came to RAF Beaulieu, and used the former airfield as a parachute dropping zone until September 1950. The site was then neglected and the Air Ministry relinquished control of the land in 1959. Today model aircraft are flown on the site on a regular basis. The film director Ken Russell and his fourth wife Elize lived in a thatched cottage in East Boldre. On 3 April 2006 the cottage burned down, destroying most of their possessions, including much of Russell's movie-making equipment. They afterwards moved to nearby Lymington. Notes External links Parish Council & Village Hall website East Boldre: A New Forest Squatters Settlement 1700–1900 Villages in Hampshire