Page 18 • The HERALD • 8th October 2026 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8184 5632 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST DECORATING Interior and Exterior Established 1985 07867 528307 mark.blake.decorating@gmail.com LIONS DONATE £500 TO SOLENT DOLPHIN Romsey & Waterside Lions have given £500 to the Solent Dolphin Charity in Hythe which runs boat trips on the Solent from Hythe Marina to give passengers with disabilities free 2-hour trips up and down the estuary. e M/V Alison MacGregor is a purpose built catamaran for 12 passengers including carers. It has a ramp access and so is accessible for wheelchair users or those with walking di culties. e Charity is run entirely by volunteers, and the boat is crewed by experienced mariners who freely give their time to help entertain others who are less fortunate than themselves. Right: Lion President Andrew Trowbridge presenting the cheque to Skipper Jeremy Moss and the crew for the day NEPAL FLASH FLOODS APPEAL Hythe & Waterside Rotary has successfully donated £700 to the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox, following a generous response from the local community at the Hythe of Activity event held in September. e club stepped in to top up the funds collected from the public during the event, ensuring a substantial sum could be sent immediately to aid families devastated by the recent ash oods in Nepal. e £700 donation has already been forwarded to ShelterBox. e charity specialises in emergency shelter and essential household items, ensuring that the funds will directly provide emergency shelter aid to displaced families facing the a ermath of the oods. “We are incredibly grateful to everyone in the Hythe and Waterside community who gave so generously,” said Allan Glass, President of Hythe & Waterside Rotary. “Local generosity, combined with our club’s top-up, means we can provide fast, tangible support to families who have lost everything in Nepal.” Hythe & Waterside Rotary continues to support both local community projects and international disaster relief e orts throughout the year. If you would like to know more about Shelterbox and the amazing work they do, please visit: www. shelterbox.org Stallholders Wanted Hythe Alive are looking for stall holders for this year’s Mistletoe Fayre on Saturday 28th November. If you are a local cra er or perhaps a local community group that have Christmas events to take part in please email: info@hythealive.com ‘Chat About’ Social Club Join Hythe Library on Wednesday mornings 10am to 12noon to meet and socialise with new friends who are also retired. Feel free to take along existing friends or get to know their regulars and enjoy a free hot drink and maybe even a biscuit. No need to book, they look forward to seeing you there.
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