v THE HERALD - OUR 32ND YEAR - 1994-2026 v 25th June 2026 • The HERALD • Page 23 Domestic & Commercial Cleaning Service covering The New Forest & Waterside Area including • House cleaning (weekly, fortnightly & monthly) • Deep cleans • End of tenancy • O ce cleaning Bethanys.turnoverandtidy@gmail.com 07493 987083 Royal Dragoons Memorial Service At Lepe Country Park by Patricia Hedley-Goddard troops in 1944 must have su ered while waiting for the actual embarkation to commence. Two of my own family were among those troops on those waiting ships. I can clearly remember one of them, serving in a medical corps, saying he su ered from the most dreadful sea sickness while at anchor o of the Isle of Wight. On a very wet and windy Wednesday morning on 3rd June, with pouring rain and strong winds, a small gathering of stalwart people gathered at the 4th/7th Royal Dragoons War Memorial on Lepe Beach. is was to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day embarkation from Lepe to Normandy in France. Due to terrible weather on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of June 1944 the actual embarkation was delayed until 6th of June. We experienced just such weather this year. e ceremony was conducted by Major Green from the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards with the challenge Marchwood Modellers are holing a Model Railway Exhibition on Saturday 5th September, 10am – 4pm, at Marchwood Village Hall (SO40 4SX). ere will be 10+ layouts, trade stands and refreshments. e exhibition is in aid of the Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance, entry is £7 Adults, £2 per Child, or a Family (2+2) is £17. For more information visit: www. marchwoodmodellers.com or email: marchwoodmodellers@hotmail.com MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION – SAVE THE DATE! of trying to keep his paperwork dry in the pouring rain. Paul Newton the son of the late Cecil Newton (Cecil died 18 months ago aged 101) attended, keeping the tradition alive of his father’s annual attendance until his death. e names of the 76 Royal Dragoon Guards who le from this beach, but sadly did not return, were read out, a minutes silence was observed and wreaths placed on the memorial. e wind was so strong that the wreaths had to be anchored down with heavy stones to prevent them from blowing away. A er the ceremony, a very wet congregation plodded back to the car park, many of them soaked to the skin. It gave a realistic snap shot of what the Photo: Alan Burtenshaw© Photo: Alan Burtenshaw©
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