11th July 2024 • The HERALD • Page 33 v F @heraldpublishing v ABOUT US Our roofers are the best in the business and are ready to give your roof a full and completely FREE inspection Heather’s Flower Studio New florist delivering flowers to Waterside and New Forest areas, with over 20 years of experience in floristry. Any time you need flowers, be it a happy or sad occasion,we would like to be by your side to provide great quality flowers and service. We are delivering to Holbury, Fawley, Blackfield, Hythe, Marchwood, Beaulieu and Lymington areas. To order the flowers, please order online heathersflowerstudio.co.uk or call us on 023 8089 0332 or 07849 272164 or via email: info@heathersflowerstudio.co.uk Sterling Efforts to Keep People Safe Recognised in Birthday Honours Paul Francis, Community Development and Safeguarding Manager at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service (HIWFRS) was recently awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours list 2024. e list marks the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK. Paul has been recognised for services to public safety. Paul said: “I feel deeply honoured and incredibly proud to receive this award. I have always maintained a passion for promoting and advocating the human rights, health and wellbeing of vulnerable individuals to enable them to live safely, free from all forms of harm and abuse. However, I think it is also crucially important to acknowledge the hard work and dedication from colleagues and teams, both within the Service and throughout our external partners, who support and ensure that our prevention work is embedded in everything we do to keep our communities safe.” Paul, from Southampton, has worked for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service for nearly 22 years. During his time with the Service, Paul has carried out a variety of roles within the organisation and was an on-call re ghter for 12 years. For the past nine years Paul has worked within the HIWFRS Prevention team, starting within the departments as a Community Safety O cer, then becoming the Service’s Safeguarding Lead O cer, and in 2016 being appointed to the position of the Community Development and Safeguarding Manager. Before embarking on his Fire and Rescue career, Paul worked within the health sector, primarily in social care and mental health services. A key part of Paul’s current role is building and developing partnership arrangements with key agencies such as police, ambulance, health and local authorities to ensure that everyone works collectively towards the common goal of keeping our communities safe. He said: “I believe it is of critical importance that HIWFRS, as a Community Safety Partner, makes the most of every opportunity to ensure all prevention and early intervention activities are effectively delivered, and by doing so helping vulnerable members of the community avoid reaching crisis point.” Neil Odin, Chief Fire O cer, said: “I am delighted that Paul’s hard work and dedication to safeguarding others has been recognised with this Honour. As a Service we interact with many vulnerable people and are well placed to help them access support services. Paul’s drive and focus on the needs and rights of the individual has meant we are always seeking to make that difference, to support the delivery of ‘person centred’ outcomes for the people we engage with so they can live safer and more resilient lives. He is an inspiration to us all.” Paul Francis President’s Handover As the new Rotary year begins on 1st July, members of Hythe & Waterside Rotary and their guests enjoyed an informal meal together before the chain of o ce was passed on to the in-coming President. Out-going President Jim Whitehouse thanked everyone for their support during his successful and busy year in o ce before passing his heavy chain on to his wife Terri Whitehouse, who now becomes President for 2024-25. Terri, in turn, welcomed the new President Elect, Ian Wheeler. Club Archivist, Ian Aldous, presented Jim with his Rotary Year Book, which is a visual display of the club’s achievements during his year in o ce and includes press cuttings and photographs from the past 12 months. Jim and Terri Whitehouse Terri Whitehouse and Ian Wheeler Jim Whitehouse and Ian Aldous ART IN LYMINGTON Lymington Arts Group hold meetings in the McLellan Hall at Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ, on the second Friday afternoon of each month (excepting February and August). Meetings start at 2.30pm and normally last two hours. eir next meeting will be on Friday 12th July for Jenny Whalley, Watercolour Portrait. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. On 17th and 18th August they will be holding their Art on the Green Exhibition at Milford on Sea.
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