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Happy Birthday to The Liquidator

The Liquidator

Since opening their doors 2 years ago, The Liquidator has grown in size, is holding more stock than ever and has just taken over a large contract which will see a great range of furniture, tools and DIY items coming to their Newport premises very shortly.

The Liquidator works alongside ex-catalogue stores and takes delivery of their stock to be sold at competitive prices. Redundant stock, deleted lines and goods with damaged packaging can be found in their showroom.

All the items are new and range from pictures, mirrors, sofas, seating, furniture to shelving and laundry baskets.

Garden Furniture • Office Chairs Sofas / Lounge Furniture Bedroom • Coal / Logs and much more, but too much to list Always a friendly welcome and discount for bulk buying

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Open Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm .

They have recently taken a delivery of sofas All credit cards accepted from Homebase and Argos and have a great range of items from Laura Ashley. All their stock are limited pieces and the stock turns around quickly and the best advice owner Tony can give is “if you see it and want it make sure you buy it there and then, because the next time you come in it will probably be gone”

Based at 16 Pyle Street, Newport, PO30 1JW, they are open Monday to Saturday from 9am – 5pm. They now accept all credit cards including American Express and also offer an Island wide delivery service. 1 person delivery is £10 and 2 person delivery is £20 anywhere on the Island.

They also do stock clearance for retail businesses that are closing down and Tony is happy to come and discuss your requirements.

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Welcome to the September issue and thank you for picking up a copy.

The school summer holidays are drawing to a close but lets hope it doesn’t mean that summer is over... I feel positive that we may have an ‘indian summer’ and let’s hope the warm days continue through to the end of September or even October.

This months issue is packed with news and information and a big ‘shout out’ to all budding authors to check out the competition advertised on the back cover.

Saturday the 23rd September is “Isle of Wight Day”. It’s a time when the whole community is encouraged to celebrate everything that is good about the Island.

There are events happening in towns, communities and villages and you will find a full list of events at www.isleofwightday. com and on pages 14 and 15 you will find the ‘Dates for your Diary’, which gives information on events happening throughout the whole month.

I hope you all have a wonderful September and I look forward to catching up with you again 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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Town Mayor Report for East Cowes From Peter Lloyd

(Tel No: 01983 299082 and leave a message for the Mayor)

I hope that you all had a good summer break and enjoyed Cowes Week.

Vandalism: the start of the holidays saw a massive rise in mindless vandalism and antisocial behaviour. This is becoming a great concern to your Town Council. Damage at the esplanade included, fire damage to seating, a lifebelt and a rubbish bin even the burning of toilet rolls there has also been broken glass.

To try and combat this, CCTV cameras have been installed at the esplanade to capture the culprits on film and to deter this kind of behaviour at the esplanade toilet and the paddling pool area.

East Cowes is a safe area, but all crime needs to be reported to them and that way they will put a police officer on the beat.

Muga: The official opening at Victoria recreation ground is to be in September. It is to be named the Morris Barton Play Area and opened by his widow Marcia. Look out for details nearer the time.

Floating Bridge: At the July TC meeting the public where able to ask questions directly to Cllr. D. Steward Leader of the IWC, Cllr. I Ward: Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Transport. J. Metcalfe: CEO IWC, Wendy Perera: Head of Planning, Housing There has also been vandalism at the Jubilee and Regulatory Services and S. Newton: recreation ground to play equipment. The Commercial Services Manager. Some asked Town Council also received a report from a questions were answered those not answered concerned resident about the Open Air Gym or unable to be answered the IWC informed at Beatrice Avenue with youths being abusive the meeting that they will be in due course. and threatening to prevent others from using The Town Council passed a resolution that a the equipment. The police were informed. I freedom of information request is made also would like to remind eveyone that all installed that written questions are sent to the IWC to equipment regardless of its location is for the be answered. It was said at a social gathering benefit of all residents and not just those living that I attended “that there are 100 experts in in the area.

East Cowes on the Floating Bridge”. If that is the case why have they not listened to them?

Unfortunately Cowes Week brought its own With regard to recouping some of the floating antisocial behaviour with attempted vandalism bridge over spend “that if the IWC need to go at the floating bridge waiting shelter area and down this course they will as they will have with the lack of extra toilet facilities; this led to insurance and liability insurance”. some urinating within the close vicinity.

The possible development at Crossways These combined pointless acts of behaviour Field - the Town Council did agree to hold a are costing the Town Council, (which you pay public meeting with the planning agency in for), hundreds of pounds to put right. Please attendance, the delay was caused through report all vandalism, antisocial behaviour to holidays the police using the 101 number or the Town Clerk 299082. Can I also ask that dogs are kept Just to remind you that there is a Citizen’s on leads near play equipment.

Advice Bureau held at the Town Hall every other week on a Thursday from 1.15pm It is worth mentioning that the police say that – 4pm. This is by appointment only, contact 4 (01983) 823898 or citizensadvice.org

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If you aren’t sure, please call and ask. Advice over the phone is free, and Kelvin is always happy to chat about anything.

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Yoga

by Judith Didham First of all, I would like to say a big thank you to all of you who have attended my Yoga classes in 2017. Normally, of course, we would be resuming classes this month, however I am about to have orthopaedic surgery and have been advised to take a reasonable amount of time to convalesce.

Reluctantly, I must therefore not begin my classes again until January 2018. I know this will be disappointing for you but needs must and all that!

Normal service will be resumed in the New Year, when we’ll all be in need of some fabulous Yoga to kick start 2018. All classes will begin week commencing Monday 8 January 2018.

I will remind you again in the January 2018 issue of this magazine. Any newcomers or people returning after a break, do please call me on 716144 or email me on nfo@judithdidham.co.uk for the latest information.

From time to time, I will be posting suggestions for your own Yoga practice, words of inspiration and encouragement on Facebook – Judith Didham Yoga. Please take a look.

I look forward to seeing you all in January.

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The East Cowes Methodist Church Ladies Group have once again created another popular quiz which will be available to collect from the beginning of September. The theme this year is Fruit, Flowers and Vegetables.

Copies can be obtained from Penny Guttridge on 292907 and cost £1. Completed copies to be returned in October and all proceeds will be for their Charity; The Church Improvement Fund.

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Items for sale can be brought between 6 8pm on the 6th October and 10 - 11am on the morning. The Church will be open for viewing from 2.30pm.

Refreshments will be available and the auction will take place from 4 - 5pm. Proceeds will be in aid of the Church Improvement fund.

Please support this good cause and happy bidding!!!

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News Report from Town & County Cllr Karl Love - East Cowes.

Email: karl.love@iow.gov.uk Facebook: Cllr Karl Love Over the past few months our town has faced many new challenges and I have seen how our community has joined together in so many different ways, campaigning in community action, fighting for what we believe to be honourable and right.

posts in Well Road. We visited the Esplanade shelters, the landslip, discussing the red barriers, parking and general area. I think we all agreed the red barriers need to be replaced with something more appropriate and I asked them to seek solutions. I now wait to hear the outcomes The announcement made about the and will report back to you all. We also development at the Crossways Fields received looked at Old Road and the two junctions at a storm of protest about losing the open St Thomas Rd and Millfield Road, looking at green space and adding more pressure onto traffic flow and the risks to school children and our town’s struggling infrastructure including residents. New Barn Road was also mentioned schools, doctors, roads and our business and the problem with traffic parking. I asked community. An online Petition has been about the traffic management improvements organised by local people living in the area. promised for Old Road by Luisa Hillard and www.change.org/p/everyone-stop-theapparently these officers knew nothing about building-or-planning-applications-on-the-field- it! However, I did ask for some road safety off-beatrice-avenue-east-cowes. The town improvements and presented the suggestions council have agreed to hold a town meeting by local people. so all perspectives and opinions can be heard.

Please watch out for the date of this meeting We moved on to view the rickety fencing to be posted soon. between Oak Tree Road and Consort Garden connection. There was an exposed power The Floating bridge fiasco continues with cable and we discussed the need to take noise, accessibility and the chain depths, action to sort this long-standing mismatch of literally being raised! Cowes Harbour a connecting road out, one way or another.

Commission have lodged a formal complaint Again we moved on to look at the over and the council say they are working on it. You hanging hedges with dangerous brambles at might have also noticed the new line markings John Nash Ave. at the floating bridge in East Cowes and the new enlarged HGV lane! The stop line has also Finally we discussed the double parking been repositioned to try make it safer for large at Yarborough Road and the possibility of vehicles. I hope this has some impact but only introducing a Pelican Crossing or similar at time will tell! the Prince of Wales pub. We did quite a lot in

our two hours and there were no promises I finally managed to find the time to meet for action. However I did manage to persuade with Island Roads and our Area Warden to some of the issues to be re-examined and take a walk around our town together. This placed on council lists. Unfortunately the was something offered to me by them and Kingston Way connection has stopped due to it was very productive. We looked at various agreements which need to be exchanged by issues including the Umbrella Tree weeds and Barretts and the council. Until this happens rubbish, the disabled bay outside the Co-op, progress cannot be made. However, Cllr. Julia the dreaded sandbags and the hanging basket Baker-Smith assures us that this road will be 12

connected this Autumn.

News Report from Town & County Cllr Karl Love In more news myself and concerned residents are meeting with Southern Water to discuss the unsightly and costly breakdown of the Adelaide pumping station, sewage discharges and actions required to prevent the collapse and severing of the sewage pipes at Spring Hill.

Local community activists have been working hard for several years to address issues and I will offer support in trying to help them create a safer environment for us all. They really have been working hard in this and I think it is important to recognise their efforts.

The Red Funnel Enquiry has been and gone and we wait to see the outcome of the inspector. It’s all in her hands and either way the result will see big changes coming to our town. However, the changes won’t be as sudden as you might think, more likely a year or two as it takes time to redevelop.

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Dates for your Diary Every Sunday – Car boot Sale at Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport. Sellers 8am and buyers 9am. Cars £5, Vans £8. Refreshments available from the Pavilion.

Friday 1st September – The East Cowes Evangelical Church, Clarence Road, East Cowes (Clarries Club for seniors). Entertainment by Merlynna Johnson vocal and accompanied with her lap harp at 10-30am. Refreshments served after. For further information, please contact Derek or Myra Tel. 717895 Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September - Wolverton Manor Garden Fair, Shorwell from 10am – 5pm. This traditional garden fair is the most popular of its kind on the Island and all money raised goes to Age UK IW. Set in the grounds of a Jacobean Manor with over 140 amazing nurseries, garden & craft stalls, Elizabethan dancing, dog agility, classic car, bike & military vehicles displays, vintage amusements, magic, circus workshop , Donkeys, Alpacas, Falconry, Kayaking, tree and wall climbing, tree and wood carving, Archery, Live Music on Sunday from Last Orders and much more. There is something for everyone.

Early Bird tickets £5 are available in advance from Waterstones or the County Press Shop, Newport. Tickets on the gate £7, children under 14 have free entry. Ample free parking on site.

Saturday 2nd September – Ryde Illuminated Carnival Sunday 3rd September – Under the Pier 2017 – from 2.30 – 4.30pm at Ryde Pier. Splash all the way to the Sponge Gardens! Be amazed by the stars on a Star Ascician! There’s a whole wild world out there for you to discover...

Sponge gardens, anemone arrays, fields of eel grass, jellyfish and sea squirts, curious crabs and more... Join us for pier-pooling and citizen 14

science with Arc’s expert ecologists and beach art and wonders with the artists of Artecology and friends... Bring wellies and a net and prepare to get splashed! All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is a free event and there’s no need to book.

Sunday 3rd September – Morris Minor Rally at IW Steam Railway, Havenstreet. 10am – 5pm The first British car to sell a million!

The ‘Moggy Minor’ is fondly remembered and is still a much-loved car. See a host of Travellers, saloons, convertibles, vans, pickups and custom classics on display at the annual Morris Minor Rally at Havenstreet Station. Autojumble, refreshments and train rides available! There is FREE admission to this event although the usual Steam Train fare applies.

Monday 4th September - Isle of Wight Family History Society open meeting at Hunnyhill Room, Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport.

Larger than life: Some Old Men of Newtown.

Keir Foss will paint a portrait of around six real old ‘characters’ and talk about the variety of sources from which the material is drawn.

Doors open 7 pm talk starts 7.30 lasts about 45 minutes. Admission: members - £1; nonmembers - £2 Friday 8th September – Charity General Knowledge Quiz Night in aid of People Matter IW at Newclose Cricket Club, Blackwater Road, Newport, from 7.30pm – 22.30pm. Teams of 4 are invited to take part, but will need to register in advance by either calling 01983 527957 or by emailing tracy71pete57@hotmail.co.uk. Costs £2 per person entrance. All proceeds to go to People Matter on the Island. There will be a raffle on the night, a licensed bar and plenty of free car parking is available. Everyone welcome

Dates for your Diary Sunday 10th September – Zumbathon at Carisbrooke Primary School from 10am – 12pm. Entry fee is £8 and all proceeds go to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. Cakes and raffle on the day. Book your space or turn up on the day. Email helenbaker@hotmail.com for more info.

Friday 15th September - A quiz and social evening organised by East Cowes Womens Institute to raise funds for local causes at East Cowes Conservative Club, Clarence Road. 7pm for 7.30 start. Come along and join in the fun - it’s always a good evening and is open to everybody. Cost of £2 per person and teams of up to six. For further info call Dawn on 07717018131 Friday 15th September – The East Cowes Evangelical Church, Clarence Road, East Cowes (Clarries Club for seniors). A talk given by Derek Sprake on Smuggling to and from the Isle of Wight 1700’s to 1900’s. Starts at 10-30am. Refreshments served after. For further info contact Derek or Myra Tel. 717895 Saturday 16th September and Sunday 17th September – International Classic Car Show 2017 The famous Isle of Wight, Charity Classic Car event promises to be the biggest and best ever. Vehicles from all over the UK and mainland Europe will be attending this unique two-day show. Saturday 16th September - the show will be located at Newport Quay and Sunday 17th September - the show will be held at Ryde Esplanade. Both shows will be FREE to attend. 11 – 5.30pm . PLEASE NOTE: Anyone wishing to display their vehicles MUST register in advance with the organisers on 0208 439 7871.

fun fair, kids activities plus meet the HIOWAA mascot and other emergency services. Free entry.

Tuesday 19th September – New Born Hats Fundraising Event at Lake Methodist Church, Sandown Road at 2.30pm. Raising money for St Mary’s NICU. Free admission, various stalls, refreshments. All welcome to come along and help raise money to help all the little babies Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th September Sweetcorn Fayre at Arreton Barns, Main Road, Arreton from 10am – 5pm. Join us for our 11th annual Sweetcorn Festival. There will be plenty of food, entertainment and activities.

Saturday 23rd September - The International Staff Band of The Salvation Army from 7pm – 9.30pm at Newport Minster, St Thomas Square. Tickets £10 (Concessions: £8 OAP’s, £5 Children). Tickets available from The Salvation Army Hall in Pyle Street, Newport and Eventbrite with an additional fee: www.isb-tickets-iow.eventbrite.co.uk for further information call 01983 526312.

Saturday 23rd September - Isle of Wight Day – This is when the whole community is encouraged to celebrate by covering the Island in bunting, hold an event, take part in an event or just enjoy the hundreds of events being held all over the Island. You can find details of events by going to the website – www.isleofwightday.com

Friday 29th September – The East Cowes Evangelical Church, Clarence Road, East Cowes (Clarries Club for seniors). A talk given by Muriel Miller on the History of Sayings.

Saturday 16th September – Hampshire and Isle Starts at 10-30am. Refreshments served after.

For further information please contact Derek of Wight Air Ambulance Fun Day at Sandown Airport from 11am – 4pm. The day will feature or Myra Tel. 717895 entertainment, art and crafts stalls, vintage 15 *all event information was correct at time of print.

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A Holly Maslen Front Cover

Here at Island Magazines we have been very lucky to have the wonderfully creative Holly Maslen allow us to use one of her designs on the front cover. I’m sure you will agree that her pen and ink designs are beautiful and she had many to choose from and this one just caught our eye and was just perfect for us.

Holly has worked for many years as a marine artist but decided to go back to her childhood style of pen and ink work, drawing and designing exclusively in black and white.

Over the last five years she has worked on many projects including sixteen murals for the Isle of Wight Zoo, a mural in Sloane Square for fashion designer Charlotte Taylor and an exhibition of drawings at Freud in London to accompany the publication of her illustrated book “Escargot Masquerade & Other Stories”. Smaller scale projects have included t-shirt designs for skate company Wight Trash and her own scarves and pocket squares sold via the international Japanese designer Masato.

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In 2016 Holly opened a gallery in Bembridge for six months, showcasing the work of over 30 Island Artists and now runs another gallery in Bembridge called Mini Big Art on Embankment Road which is open 124pm Wednesday through to Sunday.

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East Cowes Business Association News

by Simon Craddock It looks like I spoke to soon, what a washout August has been. Feedback from the shops too has been that August in general, particularly Cowes Week, has been one of the quietest for many years. Let’s hope for a sunny and successful September.

ECBA is working with Destination Cowes, which is essentially a group tasked with promoting the wider ‘north of Medina’ area, including East Cowes, Cowes, Whippingham, Northwood and Gurnard to a larger mainland audience. This As some readers will know, I was lucky is supported by CBA, Cowes Town Council, enough to get the opportunity to be an ‘extra’ Osborne House and Red Funnel amongst in the film Victoria & Abdul last year, and for others. Although not purely business the last 12 months, have been driving my related, we contribute a small sum to ensure family and friends up the wall talking about that East Cowes is kept in the loop. They are it (I went into overdrive once the trailers looking to begin a festival or annual event, were released last month). I found the so get your thinking hats on and let’s get it experience of being behind the scenes utterly happening in our town! fascinating, but it made me appreciate once more how special Osborne House is, and ECBA is continuously trying to come up in turn, how lucky we are to live in a town with ideas to get residents into our town, with so many truly remarkable bits of history to use our services (not just the shops, but scattered around, which includes not only plumbers, electricians, garages, restaurants, the ‘royal stuff’ but monuments & graves, engineers and architects). If you have any and evidence of technological development ideas, get in touch. that continues to have major significance around the world. The Heritage Centre on Our website is constantly being tweaked and Clarence Road is an absolute gem and has a updated by Shaun, but importantly, he needs wealth of local information, holding records content for your business. If you would like on people, buildings, spaces and places; we to add some details to your profile, all you are incredibly lucky to have such dedicated need to do is send us the information in volunteers preserving our past. an e mail, along with some high resolution I get particularly frustrated when I hear people (of all ages) complaining that there are no shops in East Cowes. We a small selection of shops, but importantly, they are mainly independent shops owned by local people. They offer a huge range selling everything from whoopee cushions to washing detergent, gifts to garden spades, but they need your support and your custom.

Please take a look along lower York Avenue and Clarence Road before heading into Newport or Ryde, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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We are really pleased to welcome Paul of Isle PAT Test to ECBA. If you have any portable devices that need to be tested, give Paul a call on 07709 152568.

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We are a small group of people that run and maintain the Whippingham Village hall.

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We are looking for a caretaker for the hall. This would be a permanent part time position, if you have time on your hands and would like to become involved please ring Trevor on 07801386070 for more details

Sadly Missed by All

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Earlier this year, we saw the sad closing of Geraldine’s, the popular sweet shop in East Cowes Town, due to the retirement of the owner Sandy Turner.

Unfortunately the sad news hasn’t stopped there as sadly, Sandy passed away at the end of July.

There aren’t many people in East Cowes who hadn’t at some time had a conversation with Sandy. She was a happy, bubbly person who had a kind word for everyone and she was a particular favourite of our four legged furry friends who knew exactly where she kept the treat box.

Her shop was an aladdin’s cave and stocked just about everything... If Geraldine’s didn’t have it in stock then it probably didn’t exist.

She will be sadly missed and our thoughts are with her husband, Colin and family.

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