v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 30th January 2025 • The HERALD • Page 5 DECORATOR INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING General Small Maintenance Works Reliable, Prompt with a High Standard of Work Fully Insured • Free Estimates NICK CROUCHER 07395 042193 MPL Roofing & Guttering Services • Fascias, Guttering, Soffits, Cladding and much more PVCu work • All roof repairs, gutters, flat roofs, chimney repairs • Moss removal 15% Discount for OAP’s Established 30 years 07742 436650 023 8087 9135 mplroofing@hotmail.com Annual Christmas Tree Festival Raises £2.5K from Hythe 2000 Charitable Trust e Hythe Christmas Tree Festival signalled the beginning of Christmas in Hythe. e event ran from the 30th November to 10th December at St John’s Church, Hythe. is annual event organised by Hythe 2000 Charitable Trust and St John’s Church proved community spirit is alive and kicking in Hythe with hundreds of people ocking to see the stunning display. e Church held more than forty trees lining the pews with the centrepiece, a 3-meter remembrance Christmas tree, drawing admiration from those who stepped foot through the door. e concept was simple - local groups, businesses, societies, families, friends, and individuals were invited to donate an arti cial Christmas tree to the festival and decorate it to a theme of their own choice. ere was a variety of interesting trees themed to promote causes, humorous, thought provoking, or just simply artistic. During the Festival visitors had the opportunity to bid for a tree using the silent auction forms. At the end of the festival the highest bidder collected their tree’s to enjoy at home! roughout the festival visitors nominate a favourite tree. is year’s winner was Fully Woolly Yarns. Hythe 2000 Charitable Trust Chairperson Elizabeth Deadman awarded the trophy to Claire Proud. e festival did exceptionally well, we are pleased to have raised approximately £2,500! With donations, monies made from refreshments, sale of cra items and competitions. is is due to our fantastic community and the support of our wonderful volunteers who welcomed visitors. Thank you so much. e aim of the Hythe Christmas Tree Festival is to create a community celebration, at the same time as raising funds for the Hythe 2000 Charitable Trust for its work in the community and St John’s Church. Fully Woolly Yarns winner at Hythe Christmas Tree Festival Supermarket Christmas Cheers! Waterside shoppers pulled out all the stops again this year, when they supported the annual Hythe & Waterside Rotary (H&W) Christmas collections at Tesco Dibden and Co-op Holbury. Collection points at both stores took place over 5 days and raised over £1,500 for Rotary charities and good causes. “It never ceases to amaze us how much the local community support H&W Rotary and we are so very grateful to everyone for their generosity” says H&W Rotary President Terri Whitehouse. H&W Rotary would also like to thank Tesco and the Co-op for allowing them to hold collections in their stores once again and to all those people who took the time to stop for a chat and make their in-store visits such good fun. Collecting in the Co-op Holbury
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