Page 36 • The HERALD • 8th October 2026 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPECIALISTS v Yours Faithfully... You are invited to BETHANY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Rollestone Road, Holbury Every Sunday, 6.20pm for 6.30pm Christian Worship & Teaching 023 8089 2153 Everyone Welcome New Forest Funerals A truly independent funeral directors and monumental masons The Waterside’s only independent funeral directors. We will help you create a funeral as unique as the person you wish to remember. From elaborate to simple, or unattended, we will guide you through every step of the way at your pace. We pride ourselves of being able to offer you a fully comprehensive service including: • Funeral pre-payment plans • Memorial masonry • Catering • Funeral stationery • Floristry And being able to give advice on: • Pre-purchasing of graves • Funeral finance options • Claiming from the social fund For 24-hour personal attention from Martin & Mandie, call: 023 8089 0339 Bank House, The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD www.newforestfunerals.co.uk Everyone welcome to our Services SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10.30AM 1st Sunday of the month Communion HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD SO45 1XA 2’ high from £640 2’6” high from £775 (Prices inclusive VAT) Installation anywhere in England and Wales Memorials refurbished and inscriptions added Colours and full range of memorials available Our organist, Philip Dowd, will be holding an organ recital on Saturday 10th October, at 3pm entitled ‘Baroque Music for Organ’. Last year we installed a new organ in St John’s Church, a 1970 Walker Positif pipe organ, described as one of the best of its kind. Do come along and listen to the organ in action. Entry is free and refreshments will be served. Any donations will go towards the upkeep of St John’s. For those of you who have recently lost loved ones, on Sunday 1st November we have our annual All Souls Service of anksgiving and Commemoration at 5.30pm. is will be a quiet service of re ection and thanksgiving where people will have the opportunity to remember their loved ones who are no longer with us and light a candle. Light refreshments will be served a erwards. is event is kindly sponsored by Waterside Funeral Home. Events and Services At St John’s from The Parish of Hythe Poppy Display At All Saint’s Church Fawley All Saint’s Church in Fawley are putting together a display of poppies which will be available to view during this years’ Poppy Appeal which commences Thursday 22nd October and continues until Armistice Day on 11th November. Not only will there be a display of red poppies, remembering people who died in con ict during World War I and World War II, but there will also be a display of purple poppies to remember the animals that died during the con icts. During this time the church will be open between the hours of 10am to 4pm, or dusk whichever is earlier, giving visitors an opportunity to view the historic building. On Saturdays and Sundays during the appeal, refreshments will be available. e annual Remberance Service will be at 3pm on Sunday 8th November which is open to all. Any donations made during this time will go directly to the Poppy Appeal. The church would like to take this opportunity to thank members of the local community who have been knitting or crocheting poppies for the display. Volunteers beginning to assemble part of the poppy display CAN YOU HELP TO KNIT SOME WOOLLY ANGELS? Every year St John’s Church in Hythe like to inform the local community of their church service times in the most angelic of ways. At the beginning of December the church give away little hand cra ed angel keepsakes along with their Christmas service times attached. e ‘Angel Lady’ Sue Blomley is asking for anyone who enjoys knitting, crocheting or sewing to get involved. If you are able to help you can pick up a pattern from e Herald O ce. Please drop all nished angels o to the Church or Hall o ce. Can you help to make some angels? Soup & Sweet at Trinity Church, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SO40 8WU takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12.30pm to 2pm. For £5 per person you can have soup with a bread roll followed by a sweet and a tea or co ee. Very good value in congenial company – they hope to see you there! SOUP & SWEET Go along to e Good Shepherd Church on Roewood Road, Holbury on the last Tuesday of each month, 2pm–4pm for a cup of co ee or tea, cake and a chat. Everyone is welcome. Coffee Afternoon At The Good Shepherd
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