Page 32 • The HERALD • 16th July 2026 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v PJ-T DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIRS • Misted Units • Locks • Handles • Hinges • Door Adjustments/Repair • Cat Flaps Paul Jackson-Turner 07708 620910 pjtrepairs65@yahoo.com uPVC & Aluminium Free Quotes Fully Insured 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 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! e Dibden Purlieu, Hythe & District Horticultural Show returns on Saturday 25th July at St Andrew’s Church Hall, Dibden Purlieu. is is a nal reminder to exhibitors and visitors alike as the organisers prepare for another wonderful celebration of gardening, home produce, baking, cra s and community talent. It’s not too late to enter - you have until 4pm on Wednesday 22nd July. Scan the QR codes to access the 2026 Entry Form and Show Schedule and discover how you can take part in this year’s show. Paper schedules are available from St Andrew’s Church, Dibden Purlieu and Hythe Library. You can also nd information through the Facebook group: Dibden Purlieu, Hythe & District Horticultural Society. Whether you are entering a prize-winning dahlia, your nest vegetables, a homemade cake, or simply going along to admire the exhibits, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. • Classes for all ages and abilities • Flowers, fruit and vegetables • Home baking and preserves • Cra s and photography • Refreshments available • Ra e and tombola On show day, exhibitors will bring in their precious entries during the morning, with judging taking place from 10am to 12noon. e show will then open to the public from 1pm to 3.30pm. Visitors can admire the exhibits while enjoying tea and cake, browse the plant and cra stalls, and take in a small vintage lawn mower display in the garden. e garden will also host a range of fun, supervised children’s activities, making it an enjoyable a ernoon for all ages, as well as a chance to mingle and chat with keen local gardeners and cra ers. e Organisers comment: “A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the show this year, including sponsors Sam Long Ltd, The Noble Bee and Holbury Hardware Stores. We wish all exhibitors the very best of luck and look forward to welcoming visitors from across the Waterside. Come along, support your local show, and help make this year’s event one to remember.” Show entry 2026 QR Code Show Schedule 2026 QR Code D-Day Lepe Heritage Group At Buckler’s Hard by Patricia Hedley-Goddard On the 13th/14th June weekend Buckler’s Hard Shipyard Trust staged the Buckler’s Hard Wartime Weekend an ‘open weekend’ inviting the public to visit this historic venue free of charge. Lady Mary Montagu Scott and Marc Heighway hosted this excellent event to commemorate the role that Buckler’s Hard and the surrounding area, played in the build up to the embarkation from these shores to the Normandy beaches in northern France. e exhibitors were representative of the many aspects of this phenomenal undertaking and the bringing together of them to make the Normandy landings such a success. e D-Day Lepe Heritage Group’s stand attracted hundreds of visitors over the two days. Of especial interest was our large 1:50 scale model of a Landing Cra Transport (Pipeline Under e Ocean). Lepe Country Park had kindly permitted us to take their piece of the original pipeline with us to show to visitors. ere is much debate as to where the pipelines actually le Lepe Beach for the north shore of the Isle of Wight. We know it came from the two pumping stations at Mopley, but the precise position of it leaving the mainland shore has never been con rmed. It is thought that it le from where the coach park is now positioned, at Lepe. From there to the Isle of Wight, across land to Shanklin and then rolled across the sea bed for 60 miles to Cherbourg. What most people were unaware of is that shortly a er the war ended this pipeline was recovered and returned to England so that the valuable di erent metals could be re-used in industry. e D-Day Lepe Heritage Group is collaborating with e Military Heritage Museum group for future events. ship, fully kitted with various scale model examples of tanks, self propelled guns, tanks, military ambulance etc. is model was of great interest to many of the children who visited the stand. eir level of knowledge was amazing and their questions and willingness to listen to the answers was very encouraging. Another great item of interest, especially from the adult visitors, was the subject of PLUTO D-Day Lepe Heritage Group stand
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