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26th January 2023 • The HERALD • Page 11 v SHOP LOCALLY FOR SERVICE & VALUE v PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE 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 Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH receive are through donations and fund raising. Phil Tufnell, a former international cricketer, is probably best know for being a team captain on ‘A Question of Sport’ for 13 years, alongside Matt Dawson. He has also starred in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’, which he won in 2003. His cheerful personality has made him a very popular presenter and his one-man shows are not to be missed. Tickets can be obtained by contacting Henry Porter on 07759 935062 or email; hgporter1950@gmail.com. Alternatively, you can visit: www. wessexkidneypatientsassociation.org/events (standard tickets only). VIP ticket £40 - includes a pre-show meet and greet and photo opportunity. Standard ticket £20. Doors open at 7pm for VIP ticket holders and 7.30pm for Standard ticket holders. Show commences at 8.15pm. Ample free parking is available at the War Memorial Car Park on Salisbury Road, Totton. An Evening with Phil Tufnell ‘An Evening With Phil Tufnell’ is taking place on Thursday 30th March, at the Empire Hall in Totton in aid of e Wessex Kidney Patients Association (WKPA). e WKPA is a registered charity that provides nancial help and support for people su ering with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other associated kidney problems. ey need to raise much needed funds to help them cope with the increased demand on their services and it is hoped that this event will do just that. e WKPA was formed in 1974 and was established to promote the welfare of patients who attend Queen Alexandra hospital in Portsmouth, University Renal Paediatric unit in Southampton and nine satellite kidney dialysis units. It covers an area which includes most of Hampshire and extends into the county borders of Berkshire, Dorset, West Sussex and Wiltshire. e charitable work that they do can be anything from buying a microwave for a patient struggling nancially, to helping dialysis units purchase medical items. For instance they recently purchased much need dialysis chairs for the Southampton Children’s’ Renal unit and are also co-funding a part time assistant for the Young Adults Youth Worker at QA hospital, Portsmouth. ey do not receive any government funding, therefore any monies that they Phil Tufnell Call into the Totton Men’s Shed (behind the Totton & Eling Community Centre in Totton) for a cuppa and a chat on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 10.30am to 11.30am. Everyone welcome! Please contact Chris on: 023 8087 3143 or email: chris@ compark.co.uk for more information. Totton Men’s Shed
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Page 16 • The HERALD • 26th January 2023 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Waterside Network Group: Member Focus by Simon Chadwick is issue I’d like to introduce you to one of the group’s longeststanding members – Don Rose. Don is an ex-employee of BT and o ers his services as a telephone engineer. Since Don le BT, the way in which home phones operate has changed considerably, and there are signi cant further changes to come, but, for now, what Don does hasn’t changed. Don can help you with the wired elements of your home phones. Whether that’s moving the master socket so it’s closer to a power source, or providing an extension to another room, these small improvements can make a big di erence. Equally, damaged lines are another Don specialism. Gardening accidents with over-enthusiastic pruning, decorating mishaps, or even having replacement windows can all cause damage to a phone line. Don’s top tip if you are having work done is to get him in early – that way he may be able to hide the cable for a better nish. Noisy lines are many a household’s bugbear, and getting it solved is timeconsuming and frustrating. e key is to prove that the problem is out in the network, not in your home, and that’s something Don can help isolate. Once you know it’s a network problem Don can supply you with a short script for when you talk to your phone supplier to ensure the correct action is taken and the problem swi ly sorted. When it comes to broadband, Wi-Fi, and mobile phone issues, these tend to be beyond Don’s skills, but for general landline issues then Don’s your man. So, if you’ve got a faulty line, need to move a socket or extend your landline’s reach further into your home, contact Don Rose at the contact details opposite. He’ll be happy to help. Don Rose, Telephone Engineer HYTHE WIVES CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY Hythe Wives recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary at their Christmas Party. Joan Peach and Barbara Campbell, the longest members, cut the cake. e next meeting of Hythe Wives will be on Friday 3rd February with the Burnt Toast Ukulele Group, and on Friday 17th February for a Macramé demo/ make with Kerry. Hythe Wives meet on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 2.15pm to 4.30pm in the main Joan Peach and Barbara Campbell cutting the Hythe Wives 60th Anniversary cake hall at St Andrew’s Centre, Dibden Purlieu. For more information please contact Lesley Arnold on: 07907 881440. Join sta from Hythe Library during National Storytelling Week for a bird themed story time in e Lookout on Tuesday 31st January at 10.30am. Once you have listened to a story or two, why not have a go at the garden bird scavenger hunt around Lepe? Scavenger hunt sheets will be available on the day. Children to be accompanied by an adult. No need to book, just turn up on the day. Free to attend story time but usual parking charges apply. STORY TIME WITH HYTHE LIBRARY IN THE LOOKOUT
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