Page 20 • The HERALD • 22nd June 2023 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Todd Beverley Carpentry Services Quality workmanship with over 20 years experience All Household Carpentry Undertaken including: • Kitchen/Bathroom/Bedroom fitting • Purpose Built Cupboards and Wardrobes • Internal/External Door Hanging • Solid/Laminate Flooring • Window Renovation • Decking For a friendly & reliable service you can trust call: Tel: 023 8086 0969 Mobile: 07941 021558 ELECTRICIAN/HANDYMAN FULLY QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN (30YRS EXPERIENCE) • Mains Upgrades • Testing • Extra/Replacement Points/Lights • Outside Lighting • Sockets • Ponds • BT/TV Points • Ethernet Points • CCTV • Fire/Intruder Alarms • Basic Plumbing Repairs • Outside Taps • Showers • Heating Problems • Blinds/Poles Fixed • Flatpacks • Loft Work Boarding, Tidying etc ALL OTHER DOMESTIC WORK CONSIDERED Call Mick on 07738 166453 or email: michaelshelley80@googlemail.com Time for Young Carers to Have Fun Hythe & Waterside Rotary were delighted to have sponsored two local young carers to go to a recent residential weekend course at Avon Tyrell UK Youth Outdoor Centre, Bransgore. e weekend focuses on what a Young Carer is, its positives and negatives and what might help young carers, and includes adventurous activities and leadership and teamwork exercises. Just as importantly, it gives the youngsters a weekend away from their normal responsibilities when they can relax and make new friends and have some fun. Owen, who is 14 years old, said: “It was nice to be able to be a kid and not have any responsibilities. I love being a young carer but every now and then, it’s nice to be just Owen. Archery was my favourite activity. Also, all the adults were nice and I’d like to thank everyone involved.”. Mason, 13 years old, added: “I really enjoyed it, especially the archery. It was great and I’d like to do it again.” Avon Tyrell and outdoor activities Award-winning Local Journalist Releases First Novel John Barry Quinn, an award winning journalist, who lives in Hamble, has recently released his rst novel, e Reporter. Set in late 1980’s Hampshire, e Reporter is a crime novel, featuring Jude Devlin, a trainee journalist on a Southampton free newspaper. Jude uncovers a careerde ning story which could bring down the secretive crime family that run the city, and the corrupt senior police o cer who protects them. e family decide that, if Jude can’t be bought o or scared o , he must be got rid of… Like his main character, John worked on a free newspaper, The Advertiser, in Southampton in the late 80’s at the start of a successful career in newspapers, and went on to win the prestigious Campaigning Journalist of the Year award whilst on e Mail on Sunday. John comments: “For me, writing is a joy. But having the self-belief that someone else would want to read what you’ve written, well, it comes as a terrific surprise. I wrote a play, The Last Talent Show, that was performed locally, and seeing my words acted out on stage, and seeing the reaction of the audience, gave me the confidence to tackle the marathon of writing a novel. But it’s only after you’ve written it that you realise ‘that’s the easy bit’ and the real work is finding a publisher who believes in you and your writing!”’ John won the backing of major publisher Burton Mayers Books for e Reporter, which is now available from Waterstones in Southampton and Amazon. John Barry Quinn At the last meeting of the Hythe and District Ladies Probus Group Jane Glennie gave them a fascinating and humorous talk on the life of Jane Austin seen through the eyes of her friend and housekeeper Martha Lloyd before she le Southampton to move to Chawton. eir next meeting on Friday 23rd June will be their AGM and the next meeting on Friday 28th July is the World of the Cheesy 1. ey are a friendly group of ladies who meet on the last Friday of every month at the Dibden Golf Club from 10.30am, the meeting starts with co ee followed by a speaker and a 2 course lunch. If you are interested in joining them please contact: chrisjglass@aol.com they do have a website you can nd them on: probus.org.uk/hythedistrict or email the: hythedistrictprobus@ outlook.com Hythe and District Ladies Probus Group Family Fun Day 2023 Oakhaven Hospice are holding their popular Family Fun Day kindly supported by John D Wood & Co on Saturday 24th June where they look forward to welcoming you, family and friends to the beautiful grounds of Oakhaven in Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington from 12noon to 4pm for an a ernoon of fun and entertainment. ere will be something for everyone to enjoy. Back by popular demand is the Miller’s Ark Petting Zoo not to mention the vast array of stalls including the traditional tombola, brica-brac, pop-up clothes shop, grand ra e, homemade cakes, face painting, glitter tattoos, human fruit machine, donut wall, splat the rat, plants, zz tent, hog roast and BBQ, ice creams and much more. Plus, new for 2023 several in atables for endless family fun. Raid your piggy banks as this is predominantly a cash only event. Entrance: £1 per adult, 50p per child (children under 5 go free). is is a huge event in Oakhaven’s calendar and is not to be missed. Further details can be found on their website www.oakhavenhospice.co.uk/ fundraising or by calling: 01590 610326.
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