Page 14 • The HERALD • 8th October 2026 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v All joinery and carpentry requirements undertaken • Bespoke wooden windows, doors and staircases • PVCu windows and doors fitted • Decking, pergolas and out buildings • Custom made wardrobes and cupboards • Fencing and gates Contact us for advice and quotes Tel 023 8066 8021• Mobile 07467 594993 fillisjoinery@outlook.com Professional quality joinery for over 25 years All aspects of Plastering undertaken Fully Qualified, Reliable, Quality Service Free Quotations Call Joe: 07713 724610 @jbplastering92 M.D.S. DIGITAL INSTALLS/SERVICE • DIGITAL AERIALS/FREEVIEW • SKY DIGITAL/FREESAT DIGITAL • EXTRA TELEVISION POINTS • TELEPHONE LINES/POINTS • TELEVISION SYSTEMS SETUP/TUNED • WALL MOUNTED TV’S QUALIFIED, FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE FREE SURVEYS/QUOTES BEAULIEU: 01590 611011 MOBILE: 07717 194441 Scarecrow Festival A Huge Success is year’s Hythe Scarecrow Trail and Festival, was a huge success, with over 80 scarecrows to nd on the trail and a day of family fun rounding o the week. e Scarecrow Festival was held along the Promenade this year, with additional events and activities to previous years, including a climbing wall, brought along by New Forest Scouts, which proved very popular. Another addition to this year’s festival was a fun Dog Show, sponsored and judged by Marley’s Grooming Studio. e winning dogs were: Prettiest Girl: Mango Handsome Boy: Milo Best Dressed: Pepper Best Trick: Tess Most like to take home: Maud Returning for a second year was the Bake O , which this year was sponsored and judged by Millie’s Tearoom. e winners were: Best Adult Traybake: Karen Britton Best Adult Whole Cake: Holly Woodford Bluey and Bingo on School Road, 3rd Dolly Parton on Malwood Road West. Best Business Scarecrow, chosen by Lambertlux: The Little Mermaid by Jane Bidwell Flowers Best Animal Scarecrow chosen by e Ocean Rooms: The Purrfect Cat Ladies in Meeple Play Cafe Best Literary Scarecrow, chosen by First Step Home: Edgar Allen Poe on Edward Road Funniest Scarecrow, chosen by TMT Legal Services: BT Ted on Michaels Way Best Dressed Scarecrow, chosen by e Maples Guest House: Toy Story by Toys Ahoy Organised by Waterside Mortgages, the event once again raised funds for Hythe Alive and e Fire Fighters Charity, two organisations that make a real di erence to the local community. Best Child Traybake: Jessica Best Child Whole Cake: Isabelle and Reggie Runner-Up Child Traybake: Lola Entertainment during the day included Magician Iain McKeown, Fantasy Allstars Cheerleading, Pilates with Alice and Dancewise Studios. The Scarecrow Festival concluded with the presentation of the Scarecrow Awards, congratulations to the winners: Public Vote: Bluey and Bingo on School Road Best Community Group, chosen by Hythe Fire Station: Waterside Christmas Fire Engine, in Fully Woolly Best Children’s Scarecrow, chosen by Toys Ahoy: Despicable Me on Fairview Drive Best Resident Scarecrow, chosen by A J Gleeson: 1st Sir David Attenborough on Langdown Road, 2nd Best Children’s Scarecrow Winner of the Public Vote and 2nd Best Resident Scarecrow Songs-4-U Seeks A Volunteer Conductor Singing group Songs-4-U rehearses on Wednesday afternoons, 2pm-4pm, in one of the rooms at St Andrews Church in Dibden Purlieu. Since John Madgwick died last year, they haven’t had a conductor, they are looking for a volunteer to conduct them and soon get them ready for Christmas concerts. ey have a pianist who also chooses the songs that they sing. ey are a friendly sociable group, it would be a pleasant a ernoon for the right person. For more information please call Anne on: 07979242886. Lyndhurst Scarecrow Trail On 10th and 11th October, a whole host of straw lled characters will be descending on the homes and businesses of Lyndhurst for the annual Lyndhurst Scarecrow Trail. To join in the fun pick up a trail map for £3, from Tesco (Lyndhurst branch) and New Forest’s Finest Fish and Chip shop on Lyndhurst High Street. All proceeds from the trail go towards two local schools: St Michaels and All Angels Infant School and Bartley C of E Junior School.
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