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Fitness with Ginny Ginny has been involved in the Fitness Industry for the last 20 years and recently qualified as a Fitness Instructor. She moved to the Island with her husband last March and says: “We feel so lucky to live in such a beautiful and friendly place.

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• Fitness programmes tailored to YOU • Let me create a fun fitness programme built around your lifestyle, your objectives and your current level of fitness • From someone just starting out and wanting to make small steps toward a fitter lifestyle, to more advanced fitness fans of any age • Achieving and maintaining a degree of fitness can seem daunting at first. I help by coaching, encouraging and motivating you to make small improvements. Before long you won’t believe how much better you feel. I make it fun too!

• Home-based or at your/my gym, wherever you feel comfortable (I’m in Cowes) • I am CIMSPA level 2 qualified and have over 20 years experience in fitness, suppleness and wellbeing. I am easy-going, friendly and reliable • Please get in touch on 07976 883165 or ginny.duffield@btinternet.com and let’s chat about what might work best for you

Fitness, well-being and sailing are my passions. I would love to help and inspire people of slightly more mature years, like myself - and whom the fitness industry seems to ignore - to become fit and supple enough to enjoy life to the full. ‘Motion is lotion’ and without it our bodies stiffen, and age and we find the little daily things such as climbing the stairs, bending down to our grandchildren (or hopping on our boat), so much harder. So many common diseases such as Arthritis, can be eliminated or improved by simple stretching exercises and keeping mobile.

I will work with you to gently regain strength, flexibility and stamina through a specially tailored exercise programme, which suites your fitness levels and your goals and which will give you that bounce in your step! I have also developed a fitness programme for boaters, called Fit2Sail, which will be offered through local sailing and yacht clubs.

Please call me for a free consultation. I am happy to come to your home or your gym or wherever you feel comfortable. No need to wear special gym kit, you can wear anything comfortable. I make it relaxed and fun and help you to improve your fitness in a way that you enjoy”.

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pring is almost here, the evenings are getting lighter and the clocks spring forward on the 27th March. There are daffodils and crocuses appearing on hedges and in gardens, showing us that the weather is warming, and good times are just ahead, and the island is waking from its winter snooze. Although I mustn’t forget that we have had snow in March before!!!! It’s now just a waiting game.

This month I have gotten together with the Isle of Wight Cats Protection to work on a feature for the Senior Kitizens. They have some real beauties in the centre at the moment, just waiting for their forever homes. They often get overlooked for the kittens and younger cats, but these mature felines have great personalities and many more years of love to give. See our feature on page 4 and let this be the month that you adopt and make a difference to one of these senior kitizens.

There is a lot of talk about the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June and on page 8 you will find our handy guide to organising a street party to celebrate this occasion with neighbours, family, and friends. Although it’s not happening until June it’s time to start organising now.

If you fancy doing some puzzles go to pages 10 and 11 for this month’s sudoku, wordsearch, anagrams and kriss kross. Hope I haven’t made them too easy this month!

I hope you have a great March and I look forward to catching up with you again next month.

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We are working 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. These seniors have many years of love to give. Older cats are usually more homely and have great personalities making them wonderful companions.

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Lizzie is a dear ole girl and being 18 years she wants to find a loving home to spend her golden years. She is an indoor cat and is affectionate, loving and doesn’t want for much... just a snuggly bed, fuss and food. Because she is older she is often over looked but she has so much to give and just wants a place to call home. She is a short hair domestic tabby.

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The Isle of Wight Adoption Centre, 122 Marlborough Road, Ryde. t:- 03000 120 251 | www.isleofwightcats.org.uk | e:- isleofwight@cats.org.uk ----------------------Lulu is 11 years old but is very young at heart. Her owner was terminally ill and could no longer look after her.

She want’s to be the centre of attention so no other animals in the house. She is inquisitive and loving and would suit a mature family. She is a short hair black and white domestic cat.

Minnie Moo desperately wants a calm, quite forever home. She is 16 years old and is set in her ways and needs to be accepted for who she is and her own quirky ways.

She is a very special cat that deserves love and compassion.

She is a short hair white and black domestic cat.

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Leslie is a beautiful long-hair black domestic cat who is 10 years old. He is a very affectionate and gentle cat and is not vocal and has a very quiet meow. He likes the outdoors as well as a house to explore. He would like to be the only pet in the family and a nice loving home to call his own.

Meet Suzie and Lexi - this loving duo come as a pair and are 13 and 15 years old. They will make great companions and they enjoy their home comforts and a garden on sunny days. They need the security of a loving home after their owner passed away. They are domestic short hair cats and Suzie is black and white and Lexi a dark tortie.

MARCH Events at Lord Louis Library

East Wight Photographic Group

A friendly local group meeting twice a month for photographic outings, lunch, Tea and Chat for the Over 60s - Monday 7th presentations, workshops & socialising. and 21st at 10.30am-12pm.

We welcome all levels from first timers to experienced.

Friends of Lord Louis Library Book sale Yearly membership £10.

Saturday 5th, at 9am-4pm For more information on joining go to

Tel: 01983 823823

Knit and Natter - Thursday 3rd at 10am12pm & the 17th from 2-4pm

www.ewpg.org.uk or call 01983 872164

Rhymetime - Every Friday 10am and 11 am - booking advised (phone/email library) Lego Club (age 5+)Tuesday 1st & 15th at 3.30-4.30pm Duplo Group for toddlers - Every Tuesday at 10.3011.30am Home Ed Lego Club (age 5+) – Monday 14th March 10.30-11.30am RCS support drop in for unemployed people looking for help to retrain and find work Tuesday 15th at 10.30am-12.30pm Independent Arts drop in session – Friday 18th March, details and time TBC. Valentine Gray: The little Sweep talk by Roger Fruen Saturday 19th March at 6pm, tickets available from fundraising@ iowyouthtrust.co.uk

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Digital Support Sessions with Age UK IW, Thursday 10th (intro to email) and 24 (online socialising) at 10.30-12.30 – please book through Age UK on 525282.

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News report from Cllr Andrew Garratt for Parkhurst & Hunnyhill Email: andrew.garratt@iow.gov.uk - Tel: 01983 524623 March is when council tax bills drop through our letter boxes or ping into our email in-boxes. The total bill will be made up of four separate figures, with amounts to be paid to: Isle of Wight Council, Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Commissioner, and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Authority.

At the time of writing this report, the government is funding a reduction in council tax bills by £150 for properties in bands A to D. This is in response to the massive increase in household energy bills later this year. On average these bills are calculated to go up by about £690 a year. Again, at the time of writing, the government is proposing cutting electricity bills by £200 this autumn. But the money will be clawed back at £40 a year for five years.

There is a lot of political debate about these proposals. But what matters most is that noone should be faced with impossible choices because of spiralling bills. The council has an Exceptional Hardship Fund to help those on low incomes cover shortfalls in council tax payments. Details are on the council’s website.

Next year, I’m optimistic there will be more IOW council help for low-income households who qualify for the local council tax support scheme after my proposal to reverse cuts in this scheme was agreed.

Our council tax helps fund local services. Due to government underfunding and without a proper “Island Deal”, Isle of Wight Council still had to make cuts, but not as badly as in recent years. If any of the cuts affect you, please let me know and I’ll do my best to get the council to minimise their effects.

Despite the cuts the council is making new investments to tackle problems facing

Islanders. Amongst these, I was particularly pleased to see a multi-million commitment to help provide affordable housing.

There is more good budget news from Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council. Working with my colleagues on this council, £10,000 has been earmarked for play equipment in Parkhurst & Hunnyhill ward. More will be needed, but this is a good start. I will, of course, be looking at all funding opportunities so that we can get a decent range of equipment.

Isle of Wight council has announced that a special meeting will take place on 20th April to consider the draft planning strategy. This will be a very important meeting for the whole Island, and particularly for Parkhurst & Hunnyhill ward. The draft was consulted upon last year, with over 1,400 new homes proposed at Camp Hill and other prison land (including the fields right up to the forest edge), Noke Common, and Horsebridge Hill.

It’s been good to see new streetlight columns installed in many of the prison estate roads.

However, a global supply chain issue delayed installation of the new lamp heads. The council is using existing stock where possible to maintain lighting levels, until the new lamps can be fitted.

If you live on one of the roads owned by householders, please make sure you have given the consent needed so that the council can install new lights and make sure your roads are safely lit.

As always, if there is an issue that affects you – however ‘big’ or ‘small’ – please do contact me. Phone and email above or you can use Twitter via @andrewcwgarratt.

Fancy something a little different?

Why not try your local community radio station.

Vectis Radio on FM 104.6 and online

www.vectisradio.com/listen

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AMP Hire Ltd are a local business based at Forest Road, Newport on the Island.

They provide the island with a dependable, professional, and competitive hire service and are one of the leading suppliers of portable toilets, showers and temporary fencing for the construction industry.

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They have recently invested in some new equipment including ‘POSH VIP’ toilet trailers and shower blocks, ensuring high end events, weddings and festivals can adequately cater to the needs of all their guests. Also a new ten bay ergonomic toilet trailer which is space saving and facilitates a quick clean and empty. Their restock of new event and construction toilets make them the biggest stock holding company on the Island.

AMP are the one stop shop that caters for all your hire requirements and offer daily, weekly, and long-term hire to both the domestic and commercial sector.

They have many other products available to hire, including ped barriers, chapter 8’s, heras panels, protective ground mats and have just bought a new tanker for emptying cesspits, septic tanks, drain clearance, pressure washing and camera surveys, this joins the existing fleet including two smaller tankers which service the smaller island roads where the big tankers can’t reach.

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This year Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. There will be activities throughout the year to celebrate this anniversary with a four-day UK bank holiday from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June.

On Sunday 5th June people are encouraged to share friendship, food, and fun with neighbours as part of the Platinum Jubilee Big Lunch celebration. Information on hosting such events can be found online at www. edenprojectcommunities.com/blog/the-bigjubilee-lunch Organising a street party just for residents and neighbours is simple and does not need a licence but think about planning one now. The number one tip for holding a party is to plan early. If you encounter any difficulties speak to your local councillor who will be happy to help.

There are myths about running a street party: Myth 1: It’s too difficult You should not need a risk assessment – as long as consideration is given to the safety needs of all those attending, common sense precautions should be enough.

Myth 2: You need a licence You do not require a music licence at a street party unless amplified music is one of the main purposes of the event.

You may need a Temporary Events Notice if you plan to sell alcohol, but this is not required if participants are going to bring their own. A Temporary Events Notice currently costs £21 and covers up to five hundred people.

Myth 3: The law requires complex forms for a road closure and councils need to sign off every detail.

For most small parties in quiet streets where you need to close a road, all your council needs to know is where and when. They will need at least 6 weeks’ advance notice as they will need to put in place a temporary traffic regulation order.

Challenge jobsworth attitudes.

Alternatively, you can keep the road open and organise a gathering on private land, such as a driveway or garden, without any requirement to fill in council forms.

Myth 4: The law requires a fee to be charged for a road closure.

The law allows councils to charge for the cost of arranging a traffic regulation order although they are not required to do this and are encouraged not to. If your council is making a charge, you have every right to question why.

Myth 5: It’s too late to ask for a road closure.

Some councils set deadlines to help them manage their work, but there are no deadlines in law, so if they seem unreasonable ask then to be flexible.

Myth 6: You need to buy expensive road signs.

Island Roads may be able to provide signs, but you can hire them.

Myth 7: You need expensive insurance.

There is no requirement from central government to have public liability insurance.

The Big Lunch website have negotiated special rates for street party insurance starting at just £28.

Myth 8: You need a food licence.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed that you don’t, however you must ensure that any food provided is safe to eat.

Myth 9: You need a licence to run a raffle or lottery.

You do not have to register a lottery if it is ‘incidental’ to the event, but tickets must be sold at the event. Anyone at the event (including children) can take part in this sort of lottery. No more than £100 can be deducted for expenses and no more than £500 on prizes (excludes donated prizes).

(Thank you to Cllr Chris Quirk, Mayor of Shanklin for collating and sharing this information)

News Report from Cllr Joe Lever - Carisbrooke & Gunville Mobile - 07736 663 657 Email - joe.lever@iow.gov.uk Facebook - @CllrJoeLever Short update from me this month but lots more to come.

Contact Lui Tel: 520522 Mob: 07795 363 534

Current highway improvement works that have been causing disruption around Coppins Bridge (and further afield) are - at the time of writing this - due to be completed on 11 March.

There are lots of exciting plans being discussed for the Vectis field now that it’s Mobile - 07736 under NCCC management. We’re 663due 657to have football pitches marked outEmail with- goal joe. posts installed in the near future.

It’ll be lever@iow.gov.uk wonderful getting this ready for the summer Facebook -@ months and seeing Victoria Rec and Vectis Field buzzing with local activity.

We’re also hoping to (slightly) open up and clean out the small, wooded area near the entrance of the Rec, in an effort to make it a more family-friendly space and less of a hotspot for antisocial behaviour.

Myself and Cllr Ambrosini have also secured funds from Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council for additional benches on Clatterford Rec and Victoria Rec. And lastly, I’m looking to get agreements in place for a better maintenance plan of Pritchett’s Pond. There have previously been uncertainties over who ‘owns’ the land but that appears to have now been cleared up. I’ll have more news on this in future updates.

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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 The High Street Heritage Action Zone has got a very important consultation on at the moment regarding the People First Zone element of the project, which is to improve the quality of the pedestrian areas in and between the squares and down to the Guildhall. Widening pavements, removing railings and building raised tables (making it easier for people, especially those in mobility scooters and wheelchairs to move around and vehicles have to slow down), altering the formal flower beds in St James’ Square, provision of new space in front and to the side of the Guildhall and creation of a pavement in Holyrood Street – are some elements on the table for discussion. The consultation runs till 17th March and can be found here on line https://app.placechangers. co.uk/campaign/224/overview or you can request a paper copy by writing to Newport High Street Heritage Action Zone, c/o Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council, Granary Court, 128 Pyle Street, Newport, PO30 1JW

anniversary of his death. His death, at 9 years of age, at the hands of Newport chimney sweep and publican Benjamin Davies was shocking at the time and local people raised money to have the memorial in Church Litten made and erected. There are 2 blank faces on the monument and NCCC is having a new inscription to make this bicentenary. This will happen later in the year once planning permission has been granted and the weather dry enough for the work to be done. We have an event at the library on March 19th with local historian Roger Fruen. Roger will tell us more about Valentine’s life, how he was treated by his ‘employer’, his death, where it took place, the trial & the consequences of what happened after, with the proceeds going to the IW Youth Trust. Tickets can be purchased here for £5 https://www. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-history-of-valentinegray-roger-fruen-tickets-261154669647?aff=e bdssbdestsearch There’s lots of planning going on at the moment for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Newport and we hope to be adding the events on to the palace map soon. At the moment there will be markets, video screens showing the events in London and a music stage by Platform One. As you can imagine, lots of hard work to bring it all together. Keep an eye on the Shaping Newport Facebook page for updates.

The Guildhall is also having some attention, having just been placed on the Buildings At Risk Register by Historic England and local architects ERMC have a short survey on, which can be found here www.ermc.co.uk//newportguildhall Being placed at risk means that the IW Council is now obligated to do something about the building, but also that it could attract grant funding. Public consultation is an important part of accessing This month at 33 High Street is a travelling much needed investment. exhibition on Modern Slavery, it’s frightening to think 195 people in Hampshire A few weeks ago, Cllr Lowthion and I laid a floral tribute for Valentine Gray, on the 200th and IW were identified as potential victims 12 in 2019.

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Let’s march into March with some dates of upcoming events, facts and historical events.

Saint David’s Day, the patron saint of Wales, falls on March 1st, the date of Saint David’s death in 589 AD

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Mother’s Day, or Mothering Sunday falls on March 27th this year and is a day to honour mothers and other mother figures, such as grandmothers, stepmothers, and mothers-in-law.

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday falls on March 1s and is a great opportunity to use up eggs and fats before embarking on the Lenten fast.

This year, Lent officially begins on March 2nd. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and will end on April 14th.

Saint Patrick’s Day occurs every March 17th, celebrated to commemorate the day Saint Patrick died.

If you were born in March, your birth flower is a daffodil and you are spoiled with two birthstones: aquamarine, and bloodstone which symbolize courage.

Every year, March and June finish on the same day of the week.

This year the Spring Equinox occurs on March 20th. This is when the sun is directly above the equator, making the day and night equal length.

The popular social media outlet Twitter was launched on March 21, 2006, with the first tweet going out the same day. It was posted by the founder, Jack Dorsey, which read “just setting up my twttr.”

The Eiffel Tower was ascended for the first time on March 31st, 1889. Gustave Eiffel, led a group of government officials and members of the press to the top. The elevators were not in operation yet, so the journey was made on foot and took over an hour.

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Gus’s two volumes of memoirs, ‘Vectis Voices’ and ‘Vectis Days’, are essential reading for islanders and available from Ryde Bookshop - 135 High St, Ryde, W.J. Nigh & Sons - Shanklin, Medina Bookshop - 50 High St, Cowes and direct from www.brandicat.com

At some stage in our lives someone we know will die. Grief can be overwhelming, and we may be surprised by our reaction to grief.

There are no time limits on grief and how we react.

If you want to support someone who has been bereaved there are simple things you can do. If you are worried about saying the wrong thing, then say that rather than not saying anything. You can offer to do shopping, take something to eat, suggest taking a gentle walk to get some fresh air or just sit with them. You can also put them in contact with Cruse Bereavement Support.

Cruse is here to support anyone, no matter who has died or when they died.

On the Island Cruse supports adults, children, and young people. Trained bereavement volunteers work one to one, mainly by phone and video conference. We provide a confidential and non-judgemental service, giving grieving people time to talk to someone outside their circle of family and friends.

There are a number of ways you can get support; you can self-refer by calling 01983 523030 (24/7hrs) or by emailing isleofwight@cruse.org.uk in either case you will need to leave your name and telephone number. If you prefer you can complete a referral form online www.cruse.org. uk/get-support/contact-your-local-branch and whichever method you chose a trained bereavement assessor will contact you from a withheld number.

If you want to find out more about Cruse Bereavement Support and how you could support the charity, please use the contact details above. This can be by training as a volunteer or helping with our fundraising activities.

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