 24hr Monitoring ✓ 24/7 Support ✓ Insurance Approved ✓ Local-Friendly-Reliable ✓ Free Quotation & Site Survey Professional Security for Homes and Business Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Protect your Home and Business this Winter As the dark nights are upon us many of you may be considering additional ways to protect your home or business. Local security company, Protek Security, has over 30 years’ experience of protecting residential, commercial and industry properties through the design and installation of security systems in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. Based in Totton, Protek Security’s small team of engineers can design and install a bespoke security solution tailored to your needs from burglar alarms and CCTV through to door entry and access control systems as well as automatic gates. Over the years Protek have worked with a variety of clients and properties from alarms for homes through to high street chain stores, CCTV and entry and security systems for complex towering o ce blocks and municipal buildings. Security at your property starts with having the right burglar alarm security system, from an initial survey of your property, Protek’s team will advise you on the best system to suit your needs and budget, their team of expert engineers will install your new system with minimal disruption to your home or business. Protek Security can also supply and install the latest CCTV systems whether you require a simple camera and monitor or a sophisticated multi camera entry system. Your CCTV can be connected up to your smart devices allowing you to monitor your property from anywhere in the UK or abroad. ere is nothing better than being able to see who is ART IN LYMINGTON at the door, video entry for your home or workplace helps protect you from unwanted visitors, Protek Security have a range of door entry systems from simple ring doorbells for your home and audio door access for ats through to more complex key code and card access security systems for commercial buildings. Protek Security is SSAIB (Security Systems and Alarms Inspection Board) approved, con rming the quality of the work and service that they provide, all sta are also fully vetted with both DBS and security checks. ey o en work closely with insurance companies as well as the police and local authorities. If you have any issues with your security, Protek have a duty engineer on call 24/7 and as they are based in the local area they are able to respond rapidly to call outs. ey also o er repair and maintenance services for existing security systems. Formore information please visit: www.proteksecurity. co.uk or to arrange a free site survey and quote please call: 023 8066 0022 or email: info@proteksecurity. co.uk Lymington Arts Group usually meets at Lymington Community Centre (SO41 9BR) on the second Friday of the month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. eir next meeting will be on Friday 9th December for a demonstration by Lyne Davis: Woodland Scene - Acrylic. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. For more details contact Membership Secretary Sandi Hills on: lags.sandi@gmail.com or call 01425 613569. Romsey Country Market Romsey Country Markets will take place on Fridays 9th and 16th December in the Town Hall from 11am to 12.30pm and on Saturday 17th December in the Cornmarket from 9am to 2.30pm. ey love to cook, cra and grow just for you, so go along for a great range of home produced items such as seasonal fruit, vegetables, cakes, preserves, plant and cra s. Please check the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ romseycountrymarket or visit: www. hampshirecountrymarkets.co.uk PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE
Page 16 • The HERALD • 8th December 2022 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v WATERSIDE NETWORK GROUP: MEMBER FOCUS by Simon Chadwick Over the past eighteen months I’ve written about many of the Waterside Network Group members, but I’ve not yet written about my business. So, please allow me to introduce you to Ceratopia. Ceratopia o ers graphic design and illustration to clients locally, nationally and, on occasion, internationally. Having been established for over een years on the Waterside, you’ll have come across much of the work we’ve done. You may have ordered from the menus we created for e ai Corner Restaurant, used the services of e Waring Partnership where we put together the branding or seen the recently updated Parish Council logo we developed. For over ten years now we’ve worked with Longdown Activity Farm to produce their lea ets, adverts, signage and a swathe of cartoons. You may have had cause to read the Paultons Park guidebook we created, or even ride on the Dino Chase rollercoaster that we were involved with. Further a eld, we’ve designed children’s activity parks for brands as diverse as TGI Fridays, Eurotunnel and Arsenal FC. Althoughwe create for a range of clients, from care homes to engineering, we’re o en called upon to design and create for the family or children’s market. Our family friendly style, and plenty of hands-on experience, makes us ideally suited for that work. You may also be aware of my children’s books, many of which are published under Ceratopia Books. I’ve created over forty books now, many of which are available direct from e Herald o ce, and local shops such as Toys Ahoy, Dibden Purlieu Post O ce, Blissful, and at Longdown Activity Farm. You can also nd many of the books at: www.ceratopiabooks.co.uk. Visit the Ceratopia website, mentioned opposite, to see the sort of things we do, and, if you think we could help your business, please do get in touch. Simon Chadwick, Ceratopia Charity Christmas Cards Age Concern New Forest have produced their own Christmas Cards this year. Local Photographer Gary Woletz has donated 4 of his beautiful local winter scenes and there are 2 of each designs in each pack of 8. ey are priced at £4.95 and all proceeds, a er printing and paper costs, will go to help support Age Concern New Forest’s local services for local older people. e Christmas Cards are available at their Charity Shops in Dibden Purlieu, Black eld, Totton and O ce in Dibden Purlieu. Age Concern New Forest’s Christmas cards (Photos by Gary Woletz) TOTTON REPAIR CAFÉ e aim of the Totton Repair Café, along with all repair cafés, is to try and prevent small household goods from going to land ll if they stop working. Volunteer Repairers who can advice and assess/repair small electrical and other items. ey O er: Information about Repair Cafés and the Men’s Shed. Refreshments at a small charge while you wait. From June they hope to be o ering bike and sewing repairs. You can take along small electrical or other items too good for the tip, nd out more about the Repair Café or Men’s Shed, sit and help/observe with any repair. A er your repair is completed all they ask for is a voluntary donation towards the cost of the hall and insurance. Totton Repair Café is running on Saturday 10th December. ey will be open from 10.30am until 1pm at Totton & Eling Community Centre. For further details please contact the Totton & Eling Community Centre by email: tottonrepaircafe@gmx.co.uk
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