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Fundraising had taken the total raised to £287 when Healthy Pet Store - which is based in Salisbury Road Arcade in Totton - stepped in and paid the £713 balance required to hit the £1,000 mark and mean the 24th June parade can go ahead. Healthy Pet Store Managing Director Deborah Burrows, a Totton resident, said that when her team alerted her to the risk that the carnival may not go ahead this year she decided to step in and do what she could. “The carnival and the parade of floats through the town is one of the highlights of the year for Totton, and I know a lot of our customers get a huge amount of joy from it,” said Deborah. “The thought that it might not go ahead this year because of this cash shortfall seemed such a pity to me. We are proud to be part of the Totton business community and we live in the town too - so we knew that if we could help we should help. I am delighted to have made the money up to the £1,000 that was required to ensure that, once again this year, the show will go on.” Carnival Committee member and Town Councillor Managing Director Deborah Burrows Dave Hills said insurance, rst aid cover, licences, road closures, and many other things needed to be paid for this year’s event. “We are so grateful to the generosity of Deborah and the whole team at Healthy Pet Store in Totton who really stepped forward and provided us with the funding we needed to ensure the Totton and Eling Carnival will go ahead as planned this year,” he said. “Traders like Healthy Pet Store are the beating heart of the Totton commercial community and their generosity means the biggest community event of the year for the town will be going ahead once again.” THANK YOU FROM HYTHE PIER HERITAGE ASSOCIATION Hythe Pier Heritage Association (HPHA) would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has recently donated foreign or old coins to the collection point in e Herald o ce. e latest round of donations has raised a further £108.49 towards their work preserving the pier and train. e contributions are currently helping to restore the train carriages and the tractor units and work will soon begin on restoring the supports for the station area of the pier. 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He has undertaken a range of strategic roles leading policing commands, led to con rmation of Chief Constable Chilton’s appointment, he outlined his passion for local policing and o cer visibility, ensuring that neighbourhood teams are connected with their communities and targeting community crimes. He also outlined his commitment in delivering the Police and Crime Commissioner, Donna Jones’ ‘More Police, Safer Streets’ Police and Crime Plan, welcoming her recent announcement to bring in even more police o cers as part of a recent budget approval, which will help improve visibility within local communities. Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones said: “I am delighted to welcome Scott Chilton as the new Chief Constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. Scott has extensive experience as a senior police officer, having already been a Chief in Dorset, and I am really pleased to be welcoming him back to his home force to lead the constabulary into a new era. 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