v EMAIL: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v 1st June 2023 • The HERALD • Page 49 LYMINGTON RAMPS Safer Easier Access SEE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS AT: www.lymingtonramps.co.uk NHS and Local Authority Approved ANY DESIGN TAILOR MADE FOR YOU SAFEST ANTI SLIP SURFACES Free no obligation visit Call 07511 801493 WE CARE, YOU CARE Coronation Celebrations! Age Concern New Forest’s Totton Lunch Club held a Coronation Celebration Lunch on Tuesday 9th May, 2023 at the Totton & Eling Community Centre. e menu was chicken a la King followed by pro teroles for pudding. e Hall and tables were beautifully decorated to re ect the occasion. Everyone wore hats, got in the spirit of the occasion and thoroughly enjoyed the event. Volunteer Dawn from Age Concern New Forest’s Dibden Purlieu Charity Shop crocheted a fabulous Coronation Crown and won a local competition. Coronation Celebration Lunch Dawn modelling her crocheted crown Local Care Home Residents Welcome Ducklings to the World A trio of ducklings have been brought safely into the world thanks to some tender love and attention from residents at a New Forest care home. e new arrivals stole the limelight at Belmore Lodge in Lymington a er hatching out of their eggs in an incubator. Resident Dorothy Elson said: “Some of us had ducks when we were younger so this took us down memory lane. It was truly wonderful to see them emerge and experience their first few days of life.” Belmore Lodge resident Brenda Cripps with a newly hatched duckling Belmore Lodge resident Dorothy Elson enjoys meeting the new arrivals Residents and sta at other Colten Care homes have also been hatching chicks and duck eggs this spring, with several new arrivals being born in incubators at Court Lodge in Lymington and Newstone House in Sturminster Newton, Dorset. e babies tend to stay for up to two weeks before going to a permanent home. Companionship Team Leader Sharon Semple said: “We think we had one boy and two girls - as the two girls were very bossy! We had various names for them but we settled on Ian for the boy and Julia and Ginger for the girls. We gave them their first bath a few days before they left us. It gave us an excuse to have another lovely cuddle with them when we were drying them off. It was brilliant for our residents to have the eggs and incubator here. There are lots of residents at Colten Care who grew up on farms or had animals when they were younger and they love the idea of seeing chicks being born. Julia, Ginger and Ian have now gone to live with a friend of one of our team members. We know they will be well looked after and we’ll be staying up to date on their progress.”
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