Island Magazines Sandown & Shanklin Area
January 2016
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Dear Readers Welcome to the first issue of 2016 and a Happy New Year to you all. Christmas is now done and dusted for another year and it’s time to get back to normal. I do love it when the Christmas decorations are put up but I think I like it more when they come down. The house always looks so much bigger and like many others I take my down on New Years Day. 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 5. 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. 2
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Yinspire by Jessica Garbett What can Yoga offer our busy lifestyles?
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These are just some examples of how we can find ourselves tense and tired from daily life. There are many ways to counter this, and Yoga is one of them. Often the image of Yoga is bending and twisting in stretchy clothes – and if I had a pound for every “I’m too stiff to do Yoga” I’d be able to retire! – but the original essence of Yoga is “stilling the thoughtwaves of the mind”, put simply getting on top of our stresses so they don’t overwhelm us. This can be from gentle movement, breathing, meditation and deep relaxation, all components of a typical Yoga class. If you recognise some of those stresses in your life, why not resolve to make a change in 2016? Yinspire is here to help, as are many other exceptional Yoga teachers on the Island.
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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 104pm, Public viewing 4-6pm, Auction 6-10pm. 50p per lot to enter - 10% commission Friday 8th January and every Friday thereafter – Sing About Lake 10.30 am – 12.30pm at Lake Lions community Centre, New Road, Lake. SingAbout is a social singing based activity based on a recognised music therapy. It can help to improve your memory, breathing, movement, speech and confidence therapy. It’s fun and free and an opportunity to get out and meet people. No musical background necessary - come along and try it. Sessions are Free and refreshments are provided. Everyone is welcome and we encourage carers and family to attend. If you would like more information please call 822437. Friday 15th January – East Wight Photography group meet on the third Friday of every month at St Helens Community Centre, Guildford Road, St Helens at 2pm. This event is free. We are a group of enthusiastic amateur photographers. We have talks, discussions, outings and competitions on all aspects of photography. We welcome new members at all levels. Come along to our 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 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 alternative medicines, nutrition, support groups and healing. Allow yourself sufficient time to have a chat with the over 50 exhibitors and connect with positive people dedicated into sharing their knowledge into
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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. Well there has been a little bit of confusion and the figure of 499 that was given to me was for the number of boxes donated from just the residents of East Cowes and Cowes (a few late ones came in after the amount was tallied up so the final figure for East Cowes and Cowes is 514) and listed below are details of the final amounts which were at the drop off points in each town and you will see that they accumulate to an amazing 2326. 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. 5
‘SANDOWN REPORT’, from Heather Humby email heather.humby@sky.com Tel: 402024 RE SURFACING OF HIGH STREET - Island Roads have at long last announced the date for the resurfacing of Sandown High Street. Work will commence this April, and will cover the area from Sandown Library to Guadeloupe Slip Road. Albert Road resurfacing will not be undertaken until November.
members. £50,000 of the costs have been provided by a grant from Sport England. It is hoped that work will be completed well before this coming April.
COUNCIL TAX SUPPORT GRANT - Isle of Wight Council have voted to continue paying all town and parish councils the proportion of the SANDOWN HERITAGE TRAIL - Sandown Council Tax Support Grant to which they are Community Partnership were successful in obtaining a national lottery grant for a Heritage entitled. Trail, which takes you on a tour through the PLEA FOR OTHER COUNCILS TO SHARE town, and a journey into it’s past. The trail is marked by eleven signs that explain TOURISM COSTS - SandownTown Council have requested the Isle of Wight Local Association the important role that Sandown played in of Local Council’s, to consider sharing the costs the defence of the Island, and the important of tourism amongst all Island local council’s, on people who were inspired to work here. a pro capita basis. The design for the signs and leaflets were made It was felt that as tourism benefits the whole by year 8 and 12 students at Ryde School’s Island, it is unfair that the taxpayers of ‘Solutions Society’. Sandown are now having to pay for the services SANDOWN TOWN COUNCIL CAROL SERVICE - of beach cleaning and lifesaving, since IW Council withdrew funding for these services. The annual Sandown Town Council Carol Service, was held at The Bay School, where HONOUR WALK - Sandown Honour Walk should Councillors, parents and representatives of many Sandown organisations joined pupils of now officially open this coming spring. the school in a varied programme of Christmas Delays have been caused by the difficulty of finding weatherproof tiles, suitable for carols. Following the service, refreshments engraving. Tiles that meet the necessary were served. The Town Council are hopeful that the service will become an annual event. standard have now been obtained, and details of costs will be circulated to all those who have JUNIOR YOUTH CLUB RETURNS TO TOWN HALL expressed interest. Should you be interested - Following discussions with the IW Fire Service in more details of these commemorative and Eltam Youth Project, who lease the town tiles, please contact the secretary of Sandown Partnership, Tel: 404415. hall, it is hoped that Sandown Junior Youth Club, can soon be re-established within the FUNDING FROM COASTAL COMMUNITIES building. Sandown and Shanklin Town Council’s made a successful joint bid for funding from the Coastal SANDOWN BOWLING CLUB - Work has now Communities Team. commenced on the £83,000 pavilion for Sandown Bowling Club, which will replace the present club house, and will provide improved It has been announced that £75,000 will be made available to draw up feasibility studies to facilities for the current membership of 90 preserve and revive for two historical 6
‘SANDOWN REPORT’, from Heather Humby continued features within Sandown Bay, £25,00 has been allocated for Battery Gardens, and £50,000 for the PLUTO pump, (Pipe line under the ocean) which was sited on land at Brown’s Golf Course during the last war. JACK HOOPER - The death of Jack Hooper in December, at the age of 90, was the end of an era for the Hooper family, Jack was a fourth generation longshoreman, the family having established their business in 1860s, running the beach concessions on either side of the pier. Jack’s father and his brother, were also responsible for having the Canoe Lake built, and operated it for many years. Jack Hooper also served as Chairman of Sandown UDC, Sandown Town Council, and Brading Town Council. At their December
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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’. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. 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.
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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.
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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. Stuart’s reputation is really growing for the Winter is the hardest time of year for all our wonderful wildlife photos he takes and many wildlife to survive due to scarcity of food. Birds people will have seen his wares at Island Craft require high energy (high fat) foods during the Fairs recently. You can order prints online cold weather to maintain their fat reserves direct from his website at www.wightwildlife. to survive the frosts nights. Fat balls [seeds co.uk and you will also find out details of the mixed with fat] will be popular additions to other stockists on the Island to purchase prints your feeding stations and are readily available from. to buy or you can easily make your own or put out some finely chopped unsalted bacon rind Stuart also offers tuition and workshops such or grated hard cheese to provide energy-rich fat as ‘Introduction to Wildlife Photography’ and for your birds these can be done in groups of 4 or on a 1 to 1 basis. He is also running workshops titled Some fat balls come in a nylon mesh bag but ‘Getting more out of your Camera’ and this is always remove these because birds get their ideal for beginners to learn their way around claws caught in the mesh, causing injury and their camera to ensure they get the best use potentially trapping them. 11
Monthly News Report for Shanklin. Richard 07854 083229 Jon 07964 869338 Email. priest.gilbey@live.co.uk Thanks again to all the organisations that arranged events to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, yet again the range of activities involving the local community highlighted how fortunate Shanklin is, and we tried to attend as many events as possible. OUTCOMES OF PUBLIC MEETING Thanks again to residents that attended the December public meeting, at the Theatre, and the comments on the Area Action Plan have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council, and priorities include ensuring parking supports businesses and residents, that housing in the Bay better meets local need, and that the infrastructure (including Transport, Public Amenities, and Services) are strengthened to maintain employment and the local economy. Shanklin Town Councils joint project with the Chamber of Commerce will be taken forward in the Spring, with 16 local businesses being able to secure £250 grants this year, and for the next tow years - we are also looking to promote other grants, from the Solent Economic Partnership, to support local businesses. We are also looking to secure the future of the Town’s public conveniences (Rylstone, Falcon Cross, Spa, Chine, Esplanade, Tower Cottage) and have highlighted the benefit of these locations, for example Car Parking Income and Concessionaire revenue - we have also, with Sandown and Lake councillors, asked for a meeting on the IW Council’s Parking Strategy and how this can be used to support economic regeneration and improvements to resident needs. The Coastal Community Team has welcomed resident input into the ‘Shaping the Bay’ project, and local initiatives have already progressed - the network that has been established will continue and there will be further Bay wide initiatives, especially involving local schools. Residents also highlighted the need for a greater Police presence in Shanklin (which has reduced in recent months), and a regular surgeries in Shanklin Community Library are already planned for 2016; and the Community Library have already extended the range of services on offer, and the new Friends group have secured a bench for the nearby bus stop, and redecorated the counter area. We also voted to protect the £20,000 Government Funding allocation to Shanklin (other Towns and Parishes also receive funds) that the IW Council threatened to remove, against Government Direction, and the Town Council have indicated that this will be ring-fenced to protect public services in the future: the Town already supports the Community Library (the IWC propose to directly fund staff in other Community Libraries), Beach Cleaning and Beach Safety, the Theatre, Grass Cutting and Grounds Maintenance, a programme of tourist events, commemorative projects, and countless other initiatives that some other towns have funded. In addition, we have raised issues regarding the new waste collection service and were disappointed the new contractor did not attend the public meeting - they have said they will arrange a future meeting in the Bay, and we will keep asking for the date to be made public as soon as konwon. 12
Monthly News Report for Shanklin continued... JANUARY 3RD COMMEMORATION Shanklin Town Council, together with the Royal British Legion and local churches, have planned a commemorative event for the 3rd January at St Blasius Church honouring the memories of those that died in World War 2 air-raids on Shanklin, and we plan further, appropriate, commemorative events in the future and hope to commission a permanent tribute to those that died on this day, and during the other raids on Shanklin in the War. The first World War 2 Air Raid on Shanklin was on 1st November 1940, when Napier House, on Shanklin Esplanade was destroyed: whilst subsequent records are not complete, research and anecdotal evidence shows that Shanklin, and its residents, suffered greatly in the War. The Air Raid of 3rd January 1943 saw members of the National Fire Service, staying at the Gloster Hotel in Landguard Road, were killed (a plaque to their memories is located in the Fire Station, as well as at the War memorial); 6 parishioners in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, were also killed; and bombs were dropped in Green Lane, Rochester Terrace, Hyde Road, and other locations with significant fatalities, and extensive destruction of buildings. On February 17th, we are planning an event at the War Memorial, commemorating the bombing that occurred in the War in Shanklin, and how we can ensure that there is an appropriate permanent memorial to the memory of those that died in Shanklin.
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We also hope to organise events to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, involving local schools and the wider community: Shanklin has extensive royal links, and more recently Shanklin organisations (Youth Centre, Theatre and Green Towns) have received the Queens Award for Voluntary Service, in addition to Prince Edwards’ and Princess Sophie’s visit in 2014, and the Queen’s earlier visit in 1965. In addition, we are working on several projects with local sports groups, to seek to develop the programmes they offer - we have secured funds to support the local table tennis group and provide first aid training for local volunteers. Thanks again to all those volunteers that are involved in the range of groups and organisations that Shanklin are fortunate to have - we appreciate the commitment and dedication of all that contribute and, despite the increasing challenges that exist, know the local community value the difference they make. Best wishes for 2016 Jon and Richard (Shanklin Town and County Councillors)
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