Page 60 • The HERALD • 16th February 2023 v THE HERALD - SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES v Helen Sparks Mortgages & Financial Services Offering professional advice since 1985 Mortgages Residential Life Time Equity Release Buy to Let – first time landlords Property Portfolios Help to Buy Insurance Buildings & Contents Insurance Life Assurance Critical Illness Income Protection Private Medical Insurance YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS This firm usually charges a fee for mortgage advice. The amount of the fee will depend upon your circumstances and will be discussed and agreed with you at the earliest opportunity. Some forms of buy to let mortgage are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 023 8084 4108 helensparks@btconnect.com Helen Goodall T/A Helen Sparks Mortgages & Financial Services is an appointed representative of PRIMIS Mortgage Network, a trading name of First Complete Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ASK A PROFESSIONAL Sea Cadets STEM Programme Empowers Next Generation of Female Engineers SeaCadetshas successfully reached almost 8,000 schoolgirls through its Marine Engineering Project (MEP) in 2022, encouraging them to explore careers in engineering and science. The free programme, funded by the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) and the Royal Navy, has delivered Free First Time Buyer Event Waterside Mortgages are holding a free event for rst time buyers at TMT Legal Services, 12 e Marsh, Hythe on Saturday 11th March, 10am-1pm. Go along to learn about your options when buying your rst home, there will be experienced and friendly advisers on hand to talk to you. Goodie bag with an assortment of freebies for the rst 50 visitors. For more information please visit: facebook.com/WatersideMortgages or email: info@watersidemortgages.co.uk or call: 07882 911728. Creative Growth Solent Event e Solent LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) have launched the Creative Growth Solent programme, a combination of free themed networking events and one-to-one mentoring sessions to help support these businesses to grow, access valuable guidance and overcome challenges preventing them from moving forward. e Solent LEP’s next event, supported by New Forest District Council, is taking place at the New Forest Heritage Centre, Lyndhurst on Tuesday 21st March from 7pm to 9pm. is creative networking event will feature: • Video and Photography • Copyright Law and IP Protection • Networking Full details about the Creative Growth Solentevent,canbefoundvia:eventpilot. e v o l u t i v e . c o . u k / e v e n t De t a i l s . aspx?siteId=474&eventNo=784404 Waterside Ladies Probus Club News e club started the year with a memorable talk on the Lymington and Beaulieu Rivers by the local artist and author, Aimee Darnell. Many of them were unaware of some of the wonders unfolding on the walks along the banks of these two rivers. At their next meeting on Wednesday 8th March the Reverend Lee Davies, the vicar of St. John the Baptist church, Hythe, will give a talk titled ‘Toilets for Toilets’ which certainly sounds intriguing. All their meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at Dibden Golf Club from 10.30am. Co ee is followed by a short a short business meeting, a speaker and a two course lunch. e meetings normally end at approximately 1.30pm. If you would like more details, with a view to joining the club, please contact Elizabeth Ausden on 023 8084 6765. Art in Lymington Lymington Arts Group holds meetings in the McLellan Hall at Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ, on the second Friday a ernoon of each month (except February and August). Meetings start at 2.30pm and normally last two hours. eir next meeting will be on Friday 10th March for a talk by Aurora Spain about Collage/ orals. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. Hythe Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club takes place on the 2nd Saturday of every month at e Lord Nelson, High Street, Hythe. Go along on Saturday 11th March to enjoy the social interaction and banter with fellow veterans which will help improve your mental health and is good for PTSD. For more details text Graham on 07526 507053 or nd them on Facebook (Hythe Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club). VETERANS BREAKFAST CLUB BEWARE OF FAKE QR CODES Advice from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Crime Prevention Team Scammers are taking advantage of our trust in QR Codes. A scammer could replace a genuine QR Code with a malicious one. For instance, the QR Code on the side of a parking meter or contactless payments could have been replaced by criminals to link to their ‘fake website’. QR Codes claiming to be from a trusted company or an ‘Amazing o er’ could be included in emails to lure victims to phishing website to steal your personal information. If you do need to scan a QR Code make sure you check the preview address and if you are unsure or it looks suspicious do not visit the site. It may be safer to use the trusted phone apps or visit the genuine website. through schools across the UK since 2016, aiming to get young pupils aged 9-14 more interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects through handson challenges and experiments. rough interactive exercises that align with the national curriculum, students learn about buoyancy, density, and other key concepts in marine engineering. By relating these topics to everyday life, the MEP workshops provide a unique learning experience outside of the traditional classroom. 82% of the girls surveyed, a er participating in the MEP workshop, reported enjoying the experience, with over half saying they would consider a career in marine engineering. e programme also o ers insights into a range of engineering careers, from traditional mechanical and electrical engineering to aeronautical and environmental engineering. Additionally, the fact that three out of ve MEP workshop leaders are female provides young female pupils with role models in the eld. e MEP workshops also emphasize environmental awareness and sustainable solutions in marine engineering, covering topics such as rising sea levels, ocean and river pollution, and shipping pollution. As 9-year-old Molly, who participated in the programme, said: “I didn’t know about all the environmental problems because of engineering. I would like to try and be one and help fix them and make the world better in the future.” Teachers also praised the MEP workshops, with over 96% saying they would recommend the programme to other schools: “Through the MEP workshops, students can see that there are lots of careers within the STEM field,” said one teacher. “It gives them a lot of future thought.” Stuart Rivers, Chief Executive of MNWB, which is the umbrella charity for UK Merchant Navy and shing eet which supports and promotes co-operation between organisations that provide welfare services to seafarers, fishermen and their dependents, said: “There’s been a lot of media attention on fewer female pupils choosing STEM subjects, and we’re on a mission to change this. The MEP workshops showcase all that engineering has to offer and what a rewarding career choice it is.”
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