Page 74 • The HERALD • 14th May 2026 v WE’VE BEEN YOUR LOCAL SINCE 1994 v 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 Everyone welcome to our Services SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE 10.30AM 1st Sunday of the month Communion HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD SO45 1XA 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 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 Yours Faithfully... Messy Church and Bubble Church e Parish of Hythe’s Messy Church sessions on a Friday a ernoon are always great fun for all the family. e next Messy Church sessions will be Friday 29th May at St John’s Hall (a great end to the half term holiday!) or Friday 5th June at St Anne’s in Warrys Close. Messy Church is roughly aimed at primary aged children but families go along with both younger and older children. Doors open at 3.30pm and there are a range of di erent activities to take part in together, before story and song time. ey nish with a delicious meal, just before 5pm. You don’t need to book a space for Messy Church – they’d love to see you there! ey also have Bubble Church which takes place every Sunday at 9.30am at St John’s Church. is is aimed at very young children and there are puppets, action songs, and an activity based on the Bible story each week. Over the summer months they are hoping to trial a couple of outdoor Bubble Churches so do keep an eye out on their Facebook page for any updates. Doors for Bubble Church open at 9.15am so you can have a croissant and drink before the service. Again, there is no need to book. Sunday Services Go along to Black eld Baptist Church ( e Heart of the Village) on Sundays 17th, 24th, 31st May and 7th, 14th June from 10.30am for their regular services. Everyone is welcome to join them at Hampton Lane, Black eld for their services. Cornerstone Open Daily 10am-12noon If you need somewhere to sit, chat and relax with a hot brew. Why not drop into Cornerstone Hythe URC. ey are open every day Monday to Saturday from 10am until 12noon. Co ee or tea and a biscuit are just £1 – and stay as long as you like. Other activities are happening during the week that you may like to join in with. Table Top Sale every other Tuesday 9.30am-12noon (next on Tuesday 26th May); Hythe Active keep- t on Thursday mornings 10am-11am; ‘Pins and Needles’ knitting group on Friday mornings 10am-12noon. A warm welcome awaits you, just drop in! BIBLE CLUB Go along with an open mind to join this Reading Group who read and discuss the Bible together, to form their own opinions about its message. Weekly on Fridays, 7pm to 8.30pm in the Totton and Eling Community Centre. Refreshments available from 6.30pm and further information from Julie: 07779 362358. Soup & Sweet 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! Honouring Rural Heroes: 2026 New Forest Awards Now Open e New Forest National Park Authority and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have launched their annual awards for 2026. e awards celebrate the outstanding individuals and organisations making a true di erence day in, day out across the Forest. e New Forest National Park Awards are in their 13th year and recognise incredible contributions to the environment, rural economy and local communities in and around the National Park. e winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony and drinks reception at the New Forest and Hampshire County Show on Wednesday 29th July at New Park in Brockenhurst. e event is supported by Moore Barlow and the New Forest Agricultural Show Society. Nominations are open for the following categories: • Sustainability Champion • Young Farmer (aged 35 and under) • Best Supporter of Local Produce • Young Environmental Champion (aged 25 and under) • Farming and Nature Champion • Commoning Champion Individuals, businesses and organisations can nominate themselves or be nominated by others. All nominees must live, work or operate within the New Forest Awards area. Nominations must be submitted by the end of Sunday 31st May. Full criteria and application forms are available from: https://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/protecting/ partnerships/new-forest-national-park-awards The 2025 New Forest Awards winners at the New Forest Show Waterside Health Walks Everyone is very welcome to go along and join in any of their free walks: Thursday 14th May, 3pm, Hawkhill for a 2.6 mile walk; Monday 18th May, 10am, Old Mill Holbury for a 2.5 mile walk; Saturday 23rd May, 10.30am, Fritham car park for a 5.6 mile walk; Thursday 29th May, 3pm, Hatchet Moor for a 2.0 mile walk and Monday 1st June, 10am, Beaulieu Heath for a 2.9 mile walk. Please contact Mike Roberts on 023 8084 7461 or 07811 361319 for more information about the Waterside Health Walks group. Carnival Time in Copythorne Copythorne Carnival is taking place on Saturday 6th June, at the Scout HQ on Romsey Road. e event starts at 1pm with fun for all the family, cra stalls, in atables, slides, various food and drinks including a beer tent selling wines, real ales, lager and cider. ere is also an arena packed with various entertainment. e judging for the oats will take place at around 4.15pm, the carnival procession will leave at approximately 5pm to tour the village. Once the parade returns then the evening entertainment starts. e Vintage Rally Day will take place the following day, Sunday 7th June and the Carnival weekend will nish with the Copythorne Carnival Run on Monday 8th June. For full details about the events follow: @CopythorneCarnival on Facebook.
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