Page 14 • The HERALD • 1st June 2023 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v HANDY HANDS HANDYMAN S E RV I C E S Your Local Handyman For ALL Your Small Jobs • Gutter Clearance & Clearing • PVCu Fascias, Gutters, Soffits & Conservatory Cleaning • Pressure Cleaning of Paths & Patios •Window Cleaning • Interior & Exterior Painting • Grass Cutting, Strimming • Hedge Trimming • Shed Re-treated/ Roofs Re-felted • Flat Pack Assembly Fully Insured Free Estimates Work Guaranteed References on Request T: 023 8084 0096 M: 07840 860202 A&D Morrison Builders Ltd FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING NEEDS • Extensions • Renovations • Alterations • Groundworks • Roo ng • Drives & Patios 07768 599704 or 023 8194 8673 adlmorrison@sky.com Free Estimates • Fully Insured • Based in Dibden Purlieu • Cedral cladding Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk An Update from Waterside Foodbank Waterside Foodbank was launched in November 2008 by the Christian Churches on the Waterside to help local people in crisis. Waterside Foodbank is a voluntary organisation that collects donated food and redistributes that food as emergency food boxes. e food box provides enough food for three balanced meals per day for three days, giving clients time and support to get over the crisis and/or receive professional help. Since 2008 the food bank has been on a big journey, introducing many di erent ways to support, the best way they can. e foodbank has been primarily run by a group of over 40 volunteers all taking on di erent roles. Historically the foodbank has been run by dedicated local couple, Jan and Colin Hayter, a er many years of sel ess service they have now fully retired. e foodbank along so many people in the community want to record their gratitude and admiration for Jan and Colin, for all they have achieved in the last 15 years. Together they created something wonderful; they are all so appreciative that they created this opportunity, making it possible for everyone at the foodbank and within the community to continue their legacy. In the last year the foodbank has taken on three new individuals: Laura the project manager, Tony the warehouse manager and Natasha the foodbank support worker. Together they all will continue to support the community. businesses they would not be able to carry out the wonderful work they do. As well as cash donations they also receive many food donations, recent donations have included: Oak Lodge 139kg Southampton Law School 61.5kg Hampshire Health Care 67kg Inner Wheel 73kg. ey receive many private donations as well as the kind donations that are placed in the supermarket collection points. ey also get regular donations from St John’s in Marchwood, Inner Wheel, Beaulieu Abbey, Waterside Methodist, St Andrew’s Women’s Fellowship, St Michael’s, St Bernard’s and Hythe Marina Residents. Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Waterside Foodbank, from the 1st of April they have been given 1753kg of food equating to 5426 meals! Waterside Foodbank are part of the Trussell Trust. is year the Trussell Trust are running an event called tea for Trussell, they will be having their own event at the Waterside Foodbank in Black eld on Saturday 24th June, 11am onwards. If you would like to know more about the foodbank, meet the volunteers, donate a cake or join them for a natter please pop in. Thanks to the community In April and May they distributed many emergency food boxes. ey would not be able to do this without the wonderful food and cash donations that they receive. ey have recently visited Cornerstone Church to meet the ladies of the Women’s Guild and give them a talk about the Waterside Foodbank; they were presented with a cash and food donation. e Hythe Lions Club recently visited them and presented them with a cash donation and All Saints’ church has also given them a cash donation. Without being a chosen charity for churches, schools, groups and Local writers and poets from Hampshire are invited to submit their poetry, ash ction, short stories and even novellas up to 10,000 words for e Paul Cave Prize for Literature. Prizes: Best Novella - £100, Best Short Story - £50, Best Poem - £25 and Best Flash Fiction - £25. Winners of each category will also receive a complimentary copy of e Paul Cave Prize for Literature 2023 book. Entries close on 30th September, for more information or details of how to submit and pay for an entry please visit: tsaunderspubs.weebly.com/the-paul-cave-prizefor-literature.html Recent donations to Waterside Foodbank Calling All Writers and Poets!
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