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Another month has been and gone and the Government roadmap to bring us out of ‘lockdown’ is moving along and it’s good to see local businesses open their doors once again. One person I am really excited to see is my hairdresser... and I’m sure many of you can relate to how I am feeling. More restrictions are due to be lifted in May and we can also look forward to two bank holidays on the 3rd and 31st. These last few weeks have been a mix-match of weather conditions. Going from sunny days to frosty mornings and some places across the island even saw snow! There has been a constant chill to the air but hopefully as we enter May we can look forward to some glorious days. This magazine is free for readers to pick up and we rely upon local businesses to advertise in order for us to flourish and we would be really grateful if you could please tell your family, friends, work colleagues and local businesses about us. I hope you have a great May and I look forward to catching up with you again next month.
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Feline Welfare is a small but dedicated rescue centre on the Island and is run by Nikki Hazelgrove who works tirelessly rescuing, saving and rehoming cats and kittens across the Island. She is not a business but Registered Charity: 1084722 a registered charity and relies upon the generosity of locals to donate to help feed the residents and ensure they get medical treatment. Her special residents are looking for their ‘forever homes’ and here are just a few that want you to pick up the phone and call so you can come and meet them. You can find more details on their website www.felinewelfareiow.co.uk . Call anytime on 521778. Meet ‘Pepper’ and ‘Salem’. They are not related but when they both arrived at Feline Welfare they got on so well together and are now best friends and will need to stay together. They are happy, friendly and loving cats. ‘Butch’ came in as an unapproachable undoctored stray but has changed so much and although still nervous initially his foster parents Jane and Colin have turned his life round for him. He has a lovely personality and he is now ready to move into a loving, quiet and safe home. ‘Murphy’ arrived on Boxing Day. It was believed his owner had sadly passed away so he then adopted a couple quite close by for the following year. Their cats were not too happy with his visits so Nikki was asked if she could help. This lovely boy is looking for a quiet home, so no young children, and probably as an only cat, or maybe a friendly female cat who would be gentle with him. ‘Molly’, is 7 years old and is an affectionate little girl and is definitely looking for love of the human kind. Molly turned up recently and made no attempt to leave and owners can’t be traced. Molly will be better as either an only pet or with another friendly and gentle cat. She definitely wouldn’t like to be with a dog. ‘Mischief’ is such an adorable little character. She is 6 years young and such and very sweet and affectionate. She was living with another cat and a small cat-friendly dog so she can either go as the only pet – which she would LOVE – but Nikki may consider her going with one other pet in the family. If you can’t give a ‘forever home’ but would love to be a foster parent then Nikki would love you to contact her. A BIG SHOUT OUT for anyone who can donate to ‘Jeremy’ who has been diagnosed with hip dysplasia and dislocating knees. He needs surgery amounting to £4,500. PLEASE DONATE via their website or Facebook page.
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News Report from Town & County Cllr Karl Love - East Cowes. Email: karl.love@iow.gov.uk Facebook: Cllr Karl Love Community Regeneration This is my last report in this term of office as County and Town Council. It has been a Project. Thank you to the project group and Sharon Lake which great pleasure representing your hopes and has now raised in the region of £20,000. It concerns. I have always tried to listen to is unlikely that work will be able to start on your community aspirations and concerns, and I go out of my way to ensure residents the project physically until autumn due to the are kept informed of current affairs. When nature of the equipment required and large voting in this local election I ask you, do you numbers of residents and visitors enjoying know who the local election candidates are? the Esplanade in the summer months. However, some works may be undertaken in For those re-standing, have they engaged preparation. with you directly apart from their efforts during this election? What efforts have they The East Cowes Shrape swimmers have made during their term of office to engage with you? In the town council election, you completed their round the island swim and also raised over £1000. We are hoping that will receive 4 votes per person as there are 4 sets in each ward for town council. There an Esplanade Elephant Festival, a picnic event will take place at the end of Cowes is not going to be a town council election Week (7th August). Planning for this is for the East Cowes Ward. This is because only 4 candidates have chosen to stand and yet to commence but it has always been the aspiration of the East Cowes Crafters and there are only 4 seats and therefore myself, Community Partnership to bring this forward. Tracy Reardon, Margaret Webster and We hope it will consist of low-key music Bob Packham are automatically elected. and entertainment. You may like to know The Osborne Ward seats making up the that the paddling pool along the Esplanade remaining 4 out of 8 council seats will be is currently being refurbished and it is hoped contested. You can therefore vote for 4 different candidates out of the total standing that it will be open to the public again, in of 5. You do not have to cast all 4 votes; you line with public health guidance by the 17th May. The refurbishment is subject to weather can simply vote for those who you want to elect. In the Osborne election the candidates conditions being suitable for the repainting of the pool which takes time for it to cure. standing are Sharon Lake, Michael Paler, Stephen Hendry, Cameron Palin and Simon The Town Council have placed signs on the Walker. I wish them all good luck in their Esplanade wall reminding people not to feed campaigns. the birds. This comes after complaints have been received about food being left on walls In the County Council Elections, you and the gulls becoming aggressive towards will receive one vote each and one vote people. for the Police and Crime Commissioner election. Sadly, I know nothing at all about The East Cowes Town Hall Community who is standing for the Police and Crime Hub project is progressing. I do find myself Commissioner for the Isle of Wight and at odds now with some of the process being Hampshire at the time of writing here. followed by the town council. You will recall that in 2019 a consultation project In other news: What a fantastic effort has been made in raising funds and creating the was conducted with you, the people of East Cowes and from this came the idea of plans for the East Cowes Landslip
News Report from Cllr Karl Love continued building a community hub. The town council has been working on developing and implementing the project ever since that time. The project was estimated to be between £500,000 and £750,000.
East Cowes Town Council has ever considered. Given the proximity of the local elections and the likelihood of a new town council being elected I felt it only appropriate to suggest a deferral until after the local elections and the new council could take I believe in transparency and ensuring best up the reins bringing this project forward. value for money. A government public loan However, this was rejected. As a community has been secured to the tune of £500,000 worker 40 years’ experience I know that to help support the project move forward when handing the reins over to another and an additional 100,000 from Isle of group of an ongoing project it can be Wight Council S106 funding. At the time difficult, but one always gets a better result in of commencing the project there was little the long run if the new regime has played an scope for considering other locations to active part in commissioning and investing build a community hub. However, since that their efforts directly into a project. I saw no time new opportunities have arisen possibly point in rushing forward at this time when including the Esplanade Barracks. I have a short recess to reflect and consider it was always supported the community hub project, available. Being inclusive is very important but I find myself at odds with a process. In to me and delaying for a few weeks would April quotations were presented to the full cause very little disturbance to the process town Council for consideration of selecting as we are now committed to delivering the the contractor. Myself, Cllr Rann and project. It’s expected that work will start on Hendry were appointed to open the bids and the new build in early summer. make recommendations at the full council meeting. Having opened the bids, which I continue to be in contact with Island Roads contain commercially sensitive information about the York Ave highways rebuild and and cannot be discussed in public, I followed resurfacing. I have passed on a number of the agreed process of review however l concerns and improvement suggestions that suggested that we remove any sensitive you would like to see within the temporary information from the quotations and simply diversion scheme. The rebuild of the name them A, B, C and D so that the public road is causing some difficulties and some could at least be informed of the valuations services like water utilities etc are not laid and the council take a transparent inclusive as deep in the road as they had thought. I approach in issuing the contract. remain concerned about the final stage of the project and traffic flow. Traffic will be I took advice and discovered that it was diverted through the town, along Clarence possible to use this approach, but it seems Road and up Yarborough Road. Parking that some councillors prefer to operate behind restrictions will be in place during this time. closed doors. This was a lot of money after I have tried to suggest to the Isle of Wight all for a town council. I also suggested that Council alternative parking provision is we might review the costings and make any needed. If you do know of any parking adjustments in an attempt to either improve provision that might be available and you or reduce the costs to our council and live in those localities affected, can I please taxpayers as you would do when negotiating advise you to make contact with them to any new home purchases of a property. This is the largest investment that continued over the page
News Report from Cllr Karl Love continued try to negotiate an alternative parking bay for your vehicle during that time. Perhaps The island's longest established if you are a resident who has a drive which independent family funeral directors is not in use you might be able to contact are proud to open in East Cowes to one of the residents along Clarence Road or serve the local community Yarborough Road and offer them a space to park? Disabled bays, especially those recently Professional, personal & caring service created, are for residents with reduced mobility and access. Disability takes many forms. Call Richard or Caroline day or night Please try to not park in these designated bays; on 872598 they are important to some in that locality. If Weaver Brothers Ltd there are bays you no longer think are being Link Road, East Cowes, used or not wanted, please report this to Island IW, PO32 6RN Roads for their action and information. email: info@weaverbros.co.uk As we move from this administration into the www.weaverbros.co.uk next, I hope it will bring a refreshed look at Telephone: (01983) 872598 the floating bridge and all other local issues. I will do everything I can, should you choose to re-elect me, to support our community in a changing world where we must recover and “An excellent team pull all our best ideas offering an together. Some of the invaluable service” ongoing projects which NEW! Book online www.mobilevetsurgery.co.uk we are aware of are the Spring Hill and Norris Stress-free Islandwide “Friendly & reliable Castle development, professional yet Home Visits & Crossway’s very caring” Central Vet Surgery development, Frank James, the former fuel Depot in Kingston Road, the Technology Park and Kingston Keyhole CT Marine Park. There Surgery Scans is also an intended Watergate Rd, Newport, PO30 1XP 01983 212999 development near the Folly Inn and consideration of the former Grange Rd School site. Most of these projects are all in the pipeline but are often the subject of secrecy creating speculation and community unease. All I can try to do in this matter is keep you informed and then present the information as it arises. One thing is for certain, I will not back away from the issues created by the floating bridge and in my belief, it should be replaced whilst there are others who still feel that they can fix it. 10
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Curious cuckoos One of the most iconic sounds of spring is the call of the male cuckoo, the two notes heralding the changing seasons. Cuckoos will have just started to arrive in Britain after their long migration from Africa where they spend the majority of the year. They have a fascinating life cycle and cuckoos and their chicks and eggs are wonderfully adapted to parasitising the nest of other bird species. Just two of the 54 species of Old World cuckoo can be found in Europe and here we will take a closer look at the common cuckoo. Arrival In late February cuckoos will slowly begin their 10,000km journey to Britain, leaving the rainforests of central Africa where they have spent our autumn and winter. They will have been feeding up on the insects these forests provide ready for the 50-60 hour Saharan crossing which makes up one of the more perilous legs of their journey. Cuckoos make the crossing in one non-stop night flight and sadly many don’t make it to the other side. Cold temperatures, dust storms and high winds could all put bring their migration to a premature end. There are further obstacles for the cuckoos as they navigate their way through hunters in the Mediterranean and possible wet or cold weather on their passage.
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The breeding season Once the cuckoos arrive at their destination (they breed across Europe) the most familiar part of their life cycle begins. Males can be spotted on open perches making their onomatopoeic call, while females have a less-famous bubbling call which they make as they search for a suitable nest. Each female will be adapted to parasitise the nest of a certain host bird, a trait they pass on to their chicks, forming distinct races. The reed warbler and the meadow pipit are the most common unwitting parents to cuckoos, but over 120 species have been recorded with cuckoo eggs in their nests. Cuckoo eggs have a thick shell so the egg can be quickly laid from above the nest while the parents are gone, and the cuckoo chick has a concave back to help roll other eggs out of the nest. They also have a large gape and loud calls, which trigger the parents to bring food despite the often odd appearance of a giant cuckoo chick squashed into a too-small nest being fed by tiny parents. But this harbinger of Spring is on the decline, on the UK red list of birds. An important factor is the increasingly unpredictable weather, which can play havoc with the cuckoos migration flight and their insect food sources. Cuckoos can be spotted on many of the Trust’s nature reserves – find your closest at www.hiwwt.org. uk/nature-reserves
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