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Whilst writing this the sun is shining, the temperature is in the early to mid-20’s and it looks like Summer has arrived... but I am also aware that this can change at the drop of a hat and one part of the island may be enjoying the sun and yet another area at the same time can be taking shelter from the rain. s summer finally here???
We are very lucky to be surrounded by some amazing beaches that are just perfect for swimming and are ideal on those hot days when nothing is more refreshing than a dip in the sea, whether it’s just your big toe, up to your knees or are really brave and commits fully to the task in hand. Inside this issue you will find news, information, some great advertisers, the puzzle pages, our ‘dates for your diary’ section and much more. Our aim has always been to reach out to the community to share news and information and if you have community news you want to share, please get in touch with us via any of the means below. I hope you have a great August and get the chance to enjoy the freedom of meeting up with family and friends after such a long break and you get to enjoy our beautiful island which, come rain or shine, is one of the best places to live. Keep safe and I look forward to catching up with you again next month.
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We need volunteers to: • help provide a supportive environment for those visiting the John Cheverton Centre. • support one of our 10 Mountbatten shops across the Island? • help in our Sunflower Café in the weekday evenings and daytime at the weekends. • become a ‘Mountbatten Neighbour’ supporting someone near you by visiting for a cuppa and offering a ‘listening ear’? • support those who have been bereaved – both with our Bereavement Helpline and with face to face and group support.
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Trading Standards have a few scams to share with you this month. • First of all a reminder about the Loft insulation phone calls that have been plaguing Island residents. Do not respond to these calls and do not permit a “surveyor” to visit your property. They would, without doubt, find a problem in your loft and then charge you extortionate sums to “fix the problem” • If you are trying to renew important documents online be very careful as there are many copycat websites out there who will charge you to process the application (The DVLA charge will only be for the Driving Licence or Passport etc) it is likely you will also not receive the documents you have applied for. Always use official government websites when carrying out these transactions • Fake Amazon emails are circulating saying that you need to update your account – this is a SCAM do not click on any links • Be wary when buying items on Facebook from apparently local sellers. Reports have been received about fake accounts who will advertise items for sale, take your money and then you receive nothing. If you have paid through Paypal friends and family you will also have no recourse to a refund • Reports of rogue traders again on the Island. Do not engage with anyone who knocks on your front door and offers to do work for you – they will not be genuine and you could find a £20 job turn into a £2000 job and these traders can be intimidating and persistent. As always forward any scam emails to report@phishing.gov. uk and scam texts to 7726. Ensure that you use valid and trusted websites and that any trader you employ is reliable and trusted.
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News Report from Cllr Joe Robertson - Bembridge joe.robertson@iow.gov.uk
I am pleased to have been appointed Shadow Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health by opposition group Leader Steve Hastings. I will be joining both the Corporate Scrutiny Committee and Adult Social Care Policy & Scrutiny Committee at the Full Council Meeting in July. I look forward to working with colleagues across the chamber and drawing upon my own professional and voluntary experiences in these areas.
the Council does not miss statutory deadlines, especially on a planning issue as important as this with over 300 objections. I will also be writing to the Planning Inspectorate drawing attention to the Council’s own reasoning for a refusal in its reports and I will bring together all the well-argued issues contained in the 300 objections from residents.
Looking across the Island more widely I am concerned by some elements of the plans to reconfigure Ryde Esplanade transport interchange. The overall intentions of the plan are positive and there are many progressive elements, however there are some aspects which need changing. These include the proposed demolition of the pier café, public toilets and flower gardens to make way for a larger car drop off area. We should be protecting useful green spaces and public amenities and discouraging unnecessary vehicle movements and congestion. The proposals also include new traffic lights at the bottom of George Street to allow buses to cut across the flow of traffic rather than joining the flow as they currently do. This risks congestion where there is none currently. I have discussed this at I am disappointed to report that the Isle of length with some Council colleagues and Wight Council planning department missed local businesses who agree the plans need looking at again. the statutory deadline for determining the application at Love Lane (21/00224/FUL). I continue to work closely with Bembridge They finally published their report on 7th July and as previously communicated, this Parish Council in responding to concerns raised by local residents. We are in would have been a decision for refusal. dialogue with Tesco to explore options to As the statutory deadline was missed the reinstate the free bus service. I understand formal decision will now be made by the Panning Inspectorate. I have written to the that discontinuing the bus was a decision Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning to taken off Island and I am hopeful that it will be reinstated. ask what he will be doing to make sure With the recent wet weather, drainage has been tested in Bembridge and some properties have suffered flooding and damage. I have met with residents in the High Street and Hillway to have a look at the problems with drainage for myself and the damage that has been caused to properties. It is very apparent from inspecting drains along the High Street that they have become blocked, and the water is unable to properly soak away into a secondary drainage system under the middle of the road. I have had a number of separate communications with Island Roads and have asked that an extensive drain clearance operation be undertaken so that it does not happen again. I will continue to monitor this.
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Keeping you mobile… Having a mobility issue, whether it’s due to ill health, an accident, surgery or because you are simply getting on in years can have a negative affect both mentally and physically. Feeling like you are missing out on small tasks such as shopping or getting around can have a major impact on your quality of life. Isle of Wight Shopmobility, is a local registered charity that can come to the rescue in the form of short-term rental for mobility scooters and wheelchair hire. Having access to these valuable lifelines can make a difference to your quality of life. They are based in the centre of Newport in South Street and offer a very easy to use system. Simply visit their store, register your details and you can have access to a range of scooters and wheelchairs.
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Wheelchairs can be taken away and used for the full period of hire and scooters will have to be returned at the end of each hire session. Isle of Wight Shopmobility are celebrating 10 years of keeping the island mobile and have assisted many families and individuals over the years. If you have visitors coming to stay who would benefit from the use of a wheelchair whilst exploring the island, then the Isle of Wight Shopmobility is your one stop shop for all your needs. Never be caught short again when out and about as they also sell Radar Keys and anybody who needs the use of a disabled toilet knows how important these keys are. This local charity is also looking for volunteers to join the small but very friendly team. Give Joy a call on 01983 718950 for a friendly chat or pop into Isle of Wight Shopmobility at South Street, Newport, PO30 1JF. If you have your own mobility scooter and feel you would benefit from some basic training give them a call as they have trained instructors to help keep you safe and mobile. Please also see their main advert for opening times and contact details.
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News Report from Jonathan Bacon - IW Councillor for Brading & St Helens. Tel 07973 872150 | Email: jonathan.bacon@iow.gov.uk sthelenscouncillor@gmail.com Cllr Jonathan Bacon At County Hall the new Administration has just launched a major consultation about a new Island Plan. This is the document that sets out the local rules dealing with planning and development. As such it is one of the most important documents for the Council and indeed all residents. It is not in its final form yet by a long chalk, but we have decided the best thing, rather than keeping working on it behind closed doors, is to let people see it, discuss it and comment on it. We want to make sure we receive as many comments as possible in order to shape the document, as far as possible, to match the wishes of the community. To this end, local consultation events will be being held across the Island. Details of events in this area should be announced soon. Because the Central Government controls aspects of the planning system it would be unrealistic to say we can accommodate everyone’s wishes but, alongside this consultation process, arguments that the Island should be considered differently to the mainland are being actively advanced. We have a good case. One thing that has already been achieved in the new document is to bring down the number of houses that need to be built each year. The new figure is 486. This is a significant reduction from the previously suggested figures of 641 and 1,045. In my role as lead Councillor for Heritage and Environment I want to make sure that the Plan protects and enhances our natural landscape and resources. I am pleased 10
that the version now being consulted on contains, for the first time, policies to support Dark Skies and our Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). These follow on from work I did in 2018 - 2019 on the AONB Committee. I now want to make sure the Plan also recognises and supports the fact we are a UNESCO Biosphere, which is still not sufficiently recognised. I hope all residents will take the time to consider the document and contribute their views. The consultation will run until 30th September to give plenty of time and opportunity for this to happen. Alongside these big issues I am actively dealing with local concerns day to day. If there is anything at all you want to speak to me about, please feel free to contact me at any time. I will always respond to messages. You can also speak to me at my surgeries the next few of which take place as follows: Brading Community Centre 27th July and 24th August, both at 10am St Helens Pavilion 10th August and 7th September, both at 10am
Gus Jonsson is one of the Isle of Wight’s most sensitive and descriptive storytellers. Vectis Days, his second volume of autobiographical memoirs is out now. Like volume one, Vectis Voices, it continues his childhood memories of growing up on the island, exploring themes of family, friendships, forbidden loves, health and wellbeing and social acceptance in a post-war working-class society. Vectis Voices and Vectis Days are essential reading for islanders and available now from Ryde Bookshop - 135 High St, Ryde, W.J. Nigh & Sons - Shanklin, and direct from www.brandicat.com
Join the Diabetes Group Isle of Wight Come and see us at Wolverton Garden Manor Fair on the 4th & 5th September. Pop in for a chat and pick up a copy of our new magazine. We support people with diabetes by: • Providing support and information for people with diabetes. • Providing a platform for discussion to raise awareness of diabetes on the island. • Campaigning for excellence in the care of people with diabetes, providing a voice for them to be heard. Sign up via email or go direct to our website to read our regular newsletter and magazine.
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Dates for your Diary Every Tuesday and Friday – Newport Minster Craft & Gift Fair at Minster Centre, Town Lane, Newport from 10.30am – 3.30pm Every Friday – Calbourne Car Boot Sale (Opp Sun Inn, PO30 4JA) Weather permitting. Sellers 4pm, buyers 4.30pm. £5 pitch. Every Sunday– Staplehurst Grange Car Boot Sale (Staplers Road, PO30 2LU –Sellers from 8am and buyers from 9am. Cars £1, Transit £12 and Lutons £15. No dogs allowed on site except guide dogs. Saturday 7th, 14th & 28th August – Colwell Common Car Boot Sale. Sellers set up from 8.30am. Buyers from 9am. No need to book – just turn up. Cars £5 and Vans £7. Weather permitting. Call Totland Parish council for more info 01983 756028. Saturday 14th August – Summer Fete at Seagrove Football Ground from 2pm - Dog Show; Fancy Dress competition; Donkeys; Bouncy Castle - stalls selling local produce and homemade cakes; craft stalls; books; toys; Tombola and, of course, the famous White Elephant bargains!! Teas, coffees, cakes and ice creams. Organised by St. Peter’s Church, Seaview and the Nettlestone & Seaview Community Partnership. Saturday 14th August - Bembridge Beach Clean at 10am. Meeting at either The Point or Lane End Road Slipway and ending at the Harbour View Café. Equipment will be available at the meeting points. 12
Saturday 14th August – Ventnor Day at Ventnor Park from midday to 5pm. Ventnor Day is an opportunity to celebrate the strength of the town’s community spirit - with music, performance, stalls, and food in the picturesque setting of Ventnor Park. Saturday 14th August – Dash and Splash 2021. This is a 5-kilometre dash along the length of Sandown Bay. There are 43 groynes in total to negotiate, most of which are a straight run through large gaps. Some will be splashed around, which at low tide will be mostly ankle deep. Two groynes could be waist deep, these will have marshals in the water. The run starts at 9.15am at Shanklin Rowing Club, goes along the beach, under Sandown pier, to finish at Yaverland. Register and book your place at www.dashandsplash.org.uk. Dash and Splash is a fun run and not a race. Sunday 15th August – Jaguar Car Show at Sandown Airport, Scotchells Brook Lane, Sandown from 10am. So much more than just a collection of cars in a field. Hundreds of truly splendid, classic, beautiful vintage and modern cars of all makes, you can enjoy a full day of live music and entertainment from Juke Box Jazz and Stars of 45. There is a variety of side stalls and David Randini for the children’s enjoyment and superb catering. Tickets £5.00 per adult, (accompanied children under 16 free) and park all day for free too! Funds from this year’s show will go towards the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance continued over the page
All event information was correct at time of print but could be subject to change at any time.
Dates for your Diary Sunday 22nd August - Car Boot Sale at The Garlic Festival Field, Fighting Cocks Crossroad, PO36 0LU with proceeds to Way Forward. Sellers from 9am and buyers from 10am. Friday 27th – Sunday 19th August – Ticket to Ryde at Eastern Gardens, Ryde. Free event. Taking place during the International Scooter Rally, the event embraces the 60’s and the mods, with a fresh mix of Ska, Two-Tone, Trojan and Northern Soul bands. There will be food and drink available from local providers plus market stalls selling vinyl records, hats, sunglasses and collectables. A range of children’s activities will keep the little ones happy whilst the adults relax and enjoy the music. With a lovely atmosphere and laid-back family-friendly vibe, it’s the perfect way to enjoy a lazy bank holiday weekend! Monday 30th August – Family Fun Day at Sandown & Lake Football Club, Fairway, Sandown from 12 – 4pm. Bouncy Castle, tabletop sale, raffle, tombola, Vectis radio and much more. Fun for all the family. Charity event.
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