October 2019 Freshwater, Totland & Yarmouth Area
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Welcome and thank you for picking up a copy of Island Magazines. We are now into the autumn months and no doubt like many you have been busy packing away the summer wardrobe and unpacking boots, jumpers and coats in preparation of the crisp mornings that will soon be upon us. Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year and we are very lucky living here with the countryside on our doorstep and amazing scenery that changes with each season. For dog owners its great news as it means our furry little friends are now allowed to play on all the beaches around the island. Halloween is at the end of the month and although the island is slowing down after summer there are still events happening and you can find our ‘Dates for your Diary’ section on pages 14 and 15 You will find the latest news and information for your area inside along with some great local businesses advertising their services. I hope you all have a great month and I look forward to catching up with you soon.
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Freshwater Parish Council
Working For The Community. Cllr Anne Bamford
Parish Clerk After being our clerk for the last five years Michael Mills has now left us as he has moved to Cornwall. I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for all of the work he has done during a time of great change when our parish had to take over the management of more land, public toilets and the library from the County Council. He gave us steady guidance to help us develop and move forward. For the time being Emma Carter is now our Acting Clerk. Badgers Sett at the Library In July the sett behind the library was looked at by a Protected Species Company Ltd. It was found that the main tunnel is being used as there are several setts nearby that are likely to be linked to it. For Health and Safety reasons a decision was made that there was a need for them to find alternative accommodation and the sett closed under licence. There will be a 3week exclusion period and then the tunnel will be filled in and the bank area to be proofed against further digging by badgers by using chain-link and then the ground re-seeding. This work will be undertaken over the next few weeks. Library The parish council purchased a sofa for families visiting the library to have a comfortable place to sit and read.
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Land Management As a parish we do have a large number of trees that we have to look after. After a recent survey it was found that the Elm trees along Brookside Road, Queens Road and Blackhut Green had to be removed due to either disease or damage.
Bins New dog and litter bins have now been purchased by the Parish Council and will be installed around the parish. Hopefully this will help with overflowing bins in certain areas. Book Fair Thanks to all the authors, publishers, booksellers and venues who made the first Freshwater Book Fair possible, and thanks to all the book lovers for attending and supporting the different events.
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Have you ever thought about how hard your feet work for you? Yet many of us neglect them and underestimate how important they are... in many cases they go the extra mile but along the way certain issues can crop up such as ingrowing toenails, corns, hard skin, verrucas and fungal infections, to name a few. It may be that through medical issues such as diabetes and the fact that none of us are getting any younger, even simple tasks such as nail trimming and cracked heels can become difficult to take care of and that is why you should always seek the help of a professional, and Steven Long not only ticks this box but he also offers a mobile service so all treatments can be carried out in the comfort of your own home, whilst relaxing in your own armchair. Steven is always happy to discuss your requirements and welcomes you to call him on 721987 or 07799 334900 to discuss how he can help you and make your life that little bit easier.
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Early Detection Gives You a Fighting Chance One man dies every 45 minutes (around 11,800 men every year) from prostate cancer and it is now the leading cancer found in men but statistics show that if caught in the early stages, treatment is 80% effective. Mention the words Prostate Cancer and PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) Testing and most men will immediately conjure up an invasive and embarrassing testing procedure but in reality it is a simple blood test that is pain free and takes less than 5 minutes This simple BLOOD TEST measures the amount of antigen produced by the prostate entering the blood. It is not a diagnostic/direct test for cancer, but gives an indicator of the health of the prostate. Regular testing showing an increasing reading can indicate a prostate problem, a high reading should trigger further tests to determine if there is a need for any treatment. Unfortunately despite the increasing number of prostate cancer diagnosis and mortality, there is not a regular screening test, and some GP’s are reluctant to offer a PSA test to men over 50 years. Without screening, around 47,000 men are diagnosed General symptoms with prostate cancer each year. of problems with
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50% of all men will have a health problem with their frequent need to prostate at some stage of their lives. It could be an urinate especially infection, enlargement or cancer. 15% will develop at night, bursting to prostate cancer and those with family history of the urinate, slow flow, disease or of African-Caribbean origin are 3 times difficult or painful (45%) more at risk but the main thing to think about flow, stop/start is that early detection gives you an above average fighting chance!!! dribbling, or blood in the urine The Charity Isle of Wight Prostate Cancer Support Group in partnership with Ryde Lions are offering FREE PSA blood testing for men aged 45 to 85 years on 19th October at Ryde Academy, Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LN The testing will be conducted by trained phlebotomists taking blood from a vein in the arm, this will be analysed at a hospital laboratory and after a report has been produced by a Urological Consultant, the result will be sent to the person being tested within 7 – 10 working days. Every 45 minutes another man dies 6
It is essential to BOOK AN APPOINTMENT TIME this can be done from 16th September online at: www.isleofwightprostatecancersupportgroup.org.uk For any enquiries email:- iwpcsg@gmail.com
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NEW FYTbus DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE TO St MARY’S Do you have an appointment at St Mary’s Hospital, or do you want to visit someone who’s an in-patient? FYTbus is starting a new Dial-a-Ride service on 1st October, from homes in West Wight direct to St Mary’s Hospital and, on request, on to the Cowes Red Jet terminal for people heading to Southampton. The service will run twice a day on Tuesdays and Thursdays to arrive at St Mary’s at 10.00am and 1400 pm, and its focus will be on those who need to attend appointments either at St Mary’s or at Southampton Hospital, as well as for those who may be visiting inpatients. See local posters and www.FYTbus.org.uk for details. Return fare for this door to door service will be £6.00 per passenger. If regular visits to the hospital are needed, it may be worth requesting appointment dates and times which fit in with these services. Places on the bus can be booked by telephoning the FYTbus office (01983 752917) at least 36 hours in advance (leaving a message if there is no reply) and giving the passenger’s name, location, phone number and date of travel. FYTbus will respond on the morning prior to the travel date requested, confirming the exact time when the passenger will be collected from home. At the present time, FYTbus is not able to accommodate passengers in wheelchairs – if this is needed, or if you need further information, please contact the FYTbus office. 9
News report from Cllr Steve Hastings. Mobile: 07870127024 E-mail: steve.hastings@iow.gov.uk Twitter - @cllr_hastings Island Plan and Housing Numbers Our MP Bob Seely has been visiting Town and Parish Councils across the Island to get support for his campaign to reduce the numbers in the Island Plan and it was a pleasure to stand shoulder to shoulder with him on this matter when I visited with him to Newport and Rookley recently. It is clear that the Island is a special case and we have never been able to build the numbers in the existing plan due to the complications and expense of the build here, getting materials and workforce to the Island means developers are only willing to build 3 - 5 bedroom houses in order to achieve the profits they require and these are generally for retirees from the mainland thus not satisfying our housing needs. The good news is that the Council are now building a housing strategy, which will be revealed shortly which through proper procedure would reduce the numbers in the plan and deliver through a Council owned development company the right affordable homes for Islanders and as the Council owns the company we can build without concern about extra profit to make them viable. This idea was developed within the Council’s Regeneration Scrutiny Task and Finish Group and approved by Cllr Abraham and the Cabinet last year within the Affordable Housing Report headed up by Cllr Outlaw when he was Chairman of the committee and approved under my Chairmanship of the same committee.
So we need to join forces with our MP and take this to Government to show that we are a special case and only insert a sensible and achievable number of houses of the right type to satisfy our housing needs for Island residents. New Retaining Wall for Brook I have been talking with Island Roads recently to get an update regarding the erosion at Brook, which could soon affect the iconic Military Road. The good news is that they are preparing a planning application for a 25-metre retaining wall to protect the road from erosion for the next 20-25 years. This application has to be in consultation with Natural England, The National Trust and Ecology Officers to make sure it fits with the environment it will be installed amongst. There will be an opportunity for Parish Councils to have an update as this goes forward and I will be presenting the plan to the West Wight Association of Town and Parish Councils in October. I hope this would be as good a job as Island Roads made of the Brighstone Viaduct, which looks fabulous. Ground evaluation, planning scoping and ecology tests are all happening now so if you see equipment and some drilling into the ground in the Brook area that is what is going on. Island Roads should then be bringing a planning application continued over the page
News report from Cllr Steve Hastings continued Road Verges as Wildlife Corridors With the help of the Councils AONB Officers and the Parish Council we set up a workshop to examine how we can cut verges less and create wildlife corridors with greater biodiversity across the Island. I was pleased to have an invite accepted by Plantlife to come and present to the workshop and the Environmental Forum at County Hall afterwards. This was very useful and encouraging considering we have made a start but have further to go in getting our cutting regime and timings right to enhance our road verges. By cutting less and more sensitively we will produce more attractive verges which will be better for biodiversity with more wildflowers for our pollinators to thrive upon so that our wild verges can OPEN FOR BUSINESS become wildlife corridors. INES TAR NEC ES CH PEA ES RI ER CH
We also had representatives from Island Roads at both the forum and the workshop, which helped with the understanding of their work on a day-to-day basis and for them to hear what Islanders would like to see. There is a new report due out very soon by Plantlife, which we eagerly await and from our workshop a report will be produced by the AONB on our findings, which will aim at creating a broad strategy for road verges with guidance from the Isle of Wight Council feeding into Parish Councils and Island Roads in liaison with their sub contractors so that we are all on the same page.
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Totland Parish Council News Car Boot Sales on Colwell Common: The 2019 Car Boots has finished for this season and discussions will start for 2020 shortly. This year we have supported four local groups who have individually run their own each week. Men in Sheds: We have two sites for the Men in Sheds, West Wight are on the Recreation Ground and are there Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10.00am – 3.00pm. We also have Totland Men in Sheds who meet at Turf Walk on a Thursday between 2pm and 4pm. If you are interested in being involved with this project, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office or just drop into either or both sessions. Totland Men in Sheds are looking after the benches and carrying out some maintenance works. If you would like to help please go along on a Thursday as above. West Wight Men in Sheds will be starting to paint the outside of the Parish Office, again if you would like to help drop into one of their open sessions and let them know.
Reminder: Afton Marsh Recycling Centre open days and times: • Three days a week; Saturday, Sunday and Monday, including bank holiday Mondays. • 10am to 6pm. Other Parish Office Services The Parish Office continues to offer a photocopying and laminating service for all to use. 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 regularly updated.
Ward Councillor John Howe Telephone 753414 or email: john.howe@iow.gov.uk Meet & Eat: This will continue on the first Your Parish Councillors’ are: Chairman Friday of each month and the next meet Jan Cave, Vice Chairman Gareth Wyre, will be Friday 4th October and then Friday Vince Fennell, John Howe, David Filby, 1st November. They meet at St Saviours Steve Blamire, Helen Wood and Hilary Holy Family Centre which is on the FYTBus Benns. route B round. All are welcome. The Parish Council meet on the 2nd Foodbank: The Parish Office will continue Wednesday of each month from 7pm, to be a Collection Point for the Foodbank except August, and all Totland residents and we welcome donations for this very are welcome. good cause. Please support if you can. 12
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The West Wight Timebank have set up a pop-up mobile scheme aimed at reducing the amount of single use plastic being discarded. Members of the public can come along with their empty plastic bottles, which must be washed out, to have them refilled. Please note, drinks bottles are not included in the scheme. The products available are all environmentally friendly and produced in the UK. They are washing up liquid, multipurpose cleaner, liquid soap, shampoo, conditioner, laundry liquid and fabric conditioner. These are the venues where you can go along to get refill:
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Every Monday - The Games Lounge for 50+ year olds at the West Wight Sports & Community Centre. Drop in anytime between 1pm and 4pm. Fee £2. Take part for free in table tennis, pool, board games etc. and socialise over hot drink refills.
Saturday 5th October – Twilight Safari at the Isle of Wight Zoo. Doors open 5.30pm. Entry will be by donation only. It will be a great chance to prowl the newly built lion accommodation and enclosure before Kumba & Vigo move in.
Every Wednesday - Bridge for Beginners at the West Wight Sports & Community Centre. From 2pm to 4pm. Turn up and play for £2.
Monday 7th October - Isle of Wight Family History Society open meeting at the Hunnyhill Room, Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport PO30 2QR. Characters from Chale - a talk by Derek Sprake. Everyone Every Thursday: Over 50s table tennis takes welcome. Doors open 7 pm talk starts 7.30 place at West Wight Sports and Community lasts about 45 minutes. Admission members Centre, 1.30 - 2.30 p.m. £2.00 of the Isle of Wight FHS - £1; non-members - £2. An opportunity to meet members and Every Friday – Freshwater Market, committee members of the IWFHS Memorial Hall, Avenue Road from 8.30am til 12 noon. Thursday 10th – Sunday 13th October – Isle of Wight Literary Festival at Northwood Every Tuesday – Freshwater Chess Club meet House, Cowes. Over time the Festival at the Conservative Club, Queens Road, has gone from strength to strength and Freshwater in the quiet upstairs room from has had a wide range of speakers from 7pm until 10pm. New members welcome Max Hastings to Mary Berry, Michael of all grades. Contact Derek Rouse on Morpurgo to Deborah Moggach, Andrew 752911 for further info. Marr to Val McDermid. Go to www. isleofwightliteraryfestival.com, to learn Saturday 5th October – Vectis Radio more about the 2019 exciting line up as Station Open Day from 10am to 12 midday it’s announced. at the studio based at the Riverside Centre, Newport. Come and see how it all works Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th October behind the scenes, meet some of the – Annual Classic Beer, Buses and Walking presenters, have a cuppa and some cake. Weekend from 8.30am – 6.30pm. All travel All we ask is a minimum £1 donation to is free. Event programme with full details help keep your community radio station of routes and participating pubs, with running. vouchers. This island wide event attracts up to 100 Classic Buses to the island, running Tuesday 1st, 17th & 29th October - Gentle a free network of bus services connecting Duplicate Bridge at Wesley Hall, Freshwater up to 100 hostelries serving Real Ales. A Methodist Church. 1st and 29th from selection of walks between the pubs has 6.30pm – 9pm and 17th from 2pm – 4.30pm. also been prepared by the organisers. £2.50 includes tea/coffee and biscuits. A Operating from The Quay at Newport, the partner is not need, as hosted. continued over the page 14
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY on the door or advance online at www.fofl. co.uk. Refreshments available. It is likely to be a very popular evening and doors will be opened at 7pm Saturday 12th October – ‘Dying to Know’ Wednesday 9th October – Creating Writing Information Day at The Parish Centre, Town Workshop at 2.30pm. POA Learning will Lane, Newport from 10am – 2pm. Come be running a creative writing session at and speak to experienced professionals Freshwater Library. This is a short, informal and get free advice about the practicalities session which aims to teach the basics of involved. There will be opportunities to developing a character and evolving these find out what options are available to you, characters into a story line. This session consider the arrangements you would like is designed to last for an hour and make sure to sign up as space is limited. Pop into and talk with others. Freshwater Library or call on 752377 to Friday 25th October – Tuesday 29th October book your place! - Harp on Wight Festival will take place in Ryde. The event will offer both concerts Friday 11th – Saturday 12th October and teaching workshops in Scottish, Irish, – Teddy Bear Sleepover at Freshwater Breton, classical jazz music with performers Library. What mischief would your teddy due to attend from Austria and Italy as well bear get up to if they had a sleepover. Drop as Scotland and - for the first time in the off your teddy bear from 1.30-4.30pm on festival - Ireland. A wonderful exhibition of Friday and leave them in Freshwater Library harps made by international and national overnight for some friendly fun! Pick manufacturers will take place in Ryde them up between 9.30am and 12.30pm Methodist Church in Garfield Road and is on Saturday, along with a photo book of free to enter in daytime hours throughout their adventures! Space is limited so please the festival, except at times when concerts make sure to book your space at the Help are taking place. The exhibition also Desk at Freshwater Library, or call 752377 includes a wide range of harp accessories and sheet music. Details of all concerts and Every Tuesday at 10am - Knit and Natter/ teaching workshops can be found at Crochet and Chatter Group. Meet up www.harponwight.co.uk with others regularly with whatever craft appeals to you, and receive help and advice if you need it. Bus Museum at Ryde, with interchanges at Shanklin, Ventnor and Yarmouth. For more info on this event please visit www. iwbeerandbuses.co.uk
FRESHWATER LIBRARY EVENTS
Rhymetime - Every Friday at 10.30am free weekly half hour session of rhymes, Wednesday 9th October – Dr Ruth Waller – actions and songs that helps your baby or The Archaeology of Freshwater. Iron Age to toddler with their language development. Medieval Freshwater at Freshwater Library No need to book - come along with your baby and have fun! at 7.30pm. Admission £4 donation
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FYTbus ALWAYS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS TO DRIVE OUR MINIBUSES AND ACT AS PASSENGER ASSISTANTS - Are you interested in joining us
to help your community’s access to local amenities and events ? We can train you to the required standard for a community minibus scheme. You can obtain an application form from our office or download it from our website (see addresses below) Don’t want to work on the bus but would still like to help out? Contact our office if you would like to volunteer in our charity shop, or help out at the garage or at the office, or assist with fundraising, or advertising,, putting up posters or delivering timetables etc. You’ll be welcome.
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FYTbus EXCURSIONS 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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