Island Magazines Shanklin and Sandown November 2015 Issue

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November 2015 Your Local Community Magazine

Dear Readers Welcome to the November issue of Island Magazines.

I can hardly believe where the year has gone and I think it is now acceptable for me to be able to mention Christmas, because lets be honest it’s not far away now!!! The end of October sees Halloween and then the beginning of November its Guy Fawkes and then its a straight run to Christmas.

There has been a change in the weather and there is now a chill in the air, personally I don’t mind this, its the rain I don’t like so lets keep our fingers crossed for a relatively dry November.

This month I have been on a learning expedition and paid a visit to the Isle of Wight Bat Hospital and you can read all about it on page 8.

There is still plenty to do on the Island and you’ll find details of Christmas Fayres, Guy Fawkes Parties and charity events listed in the Dates for your Diary on page 5.

Please keep supporting the advertisers and using their services and please always let me know if you have any news you want to share.

Until next month...

Debbie

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Dates for your Diary

Marine and Meadow An Exhibition IAN DAWKINS CARLY GROVES VANESSA REED Saturday 7th to Sunday 22nd November 2015

Brading Roman Villa Open daily 10am – 5pm

Thursday 5th November – Guy Fawkes in the Square. The Torch Light Parade and Firework Display has been held here in Yarmouth for many years. It starts with a party in the Square, a parade to the Common that provides a grandstand for the firework display offshore Saturday 7th November - Sandown Carnival and Fireworks. Music and entertainments from 6pm. Carnival parade at 6:30pm 6.30/7.30pm beach fire shows and finale fireworks at 8:00pm. ENTRY FREE - donations appreciated. For more up to date information go to www. sandowncarnival.com

Sunday 8th November – Barton Manor Christmas Fair, Whippingham Road, East cowes. 10am – 4pm Come and enjoy Christmas at Barton - we have live music - BBQ - Food Hall - Craft Stalls - Horse and Carriage rides (thanks to Windmill carriages) - mulled wine- roasted chestnuts - craft stalls - and much more. Come and enjoy the beautiful gardens of Barton Manor. Adults £4, children £1.50 and under 5 Free.

Raising money for Challenge & Adventure Free entry to exhibition and café Signposted from Morton Common, Brading

Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November – Cowes Christmas Fair at Cowes Yacht Haven.

10.30am – 4.30pm. A vast range of stalls selling a fabulous variety of quality, unique gifts and crafts from talented crafters and small Island businesses. Free entry, free parking, over 60 stalls and refreshments available Saturday 21st November – Charity general knowledge quiz night at Newport Football Club in aid of Cats Protections IOW. 7.30pm – 10.30pm. Teams of up to 6 people can come and join the fun and help raise the kitty for the kitties! There will be a raffle, licensed bar and free car parking available. Cost £2 per person to enter. Everyone welcome.

Friday 27th November– Charity Quiz Night at the Hare and Hounds, Arreton starting at 8pm.

In aid of RSPCA IOW Branch. All the money raised stays on the Island for Island Animals. Call 01983 523446 to book a team/table Saturday 28th November – Feline Welfare and Nine Lives Cat Rescue Christmas Fayre at Holy Cross School, Millfield Avenue, (off Old Road) East Cowes. 10.30am – 1.30pm. Raffle, Refreshments, homemade cakes, tombola, stalls and more. Donations of food, toys and treats for the cats in care will also be greatly appreciated.

Saturday 28th November Christmas Crafts & Food Fair at Cowes Library 10am - 2pm. There will be a variety of arts and craft work and foods to buy and anyone who is interested in taking part can contact the Library for further information or to book a table on 01983 293341. Children will have lots of fun with Christmas crafts, face painting, and more. There be will also be raffle with quality prizes. Tables are available at £6. Any food for sale should have ingredients listed.

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‘SANDOWN REPORT’, from Heather Humby email heather.humby@sky.com Tel: 402024 RETIREMENT OF Dr RANDALL After twenty eight years as a Sandown GP, Dr Peter Randall has retired from Sandown Medial Centre, having served the community of Sandown from 1987, when he replaced Dr Standish O’Grady at the former Melville Street Medical Centre.

social and economic change.

Currently there are 116 coastal community teams in the UK, run on a government scheme to create coastal revival. Initial funding will be given for consultation and the forming of a plan.

Dr Randall also took over the GP training role, and in 1997 commenced work as a Medical Adviser to the Isle of Wight Health Authority, and subsequently as a member of the Isle of Wight Care Group and the Trust Board, and in 2001, became the GP lead for Cardiovascular Disease.

If you are interested, residents can obtain a What If? postcard, where you can draw, write, and give your ideas.

Dr Randall believes the greatest challenge in his career was the procurement of funding and logistics for developing the current Sandown Health Centre facilities. In retirement, Dr Randall intends to pursue his interests in fossils, squash, rock and roll, sailing, canal boating, gardening, and holidays in Austria........and Jack Russell’s!

REDUCTION IN ISLAND POLICE OFFICERS. At the recent briefing with the Police and Crime Commissioner, and Chief Constable, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, it was stated that the budget had been cut by £80m from an original budget of £306m.

HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE FUTURE OF SANDOWN BAY Residents and school-children in the Bay Area are being asked to become creative and help to make it a better place to live and visit.

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Visit the Shaping the Bay Facebook page, or you can leave a message on Bayline 07594214344.

This has led to a complete review of policing in the area, which has resulted in staffing Dr Randall states he has left behind an levels being reduced by 1500 from an excellent team of clinicians, nurses and original total of 4500 frontline officers and administrative staff headed up by Dr Trowell administrative staff. The Island now has 66 at the Medical Centre and assures patients PC and PCSO’s involved in Neighbourhood that they are under the care of a wonderful Policing, as this area is seen as a priority. team. I am sure I speak for many Sandonians, when I thank Peter for his service to our Island officers are supported by other community over many years, and wish him a officers from Roads Policing and the Armed happy, (but obviously busy!) retirement.

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SANDOWN TOWN COUNCIL All council meetings are held at the Broadway Centre. November meetings: Council: Tuesday 23rd at 7 pm.

Planning: Tuesday 23rd at 6.30pm.

‘SANDOWN REPORT’, from Heather Humby -

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SANDOWN BAPTIST CHURCH Sandown Baptist Church are again holding their Christmas Tree Festival.

Setting up day will be on 10th December, and the festival will be open to the public on the 11th and. 12th of December, from 10am to 4pm. Visitors will be encouraged to donate to a chosen charity, which this year will be South Wight Youth Theatre.

Further details may be obtained from Tel: 407431 or email: treefestival@sandownbaptist.church SANDOWN LIBRARY SURGERY. As a Sandown Town Councillor, I am available most Saturday’s from 11am until noon, to endeavour to deal with any council related problems or queries.

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Like many I have heard of the Isle of Wight Bat Hospital but I can’t say I know a lot about them so I decided to get in contact with them to learn a little more about these wonderful mammals.

antibiotics to help the wing repair itself but it is important they do this as soon as they can to stop infections and for more serious injuries they work closely with Dr Ian Green of Green and Forster Veterinary Clinic.

The IOW Bat Hospital nurse bats back to health and once they are fully recovered they The IOW Bat Hospital was founded by Donna will be released back to nature where they and Graham Street and has been active since were found.

1996. The beds in their hospital are always I found out loads of bat facts and never full but they always have vacancies as they will never turn a bat away. All the bats they realised that there are 17 breeding species of bat living in Britain deal with and the most common have been bat is the pipistrelle and found by astonishingly this species members of only weighs between 4gthe public 7g and its head and body and the is only 3.3cm – 4.8cm majority (about the size of your of them thumb) have been injured, You can visit their with most website to find more injuries caused by cats and both Donna and Graham information at www.isleofwightbathospital. know that it’s only natural for cats to want to org.uk or follow them on Facebook. play with bats as they have 7 cats themselves so never judge others.

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Monthly News Report for Shanklin. Richard 07854 083229 Jon 07964 869338 Email. priest.gilbey@live.co.uk Dear Residents With Christmas approaching we’d like to thank the organisers for their efforts putting together the programme of activity for the Fun Weekend of the 5th and 6th December - stretching from Regent Street to the Old Village and, hopefully, including a special ice skating feature.

Working with the Coastal Community Team, there is also a planned event for Friday the 4th December, enabling residents to take part in the Bay project, helping shape projects for the New Year and longer term.

NB We have already met with senior officers from the Department of Communities and Local Government, discussing possible future projects in the Bay. In addition, we are again working with Tina and the team at the Crab, with St Blasius Minister Tony Richards and Shanklin Town Brass Band, on our annual December Carol Concert.

Responder, Paul Horobin, who is working with the local NHS Ambulance Service to provide First Aid and support until the arrival of the Ambulance Service - the Town Council are working with the Ambulance service to provide additional defibrillator facilities in the Town, and with local groups to develop training.

NB We have already submitted a grant application to provide a 24/7 facility outside of Falcon Cross Hall, near to Regent Street and the Bus Station.

Also, the local Public Health Local Area Co-ordinator, Rich Lloyd, is in post and will be visiting local groups and organisations to help develop services and strengthen community networks.

NEW INITIATIVES The Town Council continue to support the grass cutting and maintenance of our public parks, and working with Shanklin Football Club, their pitch now has surrounding We also hope, with the Town Council, to barriers allowing teams to play at a have been able to have organised a Town higher standard - the Club are also to be Meeting, updating residents on all of the areas of activity (from grass cutting to beach congratulated on winning the Island’s Jubilee Cup, and securing grants for new kits for safety) that the Town Council now funds, several of their teams (the club also has as well as ensuring the community is fully plans for future developments which will be involved in the plans for 2016 and beyond. reported on in future reports).

COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECTS We have arranged meetings to discuss Several Town Councillors were involved in the proposed roadworks in Regent a night patrol with our local police officers, Street and Brook Road, and would like to and it highlighted the range of anti-social behaviour problems facing the Town and the thank residents for contributing to these discussions, which involved Island Roads, Bay, and the opportunity to see first hand and highlighted a number of significant the challenges faced by officers needs to issues, such as speeding and signage in help shape our priorities in the future.

Brook Road, as well as a local wish to debate We also welcomed the Towns new First

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With the Island’s Chamber of Commerce, we are also launching the shops/businesses grants programme where 16 grants of £250 are available each year for the next 3 years - details will be available through the Town Council and other outlets.

PLANNING We have raised a number of concerns regarding recent planning applications, and have worked with IW Council Officers to ensure the views of local residents are fully taken into account before decisions are made - we are concerned that some decisions have been made by the Planning Authority, which are then overturned on appeal, resulting in considerable cost to the Council and developments that may not be as acceptable as they otherwise may have been.

The Town Meeting is also planned to include discussion on the IW Council’s Area Action Plan, which should include areas that may be available to develop, and an indication of the number of future homes the Authority envisages being possible in the Bay - it is very important that local residents express their views and we ensure local opinion is heard.

We are also planning, with St Blasius and other organisations, to arrange a commemoration for the Fire Personnel that died during the World War 2 Bombing Raid on the Town, on the 3rd January 1943, and, in addition to the church service, we hope to have a permanent tribute to those that died at the site of the bombing.

THANK YOU And we’d like to finish by saying thank you to all of the individuals and groups that have been in contact with us, and our fellow Town Councillors, to raise issues of concerns (and

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