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Newport & Carisbrooke Area December 2019 Your Local Community Magazine
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Based at 61 Pyle Street (by Grays Walk and Easy Weigh) in Newport is a new knitting wool and haberdashery shop called Diana’s Showcase. Owner Diana has relocated from East Cowes and her shelves are brimming with everything you could want to knit, crochet or sew.
Knitting & sewing accessories, including babies knitwear, dolls clothes & much, much more. NOW OPEN AT 61 Pyle Street, Newport Mon - Sat 9am to 5pm
She has a great range of cross-stitch kits and embroidery threads and her haberdashery has everything from cotton reels to pins and needles. Whatever colour wool you need you can be sure that Diana’s Showcase has it or can source it for you.
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They also sell hand-knitted items such as baby and toddler coats, jumpers, ballet cardigan’s, hats, gloves, bed socks and also have a selection of dolls clothes for both baby and teenage dolls. With Christmas around the corner you will find some great stocking fillers and novelties which will make perfect gifts along with the range of craft items. Diana encourages you to come and browse at your leisure and to feel free to ask for advice. (see main advert)
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Welcome to the December issue. Christmas is just around the corner and we are fast approaching the end of one year and moving steadily into the next. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all readers, advertisers, contributors and councillors for their continued support and I look forward to continuing to deliver ‘your local community magazine’ throughout 2020. To get you in the festive spirit our ‘Dates for your Diary’ section on pages 8, 9 and 10 are packed with Christmas events leading up to the big day. The island is home to a wonderful array of wildlife and should you come across any in an injured or distressed state our handy list of contact details on page 13 will be able to point you in the right direction of who should be your first port of call. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and I look forward to catching up with you soon.
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Just imagine how good it would be to make an apple pie from your own home grown apples!!!
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News Report by Julie Jones-Evans. Tel 521068 or 07886 437688 E: julie.jones-evans@iow.gov.uk T: @juliejonesevans F: Julie Jones-Evans Season’s Greetings to you all and thank you for taking the time to read my reports each month, I hope you find them interesting. Community Speed watch is moving ahead so please contact me if you wish to get involved. You may have seen that Newport and Carisbrooke Parish Council has had a name change to become Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council. We felt this better reflected what we were about as a local council, we’ve moved on so far from just flower beds, Christmas Lights and dog bins! We still carry out these activities but now we have a lot of assets; land and property to manage, community groups to support, history projects and our important pedestrian improvements.
involved from an early stage. An application will be made for grant funding to help with the costs, from a variety of sources such as Sport England and the Heritage Lottery Fund. We want to restore the original frontage of the pavilion, getting back to the refined Edwardian architecture and create a modern facility behind it.
Post Office Lane toilet renewal is moving forward too. The new units are being built and will be installed in January. It’s a very awkward site to access, so the work will require a crane and possibly a road closure to enable the building to be installed. The project is going to totally transform the currently unappealing space, with plants, seating, public art and of course brand new individual cubicle style toilets. A small charge will be made to help pay for the upkeep of the toilets which will have a contactless payment Newport Victoria Recreation Ground facility as well as coins. Back to the days and Pavilion is a focus of attention at the of “spending a penny” - plus inflation! moment as we begin to draw up plans to improve the facilities here. Soon we will be asking local residents what they would like to see happen here, so it truly is a community facility. Newport Cricket Club will be at the heart of it still of course but we aim to have a flexible space to enable different sports, functions, clubs etc. We are just about to take on the adjoining Vectis Field so this will allow us more space to use. This will be a lengthy project and we want residents to be continued over the page
News Report by Julie Jones-Evans The Community Connector for Newport starts this month and will begin to liaise with people that could do with some help to deal with isolation and situations that may prevent them from participating in community life. It’s also hoped that Newport Timebank can also be revived through this new role, just as the former Local Area Coordinators proved so vital previously. Timebanks are wonderful schemes to facilitate residents to help each other and receive help. The latest streets to vote on residents parking zones are West St, Portland St, Cross St and Clarence Rd. If a majority of residents vote in favour the process to having a scheme in place takes about 6 months.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Every Tuesday – Badgers (Ages 7-10 years and Cadets (aged 10-18) meet from 6.30 – 8pm at St John Ambulance HQ, 12 Manners View, Dodnor Park, Newport, PO30 5FA Every Thursday – St John Ambulance adult volunteers meet from 7-9pm. Anyone from 18+ years welcome to come along. There is no financial cost to anyone joining us as an adult volunteer, we just ask for their time. Meet at 12 Manners View, Dodnor Park, Newport, PO30 5FA Every Friday from 10am – 12pm – Weekly Drop in at Downside Community Centre, Furrlongs, Newport. Help and information with finding local activities, debt, education, employment, forms and applications, finance, housing, jobs, health and getting involved in the community. Everybody is welcome. This is a free, confidential and friendly session.
Thursday 5th – Sunday 8th December – Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival from 10am – 5pm. Well over 220 themedecorated Christmas trees exhibited in various, very different locations in Brighstone and Mottistone raising money for local charities. Viewing in all venues from 5th to the 8th and thereafter in three venues until January 1st. There will be a myriad of attractions to entertain you. A Free Park and Ride will operate with buses following a circular route from the Isle of Wight Pearl and Brighstone Holiday Centre on the Military Rd. For more information go to http://www.fivechurches.org.uk/
Saturday 7th December – Vectis Radio Station Open Day from 10am to 12 midday at the studio based at the Riverside Centre, Newport. Come and see how it all works behind the scenes, meet some of the presenters, have a cuppa and some cake. All we ask is a minimum £1 donation to Sunday 1st December – Light up a Life help keep your community radio station with Mountbatten. Dedicate a light on our running. Remembrance Tree and join us at 4pm for our Light up a Life service where our tree will Saturday 7th December - The Sandown be lit and we will light candles in memory Railway Enthusiasts Club are holding their of all those we have loved and lost. You can Christmas Model Railway Exhibition at dedicate as many lights as you wish and Lake Community Centre, New Road, Lake, there is no minimum donation per light. PO36 9LA. 10am-4pm. Featuring working Due to the popularity of the event there layouts and trade stands. Refreshments, will be a free park and ride service from parking and disabled access. Adults £3, Seaclose Recreation Ground. For more Accompanied Children Free. information go to www.mountbatten.org. uk/light-up-a-life-services Saturday 7th December – Christmas Barn free event at Naturezones Nature Reserve, Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th December Blackwater Hollow, Blackwater from –Christmas Fair at Ye Ole Village Inn, 10.30am. Join us this weekend for our Bembridge. 25 Christmas stalls, carol outdoor Christmas festivities, BBQ turkey singers, live music, free entry. Winter cajun style, mulled apple juice, mince beer festival and Lights of Love. Enter the pies and chantilly cream, hot chocolate, marquee of fun in the OVI car park. chestnut soup. Plus Christmas gifts, 8
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY decorations and unique Christmas cards. Children can join in the hunt for the missing snowman and win a bag of sweets. Entry is free and just £1 for the snowman hunt. Saturday 7th December – Christmas Fair at Ventnor Cricket Club, Steephill Road, Ventnor from 11am – 4pm. Our Christmas fair is back, bigger and better! Fun for all the family, island stall holders for gifts or treat yourself, games, raffle and festive refreshments....plus more Sunday 8th December - Santa Dash with Mountbatten at Superbowl, Ryde Esplanade - Registration Now Open. Walk, jog or run 3k or 5k along Ryde Seafront dressed as Santa! Suitable for all the family (including the dog!). Spectators can come and see the Santa on mass and cheer on their loved ones. Everyone who takes part will receive a Santa Suit, and everyone who crosses the finish line receives a special Santa Dash medal, in recognition of their support for Mountbatten. Prices; Adults £16 + £3.50 p&p, Children (Under 16) £10. Start time 11am check in open from 10am. For more information go to www. mountbatten.org.uk/event/santa-dashwith-mountbatten
Wednesday 1st January - Sandown Carnival New Year Firework Display. To celebrate the end of our 130th Anniversary year and the start of 2020 we will be holding a fantastic firework display from Sandown Pier on New Years Day. Come along with family & friends and celebrate with us!! The display starts at 6pm and although the event is free, please give generously to the collectors so that we can stage our November Celebrations again in 2020. Event subject to weather conditions on the day.
Events at Lord Louis Library Tel No 01983 823823
The Library closes at 4pm on Christmas eve and reopens at 11am on Thursday 2nd January. Colouring club every Thursday 2 - 3.30pm, drink and colouring materials provided. Newport & Carisbrooke Parish Council drop in every every Wednesday from 10am-12pm. Dementia information drop in on Tuesday 3rd December from 10.00am-1pm.
Friday 20th December - Guided Walk: Squirrel & Mince Pies at Borthwood Copse, Knit and Natter Wednesday 4th December near Winford, PO36 0LD. 10am – 12pm. 2 - 3.30pm Free event, donations welcome. You might just get to spot a red squirrel. We’ll also Knit and Natter Thursday 19th December explain how we look after the trees and at 5.45pm. woods to help the squirrels make their homes here. Suitable for all the family. Age UK digital drop in. Help with Booking essential on 01983 741020. Meet laptops/tablets. Wednesday 18th at the Parish Council car park. (SZ 566 December (10.30am-12pm) and Friday 843). Please wear suitable footwear and 20th December (2.30-4pm) clothing for the weather on the day and continued over the page bring binoculars if you have them. For a full list of all island events go to www.islandmagazines.co.uk 9
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY he staff and Friends of Lord Louis Library T invite you to our annual Christmassy Evening on Thursday 5th December from 6.30pm - 8pm. Come along for snacks, drinks, quizzes, carols and a raffle! The event is free but you do need to get a ticket in advance - get yours from the help point at Lord Louis Library. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Childrens Events Rhymetime every Friday 10am & 11am. Duplo Group for under 5s Every Friday 2-3pm. Lego Club for ages 5+ 3.30pm Tuesday 3rd and Tuesday 17 December. Christmas craft drop in Saturday 7th December 2.30-3.30pm. All event information was correct at time of print.
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News Report from Cllr John Hobart for Carisbrooke and Gunville. Email: john.hobart@iow.gov.uk Mobile: 07717 716 663 I am pleased to say that the commemorative bench that we have long awaited has now been installed at the top of Cedar Hill by the bus stop. This was installed in time for Remembrance Sunday thanks to the efforts of Cllr Martin who has stayed relentlessly on the case and brought this to fruition. Over the past month or so there has been much comment and disquiet regarding the proposed change from Dog and Alcohol Control orders to PSPOs (Public Spaces Protection Orders). This change is a legal one allowing the Council to enforce the rules that put in place (or are already in place). I feel what needs to be understood at this point is that there is no plan to make huge changes, other than anything that arises from the period of consultation. Beaches and parks are unlikely to be banned from use by dog owners, more likely that there will be a requirement to keep dogs on leads in certain places, such as open cemeteries, play grounds and sports
pitches‌.this can only be seen as a consideration to other users. There is no desire to stop the enjoyment of public spaces by dog owners more the need to find a solution that suits all. The question of Alcohol is also not a desire to stop you having a glass of wine with your picnic on the beach or in the park, more to stop wanton drinking in areas such as streets, parks and beaches where alcohol is abused and the situation becomes elevated to public disorder. This matter will be open to public consultation in the New Year and will run for 8 weeks, during this time you will be able to submit comments which will be read and considered during March, debated in April and the result going live in May. It is important to remember that this has already been debated by town and parish councils and other stakeholders last year (pre consultation). One would hope that they gave full consideration to their comments and the continuation of this process has been informed by them. Personally, as a responsible dog owner myself, I see no problem with dogs being allowed on beaches and in parks‌with some exclusions... such as continued over the page
News Report from Cllr John Hobart
Emergency contact details for wildlife
the height of summer or where people are participating in sport. Unfortunately it is the irresponsible dog owners who make controls necessary as they fail to clear up after their pets and we are seeing a rise in the numbers of dogs being injured or killed by other aggressive dogs. This could ultimately affect a child, or the dog owner being injured in efforts to separate. Sadly the behaviour of these irresponsible owners will have a knock on affect to all. The same, of course applies to the use of alcohol. As this is the December issue I would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.
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Badgers - 01983 717740 Bats - 01983 406756 Bees - Tag Chris Van Wyk or Kate Bucci on Bunbury Bees Facebook page Birds of Prey - 01983 530885 Deer - 01983 638680 Dormice - 01983 717740 Ferrets - 07477967878 Foxes - 01983 521778 or 01983 717740 Gulls - 01983 717740 Hedgehogs - 01983 613145 Lizards - Tag Kirsty Smiff on IOW Nature Facebook page Marine Mammals - 01825 765546 Pet birds - 07525856911 or 07939103398 Seabirds - 01983 717740 Seahorses - 07876513628 Sharks - 01752 672008 Squirrels - 01983 613145 Swans - 01983 717740 Wild Birds - 07765564479 RSPCA 0300 1234 999 13
One Great Island of People, Living in Many Communities Caring and Creative, Inclusive and Dynamic Striving to achieve equality of opportunity in all things and living life to the full
INSPIRATIONAL FUTURES
Our Island is steeped in history, has a workforce and community spirit to be proud of and its location inspires innovation and creativity I Believe that Island people deserve to be listened to and have their issues and concerns strongly represented at the highest levels of Government. By putting Island People First and at the centre of democracy. I will be voting for what best fits the needs of our Island People, in a way that is transparent, inclusive and community focused.
Our Health and Well-Being comes first
above all else and we must support our local NHS, and health workers in finding new ways in addressing the shortfalls of staff and funding. We must invest if we are all to live a good and long life. I will continue to fight for better funding with improved Health and Mental Healthy Services.
I Will Inspire Island Residents, encourage community development, raise peoples spirits and help improve our Island’s Profile. Our people are innovative and creative. I will seek to promote all that is good about our Island. The World We Live In Is The Source Of All That We Are And Hope To Be.
The Isle of Wight and United Kingdom is well placed with its innovation technologies and can make a significant contribution in supporting the reductions of pollutants. There are financial and employment rewards for our businesses in creating environmental innovations. Our Island is in a great position to test new technologies and green innovations. We must take climate change seriously.
ple when peo s en p p ha ly on , Change te, are engaged get involved, voer to demand it. and join togeth I would want to see a small Island visitor tax introduced to fund Cross-Solent Patient Transport and environmental projects. We need to assertively address safety concerns, have more police on the streets and respond quicker to criminal activity. Restorative justice needs to reflect the wishes of victims better. Environmental Health requires improved enforcement powers. Our Cross-Solent ferry operators need a centralised, co-ordinated out of town vehicle check-in. We cannot block Yarmouth, Fishbourne or East Cowes highways. We need to raise education attainment standards across the board, in Schools Higher Education and within existing workforce populations. This requires diversity of learning. We do need a fixed link feasibility study. The outcome of which must be put to our Island people in a referendum. Our people will decide what kind of Island they choose to live on in the future. Our Island is well placed for green innovation and testing technologies. We cannot keep building houses without providing services, jobs or infrastructure.
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Abuse has Evolved You don’t need a bruise to be abused. You don’t have to hit to hurt. Abuse is no longer just physical! Just because a person doesn’t put their hands on you, that doesn’t mean they aren’t abusive. ABUSE is control, blatant disrespect and hurtful words.
It doesn’t just happen to women. Men can be victims too. Break the Cycle CIC has been running since 2016 and was founded by Maggie Currie after she realised there was a gap in the support needed by people who had suffered domestic abuse. She has worked tirelessly to obtain grant funding and donations to run the FREE Mind the Gap courses which are aimed at anyone who has suffered abuse in any form. Their regular 12 week courses are attended by local men and women and they can learn how to rebuild their It is NOT okay confidence and move forward positively in their lives on their • To be humiliated in public own terms. The sessions help • For you to be forced to do something you do build support networks, learn not agree with new skills and increase • To be told you are ugly or unattractive self-belief.
• To be forced to choose between your friends or partner/wife/husband • To be controlled • To be made to feel guilty for somebody else’s anger. It is their issue and not your fault.
These FREE to attend courses have produced amazing results by those attending. They have changed the thinking of some people in such a way as they have made the decision not to commit suicide. Others have discovered they are valuable members of society after continuously being told how worthless they were and some have gone on to start their own businesses, gone back into education or, just as importantly, escaped from their abusive relationship and now live confidently on their own terms.
The next courses begin in January 2020. The women only course begins on Tuesday 7th January at 10am and the men only course begins on Thursday 9th January at 6pm. Both courses are run at The Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport. For more information or to book your place call 01983 754666 or email hello@breakthecycle. org.uk