Island Magazines East Cowes & Whippingham July 2017 Edition

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Dear Readers Welcome and thank you for picking up a copy of the July issue.

June has been a varied month weather wise and the floating bridge or Floaty McFloat Farce as it is now affectionately called is certainly causing problems, many of which are still ongoing - lets hope they get sorted soon!!

The IOW Festival has been and gone and the Island is now heading towards carnival season. Many of the towns have their own carnival and you can find a list of them all on page 14. You will also find the ever popular ‘Dates for your Diary’ section on pages 12 and 13.

In this issue we have articles from Mr Wally AWOL and Friends and a news update from the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital and 1st East Cowes Sea Scout Group need your help with an online vote, as well as news reports, business editorials and much more.

We have some great advertisers offering many different services please keep using them and help to support local businesses and please remember to tell them you saw them advertised here.

I hope you all have a great July and I look forward to catching up with you next month.

Debbie text or call Island Magazines on 07880 587 931 email: islandmagazines@gmail.com www.islandmagazines.co.uk Island Magazines

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East Cowes Business Association Summer is well and truly here, and as I write this, the sky is blue and my sunglasses are rarely more than a couple of feet away.

Sunshine, the smell of cut grass and sun cream, walks on the beach (perhaps even some paddling) and ice creams, no wonder it’s such a great time of the year!

I know only too well how difficult it is to balance work with home life as well as trying to ‘do your bit for the community’, whether this is organising a fund raising event, litter pick or even baking a cake for the school’s PTA, there is so much to do and it can seem like an entirely thankless task at times. I sometimes find myself wondering if sleep really is that important and could I get by on coffee alone. But, there is something that you can do for your community which involves little extra effort: simply use the independent local shops and services, whether this is to buy a gift, birthday card, drain cleaner or a crabbing line, you’ll get to support your local business community without actually doing anything that you wouldn’t do anyway. Social media is full of memes (little pictures with various captions) but one I saw yesterday that simply stated ‘Every time you spend money in a local shop, someone somewhere does a little dance’ – something that probably isn’t true of supermarket shareholders.

Over the last couple of weeks, I designed a couple of posters to be displayed within the Red Funnel terminal building, advertising places to eat.

It hadn’t struck me until I was collecting the details of the ECBA members that we have a very diverse range of cuisines to choose from; Indian, Italian, Chinese as well as a couple of traditional fish & chip shops and cafes, all supplying take away options.

Next time you can’t face cooking, you don’t need to go further that your own town for inspiration.

I don’t feel that I can write an article without mentioning the floating bridge. As you may recall, ECBA protested against the charges from the start and have been very vocal regarding the delays in the delivery of Floating Bridge 6. We are angry that it has been stated that the designers have worked with the ‘residents and business communities of East Cowes’ as this is clearly not the case – none of us can remember being asked a single question! Like so many residents, ECBA are expecting answers from the IW Council regarding the lack of a fit for purpose floating bridge, it seems that a high tide or low tide and even ‘potential high wind’ has the power to suspend the new, multi-million pound vessel. We’ve been pushing for answers from the IW Council and will give whatever support we can The recent cash mob, organised by Julie Jones-Evans, demonstrated that spending just to the Town Council and our local county a few pounds in a local shop can significantly councillors, to get to the bottom of this. boost both the day’s takings as well as the Check out our Facebook page and Twitter morale of the shop-keeper. Why not set feeds for the latest in local business news. yourself a challenge and spend just a couple of pounds every week in a local shop? If you E Mail: eastcowesbusinesses@gmail.com buy just half a dozen eggs from Artisan Pear (for example) you’re supporting both Artisan Twitter:@EastCowesBiz Facebook: East Cowes Business Association Pear and Isle of Wight hens.

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1st East Cowes Sea Scout Group needs your votes to receive £25,000 from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Freemasons.

They are appealing to all their friends, supporters and service users to vote online to help them receive a £25,000 Community Award from the Freemasons.

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As part of the Freemasonry’s 300th anniversary celebrations, the Masonic Charitable Foundation is distributing three million pounds to 300 charities across the country, and the 1st East Cowes Sea Scout Group is one of those selected.

Each of the nominated charities will receive a grant, but the public vote will determine how much they receive, ranging from £4,000 to £25,000. Those who want to vote should visit the MCF website mcf.org.uk/vote, select the Hampshire & Isle of Wight page and vote for the charity of their choice. The voting period closes on Monday 31 July.

The Masonic Charitable Foundation obtains all of its funding from Freemasons and their families. It is estimated that half of Freemasonry’s total charitable expenditure of over £33m goes to charities that help people in communities across the country.

Michael Wilks, Provincial Grand Master from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Freemasons said: “We are proud to be able to support many charities across Hampshire & Isle of Wight, but in this special 300th anniversary year we want to involve the public, as well as local Freemasons, in deciding which of the nominated charities should benefit most. I urge everyone to visit the website and vote.”

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Mr Wally AWOL and Friends Mr Wally AWOL and Friends is an Isle of Wight (Cowes based) self funded voluntary organisation which rescues and rehabilitates Wild Birds. It is run by Kay Ounsworth, with help from Donna Henderson, Tracy Lane and Leah Ounsworth.

Their aim is to help sick and injured birds back to peak health and get them returned back into the wild once this has been accomplished. They work closely with a fantastic team of veterinary surgeons.

If you spot a sick or injured bird, the best course of action is to: 1) Secure the bird in a box with air holes.

2) Give the bird something comfy to nestle on such as tissue, kitchen roll, an old towel or something similar.

3) Place the box with the bird inside in a dark, warm, quiet place while you seek assistance.

They welcome calls for advice or to arrange collection. Please call 07765564479 or 01983 247528 or message their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/wallyawol They work almost entirely by bus, so reaching more remote parts of the Island at night time is not always possible. However they are happy to arrange a more convenient meeting place, grab a taxi or advise as necessary.

If you would like to help keep Wally AWOL running smoothly, Pets with Hart in Newport (opposite Hurst) happily accept donations for them and they also have an Amazon Wish List: Wally AWOL Wish List Link: www.amazon.co.uk/registry/wishlist/ C0X58RG47PSS

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Town Mayor Report for East Cowes From Peter Lloyd (Tel No: 01983 299082 and leave a message for the Mayor)

First let me introduce myself, I am Peter Lloyd and the Town Council have elected me to become your Mayor, doing their bit towards recycling. Cllr. Jane Rann is the new Deputy Mayor. I would like to welcome back some of the councillors who like myself were re-elected, also welcome 2 new members to the Town Council, Bob Packham and Julia Baker-Smith and Simon Walker who has returned after a 4 year absence, contact details for all Town Councillors can be found on the council notice board at the Town Hall.

pedestrian waiting area at the East Cowes side: health and safety issues as well as having to pay ÂŁ1.50 return fare.

In response to these concerns and the operational problems there have been public demonstrations held and the Town Council on your behalf has written to SLEP (the funders) also the IWC and its officers asking for them to account for their actions and failings, with this letter I have attached a Public Question document as presented to the Town Council.

The last couple of years have been difficult for the TC with various problems arising, not least a replacement Town Clerk was needed.

Margaret Webster had a difficult time as Mayor overseeing the problems and I would like to thank her for her time and efforts in rising to the past challenges.

The leader of the IWC Cllr. David Stewart and the Cabinet member for transport Cllr.

Ian Ward and IWC officers would like to attend a joint meeting with representatives of East and West Cowes town councils in the next couple of weeks. I requested that some public and business representation should also to be present at the meeting and I will keep you updated of the outcome in my next report.

The White Elephant of the year award must go to the Floating Bridge, which has been a great disappointment to us all. Delay followed by delay and then when it finally came into operation it ran for a day.

It was taken out of service, some remedial works and extra training carried out so that we can enjoy a long trouble free service, back in service, service suspended again.

It run aground, could this be due to the new bridge being longer, wider and heavier therefore catching the tidal drag more?

Tighter chains maybe? But this would mean less depth of water over the chains meaning boats would be unable to navigate past the bridge.

The Floating bridge is a vital link between the two towns and the list of failings is becoming longer. The effect on the local economy: the

The TC has received a message from a member of the public about damage to play equipment at one of our play areas.

Someone had tried to remove a part of the equipment and also attempted to light a fire inside it, their actions cause slight injury to a child, please can I urge you all to keep an eye out and report any vandalism in the town to the Town Council and or the Police using their 101 number, thank you.

The Town now has two new defibrillators now up and running and both are accessible by the public at any time. One is located at the front of the Town Hall and the other at Shoreside Cafe on the Esplanade.

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Owner Graham Ivey believes in integrity and has a pricing policy that is transparent and honest. His reputation for offering a first class service has led to him being highly recommended across the Island. He is reliable and will be there when he is supposed to be and will never let the customer down.

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Dates for your Diary Every Thursday – Coffee and Chat Mornings at East Cowes Methodist Church from 10 – noon.

Sunday 2nd July - Summer Music Festival at Vernon Square, off Melville Street, Ryde from 2pm – 5pm. Open air event in the Vernon Saturday 1st July – Family Summer Picnic from Square Town Garden, to raise money to enable 11am – 4pm in association with YMCA. Meet this unique garden to survive. A broad mixture us at The Culver Haven to walk to the Culver of musical acts/events. Tea, cakes and wine on Cliff and Monument to participate in a variety sale. Bring a chair or blanket and have a fun of outside games. Bring a packed lunch / party afternoon. Charge of £1. food to share, spare clothes, tent / gazebo (if you have one). Costs: £5 per person. Please Sunday 2nd July – Forget-Me-Not a fundraising dress accordingly as we will enjoy ourselves event for Dementia UK, Admiral Nurse Appeal. whatever the weather. To book call 862441 Celebrating plants associated with memory.

The Coastal Gardener Nursery, Fakenham Farm, Saturday 1st July – IW Mardi Gras 2017 Eddington Rd, St Helens, PO33 1XS. “Reflections of India” from 3pm. A Spectacular dancing carnival parade featuring 1000 young Friday 7th July. Clarries Club for seniors at East people in colourful costumes. Will leave from Cowes Evangelical Church, Clarence Road, Ryde School making its way down Queens Road, East Cowes warmly invite you along to a fun Through Ryde Town towards Union Street and Quiz by Derek Moore at 10-30am. There are the Esplanade. free refreshments served after. We are always pleased to welcome new faces. For further info Saturday 1st July – Dash and splash starts please contact Derek or Myra Tel. 717895 at 11am – a 5km fun run dashing along the beaches of Shanklin and Sandown with the Saturday 8th July - Following on from the occasional splash around some of the groynes. success of ‘Isle of Dance’ two years ago, ‘5, 6, 7, The run starts at the old Shanklin pier head, and 8!’ is a new show sure to showcase the amazing dashes along the beach, under Sandown pier, talent the Isle of Wight has to offer and brought to finish at Yaverland opposite the Yacht Club. to you by The Lynnette Bailey Academy of Irish Raising money for Challenge & Adventure.

Dancing. The show consists of 6 island schools Register at www.dashandsplash.org.uk of a variety of styles, from ballet to Irish to freestyle and burlesque - something for all the Saturday 1st July – Round the Island Yacht family to enjoy! Tickets are available from the Race. Starting on the famous Royal Yacht Medina Theatre box office Performances at Squadron line in Cowes, the fleet races west, 2:30 and 7pm Adult £8.50 Child £7. to The Needles, round St Catherine’s Point and Bembridge Ledge buoy, and back to the finish Saturday 15th July – Charity Dog Show hosted line at Cowes. The first start in Cowes for the by Brading Bell Ringers at Brading Football 2017 race will be at 5.30am.

Club, Vicarage Lane, Brading. (Parking in church carpark). There are 10 classes to have a choice Sunday 2nd July - Shipwreck Isle 2017. A one of entering - only allowed to enter a maximum day spectacular ‘Shipwreck Isle’ is coming…. Get of 3 classes per dog. £1.50 per class or 3 for £3. dressed up in your best pirate gear and help There will be a bar, hot and cold food available defend our Island. Located in Ryde and Appley plus glitter tattoos, and more. All dogs must Beach, it is an event not to be missed and free be kept on lead. For more info call Lexi on to attend.

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Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th July - Isle of Wight Pride. Join us for a parade through the heart of Ryde Faster than ever at the to celebrate equality for bottom of all. This starts at 11 am and Union Street! all are welcome to join in or watch. There is then a All proceeds free live music event on go to local Island the Harbour Beach in Ryde, Charities. alongside various speakers, information stalls, family friendly craft stalls and face paints, live interactive art projects to get involved with.

Sunday 16th July - Barton Manor Open Garden, Whippingham Road, East Cowes. Hosted by Earl Mountbatten Hospice. A great day out for all the family! Over 1,200 people join us for this annual event held in the grounds of the beautiful private estate of Barton Manor, enjoying traditional fun and games and entertainment for all the family.

Saturday 22nd And Sunday 23rd July - Festival of Heroes returns for 2017 with even more characters than ever before! This one of a kind event will again be taking place at Brading Roman Villa from 11am – 5pm and is in aid of local children’s charity Daisy Chains IW. Heroes parade each day at 1.30pm. Free balloon modelling. Lots of events happening in the entertainment area. Kids tent and fun for all the family. Food and drink stalls. Entry fee is payable and is on the gate on the day - £3 per adult and £2 per child. Free parking is available

jazz singer Aydenne Simone and much, much more.

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Sunday 23rd July - The Paw Pantry Family Fun Day and dog show. In aid of From Foster To Forever (a wonderful dog rescue charity) Opens at 9am and is at George’s Field, Beatrice Avenue, East Cowes. Free entry. Dog show, rosettes, prizes, stalls, games, raffle, food & drink, kid zone

Sunday 23rd July - Vectis Boating and Fishing Club holds its first junior open fishing competition for under 16’s again on Ryde Pier.

This year we have one heat in July and three heats in August on the 6th, 13th and 20th. The Prize giving will be held on 20th August.

For times and details please ring Colin on 01983 811220 (daytime), 07967 330871, or email: cwebb1100@yahoo.co.uk Sunday 30th July – Isle of Wight Asian Day at Newclose County Cricket Ground, Blackwater Road, Newport from 10am – 8pm. Free entry.

The best in Asian cuisine, first rate dance entertainment. Traditional costumes, Miss Asian IOW Beauty Pageant and much more.

Sunday 30th July – Island Charity Fair at Sunnyside Farm, Whitwell Road, Godshill, PO38 3LP. Mini fun Fair, dog show, pets corner, tug of war, craft stalls, Island produce, birds of prey, horse show and demonstrations, dog agility, vintage cars, food and beverages, Ferret racing, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July - Lions traditional games and lots more. Something International is 100 years old this year and to for everyone. Free entry and parking celebrate, the combined Lions clubs on the Isle (donations always accepted) The show is being of Wight are putting on a spectacular event over organised by Ventnor Rotary in aid of The Earl the weekend at Sandown Airport. We will be Mountbatten Hospice & other local charities having marching bands, dance groups, a dog Ventnor Rotary support. show, Scottish dancers, Morris dancers, music from the RUG band, Wight Hot Pipes and the *all event information was correct at time of print.

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A lot has been happening at the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital since our last update. We had a record number of applications in 2016 for funds for equipment and resources from various parts of the Hospital We were able to make a large number of grants which will enhance the already excellent care and service we Islanders get from St Mary’s. The items have been ordered and are coming into use daily. Examples of what we were able to provide are monitoring equipment for community midwives, traction splints, transfer hoists for stroke patients, warming equipment for hypothermia cases dealt with by ambulances, dementia friendly crockery, and learning resources for children with special needs. We also looked after our staff with some exercise equipment and refurbishing a rest room.

We have taken the opportunity to give a fresh look to our branding and have launched a new website. Check it out at www.fosmiow.co.uk. We are now communicating regularly on Facebook and gradually building up a healthy following there. It is important to let people know what we are doing for the Hospital and how they can help us to do it.

Our amazing volunteers are running our friendly cafe and well stocked shop in the Hospital foyer. And we now have an outlet in the Health and Wellbeing Centre in Ryde. With the Laidlaw cafe and the daily ward trolley, that gives us five outlets to look after so if you have some time to spare to volunteer, please do contact us through the website or ring our office on 534405.

At a cost of £3,000, the Friends have provided 20 traction splints for the ambulances, to be used to relieve excruciating pain from certain leg fractures.

Paramedic Mike Wigley (pictured) explained that essential pre-hospital treatment for someone suffering a mid-shaft femur fracture is to relieve the pain through a combination of pain relief and splintage.

Although legacies and donations are very important to us, our cafes and shop are our main source of income, and we do see these facilities as being a very important part of our service to the hospital. The coffee and tea is good and reasonably priced and there is a range of sandwiches and snacks. We have “Splintage is particularly important, as joined the Hospital initiative to promote less separating the fracture bone fragments sugary food and drinks and our customers are provides significant pain relief and reassurgetting used to that. Our lovely staff have a ance for the patient,” he said. “If a bone is caring attitude and always reach out to those shattered in half the leg muscles immediately in the cafe who are struggling. This is not pull the bones together, and it really hurts.” always physically, as inevitably we meet many people who have had bad news or who are worried about a loved one.

We work closely with the Hospital to make sure that our funds really do make a difference to patients, staff and the Island community and we enjoy great support from the Trust, to help us to help them. So if you can help us in any way, do get in touch via the website or by ringing the number above. We would love to hear from you.

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News Report from Town & County Cllr Karl Love - East Cowes. Email: karl.love@iow.gov.uk Facebook: Cllr Karl Love It’s certainly been a busy month working to support the people of East Cowes. I hope those of you who attended the Festival had fun.

positive changes not only to the bridge and it’s structural issues, but to seek to remove the unfair foot passenger stealth tax charges.

I have met with Red Funnel directors to establish a working relationship and we discussed how we might spruce up the area controlled by them and their plans for the future. The Red Funnel planning enquiry starts on 18th July here on the Island. Keep an eye open for more information in the press.

There is no doubt in my mind, it’s not only affecting business trade but preventing the free movement of local people on both sides of the river. I for instance, no longer cross the river to wander and browse in Cowes. The £1.50 it costs me and others, can be better spent. I shall keep pressing for solutions to the many issues caused by the Floating Bridge.

The East Cowes Business Association, Town Council, local activists and towns people have all been working together to address and protest about the many concerns and issues raised by the implementation of the new floating bridge.

The point of this is to bring about the necessary changes to improve and make safer this essential service. There has been a total lack of proper and meaningful consultation and much of the bridges design layout has been imposed upon us.

Our towns people have joined together in one voice to ensure we are heard loud and clear at county hall. We want to know why it has all gone so wrong when there was clear evidence presented by towns people and warnings given back in 2014. It’s turned into a fiasco and a catalogue of errors which I have directly raised with the new ruling conservative group, Cllr David Stuart and Ian Ward. I have also met with Kevin Burton of Island Roads to discuss the road safety scheme.

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I was invited to attend the scrutiny meeting on the 13th June and it has emerged that the Floating bridge will be suspended for a couple of hours every day during low tide and this will definitely continue for the remainder of June. You can get more information at the IW Council website.

The ticket travel charge for both vehicles and foot passengers is also suspended until the 2nd July. A full enquiry will take place.

In other news the Albany pumping station repairs are only a temporary fix to the breakdown of the pumps. New pumps are on order and it’s looking like the temporary fix is here for most of the summer? I have been in contact with Southern Water and the Cowes Harbour Commission. Again I have raised concerns about sewerage being discharged into the sea creating a stench and health risk. I have reported this to the Health Commission and ask you to keep reporting it to The Environment agency and the Public Health.

News Report from Town & County Cllr Karl Love I’m pleased to say that the suns out and everyone is enjoying the East Cowes Esplanade where some additional enhancements are about to be implemented by your town council. There will be “No Parking” on the Esplanade field once the new seating and bollards have been placed on the green. It’s a green not a car park and that’s the way we would like to keep it. A big Thank you to our town councils efforts in this matter.

We are all still on the case about the landslip too and while it looks cleaner there is still much yet to be done. I have raised this matter with Island Roads and the new cabinet officer Ian Ward.

Please also help support your local town businesses especially those small shops, many of which, have struggled as a result of the closure of the floating bridge. We need to keep our High Street alive so if you can spend just a few pounds in some of our High Street shops, that will be very much appreciated to help keep them going.

Don’t forget we now have defibrillators located at the town hall and at the Shoreside Cafe. They are for use on people who you might think are having a cardiac arrest. Our town Clerk has been instrumental in leasing and implementing this essential service. Very well done to Amanda our Town Clerk.

As you can see work has started on the outdoor gym near the Pavilion. This is due to the hard work of your town council and we look forward to it opening later this year.

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I know one village in the Test Valley where every pupil put in a couple of stitches into their contribution.

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