v THE HERALD - OUR 30TH YEAR - 1994-2024 v 4th January 2024 • The HERALD • Page 23 WANTED Die-cast models & LEGO Model Railway & related items Hornby, Bachmann, Wrenn, Triang etc Locomotives & Rolling Stock Any age or gauge considered Call: 023 9286 4280 Mob: 07710 335989 PVCu DOOR SPECIALIST LOCK PROBLEMS? We Can Help with ALL types of Locks • Fix or Replace • Gain Entry Call us on 07453 327708 or 023 8155 0025 (24hr Service) • Police Approved Key Safes • All Work Guaranteed • Fully Insured • No Call Out Charge • No VAT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT LOCKSMITH Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH Of course, not every ferry employee has these family ties. Many have had long individual careers working on the boats, the pier and the train. Many have had a tale to tell. Stanley Renouf was a skipper of the Hotspurs during the 1960s. On a foggy morning in November 1966, Stanley was at the helm of Hotspur II when just o the Ocean Dock, the stern of the mighty ocean liner Queen Mary loomed directly ahead in the gloom. Passengers feared a collision, but Stanley was in full control. He stopped his vessel, turned her around and passed behind the leviathan’s stern, delivering his passengers safely to their destination. Len Cavill, who was working as an engineer on the Hotspurs was acting as relief train driver during an evening in July 1955 when he noticed an altercation between a group of sailors and a policeman close by the pier entrance. He took it upon himself to intervene and assisted the constable in making an arrest of one of the group, but not before the policeman was assaulted. In November 1977, Fred Maidment was acting as mate aboard Hotspur III when called upon to rescue a sole occupant of a stricken boat. Skipper Alan Reynolds had picked up a distress call and steered his command towards and alongside the small cra adri on the passage. Fred leapt aboard and managed to get its engine started as Hotspur III proceeded to Hythe without him. For each of those who have had a “moment of fame”, hundreds have spent their careers, however long or short, working for the ferry going about their duties without incident, making the een minutes crossing as pleasant an experience for their passengers as possible. e Hythe Ferry is an intrinsic part of life on the Waterside, providing a most important transport link to the city on the other side of the water and employment, over the centuries, for so many of its population. I am trying to add to my extensive archive of Hythe Pier and Ferry history, a section that details as many of the employees as possible. If you know of a relative who has worked the boats, pier and train, I would love to hear from you. If you have a photograph to accompany a name and whatever information you might be able to add, even better. Please contact me by email: awt1950@sky.com or by Facebook Messenger. Harry Banks OTHER EMPLOYEES Continued from page 22 HPHA Seek Help with Merchandising Hythe Pier Heritage Association (HPHA) is looking for a volunteer to join its merchandising team. e role will involve working with the Board to ensure the Association’s merchandising is current and available at its primary fundraising and other local events. Maintaining stock of the existing range, identifying trends for new products and marketing the products to customers, creating displays and communicating promotions to increase sales will be a part of the brief. For further information or expression of interest, please contact HPHA at: info@hythepier.org.uk Local Window & Gutter Cleaning Services • Fascias • Soffits • Guttering • Full Conservatory Cleans Fully Insured • Special OAP Rates GUTTERS CLEANED AND REPAIRED T: 07946 222820 www.hunterwgc.co.uk Lymington Town Tours Raises £1,000 for Oakhaven Hospice e Lymington Town Tours team recently presented a cheque for £1,000 to Oakhaven Hospice. e funds have been raised from donations made during their guided history walks, which run from May to October each year. Michael Lee and a group of ladies from Dorset Women’s Institute presented the cheque to Jeremy Payne, Trustee of Oakhaven Hospice. From one short walk in 1986, Lymington Town Tours now o ers a repertoire of eleven guided walks in Lymington and Milford on Sea. Each leisurely walk is run by a volunteer and provides a fascinating insight into di erent aspects of life in and around the town. From the Iron Age to the Normal Conquest to modern times, each walk will tell you about the town’s history, buildings and people. Where is Donkey Cottage? What is a crinkle crankle wall? Who exactly was JH and why do his initials appear in the Angel Hotel yard? Find out more about Lymington Town Tours at www.lymington-town-tours. co.uk - there’s no need to book, just turn up at the start, nd the guide and walk! Lymington Town Tours also o ers private walks throughout the year and has a series of illustrated ‘armchair walks’ which can be booked for private functions and meetings. e funds raised will help Oakhaven Hospice support local people throughout the New Forest, Totton and Waterside areas at the most di cult of times. To make a donation, please visit www.oakhavenhospice.co.uk/howto-donate Michael Lee from Lymington Town Tours and a group of ladies from Dorset Women’s Institute hands over a cheque for £1000 to Jeremy Payne, Trustee of Oakhaven Hospice.
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