3 Mildred C. Poplar, “We were Fighting for Nationhood, not Section 35.” 27-8. Aldershot Garrison, also known as Aldershot Military Town, is a major garrison in South East England, between Aldershot and Farnborough in Hampshire.Established in 1854, Aldershot is the home of the British Army.The garrison was established when the War Department bought a large area of land near the village of Aldershot, with the objective of establishing a permanent training camp for the Army. [7] In January 1876 a Mobilization Scheme for the forces in Great Britain and Ireland was published, with the Active Army divided into eight army corps based on the major Commands and Districts. In 1852, following the death of The Iron Duke, a group of reformers, which included Prince Albert, forged an alliance that would seek to improve the training of the Army. At the end of the 1990s and the start of the 2000s, an underground scene of rock bands cropped up around Aldershot. [23], In 1914 Aldershot had the largest army camp in the country with 20% of the British Army being based in and around the town. Circa 1929, a track operated at a stadium in Boxalls Lane. This is a list of the 1000 largest cities and towns in the United Kingdom by population.Please note that this list is unrelated to local authority boundaries, and is instead based on urban sub-divisions. At this time the area was heathland with the only building in sight being the Union Poor House, built in 1629 as a sub-manor for the Tichborne family and later used as the local workhouse and a school. In 2005, Rushmoor Borough Council documented the percentage of vacant shops at 10%, 8% and 7% respectively for Union Street, the Wellington Centre and Wellington Street.[63]. Furthermore, the club hosts a Rugby League Vet's team for over 35's. It has a capacity for 7,100, of which 2,000 can be seated. Events were held across the town, including an art exhibition, live music, sports events and film screenings. With an ever-expanding juniors section, Aldershot & Fleet were successful in winning the coveted RFU "Seal of Approval" Club of the Year 2008 for the southern region. [76], The Montgomery Lines were again used for Brad Pitt's film World War Z based on the novel by Max Brooks. London is the largest city in both England and the United Kingdom, followed by Birmingham. Despite its obvious advantages, Reigate was situated in prime agricultural land that would prove too expensive to purchase. At the start of World War I the units based at Aldershot became the 1st Corps of the British Expeditionary Force and soon tens of thousands of new recruits came to the large training centre in the Camp. The club also groomed local talents such as DJ Sharkey, DJ Mystery, DJ Sy, DJ Unknown, Vinylgroover, DJ NS, Hixxy, MC Freestyle, MC Young, MC Smiley and of course the Spyder MC who in 2004 became the voice of carton Spiderman. Famous running club AFD has produced top runners. The garrison plays host to around 70 military units and organisations. Lord Hardinge suggested Aldershot Heath as the location for the new training area, as land was less expensive, but still close enough to the South Coast to defend London. Vancouver: Theytus Books Ltd, 2003. The club has produced many Olympians including Roger Hackney, Zola Budd, Lily Partridge and Steph Twell and specialises in middle–long distance running. "We will be looking at ways in which the population is starting to respond to the vaccines as we prepare to say what we’re going to do in the week … Aldershot Military Town is located between Aldershot and North Camp near Farnborough. The track was home to the Aldershot Knights for National League team racing in 1966 and again in 1971 and 1972. The Cambridge Military Hospital was the first base hospital to receive casualties directly from the Western Front and it was here that plastic surgery was first performed in the British Empire by Captain Gillies (later Sir Harold Gillies). Inside is a telescope, 8-inch refractor, mounted on a German-type equatorial mount with a clockwork drive. The Centre was formally opened on the High Street by the 14th Dalai Lama in June 2015.[45][48]. Aldershot played a vital role in the formation of Kitchener's Army, providing the core of the Army from 1914 onwards as well as treating the wounded brought back from the trenches in France and Flanders. Following the demolition of the Theatre Royal and Hippodrome theatres in 1959 and 1961, the local council opened its own Princes Hall in 1973 as an entertainment venue. [2] In 1853, a summer camp was established at Chobham Common and two divisional size military exercises were conducted. Established in 1854, Aldershot is the home of the British Army. This phase of construction saw nine barracks built, namely: Albuhera, Barossa, Corunna, Gibraltar, Maida, Buller, Mandora and McGrigor barracks. HQ Aldershot Command continued in existence until c. February 1941, when it was replaced by HQ Aldershot Area. Aldershot hosted three of the five events in the modern pentathlon at the 1948 London Olympics. [27] The Aldershot riot of July 1945 caused considerable damage to the town centre when disgruntled Canadian troops tired of waiting to be repatriated rioted in the streets for two evenings. [3] This led to a rapid expansion of Aldershot's population going from 875 in 1851, to in excess of 16,000 by 1861 (including about 9,000 from the military). [74], Due to its architecture, Bruneval Barracks in Montgomery Lines was chosen as the location for snowy scenes in Kazan, Russia at the end of the 2009 James Bond film Quantum of Solace. The military town includes local landmarks such as the Aldershot Observatory, Wellington Statue, the RAMC Memorial, Aldershot Military Cemetery, the Royal Garrison Church and other churches. Construction was completed by the same local company responsible for Marlborough Lines. A statue of the first Duke of Wellington mounted on his horse, Copenhagen, is situated on Round Hill behind the Royal Garrison Church. [16] The venture is believed to have failed through lack of funds and the two being declared bankrupt. This development will also be served by a further 675 secondary school places being created at the Alderwood and Wavell schools. The previous Aldershot club's biggest success arguably came in 1987, just five years before closure, when they became the first team to win the Football League Fourth Division promotion play-offs, at the expense of a far bigger club – Wolverhampton Wanderers.[65]. [9], In the late 1870s, it was decided that the original hutted camp needed to be replaced with some more permanent structures. Sociology is the study of society, human social behaviour, patterns of social and relationships, social interaction, and culture that surrounds everyday life. Adjacent to the military town is some 2,700 hectares of open military training area, which is open to the public when not in use for military purposes.[15]. The population of all British cities and towns (i.e. [6], After the Crimean War, a division of regular troops was permanently based at Aldershot, and 'the Division at Aldershot' (including artillery at Christchurch, Hampshire, and cavalry at Hounslow, Middlesex) became one of the most important home commands of the British Army. Blackwater Valley Runners are a social running club and organise many local races. The RAMC Memorial to the 314 men of the Royal Army Medical Corps who lost their lives in the Boer War of 1899-1902 is located at the top of Gun Hill. The garrison was also home to The Parachute Regiment from its formation in 1940 until the regiment moved to Colchester Garrison in 2003. The area also houses various military and regimental museums, including the Aldershot Military Museum, housed in a red-brick Victorian barracks. Adjacent to the military town is some 2,700 hectares of open military training area. The Westgate Leisure Park, which opened in 2012–2013 and which fronts onto Barrack Road, includes a Cineworld cinema, a Morrisons supermarket, and several chain restaurants, including Nando's, Mimosa and Pizza Express. Founded and named by local man and ex short circuit racing driver Malcolm Roberts, his wife Gwen and their children in memory of and following the death of their eldest son, also Malcolm, a short circuit motor racing enthusiast. [17][18][19], The Aldershot Military Tattoo was an annual event dating back to 1894. [5][6] John Norden's map of Hampshire, published in the 1607 edition of William Camden's Britannia, indicates that Aldershot was a market town. Aldershot is home to arguably the most successful athletics club in British and European history, Aldershot, Farnham & District A.C.. Aldershot is close to several motorways and major roads, including the M3, M4, A3 and M25, which provide connections to London, the South Coast and the rest of the country. It was home to the Parachute Regiment from its formation in 1940 until it moved to Colchester Garrison in 2003. As more soldiers arrived, they were first housed in bell tents due to a shortage or permanent accommodation. It was also, at his request, that a convention for naming the barracks was formulated. Sam Leach, their then agent, and wanting to become their manager, attempted to introduce the Beatles to London agents by promoting shows at The Palais Ballroom, on the corner of Perowne Street and Queens Road[58][59][60] in Aldershot on 9 December 1961. The garrison is mostly centred around the crossroads that join Queen's Avenue and Alison's Road. Aldershot is covered on BBC radio by BBC Surrey (which covers Surrey & North-East Hampshire on 104.6FM). [13], Smith-Dorrien House, the local social facility for soldiers, was completed in 1909. [67] It was announced on 15 January 2008 that the Aldershot Military Town had been chosen as the official training camp for the British Olympic team ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, though a short while after it was announced that Team GB would be training abroad.[68]. Seven people, all civilian support staff, including five catering staff, a gardener, and a Catholic British Army chaplain, were killed in a car bomb attack on the 16th Parachute Brigade headquarters mess. He played for Birmingham City and Manchester United before his playing career was ended by injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. In 1855, they had a wooden Royal Pavilion built, in which they would often stay when attending reviews of the Army. [12] The Military Headquarters Building in Steeles Road was completed in 1895. Following the attack the Army took steps to secure the garrison by erecting security fences around most of the barracks and lines, as well as introducing armed security patrols. Aldershot was included as part of the Hundred of Crondall referred to in the Domesday Book of 1086. [7], Prior to 1850, Aldershott was little known. [32] The rise in the Nepalese population led Gerald Howarth, Conservative Member of Parliament for Aldershot, to request government assistance in expanding local public services to meet the needs of the growing population. He had won three league title medals with Manchester United. Another player from the area is Joe Ralls who played youth football for Aldershot Town FC and currently plays for EFL Championship side Cardiff City FC. The local BBC TV news is BBC South Today. The Church of St Michael the Archangel is the parish church for the town and dates to the 12th-century with later additions. An outline planning application has been agreed for the redevelopment of some of the former Military Town. National Express coach services operate between London Victoria and Portsmouth twice a day. He continued to live locally until he died in September 1994, at the age of 68. Another former notable player is current Burnley Goalkeeper Nick Pope. LoveMyTown provides information and facts about UK Towns and Cities including Latest Local News, Local Weather, Local Maps, Population Figures, Football Records, Cathedrals, Universities, Local History Societies and Civic Societies, and Useful Links The Aldershot Urban Extension will bring some 3,850 new homes, two new primary schools, a children's day-care centre, additional secondary school places, community facilities, waste recycling and landscaping to an area of 150 hectares. In 1885, the Prince of Wales handed over the monument to Lieutenant General Anderson, the commander of the Aldershot Garrison. [64] There is also a Tesco superstore located at the rear of the development. This group of barracks became known as Stanhope Lines. [42] Opened in 1877, the church served the Methodists of Aldershot for over 100 years and could seat 1,150 people until its closure in 1988. - The Buddhist Centre - 16 June 2015, About the Centre - Buddhist Community Centre UK website, History of the Princes Hall, Aldershot – the Princes Hall website, "Ecstasy may have caused teenager's nightclub death", The Beatles in Aldershot on The Mersey Beat website, The Beatles at the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot – The Beatles Bible website, "The Galleries, key information and delivery approach", "Town Centre Health Checks Cttee report PLN01/63", "Technical Appendix: Percentage of Vacancies and Planning Applications affecting the town centre", "Are You Being Served? It also has a diving area and water slides. The club was renamed Aldershot and Fleet RUFC (A&F or the Stags) after their move in 2003 from Farnborough to their current home Aldershot Park. The gates of the West Cavalry Barracks also stood in as the prison gates for the 1960 film Two-Way Stretch starring Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Lionel Jeffries. Many agreed with Decimus Burton that the statue looked ridiculous since it was out of proportion. In 2013, the MoD announced a £100 million investment to expand Aldershot Garrison and bring 750 more service personnel and their families to settle in Aldershot.[41]. Later, wooden huts were built, which were in turn replaced by brick built barracks in the 1890s. Wood advocated that the new barracks should all be named to commemorate famous British victories; initially this proposal met with some resistance, but was eventually adopted. Aldershot (/ ˈ ɔː l d ər ʃ ɒ t /) is a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England.It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, about 31.8 mi (51.2 km) southwest of London.The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. [citation needed] Weekly events included Fusion (Hectic Records), Tazmania, Slammin' Vinyl and Future World. There are various schools in Aldershot. [49], The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), the British aviation accident investigation agency, is based in Farnborough House in Aldershot.[50]. [1], Before the establishment of the 'Camp at Aldershot', the British Army did not have any single permanent camp for training troops on a large scale. In her autobiography Seacole wrote. Union Street and Wellington Street at the centre of the town's shopping district were pedestrianised in the 1970s when the Wellington Centre, a covered shopping centre, was built over the site of the town's former open-air market. Many famous people have been associated with the Military Town, including Charlie Chaplin, who made his first stage appearance in The Canteen theatre aged 5 in 1894,[37][38] and Winston Churchill, who was based there in the late 19th century during his time in the Army.[39]. [51] Junior schools include: Newport County, Talavera, Wellington Secondary and St Joseph's Primary (Catholic). Formerly the town also hosted short circuit motor racing including speedway and stock car racing. Aldershot has many parks, playgrounds and open spaces for sport, play and leisure, including Aldershot Park, Brickfields Country Park, the Municipal Gardens, Manor Park and the Princes Gardens, the latter three a short walk from the town centre.
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