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November 2017

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Welcome to the November issue and thank you for picking up a copy which I hope you enjoy reading. Island Magazines is a monthly publication and is very community focused and we support local and small businesses. We have some great businesses here on the Island and some even greater ones that advertise within this handy magazine. Island Magazines gets delivered to over 70 places across the Island and it can also be read online at www.islandmagazines.co.uk. Each issue is packed with news, information, features, puzzle page and our events page; ‘dates for your diary’ and so much more. I hope you enjoy this issue and please tell our advertisers that you saw them here and if you have an event happening in December feel free to email the details to us and we will include them in the next issue. I hope you all have a great month and I look forward to catching up with you again soon.

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Be Bowled Over by Shanklin Bowls Club Shanklin Bowls Club was originally founded in 1907 and is still going strong and offers outdoor bowls on a 8 rink green between April and September and an indoor bowls on a 17 metre carpet between October and March. The Club attracts players of all ages and abilities and has a number of teams playing in both the men’s and women’s leagues against the other island clubs. Indoors the competition is “in house” with morning, afternoon and evening leagues. The Club is always looking for new members (of all ages and abilities) for both indoor and outdoor. Membership forms are on their website www.shanklinbowlsclub.co.uk. Local man Travis Meller, who came up through the ranks at Shanklin, is currently the national U25 Champion as well as having previously represented England at U25 level. The Club offers comprehensive coaching which is suitable for both beginners and experienced players and every year it supports a different charity and this year they have raised over £3,000 for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice. For more information visit the website or see their main advert above. 4

For further information visit our website www.shanklinbowlsclub.co.uk

Vectis Business Link Business growth starts with you!

We are a growing and dynamic network of local businesses across the Island encouraging and supporting one another, sharing referrals/leads and working together as a team. Come and join us at one of our meetings!

We meet fortnightly for breakfast at Ryde Castle Hotel. For further details and to reserve your space call Alex on 563144 or email alextana1950@gmail.com

The Island Foot Lady Janice Clark DipCFHP, MPSPract

Having trouble reaching your feet? Are your feet giving you pain? • corn removal • ingrowing toe nails • nail cutting thickened nail reduction • cracked heels callus/hard skin reduction • diabetic foot care verrucae & fungal infection treatment A friendly discreet professional service in the relaxed comfort of your own home. Call Janice on 07557 646198 or 01983 295861

Carefree Christmas Countdown

...inspiring ways to

relax & enjoy the festive season

Sunday 19th November from 10am - 4pm at Ryde Castle Hotel, The Esplanade, Ryde

An inspirational event with an emphasis of taking the stress out of Christmas. A fabulous range of stalls and free workshops available throughout the day. 18 stall holders all promoting health and wellbeing or selling products. Energy Readings, Meditation and Essentials Oils, Yoga and Tai Chi a just a small variety of holistic and spiritual practises. Mini treatments will be available on the day and a bumper raffle. Admission is ÂŁ2 on the door and free for children under 12. Food and drink are available from Ryde Castle bar

There will be more events like this happening next year and if you would like to be a stall holder contact Sarah on 079834 24591

Report from Sandown Town & County Councillor Debbie Andre. Tel 07948 757977 Email:- debbieandre4sandown@gmail.com debbieandre4sandown I have very much enjoyed this month representing you at many meetings and functions including the Sandown Forum, Yaverland Resident’s Association, Southern Vectis, Religious Education in Schools training, IW Council, a visit to the Safeguarding Hub in Fareham, the IW Association of Local Councils, took part in the IOW Day parade, Adoption Panel training, Corporate Parenting Board, workshop on the future of Dinosaur Isle and a business networking seminar. I attended the first Island Forum Debate which was held at the Riverside Centre. This was well attended and a great opportunity for you to have your say on island issues. The next Island Forum will be held on Wednesday 8th November at Aspire, Ryde and will focus on Social Care. I have met with the assistant education director to make sure that we are still on track for the announcement of the decision on the future of Sandown Bay Academy. I will be doing everything I can to ensure that all staff, parents and, most importantly, students, are supported throughout any transition. I had a fantastic response to my request for parking issues last month and will update you as soon as my recommendations have been approved by Island Roads.

There seems to be an issue with abandoned vehicles in our area and I have already had one vehicle removed. This is an ongoing process so please keep those reports coming in! This month I am focussing on improving disabled access, especially to beaches. I have discovered that there is a “sand chair”, which is designed to move freely on the beach, available free of charge, for a small returnable deposit, at Dinosaur Isle. Reservations are made on a first-come first-served basis. Please call Trevor on 404344. Please contact me with any comments that you have on how we can improve our town to make it more accessible for everyone to enjoy. I have met with the general manager of Southern Vectis to discuss a potential rerouting to include the full length of the Broadway which could then also enable the residents of Perowne Way to access bus services more easily. It’s now possible to use a “contactless” card to pay for your bus travel, so don’t worry if you’ve run out of cash or don’t have the right fare. I’ve also had a meeting with the local neighbourhood policing team to identify any areas of concern in our town. We can all work together to make our town a safer place. If there are any specific issues that you would like me to raise with them, that will be my focus for next month.

Report from Sandown Town & County Councillor Debbie Andre. continued I have been quite overwhelmed at the response and support that I continue to receive since my election and thank you for putting your trust in me. I remain your Independent councillor, working for you. Please do contact me by phone, email or via my Facebook page.

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Bigger premises for professional wood turner Andy Fortune of The Mulberry Tree Wood Bowl Turning Courses Turnery means he can An ideal Christmas Present for all ages. now offer group courses for up to 4 people, One stop shop for wood turning tools, as well as his already timber and equipment. established one-to-one courses, at his new ‘Wood Turning School’ Unit 20, Porchfield Business Park www.mtwoodturnery.com which will be focused on Follow us on varied workshops for all ages and abilities and will teach students new skills and techniques. We all know it’s great to learn a new skill, it keeps our minds young and active, and now you can buy vouchers for the courses which make ideal presents for those hard-to-buy-for friends and family! Christmas is just around the corner!!

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We could all do with some EFT... Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is very new to the Isle of Wight and local Practitioner Dawn Graham currently hosts workshops across the Island. Her current workshops are free and are for weight loss and covers; how to stop craving junk food and addressing your emotional attachment to food. She will teach you the tools you need to enable you to follow a journey which is healthy and won’t be a fad diet but will be a way to change the relationship you have with food. EFT is known as tapping. It’s like acupuncture but without the needles and can be used by everyone for many issues, including weight loss, anxiety, stress and much more. Starting in January, Dawn will be setting up regular clubs in Newport and Ryde, with other areas to come, which will be a Unique Slimming Club. Using proven EFT self help technique which can be used any time any place, but the bottom line is it makes a difference to help you change how you emotionally feel therefore changes your behaviour with food freeing you up from your bad habits allowing you to be back in control. EFT is beneficial to all including children and Dawn is looking to take this technique into schools so everyone can benefit by learning this amazing self help tool for life. You can book a 1 to 1 session or come to a group meeting and find out more or feel free to call Dawn on 07435 564542 or follow her facebook page why weight therapy with Dawn Graham – Dawn wants to eventually see the whole island Tapping!!!!

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Monthly News Report for Shanklin. Richard 07471 471960 Jon 07973 860086 Email. priest.gilbey@live.co.uk TOWER COTTAGE AND FALCON CROSS Thanks to all Shanklin residents and visitors that have contacted us, and other Town Councillors, to commend the quality and improved standard of both Falcon Cross and Tower Cottage Gardens Toilets, as well as the improvements made to the surrounding environments. In particular, disabled people have highlighted the improved accessibility, signage (including Braille), state of the art safety features, and a range of other amenities which has resulted in other parishes and towns on the Island coming to Shanklin for advice and guidance. These developments, supported by residents at the Public Meeting in December 2016, have been achieved in the 18 months since the IW Council closed all Shanklin Toilets, and the Town Council took on the freehold and determined to improve these community facilities for the benefit of residents, visitors and local businesses: we appreciate the tolerance and support we have had over 18 months, and we remain committed to maintain and improve all these facilities in the Town. To this end we have also increased the number of deep-cleans across all facilities, improved security (although there has been a couple of incidents that have necessitated Police involvement – the Town Council will challenge anti-social behaviour whenever and wherever it occurs in the Town), and opening extended hours when financially possible (eg both Rylstone and Chine Bluff Toilets were open during half-term, as we did last year, but something that did not happen in the past).

We will continue to update residents on further improvements and developments in future months. EVENTS AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES Continued congratulations to Anne Springman and the team at the Chine, their programme of activity to celebrate the 200th anniversary, culminating in the visit of the Duchess of Wessex, was a great success and reflected positively on all involved – meeting the Duchess was a great privilege and the feedback from residents highlighted how much demonstrates the pride that residents have in the Town, and the place the Chine has in the Community. (nb thanks for positive feedback on Decorative Lights on Esplanade, and we continue to campaign for the renovation of Spa Site with removal of scaffolding, adjacent to the £1 million renovated Lift – which we asked to remain open until Guy Fawkes night). Thanks to Shanklin Carnival, and Shanklin Rotary with several Town Councillors, for their efforts to ensure that there is a Santa Saturday in Shanklin this year – local schoolboy Adam Farley wrote to them asking for help to run an event for local children, that would also help businesses. Shanklin’s Santa Saturday is still in planning stage, but the day proposed is Saturday 9th December 2017, and the Mayor has already contacted the IW Council to ask for Free Parking on that day, as well as trying to bring forward installation of decorative lighting: the Town Council will also install trees and lighting in the Town, support the Methodist Church’s Christmas Tree event, and the Carol Concert at the Crab with

Monthly News Report for Shanklin continued the Town Brass Band (who recently enjoyed a successful competition on the mainland). Shanklin also secured the Silver Award (and best Seaside Town under 12,000 people) in South East England in Bloom, and this was further celebrated in Shanklin In Bloom – thanks again to the Royal British Legion for hosting the event, and the voluntary organisers that make this annual event possible: congratulations to Shirley Hughes whose Victoria Avenue front garden won the award for the 3rd time in 4 years, the Legion for the standard of its community garden, and all of the 40 entrants that continue to demonstrate the care and pride residents have in the appearance of the Town (and links to our support of the Biosphere initiative for the Island). We’d also like to thank the Green Town volunteers that have taken on responsibility for the walled flower bed in Tower Cottage Gardens – we know this will take some developing, but once the project develops it will complement the investment made in Tower Cottage. Tower Cottage has also been identified as a possible location of a Centenary Field, commemorating local residents that made the ultimate sacrifice in World War One – relatives of the fallen, including Adam Priest (descendant of Charles William Martin), David Yates (G H Kingswell), Andrew Hawkins (F Weeks), have signed a petition with representatives of Age Concern, Shanklin Community Library, Rotary, and other organisations in support of the proposal. This is part of the 100th Commemorative plans for the memorial, which also involves local school children planting bulbs in

honour of the fallen: this year’s Remembrance Day service will take place on Sunday 12th November at 11am, with Shanklin Town Brass Band playing a programme dedicated to those that made the ultimate sacrifice. Congratulations also to Camra and the Brewery History Society for the recent Beer & Buses weekend, and the production of a special History Walk and Guide for Shanklin – supported by the Town Council, helping promote local businesses and accommodation providers, and also highlight the heritage the town is fortunate to have and cherish. Thanks again for all of local residents and volunteers, and we continue to value all feedback. Jon Gilbey Shanklin Mayor

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Saturday 4th November - Sandown November Celebrations from 4pm along the Esplanade. Fire shows, entertainment, food vendors, sideshows and firework finale from the pier. Brought to you by Sandown Carnival. Free Entry. Saturday 4th November – Autumn Fayre at the Isle of Wight Society for the Blind, Millbrooke House, 137 Carisbrooke Road, Newport from 10.30am – 2pm. Homemade cake stall, bottle tombola, puzzles/ handicrafts, raffle, refreshments and more. Vectis Radio will be broadcasting live on their first day of FM transmission Saturday 4th November - Newport Parish Council’s Spooks & Sparks Event, combining the best bits of Halloween and Firework Night at Victoria Recreation Ground, Newport. Gates open at 4pm with the firework finale at 7pm. Live music, balloon modelling, fancy dress competitions (with prizes), children’s entertainment. Local food and drink vendors on site catering to a wide range of tastes. Tickets £5 adults, £2 children 6 – 12, 5’s and under free. Tickets available from Newport Parish Council, Riverside Centre, Dragonfly and IOW Radio. Sunday 5th November – Guy Fawkes Night in Yarmouth – Come and join in the fun from 6pm. Hog roast, mulled wine, hot chestnuts, toffee apples, torch light parade to the common followed by a firework display. Guy competition in the square at 6.30pm Monday 6th November - Isle of Wight Family History Society open meeting at Hunnyhill Room, Riverside Centre, Newport. “Meet the Residents of Ryde” by a group from Ryde Social Heritage Group who bring some of Ryde’s former residents back to life and tell 16

their stories. Everyone welcome. Doors open 7 pm talk starts 7.30 lasts about 45 minutes. Admission members of the Isle of Wight - £1; non-members - £2 8th November – Arts & Craft Group at The Chapel, Winchester House, Sandown Road, Shanklin. 10am to 11.30am. Members £2 and Non-Members £3. Activity this time:Autumn Leaf Bowl Wednesday 8th November - Island Forum Debate at Aspire, Dover Street Ryde. To engage, inspire and listen to the Island community. Providing a forum to allow everyone to discuss, set priorities and work collaboratively on island issues. This meeting will focus on Social Care. Please arrive at 6.30pm for the main meeting starts at 7pm Sunday 12th November - Christmas at Barton Manor, East Cowes - live musicIOW craft stalls - BBQ - bar - carriage rides around this beautiful privately owned estate - live music - dancing - snow dome - pantomime dames - so much going on over the day - HTP will be running the cafe with cream teas and hot food - we have mulled wine and chestnuts come and join us 10-4pm. All raising money for Challenge & Adventure Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November – Cowes Christmas Fair at Cowes Yacht Haven, Vectis Yard, High Street Cowes from 10.30am – 4.30pm. A vast range of stalls selling an exciting variety of quality, unique gifts and crafts from some of the Islands most talented artists, crafters and small Island businesses. A wonderful opportunity to buy all your Christmas gifts under one

roof at a friendly and warm event. FREE ENTRY ~ FREE PARKING ~ OVER 60 STALLS ~ REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE Thursday 23rd November - An illustrated talk on Steam Yachts by Graeme Lamby will be held at the monthly meeting of the World Ship Society at 7pm a the Riverside Centre, Newport Quay.

January 27th 2018 Special film screening of Embrace at The Winter Gardens, Ventnor.

An invitation from Source Energy by Sarah, Holistic Therapies, Workshops & Courses to watch EMBRACE, a life changing social impact documentary that explores the serious issue of negative Saturday 25th November – The Wight Festival body image. of Christmas at 1Leisure Medina, Newport. Start your Christmas celebrations with the Embrace tells the story of Taryn Brumfitts Wight Festival of Christmas. Presenting journey from body loather to body lover the best in local crafts, food and drink, an Australian wife and mother who entertainment, Santa’s grotto, Christmas embarks on an international crusade to workshops and much more. Free entry and change the way we think and feel about parking, and a host of festive entertainment. our bodies.

Sunday 26th November – Christmas Fair at Northwood House & Park, Ward Avenue, Cowes, from 10am – 4pm. Free admission. Peruse a variety of quality gift stalls in a relaxed atmosphere. Local gifts & crafts, Santa’s Grotto, hot refreshments and Santa Paws (have your dog’s picture taken with Santa)

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This powerful documentary uncovers why poor body image has become a global epidemic and what women everywhere can do to have a brighter future. Included in the ticket price is the Pre-Screening Health & Wellbeing Boutique, from 3-7pm then take your seats in the auditorium at 7pm, for some inspirational speakers before the screening and afterwards we invite you to stay for the jaw dropping, glittering, raffle finale and after party with music and dancing until 2am for 18+ in the bar.

Tickets Now On Sale - £15 Contact Sarah Brown 07983424591 sourceenergyiow@gmail.com

The autumn is an exciting time for us at the Friends of St Mary’s Hospital. This is when we sit down and look at all the applications that come in from the Hospital staff who want to purchase equipment and resources to make patients’ treatment and hospital stays just that bit better. This activity is the core of what the Charity is all about. We are often asked why the NHS cannot provide these things. The answer is that the NHS must statutorily provide a level of resources to meet needs. What we are asked for is equipment that goes that bit further to improve treatment and outcomes. Think of it like buying a car. Four wheels will get you from A to B, but a better model will increase comfort and your travelling experience. We cannot provide everything that is asked for and it is sad to have to refuse funds for some very worthwhile items. But we take great care to discuss all the applications with senior hospital staff and they help us maintain a sensible perspective on what priorities we set for our deliberations. Once our decisions are made, the applicants are informed and the purchase process begins. It can take some time to get everything in and we keep a keen eye on when items are delivered so that we can go and see them in use. Examples of what we will be providing this year are special brightly coloured and safe crockery and cutlery for dementia patients and a sub epidermal moisture scanner which will assist in the reduction of the occurrence of pressure sores.

Nick Scott-Denness (left) and Paul Newnham with the pain-relieving equipment.

We also endeavour to provide certain items for staff - for example, last year we provided comfortable furniture for the rest rooms for the pathology lab.

This year we have provided grants to two doctor’s surgeries for equipment that will mean less hospital visits. This is convenient for patients and also relieves some pressure on St Mary’s itself. We allocated approximately £79,000 worth of grants for 2017. All this is possible because of two main things. One is the incredible generosity of Islanders who donate from putting spare coins in boxes right up to remembering us in their will. The other is the fantastic team of over 60 volunteers who run our cafes in the hospital foyer, at the Laidlaw Centre and in Ryde Health and Well Being Clinic. We also have a well stocked shop in the Hospital foyer. You can help us by using these facilities as much as you can. The coffee is great and less than half the price of high street brands. All the profit after running costs goes to the Friends’ Fund so that extra cup of coffee may well help to fund something you or a loved one will feel the benefit of when receiving hospital treatment.

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