v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v 11th December 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 07920 122984 023 8087 9135 mplroofing@hotmail.com FLAVOURFUL FESTIVE FRUIT AND VEG THAT WILL LAST INTO THE NEW YEAR Whether you are feeding 2 or 22 this Christmas, local Greengrocer Sam Long will have everything you need for your festive feast, with avourful fruit and vegetables that are so fresh they will last you into the New Year. To ensure all her customers have the freshest produce, Sam will be opening her stall outside St Andrews Church in Dibden Purlieu on Monday 22nd December, 7am–2pm and Tuesday 23rd December from 6am–2pm. Sam is a very dedicated Greengrocer, who is passionate about providing her customers with the highest quality produce and minimising the amount of time from eld to plate by supporting local, English and British farmers and growers as much as she can. e fruit and vegetables on Sam’s stall are bought daily and are carefully selected for the best avour and at the optimum freshness so that they keep for longer. Sam’s stall will be well stocked with everything you need for your Christmas dinner and beyond with English grown potatoes and beautifully plump parsnips perfect for roasting, sprouts, carrots and red cabbage. Fruit for your Christmas punch, cocktails and desserts, Romsey laid eggs for your Christmas baking and giant jacket potatoes and salad to go with your le over cold meats. With budgets tight and to help with food waste you can buy as little or as much as you need from Sam and with minimal plastic packaging. Sam comments: “I love coming to Dibden Purlieu each week and am very grateful to all my customers for their continued support. A big thank you to the team at St Andrew’s, who have kindly allowed me to continue setting up my stall each week, even throughout all the recent building work that has been taking place.” Sam and her team will be taking a well-deserved break over Christmas and New Year and will be back at the stall in Dibden Purlieu from Wednesday 14th January. Get your fresh and flavourful fruit and vegetables from Sam Long this Christmas Romsey Country Markets will take place at Romsey Town Hall and Community Café from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Fridays 12th December and 19th December. ey love to cook, cra and grow just for you, so go along for a great range of home produced items such as seasonal fruit, vegetables, cakes, preserves, plants and cra s. Please check the Facebook page: www. facebook.com/romseycountrymarket or visit: www.hampshirecountrymarkets.co.uk Romsey Country Market
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