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Hamble-le-Rice

The Square, Hamble
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Postcode:	SO31
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Parliamentary constituency:	Eastleigh

Hamble-le-Rice is a village in Hampshire . It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River Hamble also featured in the 1980s BBC television series Howards' Way .

The village centre, known as The Square, Hamble, has a more traditional village aesthetic which differentiates it from the small industrial areas (mostly marinas) close to the village.

Hamble-le-Rice is on Hampshire's south coast, to the south-east of Southampton at the tip of the Hamble peninsula, bounded by Netley , Butlocks Heath , Bursledon , Southampton Water and the River Hamble .

• 2 Aerospace
• 3 Industrial areas
• 4 The River and Environment
• 5 Fuel terminal
• 6 Sport and leisure
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Although previously known as "Hamble", "Hamelea", "Hammel", and "Ham-en-le-Rice", the village's official name is now Hamble-le-Rice. [1] The name "Hamble" is still in common usage. On 27 April 1992, the civil parish was renamed from "Hamble" to "Hamble-le-Rice". [2] To the south of the village, lies the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort, Hamble Common Camp .

The place-name 'Hamble-le-Rice' is first attested in a French document of 1147, where it appears as Amle . It appears as Hamele in 1270, and as hamele in the Rys in 1404. The village takes its name from the River Hamble; the Rice is the Old English hris meaning 'brushwood' or perhaps by extension 'scrubland', and of which the modern form is the word rushes . Thus a modern form of the name might be 'Hamble-in-the-Rushes'. [3]

The area is home to the remains of a defensive structure dating to the reign of King Henry VIII. [4] Known as St Andrew's Castle , investigations suggest that it consisted of a rectangular structure fronted by a gun platform with a semi-circular layout. [4] The structure was protected by a moat, with a two gun platforms mounted on the counterscarp. [4] The structure was intact as late as the early 17th century. [5]

Hamble-le-Rice was the home of a major flying school before and during the Second World War for aircraft including the Spitfire, the Lancaster and the Wellington. Over 500 aircraft were built there including the prototype Armstrong Whitworth Ensign and Albemarle, which were first flown in 1938 and 1940. In 1960 the Air Corporations Joint Training Scheme (later, British Airways) fixed wing and helicopter training school was established there, as the Hamble College of Air Training. The south airfield has long since disappeared [6] and the north airfield has been partially developed as housing; the remainder is overgrown and owned by property developers Persimmon.

The aviation industry retains a large interest in Hamble-le-Rice, with the Hamble Aerostructures factory, now a subsidiary of the Spanish company Aernnova, in Kings Avenue. [7]

Industrial areas

Hamble-le-Rice is home to three main marinas offering marine services and goods to the boating industry. In addition, large factories and smaller industrial units off Ensign Way and Hamble Lane are used by CooperVision, BP, Hoyer, GE and others. Some of these businesses are 24-hour operations with large numbers of staff who commute to work. The fuel terminal itself is not visible from the B3397: there was extensive development in the early 2000s when wartime hangars were demolished and high density housing built next to the road, near the terminal. The Royal Yachting Association (RYA), a non-profit organisation, has its offices in Hamble.

The River and Environment

Hamble-le-Rice is a boating mecca: the nearby River Hamble is often packed with marine traffic and, during the summer, the whole village is crowded with people out enjoying the water, local restaurants and many pubs. The village and its river is one of the many locations that made up the fictional village of Tarrant, in the BBC television series Howards' Way , shown weekly on BBC One in the late 1980s.

There is a common by Hamble-le-Rice, and a variety of estuary wildlife, and other scenic walks.

Fuel terminal

Hamble fuel terminal was opened by Shell in 1924, whilst BP was still afloat using a converted passenger liner as a fuel tender. In 1930 the two companies formed a joint venture and BP moved to Hamble. This partnership was dissolved in 1976, with the Hamble terminal passing to BP. [8] A 2016 attempt to sell off the terminal was unsuccessful; however Hoyer now handles BPs bulk fuel road transport operation. [9]

A pipeline runs under Southampton Water from the Fawley oil refinery which supplies the BP fuel terminal at Hamble. This fuel terminal was used to supply PLUTO, during the invasion of Europe in Second World War. [10] The PLUTO pipeline started at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight and was supplied by ship from Hamble. [10] The jetty at this fuel terminal was extended in 1943/44 so that more ships could be loaded simultaneously. [10]

Fuel is transported from this depot both day and night, in particular early mornings (between 3am and 6am), by 44 tonne road tankers along the B3397, as well as by pipeline to major industry and airports. Markers showing the route of the pipeline can be seen at various points in neighbouring Botley . A now disused branch line ran from the terminal to the Portsmouth to Southampton railway. This is now the scenic Strawberry Trail.

Sport and leisure

The main sporting activity in the village is sailing with it being the centre of British offshore sailing and a hub for inshore yacht and keelboat racing. This is partly due to its mainland location and closeness to Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

There are three sailing clubs within the village:

• Hamble River Sailing Club was founded in 1919 [11]
• RAF Yacht Club open its Hamble club house in 1952 [12]
• Royal Southern Yacht Club opened in the 1930s, with the club one of the oldest in the world being established in 1837 [13]

In addition Warsash Sailing Club based on the other side of the river also contributes significantly to sailing activities within the village hosting the annual spring series championship and other regattas. Together with offshore racing primarily organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Junior Offshore Group.

The Royal Yachting Association, the sport’s national governing body, has had its headquarters in the village since the early 2000s, when it moved from Eastleigh to a new purpose-built building.

• Folland Sports F.C.
• Hamble Club F.C.

A speedway training track used to operated at Hamble in the early 1950s. There is now a sports college in Hamble to provide recreation and leisure.

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• Hamble-le-Rice Parish Council
• Walks in the Hamble Valley
• ↑ "A brief history of Hamble" . http://www.hamblelocalhistory.hampshire.org.uk/bhistory.htm .  
• ↑ "Southampton Registration District" . UKBMD . https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/southampton.html . Retrieved 7 November 2021 .  
• ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names . Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 214 ISBN 0198691033
• ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Osborne, Mike (2011). Defending Hampshire The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present . The History Press. p. 57. ISBN  9780752459868 .  
• ↑ Osborne, Mike (2011). Defending Hampshire The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present . The History Press. pp. 58–59. ISBN  9780752459868 .  
• ↑ "Hamble Airfields" . http://www.hamblelocalhistory.hampshire.org.uk/Airfield.htm .  
• ↑ "AERNNOVA TO ACQUIRE GE AVIATION'S HAMBLE BUSINESS UNIT" . Aernnova Aerospace S.A.. 4 October 2019 . http://www.aernnova.com/en/aernnova-to-acquire-ge-aviations-hamble-business-unit/ .  
• ↑ "BP in Hamble" . http://www.hamble.net/BP.html .  
• ↑ Martin, Ben (20 July 2016). "BP eyes sell-off of UK oil terminals and pipeline stake" . The Daily Telegraph . https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/07/20/bp-eyeing-sell-off-of-uk-oil-terminals-and-pipeline-stake/ .  
• ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Hampshire and D-Day. Martin Doughty. 1994. ISBN 1-85741-047-5
• ↑ "Hamble River Sailing Club : Club History" . https://www.hrsc.org.uk/the-club/club-history-1 .  
• ↑ "RAFYC Home - The Royal Air Force Yacht Club" . https://rafyc.org.uk/ .  
• ↑ "Royal Southern Yacht Club : Club History" . https://www.royal-southern.co.uk/about-us/club-history .  
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Although Hamble has long been associated with aviation, it is not generally known that there were two airfields, one to the north and the other south of Hamble Lane.  This article has been written from notes prepared by Tony Sedgwick, who spoke to the History Society about the sites in April 2000.

HAMBLE'S AIRFIELDS

South:   In 1916, A V Roe purchased land in Hamble for the establishment of an aircraft factory, and what became known as the South airfield.  This area was bounded by Hamble Lane, Southampton Water, the gully presently behind Westfield Close, and the railway line running into what was the Admiralty Acceptance Depot, which is now part of the BP complex.  The factory building had a distinctive square tower, with a model airship on top which was used as a wind sock.  The site slopes steeply down to Southampton Water, as can be seen by looking along Ensign Way.  Land was also purchased in 1916 for the building of 24 houses for employees, in what is now Verdon Avenue.  Production and test flying started late in 1917, building the successful AVRO 504, and continued until early 1919.

Main production was then moved to Manchester and, on a very much reduced staff, Hamble became an experimental aircraft department.  The airfield was becoming unsuitable for some aircraft so, in 1926, land was purchased to the north of Verdon Avenue, extending to the Portsmouth - Southampton railway line.  This site became known as the North airfield.

To use this facility aircraft were either taxied or towed from the factory, crossing Hamble Lane by the present BP entrance, and following the railway line to the airfield.  Large aircraft in Hamble Lane provided an awesome sight, particularly when one became 'stuck'.  This practice continued until about 1950, after the Berlin Airlift, when aircraft were no longer dealt with in the old AVRO factory.

By 1932 the factory was mainly on a 'care and maintenance' system, and had become the responsibility of Air Service Training Ltd (AST.)  It accommodated AST's amphibians and floatplanes, which used the slipway onto Southampton Water.  The site was also used for test flying Cierva autogiros, and assembly of some AVRO aircraft such as Tutors for AST's use.  Floatplanes, built in Manchester for the RAF at Calshot, also used the facility.  Towards the end of 1933, all flying ceased from the South airfield. Some of the land was purchased by Shell Mex and BP, who also bought more after the war.

In 1934 two large extensions to the factory were built for the production of a new airliner, the Armstrong Whitworth Ensign, a four engined aircraft with a wingspan of 123 feet.  The first flew on January 24th 1938, and production continued until 28th October 1941, when 14 had been built. Some of these returned to Hamble in the 1940's to be fitted with more powerful engines.   Article about the 'Ensign'.

On 20th March 1940 the prototype twin-engined bomber, the A.W Albemarle built in the old AVRO factory, flew for the first time from the North airfield.  During the war years Spitfires were repaired at the factory, whilst several other types were modified including Hampdens, Lancasters, Flying Fortress Mitchells, Mustangs, Mosquitoes and Yorks.

In January 1943, a Flying Fortress taxiing under it's own power, became stuck in the mud after crossing Hamble Lane, blocking the road.  It was an embarrassing situation, because the aircraft had just been fitted with secret submarine-detecting equipment, which looked like small telegraph poles beneath the wings.

During the early 1950's, more workshops and stores were added behind the original factory, whilst a new toolroom and machine shop were added at the front, to cater for the production of assemblies for Meteor and, later, Javelin aircraft.  Most aircraft work ceased in 1959, and the factory became part of the Petter organisation.  The slipway was used by Aquila Airways beween 1949 and 1958, for the overhaul of their flying boats. The small hangar built for them was still in existence in April 2000.

North:   As mentioned earlier, the North airfield was opened in 1926. Early users apart from AVRO, were Fairey Aviation, Simmonds Aircraft (who built aircraft at the Rolling Mills, Weston,) Vickers/Supermarine of Woolston, and the Resident Hampshire Aeroplane Club.  The existing facilities built for the Admiralty Acceptance Depot, were used as workshops etc, the entrance to the site being approximately where Aquila Way is today.

On Sunday 15th May 1927, the Hampshire Air Pageant was held at Hamble, with many new types being on show.  A cover of a surviving programme shows that the South airfield was used for joyriding, while the North airfield was classed as the Pageant Aerodrome, something that the Civil Aviation Authority would not countenance today, especially since there was an 'air race' in the programme!  The '5 shilling' enclosure was along the north side of the BP railway line, the '2/6d' behind Hampton Cottages, and the 'shilling' enclosure was to the north, alongside the Southern Railway cutting.     (Video of Air Pageant)

In January 1931, the Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Reserve School moved to Hamble from Whitley, near Coventry, and became Air Service Training Ltd. A hangar was built at the eastern end of Verdon Avenue, the entrance being in Sydney Avenue.  This building became 'B' Hangar, circa 1939.  The school opened on 14th April 1931, the first aircraft fleet consisting of an AVRO 504, three DH 9J's, two AWA Siskins, three AWA Atlas Trainers, and two AVRO Tutors. One of the Siskins only lasted until 8th June 1931, when it was involved in a fatal accident at Sarisbury Green.

The following is a list of events recorded in the AST diary:-

May1931  - Most of the old Admiralty Barracks modified for classrooms.

22nd August 1932  - Amy Johnson joined for a blind-flying course. She was not the first lady pupil, that being the Hon Mrs Victor Bruce in October 1931.

October 1932  - The Hampshire Aeroplane Club left for Eastleigh.

31st December 1933  - The training fleet had grown to 26 aircraft which included 9 AVRO Cadets, 2 Cutty Sark Amphibians, and one AVRO 5 (G-ABBY.)

1st October 1934  - The whole AVRO estate in Hamble, including 24 houses in Verdon Avenue, was transferred to Air Service Training.

31st December 1935  - There were 35 aircraft on charge, whilst another hangar (C) next to the main hangar, was completed during March 1936.

April 1937  - The original hangar was extended by another two bays.

December 1937  - The Royal Air Force Reserve, which hitherto had a couple of aircraft based at Hamble, became No.3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School (the 'Reserve' was dropped on the outbreak of war) and received a number of new 'Modern' aircraft.  Thus on 31st December, the AST fleet consisted of 37 aircraft, and the No.3 ERFTS had 14.

June 1939  - A new large hangar (A) was completed.  This was later to become part of the Glover Webb industrial site, and was demolished in the late 1990's for the building of Spitfire Way.  It was mainly intended for No.3 ERFTS, which had rapidly expanded and even included some Fairey Battles - although it has been said that they were never used at Hamble.

September 1939  -  All AST aircraft lost their black fuselage/silver wing colours, and were camouflaged with yellow undersides.  Whilst the single-engined aircraft came under the wing of No.3 ERFTS, the multi-engined types became part of No.11 Air Observers Navigation School, and No.1 Supplementary Wireless School. Later in the month a contract was signed with the Air Ministry for repairs to Spitfires, the first being on 5th October 1939.

12th July 1940  -  At noon, 4 bombs were dropped on Hamble.  Three fell in fields in School Lane, and one in the garden of 'Myrtles.'

20th July 1940  -  All three flying schools left Hamble, No.3 ERFTS and 11 AONS moving to Watchfield, and No.1 Supplementary Wireless School being disbanded.  The airfield was now used only by aircraft undergoing repair, and a detachment of Blackburn Sharks from HMS Raven at Eastleigh, which arrived earlier in the year.

23rd November 1940  - During a heavy raid on Southampton, a number of incendiary bombs fell onto the airfield, just after 6 pm. A week later, parachute flares were seen descending onto the airfield.

28th December 1940  - A Handley Page bomber recently repaired at AST, took off on an air test and crashed into Shell Mex and BP. The pilot, Fl.Lt. Pegg was slightly hurt.

9th January 1941  - Nine aircraft attacked Southampton, 3 attacked Portsmouth, and over 200 attacked Manchester.  A large bomb was dropped in the middle of Hamble airfield but, like the earlier incendiaries and flares, it caused no damage to buildings.

5th April 1941  - Bofor AA guns were positioned around Hamble, on the shores of Southampton Water, the airfield and round Satchell Lane.

11th April 1941  - Four parachute mines fell in the area during a raid on Southampton.  One, which fortunately did not explode, landed among the storage tanks at Shell Mex.

14th June 1941  - Another hangar (F) was completed at Badnam Copse. 'Wessex Manor' now stands on the site.

30th August 1941  - Follands/Fairey had a flight hangar built at the west end of Verdon Avenue.  It is still there, much modified, on the industrial estate.

20th September 1941  - Air Transport Auxiliary Female Pilots Pool established in new hangar, south of Hampton Cottages.

5th November 1941  - Part of Fleet Air Arm Squadron 780 arrived from Lee-on-Solent for training.  They used canvas hangars situated above Hampton Houses and the Southern Railway.  They used Shark and Proctor aircraft.

23rd March 1942  - The first of 115 Spitfire to Seafire conversions made it's maiden flight.

30th August 1942  - Fleet Air Arm Squadron 780 left.

22nd December 1942  - 'G' hangar opened on what was later the Glover Webb site - now a housing estate.

30th December 1942  - First Boeing Flying Fortress arrived for modifications.

9th February 1943  - Man fatally injured in a machine gun attack by a JU88 on 'A' Hangar. He lived in Verdon Avenue and was the only person killed in Hamble by enemy action.

13th October 1943  - Airfield AA Gunners left.

15th August 1945  - ATA left. Airfield full of Spitfires to be scrapped.

20th October 1945  - 'F' Hangar closed.

1st August 1946  - At 2.35pm the first post-war training flight took place from 'A' Hangar.  'B' Hangar was being used by the 'Aircraft Division' for the conversion of York Transports into airliners for BOAC.

27th September  - Southampton University Air Squadron started flying.

31st December 1950  - Aircraft fleets now consisted of :- AST - 20 single engined + 6 twin engined. Royal Navy - 5 AVRO Ansons. RAFVR - 19 Chipmunks + 3 AVRO Ansons.  SUAS - 5 Chipmunks.

10th September 1952  - The first of three Dakota aircraft arrived as trainers.

29th April 1960  - Air Service Training closed, the name, some staff and aircraft were moved to Perth. Airfield now owned by the College of Air Training.  'A' and 'G' Hangars were leased to Strachans Bus Body Builders, and later to Glover Webb.  Flying aircraft now used 'B' and 'C' Hangars.  The former ATA and Fairey's Hangars were used for aircraft storage, the former later housing RAF units. 

16th February 1984  - Receiver called in. Aircraft and equipment was sold by auction in May, and the field was sold to Southern Ideal Homes.  Ron Souch and the Antique Aircraft Company, established in May 1983, remained, together with Carill Aviation.  Ron had the doubtful pleasure of flying the last aircraft out of Hamble on 6th April 1986. It is recorded as a Piper Cub G-AMPF.

Tony Sedgwick 1999   (photographs from Tony Sedgwick's collection) 

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• 16 Jun 2010

Our boat is based at Hamble Point Marina and for some time have wanted to join a local yacht club. RAFYC is the nearest to us , in fact we can see it from our berth. I'm interested to know from anyone who is a member if it is a family oriented club (we have 2 children 14 and 11). We also want to do some racing but would like to crew on other boats before we venture out on our own!  

RAFYC Hamble Open Day 27th June Adrian I am very biased but I am sure that you can make up your own mind. Why not come and see for yourself. The RAFYC is a club that is open firstly to all members who have an interest in boating and has not been only for RAF or ex RAF for many years . There are a wide range of backgrounds and careers represented which makes it a great place with an interesting tradition that is loaded with great enthusiasm and without any of the airs and graces that you might expect. The age groups range from young to retired and there are children and grand children involved as well.We tend to be occupied more with yachting and motor boating rather than dinghy sailing. There are some other great dinghy clubs that we have as neighbours - for example we work with the Hamble River Sailing Club to operate a trust to sponsor kids to learn to sail in dinghies. We have a good mix of members who cruise and our family rallies are tremendous fun. We also have some highly successful racers who pick up the trophies in a number of well respected classes from J Class to OSTAR and XOD to Sigma We have walk ashore access from Port Hamble and a well stocked bar and restaurant for visiting yachtsmen. We are having an open day on Sunday the 27th of June which is Free. Its open to anyone who wants to come along and see all the benefits we have to offer! It is a bit of a fete with lots of things for adults and kid of all ages plus demonstrations of water related activities. For anyone who wants to visit and see us please feel free to drop me a line at the club or PM or email to vicecommATrafyc.co.uk (replace the AT with an @) We also have a web site at www.rafyc.co.uk that you can see what activities are under way for the youngsters this summer, see Cadets section and the Flagstaff Trust. Hope others don't mind too much the full response / advert  

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The RAF are not the nearest club to Hamble Point, Hamble River SC and the Royal Southern YC are both closer, as are Warsash SC though not without a boat. Do you mean Port Hamble? (An odd mistake if that is where you keep your boat but a regular one among the rest of the world). I was watching the original series of Howards Way last night (don't ask why) and we realised that the RAF facilities had not been updated since! Which gave us a good laugh.  

Judders said: I was watching the original series of Howards Way last night (don't ask why) and we realised that the RAF facilities had not been updated since! Which gave us a good laugh. Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply Ian, sadly we're not down that weekend as it would have been ideal (going to the Glastonbury Festival of all places!), i'll drop you a line next time im down and call in for a chat. Judders, although my nav is not the best in the world , i do know where my boat is berthed ;-). I'll have a look at the clubs you mentioned, any sales pitches like Ian's from members of the other clubs would be appreciated!  

Adrian said: Our boat is based at Hamble Point Marina and for some time have wanted to join a local yacht club. RAFYC is the nearest to us , in fact we can see it from our berth. I'm interested to know from anyone who is a member if it is a family oriented club (we have 2 children 14 and 11). We also want to do some racing but would like to crew on other boats before we venture out on our own! Click to expand...

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I'm a member of the Warsash Sailing Club on the opposite bank of the Hamble,with a membership of some 1600 including many dinghy sailors. There is a child oriented part of the Club which gives training in Optimist dinghies with fully qualified instruction. Parents are encouraged to participate in the running of the Kippers,Sprats and Cadet sections of the training. There is a Family Fun Fiesta weekend on the 10th and 11th July, and regular weekly racing on Saturdays and Sundays. The Club is an RYA Training Centre for powerboating certification as well as sailing. Two separate clubhouses and helpful members. Family membership available. Feva Club dinghies for the more advanced cadets and some included in the RYA squad systems to National and regional levels. From a big boat point of view there is the premier event of the Warsash Spring Series,run by the members of the Club as well as Pursuit races and cruises in company Not all dinghy sailing is racing oriented, and a broad mix of family dinghy classes are found at Warsash too. A prior telephone call to view the Club should be made on 01489 583575 and details of fees etc can be given by the Club Administrator,Annie O'Connor. I've been a member since 1970 and moved through most dinghies to my present Westerly yacht, so know the Club well. Come and see us. ianat182  

I am a member of a another club that holds an annual dinner at the RAFYC and it has always seemed to me to be a very well run and comfortable clubhouse with excellent food.  

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Adrian said: Thanks for the reply Ian, sadly we're not down that weekend as it would have been ideal (going to the Glastonbury Festival of all places!), i'll drop you a line next time im down and call in for a chat. Judders, although my nav is not the best in the world , i do know where my boat is berthed ;-). I'll have a look at the clubs you mentioned, any sales pitches like Ian's from members of the other clubs would be appreciated! Click to expand...

Judders said: The RAF are not the nearest club to Hamble Point, Hamble River SC and the Royal Southern YC are both closer, as are Warsash SC though not without a boat. Do you mean Port Hamble? (An odd mistake if that is where you keep your boat but a regular one among the rest of the world). I was watching the original series of Howards Way last night (don't ask why) and we realised that the RAF facilities had not been updated since! Which gave us a good laugh. Click to expand...

• 17 Jun 2010

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paulmaroliver said: Judders Perhaps my memory is as suspect as the continuity in Howards Way, but wasn't it the Royal Southern YC which featured in the series? The RAF Yacht Club now has facilities which weren't around in the 80's when HW was filmed. Happy sailing (and viewing) Paulo Click to expand...

• 21 Jun 2010

The RAFYC's Commodore takes his children on the club rallies - so if you are looking for a child friendly yacht club the RAFYC is well worth a look - the tone is set from the top. Also worth thinking about is the range and type of waterside facilities and services the club offers as the yacht clubs on the Hamble differ in this respect. The yacht clubs on the Hamble also differ in the emphasis of the sailing activities they organise and the degree of formality and the social mix found in their clubhouses. These days you don't have to have been in the RAF in order to join the RAFYC - and there is a scheme for joining as a temporary member to allow time to make friends and get yourself a proposer and seconder. If you are thinking the RAFYC might be of interest to you do look at its web site ( www.rafyc.co.uk ) and, if you'd like to be shown round the club, contact the office (023-8045-2208) to book a meeting with the membership team or e-mail them on [email protected] .  

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Hamble-le-Rice

Hamble-le-Rice
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Hamble-le-Rice , commonly known as Hamble , is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being a flying training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location. The village and the River Hamble also featured in the 1980s BBC television series Howards' Way . The village centre, known as The Square, Hamble, has a more traditional English village aesthetic which differentiates it from the small industrial areas (mostly marinas) close to the village.

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The river and environment, fuel terminal, transport links, sport and leisure, external links.

Hamble-le-Rice is on the south coast of England, south-east of Southampton at the tip of the Hamble peninsula, bounded by Netley , Butlocks Heath , Bursledon , Southampton Water and the River Hamble .

Although previously known as "Hamble", "Hamelea", "Hammel", and "Ham-en-le-Rice", the village's official name is now Hamble-le-Rice. [1] The name "Hamble" is still in common usage. On 27 April 1992, the civil parish was renamed from "Hamble" to "Hamble-le-Rice". [2] To the south of the village, lies the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort , Hamble Common Camp .

The place-name 'Hamble-le-Rice' is first attested in a French document of 1147, where it appears as Amle . It appears as Hamele in 1270, and as hamele in the Rys in 1404. The village takes its name from the River Hamble ; the Rice is the Old English hrīs meaning 'brushwood' or perhaps by extension 'scrubland', and of which the modern form is the word rushes . Thus a modern form of the name might be 'Hamble-in-the-Rushes'. [3]

The area is home to the remains of a defensive structure dating to the reign of King Henry VIII . [4] Known as St Andrew's Castle , investigations suggest that it consisted of a rectangular structure fronted by a gun platform with a semi-circular layout. [4] The structure was protected by a moat, with a two gun platforms mounted on the counterscarp . [4] The structure was intact as late as the early 17th century. [5]

Hamble-le-Rice was the home of a major flying school before and during the Second World War for aircraft including the Spitfire , the Lancaster and the Wellington . Over 500 aircraft were built there including the prototype Armstrong Whitworth Ensign and Albemarle , which were first flown in 1938 and 1940. In 1960 the Air Corporations Joint Training Scheme (later, British Airways) fixed wing and helicopter training school was established there, as the Hamble College of Air Training . The south airfield has long since disappeared [6] and the north airfield has been partially developed as housing; the remainder is overgrown and owned by property developers Persimmon .

The aviation industry retains a large interest in Hamble-le-Rice, with the Hamble Aerostructures factory, now a subsidiary of the Spanish company Aernnova, in Kings Avenue. [7]

The following units were here at some point: [8]

• No. 1 Basic Air Navigation School RAF
• No. 2 Air Experience Flight RAF
• No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
• No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
• No. 11 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
• No. 14 Reserve Flying School RAF
• No. 15 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA
• 780 Naval Air Squadron
• No. 2706 Squadron RAF Regiment
• Southampton University Air Squadron

Hamble-le-Rice is home to three main marinas offering marine services and goods to the boating industry. In addition, large factories and smaller industrial units off Ensign Way and Hamble Lane are used by CooperVision , BP, Hoyer, GE and others. Some of these businesses are 24-hour operations with large numbers of staff who commute to work. The fuel terminal itself is not visible from the B3397: there was extensive development in the early 2000s when wartime hangars were demolished and high-density housing built next to the road, near the terminal. The Royal Yachting Association (RYA), a non-profit organisation, has its offices in Hamble.

There are two schools in Hamble-Le-Rice:

• Hamble Primary School
• Hamble School , a secondary school (formerly Hamble Community Sports College) [9]

Hamble-le-Rice is a boating mecca: the nearby River Hamble is often packed with marine traffic and, during the summer, the whole village is crowded with people out enjoying the water, local restaurants and many pubs. The village and its river is one of the many locations that made up the fictional village of Tarrant, in the BBC television series Howards' Way , shown weekly on BBC One in the late 1980s.

Hamble-le-Rice is home to Hamble Common , a variety of estuary wildlife, and other scenic walks.

Hamble fuel terminal was opened by Shell in 1924, whilst BP was still afloat using a converted passenger liner as a fuel tender. In 1930 the two companies formed a joint venture and BP moved to Hamble. This partnership was dissolved in 1976, with the Hamble terminal passing to BP. [10] A 2016 attempt to sell off the terminal was unsuccessful; however Hoyer now handles BPs bulk fuel road transport operation. [11]

A pipeline runs under Southampton Water from the Fawley oil refinery which supplies the BP fuel terminal at Hamble. This fuel terminal was used to supply PLUTO , during the invasion of Europe in World War II . [12] The PLUTO pipeline started at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight and was supplied by ship from Hamble. [12] The jetty at this fuel terminal was extended in 1943/44 so that more ships could be loaded simultaneously. [12]

Fuel is transported from this depot both day and night, in particular early mornings (between 3am and 6am), by 44 tonne road tankers along the B3397, as well as by pipeline to major industry and airports. [ citation needed ] Markers showing the route of the pipeline can be seen at various points in neighbouring Botley . A now disused branch line ran from the terminal to the Portsmouth to Southampton railway. This is now the scenic Strawberry Trail.

The Hamble Peninsula has one main access road, the B3397, Hamble Lane, which is approximately 3   mi (4.8   km) long and goes straight through the village from the junction with the A27 Portsmouth road. Hamble Lane has had numerous incidences of traffic accidents. [13] and at its intersection with Portsmouth Road an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) exists to monitor nitrogen dioxide traffic pollutants. [14] The B3397 is a very high volume road; a traffic count in March 2003 showed around 16,300 vehicles in a 24-hour period. [13] Daily traffic congestion and slow moving queues are due to the large number of inbound and outbound commuters, on staggered work shifts. Many businesses supply local companies as BP Oil UK, CooperVision and GE Aviation and minor industry and services within the four marinas and industrial areas off Ensign Way. Road oil and petrol tankers form the bulk of the heavy goods vehicles along this road, numbering a few hundred vehicle movements per day. [ citation needed ] The village is served by Hamble railway station , about two miles from the centre of the village, which provides hourly services to both Southampton Central and Portsmouth Harbour . [15] It is also linked by a pedestrian ferry to Warsash , and has frequent bus services to Southampton - the '15' provided by Bluestar , [16] via Netley and Woolston. There is also a service, the '49h', to Hedge End , provided by Stagecoach South . [17]

• Sir Sam Fay , General manager of the Great Central Railway 1902–22, was born here in 1856. [18]
• Michael S. Robinson , naval art historian, was born here in 1910.
• Boat builder W.S. Luke and his sons Albert Luke and Walter Luke came here in the late 1880s to establish their boatyard.
• Ronnie and Reggie Kray had a cottage in the Village] [19]
• Tracy Edwards , Skipper of Maiden , the first all-female round-the-world crew, lived in the village for a while.
• Robert Greenhalgh , Volvo Ocean Race veteran and four times sailing world champion, lived in the village
• Dani Rowe , née King - cyclist (Women's Team Pursuit World Champion 2011, 2012 and 2013; Women's Team Pursuit Gold Medallist at London 2012 ) the cycle path into the village is named in her honour and she is the reason for the village post box being painted gold by the Royal Mail to commemorate her success at the home olympics.
• Basil Lubbock , sailor, soldier and historian lived in the village.

The main sporting activity in the village is sailing with it being the centre of UK offshore sailing and a hub for inshore yacht and keelboat racing. This is partly due to its mainland location and closeness to Cowes on the Isle of Wight. There are three sailing clubs within the village:

• Hamble River Sailing Club was founded in 1919 [20]
• RAF Yacht Club open its Hamble club house in 1952 [21]
• Royal Southern Yacht Club opened in the 1930s, with the club one of the oldest in the world being established in 1837 [22]

In addition Warsash Sailing Club based on the other side of the river also contributes significantly to sailing activities within the village hosting the annual spring series championship and other regattas. Together with offshore racing primarily organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Junior Offshore Group .

The Royal Yachting Association , the sport's national governing body, has had its headquarters in the village since the early 2000s, when it moved from Eastleigh to a new purpose-built building.

The village has two non-league football clubs; Folland Sports and Hamble Club , both of which play in the Wessex League .

A speedway training track used to operate at Hamble in the early 1950s. There is now a sports college in Hamble to provide recreation and leisure.

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The River Hamble in south Hampshire, England, rises near Bishop's Waltham and flows for 10.1 km (6.3 mi) through Botley, Bursledon, and Lower Swanwick before entering Southampton Water between Hamble Common and Warsash.

Southampton Airport is an international airport located in both Eastleigh and Southampton, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom. The airport is located 3.5 nautical miles north-north-east of central Southampton. The southern tip of the runway lies within the Southampton unitary authority boundary with most of the airport, including all of the buildings, within the Borough of Eastleigh.

The Borough of Eastleigh is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. It is named after its main town of Eastleigh, where the council is based. The borough also contains the town of Hedge End along with several villages, many of which form part of the South Hampshire urban area.

Southampton Water is a tidal estuary north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight in England. The city of Southampton lies at its most northerly point, where the estuaries of the River Test and River Itchen meet. Along its salt marsh-fringed western shores lie the New Forest villages of Dibden, Hythe and Fawley, and the Fawley Refinery. On the slightly steeper eastern shore are the Southampton suburb of Weston, the villages of Netley and Hamble-le-Rice, and the Royal Victoria Country Park. To the south, Southampton Water enters the Solent between Calshot Spit and Hill Head.

The West Coastway line is a railway line in England linking the conurbations of Brighton/Hove/Littlehampton and Southampton/Portsmouth, with 1.3 million people between them. It has short southward branches to Littlehampton and Bognor Regis, which offer direct services to and from London.

The Solent Way is a 60-mile (97 km) long-distance footpath in Hampshire, southern England. It leads from Milford on Sea to Emsworth. With the exception of a few inland diversions, the path follows the coast of the Solent, the sea strait that separates the mainland from the Isle of Wight. The Solent Way forms part of the E9 European Coastal Path, which runs for 5000 km (3125 miles) from Cape St Vincent in Portugal to Narva-Jõesuu in Estonia.

Bursledon is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Eastleigh. Close to the city of Southampton, Bursledon has a railway station, a marina, dockyards and the Bursledon Windmill. Nearby villages include Swanwick, Hamble-le-Rice, Netley and Sarisbury Green.

Netley , officially Netley Abbey , is a village on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It is situated to the south-east of the city of Southampton, and flanked on one side by the ruins of Netley Abbey and on the other by the Royal Victoria Country Park.

Warsash is a village in southern Hampshire, England, situated at the mouth of the River Hamble, west of the area known as Locks Heath and south of Sarisbury. Boating plays an important part in the village's economy, and the village has a sailing club. It is also home to the Warsash Maritime Academy, part of Southampton Solent University, which provides training for Merchant Navy Officers from around the world.

Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Paul Holmes, a Conservative.

The Royal Victoria Country Park is a country park in Netley, Hampshire, England, by the shores of Southampton Water. It comprises 200 acres (81 ha) of mature woodland and grassy parkland, as well as a small shingle beach. It was created in 1970 by Hampshire County Council, after the Royal Victoria Military Hospital that had previously occupied the site, was demolished.

Hamble railway station is an unstaffed station near the village of Hamble-le-Rice, England. It is served by a 2-track electrified line which joins the Southampton to London main line, in the direction of Southampton at St Denys in Southampton, and joins the line running east from Eastleigh at Fareham.

The Southampton–Fareham line is a railway line in England, along the south coast of Hampshire. As a through line it came late in British Railway history, traversing unpromising coastal terrain. The first part from Portswood, near Southampton, to Netley was opened in 1866, prompted by the establishment of the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, which had been established for the care of wounded soldiers.

The Port of Southampton is a passenger and cargo port in the central part of the south coast of England. The modern era in the history of the Port of Southampton began when the first dock was inaugurated in 1843. After the Port of Felixstowe, Southampton is the second largest container terminal in UK, with a handled traffic of 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). It also handles cruise ships, roll-on roll-off, dry bulk, and liquid bulk.

A list of airfields of the Royal Flying Corps .

River Hamble Country Park is a 144.1-hectare (356-acre) country park which runs along the west bank of the River Hamble between the villages of Botley and Bursledon in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.

Royal Air Force Wymeswold , or more simply RAF Wymeswold , is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. The airfield is situated between Hoton, Wymeswold and Burton on the Wolds, lying in the current district of Charnwood.

HMS Tormentor was a shore establishment of the British Royal Navy during World War II, based near Warsash, on the River Hamble.

Hamble Valley is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election.

• ↑ "Southampton Registration District" . UKBMD . Retrieved 7 November 2021 .
• ↑ Eilert Ekwall , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names , p. 214
• 1 2 3 Osborne, Mike (2011). Defending Hampshire The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present . The History Press. p.   57. ISBN   9780752459868 .
• ↑ Osborne, Mike (2011). Defending Hampshire The Military Landscape from Prehistory to the Present . The History Press. pp.   58–59. ISBN   9780752459868 .
• ↑ "Hamble Airfields" . Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
• ↑ "AERNNOVA TO ACQUIRE GE AVIATION'S HAMBLE BUSINESS UNIT" . Aernnova Aerospace S.A. 4 October 2019.
• ↑ "Hamble" . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . Retrieved 22 April 2020 .
• ↑ "The Hamble School – Achieving Excellence Together" . Thehambleschool.co.uk . Retrieved 20 April 2018 .
• ↑ "BP in Hamble" . Hamble.net . Retrieved 14 August 2009 .
• ↑ Martin, Ben (20 July 2016). "BP eyes sell-off of UK oil terminals and pipeline stake" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 20 April 2018 .
• 1 2 3 Hampshire and D-Day. Martin Doughty. 1994. ISBN   1-85741-047-5
• 1 2 "Hamble Lane Speed Limit Review" (PDF) . Meetings.eastleigh.gov.uk . August 2003 . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
• ↑ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 21 October 2016 . Retrieved 21 October 2016 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link )
• ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014 . Retrieved 11 July 2014 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link )
• ↑ "15 - Southampton - Woolston - Netley - Hamble" .
• ↑ "49h - Hedge End Park - Hamble Square via Bursledon Tesco, Netley" .
• ↑ van der Merwe, Pieter (15 January 2000). "Obituary – Michael Robinson 1910 – 1999" . Erithyachtclub.org.uk . Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. .
• ↑ McNeil, Paul (27 June 2016). "The Krays on The Hamble Peninsula" . Timedetectives.blog . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
• ↑ "Hamble River Sailing Club   : Club History" . Hrsc.org.uk .
• ↑ "RAFYC Home - The Royal Air Force Yacht Club" . Rafyc.org.uk .
• ↑ "Royal Southern Yacht Club   : Club History" . Royal-southern.co.uk . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
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We welcome applications for membership from anyone with a genuine interest in sailing or boating. The main categories of membership and annual subscription fees are shown below.

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1. Return your application form to the Club Office .

2. You will be invited to the Club for a two-way discussion with a member of the Club’s management team.

3. We display your application on our Club notice-board for minimum of 14 days for current members to see.

4.  Our Board review all applications and you will be informed accordingly.

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Membership from 1st January 2024 when paid as a single lump sum is …

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Full membership requires a proposer and seconder. Temporary membership has a maximum validity of 12 months and may be used to gain a proposer & seconder.

Reduced rate membership categories are available, please contact the Club Office if you live overseas for more than 6 months a year or are under 35.

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