Your magazine from the Council Issue eight August 2007 oneIsland www.iwight.com

Summer of colour An Island in bloom

Also inside: The Island’s CCTV network All systems go for Interchange Your magazine from the Isle of Wight Council LKB Issue eight P' > I K A August 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 Summer of colour One Island, we would like to hear from you. An Island in bloom We also welcome your letters – you can contact us by post, email or telephone. Post One Island, Communications, County Hall, Newport PO30 1UD

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Welcome to the August makingcontact councilmeetings edition of the Isle of Wight USEFUL CONTACTS Council’s magazine, which Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, as with future issues, will be Newport PO30 1UD keeping you up to date with Fax 823333 our One Island programme Email [email protected] of initiatives. Website www.iwight.com Unless otherwise stated, all meetings As well as giving you are in public at County Hall. Call 823200 an outline of the various 24-hours before a meeting to ensure it is going ahead and to check if any items projects, from this edition TELEPHONE SERVICES are likely to be held in private session. we will be labelling articles Call centre 821000 Council (council chamber) relating to One Island Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm 19 September (6pm) projects so you can clearly Saturday: 9am to 1pm 17 October (6pm) For telephone assistance we recommend see the progress we are Cabinet (venue to be confirmed) you contact the call centre directly where 4 September (6pm) making. we aim to answer as many enquiries as 9 October (6pm) Through various possible at this first point of contact. Planning Committee (council chamber) consultations you have Popular numbers 21 August (4pm) identified the One Island Council tax 823901 25 September (4pm) 23 October (4pm) projects as the priorities for Education 823455 FACE TO FACE SERVICES us to work on, and we are Environmental health 823000 Licensing Committee (committee Newport Help Centre room one) determined to keep you fully Housing benefits 823950 Tel 821000 10 September (4pm) informed of how work is Libraries 203880 County Hall, Newport PO30 1UD 8 October (4pm) proceeding in these areas. Licensing 823159 Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm Audit and Performance Committee Sat: 9am to 1pm Among One Island projects Planning 823552 (committee room one) Ryde Help Centre 18 September (6pm) we take a look at in this issue Refuse collection 823777 Tel 812678 30 October (6pm) are the One Million Blooms Roads and highways 823777 188 High Street, Ryde PO33 2PN General Purposes Committee initiative, the Pan project, Tourism 813818 Mon to Fri: 8.45am to 5pm (committee room one) quality parish awards, and Trading standards 823396 Sat: 9.30am to 12.30pm 1 October (4pm) Leisure services 823828 Help Centre Scrutiny Committee the appointment of new dog (committee room one) Adult and children’s services Tel 405873 wardens. West Street, Brading PO36 0DR 13 September (6pm) Elsewhere in this edition Adult services 520600 IW Council desk – Tues: 9am to 1pm 25 October (6pm) we turn the spotlight on the Children’s services 525790 Help Centre Standards Committee (committee Local centres: 291144 room one) Island’s CCTV nerve centre; Falcon Cross Hall, Falcon Road, Shanklin 17 September (6pm) Newport 823340 Mon only: 10am to 4.30pm take a look at the community Ryde 566011 Policy Commission for Business and West Wight Information Centre engagement scheme; look 408448 Infrastructure (committee room one) Tel 756140 ahead to work starting on Headquarters 520600 29 August (6pm) Freshwater Library, School Green Road, 10 October (6pm) the Ryde Interchange project; Housing 823040 Freshwater PO40 9AP Policy Commission for Care, Health and focus on how the central Mon: 9am to 5.15pm, and Housing (committee room one) rural and southernmost Tues and Wed: 9.30am to 5.15pm, 26 September (6pm) EMERGENCY NUMBERS Thur: (closed), Fri: 9.30am to 31 October (6pm) areas of the Island are 4.45pm. Closed for lunch (1.30pm to represented. In an emergency dial 999 2.30pm each day) Policy Commission for Children and School Results (committee room one) Fire and rescue Wootton Bridge Centre 12 September (6pm) Councillor Andy Sutton control centre (24hrs) 525121 Tel 884361 24 October (6pm) Leader, Isle of Wight Out of hours: Joanne’s Walk, Brannon Way, Policy Commission for Safer Highways 525121 Wootton Bridge PO33 4NU Council Communities (committee room one) Waste disposal 0800 3283851 IW Council desk – Mon, Tues, 30 August (6pm) Wightcare 821105 Thurs, Fri: 9.15am to 1pm 11 October (6pm)

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2 oneIsland In this issue NEWS DESK 4-9 Council and community news Islandimage FEATURES 12 Representing the central and south Wight Special area focus 14 Helping communities Spotlight on a successful new scheme 15 Monitoring crime around the clock A look at the Island’s CCTV nerve centre 16 Ryde Interchange All systems go for project 17 Register to vote Don’t forget to return your form

REGULARS 18 Coast and country Rural and coastal news 19 Trailers Events and activities Cover picture: Diane Riddell, a Wight in Bloom award winner

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August 2007 3 newsdesk The One Island Those back to school programme essentials! The council’s One Island programme was launched in February this year in response to the findings of last summer’s residents’ survey. The programme consists of 24 projects for 2007/2008, based around the themes of respect, pride and value. Many of the projects are now underway and we will be bringing you regular updates on the progress of the One Island programme. Thousands of The projects that make up the One Island Island children will programme are: be heading back to school in a few Respect (covering social and community services) weeks’ time – so • Care packages for young people Ambassadors here’s a handy list • Free personal home care for over 80s for parents and • Developing 14 to 19 education provision pupils of those • Low cost homes for Island people to ‘talk up’ the essentials to have • Pan area development ready: • Free swims for young people during holidays • Full uniform • Raising standards in Island schools Isle of Wight and sports kit/ • Young people’s involvement equipment. • Shoes/sports A new scheme has been launched to promote the Island as Pride (covering environmental areas) trainers. a business destination by using special ambassadors. • One Million Blooms • School bag. The aim of the Isle of Wight Ambassador Scheme is to • Free parking for environmentally friendly vehicles • Waterproof coat. build a network of business people to raise the profile of • Island Games and sports development • Book school the Island. It is hoped it will help expand the economy and • Public conveniences (refurbishment and rebuild) lunches. in turn improve local business profits. • Public realm improvements in West Wight, The • Pens, pencils, Shirley Robertson (pictured above), double Olympic gold Bay and (improving public facilities stationery, pencil medallist, was guest speaker at the launch at such as litter bins, signposts, bus shelters, railings case etc. Manor. For several years she has been flying the flag for and bollards and street nameplates) • Allergy/medical the Island as a centre of technical expertise for the marine • SMS bus information (allows travellers to receive condition details industry and sailing. text information on mobile phones about bus given to school. “I am so proud to be an ambassador for the Isle of Wight. services) And if you need I came to the Island originally during my first Olympic • Speed management and road safety any more help campaign for Sydney 2000 because of the expertise in • Town centre managers you can take the marine industry,” she said. • Anti-dog fouling campaign a look at the The scheme encourages ambassadors to talk up the • Improving Island roads council’s website Island to business contacts and motivate others to do for education at business with local companies or invest in the Island. Value (corporate issues) EduWight. “There is just so much goodwill within the business • Boundary review EduWight has sector – businesses want the Island to be successful – not • One Council (to ensure the council is fit for information on only because it is good for their own business but also purpose to deliver major improvements) most things you because there is a genuine appreciation of the Island • Getting it right for the customer need to know, itself,” said Mike King, managing director, Isle of Wight • Town and parish council partnership (to increase including details Economic Partnership. the number of services delivered direct by quality of the curriculum, The partnership is managing the scheme and will town and parish councils) transport, special circulate stories of success and other messages to • Joining up public services across the Island educational needs, ambassadors for them to pass on. Over the coming • Joining up work with the voluntary sector term dates and months more ambassadors will be invited to join the much more. scheme to cover different business sectors. More information on some of these projects is You can access • The ambassador scheme is part of the Isle of Wight provided at www.iwight.com and through special EduWight via Economic Partnership’s Inspire project, which is raising articles in this edition of the magazine. These are the council’s the profile of the Island as a business destination. Inspire labelled with the One Island symbol, shown at the website at is funded by SEEDA (South East Development top of the page. www.iwight.com Agency).

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Top of the class for parish clerks

PICTURED (left to right): Val Gallard, Roger PICTURED: Hendey and Pauline Pat Phillips Gilmour, Colour across Three of the Island’s parish clerks have recently gained winner of the best small their certificate in local council administration. garden under They are: Val Gallard, clerk to Parish Council; Pat the Island! 3m category Phillips, clerk to Arreton Parish Council; and Roger Hendey, The efforts of Islanders to brighten up their neighbourhoods with floral displays clerk to Cowes Town Council. were recognised at the annual Wight In Bloom awards, presented recently at A qualified clerk is one of the requirements for a parish Northwood House, Cowes. council to achieve before it can become an accredited Prizewinners received their awards from Isle of Wight Council chairman Roger Quality Council. Mazillius with Wight In Bloom chairman Peggy Jarman and Kerry Jackson, marketing The Isle of Wight Council is actively supporting parishes manager for event sponsor Wightlink. to gain quality status by helping to remove barriers such This year’s event – once again organised by the council – was a particular success as paymant of election costs and training of clerks. with the number of entries reaching 126 compared to 80 the previous year. The Island currently holds the national record for the The idea of Wight In Bloom is to encourage homeowners, businesses, schools and highest percentage of Quality Councils, with 22 per cent. community groups to beautify their areas and frontages. It is hoped all the Island’s parish councils will achieve The event runs alongside other council planting initiatives such as the One Island Quality Council status by 2010. project, One Million Blooms. After a planned break – for what should have been the hot and dry mid-summer conditions – One Million Blooms is about to gain new momentum. Planting will shortly begin on a number of new sites including the showpiece designs being prepared for St George’s and St Mary’s Roundabouts in Newport. Wight in Bloom Awards 2007

Best front garden over 3m Best senior citizen complex Investors sought Winner: Mr W Parsons, 15 Sandcove Winner: Columbus House, Shanklin Rise, Seaview Runner up: Elizabeth Court, for theatres Runner up: Mr R Willis, 3 Uplands Road, Best initiative involving young Both Shanklin Theatre (pictured) and Ryde Theatre are Northwood people to be kept open while the council explores with potential Best small garden under 3m Winner: Primary School partners the opportunities to enhance the commercial Winner: Mrs P Gilmour, 15 Riverview Runner up: Northwood Primary School viability of the venues, or for their alternative use. Park, Newport Best community project The council will be investing £400,000 on essential Runner up: Mrs L Ryan, 28 Leed Street, Winner: Ferry Road, East Cowes works to the theatres and has agreed a two year Sandown Runner up: Sunset Bungalows, Colwell operating period in which it will seek to increase the use of Best cottage garden Bay the facilities and consider proposals for their development. Winner: Diane Riddell, 4 Greenway, Best business frontage The council took the theatres back in house in 2003 Winner: W W Woodford Butchers, so it was able to explore all available options for their Runner up: Cynthia Grace, 10 Wood Bembridge use. It has not increased its overall subsidy (£140,000) Street, Ryde Runner up: Salterns Holiday Park, since then, and has been unable to significantly increase Best large public house/hotel/ Seaview the commercial performance of the theatres within the guest house/restaurant Best special feature garden current constraints of each building. Winner: Rylstone Tea Gardens, Shanklin Winner: Afton Park, Freshwater A recent report suggested that Ryde Theatre may need Runner up: Caulkheads, Sandown Runner up: High Salterns, Seaview an investment of up to £5.4 million over the next 25 years Best small public house/hotel/ Lesley Kenrick Cup to improve the standard of the building and maintain it at guest house/restaurant Winner: Mr R Frampton, 1 Rogerson that higher standard. The council spent £200,000 on the Winner: The White House Hotel, Close, Cowes building in 2005 to secure the clock tower. Sandown Local questionnaires have indicated overwhelming Runner up: The Castle Inn, Ryde community support for the retention of both venues.

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Cyclists of all ages and abilities will once again be taking part in the ever-popular Isle of Wight Cycling Festival, this Opportunity Celebrating year taking place from 15 to 23 September. for Pan Established events such as Cycle Wight, a 65-mile road race around the Island’s coastline, and The Hills Killer, a challenging orienteering ride against the clock, will be cycle among the highlights. The festival launch on Saturday 15 September (11am to 4pm) in Seaclose Park, Newport will include a free cycle power show and mountain bike stunt display, and also the Sink or Swim competition at Seaclose – with homemade pedal powered crafts attempting to make it across the River Medina without getting wet. Following a council decision to devel- For the super fit, two triathlons have been added to this op an extension year’s programme. The West Wight Triathlon will include a of new housing to 35 kilometre cycle ride, 600 metre pool swim and a gruelling Pan, Peter Hopkins 7.5 kilometre run (see www.westwight.co.uk/triathlon); and (pictured), 39, has the Wight Challenge will include a 32 kilometre cycle ride, been appointed 16 kilometre run and four kilometre open canoe race (see to project manage www.wightchallenge.co.uk). the new develop- Claire Whittington, from the council’s events department, ment. Peter took said: “The council took over as the main organiser of the up his post in June cycling festival in 2000, with the support of local cycling after a career clubs and organisations. Working alongside Isle of Wight of more than 20 Tourism, the aim is to establish the Isle of Wight as a leading years in housing destination for cyclists, as well as providing a programme of with experience of events to benefit the Island’s cycling community.” large scale regen- • More details on the festival are available eration schemes. from Claire Whittington on 203891, email: His newly-creat- [email protected], and a complete ed role is designed programme of rides will be available on the website to co-ordinate the (www.sunseaandcycling.com) and in the festival programme phasing of the

Picture: Isle of Wight Tourism (available from Island tourist information centres). new development for the council, The Island’s sustainable tourism project Green Island has been Western Chal- long-listed in the 2007 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards lenge, residents Green boost organised by online travel agent responsibletravel.com, in association and other key with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine. stakeholders. The for Island Green Island is one of 15 entries to be long-listed in the Best building work is Destination category. This award, won last year by Aspen, Colorado, planned to com- recognises destinations that manage tourism for the long-term mence on Pan tourism benefit of tourists, conservation and local people. from April 2009. The Responsible Tourism Awards are the largest of their kind in He will be based the world and this year attracted more than 1,700 nominations. All at an office on Pan nominations are made by the public. for the majority of Green Island was set up as a partnership project in 2003 to develop his time and will a more sustainable approach to the management and development be a first point of of the Island’s tourism industry. contact for resi- Much of Green Island’s work has been focused on the development dents wishing to of the Green Island Awards, a green certification scheme for tourism discuss any aspect businesses, which currently has more than 100 members. Alongside of the planned the awards scheme the project has introduced numerous supporting new build. initiatives and substantial levels of business support. He will also be Green Island co-ordinator, Steve Blamire, said: “With the changes able to highlight to the way we now run Green Island, the future looks brighter concerns over than ever. We are now well placed to build on the success already existing facilities achieved which is good news for the Island and good news for the at Pan and put environment.” forward any op- The awards will be presented on 14 November at the Excel World portunities for im- Travel Market event. provements that

Picture: Isle of Wight Tourism • For further information you can view www.greenislandtourism.org residents suggest.

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London mayors’ RAW Samba heads thumbs up for for Notting Hill Island This August Bank Holiday the Island’s popular RAW Samba band will be adding to the colour and spectacle at ’s famous Notting Hill Carnival. The band has been asked to accompany Notting Hill performers Cocoyea at what is the country’s biggest carnival. RAW Samba has gone from strength to strength since it first hit the Isle of Wight carnival scene in a big way in 2001. Funding initially came through the council’s adult and community learning section and Ryde Art Works (RAW), with a programme delivered by Platform One. The band has gained funding to design and make ‘king’ and ‘queen’ costumes based Twenty-four members of the on the flamboyant style of carnival dress in London Mayors’ Association Rio, home of samba, which were showcased in the spent a weekend enjoying the recent Ryde Arts Parade and will be appearing at sights, sounds and attractions Notting Hill. of the Isle of Wight in late July. As well as the many events the band plays at The party – comprising past on the Island, including the Bestival, it has also and present mayors of the performed in Portsmouth, Southampton and London boroughs and including Picture by Reading. the Lord Mayor of Westminster Sarah Moss and the Mayor of Wandsworth – enjoyed a full programme of Top new sports facility for Freshwater events during their visit. “The mayors had previously Construction of a state-of-the-art multi-use visited Madrid, Prague, games area for the community in Freshwater Washington and Rome so we is on course for its opening in early were joining some illustrious September. international locations in The facility, in Moa Place, will be complete welcoming them,” said Isle with floodlighting and fencing, and is being of Wight Council chairman, supported to the tune of £60,000 by the Councillor Roger Mazillius. council and £50,000 from Barclays Bank “The only UK city the under its Spaces for Sport project. The rest association has visited is of the cost has been made up by grants from Edinburgh, so I feel this is the Union of European Football Associations a major honour for us and (UEFA), the Football Foundation, the Youth testimony to how the Island Opportunities Fund, and individual grants is seen as a world-class from developers. destination.” The all-weather playing surface caters for During their stay, the mayors’ a wide range of sports, including football and party visited some of the tennis. Construction work began in early July Island’s best known attractions and is scheduled for completion by the end of including Botanic August. Gardens and Dinosaur Isle. They also enjoyed a coach tour taking in the Island’s Respite home to celebrate 30th birthday dramatic coastline and dined Staff and users of the council’s Westminster House has provided respite support facilities for hundreds at the Royal Yacht Squadron at Residential and Day Respite Care Home in Newport of Island families who have members with learning Cowes. are gearing up for a bumper 30th birthday party. disabilities. The visit included a tour of Former users and staff will join current Ten single bedrooms at the home can provide Osborne House and enjoying employees and people staying at the home for the long or short-term care for residents who can the Bournemouth Symphony party on September 28. The house will remain open also take part in activities that focus on social, Orchestra’s Last Night of as usual during the celebrations. educational, employment and life skills that the Proms in the grounds of Westminster House provides care for adults with encourage independence and activity. Osborne. learning disabilities, and during its 30 year history

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Your magazine from the Isle of Wight Council Issue five May 2007 m Communicating LKB >P KI ' A www.iwight.co New dog with Island Don’t wardens residents miss A million Your magazine from the Isle of Wight Council blooms! Issue six June 2007 In the last issue of the magazine we m Flower power www.iwight.co LKBbrightens >P the KI ' A Island White brought you a range of findings from Also inside: Four-page guide Special focus on West Wight the council’s latest residents’ survey, Isle of Wight Air! carried out between 19 April and Festival A celebration 8 May. in pictures The survey also gleaned some Your magazine from the Picture: www.whiteair.co.uk Isle of Wight Council Issue seven July 2007 m information about the magazine LKB >P KI ' A www.iwight.co itself, the fourth edition of which was This month sees the start of the 11th annual White Air Also inside: World Island Youth Games round-up about to be published at the time of Special focus on The Bay area Extreme Sports Festival, taking place at from 27 the research. August to 2 September. Sailing The survey was based on 800 spectacular The hugely-popular event has expanded to seven days Two new wardens Getting ready for interviews with Island residents aged Skandia Cowes Week and grown into one of Europe’s premier action sports have been em- 16 and over, and at the time of the festivals. Partners for the festival include the council, Isle of ployed to boost the Wight Economic Partnership, Isle of Wight Tourism, the RAF, council’s efforts to fourth issue found that just over 36 Residents’ survey Also inside: Special town focus on Cowes per cent had seen the magazine to that Wightlink, Merrell Shoes and Corona. tackle dog fouling. point. The distribution of the magazine is an area we are The 2007 event will feature 500 competitors from more The new offic- currently reviewing. than 40 countries taking part in 18 action sports including ers will patrol The 36 per cent equated to 290 of those interviewed, world championship windsurfing racing and freestyle, islandwide and will and of those, 85 per cent found the magazine informative, mountain board freestyle, kitesurfing, surfing, skateboarding, target known prob- 77 per cent said it had an appealing design and style, and BMX, extreme gymnastics, land sailing and jet-skiing. lem areas at peak 73 per cent said it told them what they needed to know Other features of the week-long event are on-site family dog-walking hours. about council services. entertainments, two huge parties, sports and arts for the Their powers in- Chief executive, Joe Duckworth, said: “As the magazine public to take part in, displays from the Red Arrows, and the clude the ability to reaches its eighth issue this month, we remain determined RAF Falcons and Falling Rocks parachute display teams. issue fixed pen- to learn from the findings and improve the publication There will also be music in association with Platform One, alty notices to dog where we can. Further research will be carried out in the with up to 50 groups performing live on stage, headlined by owners who fail to future to see if we are achieving this. The Bees on Wednesday 29 August. clear up after their “The magazine plays a key role in communicating to • Tickets can be purchased in advance online, and there pets, as well as Island residents the many improvements we are making will be limited entry on the day. More information from those who do not through our One Island programme of initiatives, as well as www.whiteair.co.uk. Park and ride has been set up for the have their dogs on providing general information about council services and event from Sandown High School, with buses every 30 leads in designated community and partner activities.” minutes, 10am to 7pm. areas and those who ignore the dog beach ban areas. Help make Big Day Out a great success The new wardens are part of the It’s now less than two months to one of painting, giant sumo suits, storytelling, food council’s One Island the Island’s most popular events for young from around the world, sports tournaments, programme to people – the Big Day Out. If you think you can assault courses, bouncy castles and much improve the qual- help make a difference to children’s lives on more. ity of the Island’s the Island through the service you provide, The event is open to the public from public realm. then why not get involved? 10.30am to 3.30pm on 7 October at a venue As well as bolster- Big Day Out is in its fifth year and is the to be announced. Tickets will be available ing its dog warden Island’s largest and fastest growing event from all public libraries, all youth centres, service the council specifically aimed at children, young people Connexions centres, and children’s centres is also tackling dog and their families. It brings together all the across the Island. fouling by seeking services, organisations and agencies that are All participating volunteers and to introduce new striving to improve the lives of the Island’s organisations are expected to be aware of Dog Control Orders, children and young people. safeguarding children policies and procedures increasing the fre- This year’s event takes place on Sunday and must be Criminal Records Bureau quency with which 7 October, and its theme is ‘Then, Now and checked. it empties bins and the Future’, looking at experiences of children • For more details contact Claire Whittington, is also installing and young people on the Island over the past events officer, Isle of Wight Council, 5 new bins with plas- century and into the future. Mariners Way, Somerton Industrial Estate, tic bag dispensers This year’s attractions will include music Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 8PD, tel: 203891, attached in high and dance, arts and crafts activities, face email: [email protected] profile areas.

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Qualifying Download your to become a magazine at childminder iwight.com If you ever Early Years wondered how you can become Service a registered support childminder but Full support for were not too sure all aspects of what’s involved, childminding is the council’s Early offered through Years Service can the Early Years offer help and Service from initial advice. enquiries to advice Currently, there are around on setting up your own business. 100 registered Don’t forget, as well as getting your copy of childminders who There are also opportunities to the council’s One Island magazine with the work across the County Press, or via help centres, post offices, Island. achieve recognised qualifications and libraries etc, you can also have a look at it A childminder is online at iwight.com. someone who attend training programmes. Iwight.com is the Island’s portal for looks after one or more children under the age of eight for more than information on all aspects of living, working two hours a day on a domestic premises. • For more details on becoming and visiting the Island – and has a specific link They must be registered with Ofsted and since 2005, inspection to the magazine, allowing you to download reports are available on the internet. A childminder can work as often or a registered childminder or to the latest issue (in PDF format) or access little as they like and can easily fit their schedule around the needs of previous editions. their own family. get information on the various courses The magazine has a promotional advert on If you want to find out more about becoming a childminder, an the left hand navigation bar of the homepage available, you can information evening is being held on 11 September at Thompson House, of iwight.com, which highlights features in contact the Early Sandy Lane, Newport from 6.30pm to 9pm. the latest edition. Once clicked on, users are Years Service on Early Years staff, registered childminders and a course tutor will be able to download the issue of their choice by 528645 or email available to offer advice, and there will be an opportunity to apply to clicking on the appropriate link; all of which are the childminding attend the Induction Programme for Prospective Childminders. listed in date order. development This is an eight week course at Thompson House starting on 18 • Iwight.com includes comprehensive coordinator, Ruth September which covers all areas relevant to working as a registered information about the council and its services, Carter, at ruth. childminder. Topics covered include health and safety, safeguarding together with news and details of events in [email protected] children and child development. the community.

Major plans to transform and regenerate East Cowes have taken a significant step forward. Timetable agreed for The partners involved in the £200 million-plus East Cowes Project have agreed a timetable in which the first phase of the development will be delivered. East Cowes Project They have also formed a project board that will meet regularly to ensure the scheme continues to progress through to its intended finish date in 2014. This first phase will involve a new road linking up to 200 new homes with a new town centre development including a retail foodstore and community facilities such as a health centre and public square. Following receipt of detailed planning permission, detailed plans for the link road and the first phase of housing will be submitted in the coming months and it is intended work on the road will begin in spring next year with a start on housing shortly thereafter. Future elements of the scheme will also see the development of marine-related industry, transport interchange facilities and a new 300-berth marina.

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Connexions information, advice, Newport Connexions Centre guidance and support for 29 High Street, Newport, PO30 1SS young people, parents, Telephone: 01983 525927 Email: [email protected] 08 07 news carers and employers Opening Times: 9.30am-4.30pm Mon to Wed 9.30am-6.00pm Thu 9.30am-4.00pm Fri 10.00am-1.00pm Sat The Matrix Standard South Central Connexions provides a quality information, advice and guidance service: it's official! Have you just finished school, college or a The Matrix Standard is a national quality standard for the training course? Not sure what to do next? Connexions effective delivery of information, advice and guidance on Whatever your results, Connexions can help you learning and work. decide on the best route to a successful future. Come and talk to us about the options on offer to you: is gearing up We were assessed at the beginning of June and we are  job with training delighted to announce that we passed our Matrix assessment  full-time education for Creative Careers with flying colours. The assessor spoke with many staff, young  Apprenticeships or e2e people and our partners.  full-time employment  part-time study You may remember reading in the June edition of One Island about the changes to our Connexions Centre in Newport, which have been made possible by an innovative collaboration with the Youth Service. To celebrate the new look, we'll be offering a programme of exciting workshops and activities throughout September and October for young people aged 13 to 19. The programme is now confirmed and will be launched on Saturday 1 September when the Connexions Centre will become alive with creativity. Each workshop that follows will offer a fantastic opportunity to find out more about creative careers. They promise to be fun, informative and practical, so don't miss out! Don’t Creative Careers programme for September: panic! 1 September - Come along to the Connexions Centre and take part in creative writing sessions led by Felicity Fair Thompson; film specialist Anthony Batchelor; and the Senior Editor of Hodder Children's Books, Beverley Birch, whose Didn’t get the exam own latest novel RIFT is receiving rave reviews. Alternatively, you can learn how to make healthy treats. Smart Training Achieving the standard grades you wanted? is on board and will teach you how to make smoothies and a stir-fry.  demonstrates to everyone our commitment to provide There is still a wide range of options available to you. 8 September - Continuing with the catering theme, this week's creative focus is on cake decorating and making non- impartial and accessible information, advice and guidance; Did you do alcoholic cocktails. The workshop will be led by local training provider HTP.  helps us to provide the support young people need; and You could: better than you  look at studying a different course had expected? 15 September - What's more creative than a carnival? The Island is becoming known as a national centre for carnival  helps us identify areas of success and areas where we need  take up a vocational qualification Great! Why not review arts. This week you will have the opportunity to make a carnival hat or mask. You will also be able to find out about to improve.  train on the job with a variety of your options? Check out arts- and events-related careers. Our congratulations go to colleagues of The Isle of Wight Apprenticeship programmes other courses on offer at the sixth forms, the College or 22 September - Ever thought about becoming a stylist or just wanted to be more creative with your own hair? Isle of College, who also achieved the Matrix Standard recently.  take your exams again work-based providers. Wight College hairdressing students and their tutor will give demonstrations, and then it's over to you to have a go!

29 September - Make-up artist Jo Jenkins teaches us how to use make-up. This isn't just for the girls, as Jo is experienced South Central Connexions working in partnership with: For more information on in stage make-up too. Come along and see how make-up is applied to beauty - and the beast! learning opportunities, pick up a copy of ‘Let’s talk about For more information and to book a place phone the Connexions Centre on 525927. Places are limited, so be sure to your choices at 14+’, available book early. in September.

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ConnexionsConnexions information,information, advice, advice, NewportNewport Connexions Connexions Centre Centre guidanceguidance and and support support for for 29 High29 HighStreet, Street, Newport, Newport, PO30 PO30 1SS 1SS youngyoung people, people, parents, parents, Telephone:Telephone: 01983 01983525927 525927 Email: Email:infoiow@ [email protected] 08 07 08 07 newsnews carerscarers and and employers employers OpeningOpening Times: Times:9.30am-4.30pm 9.30am-4.30pm Mon to Mon Wed to Wed 9.30am-6.00pm 9.30am-6.00pm Thu Thu 9.30am-4.00pm 9.30am-4.00pm Fri Fri10.00am-1.00pm 10.00am-1.00pm Sat Sat TheThe Matrix Matrix Standard Standard South SouthCentral Central Connexions Connexions provides provides a quality a quality information, information, adviceadvice and guidance and guidance service: service: it's official! it's official! HaveHave you youjust justfinished finished school, school, college college or a or a The MatrixThe MatrixStandard Standard is a national is a national quality quality standard standard for the for the trainingtraining course? course? Not Notsure sure what what to do to next? do next? ConnexionsConnexions effectiveeffective delivery delivery of information, of information, advice adviceand guidance and guidance on on WhateverWhatever your results, your results, Connexions Connexions can help can you help you learninglearning and work. and work. decidedecide on the on best the route best routeto a successful to a successful future. future. 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The programmeThe programme is now is confirmed now confirmed and will and be will launched be launched on Saturday on Saturday 1 September 1 September when whenthe Connexions the Connexions Centre Centre will will becomebecome alive with alive creativity. with creativity. Each workshop Each workshop that follows that follows will offer will aoffer fantastic a fantastic opportunity opportunity to find to out find more out aboutmore about creativecreative careers. careers. They promiseThey promise to be fun,to be informative fun, informative and practical, and practical, so don't so don'tmiss out! miss out! Don’tDon’t CreativeCreative Careers Careers programme programme for September:for September: panic!panic! 1 September1 September - Come - Comealong alongto the to Connexions the Connexions Centre Centre and take and part take in part creative in creative writing writing sessions sessions led by led Felicity by Felicity Fair Fair Thompson;Thompson; film specialist film specialist Anthony Anthony Batchelor; Batchelor; and the and Senior the Senior Editor Editor of Hodder of Hodder Children's Children's Books, Books, Beverley Beverley Birch, Birch,whose whose Didn’Didnt get’t the get exam the exam own latestown latestnovel novelRIFT is RIFT receiving is receiving rave reviews. rave reviews. Alternatively, Alternatively, you can you learn can howlearn to how make to makehealthy healthy treats. treats. Smart SmartTraining Training AchievingAchieving the standardthe standard gradesgrades you wanted?you wanted? is on boardis on boardand will and teach will teachyou how you to how make to makesmoothies smoothies and a andstir-fry. a stir-fry.  demonstrates demonstrates to everyone to everyone our commitment our commitment to provide to provide There isThere still ais widestill a range wide range of optionsof options available available to you. to you. 8 September8 September- Continuing- Continuing with the with catering the catering theme, theme, this week's this week's creative creative focus isfocus on cake is on decoratingcake decorating and making and making non- non- impartialimpartial and accessible and accessible information, information, advice adviceand guidance; and guidance; Did youDid doyou do alcoholicalcoholic cocktails. cocktails. The workshop The workshop will be will led be by led local by training local training provider provider HTP. HTP.  helps ushelps to provide us to provide the support the support young youngpeople people need; andneed; and You could:You could: betterbetter than thanyou you  look atlook studying at studying a different a different course course had expehad expected?cted? 15 September15 September - What's - What's more creativemore creative than a than carnival? a carnival? The Island The Islandis becoming is becoming known known as a national as a national centre centre for carnival for carnival  helps ushelps identify us identify areas ofareas success of success and areas and whereareas wherewe need we need  take uptake a vocational up a vocational qualification qualification Great!Great! Why not Why review not review arts. Thisarts. week This weekyou will you have will thehave opportunity the opportunity to make to makea carnival a carnival hat or hat mask. or mask. 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29 September29 September- Make-up- Make-up artist Joartist Jenkins Jo Jenkins teaches teaches us how us to how use to make-up. use make-up. This isn't This just isn't for just the for girls, the asgirls, Jo isas experienced Jo is experienced South SouthCentral Central Connexions Connexions working working in partnership in partnership with: with: For moreFor more information information on on in stagein stagemake-up make-up too. Cometoo. Comealong alongand see and how see make-up how make-up is applied is applied to beauty to beauty - and the- and beast! the beast! learninglearning opportunities, opportunities, pick pick up a upcopy a cofopy ‘Let of’s ‘Let talk’s abouttalk about For moreFor informationmore information and to and book to abook place a phoneplace phone the Connexions the Connexions Centre Centre on 525927 on 525927. Places. Placesare limited, are limited, so be sureso be to sure to your yourchoi cceshoi atces 14+ at’ ,14+ available’, available book early.book early. in September.in September.

August 2007 11 Centralandsouth Wight focus

Some of the Isle of Wight’s most stunning coast and countryside can be found stretching Representing from its rural heart to its southern cliffs and landslips. These areas – from , , central and Arreton and Newchurch through to , Wroxall, , Whitwell, , St Lawrence and Ventnor – are represented by six councillors at County Hall, Newport. south Wight In this feature we give details of these councillors as well as the parish and town We continue our focus on how residents’ councils for these areas. affairs are represented in areas across the Island, with a special look at the Arreton Parish Council central rural area and southernmost Members: John Orchard, Isabel Favell, part of the county Andrew Gray-Ling, Robin Oulton (chairman), John Cooper, Linda Watterson, Ken Busby, Philip James. Parish clerk: Mrs Pat Phillips Tel: 863129 Email: [email protected] Chale Parish Council Members: Peter Atkinson, Michael Starke, David Overton, Elizabeth Groves, Malcolm Groves (chairman). Parish clerk: Claire Dean Tel: 867359 PICTURED: The Pepperpot Website: www.chale.org.uk on St Catherine’s Down

Gatcombe Parish Council Trudy Draper, Michael Hoare, June Davison, Rookley Parish Council Members: David Floyd, John Kingston Keith Newbery. Members: William Rodell, Derek Sheath, (chairman), Roy Westmore, Nigel Shaw. Parish clerk: Roy Bevan Michael MacGeorge, Peter Masters Parish clerk: Stuart Van Cuylenburg Tel: 865249 (chairman), Susan Jones, Marian Prowse, Tel: 07872 647258 Email: [email protected] Joyce Pollard. Email: [email protected] Parish clerk: Michael Taplin Tel: 862810 Godshill Parish Council Niton and Whitwell Parish Email: [email protected] Members: Norman Beisly, Ronald Mew, Council Anthony Simmonds (chairman), Patricia Members: John Norris, Christopher Hayes- Ventnor Town Council Button, Jean Chiverton, Albert Greatorex. Davis, Fay Norris, Derrick Hussey, Wendy Members: Robin Mew, Christopher Parish clerk: Mrs Judith Diment Arnold, John Stotesbury, Keith Fradgley, Mortimer, Brian Lucas, Jonathan Fitzgerald- Tel: 840641 Bond, Stephen Milford, Brenda Lawson, Clive Peach, Anne Innes (chairman), John Email: [email protected] Albert Bartlett, Colin Elvers, Maureen Attrill. Cawley, Susan Scoccia (mayor), Valerie Taylor. Newchurch Parish Council Parish clerk: Bob Blezzard Parish clerk: John Farrant Members: Veronica Ashby, Elizabeth Cotton, Tel: 402259 Tel: 855162 Jennifer Lale, Colin Richards (chairman), Email: [email protected] Website: www.ventnortowncouncil.org.uk

12 oneIsland Feature CENTRAL AND SOUTH TIMELINE Central and south area councillors 1070 St Boniface Central and south Old Church built by (Isle of Wight Council) Normandy monks at Wight connections . Central Rural 1100 Appuldurcombe • Niton is home to three lighthouses: the Priory established by the octagonal Pepperpot, built in 1314 on St Erica Oulton Catherine’s Down; the incomplete Salt Tel: 865720 Abbey of Monteburg. south Wight Cellar, part-built in 1785; and the existing Email: [email protected] 1203 Rookley estate first St Catherine’s lighthouse, in use since 1840, recorded. and built after 24 people lost their lives when 1314 First St Catherine’s the vessel Clarendon was shipwrecked off the Chale, Niton and Whitwell lighthouse built as part of an oratory. Island. Wendy Arnold 1454 First White Horse • In 1849 Charles Dickens stayed at Tel: 731083 Inn at Whitwell, is built. Winterbourne, Bonchurch while writing Email: [email protected] David Copperfield. He worked on his famous 1538 Henry VIII novel in rooms overlooking the gardens and entertained by sea, and often entertained literary friends Newchurch Richard Worsley at including Tennyson and Thackeray. Appuldurcombe. • Arreton Manor is recorded as dating back Brian Mosdell 1545 A small French as far as 872. It was mentioned in the will Tel: 864228 force landed at of , and two hundred years Email: [email protected] Bonchurch. later was noted in the Domesday Book as 1627 Charles I inspects once being owned by . Ventnor East military training Today’s manor house was largely rebuilt exercises on Arreton between 1595 and 1612, and was visited Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bond Down. several times by Charles I. Tel: 854824 1710 Appuldurcombe Email: House built by Robert [email protected] Worsley. 1751 Gatcombe Manor Ventnor West House built by Edward Susan Scoccia Worsley. Tel: 852240 1795 Ventnor described Email: [email protected] as a small village between and Bonchurch. www.iwhistory.org.uk at Centre History Wight Isle of online the from drawn information of Courtesy Wroxall and Godshill 1821 Knighton Gorges LEFT: Charles Jilly Wood dismantled by its dying Dickens Tel: 856008 owner. wrote part Email: [email protected] 1838 Existing St of David Catherine’s lighthouse Copperfield while staying built. in Bonchurch 1845 Chine PICTURED: The 13th century first opened to the public. Wroxall Parish Council church at Gatcombe 1861 National Hospital Members: John Welstead, Michael Clayton, BELOW: Ventnor seafront for Diseases of the Chest Raymond Jacobs, Richard Low, Paul Court, opens at Ventnor. Harry Cole, Adrian Gallop (chairman). 1865 Population of Parish clerk: Michael Platt. Ventnor is 5,000 (up Tel: 564426 from 350 in 30 years). 1866 Ventnor railway tunnel project completed. 1928 Enormous landslide recorded at Blackgang. 1938 One of the first radar stations built on St Boniface Down. 1966 Main railway line to Ventnor closed.

August 2007 13 Community engagement Feature Helping communities solve their problems Spotlight on the Community Engagement scheme…

“The Community Engagement initiative is beginning to generate widespread interest and is making a real difference to people’s lives in communities across the Island.” Councillor Ian Ward, cabinet PICTURED: Upper Coppins Bridge member for safer communities car park in Newport is just one site which has benefited as a result of Community Engagement

A new approach to fixing Bridge in Newport where various three key issues are. go away and come back with real community problems is paying council services came together “It is these that are taken away solutions.” dividends across the Island. with police to tackle problems of and given to the proper person Problems raised vary from area Community Engagement litter, anti-social behaviour and to work on and come up with to area. While the adoption of is a process through which youngsters using the car park as a solutions.” roads, parking and planning were community safety issues racetrack. The meetings, often hosted of most concern for residents of identified at local public meetings The partnership was helped in by Danny Neale, the council’s Parkhurst, for example, it was are tackled head-on by the taking decisive action by input community initiatives officer, over-development, youth and Island’s Safer Neighbourhoods from those neighbouring the car are tailored to encourage as alcohol and the state of the roads Partnership, including the police, park. much input from those present that were highlighted as the council and other partners. Around 20 meetings have been as possible. So informal can issues affecting the Freshwater The community engagement held so far and more are planned. proceedings become as the public meeting. meetings have become Explaining the ethos of become involved that some have In Freshwater, a number increasingly well supported. community engagement, even been known to end in sing of measures, including high Around 150 people attended the Alex Hicks, interim service songs. visibility patrols during key most recent in East Cowes. manager, Safer Neighbourhoods “That may sound hours, the holding of a youth Once identified, a community’s Partnership, said: “We take the unconventional but it just initiative day, and test purchases problems are then assigned to meetings out to the communities illustrates what the meetings in off-licences are already having the person or partner best able and really try to involve everyone are all about – community,” said a good effect, while more steps to find a solution. At subsequent there in telling us what issues Alex. are underway to continue to drive meetings, progress reports are they want tackled. “We all share the common aim down problems. given so communities can keep “It is not like some public of making the Island an even Another benefit is the close tabs on what is being done to meetings that can be taken over better place in which to live. We working relationships that have address their concerns. by a few people. We want to hear ask the community to engage been forged between the partner An early success of this process from everyone and at the end of with us. When we know what a agencies. has been at Upper Coppins the evening we are clear what the particular issue is, we will then

14 oneIsland CCTV Feature

“Through initiatives such as the CCTV scheme we remain Monitoring crime committed to working with our partners to help reduce crime and the fear of crime on the Island.” Councillor Ian Ward, cabinet around the member for safer communities clock

Imagine a crime- fighter that never slept, never took a day off. One who had already this year helped around 300 police investigations. It sounds like the stuff of fictional sleuths or superheroes. But the truth is far more down to earth…

The Isle of Wight Council’s network of Island’s CCTV capabilities with emerging plans CCTV cameras has proved an invaluable aid to to receive and process the footage from new the authority’s efforts to help drive down crime schemes in Cowes, Shanklin and Ventnor. and anti-social behaviour. The council is also looking to upgrade the There are currently extensive CCTV schemes quality of footage by switching to digital covering Newport, Ryde and Sandown. These coverage. are bolstered by a further six mobile cameras The cameras are not only used for the that can be deployed in hotspots or at large prevention and detection of crime, they have scale events such as the Isle of Wight Festival been used for other purposes such as re- or Skandia Cowes Week. uniting lost children with their parents. And The footage from these cameras is fed because it is manned around the clock, the through to a CCTV nerve centre in Newport. nerve-centre too is also base for the council’s Here, some 30 monitors are scanned by council out-of-hours phone lines and emergency staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 services such as Lifeline. weeks a year. Those who monitor the screens are obliged to ABOVE: CCTV If a serious incident – or the threat of sign a professional confidentiality agreement cameras are trouble – is spotted, then these staff will raise that forbids them from divulging any placed at the alarm with the appropriate authority. information they may have gleaned from their critical points Alternatively, police will make an application work. around Newport, to view footage they believe may have captured Simon Dennis, the council’s interim service such as vital clues. manager for the Safer Neighbourhoods this one at So far this year, the police have requested Partnership, said: “We provide a valuable Church Litten – and received – around 300 sequences from service for the whole Island community and LEFT: Simon council-controlled CCTV cameras. Many of economy, as not only are we monitoring the Dennis shows Councillor Ian these tapes have been pivotal in bringing cameras 24/7, but the control room is a nerve Ward (left) criminals to justice. centre for the police, shopwatch, pubwatch and the CCTV There are also moves to further improve the serves as the council’s out of hours call centre.” control room

August 2007 15 Ryde Interchange Feature All systems go for Ryde interchange project

“A great deal of work has been undertaken to ensure this project will provide a first-class transport interchange, a gateway to and Building work is set to begin from the Island, benefiting both visitors and Island residents.” this autumn on one of the Councillor Tim Hunter-Henderson, cabinet member for environment largest projects of its kind ever and transport undertaken on the Island… Picture: Marks Barfield Architects

Early October has been earmarked for once completed it will qualify for Secure By It is hoped the scheme will be a catalyst for a start to be made on the multi-million pound Design status. further investment in Ryde and elsewhere on transport interchange for Ryde. The interchange will be fully covered by the Island. The project will draw together the CCTV and police will also have a base within It is envisaged the work will last 60 hovercraft, train and bus terminals and taxi the new building. weeks although every effort will be made to rank around one landmark development on The design includes commercial space that minimise disruption especially during the the site of the existing rail and bus stations. would lead to local job creation. busiest holiday periods. The ambitious scheme will be far more Around 2.5 million passengers pass Dyer and Butler have been selected as pedestrian-friendly than the current through this point each year. For many the main contractor for the scheme following a arrangement while changes to the road layout interchange will represent a first impression tendering process. They have indicated they will mean buses have shorter journey times of the Island so it is crucial the building looks will use local sub-contractors and materials bringing an environmental benefit. first-class as well as being functional. where appropriate. The police have been involved in the design The bulk of the money for the scheme – • For more information on the project view stage of the interchange and it is hoped that £6.2 million – is from a government grant. the website at www.rydeinterchange.com

16 oneIsland Electoralservices Feature

manager, said: “This year’s form has been redesigned to make it even easier to use, and the directions on the reverse have been vastly Remember to simplified. There is now a separate space for young adults who are 16 or 17 years of age to have their details added, and we know by asking for the details of young adults register to vote! separately they are more likely to be included on the form, and thus be able to vote when they turn 18. Look out for special registration forms arriving “Completing your form as soon as you receive it will save the council money. We at your home over the next few weeks... are obliged to send a reminder form to every house that does not return the first form, and this is an expensive and time-consuming From 23 August, canvass forms that The canvass form also allows you to request process. By filling in your form when you are used to compile the annual Register of an application form to vote by post. If you receive it you will contribute to keeping down Electors will start arriving on the doormats tick the box on the far right hand side of the council tax – but don’t worry if your details of all 67,128 residential properties on the form the council’s electoral services will send do change after you’ve returned the form, just Island. you an application form to vote by post. If you contact electoral services and we’ll take the The forms allow people to amend, if already have a permanent postal vote then necessary action.” necessary, the names of those registered as this box will have the tick pre-printed and • If your household has not received a electors at the address – and the changes will you do not need to tick the box or to apply canvass form by early September, please be reflected in the new register when it is again. telephone the electoral services office at the published on the 1 December 2007. Clive council on 821000. Even if there have been no changes to the Joynes, people living in your household, it is vital the elections form is returned. It is a legal requirement and local land to supply the information requested, and if charges the form is not returned your name could be removed from the register, and you would then not be able to vote at any elections or referendums during the coming year. Increasingly, the Register of Electors is also used to check people’s identity when they apply for credit, and if you are not registered at the address you give on your loan application, you PL may be refused credit, or at ACE least find it more difficult to VOTE obtain. HERE You also now have a choice about whether or not your name and address are sold to commercial organisations (or indeed to any person who may wish to buy a copy of the register). This choice was introduced in 2002, and if you wish your details to be excluded from the Edited Register – as the commercially available register is known – then you need to tick the relevant column on the form. However, everyone’s name must appear on the Full Register, but this register can only be used by certain statutory bodies and organisations, and they are not allowed by law to pass the details on to any other parties. Anyone may inspect the Full Register in person at Customer Services, County Hall, Newport.

August 2007 17 coast and country Our Island, our environment Seasonal guide to wildlife in the garden Buddleia may be coming to the end of their flowering season now, but cutting off dead flowers encourages LEFT: The the appearance of snakelocks Sharing landslide new flower spikes sea anenome to provide nectar The beach is a lure during the summer for late summer holidays, and the marine wildlife found in knowledge with butterflies such expanses of beach which lie between high as red admiral, and low tide is well worth a second look. painted lady and Sea anemones sound as though they Europe small tortoiseshell. should be a kind of plant, but they feed and move, even if rather slowly, ‘under their The council’s centre for the coastal environment Both towns have benefited from active own steam’ like other animals. They attach at Ventnor is taking part in a four-year project landslide investigation in recent years and themselves to rocky surfaces by means of a investigating the growing dangers associated there have been measures to combat such suction disc. with landsliding and slope failure. movement. It’s hoped the lessons learnt can be Beadlet anemones look like blobs of The project is being funded by the European transferred to mountainous areas and vice-versa. reddish-brown jelly if you see them out Union’s Marie Curie Research Programme, and The Island will host several post-graduate of water between crevices in rocks. As involves 18 organisations from across Europe student placements during the project, allowing the tide comes in and covers them, they who are part of the Mountain Risks Network. new research to take place into the Isle of extend their tentacles to catch their prey. The Island’s centre for the coastal environment Wight’s evolving coastal slopes. When passing shrimps brush against them, is contributing its experience of reducing the • For more information on the project, tiny sting cells are fired, paralysing the impacts of landsliding on coastal communities you can contact Jenny Jakeways, coastal prey before it is swept into the animal’s such as Ventnor and Cowes. geomorphologist, on 857220. mouth. Snakelocks sea anemones have Advertisement long purple and green tentacles which they cannot draw in, so they are always found underwater in rock pools. On beaches such as Ryde Sands, particularly on a very low tide, you may see ‘meadows of the sea’ – the eel grass or ‘zos’ beds. This plant is quite unlike the seaweeds it shares a habitat with, because it is rooted in the sand and it has tiny flowers. A wide range of invertebrate life feeds around it and it forms important nursery grounds for fish, including seahorses. Later in the year, the shoots are an important food source for flocks of dark-bellied brent geese which winter along our shores. If you see snakelocks anemones when you are on the rocky shore, report your sighting on www.iwnhas.org as they are one of the animals in this year’s Wildlife Watch survey. Anne Marston, assistant ecology officer

18 oneIsland What’s on: 17 August to 2 November 2007

trailersFamily Learning ‘Surrounded by Colour’ ACTIVITIES Week at Sts Thomas Church, (6-14 October) Newport, 10am to RNLI Lifeboat Family-orientated 4pm (weekdays), 2pm Regatta Open Day activities across the to 4pm (Sundays), (18 August) Island, launched by Big featuring embroidery Lifeboat helicopter Day Out on 7 October, covering all styles and demonstrations, raft details from www. reflecting the colours race, boathouse open of the Island. eduwight.iow.gov.uk for visitors, games, or www.campaign-for- stalls, refreshments, Alfredo Basile, at Bembridge Lifeboat learning.org.uk Photography from Station, Lane End, Sicily (6 October – Bembridge, 11am to EXHIBITIONS 17 November) 4pm. An Italian photographer Wightcat Crafts John Nicholson, passionate about his (22 August – Inside Ferrari land and traditions, 27 October) (29 June – 9 September) with images of workers Courses at 14 Exhibition at Dimbola harvesting on the Road, Lodge Museum, foothills of Mount Etna, Newport, tel: 527525, Freshwater Bay, for Rope Store Gallery, booking in advance details tel: 756814. Quay Arts, Newport. essential, cardmaking Push the Boat Out workshop (25 Aug, (18 July – 8 September) MUSIC 22 Sept, 27 Oct), An open exhibition beginners’ parchment at the Café Wall, class (22 Aug, 26 Katya Corrie Quay Arts, Newport, (14 September) Sept, 24 Oct), regular featuring maritime scrapbook club (8 Sept, Singer and composer works in different from Vancouver, 14 Oct), parchment media. craft club (19 Sept, 17 An exhibition of photographs by Alfredo Canada, who has Oct). Exhibition of Basile, at the Rope Store Gallery, Quay composed music Paintings for theatre and RNLI Summer Party (3-29 August) Arts from 6 October to 17 November founded various (27 August) Exhibition of work jazz ensembles, Wine and canapés by Michael Glover, show a colourful mix to 4pm, admission Gallery, Quay Arts, Quay Arts Jazz Café, with dancing to Chick Freshwater Library. of contemporary work, free followed by an Newport. Newport, 8pm, tickets Cole, at the Royal The Studio, East Quay, evening concert by the £10/£9, tel: box office Bembridge Beaux Yacht Squadron, Kite Hill, Wootton, 10am Sandown and Shanklin Kolzwerk 822490. 7pm, tickets £10, tel: Arts (11 September) to 5pm. Military Band (8pm), Les Payne 291334/281583. (19-21 August) both at St Saviour’s Artography exhibition A vibrant mix of Village ‘Integration Equals (15 September) Sandown Church, Queens Road, Presented by Quay paintings, photography Art Group Shanklin. Disintegration’, Illuminated Carnival and sculpture by more (7-9 September) Quay Arts Café Wall, Arts in association (29 August) than a dozen local Exhibition of paintings East Weaves West, Newport, 9.30am to with Vaguely Sunny, a The illuminated parade artists, art work for by local artists, Basketry from Japan 4.30pm (Monday to veteran of more than assembles on Culver sale, Bembridge Village Wilberforce Hall, and Britain Saturday). 6,000 gigs who has Parade, judging at 8pm, Hall, 9am to 6pm, drinks Brighstone, 9am to (8 September – supported bands such moves off at 9pm, reception on 18 August 5pm. 10 November) Isle of Wight as Genesis and Mott featuring hundreds (7pm to 10pm). A comprehensive Embroiderers’ Guild the Hoople, Quay Arts, of amazing costumes, Sandown/Shanklin insight into basketry on (18 September – Newport, 8pm, tickets bands and floats. Exhibition of and District Camera opposite sides of the 5 October) £10/£9, tel: box office Artwork Club Exhibition world, Michael West An exhibition 822490. Art and Crafts Fayre (22-28 August) (5-29 September) (15 September) Exhibition by the Island Exhibition of work by Advertisement Fayre on the library Art Society, Masonic members past and lawn, Brighstone Hall, Seaview, 9.30am present, George Street Library, 2pm to 5pm. to 6pm, admission free. Centre, Ryde, daily. Buy your family a new Wight Words 2007 Island Open Studio Festival of Art and AGA Cooker (24 September – Event 2007 Music 15 October) (24-26 August) (8 September) Better food, a warm Literary festival Abstract painter Lisa Exhibition of paintings kitchen and happy featuring a wide range Traxler opens her studio by the Black Cat Art meal times of events, details at along with fellow artist Group of Shanklin, with www.wightwords.co.uk Garry Whitehead, to resident artist, 10am Why not drive in and see us ? Also Bathrooms, Calor Gas and Future issues: Heating and Plumbing Supplies Issue date Listings period covered Deadline for submission 523041 19 October 19 October to 7 December 24 September 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

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trailersStaff Brett Little Shop of MUSIC (13 October) Horrors Presented by Real Live (28 August – September in association with 1 September) Serenade Quay Arts, widely- A performance at (22 September) travelled Isle of Wight Trinity Theatre, Cowes, Newchurch Male Voice musician Staff Brett, box office open daily Choir in concert with blues-tinged tunes and (11am to 2pm) from invited guests Teresa distinctive vocal, Quay 17 August (except and Howard Wilkie, Arts, Newport, 8pm, Sundays). Cyril Amie monologues, tickets £12, tel: box Sandown High School’s The Cow Play office 822490. musician of the year, at (20 September) A darkly comic and Newchurch Community Zoe Conway and provocative play about Centre, 7.30pm, entry John McIntyre identity, love and a £4 on the door. (14 October) Ralph McTell woman who is turning Ralph McTell Presented by Quay into a cow, Quay Arts, (3 October) Arts in association will be Newport, 8pm, tickets Songwriter and with Vaguely Sunny, performing £10/£9, tel: box office performer Ralph McTell Irish fiddle player at Quay 822490. playing a selection of Zoe Conway and her Arts on 3 Threadbare Greebo favourites from his husband guitarist John McIntrye, Quay Arts, October, 8pm (29 September) repertoire, together 2headed Pigeon with anecdotes, Quay Newport, 8pm, tickets £12/£11, tel: box office Kekele Jill Crossland Newport and Ryde Productions present a Arts, Newport, 8pm, play about a boy sewn tickets £15/£14, tel: box 822490. (25 October) (30 October) Inshore Rescue. Rumba Congolaise British pianist whose together from rags and office 822490. Fourth Annual Marylebone Trio music from the 60s, recordings include terrorised by his creator, Charity Antique and Brassjaw (20 October) combining Cuban Bach’s Goldberg Quay Arts, Newport, Collectors’ Fair (12 October) A mixed programme and African music, Variations, Sts Thomas 7.30pm, tickets £7/£6, (14 October) Saxophone quartet featuring works by enchanting vocals and Church, Newport, 8pm, tel: box office 822490. At Northwood House, Brassjaw, Quay Arts Mozart and Beethoven, spellbinding guitar, tickets £7/£6, tel: box Cowes, 10.30am to St Nicholas Jazz Café, Newport, Quay Arts, Newport, Quay Arts, Newport, office 822490. 3pm, to raise funds for (4-5 October) 8pm, tickets £10/£9, tickets £7/£6, tel: box 8pm, tickets £12/£11, the Island branch of the A funny, supernatural tel: box office 822490. office 822490. tel: box office 822490. POETRY Motor Neurone Disease tale of vampires and Association, in memory theatre critics, by Conor of Mavis Summerfield, McPherson, featuring Aisle 16 Services to Trailers who died of the disease Peter Dineen (from tv’s Poetry in 2002. Father Ted), Quay Arts, These listings are provided free, as a public information service. Details must (25 September) Newport, 8pm, tickets be submitted either by: Poetic travelogue £10/£9, tel: box office backed by digital TALKS 822490. filling out this form, or emailing your details to slideshow, Quay Arts, [email protected] Old World Newport, 8pm, tickets Michael Maybrick Please conform to the format shown. Entries are included at the editorial (6 October) £8/£7, tel: box office and Other Musicians team’s discretion. 822490. Prime Theatre of Ryde presents a play by Deadline for the next issue: 24 September (19 October publication Maggie Sawkins (13 October) Aleksei Arbuzov, a tale date). Book Launch Derek Warman gives a reminding us it’s never (2 October) talk at the Ryde Social too late to find someone Title of event/activity: Featuring poetry and Heritage Group AGM to grow old with, Quay music by the co- and members’ meeting, Arts, Newport, 8pm, Date: founder of the popular at George Street tickets £9/£8, tel: box Centre, George Street, Brief description: Tongues & Grooves office 822490. poetry and music club Ryde, all welcome, free Lifting the Mask in Southsea, Quay Arts, to members or £2 on (15 October) Newport, 8pm, tickets the door, 10.30am. London Shakespeare £2, tel: box office Workout present a 822490. THEATRE musical celebrating the life and lyrics of Paul SHOWS Treasure Island Laurence Dunbar, Quay Venue: Arts, Newport, 8pm, (26 August) tickets £10/£9, tel: box Classic Car Show Time: By Robert Louis office 822490. (15-16 September) Stevenson, open- Contact name: A charity classic air performance by The Odd Couple car show featuring Quantum Theatre at (18-20 October) cars from the Island Curtain Up Amateur Telephone: Northwood House, and mainland, at Dramatic Society Please return to: Newport Quay and Cowes, 7.30pm, gates present a female open 6.30pm, seating Trailers, One Island, Publications Unit, Ryde Esplanade, 11am version of the play by not provided, bring a County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD to 5.30pm, raising Neil Simon, at Totland or email to [email protected] no later than 24 September 2007 funds for the Earl picnic, box office tel: Church Hall, 7.30pm, Mountbatten Hospice, 289842. tickets in local shops.