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Flying the sporting fl ag Young athletes star at world games Your magazine from the Issue seventeen LKB July 2008 One Island is published each month, except for September and January – 'PI>KAwww.iwight.com 5BI@LJB these editions are combined with those of the previous month. If you have community news to share with other readers or would like to advertise in One Island, we would like to hear from you. We also welcome your letters – you can contact us by post, email or telephone. Post One Island, Communications, County Hall, Newport PO30 1UD Email [email protected] Telephone 823105 Flying the sporting flag Young athletes star at world games J>HFKD@LKQ>@Q @LRK@FIJBBQFKDP USEFUL CONTACTS Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, Unless otherwise stated, all meetings Newport PO30 1UD are in public at County Hall. Call Fax 823333 823200 24-hours before a meeting to Email [email protected] ensure it is going ahead and to check if Welcome to the July issue of Website www.iwight.com any items are likely to be held in private the council’s magazine, which session. this month celebrates the TELEPHONE SERVICES achievements of our young Council Call centre 821000 sportsmen and women at the FACE TO (council chamber) Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm recent Youth World Island Saturday: 9am to 1pm FACE SERVICES 16 July (6pm) Games in Guadeloupe. For telephone assistance we Newport Help Centre Cabinet recommend you contact the call 29 July (6pm) Wroxall Community Centre Th ey proudly fl ew the Island’s centre directly where we aim to Tel 821000 19 August (6pm) venue to be confi rmed sporting fl ag at the games and answer as many enquiries as possible County Hall, Newport PO30 1UD many, no doubt, will be playing at this fi rst point of contact. Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm Audit Committee a major part when the Isle of Popular numbers Sat: 9am to 1pm (committee room one) Automated telephone payments 559310 5 August (6pm) Wight hosts the Island Games Help Centre Council tax 823901 Planning Committee in 2011. Tel 812678 Education 823455 (council chamber) Also in this edition we look Ryde Library, 101 George Environmental health 823000 22 July (4pm) ahead to Skandia Week, Street, Ryde PO33 2JE Housing benefi ts 823950 Licensing Committee Mon to Fri: 9am to 5pm and provide useful information Libraries 203880 (committee room one) about many of the onshore Licensing 823159 Help Centre 14 July (4pm) arrangements organised by the Planning 823552 Tel 401770 11 August (4pm) council for the regatta. Refuse collection 823777 West Street, Brading PO36 0DR Licensing (Determinations) A few months ago we heard Roads and highways 823777 Mon and Fri: 9am to 12 noon, Tues, Sub-committee about the Island’s success in Tourism 813813/813818 Wed, Thur: 9am to 4.30pm (committee room one) Trading standards 823396 securing major investment Help Centre 14 July (10.30am) Consumer Direct 08454 040506 for our roads through the Falcon Cross Hall, Falcon Road, Shanklin Scrutiny Committee Leisure services 823828 government’s Private Finance Mon only: 10am to 4pm (committee room one) 823782 31 July (6pm) Initiative. In advance of this we Dial-a-bus 522226 West Wight Information Centre Ethical Standards Committee are carrying out a signifi cant Adult and children’s services Tel 821000 (committee room one) resurfacing programme on our Adult services 823340 Freshwater Library, School Green Road, 21 July (6pm) highways, details of which can Children’s services 525790 Freshwater PO40 9AP Policy Commission for Care, Health Local centres: Cowes 291144 Mon: 9am to 5.15pm, be found in this issue. and Housing During the summer, as Newport 823340 Tues and Wed: 9.30am to 5.15pm, Thur: Ryde 566011 (committee room one) (closed), Fri: 9.30am to 4.45pm. Closed for throughout the rest of the 408448 20 August (6pm) lunch (1pm to 2pm each day) year, we will be involved in Headquarters 520600 Policy Commission for Business and numerous projects to improve Housing 823040 Wootton Bridge Centre Infrastructure services and facilities for Island Tel 884361 (committee room one) residents and visitors. Many of EMERGENCY NUMBERS Joanne’s Walk, Brannon Way, 23 July (6pm) these are part of our One Island In an emergency dial 999 Wootton Bridge PO33 4NU Policy Commission for Children and IW Council desk – Mon, Tues, programme, which linked Fire and rescue School Results control centre (24hrs) 525121 Thurs, Fri: 9.15am to 1pm with our Eco Island vision, (committee room one) Out of hours: Cowes Help Centre 6 August (6pm) will continue to bring the Highways 525121 Policy Commission for Safer improvements which the Island Waste disposal 0800 3283851 Beckford Court, Beckford Road, Cowes Wightcare 821105 Fri (mornings): 9am to 12 noon Communities deserves. (committee room one) Isle of Wight Council A to Z of services 17 July (6pm) A comprehensive listing of all the council’s services and contact A simple and easy to use guide Councillor David Pugh, to your local services numbers can be found in our A to Z booklet. It is designed to make Island Strategic Partnership Board Leader of the Isle of Wight it easier for residents to access all our services, across every council (committee room one)

Council directorate, from abandoned vehicles to the youth service. Including information about 15 July (5pm) your council tax Incorporating Police2008-2009 Authority policing budget and priorities

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FEATURES 8 Skandia Cowes Week 2008 Preview of onshore arrangements 10 A green and vibrant Island Promoting tourism 12 Flying the Island’s sporting flag World Island Youth Games round-up 14 £5 million for roads Major resurfacing project

REGULARS 15 Coast and country Rural and coastal news 16 Trailers Events and activities

Cover picture: Charlie Occomore, Ryde High School, a member of the Isle of Wight team (athletics) at the Youth World Island Games in Guadeloupe

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(RIV  KBTPABPH Fewer councillors likely after 2009 elections The number of councillors elected to the Isle of Wight Council looks set to be reduced from 48 to 40. The Boundary Committee has also recommended a reduction in the number of wards from the current 48 to 39. It means all wards will be represented by a single councillor, except for a new large ward covering St Helens, Brading and , which will have two members. The fi nal recommendations will now go to the Electoral Commission School reforms – to make the necessary legislation to bring about the changes. It is expected the new arrangements will come into effect for the consulting on the fi nal 2009 local elections. Full details on the changes and a fi nal opportunity to comment can proposals be found at www.boundarycommittee.org.uk

Consultations on the council’s Separate meetings are being Summer is with us – but fi nal formal proposals for school organised for staff and governors Summer spoilers so are those hot weather reorganisation are now underway. at individual schools. – booze, sunburn perils of booze, sunburn and Meetings are being held to A full list of meetings is and salmonella salmonella. Health experts explain what stage the council available via the council’s website are reminding us of some has reached in the reorganisation www.iwight.com or at www. simple measures to help process; how it arrived at its eduwight.iow.gov.uk. avoid the misery of the current position; what happens The formal consultation period terrible trio. next; and how people can make began on 23 June and lasts until Booze Remember how their views known during the 26 September at 5pm. much is too much; men formal consultation period. Representations can be made three to four units a day and The council has published a list in writing to Alex Moffat, School women two to three units of meetings – some of which have Reorganisation Project Manager, a day (bottled beer, ordinary already been held – for parents Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, strength is 1.3units, and a of schools that are proposed Newport PO30 1UD or via email red or white wine, 250ml, is for either closure, federation or to [email protected] 3.3units). amalgamation. Meetings at other Sunburn Seek shade schools will be held in September, In the 27 June edition of One between 11am and 3pm; and parents will be invited by Island, two schools were omitted make sure you never burn; their child’s school. in error from our school-by-school cover up with a hat, t-shirt Two public meetings were also listing for the Cowes area under and sunglasses; take due to be held in July, and diocese- the fi nal reorganisation proposals. extra care of children and keep babies out of the sun; use a 15-plus maintained schools are holding The schools’ details were: sunscreen and apply generously and often. their own separate meetings. The Cowes Primary – to continue Salmonella Always make sure you cook chicken, pork, burgers, representations made during the on existing site, but addition to sausages and kebabs until they’re piping hot all the way through, parent and public meetings will be site required. none of the meat is pink and any juices run clear. Also make sure considered as part of the formal Gurnard Primary – to relocate frozen food is properly thawed before you cook it; turn the food consultation. to Solent Middle site. regularly to cook it evenly.

Around 150 veterans gathered in the grounds of Northwood House, Cowes on 27 June for third annual Veterans’ Day event. There was a traditional military Drum Head Service and march past with the salute taken by Lord Lieutenant Major General Martin White. It was the third Veterans’ Day to be celebrated on the Island following its introduction in 2006 by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. Veterans Day celebrates the contributions made by all those who have served in the armed forces, while raising public awareness of veterans’ issues. Veterans’ Day marked Council chairman, Councillor Arthur Taylor, said: “It was wonderful to see so many of our veterans taking part in at Northwood House the service and parade.” Picture: Isle of Wight County Press

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Three Isle of Wight beaches have criteria for water quality in 2007. Cycling to Blue Flag accolade been awarded Blue Flag status In 2007, the council made stay in the latest list announced by funding available to provide healthy for three Island the Keep Britain Tidy Group. And lifeguards at between ten beaches in total have been May and September each beaches given Quality Coast Award (QCA) year, which helped towards its accreditation. qualification for a Blue Flag. Blue Flags – which are awarded The Island beaches that have in Europe, the Caribbean, South achieved QCA status are: East The council’s Africa and the USA – are only Cowes, Springvale, Cowes, iwight.com website given to coastal destinations Seagrove, , Colwell and will be expanding its Children and adults which have achieved the highest Gurnard, together with the coverage of Island on the Island were quality in water, facilities, safety, Blue Flag beaches at Sandown, events this summer. encouraged to get environmental education and Shanklin and Ventnor. Visitors to the healthy through management. Director of environment and site will be able to Sandown and Shanklin beaches neighbourhoods, Stuart Love, readcycling, comprehensive under have retained their Blue Flag said: “We know the Isle of Wight reviewstwo initiatives of all the status while for the first time has some of the best beaches majorpromoted events by and the since 2003, Ventnor has been in the UK when it comes to viewcouncil extensive in June. photo given the prestigious award. quality both on and off the sand. galleries.During National The beach at Ryde East has not This is very good news just as Bike The Week Events from of the14 retained its Blue Flag status. we head into the main tourism Yearto 22 2008 June, section pupils The council did not enter the season, and it further enhances canwere be encouragedfound mid- beach into the awards as an the Island’s reputation as a top wayto cycle down to the school iwight. Environment Agency test had holiday destination.” comfor ahomepage. week. A indicated it did not meet the similarThe section initiative also providesin November access to relatedlast year links saw and Renovation for historic cemetery amore feedback than section 500 Work will soon be underway to help restore Ryde’s historic Restoration Project has already been contributed to wherechildren you cycle can share town cemetery to its former Victorian and Edwardian glory. enormously by the friends’ group and social heritage yourto school personal every event The 12-acre cemetery, between West Street and Pellhurst group, through volunteering, historical research, mapping experiencesday for a week, with Road, will benefit to the tune of almost £500,000 from the and grave restoration. others.and the number Heritage Lottery Fund, under a project led by the council One of the main aims of restoring the cemetery is to wasIn the expected build-up to and supported by the Friends of Ryde Cemetery and Ryde encourage local residents and the wider community to tobe key even events, greater the Social Heritage Group. have an active involvement in the site through restoration, website’sthis year ‘What’s as more New?’ section will The cemetery site is rich in Victorian and Edwardian conservation and heritage related activities. The project schools had also feature the latest architecture and holds an abundance of monumental is working with schools to give youngsters the chance to registered. information. gravestones, tombs and vaults commemorating historic engage with a range of activities. To encourage Events in May events and significant local families who helped shape the Restoration begins in the next few months and is adults to cycle to will include the Isle buildings, social heritage and scheduled to take around 18 months. Signs will be erected work, a special historic commerce of Ryde. at both cemetery entrances showing details of the of Wight Walking Festival,Bikers’ Breakfast Yarmouth The Ryde Cemetery development. scheme was run Features of the project, include: Old Gaffers, the Realfrom Ale 23 Festival, to 25 ~ cWTaTbc^aPcX^]P]SaT_PXa^UcWTcWaTTRWP_T[bQaXRZ June, with a free entrances and archway gates; Big Green Picnic and breakfast on offer ~ cWTaTbc^aPcX^]^UXa^]aPX[X]VbP]SVPcTfPhX]?T[[Wdabc Walk the Wight. to those who Road; arrived by bicycle ~ VT]TaP[R[TPaP]RTR[TP]X]VP]SaTbc^aPcX^]^UbT[TRcTS at the Floating headstones; ~ STeT[^_\T]c^UPWTaXcPVT[TPa]X]VRT]caTfXcWX]cWT Bridge, Cowes existing north chapel; at Fairlee Road, ~ R^]bTaePcX^]f^aZc^TgXbcX]VcaTTbbWadQbR[X\QX]V Newport (the plants and lichens. entrance next to There will also be restoration of brick and natural Island Harbour) stone boundary walls; mapping and indexing of plots and and at Newport graves; restoration and repair of paths and driveways; fire station. The activity days to raise awareness of the cemetery and initiative was provide information for volunteering opportunities; and an organised in information signage area for a heritage trail. partnership with Cyclewight.

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Recycling computers to Don’t miss this year’s Encouraging help Ryde community Big Day Out! young people into sailing

One of the UK’s leading yacht clubs – Sea View Yacht Club – is helping set the standard when it comes to encouraging the involvement of young people in sailing. The club is a Royal Yachting events team. The Island’s annual Association training centre with The event is open Big Day Out event, a professional team who provide to the public from which last year a broad range of sailing courses 10.30am to 3.30pm attracted more than for ages eight to 80. The club is on 5 October (venue 5,000 people, will particularly keen to get children Old computers and related equipment are being recycled to be confirmed), take place this year involved in sailing and so many of at a shop in Ryde to help raise funds for the town’s Park with tickets available on Sunday 5 October. the courses focus on the young, Centre. in September from The event, now whatever their experience. The Park Centre is a community-based project, and public libraries, youth in its sixth year, is Many of the club’s 1,600 the Ryde East Community Association has set up Park centres, Connexions aimed specifically members keep their boats by the Computers in the High Street to boost the centre’s Centres and children’s at children, young club on swinging moorings, with finances. centres across the people and their easy access from a slipway – and The rented shop was opened in May and recycles old Island. families, bringing many own and race Sea View computers and computer peripherals by cannibalising, To register your together services, One Design Dinghies, clinker built rebuilding and redistributing them. organisation for a organisations and boats that are still made in the The project also helps families on low incomes in the stand at the event agencies that work in village. Oakfield and Elmfield area, who are given the chance to please contact: Claire this area. If you are interested in joining buy the recycled computers, and are also offered technical Critchison, Events The event has the club or making use of its fine support. Officer, Fifth Floor, been developed by facilities, enquiries would be Project manager, Barry Kemp, said: “Many of our users County Hall, High the Isle of Wight welcomed by the secretary, Andy were asking for advice on where they could purchase good Street, Newport Children’s Fund, Barrett, or any current member. quality, second hand computers at a reasonable price. PO30 1UD, tel: and organisations More information can be found We had already been receiving some donations of used 823070, email: Claire. working in this area on the club website at www.svyc. computer parts from the community, and realising there [email protected]. that are keen to take co.uk or by calling 613268. was this need to be filled, Park Computers was created.” uk (before Friday 29 part should register Sea View Yacht Club was The shop is located at 65 High Street, Ryde, tel: 811813. August 2008). with the council’s founded in 1893 and is one of a small number of yacht clubs in the Positive lessons for young motorcyclists country to own its own fleet of Police and the Freshwater and speedway meeting. Bob Nelson, town centre racing keelboats. The ‘Sea View Totland town centre manager The trip was organised by the manager, said: “We have come to Mermaid’ Class was founded in have been working with young local police Safer Neighbourhoods know these youngsters through 1907. The current fleet is keenly motorcyclists in the area to give Team and the council’s Safer talking to them over many weeks used by members as well as being them a fast track lesson in road Neighbourhoods Partnership, and have explained to them the available for charter to outside safety and the law. which in recent months have been need to make sure they abide by organisations. The club, located As part of the initiative, around speaking to the young riders. the law and keep safe. on a promontory close to the 20 youngsters who use the It follows complaints from “We hope that by working centre of Seaview, has a busy wasteland off Colwell Common local residents that the riders closely with them we will be social and sailing programme and for scrambling and riding mini- were using public highways able to effectively get them to offers extensive bar and dining moto bikes were taken to watch and footpaths to ride to the take seriously the issues of road facilities, available for private the Islanders at a recent scrambling site. safety and the law.” functions.

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The popular annual Isle of Wight Cycling Festival is due to take place from 13 to 21 September this year. The Island’s The festival will feature events Activities for ages 8 to13 new Carnival including Cycle the Wight, a 70 Learning Centre at mile road race around the Island’s cricket golf Westridge, Ryde, spectacular coastline with start which opened its points at Ryde, , football dance doors in April, has Yarmouth and Blackgang – as well its own special as The Hills Killer, a challenging athletics table tennis website, developed orienteering ride against the basketball trampolining by the council. clock. The website can Helping launch the festival is be found at www. the Sink or Swim competition, Stay fit and have thecarnivallearning with homemade pedal-powered fun in a safe £5 centre.org craft attempting to cross the environment per day, per child and includes . The launch will also information include a free cycle show and Call the Sports Unit on 823818 for a booking form about courses, mountain bike stunt display. workshops, events Other highlights for the week and exhibitions on include an event especially for offer at the centre. single cyclists along the scenic The centre sunshine trail to , and the A University Degree provides a range West Wight Triathlon, an event of carnival-themed for novices and fi rst timers. The in Business activities and it cycling stage of the triathlon is hoped it will begins at West Wight Sports become a beacon Centre, Freshwater and continues It’s not beyond your reach of excellence for along the coastal Military Road. teaching carnival The run takes place along the skills in the UK. River Yar and ends with a 600 Our part-time Business & Management Degree is designed for busy working people and is available one This year’s metre pool swim. evening a week from the Isle of Wight College, commencing September 2008. It is open to those who may carnival season on On Saturday 20 September not have formal qualifications but whose work experience will have prepared them to succeed. the Island was due there will be the Go Ride Cycle to start in July with Skills Day, hosted by the British For an informal chat call Kate Tibbett on 023 9284 4212, email her at [email protected] or visit www.port.ac.uk/businessandmanagement the Arts Parade Cycling Federation, with coaches at Ryde, followed on hand to help with riding and by the Ryde Arts race skills. Festival. Visit the To fi nd out more about the carnival centre festival, visit the website www. website to fi nd out sunseaandcycling.com or pick more. up a programme from a tourist information centre.

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All the spectacle, entertainment and fun of Skandia Cowes Week will soon be with us – and once again the council will be working extra hard to ensure the whole week runs smoothly. Here we give details of the important back-up support we provide

Sailbus Saturday 9 August from 8am to 6pm. The 3am. The service then resumes at 5am. The special park and ride service (Sailbus) is in charge is £5 per day/stay. A weekly pass is also On fi reworks’ night (8 August) the only operation from Saturday 2 August to Saturday available at a reduced rate and available on vehicles that will be carried at peak times will 9 August. arrival from car park staff. All charges include be emergency vehicles. All times are subject to Follow the AA signs for the car parks, the free Sailbus travel to Cowes Parade which tides, weather and navigation. located in Ward Avenue, and pick up the can be caught from these car parks. Restrictions are in place on the number of Sailbus courtesy service which runs from there Cowes Football Club and the Isle of Wight people that can be carried for fi reworks’ every fi ve minutes or so. Within minutes you Community Club both situated off Park Road night – so the advice is not to use the will be dropped off on the Parade. will also be used on fi reworks’ night. fl oating bridge unless essential, as there The return journey is via Prince’s Green and All temporary car parks will be clearly signed. could be long delays. Gurnard Esplanade. East Cowes offers extra car parking Services start at 9.30am and continue facilities at Victoria Grove Recreation Grounds until 6pm - but please note that there is a for fi reworks’ night only, with buses provided ~5^a\^aTX]U^a\PcX^]R^]cPRccWTUTaah^U RT reduced service on the last day, Saturday down to the seafront. on 293041. 9 August. Using the fl oating bridge Cowes tourist information centre Parking your car Pedestrians and motorists can get to Cowes Visitors to Cowes may wish to drop in to Follow the AA signs for the from East Cowes using the fl oating bridge the council’s tourist information centre (at temporary event car parks across the River Medina. Fountain Quay by the Red Jet terminal) for (including at Cowes High School Extra overnight services are being provided up to date information during the week off Crossfi eld Avenue). from Friday 1 August to Saturday 9 August, on accommodation, where to eat, what’s The car parks will be open with the usual back and forth operation happening etc. Opening times are: from Friday 1 August to extended from shortly before midnight to Saturday 2 August to Sunday 10 August, 2am. After this there will be each-way services 9.30am to 5pm (except Sunday 3 August and at about 2.20am, 2.40am and the last one at Sunday 10 August, 10am to 3.30pm).

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What’s on ashore Northwood House to start the week. Clean sweep The council plays a major role in ensuring the The Illyria outdoor theatre company will be The council has arranged for the town centre week is as much fun on shore as on the water, returning for the third year running, performing streets to be cleansed and litter picked on a with a range of seafront entertainment. The Merry Wives of Windsor on Friday 1 continuous cycle throughout the week. There The staged area on the Parade bandstand August. Tickets are £10 for adults and £7 for will also be a dedicated roving team to carry offers free entertainment both day and night, children, with the entrance opening at 6.30pm out spot cleaning as required. with a line-up including live bands, aerobatics, and the performance starting at 7.30pm. The Litter bins will be supplemented by wheelie- comedians and magic shows. The Parade also audience is encouraged to bring their own bins in the High Street and Parade areas and offers prime viewing to watch the racing, picnics and low-backed chairs or rugs to sit on. will be emptied several times a day, and there catch up on the racing results, and soak up the There will also be a bar and refreshments will be a major clean up after the fi reworks atmosphere, while sitting in the decked garden available during the evening. More information on Friday 8 August to return areas to tidiness by the next morning. or wandering through the Parade Village. on the event is available by calling 289842. The four blocks of public The traditional fi rework fi nale takes place ~ 2aTP\cTPbfX[[QTPePX[PQ[TX]cWTVa^d]Sb^U Northwood House from Sunday 3 August to conveniences in the as usual on the Friday night (starting at Friday 7 August. town will be cleaned by 9.30pm and lasting for half an hour), with ~ 2^fTb>_T]1^f[bC^da]P\T]cfX[[QT a dedicated member of tens of thousands of people lining the taking place again this year on the bowling staff on a continuous shore from Prince’s Green to the marina green within the park. rotational basis. This at Cowes, as well as along the seafront service will be extended at East Cowes. Further information is Red Arrows for fi reworks’ night, with also available at www.iwight.com and On fi reworks’ night, Friday 8 August at 7.30pm, extra facilities provided on www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk there will be a Red Arrows’ display above the the Parade. Solent, in full view of Cowes seafront and the Entertainment at Northwood House Parade. There will be open-air entertainment at

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Tourism on the Island is set to benefi t from a triple marketing boost over the coming months. Three major campaigns will raise the Island’s profi le as a visitor destination, and have been further bolstered with the appointment of a vibrant new commissioner of tourism for the Island. Launched at the beginning of June was a £180,000 campaign which will see a specially created series of advertisements depicting the Island as a green, vibrant, relaxing and high quality destination. These advertisements will be placed in national newspapers, magazines and on A series of high profi le marketing 200 major websites. The campaign is being funded by the council, with Wightlink and Ferries also contributing. campaigns are underway to As well as seeking to attract new visitors, the campaign also specifi cally targets groups of people identifi ed in surveys as already thinking about promote the Isle of Wight as an visiting the Island, but yet to book. The second campaign is timed and designed to react to current ideal high quality destination... anxieties over the UK economy and portrays the Island as an easy-to- reach, high-quality yet value-for-money destination. It will feature a series of advertisements mainly concentrated in the London area in newspapers such as The Evening Standard and Daily Mail as well as online in July and August. The £75,000 campaign is being funded entirely by the council. And the third campaign – with South West Trains, , Wightlink and Red Funnel – will see all partners take a co-ordinated approach to marketing the Island widely throughout the extensive South West Trains’ network. As part of this agreement, an advertising campaign featuring images of the Island, as well as information on how to get here quickly and inexpensively, will be highly visible on posters and in the local media serving major towns serviced by the South West Trains’ network including, Basingstoke, Guildford, Woking, and Kingston Upon Thames. There will also be advertising across the network, while a pocket guide will be placed in key stations and the Island featured in South West Trains’ bi-monthly magazine e-motion. The total value of this campaign that will run between July and October – could reach £750,000. Councillor George Brown, cabinet member with responsibility for tourism, said: “This is a considerable investment in national campaigns and shows how the council takes its responsibility for the strategic marketing of our Island extremely seriously. “The images we are using show just what a special place the Island is and what unique things we off er to the visitor.” All the campaigns are in addition to the other extensive marketing carried out by the council, such as production of the successful visitor guides, the accommodation guides and work to promote the Eco Island vision. Another key strand of marketing the Island as a destination is the support the council gives to major international events such as the Isle of Wight Festival and Skandia Cowes Week, as well as organising others such as the Island’s annual walking and cycling festivals. Meanwhile, a new group formed to boost the marketing of the Island as a place to visit is to be headed by the commissioner for tourism, John Metcalfe, who served as acting head of tourism for 18 months during 2003/2004. His responsibilities in his new role will include working with key partners to develop eff ective action plans to promote the Island and the industry. He said: “I am delighted to take on this hugely important role. I am acutely aware of how important the visitor economy is to the Island and I believe that the Island is a fi rst-class destination.”

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in 12th position overall, out of 16 competing A team of talented young sports people from the Isle islands. of Wight recently took part in the Youth World Island Th e games are seen as an ideal opportunity for the Island’s young sporting talent to gain Games on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Here international competition experience ahead of the Natwest Island Games, which is being we fi nd out how they got on hosted by the Isle of Wight in 2011. Th is year’s games had a Caribbean carnival theme, starting with a colourful and THIRTYTWO YOUNG athletes did the and its partners contributing to the team musical opening ceremony telling the story Isle of Wight proud when recently pitted travel costs. Ferry fi rm Wightlink sponsored of Guadeloupe and how it has developed against their counterparts from 15 other the sailing team and the transport across the culturally over the years. islands around the world. Solent. Some of the individual sports then followed Th e French island of Guadeloupe was the Th e young Isle of Wight sports people this theme during the week with samba venue for the Youth World Island Games, and competed in events including tennis, sailing, and dance to complement the sporting the Isle of Wight team came away with three swimming, surfi ng and athletics. programmes. medals and many positive experiences from Zoe Sheath secured a silver medal in the Lee Matthews, Isle of Wight team manager, their endeavours. girls’ under-17 surfi ng competition, and said: “Th is year’s games provided a wonderful All of the Isle of Wight team members were it was in athletics that the Isle of Wight sporting and cultural experience for our under the age of 17, often competing against brought home its other two medals. Aiya young people. young people up to three years their senior Abe and Lizzie Lovegrove won bronze in the “Th e Isle of Wight has now sent more than and from islands with far larger populations. 1500 metres and discus. 100 young people to the games over the past Th e Isle of Wight has now taken part in fi ve Th e Italian Island of Sardinia won the fi ve years, and with continued support I know World Island Youth Games since being invited overall competition, with the Canary Islands many of them will be competing for places to take part in 2003. Th e games are mainly second and Madeira third. Th e Isle of Wight when the Island hosts the 2011 Natwest funded by the host island, with the council fi nished three places higher than last year, Island Games.

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Council Leader, Councillor David Pugh, said: “Once again our young athletes have shown they have some amazing talent and have maintained the reputation of our Island on an international stage. Th e council is delighted to support our future sporting stars.”

(RIV  0L>AMOLGB@QP £5 million for Island roads In the last issue of One Island we brought you news of a major programme of road surfacing works planned to start in the coming year. Here are details of the schemes and where they will take place

Works to improve Island road surfaces to the tune of £5 million are to take into account criteria including the measured skid resistance and accident place over the next three years. records of various stretches. The programme gets underway during the coming year, and is in Councillor Tim Hunter-Henderson, cabinet member for environment advance of the Private Finance Initiative that will see unprecedented and transport, said: “This level of investment will begin to make a real investment in the Island’s highways network from 2011. diff erence and all road users will benefi t not just motorists but cyclists as Roads across the Island will be resurfaced and improved as part of the well. It is also important for the Island’s tourism industry that roads are of three-year project starting this year, and the list has been compiled taking a good standard.”

List of schemes (with estimated costs) r Road (Alvington Shute to Racecourse roundabout), patch and r Shanklin Road (Canteen Road to Betty Haunt Lane), plane and overlay surface dress, £90,000. Victoria Avenue), patch and surface work, £310,000. r Road (Racecourse dress, £45,000. r Brading Road phase one (Tesco roundabout to Road), patch r Cowleaze Hill, including roundabout to Galley Horn Lane), and surface dress, £57,000. Road (Shanklin Manor to Bonchurch plane and super elevation on the bend, r Blackwater Hollow (Stenbury Trail to Viewpoint), patch and surface dress, £85,000. Oakdean House, Green), patch £48,000. r Road phase one (Chequers Road and surface dress, £73,000. r Brading Road phase two (Westridge to Leechmore Cross), plane and overlay r Lushington Hill (Racecourse Cross to Tesco roundabout), deep work, £280,000. roundabout to Palmers Road), patch patching and plane with inlay, r Niton Road phase two (Leechmore and surface dress, £41,000. £180,000. Cross to Southford Lane), plane and r Forest Road, Newport (Hampshire r Bullen Road (Westridge Cross to overlay work, £250,000. Crescent to Road), patch and Bullen Cross), reconstruction/recycling, r Whitwell Road/Ventnor Road phase surface dress, £34,000. £350,000. one (section between Upper Ash Drive r Newport Road, Lake (Scotchells Brook r Cedar Hill, Newport (full length), plane and about 400 metres from west of to garden centre), patch and surface and overlay, £20,000. the junction of Upper and Lower Gills dress, £44,000. r Hill Lane/Colwell Road (Heathfi eld to Cliff Road), plane and overlay work, r Yarmouth Road (Station Road to Pixley Hill), reconstruction/recycling, £172,000. Cranmore Avenue), patch and surface £360,000. r Whitwell Road/Ventnor Road phase dress, £32,000. r Rolls Hill (Thorness Lane to ), two (section between Upper Ash Drive r Carpenters Road (Rowborough Lane to reconstruction/recycling, £350,000. and about 400 metres from west of Upper Green Road), patch and surface r Godshill Road (Cliff Bridge to Apse the junction of Upper and Lower Gills dress, £23,000. Manor Road), patch and inlay, £120,000. Cliff Road), plane and overlay work, r Cowes Road (25 Cowes Road to Nodes r Clarence Road (West Street to urban £300,000. Road, Northwood), patch and surface limit), reconstruction, £90,000. r Forest Road, Newport (Gunville Road to dress, £26,000. r Freshwater Road ( Cross to west of Vittlefi elds Cross), plane widths r Briddlesford Road (Whiterails Road to Calbourne Mill), plane and overlay, and overlay work, £540,000. Little Down Lane), patch and surface £380,000. r Fairlee Road (Halberry Lane to dress, £27,000.

 LKB'PI>KA @L>PQ>KA@LRKQOV Our Island, our environment Finding out about shoreline plans A website has been created to other organisations and coastal keep people up to date about residents. Th e lure of the beach is hard to resist on a hot summer’s day - the Isle of Wight Shoreline The website will grow as the soaking up the sun’s rays, followed by a cooling dip in the sea. Th is Management Plan. project progresses and will is the twice-daily, all-year-round routine for our hardy seashore The website, at www. include information on how the dwellers like barnacles and limpets. Th e rocks and posts at the high coastalwight.gov.uk/smp, will public can get involved. The fi nal tide mark are an extreme environment. When the tide recedes and provide progress on the plan, documents will be published in the temperature rises, drying out and overheating are hazards. Add which is being updated to look full on the site. in gulls looking for a meal, then the crash of incoming waves, and ahead for the next 100 years. If you are aff ected by coastal the pressures of life on the shore begin to mount up. Work will take place during change you can visit the website #BSOBDMFTBOEMJNQFUTBSFGPVOEPOCBSFSPDLTVSGBDFT TFFNJOHMZ 2008 and 2009 on agreeing the to sign up as a stakeholder, or MJGFMFTTBOEJNNPCJMF#BSOBDMFTBSFDSVTUBDFBOTBOESFMBUFEUP policies for the plan – which will provide information for the study. crabs. Th eir outer covering is made up of a set of tightly fi tting be led by the council, along with Public consultations will also plates. When they are covered by seawater, the plates hinge open and the Environment Agency, the be held around the Island as the animal extends it long feathery limbs to feed by fi ltering out tiny Department for the Environment, the plan is reviewed, and will be plankton. Not as ferocious as a crab but no less fascinating! Food and Rural Aff airs, as well as advertised in the local media. Copyright Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment, courtesy of Wight Light Gallery. Summer WIGHT summer Countryside walks activities and events March to September 2008 Anyone interested in the natural world should check out this season’s edition of Wight

Summer, the council’s Explore the Island’s countryside and coast with local experts as Seasonal hint for Activities your guides for programme of everyone! your garden countryside events and Limpets are snails and they clamp their conical shells tightly to activities. From wildlife rocks to prevent dehydration when the tide recedes. As the tide turns Lack of rain may cause the walks to star gazing, and bug hunts and the sea covers them, they relax their grip and move slowly round water level to drop rapidly in to nightjar watching, there’s certain the rock using their rasping ‘tongue’ to browse on the microscopic garden ponds. If possible, top it to be something of interest. Why fi lm of algae. Th ey are such effi cient grazers that larger varieties of up from a water butt as this will not try geocaching, the hi-tech seaweed are removed before they are able to grow into recognisable not introduce extra nutrients, treasure hunting game (Tuesday 5 plants. As the tide ebbs, limpets return to their original place, where, which can lead to rapid growth August, see the leafl et for details or over time (and they can live for several years), a depression in the of algae. visit www.iwight.com/walks)? rock surface develops that fi ts their shell exactly. Please don’t kick the limpets off rocks – they have enough to cope with already! Advertisement Anne Marston Buy your family a new assistant ecology offi cer AGA Cooker t ɥ FSFJTB3PDLQPPM Better food, a warm 3VNNBHFBU#FNCSJEHF kitchen and happy on Friday 8 August meal times (10am to 12 noon) It’s our 40th birthday! Why not drive in and see us ? So there is 40% off with the Hampshire selected items in our and Isle of Wight Also Bathrooms, Calor Gas and Bathroon Showrooms Wildlife Trust. For full Heating and Plumbing Supplies each month details see the Wight Summer programme at 523041 www.iwight.com/walks 28 Daish Way Newport ( off the St Mary’s Roundabout )

(RIV  What’s on: 11 July to 22 August

ACTIVITIESQO>FIBOP hours, works for sale, Winter Gardens, 7.30pm, 4.30pm (27 July), adults proceeds towards contact the box office £1, children free. Macmillan Nurses. on 857581 for tickets, Roman Voices Show Writing Competition or available on the door. Island Art Society (10 August) (27 June – 23 August) (17-24 July) Valerie Smith and Horticultural show with Friends of Brading Exhibition of members’ Liberty Pike (20 July) music, magic, stalls and Roman Villa comp- work, Ventnor Botanic Vaguely Sunny in activities, Carisbrooke etition, prizes for Garden, 10am to partnership with winning poems or CE Primary School, 5pm, admission free, Quay Arts presents 1.30pm to 5pm. short stories about paintings for sale. the leading American the Island’s Roman Andrew Dowden bluegrass group, THEATRE heritage, adults £3 Ceramic Designs Memorial Hall, per entry, children (18-21 July) Freshwater, 8pm, Oliver! free, details and entry tickets £15, tel: Quay (18-20, 23-26 July) form at www.brading As part of Open Studio Weekend view Arts box office 822490. Trinity Theatre, Cowes romanvilla.org.uk presents Lionel Bart’s individually designed Marina Korneva in musical, performances Canine Partners and carved ceramic wall Concert (22 July) at 7.30pm (on 18-19, Puppy Training plaques and ceramic Classical fund raising 23-26 July), matinees Open Day (23 July) Andrew Dowden Ceramic Designs, forms, at 29 Ventnor concert with the Training puppies to Road, , on at 2.30pm (on 20 and an exhibition at 29 Ventnor Road, international pianist, become assistance Friday 18 and Monday Medina Theatre, 26 July), tickets £5.50 dogs, Village Apse Heath from 18 to 21 July, 21 July (10am to 1pm, Newport, 7.30pm. and £7, available from Hall, 10.30am to see listing for times 2pm to 5pm and 6pm theatre box office 12.30pm, contact to 8pm), on Saturday Newchurch Male (three for two on Carol Court, tel: 07812 19 July (10am to 1pm Voice Choir (25 July) the first night), open 672702. Grand Book Sale sale, St James Church, only), on Sunday 20 July Concert at St Thomas 11am to 2pm daily (not (4-9 August) East Cowes, 10am to (11am to 1pm and 2pm of Canterbury Church, Sunday), tel: 295229. Isle of Wight RSPCA At Holy Trinity Church, 4pm (Weds and Thurs to 7pm), contact Lisa Cowes, 7.30pm, tickets Gala Day (27 July) Cowes, 10am to 4pm, evening 6.30pm to Dowden, tel: 867505. at door. All’s Well That Ends Come and support your grand book sale, bric- 8.30pm). Well local RSPCA animal a-brac stall and light Ventnor Botanical Organ Music with (31 July – 1 August) Michael Neville centre, at Bohemia refreshments. EXHIBITIONS Artists (26-31 July) Open air performances Corner, Lane, Exhibition of original (28 July) of Shakespeare’s play, Godshill, dog show, Jigsaw Puzzle Exhibition of Oil botanical art, Ventnor Featuring music by by Theatre Set-Up, dog agility, many stalls, Festival (11-16 Paintings (1-29 July) Botanic Garden, 10am Elgar, Souza and Ventnor Botanic refreshments, 11am August) Paintings by Patricia to 6pm. Walton, Holy Trinity Garden, 7.30pm, to 4pm, £2.50 adults, Hundreds of puzzles Jarratt, at Freshwater Church, Ryde, 7.30pm. Cowes Art Group tickets £9.50 adults, children free. on display and for Library, usual opening Summer Exhibition A Cowes Week £8 concessions, £6 2008 (2-9 August) Serenade (4 August) children (under 16), Exhibition and sale on Solent Gilbert and advance booking at 2O>FIBOP a variety of themes, St Sullivan Company and tourist information Mary’s Church parish the Cowes Concert centres, telephone These listings are provided free, as a public information service. Details must room, Northwood Park, Band present pieces by credit card booking be submitted either by: filling out this form, or emailing your details Cowes, 10am to 4pm Verdi, Puccini, Gilbert on 863151 or at to [email protected] (not open on Sunday 3 and Sullivan and brass the Jazz Festival band pieces, St Mary’s Office, Ventnor, tel: Please conform to the format shown. Entries are included at the editorial August). Church, Cowes, 8pm, 856206/856200, team’s discretion. FAIRS admission free, retiring tickets also available collection. on gate. Deadline for the next issue: 21 July (8 August publication date). Book Fair (13 July) The Secret Lives of Title of event/activity: Book, postcard and SHOWS ephemera fair, Village Henry and Alice Summer Date: Hall, Bembridge, 10am (2, 9, 16, 23, 30 August) to 3.30pm. Show (19 July) Two’s Company The 112th summer Brief description: presents a comedy by MUSIC show, Warnes David Tristram, Shanklin Lane playing field, Bonchurch Village Theatre, 8.15pm, tickets Brighstone, 12.30pm £10, contact theatre Singers (11 July) to 4pm. box office, tel: 868000. Summer concert, a varied programme with Medieval A Midsummer retiring collection for Spectacular Night’s Dream (26-27 July) church funds, at St (5 August) Venue: Medieval siege John’s Church, Wroxall, Quantum Theatre societies, falconry, Time: 7.30 pm . presents an open living history, air version of Music from the Appuldurcome House, Shakespeare’s comedy, Contact name: Wroxall, 10am to 4pm. Movies Northwood House, Telephone: (July and August) Isle of Wight Cowes, 7pm (gates Ventnor Theatre Group Fuchsia Show open 6pm), tickets Please return to: presents songs from (26-27 July) £10/£7 (family £30), movies (on 15, 22, 29 Trailers, One Island, Publications Unit, County Hall, At Bishop Lovett Middle contact Quantum Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD July, and 5, 12, 19 and School, Ryde, 2pm to Theatre, tel: 0208 or email to [email protected] no later than 21 July 26 August), Ventnor 5pm (26 July), 10am to 3179000.