by Valerie Laurent Dear Friends and Neighbours, A massive thank you to all you wonderful people who donated £143.30 at the annual HCERA carol event to the Southampton Sunday Lunch Project. We…
Category: 2025 Newsletters
OPEN GARDENS
The date for the Open Gardens is likely to be Sunday 8th June. We plan to combine this with a Scarecrow Competition. The theme of the scarecrows will be VE Day as…
SOUTHAMPTON FORWARD
The Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) has a Forum on the first Friday of the month and HCERA, an SVS member, receives an invitation. The January Forum was an online Teams meeting with…
SCAMMED!
by Ray George . I recently fell for a scam, I’m sorry to tell you. I received an email from someone well known to me. She had a cold, lost her voice…
THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR
Please be on your guard for rogue traders. We have had a spate of roofing companies offering services, from re-pointing to repairs and over charging by many thousands and often creating more…
WALL CONNECTORS
The sale of new petrol and diesel cars is due to end in 2035. Increasingly, more and more people will want wall connectors for home charging their cars. This could have a…