v THE HERALD - OUR 30TH YEAR - 1994-2024 v 12th September 2024 • The HERALD • Page 23 Waterside Carpet Cleaning PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANING! Using Prochem Equipment and Materials • SPOT/STAIN TREATMENT • Fully Insured 023 8066 0878 or 07770 337917 www.watersidecarpetcleaning.com FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS All Roof Repairs Tel: 023 8184 5632 Mobile: 07880 508415 Email: steve@braithwaiteroo ng.co.uk THE FLAT ROOF SPECIALIST Send your local news to The Editor, The Herald, 2 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AH or email: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk Later that evening, the Graf Zeppelin, a massive German airship 236 meters in length, took o from Hanworth Air Park in West London with excited passengers on board, its planned route taking it over Southampton. Hearing the low humming sound, people of all ages on both sides of Southampton Water stopped in their tracks to look skyward. Seeing an airship of that size, travelling at nearly 80 miles per hour, would have been a fantastic sight. e huge airship stood out clearly against the dense black sky, and although rain was falling, many rushed out of their homes to witness this latest triumph in aviation engineering. Despite the darkness, the Graf Zeppelin was ying at low altitude and was helpfully illuminated by a searchlight operated at RAF Calshot. A reworks display in Southampton added to the dramatic scene. One of the thousands of people rushing to get a glimpse of the airship was Ethel Irene Moore, a nineteen-year-old grocer’s assistant living in Netley. While running excitedly with friends to watch the spectacle, she collapsed and died from heart failure outside the Prince Consort Hotel. Her family had a history of heart problems; her sister had died of a heart defect seven years earlier. On the opposite side of the water, those in Calshot, Fawley, and Hythe had likely heard of Lieutenant Brinton’s death earlier in the day and may have seen The Graf Zeppelin at Hanworth in 1931 Water in August 1931 Continued from page 22 the magni cent sight of the Graf Zeppelin, lit up by reworks, as a tting tribute to the aviator and a positive note to end the day. But little did the Waterside spectators realise that a very di erent scene was unfolding just two miles away across the water. Even in Netley, the panicked cries of Ethel’s friends and family were barely audible against the background of exploding fireworks and the hum of the German airship’s engines. WE NEED YOUR HELP… by Carol Ibbotson On Saturday 19th October from 2pm to 4pm, the Good Shepherd Church, Roewood Road, Holbury will once again be bustling with activity as shoe boxes are packed with a variety of gi s, to be sent to disadvantaged children in Moldova, in time for Christmas. ‘Love in a Box’ is organised by the Mustard Seed Relief Missions charity. We would like to ll as many boxes as possible, but we will need lots of help. Items that can go in the shoeboxes are: • Small toys and games – no war-related or battery operated items • Teddies and dolls • Toiletries –no liquids or glass containers • Hair accessories and jewellery • Hats, scarves and gloves - but no socks or other clothes • Picture books – but not stories, as few can read English • Stationery • Wrapped sweets If you have any items to donate, or would like more information about Love in a Box, please contact me for further details. All are welcome to come along and help on the day – it’s great fun! Please help if you can - thank you, Carol 023 8089 1488.
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