Your magazine from the Council Issue seven July 2007 oneIsland www.iwight.com

Sailing spectacular Getting ready for Skandia Week

Also inside: Residents’ survey Special town focus on Cowes Your magazine from the Isle of Wight Council LKB Issue seven P' > I K A July 2007 www.iwight.co Welcome One Island is published each month, except for September and January – m 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. Sailing We also welcome your letters – you can contact us by post, email or spectacular Getting ready for telephone. Skandia Post One Island, Communications, County Hall, Newport PO30 1UD

Email [email protected] Also inside: Residents’ survey Telephone 823105 Special town focus on Cowes

Welcome to the July issue of makingcontact councilmeetings the Isle of Wight Council’s USEFUL CONTACTS magazine, which brings you Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, important information from Newport PO30 1UD our latest residents’ survey – Fax 823333 showing how our One Island Email [email protected] programme of initiatives is Website www.iwight.com already making a difference across the Island. The second annual residents’ TELEPHONE SERVICES survey took place in April Call centre 821000 and May, and provided key Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm information for comparison Saturday: 9am to 1pm with similar research carried For telephone assistance we recommend you contact the call centre directly where out last summer. You can find we aim to answer as many enquiries as out about the survey findings possible at this first point of contact. Unless otherwise stated, all meetings by turning to a special feature Popular numbers are in public at County Hall. Call 823200 24-hours before a meeting to ensure it on pages eight and nine. The Council tax 823901 is going ahead and to check if any items results show things are starting Education 823455 FACE TO FACE SERVICES are likely to be held in private session. to get better, although there is Environmental health 823000 Newport Help Centre Planning Committee much still to do. Housing benefits 823950 Tel 821000 (council chamber) Libraries 203880 County Hall, Newport PO30 1UD 24 July (4pm) In this and future editions of 21 August (4pm) the magazine we will continue Licensing 823159 Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm Sat: 9am to 1pm to highlight progress with Planning 823552 Licensing Committee Help Centre (committee room one) the One Island programme Refuse collection 823777 Tel 812678 13 August (4pm) Roads and highways 823777 of initiatives which, through 188 High Street, Ryde PO33 2PN Audit and Performance Committee consultations, you have Tourism 813818 Mon to Fri: 8.45am to 5pm (committee room one) identified as the priorities for Trading standards 823396 Sat: 9.30am to 12.30pm 31 July (6pm) Help Centre us to work on. Leisure services 823828 Scrutiny Committee We remain determined in our Adult and children’s services Tel 405873 (committee room one) West Street, Brading PO36 0DR 2 August (6pm) quest to ensure these projects Adult services 520600 IW Council desk – Tues: 9am to 1pm really have a positive influence Children’s services 525790 Shanklin Help Centre Policy Commission for Business and Local centres: Cowes 291144 Infrastructure on the lives of Island residents Falcon Cross Hall, Falcon Road, Shanklin (committee room one) Newport 823340 Mon only: 10am to 4.30pm and the Island as a place to live Ryde 566011 1 August (6pm) West Wight Information Centre 29 August (6pm) and visit. Sandown 408448 Tel 756140 Elsewhere in this edition we Headquarters 520600 Policy Commission for Care, Health Freshwater Library, School Green Road, and Housing feature a helpful preview of Housing 823040 Freshwater PO40 9AP (committee room one) arrangements involving the Mon: 9am to 5.15pm, 8 August (6pm) council during Cowes Week, Tues and Wed: 9.30am to 5.15pm, EMERGENCY NUMBERS Thur: (closed), Fri: 9.30am to Policy Commission for Children and and focus on Cowes and East 4.45pm. Closed for lunch (1.30pm to School Results Cowes as part of our regular In an emergency dial 999 2.30pm each day) (committee room one) look at how different areas of Fire and rescue Wootton Bridge Centre 25 July (6pm) the Island are represented. control centre (24hrs) 525121 Tel 884361 Policy Commission for Safer Out of hours: Joanne’s Walk, Brannon Way, Communities Highways 525121 Wootton Bridge PO33 4NU (committee room one) Councillor Andy Sutton Waste disposal 0800 3283851 IW Council desk – Mon, Tues, 26 July (6pm) Leader, Isle of Wight Council Wightcare 821105 Thurs, Fri: 9am to 1pm 30 August (6pm)

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2 oneIsland In this issue NEWS DESK 4-7 Council and community news Islandimage FEATURES 8 Residents’ survey 2007 Your views on the council 10 Skandia Cowes Week Round-up of council arrangements 12 Representing Cowes and Special area focus 14 Ryde Help Centre celebrates Ten years at the heart of the town 15 Dog control Beach bans and other measures 16 Guide to recycling waste Where our domestic waste goes

REGULARS 18 Coast and country Rural and coastal news 19 Trailers Events and activities Cover picture: Skandia Cowes Week (www.patrickeden.co.uk)

ONE ISLAND is published by the Isle of Wight Council. The council does not accept responsibility for goods or services offered by advertisers. Additional copies are available from the Customer Service Centre at County Hall, libraries and other council facilities. Typetalk calls welcome. Written, designed and produced by Corporate Communications, Isle of Wight Council. ISSN 1752-8038 © COPYRIGHT 2007 Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD. Printed on environmentally friendly paper by Limehouse.

Picture: Yachts off Cowes, by Carol Turvey

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July 2007 3 newsdesk Joining forces to Big tackle speed Wild Read Picture courtesy IW County Press The latest council initiative to cut traffic accidents by targeting speeding motorists is Isle of Wight libraries are inspiring the Summer Reading Challenge Library staff will encourage now well underway. young people to read their way has formed a groundbreaking children in their reading and The Community Speedwatch through the summer holidays – partnership with The Woodland suggest interesting books for them scheme is being piloted at and earn new trees for British Trust’s Tree for All campaign. to try. The Fairway, Lake – and woodlands at the same time. Every book that a child on the The Big Wild Read website will involves police supporting local The Big Wild Read is the Island reads as part of the Big capture children’s responses to the volunteers in monitoring the ninth national Summer Reading Wild Read will be rewarded by tree books they are reading, and help speed of traffic. Challenge – a reading promotion tokens, which can be converted them discover more about their The speedwatch volunteers that runs in libraries throughout into new trees for Britain’s woods. favourite authors. use hi-tech radar and blue tooth the summer holidays. The more books that children There will be games and equipment to clock the speed Children are challenged to read read, the more trees will be planted, activities, tips on how to make a of motorists and record the six or more books of their choice, with up to 20,000 being planted in difference and a link with stories details of offending vehicles. spurred on by an exciting range of the UK in the autumn as a result of on the web through which children These are then passed on to the free incentives (including a medal) the challenge. can contribute reviews. police who contact and warn and activities. The Big Wild Read is Island libraries will be helping Elspeth Jackson, the council’s motorists that their speeding is also a call to action for children to children every step of the way. development librarian for young unacceptable. make a positive difference to the Each participant will be given a Big people and lifelong learning, said: The Lake speedwatch is environment. Wild Read folder with stickers to “We hope as many local children the first scheme of its kind on Libraries and the BBC have collect during the summer. as possible will join in the Big the Island, and others will be worked together to link the The libraries will also be offering Wild Read and enjoy a summer introduced over the coming year. Reading Challenge to the Breathing children free packets of wild flower of reading. Isle of Wight libraries The speedwatch locations Places environment campaign, seeds when they join, which if will help children explore the have been chosen by council as featured in programmes like planted at the beginning of the imaginative world of books, and road safety experts after parish Springwatch and Nature’s Calendar. summer, will grow and flower by find out how to make a difference and town councils were asked As part of Breathing Places, the autumn. to the environment.” to submit problem areas in their patches. Tracey Skipper, the council’s Paul is Island’s new chief fire officer senior road safety officer, said: The council has appointed long- of “poor” to its current position of “The aim is that the warning serving firefighter Paul Street as the “improving well”. notices received by speeding Island’s new chief fire officer. Stuart Love, director of motorists will educate them that Paul, 48, from Brighstone, was environment and neighbourhoods, the speeds at which they have selected ahead of applicants from all said: “Paul not only understands the been driving are not acceptable.” over the UK. need to take the service forward Other steps being taken by He has been a firefighter on the through modernisation, he has the council to cut the number Island since 1978 and has risen been at the heart of the great work of traffic accidents include through the ranks to become acting done so far in that direction. He installing speed-reactive signs, chief fire officer since October 2005. has tremendous knowledge of the anti skid work and introducing In that time, the service has moved service at all levels and also has a 20mph speed limits outside on from an Audit Commission rating great passion for the Isle of Wight.” schools where possible.

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Twenty years after it was launched, the Crimestoppers charity is going from Actor helps strength to strength. launch special Designed to give a lifeline to those with information who would not or could week not talk to the police, Crimestoppers can claim at least 17 arrests a day across Britain from information passed to the police. It has taken time to get the message across, break down old prejudices and generate confidence that the protection of anonymity provided by Crimestoppers means no one will know you phoned. On the Island, there were 37 useful calls in May, more than and . The Island figures have risen significantly this year following a leaflet with the Isle of Wight County Press newspaper late in 2006. In April this year there was one call a day to Crimestoppers on the Island, a big increase on the one call a week figure for April 2006. Crimestoppers established a volunteer board on the Island in the summer of 2005. Its first campaign – in conjunction with Medina Housing – was to bring How to the message to Pan. Since April 2006 there have been 32 valuable calls about safe was the key crime in Pan. A second campaign against doorstep crime was launched with theme highlighted Age Concern and Neighbourhood Watch to highlight the vulnerability of older by the council’s Campaigns people taken in by distraction burglars and rogue traders. learning disability The Island board was set up by Dick Bradbeer, chairman of the County Press services when the boost Group, who has now handed over to Peter Grimaldi – former Island High Sheriff. Island took part in All calls from the Island are handled by the charity’s call centre at Godstone National Learning Crimestoppers’ in Surrey, which is open around the clock. It is manned by paid professionals Disability Week. trained in handling agents and informers. The council success Calls are free and callers’ details are neither asked for nor captured. No teamed up with recordings are made of any calls. Mencap Pathways as well as other organisations to Smartening up our raise awareness of Gurnard joins No Cold the issues faced public conveniences by people with Calling Zones Three toilet blocks have been overhauled at learning disabilities the end of the first phase of a major £800,000 during the week at The parish of Gurnard has become drive to improve Island public conveniences. the end of June. the latest area on the Island to The refurbishment of toilets at Eastern The week was declare itself a No Cold Calling Gardens and Devonia in Sandown and the launched with an Zone. Parade in Cowes are part of the council’s One Information Fair In the scheme – supported by Island programme of initiatives. at the Riverside the council’s trading standards Plans to build new public lavatories in Centre, Newport, service – No Cold Calling Zones Brannon Way car park, Wootton, Brading’s and was opened are clearly defined by signage main car park, Yaverland car park and the by actor Geoffrey warning rogue traders they are Cascades at Ventnor are also progressing. Hughes (pictured) not welcome. In addition, the toilet building in The Cut and Councillor Work is also done within the in Cowes is being replaced, while a major Dawn Cousins, zones to inspire confidence in overhaul of the toilets in Appley Park, Ryde will cabinet member for residents to say “no” to uninvited also begin this year and be completed well in health and commu- salespeople or tradesmen. This time for the 2008 holiday season. nity well being. process involves pre-notified As well as refurbishment the initiative Activities during visits by trading standards involves employing toilet attendants to service the week included: officers who give advice to Isle of Wight Age Concern, some of the busiest Island conveniences • a sponsored walk households and hand over an Neighbourhood Watch and during peak holiday periods. These attendants to raise funds for information pack with safety Crimestoppers. will be employed in the following towns (on the chemotherapy messages, telling householders Julie Woodhouse, senior fair duty from 11am to 7pm each day): unit at St Mary’s their rights and what to do if a trading officer, said: No“ Cold • Ryde (Western Esplanade, Eastern Hospital, Newport; cold-caller or rogue trader comes Calling Zones are one of the tools Esplanade, Appley Park, Puckpool, Lind • a ‘Play in a Day’ knocking. the trading standards service Street). arts performance The Gurnard scheme, aided on the Island is using to combat • Sandown (Yaverland, Eastern Gardens, The where people with by a British Telecom grant, was doorstep crime. It goes hand in Pier, Devonia, St John’s). a learning disability launched last month. hand with initiatives such as our • Shanklin (Chine Bluff, Esplanade Gardens, spent a day prepar- Other partners in the scheme work during the Operation Rogue Falcon Cross, Tower Cottages). ing an evening are the fire and rescue service, Trader project and also our Buy • Cowes (Medina Road, The Cut, The Parade, performance. community support wardens, With Confidence scheme.” Park Road, Mornington Road).

July 2007 5 newsdesk

This summer holiday free casual/public and fun swimming sessions are once Helping again available to all Island children aged up to and including 15 years old. youngsters Free swimming is available to any child who presents a Junior Residents’ Registration One Card. The card is free and can be obtained from one of the make the participating centres by completing an application form. A parent or guardian transition signature is required. If a child already has a card through previous free swimming initiatives, just More than a bring along the card and start swimming straight away. dozen Island The Junior Residents’ Registration One Card is part of the council’s highly children successful One Card scheme that provides access to sports and leisure facilities who face or at affordable prices. have faced The free swimming offer is available at three pools operated by cultural and challenging leisure services: Medina Leisure Centre in Newport, The Heights Leisure Centre circum­stances Free in Sandown and Waterside Pool in Ryde. It is also available at West Wight Sports in their lives will Centre in Freshwater, with the Junior Registration Card. be enjoying an swimming • There is no limit to the number of swims during the offer period, but as with all adventure to activities, participation is subject to availability. Free swimming will be subject to Wales over the set session times. The offer runs from Saturday 21 July to Sunday 2 September summer holidays for children! 20 07. as part of the Active8 scheme. The council- supported Eradicate those scheme aims to provide a smooth bugs and germs! transition between leaving Island middle school pupils turned middle school secret agents to undertake a and joining high real-life mission to rid their own school for young kitchens of villainous bugs and people most at bacteria. risk of struggling The youngsters from to settle in. Archbishop King Middle School The idea of teamed up with the council’s the Active8 trip Take care environmental health department is to help build to take part in a food hygiene confidence and during project called Mission:Possible! self-esteem. It The scheme, run in partnership also helps the heatwaves with the Food Standards Agency youngsters is a UK-wide initiative aimed at make new Older people on the Island are being advised teaching pupils aged eight to ten, friends with to take special care if a heatwave is forecast. about preventing food poisoning. adults and They may especially be at risk from heat The project, which coincided other young exhaustion leading to heat stroke during with National Food Safety people while periods of extreme heat. Week in June, has been designed helping them Heat exhaustion symptoms include to complement the national explore their headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, curriculum, contributing to several agent’ kit to take home and carry own personal muscle weakness or cramps, pale skin, a weak key elements. It will be extended out a number of experiments in expectations. pulse and high temperature. to other Island middle schools in their own kitchens, for example The group If these symptoms are ignored, then heat the future. checking fridge temperatures. will take part in stroke/serious illness can follow. During Mission:Possible! pupils Warren Haynes, environmental team activities, To prevent heat stroke and heat exhaustion were provided with a mission health manager, said: “This project group work, avoid going out in the hottest part of the day briefing from environmental is an excellent opportunity sport and a and wear loose-fitting cotton clothes. health officers. This involved for raising the awareness of range of other During a heatwave, draw curtains or blinds class-based fun exercises food safety and how to avoid activities. if the temperature is hotter outside than involving learning about the poisoning in the home. Children • If you would inside and have a supply of water and ice basics of food hygiene, the really enjoy the scheme’s secret like more available. Once the temperature inside falls, causes of food poisoning and agent theme, helping them to information open windows. how it can be prevented. learn practical applications of on the scheme • For further advice look at the NHS Direct After this initial briefing the science and share that knowledge you should ring website, www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk children were given a ‘secret at home.” 529790.

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Celebrating the Island’s history, architecture and culture

PICTURED: is just one of the sites opening up to celebrate the Heritage Open Days This September the Isle of Wight is taking part charges apply for rail travel); the Underwater in Heritage Open Days, a major national event Archaeology Centre at Fort Victoria; Ventnor to celebrate history, architecture and culture. Heritage Museum; talks at Quarr on the Heritage Open Days takes place each year, ruins of the ancient abbey, and free entry to co-ordinated by the Civic Trust and English the Grade II* monastic church designed by Heritage, and this year runs from 6 to 9 architect Dom Paul Bellot. The first September. Stuart Van-Cuylenburg, Heritage Open Days The event offers free access to buildings co-ordinator for the Island, said: “Heritage Isle of Wight usually closed to the public or which would Open Days was enjoyed by hundreds of normally charge an admission fee. There will people last year. It was fantastic to see so also be a variety of free guided tours, walks many people appreciating the events on offer Design Awards and activities on offer. and learning about their local heritage. We Events and attractions on the Island’s hope this year’s events will encourage even The best in architecture and environmental Heritage Open Days schedule, include: a more people to enjoy the Island’s history.” design is being encouraged through the guided tour of a newly restored Victorian lake • For more information visit www.iwight.com/ Island’s first bi-annual design awards scheme. and walled garden; ghost tours; free entry to conservation (click on heritage open days) and The scheme is being developed by the Havenstreet station and museum (*normal www.heritageopendays.org council’s conservation and design team, with the winners to be presented with their awards at a ceremony in October. Find out about Directions There were eight nominations in four categories for 2006,&URTHERBACKGROUNDINFORMATIONABOUTTHEHISTORYANDLANDSCAPE with judging taking place A Jacobean OF3HORWELLISAVAILABLEINTHEILLUSTRATED,ANDSCAPE#HARACTER &ROM.EWPORT FOLLOWSIGNSTO&RESHWATERAND3HORWELL TURNINGLEFT !SSESSMENTDOCUMENTPRODUCEDBYTHECOMMUNITYANDPARISH in March this year. COUNCIL3OMEOFTHEPARISHBUILDINGSDESIGNATEDBY%NGLISH(ERITAGE historic Shorwell ATTHE7AVERLEYPUBLICHOUSEIN#ARISBROOKEANDFOLLOWTHE" ASNATIONALLYPROTECTED,ISTED"UILDINGS AREDESCRIBEDFURTHERON FORABOUTFOURMILES&ROM"RIGHSTONE TAKETHE"EASTWARDSThe categories are: Agenda 21-OREINFORMATIONISPROVIDEDBY Sustainable Mayfair WWWIMAGESOFENGLANDORGUK ³&ROM PASTTHECHURCHINTHELEAOF,IMERSTONE$OWN   ³)SLEOF7IGHT6ILLAGES´AND*OHANNA*ONESIN The council’s conservation section has recently published a special  0ATRICIA3IBLEYIN .ORTH#OURT Design; AONB Rural #ASTLESTO#OTTAGESTHESTORYOF)SLEOF7IGHT(OUSES´Design; Isle of Wight Notes on Shorwell’s buildings

AND7EST#OURTPROVIDEACCOMMODATIONANDAREAVAILABLEONTHE leaflet on historic buildings at Shorwell. 

  INTERNET Design; and Outstanding Design.    4HISLEA¾ETISINTENDEDTOBEABRIEFGUIDETO3HORWELLPARISH A The leaflet is the culmination of a community-based historic       FASCINATINGANDBEAUTIFULAREA INPARTICULARTOITSHISTORICBUILDINGS    The nominations for 2006 were: Haddon  4HERICHHERITAGEOFTHEAREAISEASILYACCESSIBLEANDVISIBLEFROM buildings survey conducted in the parish, designed to raise local    THEMANYPUBLICFOOTPATHSANDVIEWPOINTS0LEASENOTETHEBUILDINGS  Lake House, St Lawrence MENTIONEDMAYBEINPRIVATEOWNERSHIP0LEASEKEEPTOTHEPUBLIC (pictured);  awareness of the village’s historic architecture. As part of the FOOTPATHSANDFOLLOWTHECOUNTRYSIDECODE Brighstone Scout and GuidePrepared Communityby Isle of Wight Council    Conservation Team with assistance from: project, building surveying training events were held, attended

 Building; Brading Roman Villa; St George’s Hall,  by 40 people; a talk was given on the types and qualities of the     Shanklin Primary School; 128-129 Pyle Street,   

 local building stone employed; illustrated lectures were provided Newport; Little Herrons Pre School, Wootton  on recording and dating architecture; and participants went on  !  Primary School; Fiveways School extension, Isle of Wight Council Conservation Team guided walks around the village. "  Seaclose Offi ces, Fairlee Road. Newport PO30 2QS Ryde;  and Adams Row, NewportTel: 01983 823552 Street, Ryde.  The project was supported by grant aid from the Island’s Area www.iwight.com/conservation The results of the judging will be announced of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) unit and a donation from available on request   at the presentation ceremony,This publication which is is being in large print, audiotape or Braille and in the South East England Development Agency. Further projects ther details held in conjunction withother the languages Green. For Islandfur Wight Council please contact the Isle of are planned throughout the Island’s AONB area in the near future. Award Scheme. ypetalk available) 7EST#OURT on (01983) 821000 (T • For more information on the project you should contact Katie- • Details of the award scheme can be found Sue Wilson, conservation officer, on 823552. on the council’s iwight.com &RONTPAGE4HERUSTICBRIDGESPANNING3HORWELLSHUTEweb site.

July 2007 7 Residents’ survey

“The survey has delivered promising signs that we are heading in the right direction in our quest to improve services for Island residents. Through the One Island programme we remain determined More to do to achieve the goals you have set us.” Councillor Andy Sutton, Leader Isle of Wight - but we’re getting better Council

The second annual survey asking Island residents their views about the council Question: On the whole have council was carried out between 19 April and 6 May this year – and the results suggest services got better or worse over the last 12 months? we are making changes for the better across a range of areas, although there is 2007 still much to do. Here we look at the findings Better 30%

PICTURED: One Million Blooms Worse 14% planting at Racecourse roundabout, Unchanged 49% Whippingham What do we need to focus on? Services you told us we need to improve include: road maintenance, rubbish collection and recycling, tackling crime, education, and public amenities. What do our staff say? Last year’s survey gave some uncomfortable reading about who some of our harshest critics were – our own staff. It appears from this survey that work we are doing with staff to tackle their issues, is Ni n e m o n t h s after the council’s first annual 2006 2007 starting to have an effect, with a reduction survey of Island residents, the results of Trust 40% 45% (+5) in those who would criticise the council (down by 32%) and nearly a quarter stating the second follow-up survey have revealed Distrust 42% 32% (-10) encouraging signs. that management, communications and Although benefits are starting to be seen The survey also showed that your opinion of consultation are good. However, we know across the Island, we know there is still more the council has improved slightly since 2006. we still have a lot more to do to address the we can do to ensure you are more satisfied The proportion of you who speak highly of issues that staff raised. with your council’s services. This latest survey us has increased by 2% and the number of will help us in our determination to achieve you who are critical of us has decreased What do you think this. by 8%. This is seen to be due to improved management style, communications and of the One Island keeping you better informed. How do you feel about More of you also feel that we are taking programme? us generally? your views into account when making We were delighted to see that nearly half of decisions and that we are generally providing all Island residents are aware of the One Island Over half of you feel satisfied with the good value for money (up 5%). programme, despite it only being launched in council, with more of you trusting us as an February this year. organisation and feeling more informed about The issues of respect, pride and value the services and benefits we provide. What did you tell us for money remain high on people’s agendas, 2006 2007 about council services? but some improvements are already perceived Satisfied 44% 54% (+10*) around issues of speeding drivers, parents Dissatisfied 35% 28% (-5) More of you think our services have improved but taking more responsibility for their children still a large proportion of you feel things haven’t and noisy neighbours. (*Net satisfaction up from +9 to +26) changed, so we still have more work to do. However, issues of respect remain a key

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One Island – progress so far Completed/in progress • Community speedwatch trial area in force in Lake • Speed awareness initiative involving around 50 speeding motorists • Approximately 14,000 free swims taken up this year (up nearly 50% on 2006) • Free homecare scheme in operation for over 80s Key meetings for middle schools • Public toilets refurbished in Sandown and Cowes (Year 9 merger) are taking place • Town centre manager recruitment underway, concern, eg vandalism and graffiti, area (up by 4% to 52% of residents), interviews in July • Public realm improvement across the Island drugs, people being drunk or rowdy in and over half of you feel that the Isle of (litterbins, signposts, railings, bollards, street public places and teenagers hanging Wight is a good place to work, and two furniture) around on the streets – all of which thirds of you feel it is a good place to • Bus shelter cleaning completed at Racecourse we will continue to tackle through One invest in. Island. roundabout, Whippingham; Newport High Street; Look out for regular updates on the and Freshwater progress of the One Island programme So what next? • Extra signage on beaches for anti-dog fouling which we will feature in each edition. • Middle school parents meetings on Year 9 merger The results of the second survey are encouraging, but the council is under no This summer What about our illusions that there is still much more to • Identifying initial sites for anti-skid works plans for the future? do to meet the expectations of Island • Free children’s swimming throughout school summer residents. Your expectations have holidays More of you now feel informed about been set – we now need to deliver our • Public realm improvements continue – West Wight, our plans for the future compared promises. The Bay and East Cowes (sign cleansing, litter bin to last year (up by 7%) and feel that replacement, bus shelter repairs, street name-plate council services will get better over the Chief executive, Joe Duckworth, repairs, railing and bollard painting, general planting) next year. • New toilet attendants throughout peak summer said: “The results of the survey are 2007 months (Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Cowes) extremely encouraging, but we know Better 41% • Two new dog wardens appointed by end of July we started from a very low base Worse 13% across all these areas and we are Unchanged 35% Autumn and beyond determined not to be complacent but • Further sites to be identified for anti-skid works More of you also consider that the to continue to deliver improvements (early autumn) council is a strong leader in the local to our services to meet your needs.” • Plans are progressing for new toilets at Wootton, Brading, Yaverland and Ventnor (early 2008) • Appointment of town centre managers (early Survey background Let us know your autumn) • The survey was based on 800 views • One Million Blooms planting at St Mary’s and St interviews with Island residents The survey is just one way in George’s roundabouts, Newport aged 16 and over and carried out by which your council stays in touch • Consultation programme commences on dog fouling Infocorp. with the views and needs of (late summer) • Infocorp is a member of the Market residents. • Boundary review proposals due (autumn) Research Society and fully abides If you want to let us know • Town and parish council partnership project plan by its code of practice. To view the your views on this or indeed agreement (mid-autumn) full survey report, visit our website any issues, please email: • School organisation implementation plan published www.iwight.com [email protected] or (early autumn) • The survey was conducted by tel: 821000, or write to One • New school vision for Cowes presented (late telephone with a random sample of Island Team (fifth floor), Isle autumn) residents and weighted to the known of Wight Council, County Hall, • Bus information by text trial (early autumn – limited profile of residents. Newport PO30 1UD. routes)

July 2007 9 Skandia Cowes Week 2007

“Skandia Cowes Week is one of those iconic events which puts the Isle of Wight on the map. The council is committed to supporting the week in every way it can.” Councillor Andy Sutton, Leader Isle of Wight Council

Skandia Cowes Week 2007

All the spectacle, excitement Getting to and from week, extra parking spaces are being provided in the grassed areas at Northwood Park (off and entertainment of Cowes Parade during Ward Avenue), and at Cowes High School (off Skandia Cowes Week will Crossfield Avenue) when Northwood Park is Skandia Cowes Week full. soon be with us – and once Throughout the regatta, the whole of the The car parks will be open from Friday 3 Parade area is thrown open to pedestrians so August to Sunday 12 August from 8am to again the council will be you can move about without worrying about 6pm (charge £5 per day/stay). A weekly pass playing a key role in ensuring dodging vehicles. is also available at a reduced rate. All charges Motorists’ needs are still well catered for, include the free Sailbus travel to Cowes the whole week runs however; the council provides a courtesy bus Parade, which you can catch from these car service known as the Sailbus which works in parks. smoothly. conjunction with the special Skandia Cowes Cowes Sports Football Club and the Isle Here we give details of Week car parks at and of Wight Community Club, both situated off Cowes High School. Park Road, will also be used on Fireworks the vital back-up support The bus stops outside both locations Night. All temporary car parks will be clearly approximately every five minutes from signed. East Cowes offers extra car parking we will be providing, from 9.30am until 6pm (Saturday 4 August to facilities on Victoria Grove Recreation free entertainment and Friday 10 August). The bus route offers Ground for Fireworks Night only. the most direct journey to the Parade, and parking arrangements, to returns the long way round via Prince’s Esplanade, offering passengers fine views Using the floating bridge extra transport services, over . Pedestrians and motorists can also get to street cleansing and even PA Sailbuses are the only public vehicles Cowes from East Cowes by the floating bridge. permitted onto the Parade during Skandia This is free to pedestrians and provides a systems for racing results… Cowes Week. route through the pedestrianised zone from Shooter’s Hill to Prince’s Green, enjoying the sights, sounds and general atmosphere. Parking your car Extra overnight services are also being As there are severe restrictions on parking in provided. From Friday night 3 August until Cowes town centre and the Parade during the Saturday night 11 August (inclusive), the

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Northwood House: The Hound of the PICTURED: Northwood House will host several Baskervilles will be performed on Friday 3 open air events throughout the week BELOW: The Parade on Cowes seafront will be and Saturday 4 August. Tickets cost £10 transformed by live bands and street entertainers for adults and £7 for children. Doors open at 6.30pm and the performances start at 7.30pm. Please bring a picnic and a low- backed chair or rug to sit on. There will be a bar and refreshments available during these two evenings. Tel: 289842 for more information. • On 10 August there will be a barbecue, allowing you to enjoy the fireworks from the grounds at Northwood House. Please bring a chair or blanket to sit on. Cost is £10 per person. Open from 7.30pm onwards. Numbers are limited so ring 289842 to book your places. • Cream teas will be available during the whole week. • Cowes Open Bowls Tournament will be usual back-and-forth operation that would catch up on the racing results, and soak up taking place again this year on the bowling normally end shortly before midnight will the atmosphere, while sitting in the decked green within the park. extend until 2am. After this there will be garden or wandering through the Parade each-way services at about 2.20am, 2.40am Village. Safe and clean and the last one at 3am. The usual continuous The traditional Friday night firework finale service will start at 5am. On Fireworks managed by the council lights up the night The council also arranges for the town centre Night (10 August) the only vehicles that will sky, silhouetting hundreds of boats against streets to be cleansed and litter picked on be carried between 7pm and 11pm will be the backdrop of the Solent. Thousands gather a continuous cycle throughout Skandia emergency vehicles. All times are subject to from Prince’s Green to the marina in Cowes, Cowes Week, as well as a dedicated roving tides, weather and navigation. or along the seafront in East Cowes to watch team being available to carry out any spot • For further information contact the the magnificent display. cleaning as required, and checking public floating bridge office on 293041. • Further information is also conveniences. available on www.iwight.com and Litter bins will be supplemented by What’s going on ashore? www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk. The spectacular wheelie-bins in the High Street and Parade display takes place on Friday 10 August areas and will be emptied several times a day. The council plays a huge role in supporting beginning at 9.30pm and lasting for about A major cleaning operation will begin Skandia Cowes Week, ensuring life is as much half an hour. shortly after the fireworks on Friday 10 fun on shore as off. Seafront entertainment August to return areas to a high standard of (funded by the council) adds to the cleanliness ready for the early risers. atmosphere throughout the event. Entertainment at Private waste collection contractors will The staged area on the Parade bandstand continue to provide their service to their offers free entertainment both day and night. Northwood House trade customers before 10am each morning. The line-up includes live bands, aerobatics, The council puts on open-air entertainment at The council also helps fund policing for comedians and magic shows. The Parade Northwood House to start the week: Skandia Cowes Week, to ensure visitors and offers prime viewing to watch the racing, • Theatre in the Park on the lawns of residents can safely enjoy the event.

July 2007 11 Cowes andEast Cowes focus

World famous for its annual regatta and maritime history, Cowes, with East Representing Cowes and the neighbouring areas are represented by nine councillors on the Isle of Wight Council. In this feature we give details of the Isle of Wight councillors as well as the and parish and town councils and management Cowes committees, for these areas. Cowes Town Council Members: Lora Peacey-Wilcox, Ada Leigh, East Cowes Rosemary Lynden-Bell, David Jones, Anthony King, Paul Birch, Alan Wells, William Sanderson, John Leigh, Geoffrey We continue our focus Banks (mayor), Wendy Wardrop, Lynn on how residents’ affairs Hammond, Richard Berry, Timothy Gladdis, are represented in areas Nicholas Holligan, Rebecca McGregor. across the Island, with Parish clerk: Roger Hendey tel: 296987 a special look at Cowes and East Cowes East Cowes Town Council Members: Peter Lloyd, Denise Hill, Simon Walker, Margaret Prior (mayor), Margaret Webster, Robert Hooper, Morris Barton, Margaret Lloyd. Parish clerk: G. Davies tel: 299082 email: [email protected] Gurnard Parish Council Members: Paul Fuller, Katie Mairis, Marie Bugden, Sylvia Pain, Alan Jacobs, Bryan Salter (chairman), Richard Day, Pat Clayton. Parish clerk: Rusty Adams, tel: 567522, email: [email protected] Northwood Management Cowes and East Cowes connections Committee • Cowes has hosted (and sometimes Shirley Robertson, and round the world Members: Paul Fuller (chairman), Dave been home to) many famous maritime yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur. Miller, John Pullen, Colin Cramp, Peter personalities over the years, including: • In World War II the famous Cowes Brooker, Eileen Palmerton, Roger Mazillius, Sir Thomas Lipton (five times challenger shipbuilding firm, J. Samuel White, built Penny Elford. for the America’s Cup), former Prime 317 ships, including 26 destroyers. The guns Clerk: Maxine Yule Minister Edward Heath, various yacht- of White’s-built Polish destroyer, Blyskawica, tel: 297367 racing members of the Royal family, and of arguably saved Cowes from complete email: [email protected] course more recently Olympic gold medallist destruction during Luftwaffe air raids on 4 May, 1942. • Founded in the early 1900s by Sam Whippingham Saunders, East Cowes-based Saunders- Roe (which it eventually became) and Management Committee its successor companies have built many Members: Fred Richards (chairman), different vessels, as well as aircraft, space Richard Haynes, Peter Legge, Ian Husbands, launchers and hovercraft. It produced the Charles Hancock, Mervyn Cox, John 100-passenger Princess flying boat, first Kirwood-Slack. flown in 1952, and the British Hovercraft Clerk: Sarah Powell Corporation’s giant SRN4 hovercraft, which tel: 07789 542429 operated across the English Channel. email: [email protected]

12 oneIsland Feature COWES AND EAST COWES TIMELINE PICTURED: Venture Quays, East Cowes is at the heart of a multi-million pound redevelopment project Cowes area councillors 1272 Earliest record of BELOW (left to right): Cowes Parade; ; and East Shamlord, now East yachts off Cowes taking part in Skandia Cowes Week (Isle of Wight Council) Cowes district.

Cowes Castle East 1413 First mention of ‘Cows’ (sandbanks). Alan Wells Tel: 297107 1575 Customs House Email: [email protected] established at East Cowes.

Cowes Castle West 1620 Earliest record of Cowes shipbuilding. John Effemey East Cowes Ships leave Cowes Tel: 293030 1633 to colonise Maryland, Email: [email protected] America.

1700 Cowes shipbuilding Cowes Central yards established. Lora Peacey-Wilcox 1798 starts to Tel: 247177 build . Email: [email protected] 1815 Church-funded schools open at Cowes Cowes Medina and East Cowes.

George Brown 1820 First steamship for Tel: 200909 regular Solent crossings, Email: [email protected] Cowes to Southampton.

1826 Cowes Week East Cowes North begins life as a three-day regatta. Margaret Webster Tel: 298488 1827 Turner paints while Email: [email protected] a guest at Cowes Castle.

1833 Royal Yacht www.iwhistory.org.uk at Centre History Wight Isle of online the from drawn information of Courtesy East Cowes South Squadron founded at Cowes. Muriel Miller Tel: 294853 1838 Northwood House, Email: [email protected] Cowes, is built. Cowes and East Cowes connections 1845 Gurnard acquires Osborne estate. John Hobart 1850 Cowes has 1,000 Tel: 293788 people living in ‘courts LEFT: The and alleys’. B&Q/ Email: [email protected] Castorama, Yacht race which which Ellen 1851 MacArthur Northwood leads to creation of (inset) sailed America’s Cup. single- Roger Mazillius handed Tel: 295556 1862 First railway line round the opened between Cowes Email: [email protected] world and Newport. OPPOSITE: The Polish Osborne 1921 First regular bus warship service between Cowes Blyskawica, Charles Hancock and Newport. which Tel: 07881 528995 defended 1936 Saunders Roe Cowes Email: [email protected] during World opens new purpose-built www.patrickeden.co.uk War II flying boat works.

July 2007 13 Ryde Help Centre Feature Ten years at the heart of Ryde

This month sees Ryde Help Centre celebrate its tenth birthday. Here help centre advisor Lois Smith takes a look at the key council presence it has provided at the very heart of the town

Sitting at the foot of the High Street meant the customer was not passed from Revenue, which runs an outreach service near where it meets St Thomas’s Square, pillar to post on the phone trying to find two days a week giving advice on tax credits Ryde Help Centre has given the people of the the correct department who could deal with and tax issues, and the Citizens Advice Island’s largest town (in terms of population) them. Close to 90 per cent of queries were Bureau which operates three times a week by their own important conduit to many resolved at the first point of contact on the appointment. different council services for the past decade. same day. A key role the centre has played is in The centre was opened on 16 July 1997 and The centre was designed to achieve a brightening up the town – introducing the since then has acted as a blueprint for other relaxed, informal, yet efficient atmosphere, hanging basket scheme to add colour and centres in key locations around the Island as where customers could not only deal with interest to lampposts, and large containers well as a catalyst in helping revive the town. problems relating to council issues but also to offer spectacular displays in prominent The centre (originally called Ryde non-council issues. locations. It also played a part in helping Management Centre) was created with two One of the help centre’s first tasks when with one of the first Christmas carnivals, main purposes in mind – to act as a council it was set up was to decorate empty shop back in 1999, in conjunction with late night presence in Ryde and to try to bring life back windows in partnership with local schools, Christmas shopping events. to a dull and flagging town centre. making a big difference to image of the town. As the centre enters its second decade its The High Street location has proved a key The centre has grown and evolved in line staff remain as dedicated and determined as to the success of the project, reminding with customer demand. Today it has the ever to bring the people of Ryde a first rate residents and visitors that council equivalent of four full time members of doorstep service on behalf of the council. information and guidance is available right at staff, two from the hand. Revenue Services The centre was originally opened with a Division dealing town manager and one other full time staff with housing and member, opening Mondays to Fridays and on council tax queries. Saturday mornings. The average number Each customer was logged when they came of customers the staff helps TOP: Some into the office, their complaint/query was of the help usually dealt with on the day and then at the each month is centre team end of each month, the local councillor was 2,000. Customer (left to right), given a print out of all the callers from their satisfaction surveys Vicki Bailey, ward and what they called in about. show what a valued Mel Turner, service Ryde Help Donna Another new concept was that the help Stevens and centre advisor would take ownership of the Centre provides. Lois Smith query/complaint rather than just passing it The centre is also LEFT: Ryde on to the relevant council department. This home to the Inland Help Centre

14 oneIsland Dogcontrol / Ladder safety Feature

A new campaign by the council’s environmental health Keeping our department aims to rid Island workplaces of dangerous sub- pets under standard ladders. Here we explain control what it involves Exchange Many residents have asked the council to step up its action on dog your control. Here we explain some of the measures that are taking place

beaches with their dogs faces a fine of ladders! ogs may well be man’s best D up to £500. friends – but that doesn’t mean their Island Beaches where this ban is in place owners do not have a responsibility to environmental are Cowes, East Cowes, Freshwater, health officers have control their pooches. Gurnard, Ryde West, Ryde East, Ryde organised a special Problems with dog mess were Puckpool and Springvale, Sandown, exchange scheme – part frequently raised by residents during Sandown and Lake, Seaview, Shanklin, of a national safety recent council consultations – and as Ventnor and Yarmouth. campaign – to remove a result firm action is being taken to Dog owners on these beaches outside dodgy ladders from workplaces. address the issue. the restricted season are still expected For a limited period businesses will have the chance to New dog ban signs at Island beaches to pick up after their dog at all times. take their ladders to Newport businesses HSS Hire (until is one measure being taken, and The same applies to non-restricted end of July) or Speedy Hire (until end of December) to the council has employed two new beaches all year round. Dog owners get them checked and where necessary, traded in for new enforcement-based dog wardens to must pick up after their dogs. Failure to ones at a discounted price with a voucher (see below). make sure dog owners comply with do so means a £50 fine. Every month in the UK, nearly 100 people fall off a fouling and beach legislation. Stray dogs should be reported to the ladder at work and suffer serious injuries costing the Anyone failing to pick up their dog’s dog warden service on 821000. If you economy £60 million each year. In recent years, there mess and dispose of it correctly can have lost your dog also contact the have been two fatal incidents involving ladders on the receive a Dog Fouling Fixed Penalty service as they may already have it in Island. Fine of £50. If a person re-offends, the their custody. During the campaign, environmental health officers council may take legal action in the For a small fee, the council can also will also be visiting a number of High Street shops to magistrates court where the maximum arrange for dogs to be chipped which ensure their ladders are safe and staff know how to carry fine is £1,000. can help re-unite lost animals with out checks and work on them safely. Dog owners must be in control of their owners. Senior environmental health officer, Matthew their animals at all times, even when Northard, said: “When it comes to increasing ladder off the lead. Dogs must be kept safely safety, there are three key questions: do you need a ladder on a lead when walking by any road. or should you use something different, is it the right Even the best trained dog may react to ladder and are you using the ladder safely?” anything unusual and that could cause To obtain a voucher for a discount you can either visit a traffic accident. Failure to do so can or contact Environmental Health at Jubilee Stores, The mean a fine of up to £100. Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2EH, tel: 823000, or Between 1 May and 30 September download them at www.iwight.com/ladderexchange each year, dogs are banned from a • More information can be obtained on the HSE ladder number of Island beaches. Notices exchange website www.hse.gov.uk/falls/ladderexchange.htm are clearly displayed at each of these or on www.iwight.com/ladderexchange or by contacting locations. Anyone caught on these environmental health.

July 2007 15 Recyclingfocus

“The council is committed to improving the levels of recycling and waste reduction on the Island. Knowing what happens to our A handy guide to waste is important in reassuring us all that our dedication to recycling makes a real difference.” Councillor Tim Hunter-Henderson, cabinet member for environment your recycled waste and transport

The recovered paper is then bulked up and In the March issue of One Island we gave a broad picture of what taken to SCA Recycling, Portsmouth. happens to our recycled domestic waste on the Island once it is From here it is sorted and graded if required collected via kerbside boxes, green sacks and kitchen caddies. But and taken to a domestic paper mill for the paper to be pulped and made into newsprint. many of us probably don’t know where exactly this waste is taken Paper cannot be recycled again and again for recycling and how it is converted for re-use. Here Sarah Buttress, because the fibres become shorter and too the council’s recycling officer, takes us through the process weak to be made into paper.

The council, in partnership with The cullet from the Island is transported to Island Waste Services, has a whole series of Harlow, where it is recycled and made initiatives to recycle and reduce our domestic into new bottle and jars. waste. Using cullet has many environmental These schemes include the islandwide benefits: it preserves the countryside by collection of domestic waste that residents set reducing quarrying, and because cullet melts aside for recycling in black boxes and kitchen more easily, it saves energy and reduces caddies. emissions. There are also three household waste It is important that glass colours are recycling centres (civic amenity sites) on the not mixed and that the cullet is free from Island where householders can take items impurities, especially metals and ceramics. not collected with their normal weekly refuse Glass can be recycled again and without collections. deteriorating in quality. This is what happens to our recycled waste and how it is treated:

Textiles Textiles made from both natural and man- made fibres can be recycled. Placed in either the black kerbside box or in a textile bank they are collected and transported to Portsmouth. From Portsmouth the textiles are transported to a textile merchant in Northampton. At the merchant they are graded – approx­ imately 85 per cent are sent abroad to where they are required. The remaining 15 per cent that are not suitable for onward transportation are sold to the ‘flocking’ industry. Clothing is shredded Newspapers and for fillers in car insulation, roofing felts, loudspeaker cones, panel linings, furniture Glass magazines padding etc; woollen garments are sold to Although virtually all types of paper can be There are many different types of glass but specialist firms for fibre reclamation to make the only glass items we collect to recycle are recycled we collect only stapled magazines yarn or fabric; and cotton and silk are sorted bottles and jars – these are known as soda- and newspapers in the black kerbside box. into grades to make wiping cloths for a range lime glass. It doesn’t affect the recyclability of the of industries from automotive to mining, and Colour-separated glass is known as cullet. paper if it gets wet. for use in paper manufacture.

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shredded green waste before being fed into one of the three composting tunnels. The waste is totally contained for 14 days and the high temperatures obtained Look eliminate pathogens. After this time it is used as a soil or rubble substitute for daily landfill cover. out for the new recycling bins Aluminium cans A new generation of recycling bins has been Cans are collected at local bottle bank sites, introduced in four Island locations. by Haylands Farm, or extracted mechanically They are called Rescape Units and cost at the resource recovery facility at Forest £12,000 each. Park, Newport. The bins were purchased by the council They are then squashed into bales and using a grant (from the Department for transported to the mainland. Food and Rural Affairs) in recognition of the The cans are then taken to Europe’s largest Island’s excellent performance in recycling. dedicated used aluminium beverage cans Steel cans The new units can receive three colours of recycling plant in Warrington. Although put in the normal refuse, steel cans glass, as well as textiles and aluminium cans, Recycling aluminium requires only five are removed by a powerful magnet. and have been designed to be attractive to the per cent of the energy and produces only The cans are baled and transported to a eye and practical and easy to use. five per cent of the carbon dioxide emissions metal waste and scrap dealer in Wales where The Rescape units are sited at St Martin’s compared with primary production. the bales are put into a furnace. Road car park, Wroxall; Warne’s Lane car Aluminium can be recycled indefinitely Steel cans are 100 per cent recyclable and park, Brighstone; River Road car park, without loosing any of its properties. could end up as bicycles, cars, paper clips or Yarmouth; and Steyne Road car park, food/drink packaging. . Recycling one tonne of steel saves 80 per “As well as being more pleasing on the eye cent of carbon dioxide emissions produced than traditional older recycling units, the when making steel from iron ore. new units also contain features that should make them resistant to vandalism,” said • More information about how your waste is Sarah Buttress, the council’s recycling and recycled can be obtained from: waste minimisation officer. The Isle of Wight Council “I hope that the high impact nature and tel: 821000, website: www.iwight.com contemporary design will spark interest and Island Waste Services talk about recycling and other environmental tel: 821234, website: www.islandwaste.co.uk issues. “The units are also extremely safe. Each is chemically bonded and secured in place. Each door contains a wheelie bin but is locked and therefore minimises the chances of vandalism and arson attacks.”

Food waste Food waste is collected weekly in the green caddy from your doorstep and is taken to Lynnbottom in-vessel composting plant, Briddlesford Road, Newport. The waste is processed through a trommel screen, which removes the plastic bags. The food waste is mixed with fine rejects from the resource recovery facility and some

July 2007 17 coast and country Our Island, our environment Ventnor Undercliff High summer in the Island’s country­ side and wild places – have you seen any ‘horse stingers’ (dragonflies) or ‘devil’s to provide data for darning needles’ (damselflies) about? They are on the wing between June European project and September, in sunny or warm and humid weather. More than 20 species are regularly seen here. Their rather ferocious appearance is the origin of their old names. Dragonflies are the more robust- looking ones, with large eyes and two pairs of broad translucent wings held out at right angles to their brightly coloured and patterned bodies. They patrol their territory on the look-out for prey – small flying insects that can be scooped out of the air by their legs and passed to their large jaws. Damselflies are generally more delicate, and rest with their gauzy wings folded over their body. The adults live for about three weeks and exceptionally up to eight weeks. They need water to breed, and are seen along streams and ditches or over ponds and damp meadows. Often a male and female fly together ‘in tandem’, before laying eggs in mud or water, or on plants. After the eggs hatch, the young nymphs spend up to two years in water. They are fierce predators at this stage too – sometimes being called ‘water-tigers’. When they are ready to emerge as adults, they climb on to the leaves of plants such as reed mace and yellow The Ventnor Undercliff landslide complex is one of seven flags and secure locations providing key data for a new two-year European themselves firmly. Commission project. The outer skin splits The FRANE project (Future Risk Assessment as a New along the back and European approach to landslide hazards) is being led by the adult emerges the University of Sannio, Italy and involves a multi-national gradually allowing its partnership, including the council’s centre for the coastal skeleton to harden, environment. The project was launched at the international conference and its wings to ABOVE: A expand. damselfly on landslides and climate change held at Ventnor in May. LEFT: A broad Landslides affect many areas in Europe and can have a Anne Marston, bodied very large influence on populations, infrastructure and the assistant ecology chaser environment. officer dragonfly The FRANE project will focus on landslide management, with data from seven landslide complexes being used to Learning about landslides online assess risks in different situations. The council’s centre for the coastal environment at Ventnor has become a partner in a web-based project to assist teaching about earth science and hazards Seasonal like landslides and cliff and beach erosion. The OIKOS project is funded by the guide to European Union and involves using a web-based game (pictured) to explain such issues to schools. wildlife in the garden The mechanism and impact of each If you have nettles in a sunny place it is a good idea to natural hazard is explained and students tested in schools across Europe. Details cut back some of the growth. This will encourage fresh are given the chance to simulate the can be found at the project website at new shoots to grow on which the next generation phenomenon using special software, www.e-oikos.net or by contacting Peter of small tortoiseshells, red admiral and peacock including Google maps. Marsden, principal coastal engineer, on butterflies can lay their eggs. OIKOS project teaching tools are being 857220.

18 oneIsland What’s on: 20 July to 31 August 2007

trailers Terrace, Ventnor Botanic Garden, 10am to 4pm, admission free. Exhibition of Paintings (3-29 August) By Michael Glover, Freshwater Library. Art on the Lawns (9 August) Exhibition by local high school students, artists and galleries, featuring Push the fine art, photography, Boat Out – an glass work and exhibition sculpture, organised of maritime by a local sixth former themed art (Carisbrooke High School), free entry for at Quay Arts, viewing, at Northwood Newport, House, Cowes, 11am to 18 July to 8 6pm. September Bembridge Art Society – 35th ACTIVITIES bonnet and men’s Crossing the Water Library, normal library contemporary art Annual Exhibition buttonhole, lawn (30 June – 11 August) opening hours. for modern interiors, (5-11 August) games, entrance £2 Island-based painter acrylics on boxed Exhibition of members’ Push the Boat Out Craft Workshops (children under 14 free), Lisa Traxler uses the canvas, prints and paintings in oils, (18 July – 8 September) (22 June – 3 August) at The Old Rectory abstract to describe cards, Bembridge watercolours, pastels An open exhibition Workshops at Wightcat Garden, Whitwell, the energies, tensions Village Hall, 9am to and acrylics, most for at the Café Wall, Crafts, 14 Carisbrooke 2.30pm to 5pm, in the and struggles between 5pm. sale, Bembridge Village Road, Newport, booking event of bad weather the canvas and the Quay Arts, Newport, Hall, 9.30am to 5pm, Barbara Newman in advance essential Whitwell Village Hall featuring maritime admission free. artist, Rope Store Painting Group (tel: 527525). will be the venue. Gallery, Quay Arts, works in different media. (28-29 July)) Arts and Crafts on Book Fair Newport, Monday to Exhibition of paintings the Lawn (22 July) EXHIBITIONS Saturday (9.30am to Ventnor Botanical at Yarmouth Town (15 August) A book fair featuring 5pm), Tuesday (until Artists’ Annual Hall, 10am to 5pm, At Freshwater Library, postcards and 8pm), entry free. Exhibition all subjects (in oils, 10am to 4pm. Sarah Hand, ephemera, Village Hall, (21-26 July) watercolours, pastels Becoming Emily Art Exhibition Bembridge Beaux Bembridge, 10am to Annual exhibition of and acrylics) for sale, (22 June – 12 August) (1-31 July) Arts 3.30pm. Exhibition of paintings original watercolours also showing sculptures Exhibition at Dimbola by Ventnor Botanical (19-21 August) Lodge Museum, by the Wednesday Art by the Juliet Collins Sandown Carnival Artists, at the Visitors’ Sculpting Class. A vibrant mix of (22-26 July) Freshwater Bay, for Group, The Troubadour paintings, photography Café, High Street, Centre, Ventnor Botanic Sandown Carnival details tel: 756814. Going Back to My and sculpture by more Ventnor, 10am to 4pm Garden, 10am to 5pm. Week, starts on Sunday John Nicholson, Roots than a dozen local daily (except Sundays/ Art Exhibition by 22 July with carnival Inside Ferrari (28 July – 12 August) artists, art work for Mondays), admission Suzanne Whitmarsh songs of praise, (29 June – 9 September) Exhibition of traditional sale, Bembridge Village free. (27-28 July) children’s carnival Exhibition at Dimbola quilts and quilting Hall, 9am to 6pm, drinks (Tuesday 24 July, Lodge Museum, Bembridge Camera An exhibition history, by Vectis reception on 18 August 2.30pm), main parade Freshwater Bay, for Club Exhibition of paintings, Quilters, at Echium (7pm to 10pm). (Wednesday 25 July, details tel: 756814. (2-28 July) 7pm), at Sandown town Annual exhibition Advertisement centre. Broken Vessels of members’ work, (30 June – 25 July) Bembridge Library, Edwardian Garden Buy your family a new Exhibition of sculpture, normal library hours. Party (11 August) drawings and paintings AGA Cooker An event in aid of by Colin Riches, at Fancy Knots and Whitwell Village Hall Sts Thomas Church, Rope Work Better food, a warm upkeep, with afternoon Newport, 10am to 3pm (3-27 July) kitchen and happy tea, raffle, prizes for (12 noon to 3pm on Display of knots by John best costume, ladies Sundays). Steggles, at Freshwater meal times Why not drive in and see us ? Future issues: Also Bathrooms, Calor Gas and Issue date Listings period covered Deadline for submission Heating and Plumbing Supplies 17 August 17 August to 2 November 23 July 19 October 19 October to 7 December 24 September 523041 23 November 23 November to 4 January 22 October 28 Daish Way Newport ( off the St Mary’s Roundabout ) 21 December 21 December to 14 March 26 November

July 2007 19 What’s on: 20 July to 31 August 2007

trailersSatin ladies barbershop, Jackson (former director EXHIBITIONS Gino di Felice accordion, of music, University of the IOWYCB Jazz Bath), with music by Exhibition of Sextet, Shamrock Rutter, Handel, Bizet, Artwork and Thistle dancers, Bedard, Callahan and (22-28 August) Teresa Wilkie soprano, others, at All Saints’ An exhibition by the at Medina Theatre, Church, Freshwater, Island Art Society, Newport, 7.30pm, 7.30 pm . Masonic Hall, Seaview, tickets from theatre 9.30am to 6pm, box office, tel: 527020. admission free. SHOWS Mottistone Jazz Island Open Studio (28 July) RNLI Bazaar Event 2007 At Mottistone Manor, (20 July) (24-26 August) gates open 6.30pm, A wide variety of stalls, Abstract painter Lisa telephone credit card bring-and-buy, raffle, at Traxler opens her bookings to Brighstone Lower Marquee, Island studio along with National Trust shop on Sailing Club, Cowes, fellow artist Garry 740689. 10.30am to 4pm, entry Whitehead, to show Cowes Week £1 to include summer a colourful mix of Seafarers’ Services drink and shortbread, contemporary work, (5 August) lunchtime concert (12 The Studio, East Quay, At Holy Trinity noon to 2pm). Kite Hill, Wootton, Church, Cowes, for 10am to 5pm. representatives of Isle of Wight Jigsaw seafaring groups (11am) Puzzle Festival and regatta service MUSIC (4-11 August) (6pm). Hundreds of completed jigsaw puzzles on Newchurch Male Organ Recital (15 August) display and for sale, Voice Choir Concert An organ recital/duet St James’ Church, (24 July) by Maureen McAllister East Cowes, 10am to The choir’s 40th (former deputy 4pm daily, 6.30pm to anniversary variety organist, Westminster 8.30pm Wednesday and concert, with Wight Cathedral) and Robin Thursday evening. Trailers

These listings are provided free, as a public information service. Details must be submitted either by: Isle of Wight Jigsaw Puzzle filling out this form, or emailing your details to Festival, St James’ Church, [email protected] East Cowes, 4 to 11 August Please conform to the format shown. Entries are included at the editorial team’s discretion. SPORT on 856206/856200, information and tickets Deadline for the next issue: 23 July (17 August publication date). picnics welcomes, bring from Brighstone Title of event/activity: your own rugs, folding National Trust shop on Skandia Cowes chairs. 740689. Date: Week (3-11 August) The Hound of the Treasure Island Baskervilles (26 August) Brief description: See event website for (3-4 August) By Robert Louis details, www.skandia By Sir Arthur Conan cowesweek.co.uk Stevenson, open- Doyle, open-air air performance by performances at Quantum Theatre at THEATRE Northwood House, Northwood House, Cowes, 7.30pm, gates Cowes, 7.30pm, gates open 6.30pm, box open 6.30pm, seating The Comedy of office tel: 289842, Venue: not provided, bring a Errors seating not provided. (2-3 August) picnic. Time: By William Shakespeare, The Pied Piper open-air theatre (10 August) Little Shop of Contact name: at Ventnor Botanic An Openwide Children’s Horrors Garden, performed by Theatre performance (28 August – Telephone: Theatre Set-up, 7.30pm, at Mottistone Manor 1 September) A performance at Please return to: advance bookings Garden, suitable for in person at tourist children aged four to Trinity Theatre, Cowes, information offices, 11 and their families, box office open daily Trailers, One Island, Publications Unit, telephone credit card tickets £5 or four (11am to 2pm) from County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD bookings tel: 863151 or for £15, ages four 17 August (except or email to [email protected] no later than 23 July 2007 The Jazz Festival Office and under free, more Sundays).