Herald - Issue 417

Page 22 • The HERALD • 6th January 2022 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v WILLIS DECORATING & JOINERY SERVICES Est Since 1986 Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating Wallpaper Hanging Hand-painted Kitchens & Spray Finishes Wardrobes, Bookcases, Radiator Covers Call David on 023 8084 9800 or 07946 048261 E: david.willis24@btinternet.com • Re-Skimming • Rendering • Coving • Dry Lining • Tacking • Artex Covered • Floor Screeding www.tbrownplastering.co.uk Call: 07919 183989 Friendly • Reliable • Professional • Free Estimates All General Plumbing • Boiler Installations • Boiler Breakdowns • Gas Appliance Servicing • Central Heating Repairs 023 8089 9300 07917 445369 petertarr1@hotmail.co.uk Reg: 3515993 PETERTARR Gas, Plumbing & Heating The Square, Fawley, Southampton SO45 1DD T: 023 8112 3112 E: office@zebra-ltd.co.uk All Plumbing Works Undertaken Full Bathroom Installation Toilet Fix from £75 Fully Insured Free Quotes No Job Too Big or Too Small PLUMBING & BATHROOMS Days out in the New Forest, Hythe and the Waterside area Made Easier Thanks to New Integrated Travel Ticket The new Waterside Wanderer ticket has been launched, integrating local rail, bus and ferry services. e new ticket costs just £13.50 and allows customers to access areas from Winchester to the New Forest. South Western Railway (SWR) and the ree Rivers Community Rail Partnership, in partnership with other local public transport providers, have launched a new ticketing product that is set to make integrated travel in Hampshire much simpler and easier. e new Waterside Wanderer Day Ranger ticket is now on sale and means that destinations such as Winchester, Romsey, Southampton, Hythe and the New Forest are all accessible for a day trip for only £13.50. is new multi-modal ticket uses standard, rather than heritage, railway lines and so opens a much wider area up to exploration. It includes unlimited o -peak rail travel within the ticket zone, unlimited travel on any Bluestar 8 or 9 bus, a return journey on the Quayconnect shuttle bus, one journey on the Unilink U1C bus, one journey on the Unilink U1A bus, a return journey on the Hythe Ferry and a return journey on the Hythe Pier Railway. Full details and conditions can be found on the lea et here: https://bit.ly/ Waterside_Wanderer e Waterside Wanderer ticket is available from sta ed ticket o ces at any of the SWR stations shown on the ticket zone map, from the train guard, or it can be purchased in advance online directly from SWR at: https://bit.ly/SWR_Tickets and posted to you. Nick Farthing, Chair of the ree Rivers Community Rail Partnership and the driving force behind the new o er said: “This new product provides the mechanism for visiting the Waterside and adjacent New Forest without taking the car. It allows seamless travel on rail, bus and ferry with just one ticket, encouraging people to spend the day visiting attractions in the area, bringing much needed visitors to the area and in turn, supporting the local economy.” Peter Williams, SWR’s Commercial Director said: “SWR is delighted to partner with the Three Rivers CRP, and other local transport providers to introduce this new initiative, making it easier than ever before for people to explore a spectacular area of our region without having to bring the car”. Hythe Pier and Ferry on Postcards about the work of HPHA and pier related subjects and a membership badge. e annual donation to the Scheme is £10. e presentation showed the development of the pier from when paddle steamers alighted and took on passengers from stages along the structure to the modern cra including the much-loved Hotspurs II, III and IV, operating from the pierhead pontoon. ose early steamers were steered from an open wheelhouse, with the hardy skippers braving all weathers. Changes in the pier train introduced in 1922 were viewed with interest too. e evening concluded with open discussion and Alan taking questions. e lecture was recorded for a possible repeat presentation. As a part of its Member Supporter Scheme, Hythe Pier Heritage Association (HPHA) staged the rst of a series of lectures about Hythe Pier, its Pier Railway and the Hythe Ferry at the end of 2021. ‘Hythe Pier and Ferry on Postcards’ was presented by Alan Titheridge to an audience of members of the Scheme on-line via Teams. e presentation displayed 45 postcards from Alan’s personal collection, the earliest postmarked December 1904. Changes to both the pier and ferry boats could be understood as the lecture proceeded with the images being displayed chronologically, as was the case with the subsequent addition of the train. HPHA plan to stage a minimum of two such events per year to members of the scheme, which can be joined on its website. e Scheme which was introduced in February 2021 and o ers members access to a private HPHA Facebook page to discuss project progress and plans with other members, early press releases and news noti cations, a few lectures throughout each year Amusing postcard postmarked 24th May, 1908