22nd August 2024 • The HERALD • Page 35 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v • OVENS • RANGES • AGA • EVERHOT • BARBECUES H ECO Friendly H Fully Insured H Satisfaction Guaranteed Hampshire • Dorset • Wiltshire Tel: 01489 332026 or 07817 558677 SHOEBOX TIME AGAIN It is never too early to start planning for the Wessex Rotary Shoebox Scheme, and Hythe & Waterside Rotary are already organising and collecting this year’s donations. Schools, youth groups, organisations and individuals are invited to start planning their boxes which will be sent out to disadvantaged and displaced children in Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Ukraine (via Poland). is most worthwhile project makes such a di erence to the children’s lives, spreading a little happiness by giving them items which are educational, or health and hygiene related. e children value the actual box itself to store their treasures in. If you would like to know more, or to receive a at packed box along with a lea et explaining what type of items to include, please contact Hythe & Waterside Rotarians Maurice Rowles on 023 8084 2015 or Ian Wheeler on 07800 800284. Hythe Townswomen’s Guild Plant Tree in Prayer Garden Members of Hythe Townswomen’s Guild gathered at the new Prayer Garden at St Andrew’s Church in Dibden Purlieu earlier this year, to plant a crab apple tree that they had gi ed to the garden. A plaque was placed beside the tree to acknowledge their gi . A little further down Beaulieu Road, at Hythe Hospital is a further reminder of Hythe Townswomen’s Guild. Hythe Townswomen’s Guild planting a crab apple tree in St Andrew’s Prayer Garden in 1991, with many of the panels signed on the reverse by the ladies who had made them. e tapestry is now proudly on display in the new Hythe Hospital along with a plaque. Hythe Townswomen’s Guild meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month (except August), 2.30pm at St Andrew’s Church in Dibden Purlieu. eir next meeting will take place on Thursday 12th September. In the late 1980’s ladies from the Arts and Crafts Group of the Guild decided to create a Tapestry depicting scenes of the Hampshire countryside. Hythe’s Townswomen’s Guild was formed in June 1966 and at the time the tapestry was created they were celebrating their 25th Anniversary. e Guild presented the completed tapestry to the original Hythe Hospital Tapestry at Hythe Hospital, created by Hythe Townswomen’s Guild One of last year’s shoeboxes being gratefully received Oakhaven Hospice and New Forest Wealth Management to Host ‘Own Your Later Life’ Exhibition New Forest Wealth Management is sponsoring a special FREE exhibition organised by Oakhaven Hospice on Saturday 28th September at Brockenhurst College. The Own Your Later Life Exhibition aims to help you to become more informed as you advance along life’s journey, enabling you to make better decisions and to own your future by knowing and understanding which services and businesses are here to support you locally. Exhibitors at the event will include local care options, health and wellbeing services, estate planning, adult education courses, hobbies and retirement opportunities. e event will be an excellent opportunity to browse and chat with local services and organisations. roughout the day, a series of interesting talks have been organised, including ‘Eating for Longevity’ with Annie Winter Nutrition, ‘The importance of movement as we age’ with Health Coach Olly Leicester, ‘Accessing support locally’ with the Citizens Advice Bureau and ‘Later life conversations’ with Adam Johnson from New Forest Wealth Management. For details of timings and to book your seat for these free talks, please register in advance at www.oakhavenhospice.co.uk/ own-your-later-life. e exhibition will take place between 10am and 4pm, with free parking available at the College. e event is free for anyone to attend and, as part of the day, there will be refreshments available and a ra e to raise money for Oakhaven Hospice. Denise Major, Director of Patient Services at Oakhaven said: “Many who attend the Oakhaven Wellbeing groups and support activities at our Coates Centre have shared that it would be useful to have more information about the organisations and services available in the local community. Life can change in so many different ways as we get older - for some, this might mean more time to try a new hobby or do the things they love, whilst others might need a little help at home or advice about wills. The Own Your Later Life Exhibition aims to provide information for everyone that might be useful as the years advance, in a calm and relaxed environment. We look forward to welcoming you.” Vikki Hodgson, Practice Manager for New Forest Wealth Management, said: “We are excited to sponsor this important event. Planning for later life is key. Funding some form of long-term care, whether at home or in a residential care setting, is increasingly likely. And as you may know, it’s not cheap. Few of us relish the thought of having a conversation with our families about their finances. Yet it can be one of the most important conversations for them and you that you will ever have. The financial and emotional impacts that can come as a result of a failure to plan can be deep and long-lasting for those left behind. We are proud to be working alongside Oakhaven Hospice to provide accessible information in this area of planning.” Find out more about the Own Your Later Life Exhibition: www. oakhavenhospice.co.uk/ownyour-later-life or contact: natalie. hutchins@oakhavenhospice.co.uk
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