June 2020 Newport & Carisbrooke Area
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Is it safe to come out yet? This month’s front cover star will bring a smile to your face, just like it did to me. I think there are many captions&that could 8.30am, 10.30am 12.30pm fit this photo but I feel that if cows could talk and with nothing but the Coronavirus being in the news they would just want to know ‘Is it safe to come out yet?’
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This great shot was taken by Gemma Hobbins who was out on some daily exercise around Newbridge and she just happened to glance up and saw this cute face looking back at her. Thankfully, Gemma was quick enough to grab her camera and get a shot as she flew by on her bike. Gemma classes herself as a beginner photographer but she already has some great shots under her belt and she very kindly shares them in photo and nature groups on Facebook and has a good following on Instagram. When Gemma isn’t working, she is always keen to explore the Island either on her bike or longs walk with the family. It is becoming a great passion of hers and she never leaves home without her camera.
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Hello and welcome to the June issue of Island Magazines. We are still in lockdown, but restrictions are lifting gradually, and we are free to spend more time outdoors exercising while enjoying the beach, countryside and parks etc. but we must stick to the 2 metre social distancing rule.
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Since being on lockdown I have been baking more than normal and one of my favourite guilty pleasures is ginger biscuits. Forget shop brought as these are so easy to make and they taste amazing - see the recipe on page 8 and please feel free to email me how you got on and some pictures. This month’s front cover picture really caught my attention and you can find more details on page 2. Inside you will find the usual news reports from local Councillors, features and articles and of course some great advertisers who are offering a wide range of services. I hope you all have a great month and although this issue is online only, the July issue will be back in print and available to collect from distributors across the island. Take care and stay safe.
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News Report from Cllr John Hobart for Carisbrooke and Gunville. Email: john.hobart@iow.gov.uk Mobile: 07717 716 663 Heading into week ten of lockdown, the time seems to have flown with so many things happening and so much on the news. I hope that all of you are staying well and coping with the different world we find ourselves in. I have to say that the beautiful weather must have eased your pain... it certainly has for me. I know that these times are tough, but I do think that out of all of this some good things have happened, such as the improvement in our climate and to see so many more people walking and cycling for pleasure. With our aims to respond to climate emergency, and our goals to get people more active, these changes will hopefully stay with us as we gradually come out of lockdown. With this in mind the government had pledged £5bn towards walking and cycling in February. They have now, in the first phase, pledged £2bn, with an immediate release of £250m nationally for the temporary widening of pavements to enable social distancing for pedestrians and cyclists. Public transport is currently not the safest way to travel and with this in mind many more people have taken to commuting by bicycle or walking to work, a thing that should be encouraged in the long term. The council is working alongside community groups and parish councils to identify appropriate temporary change that can be put in place. This might be by markings on the pavements and roads, or 4
the addition of cones to guide people to the safest route. The key to the success of this project is the community adhering to the mapping put in place. So far, despite there being more cases and deaths here than we could ever wish for, we are actually faring quite well compared to other parts of the country and it is up to us to ensure that we keep that situation under control. Interestingly the council opened a key worker cycle hire scheme, administered by the council access fund, with now over 60 cycles lent out and growing, which goes to show that there is a demand for sustainable transport and hopefully many of those taking part will continue in this mode when we return to whatever ‘normal’ life looks like in the future. I do believe that this move fits in very well with the plans to reshape Newport. Certainly greater pedestrian only areas will make shopping a more pleasant experience and could change the way we visit our town centre and the experience we enjoy there. After this prolonged period of closure, we need to do everything we can to support our local shops and cafes when they reopen, if not we may well lose many of them. Amazon is going nowhere... but some of our local shops could be teetering on the brink if we don’t do our best to support them. It is interesting to see how other countries are managing their journey out of continued over the page
News Report from Cllr John Hobart lockdown and it’s hard to make head or tail of the statistics worldwide. Greece apparently reports surprisingly low numbers and has encouraged the use of face masks for a while (as have other countries). A Greek friend of mine sent me this image of a vending machine for face masks placed at ferry and bus terminals….. perhaps this will be the way forward for us, who knows, but I do think that the wearing of face masks will be a thing that features in our lives in the foreseeable future and as much as we probably won’t enjoy it, we need to continue in our efforts to protect each other and ourselves as our freedoms return. Stay safe.
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Life Before Lockdown!! I am at the stage where I refer to my life ‘before lockdown’ and life ‘during lockdown’… and I am shocked by the changes I have automatically made Let’s go back to ‘life before lockdown’ for a minute - I went about life at quite a fast pace, everything I tackled was at 100mph. My life back then was very structured, planned and did not really have much room for change. I thrived on being busy, running around, completing multiple tasks kept me going, made me feel alive. I didn’t have time to sit down quietly for a cup of coffee, I even found it hard to sit and watch thirty minutes of TV. Basically, I couldn’t sit still, and I couldn’t entertain myself and I found my own company rather boring!!! Added to this I was a terrible worrier, I worried about everything, I worried about things that didn’t need worrying about. Now let’s go back to the 23rd March and Boris’ announcement which immediately sent me (and nearly everyone else) into a state of panic. The first thought I had was what am I going to do for 12 weeks, then I thought about not having an income and then my biggest fear was worrying I was going to catch the virus. I lived in a panic fuelled shell for a little while and I was no longer in control of my own life, or rather that is what I thought!! The first couple of weeks of staying home and worrying about everything were hard and I knew I couldn’t go on like this so something had to change. I remembered something that my friend kept telling me which I had never fully been able to take onboard before. She said “worrying doesn’t actually solve anything, it won’t change the outcome and some things in life just can’t be controlled or changed so why waste your time” (thank you Maggie for these wise words). I thought about this and yes Maggie was right, I needed to ease up and at least try and enjoy the journey as I couldn’t change anything the Government had decided and worrying about the virus wasn’t going to stop it in its tracks. Fast forward 8 weeks and I am still at home. I now potter, I have started growing my own vegetables, planting flowers, baking, and I even sit in the garden and just watch the world go by. I plan meals, and I make time for a coffee and don’t mind sitting quietly, I’ve even found that my own company isn’t as bad as I thought, in fact when I talk to myself I sometimes say some funny things!!! My life has slowed down, and I am a lot less stressed. The only structure to my day is I always get dressed and put on all my make-up. I can while away many hours without actually doing anything… It’s a surreal life we are living in at the moment but myself like thousands of others are getting through it hour by hour, day by day. I’m looking forward to life after ‘lockdown’ and I plan to take my new skills with me and choose to live life at a slower pace and I might even stop and smell the roses. There are different paths to take in life and I was on the rough, pot holed road but now I’m ready to travel down the newly resurfaced road where I can admire the scenery at the same time. At least I feel I can take something positive from this pandemic.
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Rustic Ginger Biscuits I call these rustic as there is no piping or cutters used and will therefore all be slightly different and you can make them as big or as small as you like. You can easily increase or decrease the quantity of ground ginger used depending on personal taste. The recipe uses 2 teaspoons, but I normally use 3 and a bit as I do like a strong ginger flavour. Ingredients 113g soft brown/golden sugar 100g butter or margarine 2 tablespoons of golden syrup 2 teaspoons of ground ginger 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda 227g self raising flour Heat oven to 190°C. In a saucepan gently stir and warm the butter, syrup and sugar until butter is melted and well mixed. Remove from the heat. Sieve together flour, bicarbonate of soda and ginger and stir into the melted butter, syrup and sugar mix. Form into a soft dough. Place small balls (about 1 teaspoon of mix) onto a greased baking tray. About 12 per tray and flatten slightly. They flatten and spread during baking. Bake for 12 minutes or until the colour is right for ginger biscuits and the top looks slightly rough. Remove from oven and cool slightly on the tray then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy with a nice cup of tea‌.
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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 I’m sure it’s a relief for everyone that the restrictions are now starting to be eased and we can start to get out a bit more and see some of our nearest and dearest. Of course it’s important that we still observe the measures necessary to avoid further outbreaks of covid-19. As Newport begins to return to life I feel working to ensure the environment in town allows us to adhere to social distancing is critical for making people feel confident and safe.
The government has also asked local councils to look at ways of improving cycling and walking in and around towns across the country. In Newport we are lucky because we have a Local Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plan that was signed off by the Isle of Wight Council in April. The government has been clear that places that have this plan are to apply for the funding to be able to make these into a reality. I think it’s in everyone’s interest that we have a better pedestrian environment in Newport but always bearing in mind accessibility for all people that live, shop, work and learn in Newport. Please let me know if you are having any difficulties in getting in and around town whilst we observe 2-metre social distancing.
Where we have some narrow pavements in town these may be widened into the carriageway and so temporarily we will lose some on street parking. However How Hackney is dealing with their changes. we have plenty of parking in car parks around town, so just Got some great news from the Hunnyhill for a while it may be necessary to plan Moss garden we have some new residents your journey and use a car park rather in the form of bees! Please see the pictures than park right outside your ultimate of where the destination. Of course measures will holes have been be in place for accessibility. NCCC plugged up, will be looking at ways to develop the which shows that interventions into something a bit more a bee has made pleasing to the eye, such as, instead of a a home there. plastic barrier having a planter instead. It’s I’m also making important to balance out the convenience progress with the of on street parking, with people being Biosphere project able to move around the town and socially for Newport, distance. 10
News Report by Julie Jones-Evans along with Cllr Lever. The Isle of Wight was designated a Biosphere by UNESCO last June and some people are still not aware of what this is and what it means for the island. As Newport is the county of the island we have declared ourselves the capital of the Biosphere and want to bring out what being a Biosphere means so people can understand and engage with it more. We have some incredible natural environments even in the centre of town and we want to bring out those stories and look for new places where perhaps we can bring the natural world.
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Please Help... Kitten Food and Litter Appeal Five weeks ago in the middle of lockdown staff at the Isle of Wight Cat’s Protection arrived at the centre to find seven kittens without a mother in a cardboard box in the carpark. They were all very underweight and were only around four weeks old. The smallest weighed only 306g. The centre staff took them home and have been hand rearing them. It was an up and down journey as the littlest suffered from dehydration and she very nearly didn’t make it. She needed hourly feeds but she pulled through. Today, they are now all fluffy, bouncy and lively eight week old kittens!! Tearing about the house playing. They are all eating kitten food and are all using their litter trays which is amazing. Of course, this means that the centre are getting through a lot of kitten food and litter. Combined with all the other kittens in foster they are currently dishing out a staggering 68 meals a day to ensure these little fluffballs have full bellies and never feel hungry Please, please help them by donating kitten food and litter or money donations. They have a drop off point outside their main gate which is monitored and for those that can’t get out to the centre they also have an updated amazon wish list if you would like to donate that way: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/4Q6UKAO2H7GN or donate via justgiving.com/campaign/IsleofWightAdoptionCentre These and other kittens and cats will be up for adoption shortly so don’t forget to check out their website www.isleofwight.cats.org.uk during June. They will be operating a hands free homing process within strict Covid-19 guidelines.