Page 28 • The HERALD • 20th April 2023 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v NEW FOREST PLUMBING AND MAINTENANCE 24/7 LTD *YOUR LOCAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CALL OUT PLUMBER* We provide a wide range of plumbing services, with an established reputation for quality, service and customer satisfaction. www.newforestplumbing247.com Contact us on 07912 092557 or 023 8194 0237 newforestplumbing@yahoo.com Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom with free design service Tel: 023 8084 3787 Email: showroom@pcbuildingsupplies.co.ukWeb: www.pcbuildingsupplies.co.uk NEW FOREST ART SOCIETY NEWS e New Forest Art Society was delighted to welcome members to the Annual General meeting at Lyndhurst Community Centre in March. Happily, the committee remains unchanged for 2023 with Jan Wheat continuing as Chair for the coming year. A er the formal discussions, members enjoyed a light supper and a chance to catch up with one another. Following the AGM in 2022 it has been possible to meet in person. eir meetings continue to be in the Pine Room of Lyndhurst Community Centre. ey have been able to enjoy a variety of demonstrations and talks including Angela Corben-acrylic landscape, Wendy many complimentary comments about the quality of the artwork on show. e Society thanks all those that helped to plan and execute the exhibition. e Hilliers Exhibition was well attended despite the cold wet January weather and again received many compliments on the quality and variety of the work on display. The Society has an interesting programme Jan Wheat, New Forest Art Society Chair planned for the coming year; details can be found on their website: newforestartsociety.weebly.com along with details of how to join them. Plans for the Summer Exhibition, 5th to 13th August, are underway, together with an exhibition at Hillier Gardens in March 2024. Alison Board will give a watercolour demonstration at their next meeting on 17th May. New members are always welcome, membership costs £25 per year. Visitors to individual session will receive a friendly welcome and can go along for just £5 per session. Bramall-still life and birds, Director Maria Ragan-talk from St Barbe’s, Ronnie Ireland-talk on Caravaggio and Rembrandt and Maggie Cross-Chinese painting which they all had a try at, to name but a few. ey continue to be grateful to Colin Osbourne for his brilliant projection work, which make the talks and demonstrations so enjoyable. e Summer Exhibition was held in August last year. is was greatly appreciated by the visitors who were able to see the members work. ere were Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) e Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) is a recently formed community group aimed at bringing together local groups and projects involved in environmental protection and enhancement, with the intention of sharing information and experiences, to bene t the wider community and encourage further initiatives. WaterCAN has been supported by Hythe and Dibden Parish Council, and the Chair and Vice-Chair, Philip Dowd and Stephanie Osborne, are members of their Climate Committee. e recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sets out the current situation in stark terms: “There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.” e report was prepared by the world’s foremost climate experts and approved by all the world’s governments. e UK’s Climate Change Committee has underlined this by describing the UK as being “strikingly unprepared” for the impact of the climate crisis and mentioning a “lost decade” in e orts to adapt. Sometimes the oods, res and other impacts caused by climate change can seem distant, but to illustrate the risks at a local level, one estate in Hythe is having its seawall repaired to counter, in its Residents’ Association Chairman’s words: “climate change, rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions”. e network has a wide range of representation, from cycling groups seeking to in uence the provision of local cycle routes; groups engaged in reducing food and material wastage; Hythe Shed, with plans to establish a local repair cafe (as seen on TV!), and is engaged in action to highlight the e ects of raw sewage being dumped in coastal waters, another local impact of environmental mismanagement. Links are being established with other groups and organisations within the Waterside and wider Forest area, and with the New Forest Climate O cer Roxanne King. New members, ideas and expertise are welcomed, as are contributions and contacts via the Waterside Climate Action Network Facebook page. Art in Totton Totton Ar Society’s next meeting will be Wednesday 26th April for Painting Outdoors In-House activity. ey will be holding an Art Extra Workshop on Tuesday 9th May from 2pm to 4pm, in Calmore Community Centre. On Wednesday 17th May for Adventurous Artists Sketching, 2pm. On Wednesday 24th May for Birds using Brusho with Alison Board. Meetings take place from 7.30pm until 9.30pm at the ree Score Club, Totton SO40 3RS (unless otherwise stated). Visitors are welcome to go along on the night for a small fee of £4pp. For more details of all the activities visit: www. tottonartsociety.org
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