The community magazine for the Isle of Wight Issue 30 November 2010 Protecting our heritage Play your part in special conservation review Also inside: Adult services consultation WELCOME The community magazine for How to contact us the Isle of Wight Issue 30 November 2010 Welcome to November’s One Island If you have community news to share Welcome to the November We also feature key with other readers, we would like to hear issue of One Island magazine. information from our police from you. We also welcome your letters. 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Rural Community Council Housing 823040 Tel: (01983) 524058 2 February (6.30pm) 2 One Island CONTENTS FIRST WORD Council and community news 4 Protecting our heritage 5 Ready to tackle the winter’s worst 6 Christmas refuse collection details 7 Get set for 2011 census 8 Extra security for boat owners FEATURE 10 Adult services consultation Have your say on proposed changes SUPPLEMENTS 14 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Action against crime and page 19 anti-social behaviour 16 The Island’s NHS Choose well this winter 19 Be prepared! Cut-out-and-keep guide to preparing for major emergencies (also see story on page 5) 17 COAST AND COUNTRY page 4 Rural and coastal news 18 TIME & PLACE Events and activities page 6 Cover picture: Bembridge Harbour, part of a conservation area which is soon to be reviewed (see page 4) One Island is a community magazine produced by the Isle of Wight Council with its key public sector partners – NHS Isle page 17 of Wight, Isle of Wight Police (Hampshire Constabulary) and the Isle of Wight Rural Community Council. Working together through the Island Strategic Partnership, we are striving to create an Island that is safe and well kept; healthy and supportive; inspiring; page 10 and thriving. This magazine is ONE ISLAND is published ISSN 1752-8038 by the Isle of Wight Council. © COPYRIGHT 2010 available on request The council does not accept Isle of Wight Council, responsibility for goods or as an audiotape, in County Hall, Newport, services offered by advertisers. Isle of Wight PO30 1UD. large print, in Braille, Additional copies are available in other languages from the Customer Service Printed on paper from Centre at County Hall, libraries sustainable sources by and online at and other council facilities. Belmont Press. www.iwight.com Typetalk calls welcome. For further details, Written, designed and produced by the Communications please contact One Department, Isle of Wight Island on 823105. Council. One Island 3 FIRST WORD Pictured: Church of and archaeological assessments, St John the Baptist, Ryde and take into account the experience of walking or driving through an area. The council has a legal responsibility to designate (for conservation) any areas considered to be of special architectural or historic interest. Tell us your views about The reviews of the five areas are due to be completed by the end of March next year, conservation areas with five more areas due to be looked at the following year. Local councillors and town and parish councils have already been consulted. Conservation areas are monitored by English Heritage, and planning applications in such areas require special emphasis on quality and suitability of design. In a conservation area, homeowners may need to apply to the council for Five areas of the Island are to in the new year, by visiting permission for certain works to undergo new conservation www.iwight.com/conservation trees, for demolition, cladding area reviews. Draft documents will be and the erection of satellite They are Ryde, Ryde St available electronically and at dishes and outbuildings. John’s, Sandown, Shanklin and relevant local libraries and the Bembridge. council’s Seaclose offices at • More information can be People will be able to give Newport. found at www.iwight.com/ Above: Aerial photo of the Ryde their views in writing or via Conservation area reviews living_here/conservation_and_ St John’s conservation area the council’s website early involve architectural, ecological design or by calling 823552. Income from parking How our services last year generated nearly £2.34 million for parking highway improvement, traffic management and fees are public transport schemes New town for the Island. spent As required by law, the square takes council has just published its annual report to explain its shape in Ryde approach to parking and to Pictured: Artist’s impression of the new square give facts such as the number of parking tickets issued Work will begin in the new year on a new pedestrianised and the amount of money town square in Ryde. collected through parking The square is being built at the junction of the High Street and charges and fines last year. John Street and will upgrade the area with features including The report – available on benches and trees. iwight.com or on application to Once started, the work is expected to take from six to eight the council’s parking services – weeks to complete. also highlights improvements The designs for the square were drawn up in consultation made to ensure council car with Ryde Business Association and Ryde Town Council. parks are safe and clean and to The project has been funded by money from Tesco, as part create safer parking schemes of its obligations connected to the development of its new for schools. superstore on the outskirts of Ryde, built two years ago. 4 One Island A thriving Island ... A safe and well-kept Island ... A healthy and supportive Island ..