23rd April 2026 • The HERALD • Page 81 v INDEPENDENT, LOCAL AND PROUD v Poets Corner NETLEY MARSH PARISH COUNCIL Finance Officer and Assistant to Parish Clerk Permanent part-time position, mainly working from home up to 30 hours per month Some evening commitments – including 3rd Wednesday of month Good communication, organisational and administrative skills are essential with GCSE passes in English and Maths. Previous experience working in local government helpful but not essential. Tasks include, bookkeeping, administer all income and payments, taking minutes of Parish Council meetings, other tasks by mutual agreement. Training can be provided. The salary is based on the National Association of Local Councils scales. Points 14 to 20 Starting point dependent on qualifications and experience. Pro-rata annual leave is included as are pension options. Submit your application and cv to clerk@netleymarsh-pc. gov.uk or for further details and how to apply please visit our website www.netleymarsh-pc.gov.uk For informal questions about this role please either contact the current clerk Tracy Hodgson: clerk@netleymarsh-pc.gov.uk or the Chairman Mike Welbourn: Cllr.Welbourn@netleymarsh-pc.gov.uk Closing date for applications is 1 May Interviews - date to be confirmed but will be held mid May HERALD RECRUITMENT Heather Cheese Williams, it’s not just you, I, for one, want our ferry back too. I also miss the clickety-clack As our little train runs along the track. Like you, I’d rather not have to use the bus. Isn’t it time we all made a fuss? That future in which you say we will yearn Can be avoided if we all just learn. The sway of the ferry, the sound of the sea, It’s there for all, not just you and me. Now we know what it’s like to be without. The ferry should be used when we are out and about. They said love was just around the corner but I went straight ahead. It said left to lovers lane but I turned right instead. I travelled along lonely road until the very end. I stood there for a while then homeward I did wend. I came up to my front door and I turned the key. For I knew there inside was someone waiting just for me. So no matter where you travel or where ever you may roam. Remember the best place to be is in your happy home. Beautiful, bracing, beloved and blessed An island so sacred an abbey towers there St Columba was searching, this Isle passed his test And for many more pilgrims an answer to prayer e white sandy beaches, the rainbow hued stones Compelled me to wonder, just pause to re ect In quiet contemplation, I sat there alone, inking – why did my instinct this island select? e islanders, gentle, accepting and kind ough the young ones must think, would the mainland give more? So I wandered the green hills content in my mind en, a bitter-sweet memory, had I been there before? My daughter and I sit awhile at Shore Road We look at all the birds and gaze towards the sea e Lapwings swoop and dance skimming above the shore It’s a wonderful place to sit and see All the di erent birds ying free ey make the day seem brighter And your heart seems so much lighter We take a bird book with us To try and identify each bird e time ies by, it’s time to go We’ve really enjoyed our time Just relaxing by the sea How lucky are we, we’ll be home in time for tea. The Road To Happiness by Jim Dolbear© IONA by Isobel Smith© THE FERRY by Alan Titheridge© A response to Heather Cheese William’s poem “The Ferry” in issue 487. Shore Road, Hythe by Marian Connolly© The copyright of all poems that are published in The Herald belong to the author and must NOT be reproduced without their permission Bingo for Cancer Research UK Friends of Cancer Research UK New Forest and Waterside are holding a Bingo a ernoon on Saturday 16th May, 2pm–5pm at Copythorne Parish Hall. All money raised will go to Cancer Research UK. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/ groups/CRUKNewForestandWaterside or email: cruknewforestandwaterside@btinternet.com WATERSIDE VETERANS COFFEE CLUB e Waterside Veterans Co ee Club is held on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10am at Fawley Royal British Legion, Exbury Road, Black eld, SO45 1XD, with their next meeting scheduled for Saturday 16th May. All veterans, serving personnel, their families and dependents are invited to attend and enjoy the usually good humour, refreshments and occasional visiting guests. If you would like further information on this great venture please do get in touch by calling Lucy on: 07979 673343 or emailing: wvcc@btinternet.com Exploring Texture e New Forest Art Society’s next monthly meeting is on Wednesday 20th May for Carolyne Viney “Exploring Texture” in Acrylic / Mixed media. New members are always welcome and visitors are invited to go along for a small entry fee (£5). Meetings are held in the Pine Room at Lyndhurst Community Centre, 7.30pm-9.30pm March to October and 2.15pm-4.15pm from November to February. Details of the programme can be found on the Society’s website: www.newforestartsociety. weebly.com Rail Tours & Special Workings Part 2 Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) and Mid Hants Railway, Solent Branch meetings are held in association with Mid Hants Railway – Southampton and Waterside Group. Meetings are held at Junction Church, 2 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FE and commence at 7.30pm. e room, on the rst oor (sorry no disabled access), is usually open from 7pm. A bar is available for refreshments. eir next meeting is on Wednesday 20th May for Rail Tours & Special Workings Part 2. A donation of £3 is usual to help with the costs of the speaker and room hire. Non-members are very welcome at their meetings. Further details can be obtained from John Godfrey on: 07850 220009 or email: solent@rcts.org.uk Totton South u3a Totton South u3a meets on the 3rd Friday afternoon of the month at Colbury Memorial Hall (doors open 1.30pm) for a general meeting with presentation. Any prospective members can go along to a general meeting and/or the Co ee/Quiz mornings held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday morning of the month, 10am at Hanger Farm Arts Centre. For further information please visit the website by searching for Totton South u3a or text or ring the TSu3a Mobile on: 07305 178402.
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