Page 22 • The HERALD • 8th December 2022 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD 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 HANNAH’S ELECTRICS Your Local Female Electrician NEED AN ELECTRICIAN? From simple upgrades to complete house re-wiring - and everything in-between, Hannah’s Electrics is the perfect choice. A trusted tradeswoman with sensible rates covering Southampton, New Forest & Waterside areas CONTACT HANNAH 07585 778136 W: www.hannahs-electrics.co.uk • E: hannahelectrics@gmail.com Like us on Facebook Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from everyone at The Herald WESTWOOD BUILDING BUILDING & LANDSCAPING WE ARE A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS WITH OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE BASED IN THE NEW FOREST. WE OFFER FREE QUOTATIONS AND ADVICE WHAT WE DO: • PATIOS • DRIVEWAYS AND BLOCK PAVING • GROUND WORKS • BRICK WORK • EXTENTIONS • GARAGE CONVERSIONS • CHIMNEY REPAIRS • ALTERATIONS • WE OFFER A FULL PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICE TO SUIT YOUR PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP Call: 07725 002162 Email: westwoodbuilding@outlook.com • Foxhills, Ashurst, SO40 7ED AFC TOTTON WELCOME SPECIAL GUEST MASCOT by Ben Rochey-Adams When the AFC Totton players took to the eld in preparation for their Southern League Div.1 South encounter with Evesham United recently, they were joined by a young special guest from Ukraine. Zlata Makedonska and her mother Svitlana are refugees from Zaporizhzhia in the south east of Ukraine. e city contains multiple power stations, including the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – the largest nuclear power station in Europe – and it is also an important industrial centre for steel, aluminium and automobiles. As such, the city has been targeted by Russian air strikes and drone attacks during the ongoing war, leading to the dispersal of many of the city’s population of 723,000 to safer locations across Europe. Local Calmore residents Jonathan and Emma Hughes signed up to the Government’s scheme to house refugees and have been hosting Svitlana and 8-year-old Zlata for six months. “I wrote to AFC Totton to enquire about getting season tickets for them, even though the season is well underway,” explained Jonathan. “Steve Brookwell (AFC Totton’s CEO) was happy to sort that out and he suggested that Zlata might also like to be the team’s mascot for a day, which she was really excited about. It’s a lovely gesture and a great way to welcome her and Svitlana to the Totton community.” welcome with an enthusiastic, “I so happy!” After meet ing the players, Zlata ignored the poor weather conditions to accompany the team onto the pitch for their pre-match warm-up and to meet and greet the match o cials and the Evesham United players. en she and Svitlana settled down to watch what transpired to be a competitive match, in which e Stags’ new signing Charlie Davis marked his Totton debut with an injury-time winner from the edge of the area to claim all three points for his new team. If you would like to enquire about the Matchday Mascot package at AFC Totton, please contact Ken Wilde via email: kenwilde@afctotton.com Svitlana and Zlata love their football and are keen fans of Shakhtar Donetsk, the 13-times winners of the Ukrainian Premier League. ey met Jimmy Ball on the sidelines of the pitch a good while before kick-o , posing for photos in which Zlata proudly displayed her AFC Totton football signed by the players. e youngster doesn’t speak much English but with a big smile on her face, Zlata was able to respond to Jimmy’s Zlata and Svitlana Makedonska with Jimmy Ball AUTUMN GLORY e Palais des Vaches Art Gallery exhibition Autumn Glory with Coastal Gallery will be open to the public on the 10th and 11th December from 11am to 4pm – a marvellous and extraordinary show of work by Hampshire’s most talent artists. For more information please visit: palaisdesvaches.co.uk Jumble Sale Raises Money for Cancer Research e Romsey and Wellow Friends of Cancer Research UK recently held a Jumble Sale which was very well attended and raised a tremendous £426.96 with many customers enjoying a cup of tea when they had nished purchasing their bargains.
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