29th October 2026 • The HERALD • Page 27 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 19TH NOVEMBER v WANTED Die-cast models & LEGO Model Railway & related items Hornby, Bachmann, Wrenn, Triang etc Locomotives & Rolling Stock Any age or gauge considered Call: 023 9286 4280 Mob: 07710 335989 To advertise your business in The Herald, contact Sue on 023 8084 0815 or email: sjones@herald-publishing.co.uk Waterside Climate Action Network (WaterCAN) News from WaterCAN e next open meeting is a Community Screening of the National Emergency Brie ng, on Tuesday 10th November, 7pm at Hythe Parish Hall. A er the lm there will be an open discussion about what it means for our community and what we can do locally. Local politicians, including Sir Julian Lewis MP, have been invited. ere is no charge for this event, but seats need to be booked in advance from tickettailor.com/events/ watercan On Monday 23rd November, 7pm, in the Methodist Hall behind the Soul Café, North Road Dibden Purlieu, SO45 4PG, Alistair McNaught will be giving a talk and leading a discussion on “What’s in our Water?”. e talk will cover pollution hotspots in the Waterside, where it’s safe for children to play and dogs to drink; water quality across the New Forest and the National picture; practical action: what you can do. £5 admission (£1 for students and anyone on bene ts) including ra e and refreshments. Proceeds will go towards further actions, including testing kits. On 21st September Dr Shaun Russell gave us a fascinating “Food for ought talk”, looking at how food production and transport impacts on the environment. As Shaun put it: “The more you delve into it, the trickier it gets to reconcile all the ramifications and consequences of what we choose to eat”. An example illustrates the di culties: “The simple act of boiling a potato is incredibly energy intensive and can easily dwarf the entire carbon footprint generated during the potato’s actual farming and transport”. Further food for thought in the statistic that a third of the world’s food goes to waste, an issue that Lucie’s Place and the Waterside Food Project tackles on a local basis. If food waste were a country, it would have the third biggest carbon footprint a er China and the USA. All Shaun’s slides are available on our website. Lee Attrill from Surfers Against Sewage will be continuing with litter picking at Calshot on Saturday 14th November and 12th December. Meet at the far end of the spit. Finally, a big shout out to Hythe Sea Scouts, who collected a colossal 98.48 kg of aluminium cans over the summer! For more information and updates on our activities visit: e-voice.org.uk/WaterCAN, Facebook or email watercan2025@gmail.com Waterside Christmas Fire Engine Quiz Night Did you know that the Waterside Christmas Fire Engine Fundraising Group needs to raise around £4,000 each year to keep Santa and his elves touring the Waterside and visiting local communities at Christmas? e team spends the summer attending events and raising funds, but unfortunately donations have been lower this year. To help keep this much-loved community tradition on the road, they are holding a Quiz Night hosted by Arthur, on Friday 20th November, 7.30pm at e Glen, Butts Ash Lane, Hythe SO45 3RF. Maximum of 6 people per team, tickets are £5 per person and available from e Glen or email: waterside reengine@gmail.com Don’t worry if you’re going on your own. ey are a friendly bunch and will happily help you join a team. ere will also be a ra e with some great prizes! Go along for a fun evening, test your knowledge, and help keep Santa and his elves on the road for local children and families. For the latest updates and additional information, please visit the @watersidechristmasengine Facebook page.
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