13th July 2023 • The HERALD • Page 51 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v ✿ DOWN THE GARDEN PATH ✿ A J GLEESON BUILDING & GROUNDWORK DRIVEWAYS EXTENSIONS BRICKWORK GROUNDWORK BLOCK PAVING Colours & Designs to suit your requirements Local Work Available to View CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION New Forest & Southampton 023 8084 4180 Mobile: 07770 771475 Bramdene, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton RYAN FENCING Quality Fencing & Gates 07769 706516 • 023 8084 1203 www.ryan-fencing.co.uk • Find us on Facebook Fish Go Deep by Jennifer Thompson from Debbie Thorne, Foresters Flower Club obviously indebted to the wonderful surgical team. Our next meetings are: 3rd August: ‘Fabulous Flowers’ demonstration by Lucinda Knapman. 7th September: ‘Vienna, e Waltz City’ presentation by Chris Legrande. 8th September: RHS Wisley Outing. For more information please contact Debbie orne on: 07769 830752. It’s comical that I am writing this on the beach at Pentewan Sands! We’ve seen dolphins playing in the bay and a young seal popped up along the shore. Magic! 1st June Foresters Flower Club were treated to a demonstration by Jennifer omson, based on her love of the sea and all within it. Her rst arrangement was beautiful and was an underwater snapshot. She used a large piece of cork decorated with strings of white ‘coral’ and blue tinsel mimicking sparkly sea. Jennifer used 2 pieces of oral foam in dishes (secured) to make a double placement of small vertical arrangements, creating a look of coral growing from the seabed. She used variegated pitysporum and leather leaf fern, shades of green to mimic seaweed, dry moss and grasses. Small headed white roses for height were interspersed with shades of contrasting blue eryngium. Other gorgeous arrangements demonstrated her range of skills. 2 included Hogarth Curves. Others, deep mauve calla lily stems were manipulated into curve shapes by rubbing between thumb and index nger. Floral foam spheres had elaeagnus leaves pinned and dried on, which gave a wavy pale edge in contrast to the deep green. Magenta stocks and deep burgundy celosia were used as a nod to seaweed and coral. We had 8 beautiful arrangements and exciting bunches of owers for the ra e! Monday 5th June was our ‘SWISH PARTY’ to raise money for Maggie’s Cancer Care and Oracle Cancer Trust charities. We raised a wonderful £500! As well as supporting wonderful causes, it’s become a welcomed social event - a couple of hour’s catching up with friends over tea and cake and the bonus of additions for the wardrobe - all for £5 and a ra e! Maggie’s is based at Southampton General Hospital. It provides cancer support drop in 9-5, Monday to Friday. ere are bookable groups e.g. relaxation, bereavement, insomnia (sleep problems), kitchen table drop-in, bene ts advice and many more areas of support. Alan Catt bravely explained his challenging situation from the diagnosis of cancer of the jaw, through harrowing surgery and recovery, to now being able to enjoy life to the full again. He explained how grateful he and his family are to Maggie’s and Oracle, and Horticulture and Craft Show in Dibden Purlieu Show catalogues are available from e Herald O ce, Hythe Library, the Council O ces at e Grove and St Andrew’s in Dibden Purlieu. e closing date for entries is 4pm Wednesday 26th July. e show will be open to the public on Saturday 29th July, 1pm to 3pm, admission is 50p (under 16’s free) there will be refreshments available and plant sales. Dibden Purlieu, Hythe and District Horticulture Society are pleased to announce the date of the next Horticulture and Cra Show on Saturday 29th July at St. Andrew’s Hall in Dibden Purlieu. is event was started in 1904 and has been a popular event in the local calendar since then. Only WWI, WWII and the Covid pandemic have prevented it happening. Clever Ways to Grow Vegetables Bartley Horticultural Society will be meeting on Thursday 20th July for a talk by Martyn Cox titled ‘Clever Ways To Grow Vegetables’. Meetings take place on the third Thursday of the month at Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne SO40 2NT at 7.30pm. New members and visitors are always welcome. Visitors fee applies. For more information you can write to them at: Mavis Cottage, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, SO40 2NZ, call: 07789 352505 or visit their website: www. bartleyhs.org.uk
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