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Welcome to the May issue and thank you for picking up a copy. May is set to be a busy month, what with the two Bank Holidays and lots happening across the Island. You can find details of these events on the ‘Dates for your Diary’ section on pages 16 and 17. This month we have teamed up with Isle of Wight Cats Protection to find some forever homes for their Senior Kitizens. These mature cats are still so loving and wonderful companions and we had the hard task of choosing just five of them to be the stars of our feature, which you can read on page 4. This months front cover certainly made a splash and you can read about the photographer on page 11. As you know Stuart Hutchinson has been writing an informative monthly report for many years, in fact he has done 68 reports in total, but unfortunately this one will be his last. Due to work commitments Stuart has made the decision to pass the baton to someone else. His reports will be missed and a big thank you to him for his continued support of Island Magazines.
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Senior Kitizens
Island Magazines has got together with the Isle of Wight Cats Protection Adoption Centre to let you know about some of the wonderful senior kitizens who are waiting for their forever home. You will definitely fall in love with these older cats and please don’t let their age put you off. Cats regularly live into their late teens or older these days, so most seniors will have many years of love to give. Older cats are usually more homely and have great personalities making them wonderful companions. Will is a very handsome 8 year old short haired black and white cat. He can be both chilled out and playful and likes to chase string and play with toys and other times like to be quiet and by himself. He doesn’t want to live with other animals and definitely likes the outdoors. Dizzy is a sweet natured independent mature lady. She doesn’t ask for much - a warm bed, yummy food and fuss. She is a 13 year old Tabby who doesn’t want to live with other cats and although a little older she is still young at heart. Dizzy cannot be rehomed to some areas of Ryde or Yarmouth. Maisy is a black and white 14 year old who really just wants her own comfy space in a quiet loving home. She can be very affectionate and loves a gentle stroke now and then. She doesn’t demand much attention but she’ll quite happily come to you when you approach and will purr away. Maisy seems very content to just chill out, so she could possibly be an indoor cat.
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Suki loves the company of humans but not other animals. She enjoys being made a fuss of and will happily rub around you but she is not a hugger. Suki is Tabby and white and is a young 10 year old. Her dream home is a nice quite place to relax with a garden to nose around and a comfy armchair for naps. Suki cannot be rehomed in Ryde. Dora is a stunning 16 year old tortoiseshell and white cat. Dora’s owner went in to care, and she misses having a soulmate around. Dora likes pottering about in the garden. She isn’t the world’s biggest lap fan, but will happily follow you about. She has lived with a doggy before so may be ok to do so again.
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Totland Parish Council News Annual Parish Meeting – Tuesday 15th May at 6.30pm in the Church Hall, The Broadway. This meeting is for the residents of Totland to come along and see what your Councillors have achieved since the Elections last year. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available on arrival and Councillors look forward to welcoming you all. Colwell Common – Due to the amount of rain this year but particularly during March/ April we had to delay the container, however, at the time of writing this report we would expect the container to be on site end of April early May. Car Boots – Saturday 12th and 26th May with sellers setting up from 8.30am and buyers arriving at 9.00am, weather permitting. No pre-booking is required just turn up. This year the Parish Council are supporting two groups, West Wight Nursery and the 1st Freshwater/Totland Scout Group. Plastic Awareness Day – this is a very popular and important subject currently, and Councillors have planned a Plastic Awareness Day. Come along and meet the Island groups who want to get their message across to us all. You will be able to find out how you can reduce plastic in your home, how you can shop to reduce plastic and what steps we can all take to reduce plastic pollution in our seas. This event will take place on Saturday 2nd June, 11am – 3pm by the Totland Pier Café. Open Spaces – The weather has held works up around Stokes Green, we are ready to continue with the pathways, however, we need a couple of weeks of dry weather before we can commence. 6
Men in Sheds have returned to the shed on Turf Walk and Councillors are looking forward to working with them to maintain and or repair memorial seats in Totland this summer. The shed is open on Thursdays between 2pm and 4pm and all are welcome. Police Beat Surgeries – The Parish Council have been able to secure extra surgeries each month until July. The dates for May are as follows: Wednesday 2nd May 10am – 11am, Wednesday 16th May 11am - 12noon and Wednesday 30th May 10am – 11am. If you have any concerns about Crime or AntiSocial Behaviour in Totland please drop in and speak to them. Projects: The Mosaic project continues to run on Tuesday and Wednesday between 2pm and 4pm and we have spaces available on the Wednesday sessions. If you are interested come along and have ago, full training given and no experience is necessary. Garden Bags: This service is no longer available. The new scheme that has now been launched means residents can now have their garden waste collected from their home. By subscribing for a 240 litre wheeled bin or hessian sacks to be picked up from the kerbside for £60.00/year. The scheme is in partnership with Amey and the Isle of Wight Council who have said it will make gardening easier and save having to load the car up with heavy bags of wet garden waste. If you would like further information drop into the Parish Office and the Clerk will be happy to help.
Totland Parish Council News Calendar of Events 2018 – subject to change
• Three days a week; Saturday, Sunday and Monday, including bank holiday Mondays. • Summer 10.00am to 6.00pm. (26th March 2018 to 28th October 2018) Other Parish Office Services The Parish Office continues to offer a photocopying and laminating service and the Computer Suite is available for all Totland residents to use.
May 12th - Car Boot, Colwell Common 26th - Car Boot, Colwell Common June 2nd - Plastic Awareness Day, Totland Pier 9th - Car Boot, Colwell Common 23rd - Car Boot, Colwell Common July 14th - Car Boot, Colwell Common 28th - Car Boot, Colwell Common 29th - Summer Carnival, Various August 11th - Art & Craft, Colwell Common 25th - Car Boot, Colwell Common Sept 1st - Messy Church, Colwell Common 8th - Car Boot, Colwell Common 22nd - Car Boot, Colwell Common, October 13th - Car Boot, Colwell Common 27th - Car Boot, Colwell Common Nov 30th - Christmas Market, Colwell Common 30th - Lantern Parade Dec 5th - Older Persons Lunch, Memorial Hall Foodbank The Parish Office will continue to be a Collection Point for the Foodbank and we welcome donations for this very good cause. Please support if you can. Reminder: We have moved in to Summer Timetable Afton Marsh Recycling Centre open days and times:
CONTACT DETAILS: Parish Clerk – Mrs Helen Gibbs - Telephone 756028. Totland Parish Council, Winchester House, The Broadway, Totland Bay, PO39 0AX. The parish office is open Monday & Tuesday 9am – 12noon and Wednesday & Thursday 9.30am–12.30pm. Email: totlandparishco@googlemail.com or follow the Clerk on Twitter @ TotlandClerk. The parish council also have a Facebook page which is updated daily.
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News Report from Councillor George Cameron Email:- george.cameron@iow.gov.uk | Mobile 07701011481 I am aware that there are so many consultations lately and some might say that they suffer from survey fatigue but the latest survey that was launched on the 5th April is very important. This survey is by the Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership and it ends on Friday 18th May and I am asking everyone to take part and complete the survey which is available online on the Council’s website. It will help to decide the work of the safety partnership which is made up of the Council, Hampshire Constabulary, IOW Fire & Rescue, National Probation Trust, Community Rehabilitation Company and the IOW Clinical Commissioning Group. It will also flag up issues that are of concern to local communities and I am aware that we have a certain element of crime and disorder in our area, hence the importance of the survey. I have been approached by resident’s who are very concerned about the amount of birds mess. This is pigeons and seagulls especially and I am on a mission to have the council introduce a policy for people not to feed these birds. I am a big fan of wildlife and will not tolerate cruelty to animals in any way but I must ask people not to feed these birds as they can be a nuisance. Even the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said on it’s website that while it is “Best to avoid widespread feeding of Gulls”, a ban on feeding them alone will not solve the problem. There is not one solution to
the problem but if people stop habitually feeding them, it will certainly help. This is a big problem nationally and has been covered in the media and the BBC News and I believe some people have been attacked by seagulls. If we refrain from feeding them they might just migrate to the seaside where they are meant to be and not in our town centres or residential areas. Please share this message. One last thing before I close this report, that is to tell you about the Butterfly Ball, taking place at Golden Hill Country Park on Saturday 26th May. This is the first time that this kind of event has been held on Golden Hill and it is being arranged by Gift To Nature, our own local charity who own and manage countryside, green space and nature reserves across the Island for free, all year around. This is a live music event and this year’s headline act is Tensheds and according to Rick Wakeman, they are a very rare talent. Tickets are available from www.tickettailor. com/events/gifttonature/153965 And….the very next day is the kite flying festival at Golden Hill Fort and this event is free. Till next time,
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Report from Cllr Stuart Hutchinson: White Acre, Main Road, Wellow, Yarmouth PO41 0TD Tel:760048 email stu.hutch@btinternet.com. One of the key priorities the Conservative Group set out before the last election, and now incorporated as a crucial part of the Council’s future plans, is to help to improve the economy of the Island. That’s all set out under the catch-all title of Regeneration. How does that work in practice? Well, a good example is the recently approved Medina Yard development in Cowes, and I was pleased to sit on the Planning Committee that approved it. Anyone who knows Cowes will be aware of the problems experienced in finding a scheme to revitalise the area on the north west shore of the river. It is a badly run down collection of mostly time-expired industrial buildings, neglected for over 30 years. Readers may recall that just over two years ago there was a dramatic fire which razed many of them to the ground. That left an area which, without doubt, was the worst eyesore on the Island. It was dragging down the eastern side if the town, and had nothing to encourage trade. Discussions have been taking place between architects, developers and planners to deliver a scheme to improve the area. After a huge number of reports, revised plans, views from supporters and objectors, a scheme was finally put before the Planning Committee last month. Of course, as with any scheme, it can’t deliver what everyone wants, but in my view, and that if the Planners working on it, together with a majority of the Committee, it was the best we were likely to get. Had it been refused, talks would have dragged on for many more years, and there is always the likelihood of an appeal being decided by a Planning Inspector – especially as the government is keen to see re-development on “brownfield” sites, in which case the Council would have lost control over what’s 12
to be built. So what do we get? Over 500 dwellings, including one and two bed flats, hundreds of car parking spaces, 10,000 sq ft of retail, office space and food and drink outlets, all providing jobs, 140,000 sq ft of marine industry space (for those knowing ASDA in Newport that’s equivalent to three and a half stores of that size) with riverside access and also providing jobs. There’s also open public spaces and a riverside walk which don’t exist at the moment. In addition the developer is required to contribute £3M towards affordable housing in the Medina valley and has also offered £1.7M towards refurbishing the hammerhead crane. Personally I think that’s a horrible looking structure and I’d rather have seen more low cost housing, but as I said, no scheme pleases everyone. I reckon that’s a pretty good example of regeneration and will revitalise a whole area of Cowes. Finally I’m sorry to say that this will be my last article for the Magazine. I have enjoyed writing a monthly page for more than five years, and whilst you may not have agreed with everything I’ve said – it would be a miracle if you had! - I do hope you have at least found it interesting. I’m stepping down because I’ve been asked to continue not only with the job of Cabinet Member for Resources, which is one of the most challenging jobs in the Council, but also as Deputy Leader. I’ve found over the last year that those roles, together with being Ward Councillor for the largest ward on the Island, is more than a full time job, and something has to give! Kind regards to all my readers, Stuart Hutchinson
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Every Monday. The Games Lounge for 50+ year olds at the West Wight Sports & Community Centre. Drop in anytime between 1pm and 4pm. Entrance fee £2. Take part for free with table tennis, pool, board games etc. and socialise over hot drink refills. Every Wednesday. Bridge for Beginners at the West Wight Sports & Community Centre. From 2pm to 4pm. Turn up and play for £2. Looking for those with experience, who would mentor whilst playing at a table and new participants at entry level. Friday 4th May - Quiz night in aid of Sight for Wight at Newclose Cricket Club, Blackwater Road, NEWPORT. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Teams of up to 4. £2 per person. There will be a raffle and lucky dip as per our normal quizzes. Plenty of free car parking, disabled access and a licenced bar. Teams will need to register in the usual way either by emailing tracy71pete57@hotmail. co.uk or by calling us on 527957 and leaving a message if we are not here with your details so we can book your team places. Saturday 5th May – Cowes Lifeboat Open Day - Free entry for a fun filled day from 11am to 4pm with an opportunity to meet representatives of the emergency services (if they are not needed elsewhere) including Fire, Coast Guard, Ambulance, Coast Watch, Police as well as the volunteers of the RNLI and some Independent Lifeboats. There are activities for both children and adults including storytelling, quizzes, water safety advice, music by Guith outside the Globe Bar and the ice cream boat on Trinity landing. Refreshments and cakes supplied by the RNLI Cowes Guild. 16
Saturday 5th May – Following the success of the first event Vectis Radio is doing it all over again and will be holding its second ‘Adult crèche’ for the partners of shoppers. Come along to the Vectis Radio studio at the Riverside Centre between 10am and 12pm and see how it all works. Tea/coffee and biscuits supplied for a minimum £1 donation to keep the community radio station running. Sunday 6th May – Fundraising Car boot Sale for local charities at Northwood County Show Ground at 10am Monday 7th May - Car boot Sale at Chale Recreation Ground, Set up 9am, buyers 9.30am Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May – The Hullabaloo 2018 event takes part in Sandown bay from 10am – 6pm. Lots going in including Kite Flying, The Shady Lady Ship Stage and Wheels and Squeals Parade, Soapbox Challenge, food and crafts and much more. Fun for the whole family. Free event. Saturday 12th May. The eighth annual Wolverton Folk & Blues Fair will take place in the stunning grounds of Wolverton Manor, Shorwell, from 11.30am to 8.00pm. UK’s top blues band THE ERROL LINTON BAND and award winning Folk super group THE JIGANTICS. As well as the Main Stage, the popular ‘Beer Tent Acoustic Stage’ will make a welcome return this year providing a full and varied programme, featuring some of the best Folk & Blues musicians the Isle of Wight has to offer. With an IW real ale beer
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tent, BBQ, Tea Tent, children’s activities, craft stalls, Circus Skills and Morris Dancing. In aid of Leukaemia Research and Brighstone School. Advance tickets available from: Waterstones Bookshop, Newport. The Village Shop, Brighstone. Briddlesford Lodge Farm Shop, Wootton Bridge. Brighstone School. Shorwell Shop. Tickets £7 in advance or £9 on the gate. Saturday 12th May - Isle of Wight Scouts Open Day at Corf Campsite, Corf Road, Shalfleet from 10am – 3pm. This is a chance for members of the public to experience the Scouting adventure. Scouting is open to anyone from age 6 to adult; whatever your age, come along and spend some time with us. With 23 Scout groups across the Island you’re never far from a Scout group, or some Scouting FUN!
Dog shows, games, bouncy castle, ponies, food, bar, carriage rides, agility, stalls and much more. £3 per person under 12’s free. All dogs to be kept on a lead. Sunday 20th May 2018 Garden Opening for the 25th year for N.G.S. who support MacMillan Cancer Support and Marie Curie at Badminton, 24 Clatterford Shute, Carisbrooke, PO30 1PD. 2 to 5 p.m. Teas, Plants and Dogs on leads. Telephone 526143. Wednesday 23rd May – IOW Cat Protection Centre is holding a Cat Behaviour Evening at 7pm at the Riverside Centre Newport. Feline behaviourist Nicky Trevorrow explains all things feline and will include a Q & A session. Tickets only £4.
Sunday 27th May - Fundraising Car boot Sale for local charities at Northwood County Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May - Fun On Show Ground at 10am The Water at Cowes Yacht Haven, Vectis Yard, High Street, COWES, Isle of Wight, from 10am Sunday 27th May - Big Kite Picnic at Golden – 4pm. Fun for all the family. Come along & Hill Fort Country Park, Freshwater. For more try Paddle boarding, Dinghy & Yacht Sailing, information call 01983 296244 or go to Jet Skis, Kayaking, RIB rides, Windsurfing and www.gifttonature.org.uk/events much more Demonstrations to include Jet Pack demo, Man Overboard retrieval, RNLI Monday 28th May – Isle of Wight Past events, HM Coastguard helicopter fly past, try – Footprints in the Sand. A talk by Island your hand at paper yacht racing. Free event historian and author Jan Toms together with a book signing at 3pm at Quarry Abbey in Saturday 19th May – Let’s Get Ready to the Archway Meeting Room. Jumble!!! Jumble sale at IOW Adoption Centre, Marlborough Road, Ryde from 12pm Monday 28th May - Car boot Sale at Chale -2pm Recreation Ground, Set up 9am, buyers 9.30am Sunday 20th May – The Isle of Wight Dog Festival from 10am – 6pm at Pony club field, Beatrice Avenue, Whippingham, PO32 6LW. all event information was correct at time of print. Visit our website - islandmagazines.co.uk
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Questions and Answers regarding your green/brown lid garden waste bins and other bits. Q - Can you tell me how the money is collected for the garden waste scheme? A - Subscriptions can be made online at www.iwight.com/waste click on the garden waste web page for the link to ‘do it on line’ or call 823777 for the councils waste service direct line at the contact centre
Q - How often does it gets emptied? A - Fortnightly Q - What can go in it? A - Green garden waste – no soil or rubble – branches up to 20cm think
Q - What do people do if they decide after a year or two NOT to continue?
Q - WHAT will be the changes when the Forest Road site opens?
A- Subscriptions have to be renewed each period, if they are not we will come and collect the bin.
A - Changes will be to the treatment process not to the collection service. Fleet will operate out of Forest Park. Recycling will be sorted, graded and baled for the market here rather than in Cambridgeshire. Black Bag Waste will no longer go to landfill instead it will be sorted to pull out the dirty recyclates and the remainder will be shredded for fuel.
Q - What will happen to this type of waste? A - It goes to the Biffa Windrow Composting at Standen Heath (next to Lynnbottom) where it is composted – I believe they use Wight Reclamation as their operator and the compost can be bought through them. Q - Can you clarify what the cost is for the Green/brown lid garden waste bins:
Q - Where do I put my dog poo or cat litter? A - In black bag.
A - Regular Subscription (29 January 2018 onwards)
Q - Where do I put tubes like toothpaste and primula?
• 1 year (through to 31 March 2019) = £60
A - Aluminium go into recycling green bin.
• 2 Year (through to 31 March 2020) = £120
Q - Where do I put my plastic pill strips?
• 3 Year (through to 31 March 2021) = £180
A - If all plastic recycling: If mixed aluminium/plastic black bag.
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Your Local Independent Minibus Service
MAY 2018
FYTbus timetables for our scheduled routes are available on our buses and on our website (see below). You can also pick one up from our Totland office, Brookside Health and Leisure centres, libraries, pharmacies and shops in Freshwater, Totland and Yarmouth, and The Village Shop, Brighstone, The Crown Inn, Shorwell and The Sun Inn, Hulverstone.
Why not catch the FYTbus to our Charity shop on Totland Broadway ? Our routes B and C pass the door. We have a wide range of books, toys, games, puzzles, bric-a-brac, CDs, DVDs, clothing, household linen, etc., at affordable prices - something for everyone’s taste! .You will be very welcome to call in and browse.
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Our excursions and shopping trips are always on a door to door basis, with the minibus picking you up from and delivering you back to your home. If you would like more information, give us a call, between 09.45 and 12.30 any weekday, or leave a message on our answering machine and we’ll call you back. Remember to book early if you would like to travel on one or more of our trips, by phoning our office on 01983 752917. If a minimum number of bookings is not achieved for an excursion, we might have to cancel it (as you will appreciate, we have to cover our costs), but we will always let you know. Excursions will be confirmed (or cancelled) by phone, one day before departure. Please note that bus passes are not accepted on our excursions.
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Sainsbury’s/Morrisons/M&S/Lidl **
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Sainsbury’s/Morrisons/M&S/Lidl **
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Newport & Waitrose, E.Cowes
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In addition, we can also drop you off at ASDA if that is your supermarket of choice.
We’re always happy to recruit new volunteers to FYTbus. If you are interested in joining us to help the community, you can volunteer to drive or to assist passengers on the buses, or you can work in the charity shop, or help out at the garage or at the office; or you can give us a hand with fundraising, advertising, delivering timetables, etc. Give us a call on the number below, or pop into the office to have a chat about it. Wight Community Access – FYTbus, Winchester House, The Broadway, Totland Bay. PO39 0AX Tel: 01983 752917
Web: www.fytbus.org.uk
Email: info@fytbus.org.uk