HOME / MOTORING Alresford Pigs - The cost of living and the cost of war The human cost and strife in Ukraine have had an immediate impact on us all. Television, newspapers, and social media are full of haunting images and harrowing stories. The response from our local communities has been both impressive and immediate and will no doubt continue to be so. There are, of course, Alresford people with connections to Ukraine, and we hear at least one refugee has been welcomed here already. The Alresford Pigs stand ready to help. The war adds to an economy already under stress following Brexit and Covid; an energy crisis, climbing inflation and the rocketing cost of living are very real concerns for many of us. For some, tighter finances mean making hard choices, sometimes deciding between heat or food. It can be an embarrassing and stressful thing to ask for help, we understand this, and all enquiries are treated in the strictest confidence, by people who care, and are responded to with a willingness to help - if at all possible. Compost A successful springtime weekend saw the Pigs distribute over 300 bags of premium, peat-free, compost around Alresford; many thanks to all who bought some – Happy growing! The Pigs would like to thank TIG Transport and JMCL Freightways on New Farm Road who generously stored the compost for us and allowed us to use their premises as a distribution base. Mobility Please remember we have supplies of walking frames, Rollators with wheels, and wheelchairs. If you are just out of the hospital and need
some extra aids, please call us as there are lots of bits of equipment available, recycled from others who found them useful. We also have several powered mobility scooters in stock, please just ask, we have the experience and expertise to help – and it’s free! If you, or someone you know, needs help please contact us. Be assured all enquiries are treated in the strictest confidence. We consider any request for financial support from within the area and although it’s impossible to list all of the people we have supported down the years they include organisations such as the Scouts, Guides, sports & youth groups, local schools for specific projects, families who are unable to fully fund school trips for their child, single parent families needing white goods, families needing support that cannot be provided by other services, mobility scooters, park benches, senior residents events and activities and life-saving defibrillators scattered around Alresford, plus donations to others in the wider area.
The Alresford Pigs Association is a registered charity (charity no. 1163001). More information can be found at www.alresfordpigs.org or email us at info@alresfordpigs.org or for an immediate request for support call the Pigs Help line 01962 658961.
New Farm Motor Services Ltd New Farm Road, Alresford, SO24 9QE
01962 732338 L.P.G.A approved autogas conversions www.autogas.com Allows your petrol engine vehicle to run on Autogas, a fuel costing approximately 76p per ltr, with the environmental benefits of a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide production and 2000 times fewer particulates produced from the exhaust fumes when compared with a diesel. Widely available across the country and locally in Winnall, Winchester and West Meon Hut service station. The government has committed to this fuel difference for the future.
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