Page 58 • The HERALD • 16th February 2023 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 9TH MARCH v SPADEWORK Family Landscaping & Fencing Team ] Decking & Natural Sandstone Paving ] Patios ] Driveways ] Block Paving ] Turfing ] All Types of Domestic & Commercial Fencing ] Security Fencing Supplied & Fitted Tel: (023) 8089 4909 Mobile: 07703 566814 u Free Estimates u Fully Insured Smithwood Landscaping Professional Gardening & Landscaping • Garden Redesign • Astro Turf • Trees & Shrubs Carefully Pruned • Rockeries Designed • Fencing • Ground Cover • Seasonal Tidy Ups No Job Too Small as I am a Local Gardener Any advice over the phone is freely given Contact Gary (Master Landscaper) 07707 433194 ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ Unfortunately the hall of St Francis Church in Langley has recently su ered serious weather damage and is currently unusable. erefore Black eld Gardening Club will now meet in the hall of e Good Shepherd Church, o Roewood Road, Holbury, SO45 2JP until further notice. e Club is grateful to the Parish of Fawley for making this alternative venue available to them. eir next meeting is on Tuesday 14th March at 7.30pm for a talk by eo Herselman from Exbury Gardens, entitled ‘Bulbs of South Africa’. ey look forward to seeing members at this new venue and apologise for any inconvenience this revised location may cause. Visitors to this meeting will also be most welcome (entrance £2). For enquiries please call 023 8024 3795. March, 1.30pm to 4pm, at the Totton & District ree Score Club, Library Road, Totton SO40 3RS Schedules of classes for the show can be found on the ‘schedule’ page at: www.tottongardeners. org Entry forms can be printed from the entry form page under ‘Shows’. Show Day Programme: Staging 8am-10.45am, Judging 11am-1.30pm and Presentation of Awards 4pm. New members are warmly welcome, for more details please ring Mary on 023 8029 2761. BLACKFIELD GARDENING CLUB – CHANGE OF VENUE FOR FUTURE MEETINGS House Plants Totton & District Gardeners’ Society hold their meetings at Totton 3 Score Club Hall on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from February to November, starting at 7.30pm. e next meeting takes place on Wednesday 8th March for a talk by Chris Bird, a brilliant speaker from Sparsholt College, titled ‘House Plants’. Their Spring Open Flower Show will take place on Saturday 25th Steamship Shieldhall Announces Additional ‘Windrush 75th Anniversary’ Sailing e arrival of the ship HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in 1948, brought 500 passengers from the Caribbean, in a moment that shaped modern Britain. Steamship Shieldhall, Southampton’s heritage steamship, is delighted to be staging a cruise with Black History Month South on Saturday 24th June between 2.30pm and 6pm, celebrating the 75th anniversary of its arrival, with an audio/visual display and commentary re ecting the history of the Windrush generation, plus some exciting live entertainment. A selection of Caribbean food and drink will also be available to purchase. With 100 tickets allocated to guests, Shieldhall has a limited 100 tickets available for general sale. Black History Month South in association with SS Shieldhall aims to make 24th June a day of celebration in Southampton to mark the 75th anniversary of the Windrush and the original Windrush Pioneers and to raise the awareness and public understanding of the history of race and migration to the City across the decades. As Shieldhall steams down Southampton Water to the Solent, she will also pass the cruise ships Azamara Pursuit; Celebrity Silhouette; Iona and Ventura in berth, and on her return will see a number of cruise ships depart – always the chance to sound her whistle and play the ‘Shieldhall Organ’! Whilst on the cruise, guests are encouraged to visit Shieldhall’s impressive engine room with its original steam engines at work and the bridge, with traditional instruments and gleaming brasswork, admire the ship’s steam assisted steering gear (similar to that used on Titanic), talk to the Captain and volunteer crew; listen to an informed commentary on the sights and sounds of Southampton Water and the Solent, pass close to the great ocean liners and container ships, walk the teak decks, relax in the Saloon with a wide range of refreshments including tea/ co ee, real ale, a range of Titanic bottled beers, wine and hot and cold food, available on all trips. Courtesy parking is available close to the Shieldhall berth. Children will have fun with an interactive Shieldhall Log Book, collecting stickers from various stations on board! Tickets for the cruise are £42 adults; £15 children aged 3-15 and £99 for a family (2 adults and 2 children). Tickets may be purchased online: www.ss-shieldhall. co.uk/bookings, or through calling the Ticket Manager on 023 8155 0242. Steamship Shieldhall (Credit: Darryl Morrell) LIONS BOOKSTALL Romsey Lions are back holding their regular book stalls in e Cornmarket, Romsey. eir next book sales will be on Saturday 11th March from 9am to 3pm. ey welcome donations of good quality paperbacks for the stall and also gi s for their bric-a-brac section. Donations can be taken along to the stall on the day of the sales or alternatively you can call 0344 963 2463 to arrange for a collection to be made. Lions are both men and women, and there are no age restrictions to membership other than you must be over 18. ey are approachable people from many walks of life, and they enjoy an active social life. A few hours a month are all it takes to help others less fortunate in the community. If you would like to learn more about being a Lion and make new friends then get in touch with them on: secretary@ romseylions.co.uk or contact them on their direct club telephone number: 0344 963 2463. e Lions have a motto ‘Ordinary People Doing Amazing ings’. And they do year a er year. How to Dispose of Electricals and Batteries Safely Advice from New Forest District Council (NFDC) Discarded electricals are one of the fastestgrowing sources of waste in the world, and the UK. It’s important that batteries are never added to recycling and rubbish sacks as they can cause res when crushed in refuse trucks. is includes batteries in items like electrical toothbrushes and watches, which may be hard to spot. Batteries can be taken to your local Household Waste and Recycling Centres: newfores t . gov .uk/ar t i c l e/982/Takerubbish-to-the-tip You can use Recycle Now’s recycling locator tool on the NFDC website to nd nearby locations where batteries, electricals, and other household items can be donated or recycled: www.newforest. gov.uk/Recyclinglocator If you have a broken electrical item, it could be repaired by volunteers at Repair Cafés, usually for free or a small donation, for more information visit: www.hants.gov. uk/wasteandrecycling/loveyourfurniture
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