The community magazine for the Isle of Wight Issue 23 July 2009 Golden summer for Island athletes Medal success at youth and adult games to the July issue of the council’s One Island meetings, and a listing of community events. community magazine. In future we will include important updates on WELCOME The magazine is produced with our key public key projects including schools’ reorganisation, the sector partners – the NHS Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight highways’ private finance initiative and the Pan Urban Police (Hampshire Constabulary) and the Isle of Wight Development. Rural Community Council. As always, we welcome any helpful suggestions you An online version of the magazine can be found at may have for those projects, services and issues you the council’s iwight.com website and we will also be would like to read about in forthcoming editions of looking to develop a new web-friendly version of One One Island. Island. In this issue we bring you a range of news items Councillor David Pugh, and features from the council, its partners and the Chairman, Island Strategic Partnership community, as well details of council contacts and Leader, Isle of Wight Council USEFUL CONTACTS EMERGENCY NUMBERS COUNCIL MEETINGS The community magazine for the Isle of Wight Issue 23 July 2009 Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, In an emergency dial 999 Unless otherwise stated, all meetings Newport PO30 1UD are in public at County Hall. Call 823200 Fire and rescue 24 hours before a meeting to ensure it Fax: 823333 control centre (24hrs) 525121 is going ahead and to check if any items Email: [email protected] Out of hours: are likely to be held in private session. 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Working together through the Island Strategic Partnership, we are striving to create an Island that is safe and well kept; page 17 healthy and supportive; inspiring; and thriving. page 22 This magazine is available ONE ISLAND is published by the ISSN 1752-8038 Isle of Wight Council. The council © COPYRIGHT 2009 does not accept responsibility on request as an audiotape, Isle of Wight Council, County Hall, for goods or services offered by Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1UD. in large print, in Braille, in advertisers. Additional copies Printed on paper from sustainable other languages and online are available from the Customer sources by Belmont Press. at www.iwight.com Service Centre at County Hall, libraries and other council For further details, please facilities. Typetalk calls welcome. contact One Island on Written, designed and produced 823105. by Corporate Communications, Isle of Wight Council. One Island 3 FIRST WORD From Looking after forest trails the Island’s best to the Nearly 140 of the Island’s finest buildings, structures, gardens and open spaces have been given extra Hills Killer protection thanks to a new local listing scheme. challenge! Now Island residents are being asked to suggest more candidates for the list that currently features historic local buildings such as Gatcombe House and Knighton Manor, war memorials, red telephone boxes, public greens, parks and private gardens. The list is being compiled by the council’s planning department, with all entries assessed against national criteria by an independent panel. For more information look up the ‘Local List’ section of the conservation and design website at www.iwight.com The smart way to stop marine crime Boat owners at Ryde Harbour are using the SmartWater property marking system to deter criminals. The marking system is among a series of measures implemented following advice to seafarers as part of Hampshire Constabulary’s Operation Nemesis Don’t forget to watch out for this year’s Isle of Wight Cycling and an ongoing Festival at the end of September. campaign by the The festival, from 19 to 27 September, will include guided rides Pictured: Police community support officer Kevin Cooke Island’s Crime and taking in 200 miles of cycling routes, as well as a variety of other from the Ryde Safer Neighbourhoods team, giving crime Disorder Reduction events. prevention advice to boat owners at Ryde Harbour Partnership. The festival starts at Seaclose Park, Newport, with the Team Extreme The Island’s mobile police station visited Ryde Harbour to show stunt riders, and homemade pedal-powered crafts attempting to cross how SmartWater can be used to prevent marine crime. the River Medina. Boat owner Frederick Fox from Binstead welcomed the support. Among the many rides throughout the week are the 70 mile Cycle He said: “It was annoying when thieves took an outboard motor the Wight and the ultra-tough Hills Killer Mountain Bike Challenge. There from me years ago. I can see the police are taking this seriously, are also family rides and forest cycle trails. and I believe SmartWater will work in telling criminals to leave For full details of rides and events, as well as cycle hire offers, please sailors alone.” visit www.sunseaandcycling.com or call the council’s events team on For more information about SmartWater, visit 823070. www.saferwight.org.uk/smartwater 4 One Island A thriving Island ... A safe and well-kept Island ... A healthy and supportive Island ... An inspiring Island ... A thriving Island ... A safe and well-kept Island ... A healthy and supportive Island ... An inspiring Island ... A thriving Island ... A safe and well-kept Island ... A healthy and supportive Island ... An inspiring Island ... A thriving Island ... A safe and well-kept Island Community news from around the Island Speed signs cut collisions Beneath the Fewer collisions are happening at sepia tones key Island road sites where speed reactive signs have been installed, new figures show. An 18 per cent reduction was found at the sites in 2008, compared to the average of the previous three years. The average speed of traffic also Pictured: A salvage crew on the wreck of the Eider, 1892 fell at the sites. Below right: A studio portrait (circa 1915) “These results are Behind these grizzled, moustachioed faces may very encouraging lurk many fascinating stories of yesteryear.