Page 34 • The HERALD • 5th June 2025 v SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES v Professional installers of Fascias, Guttering, Cladding, PVCu Windows & Doors Composite Doors • 10 year labour and product guarantees Repairs, cleaning and advice also available Tel: 023 8086 9715 or 07888 705455 enquiries@aztecfascias.com • Airport & Seaport Specialists • Highly Competitive Fares • Friendly, Reliable Service • Comfortable 6 Seater MPVs • Any Distance - Minimum Fare £10 Before booking your journey please call us for a free quotation 07770 967198 or 023 8194 8754 www.kazcarz.co.uk Lewis Carroll Society Visits Alice in Wonderland Village Hall Most people know about Alice in Wonderland and her amazing adventures written by Lewis Carroll (real name Revd. Charles Dodgson) in the 19th Century. However, not everyone knows the stories were inspired by a real girl, Alice Liddell, who lived in Lyndhurst. One summer a ernoon in 1862, Alice, along with her sisters Lorina and Edith, shared a boat with Carroll, a friend of the family, on the river ames. To keep 10 year old Alice occupied he came up with some amazing adventures in her name, mostly set underground, and the rest, as they say, is history. Encouraged by the Liddell sisters, Carroll later published the stories. e adventures of Alice in Wonderland soon became international best sellers and in 1969 the Lewis Carroll Society was speci cally formed to encourage research into the numerous books written by Carroll. Today the society has members around the world, and most recently linked up with the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst where centre director Angus Harley agreed with Lewis Carroll Society Newsletter Editor Mark Davies to host a visit to Lyndhurst on Saturday 10th May. e day started with society members meeting at the Heritage Centre, where there is a unique museum and great many New Forest artefacts available to see, and then walking to close by St Micheal & All Saints church to visit the grave of Alice. By the time of her death in 1934, age 82, she had married Reginald Hargreaves in Westminster Abbey and had three sons; two were sadly killed in WWI. e group then walked further to nearby Christ Church in Emery Down where they admired the stained glass window in memory of the Hargreaves family and also the church lychgate war memorial that lists the two sons of Alice killed in action, Leopold and Alan. To conclude their walk, the group soon arrived at Emery Down and Bank village hall where a cream tea was served (although not quite in ‘Mad Hatter style) To commemorate the long history of the hall and its founders, who also included Mary and Charlotte Chamberlain, cousins of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, Mr. Mark Davies, Newsletter Editor for the Lewis Carroll Society, unveiled (using a Union Flag) a new information board inside the hall that outlined its unique history. Peter Power said “It was wonderful to host so many members of the Lewis Carroll Society at the conclusion of their walk. On behalf of my fellow hall Trustees, I am particularly grateful to local historians Paul and Angela Trend who did so much to create the new information board that I hope will last for another 100 years”. He then introduced Angela Trend to the group, who apart from highlighting the role of the then Women’s Institute, explained in more detail the various local features associated with Alice and her enduring appeal through several generations. Unveiling the new information board (Left to right) Paul & Angela Trend, Mark Davies, Peter Power thanks to Angus Harley and a team of helpers. Chairman of the Hall Trustees, Peter Power JP, welcomed everyone and reminded them that Alice Hargreaves actually opened the hall nearly 100 years ago when she was the president of the local Women’s Institute. A subsequent ‘Deed of Gi ’ from the original founders ensures the hall exists today for the bene t of the local community. Emery Down & Bank village hall today The information board
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