Island Magazines Newport & Carisbrooke January 2016 edition

Island Magazines Newport & Carisbrooke Area

January 2016

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Dear Readers

January is always a quiet month but there are still a couple of events happening on the Island and you will find the ‘Dates for your Diary’ section on page 9.

This months issue is still packed with news and information including regular reports from Councillors and Parish Councils. The puzzle page is very popular and is a good way to get the brain working again after a hectic Christmas and New Years Eve. Have you set yourself some New Years resolutions? If you have are you likely to stick at them until at least February? Feel free to let me know if you make any, which ones you make and how long you stick to them!!!

Until next month......

Best wishes Debbie text or call 07880 587 931 email: islandmagazines@gmail.com twitter @islandmagazines www.islandmagazines.co.uk The editor does not necessarily hold the same views as those expressed by contributors and advertisers and reserves the right to refuse or alter material where necessary.

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Feathered Friends The little Robin on the front cover was beautifully captured by Wight Wildlife Photographer Stuart Shore. This picture was taken at Alverstone and I would like to thank Stuart for allowing us to use it to see in the first edition of 2016.

Stuart’s reputation is really growing for the wonderful wildlife photos he takes and many people will have seen his wares at Island Craft Fairs recently. You can order prints online direct from his website at www.wightwildlife. co.uk and you will also find out details of the other stockists on the Island to purchase prints from.

Stuart also offers tuition and workshops such as ‘Introduction to Wildlife Photography’ and these can be done in groups of 4 or on a 1 to 1 basis. He is also running workshops titled ‘Getting more out of your Camera’ and this is ideal for beginners to learn their way around their camera to ensure they get the best use from it. All workshops are bookable through the website. You can follow Wight Wildlife Photography on Facebook.

Please also don’t forget that this is the time of the year when our little feathered friends rely on us the most to keep them fed and watered.

Winter is the hardest time of year for all our wildlife to survive due to scarcity of food. Birds require high energy (high fat) foods during the cold weather to maintain their fat reserves to survive the frosts nights. Fat balls [seeds mixed with fat] will be popular additions to your feeding stations and are readily available to buy or you can easily make your own or put out some finely chopped unsalted bacon rind or grated hard cheese to provide energy-rich fat for your birds Some fat balls come in a nylon mesh bag but always remove these because birds get their claws caught in the mesh, causing injury and potentially trapping them.

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They are situated in units 5/7 Bumbles, 40 High Street, Wootton and offer FREE island delivery for all businesses and there is a public car park across the road from them with the first hour for free.

They have quality names at discounted prices so you know you won’t have to settle for a second rate product. They believe in Cutting Costs Not Quality.

If you are after a specific product but they don’t have it in stock they can source it for you. For the catering trade its not just cleaning products as they also do foil and cling film.

They are also now offering a contract cleaning service and you can speak to Simon Teal to discuss your exact requirements. Call Simon at Wiper Rolls on 01983 882472 or 07710 392313 or pop in and see him. They are open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm 3

Monthly News Report for Carisbrooke by John Hobart. South Farm, Sandy Lane, Whitecroft. E-Mail: john.hobart@iow.gov.uk Mobile: 07717 716 663 Now that we have moved into 2016 it seems We face the old chestnut of time to contemplate the challenges that travelling to meetings…Hampshire could be ahead of us in the coming year. is not huge, but with the additional ferry travel, trains and taxis when heading One of the key changes we can anticipate is for places like Basingstoke or Aldershot, a devolution. Devolution brings more power to whole day can be consumed for the sake of local communities, meaning that not every a two-hour meeting. This will become less decision is made by Westminster and that attractive over time and I fear that Island local communities are much more closely representatives may start dropping out. Thus involved in decision making and delivery our voice would not be heard to its full effect. of services. Don’t think for a moment that (see www.solentlep.org.uk/uploads/ this will suddenly give independence to the documents/Hampshire_and_Isle_of_Wight_ Isle of Wight, in fact we will become part Devolution_Prospectus_September_2015.pdf of a community that includes Hampshire for more information) (New Forest to Basingstoke, Aldershot and Portsmouth in the East ) So what does this Visit Isle of Wight is in jeopardy because of mean for us? The total answer is still evolving, the withdrawal of funding from the council but in essence devolution with Hampshire in the forthcoming year. A proposed solution should improve our health service by sharing for this is the ‘D-BID’. This seeks investment of resources. We will access the knowledge through business rates from businesses that of a wider group of councillors and officers benefit from tourism, a small percentage enabling better solutions and greater invested to promote IOW tourism (1.5% economies of scale – so often the problem on - 1.75%) I believe this is vital as tourism the Island. Collaboration will enable greater is a core industry and it is right that the lobbying power at Westminster as the area beneficiaries of its promotion should be will be represented by more MPs. More required to invest. I hope this succeeds as we muscle when applying for grants…so many are an area hosting a major tourist attraction positive aspects to this as we join forces with in the form of Carisbrooke Castle.

18 other partners and work together for economic growth.

Public toilets are yet again under threat due to limited resources. There is a move to I see that this could have a positive impact transfer the care for these into the hands of on the island’s future, but it is vital that Parish Councils, again something I support. we represent ourselves well and at every meeting and decision making forum. I These are three major developments ahead stressed to Cllr Bacon, leader of the council, of us in 2016, our new CEO John Metcalfe that I do believe the only way we will certainly has his work cut out and deserves ensure full representation and attendance the full support of residents and Councillors is by pushing for the meetings to be held in alike.

Southampton in order that representatives from the Island are given equal access.

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Irish Dancing The New Year is upon us, and this should be the year to try something new and perhaps something different that maybe you haven’t thought of trying before.

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The Bailey Academy of Irish Dancing believe in ‘being the best you can be’ and with their help you will probably amaze yourself at the wonders of Irish Dancing. Classes are held in Newport and are run by Lynnette Bailey who has been a dancer from a very young age, competing at all levels.

Lynnette says “no matter what your age, shape or fitness level , there are classes available from beginners to advanced – everyone is welcome and you will be surprised how much fun it is” The first lesson is FREE so there really isn’t any excuse why you shouldn’t give it a try, especially as Irish Dancing maybe in your blood - but you just don’t know it yet...

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Christmas Tree Recycling For the first time this year, residents can book a collection for their natural Christmas trees, which will be collected from the kerbside on the same day as recycling collection and taken for composting.

The service will be available between 7 January and 4 February 2016 but must be booked at least three working days in advance. To book a collection, contact (01983) 823777 or use the online green waste booking form via www.iwight.com/ waste When booking a collection, please remember the following: • If your next recycling day is on a Monday, book your green garden waste collection by 6pm on Wednesday.

• If your next recycling day is on a Tuesday, book your green waste collection by 6pm on Thursday.

• If your next recycling day is on a Wednesday, book your green waste collection by 12noon on Saturday.

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Unwanted natural Christmas trees can also be disposed of at Lynnbottom or Afton Marsh household waste recycling centres.

Artificial trees must also be taken to one of these centres.

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It started off as a hobby in 1997 for Andy Fortune and due to his passion and demand for his skilled work as a turner in 2012 it turned into a full time business and The Mulberry Tree Wood Turnery was born and Andy has now become a Member of the Register of Professional Turners.

The business started off small in a tiny workshop in Northwood but in 2014 Andy had the opportunity to move to bigger premises at Arreton Barns Craft Village.

With these bigger premises came a separate workshop and shop and Andy was able to provide a lot more for local woodworkers and turners and is now the main agent on the Island for Record- Power Tools and Equipment and Chestnut finishing products.

The new retail shop attached to his workshop meant that Andy was able to increase the range of items available for resale which include unique bowls, platters and hollow forms. He also sells his products through other shops and galleries on the Island and takes commission work when required for those extra special pieces.

The larger workshop has enabled Andy to offer beginners and intermediate bowl turning courses on a one-to-one basis. They have proved very popular with locals and visitors alike. If you are looking for a present for the person who has everything, I bet they haven’t yet had the pleasure of attending one of Andy’s courses which are available as either a half or full day. Both courses have received positive comments from students on Andy’s teaching ability and patience.

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Dates For Your Diary Wednesday 6th January – Furniture and Collectables auction at Newport Football Club, St Georges Park, Newport, Sellers drop off 10-4pm, Public viewing 4-6pm. Auction 610pm. 50p per lot to enter - 10% commission

can all reduce stress in our lives by understanding how the mind, diet and environmental factors influence the physical body. Join us for a weekend of tasters, join in with classes and a chance to meet and chat with many different experts in Friday 15th January – East Wight Photography alternative medicines, nutrition, support group meet on the third Friday of every groups and healing. Allow yourself sufficient month at St Helens Community Centre, time to have a chat with the over 50 Guildford Road, St Helens at 2pm. This exhibitors and connect with positive people event is free. We are a group of enthusiastic dedicated into sharing their knowledge into amateur photographers. We have talks, helping you live a happier, healthier and less discussions, outings and competitions on all stressful life. Entrance: £5 Early Bird / £10 aspects of photography. We welcome new on the day. www.inspiredforlife.co.uk or call members at all levels. Come along to our 07719725032 meeting and see what we do.

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th January – Inspired for Life at Cowes Yacht Haven, High Street Cowes. Sat 10am – 7pm Sun 10am -6pm An event dedicated to learning how we

Saturday 30th January – Jumble Sale of good quality second hand goods at the Scout Hall, Wyatts Lane, Northwood 11am – 1pm FREE entry

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Monthly Report for Newport by Julie Jones-Evans. 53 Victoria Road, Newport, IoW, PO30 2HB Tel 521068 or 07792672198 E: Julie.Jones-Evans@iow.gov.uk T: @juliejonesevans F: Julie Jones-Evans the Guildhall to provide a map of Newport Here we go its 2016 already and advertising for local businesses. A lot of and I’m sure we are all thinking of ways to people get fed up with negotiating their way improve our lives in this New Year. My year around the clutter in town, which is hazardous has already had a good start with a grant award of £8,666 towards the project in Church especially if you have a disability such as Litten to provide 2 shelters and outdoor gym impaired vision or are in a wheelchair. By equipment. Along with a grant from Hampshire providing a sign such as this, I hope to negate the need for excess clutter in the form of ‘A’ Police, this grant from Awards for All means that I can complete the project in one go rather Boards, whist supporting the small businesses than the phased approach which the finances in the streets that are off the High Street. had previously dictated. By spring the project Tables and chairs licences have will be completed and just started to be issued around mean that the young our 2 squares and this involved people in the area will some negotiation so as to support have a safer place to all the different activities in the congregate and have squares and allow for safe passage a bit of fun, as one of of pedestrians. I would like to the pieces of gym can congratulate NOSH in particular generate power when for their outside area, its smart used. Maybe during appearance not only adds to the the day the young at visual amenity of St Thomas’ Sq but heart can have a play the cafe barrier makes it safer for on the gym too! The pedestrians. outdoor gym at Seaclose is popular and we are Now that Mill Street has been always looking out for more sites around opened into Foxes Road I have asked Newport and Carisbrooke, so please let us the IW Council to provide a pedestrian know if you have a spot in mind. crossing around the area of Mill Street/ Old The bricks with the names of those who died Westminster Lane as people are finding it in the 1943 air raid of Newport have arrived, difficult to cross the road and the increased traffic is proving hazardous. This crossing is agreement with the IW Council has been finalised, so we just need some better weather important for local residents and it is also a before the memorial can be constructed and popular route to school. erected. There will be a dedication service Residents in the Hunnyhill area will be pleased sometime in the spring. to hear the Newport Parish Council will be The other piece of good news is the planning taking over the management of the open space

by Worsley Road, we will focus on keeping it permission for the first visitor sign has been submitted to the IW Council. Two local firms AJ and providing a dog bin tidy but local residents Wells and Solent have been commissioned to will be asked their views on any additions for example goal posts, gym equipment or raised produce the sign which will be situated near beds.

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Rotary

You may remember that I gave a mention about the Rotary Shoe Box Appeal in the December issue and I reported that the wonderful generous people of the Isle of Wight had donated 499 shoe boxes to be sent to disadvantaged children in Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Philippines.

Adrian Kensit Garden Services

Well there has been a little bit of confusion and the figure of 499 that was given to me • Crown lifting & • Maintenance & was for the number of boxes donated from thinning pruning of shrubs • Reduction & shaping just the residents of East Cowes and Cowes (a • Cultivation & cleaning of borders • Dead wooding few late ones came in after the amount was • Grass cutting • Tree felling tallied up so the final figure for East Cowes • Hedge cutting • Stump removal and Cowes is 514) and listed below are details We can offer a one-off visit or regular of the final amounts which were at the drop maintenance visits For further info call 07850 489754 or 404720, or off points in each town and you will see that email adrian.kensit@btinternet.com they accumulate to an amazing 2326.

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Ryde 537, Sandown 242, Shanklin 97, Godshill 104, Vectis Sunrise (Newport) 514, Ventnor 56 and West Wight 262 Well done to everyone who donated and all those working behind the scene ensuring they got to their destinations.

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Resolutions!!!!

by Debbie Mason They say that December is an expensive month and this may be true for many but not me. Oh, don’t get me wrong I’m not some sort of money saving guru, in fact I’m just the opposite. January is my downfall month and all because of ‘New Year Resolutions’.

surely be all the encouragement I need…. All of those clothes have never been worn and most have been given to charity shops but a few have been held back to remind me of what I could of achieved but I so miserably failed at.

Yep its that time when I think I can better myself, change myself and find a happier self within and whilst writing this I know it’s wrong but every year reasoning goes out the window and I become obsessed with the year ahead. Every new year is the year I believe that I am going to start loving fitness and obviously each year is a different type of fitness which inevitably means that each year I have to buy new fitness gear, new fitness shoes, and of course the latest fitness machine and not forgetting the latest bag, sweat band, drink container and all other fashionable fitness paraphernalia that goes with it.

I’ve also thought I was very musical and could easily play a musical instrument, I mean how hard could it be… I’ve covered most of the string section and at least half of the percussion and my neighbours have written to me begging me not to start on the brass section. I aimed to be a one man orchestra, playing gigs at Osborne House but even I have had to admit defeat when I couldn’t even chime the triangle on time.

Once truly kitted out in my new gear I find my fitness obsessions is lucky to last longer that the first week of January, in fact the leftover turkey lasts longer then my new gym membership.

Unfortunately even with no resolutions set for 2016 I just know that it will still be an expensive month as I will definitely be at the January sales and yes I do need another one of those and I know it’s a size too small but at that price it’s a bargain and if I don’t get it I might regret it for the rest of my life and one thing I know about life is, you should never have regrets.

I don’t just stop there, because I also start the diet!!! “This diet is definitely going to work” is a favourite saying of mine and one which becomes a mantra and I am so positive that this is the ONE that I envisage a slimmer and healthier me and reckon I will drop the minimum of one dress size by the end of the first month.

As an incentive I think its best to go out and buy these one dress size smaller clothes before I have reached this new weight as seeing them hanging in the wardrobe will

All these resolutions cost me plenty of money and I haven’t stuck to any of them.

Maybe I’m weak or maybe deep down I am just happy with the way I am.

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Parish Council

Parish Budget 2016/17

A draft budget will be discussed at the January meeting ahead of setting the precept at the February meeting.

The precept for 2015/16 was decreased by 40% as the transfer of services from the IW Council had not been completed and funds were still available from the previous year. This decrease was agreed with the cautionary note that the precept for 2016/17 would need to rise to maintain devolved services such as grass cutting and management of Clatterford Recreation Ground and Victoria Recreation Ground. Other discussions for inclusion in this year’s budget include the provision of toilets in Newport and management of the playing field off Worsley Road.

Please contact your parish councillors if you would like to discuss this further.

Grant Funding for Emergency Wardens The Parish Council has recently been successful with a number of grant applications including ÂŁ8,645 to provide training and equipment for Emergency Wardens across the parish. This will project will begin in the next few months with community meetings to recruit volunteers, the funds will train 36 wardens headed by 6 lead wardens to assist vulnerable and elderly residents during emergency weather situations, particularly in known flood areas. Please look out for the meetings in your area.

Meetings The Parish Council next full council meeting is on 11th January, at the Riverside Centre, Newport. Planning and Licensing Committee meet fortnightly, 6.30pm at the Riverside Centre, the meetings in January are on 7th and 21st.

A full list of all meetings are available on our website.

Social Media

Our Facebook page is a great source of information for all parish and community matters. Please like and share our posts as well as sharing your information with us.

All full council meetings are now digitally recorded and copies are available on application to the Clerk or can be listened to on the website - www.newportwight.org.uk - Contact the Clerk, Maxine Yule by email maxyule@gmail.com or telephone 559119

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