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William owned the rst car in the neighbourhood which was a Daimler, registration number AA 104. It must have seemed a wonderous sight to the villagers to see a ‘horseless carriage’. Well before WWI military troops were stationed at Calshot. ey would call into the shop to purchase lemonade and biscuits. Eventually there were so many of them that William had to make a one- way system through the shop –one door in and another door out. Ever the entrepreneur, when one of William’s sons, Percival, came out of the army, William set him up in business by purchasing a new bus (not horse drawn) for him. is was such a successful venture, that very soon the bus was unable to cope with the number of passengers, so he purchased a larger bus which had a seating capacity of thirty-six seats. Unfortunately, this bus was too large for the surrounding narrow country lanes. Another of William’s sons bene ted from his father’s OF ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH, FAWLEY Continued from page 28 entrepreneurial spirit. He built a shop for his son, Frank, just across the road from his own grocer’s shop. is was, again, in the original Fawley village. Frank ran this as a hardware store, and eventually his sister Daisy and her husband ran it until they retired. Both William and Lydia are buried in the graveyard of All Saints’ Church, Fawley, in the east end where it is heavily wooded. William died on November 24th in 1924, aged 65 and Lydia survived him a further ten years and died on 4th July 1934. My thanks to Waterside Heritage permitting me access to their records Giant Bugs and Beetles Not So Scary! If you don’t like bugs, you might have been forgiven for being apprehensive at the recent Waterside Woodcarvers social. e visiting speaker, Alex Jones, is a professional wood carver who has gained a reputation for carving enormous insects. However, Alex has made it his mission to show people how amazing and beautiful these creatures are and his cra and ingenuity certainly make them awe inspiring rather than scary. He explained how he carved the detail of eas and a 14 foot dragon y and created wonderful patterned beetles and wasps using staining or bands of di erent woods. This meeting also doubled up as the club AGM. Pippa Smith stood down from the committee a er 25 years and was thanked for her invaluable contribution. Yvonne Shackleton also stood down from the committee and Andy McCa rey was voted in as new club secretary. is year the Members Cup was awarded to Chris Challis for his outstanding contribution to the club: he takes care of refreshments at each workshop, has provided equipment and games at socials and supports other members in a variety of ways. e topic of the 2024 Woodblock Challenge was decided by a vote and members have started to get their blocks of tulipwood and think about what on earth they are going to carve to t the chosen theme. e results will be seen at the Christmas social. e club’s next social will be in June when trophies will be awarded for experienced and novice Chris Challis with the Members Cup carvings. Many of these will be on show at the clubs annual exhibition at St Andrews on Saturday 17th August. Meanwhile fortnightly workshops continue at Noadswood School. For more information about this supportive and friendly group please visit: www. watersidewoodcarvers. co.uk Origami for Beginners at Hythe Library ART IN LYMINGTON Lymington Arts Group hold meetings in the McLellan Hall at Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ, on the second Friday a ernoon of each month (excepting February and August). Meetings start at 2.30pm and normally last two hours. eir next meeting will be on Friday 10th May for Fantasy Demo with Colin Ross Jack. On Friday 14th June for Susan Clare, Underwater World, Mixed Media. From 25th May to 1st June they will be holding their Lymington Exhibition in the Masonic Hall, Lymington. Visitors are very welcome and pay £3.50. Origami for Beginners is running at Hythe Library from Monday 10th June–8th July, 10am–12noon, £2.50 for materials. Booking is essential; please visit: shop. hants.gov.uk/collections/library-courses to book your place. If you have issues booking online please contact branch sta or call: 02392 232957.
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