Herald - Issue 424

Page 12 • The HERALD • 2nd June 2022 v EMAIL YOUR NEWS: editor@herald-publishing.co.uk v DON’T MOVE - IMPROVE Driveways - Block Paving, Tarmac & Gravel Sand, Seal and Repair Service Landscaping• Patios & Building Work Call for a free quote and friendly advice Freephone 0800 303 2558 023 8098 3673 or 07584 828587 www.drivewayscompanysouthampton.co.uk Country Style now supply and fit PVCu Fascias, Soffits and Guttering All Work Guaranteed - Pay No Deposit Wet clean or Dry clean • Carpets • Rugs • Upholstery • Cushions • Mattresses • Caravans & Motor Homes HANDY HANDS HANDYMAN S E RV I C E S Your Local Handyman For ALL Your Small Jobs • Gutter Clearance & Clearing • PVCu Fascias, Gutters, Soffits & Conservatory Cleaning • Pressure Cleaning of Paths & Patios •Window Cleaning • Interior & Exterior Painting • Grass Cutting, Strimming • Hedge Trimming • Shed Re-treated/ Roofs Re-felted • Flat Pack Assembly Fully Insured Free Estimates Work Guaranteed References on Request T: 023 8084 0096 M: 07840 860202 AUSTIN WINDOW CLEANING Professional Window Cleaning Service established 25 years £15 per house Tel: 07733 205341 www.austinwindowcleaning.co.uk The next Herald will be out on 23rd June When Jeeps and Bulldozers Dropped from the Sky Over Hatchet Pond by Marc Heighway, local history enthusiast If you’d been enjoying an ice cream at Hatchet Pond 75 years ago, you might have seen some very unusual sights. ey would have been so strange it’s unlikely people would have believed you… but it really did happen and here’s why. Between 1945 and 1950, Beaulieu Air eld was being used by the Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (AFEE). e AFEE were researching and developing new methods of delivering soldiers and equipment into battle. Aircra would take o from the air eld multiple times a day to release teams of paras over Hatchet Pond. e men would oat down and land on Bagshot Moor on the East Boldre side of the road that runs from the pond to Lymington. e AFEE also dropped various items that might be useful in battle. ese included motorbikes, bicycles, jeeps, and guns from di erent types of aircra , all attached to parachutes. ey even once dropped a bulldozer from the sky. It didn’t always go to plan though. In these photos taken by Ron Whatley you can see where a parachuted jeep ew o course and crashed into the roof of a Beaulieu Air eld building. More stories like this will be shown at the RAF Beaulieu at East Boldre Village Hall, SO42 7WD. Entrance is just £1, and kids go free. ere will also be a quiz for kids with a prize at the end. Come and explore the history of RAF Beaulieu from the WW2 period to present day. On display will be photos, lm footage, models, and information panels. Also on display will be RAF Calshot and information on all 12 of the New Forest’s wartime Air elds. e exhibition will be raising funds to help the redevelopment of East Boldre Village Hall, the last History Exhibition over the Jubilee weekend. Details below. RAF Beaulieu History Exhibition over the 4-Day Jubilee Weekend Doors are open daily from the 2nd to the 5th of June , 10am until 4pm Jeep in Roof at Beaulieu Jeep drop at Beaulieu by Ron Whatley surviving building from the East Boldre WW1-era air eld. For more information email Marc: mheighway@ hotmail.com or visit: ra eaulieu.co.uk Age Concern are pleased to o er a FREE monthly carers group held the first Wednesday of every month , 11am to 12.30pm at the Horrill Care and Wellbeing Centre off Challenger Way, SO45 5SZ. e group is open to those who care or have cared for someone to come together and chat with likeminded people. Monthly Carers Group