26th January 2023 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v KIDS ZONE Family Fun on a Budget this Half Term In a blink of an eye the February half term holiday will soon be upon us! With budgets stretched this year here are 10 wallet friendly ideas to keep your little ones entertained. 1. Check out your local library’s website, there are o en free or low cost activities run by library sta over the school holidays and of course whilst you are there why not borrow some books to read later in the week! To nd your local library and nd out what events they are running please visit: www.hants.gov.uk/ librariesandarchives/library 2. Grab your wellies and head out into the forest or to the beach and try completing a nature scavenger hunt, looking for di erent plants, wildlife etc, there are lots of free ones available to download online or why not set up your own. 3. Try out the Lepe Point Nature Trail, it’s £1.50 per trail available from the Lookout all year round and includes brass rubbings, facts and puzzles on the way round. 4. Have a walk at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary (SO43 7GQ) to see if you can spot some deer. 5. Pop along to the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst, entry is free and there are lots of interactive displays and activities in the museum. 6. Check out a di erent play area each day! ere are lots of lovely play areas just waiting for you to discover them. For a map of play parks in the New Forest please visit: https://maps. newforest.gov.uk/PublicMap/Map. aspx?mapName=PublicMap then click on the following: What would you like to do? > Map Features > Leisure > Play area this will display all the play areas on the map for you. 7. Check out the Wild play areas at Holbury Manor Woods, Stanford Rise in Sway or Ashurst Recreation ground on Whartons Lane. 8. Visit the animals at Barry’s Farm on Frost Lane in Hythe. 9. Pop along to Patricks Patch in Beaulieu to take a look at the fruit and vegetables growing there. 10. Give Geocaching a try, download an app and o you go! Why not pop along and see the animals at Barry’s Farm Sustainability Trail at Lepe Saturday 11th February- Sunday 19th February, 10am to 3pm daily. Head to Lepe Country Park during February half term and learn about ways to make a di erence to our planet on e Sustainability Trail. Why not make your own environmental pledge and add it to their pledge tree in visitor services? is trail goes around Lepe point and the conservation area, so dogs are unable to accompany you on this occasion. £2 per trail. Usual parking charges apply. Tottonians Rugby Club who are based in Water Lane Totton, are inviting anyone from Year R (5 years old) to Year 11 to join them, no matter if you’ve played before, your skill set or talent! Rugby is an inclusive game, for all abilities and ages – go along and join the fun! e Juniors/Minis train on Sundays at 10am, with coaching provided by England Rugby Union Quali ed Coaches, at all levels. ere is access to gym facilities, physio support and strength and conditioning advice. e club has its own clubhouse and a great social atmosphere. For more information, p l e a s e ema i l : tottoniansjuniors@gmail. com Join The Fun at Tottonians Rugby Club NEW FOR 2023. BREAST WALK EVER HAMPSHIRE! The New Year often brings about new found enthusiasm and a fresh motivation. Perhaps you are looking to do more to help others or a new challenge? Well look no further, Against Breast Cancer are bringing their Breast Walk Ever event to Hampshire on Sunday 7th May. With full and half marathon options as well as a 10K walk, Breast Walk Ever Hampshire has plenty of choice for anyone looking for a local walking challenge. e routes, all starting together just outside Winchester, follow waymarked trails including the Clarendon, Itchen and Pilgrims Way. All three walks give chance to follow in the footsteps of King Charles II following his defeat to Cromwell in 1651, on the ancient Monarch’s way too. “We are delighted to offer a Breast Walk Ever event in Hampshire. To have an event close to where our research takes place has been a long-standing ambition and one we cannot wait to fulfil” said the charity’s Event Manager, Richard Martin. “The routes look stunning, it’s a great chance to get out in the fresh air with family and friends to make a real difference”. Over 370men are diagnosedwith Breast Cancer each year as well as over 55,000 women. Breast Cancer is statistically the most common form of cancer in the UK. Against Breast Cancer fund vital research into secondary spread of the disease, the main cause of breast cancer related deaths. Entry fees range from £12 to £28, depending on distance. ere is an early bird o er too for teams of four who will receive a 20% discount when signing up before the end of January. Walkers can expect well stocked support stations, famously cheerful marshals and a complimentary massage at the nish to go with their hard-earned medal. ere is free parking at the event HQ in Hursely too. All walkers are asked to raise funds with an initial target of just £75. For further information on Breast Walk Ever, please visit breastwalkever. org Sign up for the Breast Walk Ever Hampshire Garden Centre Donates Reindeer to Children in Southampton’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Haskins GardenCentre in West End, Southampton, recent ly donated 50 reindeer toys to Southampton Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). e toys were given as a gi to the children who were receiving care in the PICU in the leadup to Christmas. Darryl McMahon, Assistant General Manager of Haskins West End, said: “Our West End centre is closely connected to the local community, and it brought myself and the team immense pride that we have been able to build on our strong relationship with Southampton’s PICU to bring some festive magic to the children’s ward.” Kerry Houghton, Operations Manager for Friends of PICU, added: “We’d like to say an enormous thank you to Haskins West End for their incredible donation of cuddly reindeer soft toys for all the children in PICU. The ongoing support from Haskins West End is so very much appreciated, and the reindeers bought smiles to many faces.” In total, Haskins donated 300 cuddly toys to charities across the south, to support and share festive goodwill to communities that are local to its centres. Haskins has ve garden centres across the South of England and is celebrating 140 years in the Horticultural industry this year. Please visit www.haskins.co.uk for further information. Staff at Haskins Garden Centre with some of the reindeer toys donated to Southampton Hospital’s Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
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