Page 26 • The HERALD • 3rd October 2024 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD 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 All joinery and carpentry requirements undertaken • Bespoke wooden windows, doors and staircases • PVCu windows and doors fitted • Decking, pergolas and out buildings • Custom made wardrobes and cupboards • Fencing and gates Contact us for advice and quotes Tel 023 8066 8021• Mobile 07467 594993 fillisjoinery@outlook.com Professional quality joinery for over 25 years DECORATING Interior and Exterior Established 1985 07867 528307 mark.blake.decorating@gmail.com The Bride Who Never Was: The Wartime Tale of a Girl and Her Wedding Dress by Marc Heighway Marc hosts monthly local history talks, visit: nfhwa.org/events for details. I spend a lot of time trawling through newspaper archives. I nd them an invaluable resource, as they feature stories of ordinary people whose lives o en won’t be recorded in history books. ese stories o er a personal glimpse into the past, giving history a human touch. One such story I recently uncovered was that of Kathleen Rose Zebedee. I read an article reporting her death, which sent me down a rabbit hole, piecing together a sad sequence of events from wartime. Kathleen was 20 years old and living temporarily at North Lodge on Mill Lane in Brockenhurst. She planned to marry once she turned 21, to her ancé, who was in the RAF. On a late Saturday in November 1940, she took her wedding dress to a store in Southampton for alterations. November 1940 was one of the worst months of the Southampton Blitz, so it comes as no surprise that by the following Monday, Kathleen learned that an air raid had destroyed the store, and her wedding dress was gone. I can only speculate how hard this news must have been for her to hear. She was a machinist, a young woman, and it was wartime, so money was likely tight. e following week, she was cycling home from her work in Lymington. It was dark, and again I am speculating, but I imagine she was thinking about how she could save for a new wedding dress. I am not sure exactly where she worked. It’s very possible she was a machinist at Wellworthys. Regardless, it’s likely she was distracted while cycling. It was also pitch-black due to blackout restrictions, with no street lighting. All of these factors conspired against her. As she cycled, a co-worker, Dennis Augustus Feltham, aged 18, an apprentice tter from Pilley, was pushing his own bicycle. He had stopped near a railway bridge that passes over Southampton Road. His small bike light had stopped working, and he was attempting to repair it. While he was xing his light, he saw another light coming down the hill and assumed it belonged to a cycle traveling at high speed. It was Kathleen. Before Dennis could jump clear, Kathleen collided with his bicycle, and she was thrown through the air. She died from a fractured skull and brain lacerations. e coroner absolved Dennis of blame and observed that it appeared Kathleen was cycling too fast in blackout conditions. A relative of Kathleen said: “Kathleen was hoping to be married next month. Her fiancé is in training with the RAF. We tried to communicate the news to him, but do not know whether we have succeeded.” MUSIC IN ROMSEY e next concert in Romsey Abbey takes place on Saturday 5th October, 7.30pm for Romsey Abbey Choirs and Organ. A unique concert featuring the choirs of Romsey Abbey and organ music performed by Richard McVeigh. Expect well-known music as well as some of their most popular and rousing hymns! Concert hosted by the highly successful YouTube channel BEAUTY IN SOUND. Reserved £15, Unreserved £12, Under 16’s free. Concert supporting Romsey Abbey music. On Saturday 19th October, 7.30pm for Mozart Requiem Southampton Choral Society. is very popular and moving work will be performed with Mozart’s Solemn Vespers. With support from Chorali Fiscus. Reserved £25, £10 (under 18’s), Unreserved £20, £10 (under 18’s), Family ticket up to 2 under 18s free if accompanied by 2 adults. On Thursday 24th October to Sunday 27th October for Ethel aeda Festival. Founded as a Benedictine Nunnery a thousand years ago, Romsey Abbey is dedicated to St Ethel aeda, who was one of the earliest abbesses. e annual Ethel aeda Festival draws upon the Abbey’s rich Benedictine history and celebrates the legacy of women in the church, society and the arts. It combines art, music, words and prayer into a re ective and inspiring few days. A festival concert will be held on Saturday 26th October. For information on this year’s festival, please visit the Abbey website at: www.romseyabbey. org.uk For ticket purchases and enquiries please contact Romsey Visitor Information Centre, 13 Church Street, Romsey. Tel: 01794 512987 (no booking fee) or book online for Music in Romsey Abbey concerts in Romsey Abbey (booking fee applies) at: www. ticketsource/musicinromsey Saturday 9th November, 7.30pm for Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle Romsey Choral Society. e Petite Messe Solennelle was Rossini’s fourth mass setting, written in 1863. e charming and jovial music is thought to have been inspired by deep personal feelings. Famously, Rossini referred to it as ‘the last of my sins of old age’: although the work is entitled ‘Little solemn mass’, it is neither little nor solemn, exuberantly written for choir, four soloists, piano and harmonium. Reserved £20, £10 (under 16’s, students), Unreserved £12, £6 (under 16’s, students)
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