Island Magazines April 23 Freshwater, Totland & Yarmouth area

Fromjoy’shumblecrumblekitchen

The'boilmethod'isasimpleandeasywaytocookandonewhichwehavebeenusing foryears...butbyaddingafewsimpletwistsandingredientsyoucantakeyournext mealfromordinaryintoextraordinary!!Well,moreinterestingandflavoursomebutyou getwhatwemean!

SIMPLE ASIANRICE

600mlchickenorvegstock

285gr.jasminerice

1tbsp(lowsodium)soysauce

75gfrozenpeas•

2xspringonions-thinlysliced

Serves4-6

ULTRACRISPY POTATOESserves4-6

1.Combinerice&stockinalarge saucepan

2.Coverandbringtotheboilthenreduce heattolow-simmerfor18minutes,

3.Stirthericeandcheckfortendernessand allliquidhasbeenabsorbed,

4.Drizzlewiththesoysauce-toss/stirto coatwell

5.Addthepeasandcoverforaminuteor two-addtheonion,stirandkeepcovered untilreadytoserve.

GRANDMA'SCAULIFLOWER CHEESEserves4

1xheadofcauliflower•1�ncreamof mushroomsoup•200ggratedcheese (matureifpossible)

1.Removeanygreenleavesandstemleaveenoughofthestemtoallowthe cauliflowertostaytogetherandflat.

2.Placethecauliflowerupsidedown intoalargepotandcoverwithcold water.

3.Bringtotheboilandsimmerfor2025minutes-itshouldbecrisp-tender (tooso�anditmayfallapart).

4.Draincarefullyandplacerightsideup intoabakingdish.

5.Pourthesoupovertheen�reheadof thecauliflower-seasonandtopwith cheese.Bakeat180Cdegreesfor15 -20minutesun�lhotandbubbly.

Thesearestraightforwardto make-boil,squish,drizzleand bake.Oven180Cdegrees. 12-14smallpotatoes6-8 mediumpotatoes-washed BOIL-boiluntilsoftanddrain inacolander(letitstandfor5 minutes)

SQUISH-placepotatoesona lightlyoiledtrayandroughly squishthem-keepingthemin onepiece.(thin=crispier, thicker=fluffierinside)

DRIZZLE-withalittlemelted butterthendrizzlesomeolive oilover-season.

BAKE-bakefor30-40 minutesuntildeepgoldenand crispy-donotflip.

SWEET COOKED CARROTS

Serves4-6

500gcarrots-youcanusebaby carrotsorwashandslicelargeones. 350mlchickenstock

1tbspsugar knobbutter

1.Bringthestockandsugartothe boilinamediumpot

2.Addthecarrotsandcookuntil crisp-tender(10-12minutes)

3.Drain,addthebutterandseason. Stirandserve.

WelcometotheAprilissue–and thankyouforpickingupacopyof yourlocalcommunitymagazine.

Inthisissuewehaveourregularnews reportssoreaderscankeepuptodate withlocalnewsforthearea.Our ‘DatesforyourDiary’sectionis packedwitheventshappeningacross theislandinAprilincludingevents happeningovertheEasterWeekend whichthisyearisfromthe7thuntil the10thApril.

Wemustkeepourfingerscrossedthat theweatherisgoodandtherainstays awayasit’stimewehadsomegood sunnydayssowecantopupour vitaminDandenjoyislandlife.

IrememberwhenIwasachild,EasterSundaywasthebestdayasbackthenEaster eggswereonlyevergivenontheSundayandwereonlyavailableintheshopsfora coupleofweeksbeforethebigday,butnowadaysyoucangototheshoponboxing dayandbuythemandbecauseofthisIhavealreadyconsumedfartoomanyof them…andI’msureI’mnottheonlyone!

IfyouareorganisinganycommunityeventsinMay,pleasesendusthedetailssowe canshareinthenextissue.

Wehavesomegreatlocalbusinessescoveringmanydifferenttradesandofferinga varietyofservicesadvertisingwithus.Pleasesupportthembyusingtheirservices andlettingthemknowyousawthemadvertisedhere.

IhopeyouenjoythisissueandhaveagreatAprilandIlookforwardtocatchingup withyouagainsoon.

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So,IseethelocalFreshwaterwildlifewas outinforceagainlastnight.Nothing unusualbuttheywereveryactive,andI waswonderingwhatwasnexttobebroken orburned,Sainsbury’smustbestruggling tokeepupwiththeirlossesbecausetheir handsaretiedaswell,sotheysay.Ihave livedinFreshwatersince1985andthings hasneverbeenthisbad,althoughthere weretwopublicmeetingsheldatthesports centreandsincethensomeoftheparents havebeenmeetinguptoseewhatcanbe done,ifanything,tocurbthebehaviourof theseyoungsters…..Apparently.

Itisnosecretthatwewerepersonally attackedandsufferedagreatdealof damage,thiscausedalotofdistressandwe arestilllivinglifeonedge,nottomention thefinanciallosses.Wewerecontactedby somequangodepartmentfromcountyhall andIwillsharebelowaneditedversionof theemailthatIhavereceivedwithyou.

Whenayoungpersoncommitsanoffenceandit isdealtwithbyanOutofCourtdisposal,the victimoftheircrimeiscontactedbythelocal YouthOffendingTeam,RestorativeJustice Service.

AsaconsequenceoftheCriminalDamage offencecommittedagainstyouon5/12/22and 2/01/23theyoungpersoninvolvedwasseenat IOWMagistratesYouthCourt,forwhichthey receivedaReferralOrder.

Althoughundertheirordertheyhavetoengage withtheYouthOffendingTeamandattend requiredappointments,theydonothavetocarry outreparationunlesstheyareremorsefulfor theiractionsandwanttorepairtheharmthat hasbeencausedtoensureitisameaningful experienceforallinvolved.

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Let’smoveontosomethingmuchmore positive,Ihavetoupdateyouaboutour localFYTBusprogress.Asyoumaybe awaretheyhaveoneelectricbusamongst theirfleetandtherewillbemoreadded inthefuture,so,theideaistoprovide themselveswithelectricitytochargethe busseswhichwillofcoursesavethem quiteabitofmoneyastheyareacharity andrelyheavilyongrantsanddonations, andofcoursepassengernumbers.Aftera setbackfrominitialtalkswiththe planningdepartment,windturbineswere ruledoutanditseemsanimpossible routeiftheyweretorelyonourlovely planningdepartmentforpermissions.So, thethoughtistoinstallanarrayofsolar panels,nowthisideaistakingshapefast andIampleasedtosaythattheremaybe somegoodnewsinthenearfutureon thisproposal.Ofcourseitisstillalong wayoffbutthepathwayissetandif fundingcanbegainedthroughgrantfundingwewillseethefleetslowly changingtoelectricwhichisnotbadfor theonlycommunitybusserviceonthe islandthatissolelyrunbylocal volunteersforthelocalcommunity.No wondertheyreceivedthequeensaward forvoluntaryservices,theyrunthisoutfit likeclockwork.Iwishthemallthebest andencourageeveryonetoflagtheFYT Buswhenyouarewaitingatthebusstop andusethem.

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Althoughtheweathercanbemixed,AprilisthefirstrealmonthofSpring.Woodlandscome alivewithbirdsongandthelackofleavesinthecanopyresultincarpetsofwoodanemonesand inancientwoodlandyoushouldbeabletofindthedelicatenarrow-leavedlungwort.Primroses areinabundanceindampwoodlandandalongthehedgerowswhilethefirstwildbluebells shouldappearmid-month.

ThebreedingseasonformanyspeciesofbirdisunderwaywhileearlymigrantsliketheSand Martin,WheatearandChiffchaffwillhavearrivedbythestartofthemonth.Hopefully,bymidmonththefirstCuckoo,SwallowandHouseMartinwillhavebeenseenwithSwiftsandthe summeringwarblersbytheendofthemonth.

Earlyseasoninsectsareonthewing,includingafurry-lookingbeewithalongprobosciswhich couldbemistakenforsomethingfearsomewithasting!Infact,itisnotabee,butaharmless Bee-flyandIneedyourhelppleasetorecordthemfortheNationalBee-flywatchsurvey,now initseighthyear.

TherearetwospeciesofBee-flyseeninApril:Dark-edgedBee-flyandtheDottedBee-fly. Theycanbeidentifiedbytheirdifferentwingpatternascanbeseeninthephotos.Theyusethe longproboscistonectartheearlyseasonflowers,sothechallengeistophotographthemand thenrecordthemonthesurveywebsite.

Therecordingform,andmoreinterestinginformationaboutBee-flies,canbefoundathttp:// soldierflies.brc.ac.uk/bee-fly-watch.Thesurveyalsohelpstopromoteanawarenessofthe speciesandthefactthattheyareharmlessandshouldnotbedestroyed.Iamalwayshappyto helpwithidentification.

IwillalsobeattendingtwoeventsinAprilrunningtheButterflyConservationtable.On Saturday22nd April,IwillbeattheEarthDayeventatBradingRomanVillaandonSunday30th April,IamattheSpringOpenDayattheDonkeySanctuaryatWroxall.Ihopetoseesomeof youtherewhereIwillbetalkingaboutbutterfliesandmothsandhowyoucanhelpthem.

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KingsCoronation:Weareplanninga numberofwildflowerseedpacketsfor Totlandresidentstopickupfromtheoffice andotheroutletsfortheKing’s Coronation.Pleaseusethemeitherinyour gardensorsuitableareas,andifyouare unsurewhoownsthelandpleasespeak withtheClerk.Thesewillbeavailable fromMay.

OpenSpaces:Wearestilllookingfor volunteerstolookaftertheplantersaround Totland.Youdon’thavetolookafterallof them,ifyoucanhelpwithjustoneplease contacttheClerk.Wealsohaveanareaon CokesGreenbehindtheWarMemorial thatneedsregularmaintenance.Oneof ourvolunteershasdoneanamazingjobfor manyyearslookingafterthisarea, however,itisjusttoobigajobforhernow. Thisparticularareamayneedtobe removedandgrassedifwecannotfinda solution.

Thegrasscuttingcontractwillbecarried outbyBrighstoneLandscapingoverthe next3years,andwelookforwardto workingwiththem.TurvillsFieldwillbe managedbyGifttoNaturealongsideOne HorseField.

SafetyConcerns: Councillorshaveasked theIsleofWightCounciltoconsider removing4parkingspacesintheColwell ChineRoadcarpark.Thisisabusycar parkandascarsentertheonlywayout,if therearenospaces,istoreversebackout ontotheroadwherepedestriansare makingtheirwaytoandfromthebeach.

Vandalism:TheParishCouncilhas workedhardtokeepthelocalprecepttoa 0%increasethisyear,however,thecostof vandalismimpactsonourexpenditure. Helpustokeepourcommunitysafeby reportingcrimeon101oronline.Two problemsweareregularlydealingwithat themomentareOneHorseFieldand

� Wecontinuetohaveyouth hangingaboutinOneHorseField.They havebeentakingoutdoorfurnitureand binsfromlocalgardensandmakingdens inthefieldandhavingfires,theyhave alsobeendamagingtrees.Doesyour childcomehomesmellingofabonfire? Lastmonththerewasacaseofsomebody offeringacoupleofbicyclesforfree, theseendedupthrownovertheclifffrom OneHorseFieldandcostmoneyto recoveranddealwith.Ifyouareoffering itemsforfree,pleasedonotleavethem outsidewithasignforanybodytotake. � Wehavehadseveralfiresstarted inthePublicToiletswhichhavecaused somedamage.Thesetoiletsarevery importanttousallyearroundand especiallyforthelocaltourism.

LitterBins

Overthelastfewyearswehaveadded signstomanylitterbinsalongthe seafrontandoutsideofthetoilets,asking peopletotaketheirlitterhome.During thesummerholidaystheParishCouncil alsopaysforlargeBiffabinstobe emptiedtwiceaweektohelpcombatthe problem.Sadly,thishasnotworked, rubbishpileshighinallthebinswith peoplestillleavingrubbishbagsontopor bythesideofthebins.Tonoteitislikely alotoftheseloosebagsofrubbishend upinthesea.Thetruthisnomatterhow manybinsareprovidedwecannotkeep upwithremovingalltherubbishand keepingourcommunitycleanandtidy. Severallocalpeoplecarryoutregular litterpicksaroundTotlandandColwell andCouncillorsareveryappreciativeof alltheirhardwork.

Recycling:AftonMarshRecycling Centre–Thisisopenandyoucannow takehouseholdrubbish,however,you MUST bookatimeonlineoroverthe telephone.You cannot justturnup;you willbesentaway.

DATESFORYOURDIARY

EveryTuesdayMorning–CoffeeMorning attheCommunityHallofYarmouthand District(CHOYD),StJamesStreetfrom 10.30am–12.30pm.Everyonewelcome.

FirstThursdayofeverymonth–Teen EpilepsyCaféatSounds&Grounds, BirminghamRoad,Cowesfrom4–5.30pm.It'sanopportunityforteenagers withepilepsytomeetthoseinthesame boat,tochatandlistentomusicinasafe andsupportivespace.

EveryFriday-FreshwaterMarketfrom 8.30am-12noonattheMemorialHall.

FourthSaturdayofthemonth-TheIsleof WightBusandRailUsersGroup (IWBRUG)holdtheirmeetingsatthe MethodistChurchHall,QuaySt,Newport, at11.15am.Comealongandhelpmakea difference.Formoreinformationcheck ourwebsitehttps://e-voice.org.uk/ iwbusrailusers

Saturday1st April–TheIsleofWight VintageMotorcycleClub5th Annual VintageandClassicMotorcycleShow. From10amto4pmatTheWinter Gardens,Ventnor.£3entry(Cashonly).

Monday3rd April–FriendsofFreshwater LibraryGeneralKnowledgeQuizNightat thelibraryfrom7–9pm.Teamsofupto 6people.£1each.Bookbyemail patsymburge@gmail.com

Monday3rd April–DinosaurFunDayat SandownRailwayStationfrom10am–4pm.Comeandjointhedinosaurfunon thetrainandatSandownStation’sGaslight Café.Followthedinosaurfootprintsinthe JurassicLosAltosParkanddiscover dinosaureggs.Lotstodoandsee. SupportedbyIslandLine.

Wednesday5th &Saturday18th April–CommunityBeachCleanatFreshwater Bay.Meet11amattheshelteronthe

prom.Bringglovesandsomethingto collectlitterin.Contact fbra@stayfreshwaterbay.co.uk

Friday7th April–AndyRobertsLive.An informaleveningoflivemusicwith originalsongsandsoundsofthe70’sat CHOYDCommunityHall,StJames Street,Yarmouth.From7:30pm. Tickets£4inadvancefromwww. thelittleboxoffice.com/andyrobertsor£5 cashonthenight

Saturday8th April–YarmouthCarnival EasterDuckRaceontheriverYarat3 pm.Drawticketswillbeavailablefrom Holdings,Harwoods,thePharmacy, PO41andonthedayatYarmouthSailing Club.Forfurtherinformationpleasego toYarmouthCarnivalCommitteeevents Facebookpage.

Saturday8th April–AnnualEasterHunt atBradingRomanVillainaidofDaisy ChainsIWfrom11amto4pm.Egg hunt,magicshow,historiesshow,Peter Rabbitmeetandgreet,balloonmodelling andmuchmoreallincludedinthehunt priceof£3.50perchild.Ticketsfrom https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ characterevents

Sunday9th April–TheTravellingTavern EasterEggHuntfrom1to3pmat FreshwaterBayinaidofFreshwater IndependentLifeboat.Livemusicwith EmelliaFrom5to7pm.

Saturday15th April–SpringTailsDog Walk.Meet11amatTheCrownInn ShorwellCarParkforapproximately1 hour15-minutewalk.FinishingatThe CrownwhereafreeBuddyBixtreatawaits yourdog.Freeandallwelcome.Alldogs mustbekeptonalead.

Alleventinformationwascorrectattimeofprintbutcouldbesubjecttochangeatanytime.

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TheMayorofYarmouth,well-knownlocal shipyardownerJamieAllen,resignedfrom YarmouthTownCouncilon14/3,having hadadifficultfewmonthssincehetook overfromformermayorSteveCowleyin Septemberlastyear.Therewillbemoreon thisdevelopmentinthenextissueofthis magazine.

ThefateoftheformerYarmouthschool premisescontinuestodominate communityaffairs.TheTownCouncilhas circulatedaNewsletterwithatear-offslip allowingresidentstoadvancesuggestions forpossibleusesofthepremisesandland, andanonlinesurveyhasbeensetupfor thesamepurposewhichcanbeaccessed viatheCouncilwebsiteonwww.

yarmouthtowncouncil.co.uk.TheSchool SiteSteeringGrouphasmetseveraltimes, includingwithlocalMPBobSeeleyand withseniorIsleofWightCouncillors,and continuestoactivelymonitortheissueof theschoolclosureandsale.Yarmouth TownCouncilhasregistereditswishtobe consideredasapotentialbidderforthesite underthetermsoftheAssetof CommunityValueprotocolandhasalso registereditsinterestinastripof unregisteredlandbetweentheschool premisesandtheplayingfield,whichthe IWCisclaimingas‘adversepossession’. However,thesitehasyettobeactively marketed,andthatwillbethecatalystfor moreintenseaction.

Considerationisbeinggiventodrawingup aNeighbourhoodPlan,aprocesswhich wouldlegallyobligeanydevelopmentsin YarmouthandThorleytotakeplace withinastatutorycommunityframework, though,duetothetimescalesinvolved,it’s

unlikelysuchadocumentcouldbein placesoonenoughtoinfluencethe Schoolsitesale.

Aplanningdecisionisstillawaitedon theproposedandcontroversialsolarfarm atThorley,whichhasattractedmuch discussionwithinthecommunitiesof YarmouthandThorley.LocalIW CouncillorPeterSpinkhasaskedthat thisapplicationandonefornewfacilities atTapnellFarmbedeterminedbythe IWCPlanningCommittee.

YarmouthTownCouncilhasenjoyed oneminorvictory,albeitindirectly. RunningfromtheHighStreetarea numberof‘sealanes’,unadoptedpaths leadingtotheSolent.Winterstormshad causedconsiderabledamagetothesea endofoneofthese,RefugeLane,and YTCappliedtovariousofficialbodiesto havetheerodedarearepaired,butall deniedanyresponsibilityforthetask. However,anunknownfairygodmother haswaivedherwand,andthedamage hasbeensortedout!

It’saMiniBlossoms

BlossomsofYarmouthiswellknown throughoutthecommunityforsupplying someofthebestflowerslocallyand worldwide,plants,gifts,chocolatesand muchmore.Theyaremuchmorethan justaflowershopandthankstothehard workofDianeandherteam,residentsof Freshwatercannowexperiencethe Blossomwayrightontheirdoorstep!

Onthe1st April(thisisnoAprilfooljoke) theyareopeningasistershopat51School GreenRoad,Freshwater.Itwillbe stockingeverythingthemainshopdoesjust onasmallerscaleandtheycan’twaitto welcomeyou.

Sowhetheryouwanttosendsomeflowers forEaster,ordersomedelicioushomemade chocolateandfudgeorjustspoilyourself withsomeofthewonderfulgiftstheyhave available.

Youcanorderbypoppinginorviathe websiteatwww.blossomsofyarmouth.co.uk

Volunteer for FYTbus

Evenifyoucan’tdriveyoucanmakearealdifferenceasa volunteerPassengerAssistant.PAsarethe“cabin-crew”for FYTbusonourscheduledweek-dayservicesandtheirrole includeswelcomingpassengerstothebusandhelpingwith theirseatbeltsandanyluggage(orshopping).Theonly thingmissingisthatthere’snodrinksserviceonboard! PAsalsocollectfaresanddonationsandassistthedriver withpick-upanddropoffpoints.

FYTbus Community Bus Services

Our scheduled weekday morning services can be used by anyone. The standard adult fare is £2 but travel is free if you have a concessionary bus pass. and if you have a FYTpass , available at our office, your fare will be just £1.00. We will help you on and off the bus with your shopping.

Medical Trips are available to help you reach appointments in Newport (£15.00) or at Brookside Health Centre, (£7.50) and can be booked via our website or by phoning the office.

Our wheelchair accessible car can convey a disabled passenger, and their carer if required, on medical trips in their own wheelchair.

Saturday shopping trips to Newport are available at two-weekly intervals to the Newport shops and Waitrose at East Cowes. This month’s door-to-door shopping trips will run on 8th April and 22nd please ring us to book.

To Volunteer or to book medical or shopping trips call us on 01983 752917 on weekday mornings.