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Friday June 18, 2010 Issue 65
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GALLAGHER AT SUMMER MADNESS?
RUMOURS were doing the rounds this week that Oasis brother Noel Gallagher might be making a special guest appearance at Summer Madness in Carisbrooke Castle fields this summer. Paul Weller is headlining at the event with The Coral, Brand New Heavies, Imelda May, The Bees, Twisted Wheel and The Moons also on the star-studded bill. John Curd, promoter of Summer Madness, was neither denying nor confirming the rumour. “Noel jumped up with Paul Weller at a gig at the Garage about six weeks ago and did three numbers and was fantastic,” said John. “We would love him to come down.”
PRISON ESCAPE TURNS SOUR Island Exclusive
BY JASON KAY The Gazette can exclusively reveal: A JEALOUS grandfather who was jailed for life for murdering a friend of his ex-mistress and hiring a hitman to kill two other men has been foiled in a prison break out by prison officers. See page 3 for the full story
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Rescue Helicopter 126
FIRE ALERT ON FERRY
CREWS ON board a cross channel freight and passenger ferry tackled a fire. The Commodore Clipper was heading from Jersey to Portsmouth with 62 passengers and 39 crew onboard. The crew activated onboard fire drenchers and suppressed the flames that were coming from a refrigerated box. The fire broke out on the lower deck of the vessel just after 3am on Wednesday June 16. The ferry diverted to
BY JASON KAY Bembridge harbour where she anchored overnight after the master made a PAN PAN distress call to the coastguard operations centre at Lee-onthe-Solent advising of the fire and the loss of control. A tug ‘Bustler’ from Portsmouth was sent to help recover the vessel and bring it back into
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Portsmouth. Two coastguard helicopters were also called in to help with the recovery operation after the ferry developed a steering issue as a result of the fire. An RAF helicopter (Rescue 125) from RAF Wattisham in Suffolk was flown down and One MIRG (Maritime Incident Response Group). Teams of six (plus kit bags) were mobilised and put on standby at Lee-on the Solent to be airlifted onto the vessel.
A second Coastguard helicopter Rescue 106 from Portland winched a coastguard liaison officer and a harbour pilot onto the deck of the casualty vessel to assess the damage and help pilot the vessel back into harbour. Mark Clarke from the MCA, said: “A fire broke out at 3.15am in a refrigerated lorry on the vehicle deck. The deck was drenched and the fire was got under control. “All the passengers were woken up and told about the
incident and were mustered. The ferry had developed a steering issue which may have been as a result of the fire and a tug was put on stand-by.” Condor Ferries spokeswoman Alicia Andrews said: “The passengers have been mustered by the crew who are taking care of them. They’re being offered free breakfast and coffee and I’ve been told that the mood amongst the passengers is generally good. The ship is fine.
“The ferry was en-route from Jersey to Portsmouth.” The Condor Ferries spokeswoman said it worked closely with the Solent Coastguard and the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service during the fire incident. Commodore Clipper is operated by Condor Ferries. She was purpose-built in 1999 and operates a daily service from Portsmouth to Guernsey, then Jersey and back to Portsmouth.
WIN TICKETS TO CINEWORLD CINEWORLD Isle of Wight has been selected to screen the Bulgaria leg of the Sonisphere Festival live on Tuesday June 22 and The Gazette have three pairs of tickets to give away to lucky readers. Cinema goers will get to see metal’s big four, Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth, on the same stage for the first time ever during the four hour rock marathon. Fans will also get to see additional backstage footage and exclusive interviews. Cineworld didn’t want to miss an opportunity to rock-out, so the heavy metal extravaganza will be broadcast into Cineworld cinemas live from the
Sonisphere Festival in Bulgaria, via satellite link. Fans will be able to catch every minute of head-banging action at over 30 Cineworld sites. The performances will run for three hours and 45 minutes with an additional 30 minute pre-show. The pre-show, a warm up for the main event, will include behind the scenes footage as well as exclusive interviews with the bands. Estimated program schedule (subject to change): Pre-show: 6 - 6.30pm UK First band (Anthrax) on screen: 6.30 UK Program end time: 10.15pm UK Total run time including pre-show is 4 hours, 15
minutes Head of Cineworld Marketing Communications, Luke Roberts comments, “We’re really pleased to be screening this once in a lifetime show. It offers something a little different that many wouldn’t expect to see at the cinema. Hopefully the screenings will allow as many fans as possible to experience the gig; we don’t want them to miss out on what’s going to be a spectacular event.” Anthrax’s Scott Ian has said of the show, “It ends 26 years of expectation,” adding, “I believe that, not only will we live up to the expectations, we will shatter them! No other four bands as influential as the four of us have ever
done this. Imagine if the Beatles, Stones, the Who and Zeppelin had done shows, or Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, Motorhead... that’s how big I feel this is.” To win one of the pairs of tickets for the show, answer this question:
What year did Metallica form? Email your answer with subject: “Cineworld Competition” to newsdesk @iwgazette.co.uk. Winners will be notified by email on Monday. For more information and to book tickets please visit www.cineworld.com
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PRISON BREAK FOILED
Retired teacher Brian Lawrence, 68, formerly of Hermitage, Berkshire, is serving a life sentence at Category B IW Prison Parkhurst for battering a Korean War veteran Deryk Cox, 69, to death. After battering Deryk with a hammer he set fire to his house in Caversham, Berkshire, in 2003. Lawrence who has served seven years of a 21-year life sentence was caught by vigilant prison officers who foiled the attempted break out, involving a helicopter, by breaking a series of coded letters and maps written in lemon juice. The escape was due to have taken place hours after the 2010 Isle of Wight pop festival had closed. Lawrence planned the daring escape attempt realising there would have been lots of helicopters in the air. This would have been the ideal cover for the convicted murderer to
carry out his escape plans. A Gazette source revealed that Lawrence had spent many months planning the escape and had also sold a quarry for over £500,000 to fund the purchase of the helicopter breakout. The funds were offered to a gang working on the outside to spring Lawrence from the jail. Prison staff rumbled the sophisticated escape plan after a number of lemons were found in Lawrence’s cell during a routine search. Prison officers alerted the governor to the find and Lawrence’s mail was monitored more closely. Security staff within the prison noticed a certain code within the communications that the convicted granddad was sending out and spent many weeks trying to decipher the code.
Officers broke the coded messages to reveal that Lawrence was sending out lemon juice drawn maps and they could be read by candlelight. They gave details of the layout of the prison and were he was planning to be at the time of the pick up. Lawrence used this lemon juice and coded letter method when trying to arrange for a hit man to carry out a contact killing on his former lover Christine Watson’s husband and another friends partner. It was for these crimes that Lawerance stood trial and was convicted at Reading Crown Court. The insanely jealous granddad of four was sentence to life imprisonment. The deviously plot was etched out down to the smallest detail as to how Lawrence wanted the gang to spring him from the jail.
A helicopter was to land within the prison grounds in an area that was unprotected by anti-chopper nets and scoop him up from the prison. It is unclear if he planned to leave the island by helicopter. A major prison probe was launched and Police worked closely with prison staff to halt the escape attempt. Prison governor Barry Greenberry praised his staff for their vigilance in foiling the attempt. He said “I am delighted at the way our security team and Hampshire Constabulary have foiled a possible escape attempt. I am very proud of the operations team at HMP Isle of Wight who diligently pieced together intelligence to stop a security breach. This is exactly the sort of excellent public service that the police and prison service provide to protect the public and reduce reoffending.”
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FIREFIGHTERS had to rescue an unlucky black kitten - after it got stuck between two metal containers. Jess’s curiosity got the better of him when he climbed between the metal containers, put his head through a hole and became trapped. But the kitten’s luck improved when his owners called the RSCPA and who than called out the islands fire service and begged the crew to free him. The owners who live at Anchorage way on East Cowes looked on as two fire fighters cut through the containers using small tools to free the kitty just after 1am Thursday Jess was freed 20 minutes later, after one of the fire fighters got a scratched hand for his troubles. Crew Manager Nigel Probert from Newport fire station said: “The kitten was pretty frightened and distressed, but it calmed down once it was free.” Distressed owners said: “We thought the safest thing was to called the RSPCA when they tried an couldn’t free him they called up the fire service to free Jess, We’re very grateful.”
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RESCUE AT ALUM BAY
THE COASTGUARD Helicopter from Lee-on- the Solent and The Needles coastguard cliff rescue team were called to carry out a difficult rescue at the world famous Alum Bay Beach near to the Needles lighthouse A 23-year-old man seriously injured his leg while playing beach football. The man had to be rescued in a basket stretcher and winched into the rescue helicopter before being flown to ambulance on the top of the Needles battery Coastguard rescue teams helped to recover the casualty before the helicopter winch man lowered a basket stretcher watched by many tourists at the popular attraction. The man who dislocated his knee was taken to St Mary’s hospital by the land ambulance for treatment.
ST CATHERINES VISIT BY RADIO 1 DJ ROB
TOP RADIO 1 DJ and Bestival curator Rob da Bank has visited St Catherine’s School, Ventnor, to meet children and young people at The Worx, the charity’s vocational training project. The Worx provides a range of vocational training opportunities from brick laying, to furniture restoration and audio production. While at The Worx, Rob, a patron of St Catherine’s, was interviewed by learners working on The Voice, the school magazine, and met the team behind Buzz Radio, the charity’s own radio station. St Catherine’s is a national charity working with children and young people, aged nine to 19 years of age. The learners come mainly from the Island, but also from across Britain and sometimes abroad to attend the school and further education centre. Each learner has his/ her own individual educational programme integrating learning and language therapy. This work is supp-
orted by the care, occupational therapy and medical teams. St Catherine’s holistic approach ensures each and every learner has access to high quality learning and personal development oppor-
Suzanne Hudson, Director of Development at St Catherine’s, said: “One in ten children (or 1.2 million) has a communication disability in the UK. How we communicate and interact
“As a patron of St Catherine’s, it is wonderful to see how the children and young people are progressing by taking part in new projects.” tunities relevant to their needs. Rob said: “As a patron of St Catherine’s, it is wonderful to see how the children and young people are progressing by taking part in new projects such as Buzz Radio.” The children and young people asked Rob lots of questions about his work including how The Worx’s radio studio compared to his at BBC Radio 1, why he set up Bestival and the music he is playing on his radio programme.
with other people lies at these centre of our lives. We need these skills in the classroom and at the workplace, dealing with strangers on the street as well as friends and family. “And yet most of us take these skills for granted. Having Rob, who is known for his excellent ability to communicate through words and music, as a patron is wonderful for St Catherine’s. The children and young people really look forward to his visits and always find them inspiring.”
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WHO’S THIS GIRL?
DO YOU know this delightful young lady? Is she your daughter, your granddaughter or a friend? Perhaps in that case you could let her know where most people go when they need a wee – and it’s not the top of a Southern Vectis bus in full view of the surveillance cameras. The girl got on the number 2 bus at Sandown Library on May 19 at around 7.24pm with a friend and went upstairs. She took the back seat, sitting horizontally with her back to the side window with her feet on the seat. Her friend took up a similar position on the seat in front. At around 7.29pm the girl got up from the back seat, walked forward about six seats and maneuvered into the seat in front of the camera. She then proceeded to take down her white trousers, sit on the seat and urinate straight onto the upholstery. She then stood up, pulled up her trousers, and a large wet patch on the seat could be easily seen. The girl then walked back to the back of the bus and resumed her previous position - both she and her friend obviously thought this was very funny as they can be seen laughing. The pair then moved to the front of the top of the bus shortly afterwards, where they are alleged to have harassed another girl aged 14 or 15 who reported the incident to the police. The
two girls got off of the bus in the Ryde area. Both matters are now subject to a police investigation. “An incident of this nature causes untold inconvenience to a number of people,” said Steve Roscoe of Southern Vectis. “We have to take the bus out of commission for up to a day for cleaning and disinfection. We don’t have a bank of spare buses we can call upon at a moment’s notice. “We had an incident last year when a lad urinated on the back of a bus and it seeped through the floor and dripped on to the passengers below. That person was arrested charged and subsequently banned from all our vehicles. He was fined by the courts and also had to pay cost in excess of £400. “The vast majority of youngsters are well behaved but this small minority of anti-social individuals, with no respect for others, cause a huge amount of inconvenience to the large majority of bus users.” Southern Vectis buses have up to 14 surveillance cameras on each bus. A Spokesman for Hampshire and IW Police can confirm they are continuing to investigate a report of criminal damage on board a Southern Vectis bus on the evening of May 19, 2010. Police are following several lines of inquiry and would like to
VIRUS OUTBREAK
thank Southern Vectis staff for reporting the matter and their assistance in securing evidence. Anti-social behaviour on public transport will not be tolerated by the police. We are carrying out targeted patrols and supporting responsible community events to combat anti-social behaviour this summer. Following a similar campaign last summer, there were 677 fewer reports of anti-social behaviour on the Island between July and September 2009, compared to the same three months in 2008. People of all ages can become
involved in anti-social behaviour and the police are dedicated to working together with local residents to ensure they feel safe in their communities. If anti-social behaviour is affecting your quality of life, or making you fear for your safety or the safety of others contact your local police station or call 101 or 0845 045 45 45. The Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership is committed to making people feel safer in all neighbourhoods across the Island by tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour.
LEGAL HIGH DRUGS MAN CHARGED
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AN ISLAND man who was arrested in April this is year for possession of mephedrone has been charged The Gazette can reveal. In a drug sting operation mounted by Police officers from Islands Targeted Patrol Teams (TPT), Ryde Town Safer Neighbourhoods team (SNT), Dog Support Unit and Intelligence Unit. Three men were arrested at children Play Park in Ryde. Luke Budden 20 from East Cowes and two other men were arrested just hours after the drug became illegal to posses. Budden of Vectis Road, East Cowes was charged by police on Tuesday this week when answering his bail with two offences one for possession of mephedrone and a second charge of possession of cannabis. He has been bailed to appear before Isle of Wight Magistrates court on June 25. The other two men have been released with no further action.
AN OUTBREAK of Norovirus struck St Mary’s Hospital in Newport and also at a care home on the Island. The Gazette learned that a ward was closed and restrictions on visitors were imposed. Around eight patients have so far been hit with the vomiting and diarrhoea bug across the health service. Carol Alstrom said: “We had problems with norovirus over the winter period and thanks to the co-operation of the public and our staff we managed to contain the outbreak. We have left in place restricted visiting to St. Mary’s to try and reduce the risk of infection being brought into the Hospital. Dr Jenifer Smith, Director of Public Health and Chief Medical Adviser for the Island, adds: “If people in the community begin to show signs of infection the first step is to drink plenty of fluids. The very young and elderly should take extra care as dehydration is more common in these age groups. If the symptoms persist, they should telephone either NHS Direct ( 0845 46 47), their own GP Surgery or for out of hours advice, contact the Island Health Line (0845 6031 007). They can also find further details of symptoms on the NHS Direct website www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk.”
STAPLERS SMASH A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to St Mary’s Hospital, Newport injuries after being involved in a crash. The accident involved the motorcycle and a Ford Ka car on Staplers roundabout in Newport last Friday (June 11). Three police cars, a rapid response paramedic and an ambulance attended the scene to treat the injured man. The accident affected the flow of traffic moving to and from the IW Festival site at Seaclose Park.
SINKING SAILOR A LONE sailor was given a helping hand by Cowes RNLI lifeboat on Monday June 14 after he informed Solent coastguards his 27 foot yacht had engine trouble. The yacht, Solitaire, was in mid-Solent near West Bramble buoy when he broadcast his problem just before 2.45pm that afternoon. Cowes’ Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Tabby Cat, helmed by Gary Payne, towed the yacht back to its River Medina mooring at the Folly.
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DRUGS CHARGES MEN IN COURT THREE men caught in an undercover sting in Yarmouth by SOCA, Hampshire Police and the UK Border Agency have appeared in court. The three appeared before magistrates in Portsmouth on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine. The drugs with a street value of more than £8million were found hidden in lobster pots by a fisherman. Island men Jamie Green and Daniel Payne and Veljko Protic of no fixed address sat in the dock flanked by three custody officers. The men confirmed their names and dates of birth. When asked by the clerk to confirm their current addresses they replied HM Prison Winchester. The charges were read to all three defendants who didn’t enter pleas when put. The trio were further remanded into custody to appear on July 5 for a committal hearing to Portsmouth Crown Court.
Daisy the Dog with Laura Brett
FIRE CREWS were called to Lake Green Road, Lake, to tackle a fire in the bedroom of a house. The owner’s daughter, 26-yearold Laura Brett, was first alerted to the fire by her 15-month-old terrier dog called Daisy. A passing builder spotted smoke coming from the top window of the property and attempted to tackle the fire using a garden hose. “Neighbours pulled the man back for fear it would make the fire worse and he could have been injured,” said neighbour and Sandown and Shanklin Lifeboat crewman Gary Spearman. Laura said: “I was in the living room watching the television, and could hear my dog barking in the hallway. At first I thought there was someone at the door. I went out into the hall and Daisy was on the stairs barking and that was when I spotted the smoke coming from upstairs. The landing was black with smoke – I couldn’t see anything. I just got out of the house and called 999. The fire crews got here really quickly and on the Shanklin fire engine were my two cousins, Darren and Adam Wood.” Fire crews from Sandown, Newport and Shanklin attended the blaze that took hold in a rear bedroom. Watch manger Nigel Probert said: “It was a good bit of fire fighting by the crews within the property who gained control of the fire and stopped the spread to roof and other parts of the
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EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY
NEW APPEAL FOR ACCIDENT WITNESS POLICE are appealing for a witness to come forward after a possible road traffic collision in Shanklin. A young woman was walking along Queens Road, Shanklin at approximately 10.00am on Friday, June 4, 2010 when a nearby pedestrian fell to the pavement close to a car that was reversing out of the Hambledon Hotel. The pedestrian, a 76-year-old man from Cheshire, received serious injuries in his fall and was taken to hospital for treatment. The young woman left the scene before police could take her details or a statement. The Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit (RPU) is appealing for this witness to contact officers as she could have information that is crucial to the investigation. Police need to confirm whether a collision or any kind of contact took place between the 76-year-old man and the maroon coloured V registration Ford Fiesta, which was being reversed out of the Hambledon Hotel. The young woman or anyone with information is asked to contact the Isle of Wight Roads Policing Unit by phoning Shanklin Police Station on 101. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111. In an emergency, always dial 999.
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The fire scene at Lake Road
property.” “The whole of my dad’s bedroom was gutted,” said Laura. “The wardrobe full of clothes was destroyed and the television and DVD player have melted. The firemen said that the heat was really severe. The bathroom and the other two bedrooms have smoke damage and we’ll need to get new beds and curtains. “The fire assessor has told us we’ll probably have to move out for between three and six months because the walls and ceilings will have to come down.” The family have lived in the house for over 50 years – Laura’s dad Des was born in the damaged bedroom 50 years ago and Laura was born in the same room, 26 years ago. Her sister Melissa (28) also lives at the property. “It’s a real family home,” said Laura who works in the housing department of Gosport Borough Council in the Income Recovery Team. Duty officer Jeff Walls said: “There was a smoke alarm in the property but it failed to activate.” He stressed the importance of regular maintenance and testing. The Island’s fire service offer free home fire safety visits, when a member of the fire service will attend a property and fit a 10-year smoke alarm for free. They will also discuss escape routes out of a property in the event of a fire. The community fire safety department can be contacted on 01983 533 834.
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POLICE APPEAL AFTER SEX ASSAULT CLAIM
POLICE launched an appeal for information after a woman was assaulted on the Island shortly after the close of the annual Festival. In the early hours of Monday morning police received a report that a woman had been sexually assaulted by a man in Newport. The woman did not know the man. Detective Sergeant Gary Lyons said, “We are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen or heard anything in relation to this incident. We believe that both the woman and the man involved were here for the Isle of Wight festival. “This type of incident is rare on the Island, and we are taking this report very seriously. We have a number of officers carrying out enquiries in the area and talking to people both in the local area and at the festival. “It is thought that the man had been with a small number of others, who may know what happened. I would appeal directly to that group – did you see or hear anything directly? Or perhaps you’ve overheard someone talking about the incident? Even the smallest piece of information could prove vital to us and I would urge you to contact the police as soon as possible.” Anyone with information is asked to contact police on the Isle of Wight on 101 or call Crimestoppers, the charity, anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Police Officers search the scene
BUILDING WORK FRAUD CHARGE
TWO MEN who cold-called an elderly lady in Freshwater and made her pay for work on her home that did not need doing have appeared at the IW Magistrates court. William Mitchell, 22 from Lancing and David Keet, 25 from Fareham, were sentenced to 80 hours community service over 12 months and ordered to pay £60 in compensation. David Keet, 25, from Fareham, was given a six month conditional discharge. In a joint sting mounted between Trading standards and Police the pair were arrested after cold calling a
pensioner and trying to tell her further work needed to be done on her property when it didn’t, after offering to clear her guttering. The pair made out that there were problems and cracks around the chimney of her property. The court heard the lady was originally cold-called by the pair on September 23, 2009 and quoted £40 to have her fascias and guttering cleared. Under UK trade regulations, any work costing over £35 requires a seven day cancellation notice - which was not given. During this work, the
pair then claimed to have discovered other ‘problems’ that needed repairing including cracks in the lead around the chimney. They charged her £770 of which she paid with two cheques and £100 in cash. However, her neighbours intervened and reported the matter to IW Council’s Trading Standards Service and Hampshire Constabulary, and she successfully cancelled the cheques. Subsequent examinations of the house and the chimney by an expert on behalf of Trading Standards found there were no problems and
no repair work was needed. On September 30 the pair were arrested in a joint Trading Standards and police operation in Fishbourne and were subsequently prosecuted by Trading Standards for failing to deliver to her a cancellation notice in writing and also for engaging in a misleading commercial practice. On the charge relating to engaging in a misleading commercial practice, Mitchell was found guilty and given the community sentence, while Keet was found not guilty during their
appearance in court. At an earlier court hearing, both Mitchell and Keet pleaded guilty to failing to provide a cancellation notice. IW Council Trading Standards Manager Richard Stone said: “This prosecution sends out the message that preying on elderly residents and charging for work that doesn’t need to be done will not be tolerated. Our advice is that no one should accept work from people who cold call on your doorstep and if you feel intimidated, call Trading Standards or the police. “If it hadn’t been for the
awareness of neighbours and our subsequent intervention, this lady could have been left significantly out of pocket.” A spokesman for Hampshire Constabulary said: “The police acted rapidly on information provided by Trading Standards and different units with specialist skills worked together to trace and arrest the suspects swiftly. “We hope this successful prosecution gives other victims of rogue traders the confidence to report suspected offences to Trading Standards when they happen.”
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FIGHTING FOR THE BLIND
THE ISLAND campaign group for RP Fighting Blindness plan to use the beauty of the Isle of Wight to ram home its message that in a few years time, those who have lost their sight through Retinitis Pigmentosa could have it restored in the not too distant future. That would then allow them to enjoy the breathtaking sites of the Island that so many take for granted. An appeal will run over the remainder of the two years left on a research project being undertaken at Southampton Hospital, under the leadership of Professor Andrew Lotery. The aim is to determine whether adult stem-cells can be taken from the iris at the front of the eye and transplanted to the retina at the back of the eye in order to grow photo receptor cells. If this procedure is successful it will pave the way for treatment trials in the not too distant future. Doctor Heather Thomson who is carrying out this research will be attending the launch at Priory Bay on July 4. Tickets are available at £17.50 for high tea in the grounds of the hotel to the cool jazz sounds of Phoenix, and a special guest appearance of Louissa Lytton - subject to work commitments - who has appeared in Eastenders, The Bill and Strictly Come Dancing, who has RP in her family. For tickets please contact 01983 406661 or anyone wishing to donate to the appeal can go to www. justgiving.com/eyelovesight.
Colin drives the boat as Bembridge Lifeboats Coxswain looks on
BIKE TRACK IS STILL WINTER GARDENS OPEN DESPITE NEW MANAGER WORKS CYCLING from Newport to Cowes and back along the old railway line cycle track will still be possible this summer, despite extensive development works at Stag Lane. Successful negotiations between the Isle of Wight Council, SEEDA and the Environment Agency have resulted in an alternative drainage plan for the development, avoiding the need to divert cyclists away from the cycle track. Over 57,000 cycle journeys are made along the track each year and it is extremely popular with walkers too. The track was to be closed to construct a new drainage system along the line, which would have
meant a full closure of the track with a diversion along the main road between Newport and Cowes. But the new agreed plan will see the existing drainage system, which runs across the track, upgraded instead. A local diversion of approximately 20m will be put in place, while the work is in progress, enabling cyclists and pedestrians to use a temporary track directly adjacent to the existing track within the West Medina Mills site. Cllr Edward Giles, Isle of Wight Council Cabinet Member for the Environment and Transport said: “I am delighted that we have been able to agree a solution to the drainage works which avoids the closure of the cycle track. With the Wight Wheels Challenge taking place next month and the Cycling Festival in September, it is excellent news that the track will remain open for all to enjoy.”
SIMON WHEELER has been appointed as the entertainments manager at Ventnor Winter Gardens. Simon, appointed by Ventnor Town Council, has been a performer for 20 years in production shows, summer seasons, pantomimes and cabarets. He spent three years as cruise director for Seabourn Cruise Lines, responsible for the creation and co-ordination of their entertainments programme, public relations, management of entertainment teams and events host. Cabaret performances on Cruise Lines including P&O, Silverseas, and Fred Olsen led on to his becoming performer and company manager for Qdos Entertainments where his duties included management of the touring show team, financial control of running costs and keeping of show reports. He was later appointed resident director and tour manager for Qdos Entertainments and his latest roles have been as production manager for Smile Productions and cabaret Simon Wheeler performer for Shearings Hotels. Simon’s Winter Gardens appointment was a unanimous decision at Ventnor Town developing a full programme of activities for Council’s meeting of 14 June and he has the summer holidays, with much more to started work immediately with the aim of follow.
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SAUCY SANDOWN POSTCARD
A MAN and woman who were visiting the Island have been arrested and released on bail - accused of having sex on Sandown beach The Gazette can reveal. Four police units attended the incident after members of the public called police stating the couple were performing sex acts on the packed beach. Hundreds of people watched in disgust as the pair carried out the gross acts in front of families and children on the Culver parade beach. One sunbather, who didn’t wish to be named, was on the beach with his wife and two young children outside a local bar and restaurant. Speaking to The Gazette he said “At first it looked very funny, there was music on in the background coming from some local entertainment from a nearby bar. The woman didn’t really look dressed for the beach. It looked like she had been drinking. She ran down onto the sand and started dancing, then removed her top and was dancing around in a skimpy pair of knickers. “Everyone was laughing and thought it very funny. The man who was with the woman started getting involved. He ripped off the woman’s knickers and that was when it turned sour. He was performing a sexual act on the woman. It was very unpleasant to look at. When the police turned up and arrested the pair everyone cheered the police on as
the couple were taken away. A spokeman for Hampshire and IW Police said “Police can confirm a 28-year-old man from Surrey and a 22-year-old woman from Northern Ireland were arrested on suspicion of gross indecency and outraging public decency on Sandown Beach at approximately 2.20pm on Saturday, June 12, 2010. “Officers were called by a member of the public to Culver Parade where the two people were detained and taken into custody at Newport Police Station. “They were bailed until August pending further inquiries.”
The couple being arrested and led away
WALKING TO AID JEM TO CELEBRATE their ruby wedding, an Island couple are walking around the Island to help raise money for their grandson, Jem, who has Muscular Dystrophy. On July 4, John and Joan Ellison from Sandown will have been married for 40 years and to celebrate they have decided to walk the coastal path around the Island in five legs, starting and finishing in Sandown. They aim to raise funds by sponsorship for necessary, life prolonging equipment
for their grandson, Jem Drennan, who has the muscle wasting disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Jem was born on the Island in 1997 and was diagnosed as having Muscular Dystrophy in November 2000. He attended pre-school in upper Ventnor and primary school at Sandown C of E School in Grove Road Sandown until he moved with his mum, brother and sister to America in 2006. Jem, who is now 13, lost the ability to walk in 2008. John and Joan will be
walking from Sandown to Wootton on June 12; Wootton to Shalfleet on June 19; Shalfleet to Freshwater Bay on June 26; Freshwater Bay to Chale on July 10 and Chale to Sandown on July 17, a total of 67 miles. To sponsor John and Joan they can be contacted via their e-mail address, johnellison_5@hotmail.com The couple hope to raise £2000, and any money raised over that amount will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.
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CAIMANS COME TO ZOO PARK
A Spectacled Caimon
The Hackney police officers preparing to swim arounf the Island
POLICE CHARITY SWIM AROUND THE ISLAND
A GROUP of hardy police officers will be squeezing into their trunks and swimming around the Island to raise cash for a sick youngster. Officers from Hackney are taking the plunge in the challenge to help Robyn Higgins - a young girl suffering from a rare form of cancer. The officers are currently training in London Fields Lido for the event which will take place in mid-September. Det Con Will Hughes said: “We previously did charity events but one
guy was badly injured and the only thing he could do was swimming. We decided on this challenge so that he could take part in it too. There are a lot of early starts at the moment and a lot of our own time is spent training but it will be worth it. “We are planning to swim around the Isle of Wight and we only know of one previous successful attempt so it will be tough. We have spoken to Robyn’s family, who are in America at the moment for her treatment,
and they are really excited about the challenge.” Robyn Higgins is the daughter of a Metropolitan Police officer who is suffering from Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Robyn is currently in New York due to preventative antibody treatment not currently being available in the UK. To donate to the charity swim challenge visit http://uk. virginmoneygiving.com/swim4 robyn or to find out more about Robyn visit http://robynhiggins.com
THREE Spectacled Caimans arrived at Amazon World Zoo Park in the early hours of this morning (June 18) after an eight-hour journey from Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France. Ranging in size from 1 to 1.5 metres these impressive reptiles can reach up to 2.5 metres in length as mature adults. The Spectacled Caiman also known as the Common Caiman is named for the bony ridge between the front eyes that makes them look like they’re wearing a pair of spectacles. Originating from Central and South America the latest new arrivals at Amazon World Zoo Park should feel right at home in a brand new purpose built croc pool. The trio have joined two other caiman that have already settled into the croc pool, which is a multi species exhibit housing several bird species as well. The new exhibit completed at the beginning of June has only taken about a month to build and staff at the zoo park are extremely happy with how this latest development has turned out. Head Keeper Rachel Patrick said,
“The expansion of the croc pool is a fantastic addition to Amazon World, which gives the public a unique opportunity to get up close and see one of nature’s top predators.” Spectacled Caiman are widely distributed in the wild due to their ability to inhabit both salt and fresh water and are currently classified as of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered species. They appear to have benefitted from over hunting and commercial utilisation of other crocodilian species, as they are able to colonise habitats in which they would previously have been outcompeted. Their diet varies in the wild and consists largely of fish, amphibians, other reptiles and water birds; they are known to live for up to 24 years in captivity. Although large populations exist in the wild spectacled caiman are still classified as Appendix II by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) due to their popularity in the pet trade, this means trade in live animals or their by products is controlled and regulated.
TURNER: FERRY NUMBERS SURPRISING
ISLAND MP Andrew Turner has expressed his surprise that no fewer than nine million commuters use the ferry ports to bring them to and from the mainland. Figures have been revealed for the first time, and the routes between the
Island and Southampton and Portsmouth mean the numbers crossing is surpassed in the United Kingdom only by those who travel in and out of Dover, and total around 13 million. The Department of Transport figure also show
that the total roll on-Roll off traffic on Red Funnel and Wightlink is around 13 million tones. Mr. Turner said: “We are all aware that there are extremely large volumes of traffic moving across the Solent serving the Island’s
economy, but these figures are really quite surprising. “We need to recognise and plan for the impact which these movements have on our roads, our infrastructure and public services. “We have no bridge, no tunnel and no scheduled
air services - we are entirely dependent on the ferry companies. “Only in a climate of co-operation and sensible discussion can we find the right answers, so I believe we need to widen and develop the debate.
“The Isle of Wight Council is opening up discussion on the Island’s economic development plans and consulting on transport plans. I would therefore encourage everybody to join in the discussion on these vital decisions.”
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TWO-VEHICLE CRASH AT FISHBOURNE
HOVERING TO SINGAPORE
A HOVERCRAFT built in Bembridge, and destined for use by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has been undergoing sea trials off the Island. The 8000TD hovercraft, built on the Island by Griffon Hoverwork, who have their headquarters at Hythe, is due to be shipped to Singapore in a few days time, and is the third of its kind to be bought by an airport in the Far East. It will become an integral part of any search and rescue operation at Changi International Airport in Singapore. Search and rescue provision can prove a problem for many airports surrounded by water, mud, grass or concrete;
areas which are impossible to reach by most forms of transport but are ideal hovercraft territory. Griffon Hoverwork provide the solution, proven by the fact that the company has more hovercraft in service in the airport search and rescue sector than any other manufacturer in the world. Griffon Hoverwork craft provide a valuable service in the airports of Brazil, Korea, New Zealand and Ireland, amongst others. This Griffon 8000TD is to be based at Changi International for crash rescue duties in the shallow waters of the Johore Straits and the Straits of Singapore. The new hovercraft will work alongside the Griffon 8000TD currently in operation.
CAAS has operated an American C7 hovercraft and its first Griffon 8000TD for over eight years and is therefore among the more experienced airport operators of hovercraft around the world. For CAAS’ third hovercraft, it chose the Griffon Hoverwork as its supplier of choice and the 8000TD for its proven capabilities and competitive price. In fact this is the third 8000TD to be purchased for an airport in the Far East – the first is currently operating at the new Incheon/Seoul airport in Korea. Powered by two diesel engines and twin 2.6m air propellers, the Griffon 8000TD cruises at speeds of over 40 knots (46 mph or 74 kms/hr) with a full payload
and can achieve speeds of over 50 knots (58mph or 93 kms/hr). A feature of all Griffon hovercraft is their high-speed reaction time in emergencies, regardless of where the emergency occurs. These unique craft will traverse the concrete aircraft parking area or grass as easily as the mud, sand or water surrounding the airport. Hovercraft also have no need for additional infrastructure; they can be parked on concrete as close to the main runway as possible and be ready for high-speed take-off at any moment. The hovercraft is designed to carry 50 seated survivors plus 10 stretcher cases, and a comprehensive array of rescue equipment is included.
NHS IS ‘FAILING AUTISTICS’
CAMPAIGNERS from the Isle of Wight branch of the National Autistic Society (NAS) say thousands of children with autism are needlessly facing a future of mental health problems, because the NHS does not know how to help them. A new campaign by the NAS known as ‘You Need to Know’ aims to tackle what campaigners describe as ‘an unfit mental health system that fails two thirds of children with autism’ and alleges it often makes their mental health worse. Statistics reveal more than 70 per cent of children with autism have a mental health problem, such as depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other anxiety disorders, despite the fact that many of these problems are preventable. Autism is a complex disability and so when mental health problems do develop in children with the condition they are much harder to recognise, diagnose and treat without appropriate knowledge. Tragically, they are often
dismissed as an unfortunate, but unavoidable side effect of having autism. Louise Foley of the NAS Isle of Wight branch said: “As the parent of a child with autism I find it extremely upsetting that so many children with autism are
“This has a devastating effect on families many of whom develop their own mental health problems as a result.” developing preventable mental health problems. They then find themselves up against a broken system that doesn’t understand them or their needs. “This has a devastating effect on families many of whom develop their own mental health problems as a result. Parents and
professionals alike are crying out for more autism support. The NHS needs to know how to help these children and the Government needs to know it can’t wait.” The NAS Isle of Wight Branch is calling on people on the Island to get involved by sending an email to their MP encouraging them to back the campaign. For more information, visit www. autism.org.uk/youneedtoknow. Over 450 parents surveyed for the You Need to Know campaign revealed: • Mental health services failed to improve the mental health of two thirds of children with autism • Forty three per cent of parents whose children are currently registered with mental health services said their child’s mental health had got worse because they could not get the services they needed. • Over half of parents do not think that mental health services know how to communicate with their child. • Eighty three per cent of the
children first experienced mental health problems before the age of ten, and half before the age of five. • Nine out of ten parents said that the mental health problems their child faced had had a negative impact on their own mental health and that of the whole family. Over a quarter of family members needed support from mental health services as a result. • The minority of parents who said they had been able to get specialist autism help were twice as likely to say their child’s mental health had improved. The NAS is calling for the Government to act now to make mental health services work for children with autism and change their future. This includes autism training for mental health professionals and access to specialist autism support in every area. The NAS has also developed an information guide about mental health and children with autism to empower families and help them access the support they so desperately need.
EMERGENCY services were called to a two vehicle road traffic incident earlier this month. Two drivers were treated by paramedics at the scene, a police spokesperson describing their injuries as ‘minor’. There were short traffic delays whilst police dealt with the incident that partially closed the road leading to the Wightlink ferry terminal. A Ford Fiesta turning right from Elenors
Grove towards Fishbourne Lane was involved in a collision with a Toyota Aygo travelling towards Ryde. The Toyota driver and a passenger in the Fiesta received minor injuries. They were checked by paramedics at the scene but were not taken to hospital. The Fiesta driver, a 30-year-old man from Hong Kong, was arrested on suspicion of driving without due care and attention. He was later released with no further action.
MAN IN COURT OVER SEX CHARGE A 30 YEAR old man from Victoria Road East Cowes appeared before the Island Crown Court and entered a not guilty plea to sexually assaulting a teenage girl. It’s alleged Oliver Lale-Phillips sexually assaulted the teenager in a public toilets block near to the chain ferry in Medina Road Cowes March last year. A bail application was made on behalf of Mr Lale by his barrister. This application was refused and the judge concluded he should remain in custody. A trial has been set for November at the Crown Court in Portsmouth.
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LACE DAYS SPECIAL SPEAKER
LACEMAKERS of Wight held their annual Lace Day at Wootton Community Centre, where Pat Perryman, who made the lace for the speaker of the House of Commons, gave a talk on her life and work. Pat helped to establish the Lace Museum at Honiton, the lace making capital of Britain, and she spoke about the museum and teaching lace making around the world. “It was an interesting day and we were very privileged to have such a prestigious speaker,” said Barbara Philo, chair of Lacemakers of Wight. “Pat made the jabot and cuffs for the Speaker in 1988, Bernard Weatherall. I was at the exhibition when he was presented with them – a small group of us went. “Pat has been making lace in the theme of People in Costumes but she has now moved on to Flower Fairies.” Lacemakers of Wight was formed 30 years ago this September, in 1980, and to mark the event the 30 members have made a tablecloth to raffle for the Hospice, which was on show with raffle tickets being sold for £1 each. “It’s a patchwork tablecloth with patterns from the Bromley Lacemakers,” explained Barbara. “Permission was sought from the original designers, but we did not copy them exactly as lace making is open to interpretation, and we also designed some of our own squares. “The tablecloth has 144 squares of 13cm each and to make the patterns took 200 hours with 15 different designs on the cloth. To wind the bobbins for each square took about two hours, there are 29 pairs of bobbins on each square and to make the lace for one square could take a beginner up to 30 hours although an experienced worker could take eight hours. “The edging was made by one person and from July to December last year and took 250 hours. The squares were joined by one person and took 40 hours. In total the tablecloth took 3,500 hours to produce and it was finished by the end of January.” Margaret Smith, 78, one of the original members of Lacemakers of Wight was at the Lace Day and remembered the early days of
the group. “I helped to start the group as I had a large room in my hotel (the Rozelle in Shankin),” said Margaret. “Within a month there were a lot of others. “I learnt lace making from Mary Hall who lived in Godshill, but teachers came from the mainland to help teach members in the
early days and later teachers came to teach lace making from different areas and countries. “We could have done with more people at the Lace Day but it went very well. I did like the new room. I saw the speaker about 20 years ago, so it was nice to see her again.”
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LUKE’S MEMORIAL
LUKE COWAN’S family paid a poignant visit to the place where Luke took his own life this time last year. Teenager, Luke Cowan was found hanging, near to the cliff edge in Luccombe, exactly 11 weeks after he disappeared from home on June 16. His brother James has made a cross his memory, which the family put near to the spot last Christmas. Luke’s sister Chantelle, his brothers James and Lawrence and sister Charmaine, along with Luke’s mum Michele’s partner Pip all made the journey to Luccombe to leave flowers and tributes to the loving son and brother they all miss and love. Michele was unfortunately unable to accompany the family as she was in St Mary’s Hospital after suffering a massive asthma attack last week. “We think he died on the 16th,” said Michele. “He’s in my heart forever and I love him dearly as do all of this brothers and sisters, and Pip, who has gone through all of this with me,” she said of the grueling ordeal waiting for word of Luke took on the whole family, and then the terrible news that he had taken his own life. Michele blames the (ex) ‘legal high’ Space E for contributing to his death. Luke, who was 17, was acting totally out of character when he disappeared after a weekend at the Isle of Wight Pop Festival, where he had been taking the drug. The drug Mephedrone, found in Space E, has since been made illegal. “This drug has left a devastating effect on our family and young people don’t realise what terrible effects it can have on their lives and their families,” said Michele. “It definitely had a profound effect upon Luke – if he hadn’t taken it he wouldn’t have died. It was the last straw. “A friend of my parents’ son has just hanged himself after taking it in America.” Michele had wanted to leave hospital in order to make the visit to Luccombe, but was not strong enough to make the journey. She collapsed in the road outside her home after a massive asthma attack last Thursday (June 10). “I had been thinking a lot about Luke in the past few days and panic set in. The doctors think it affected my breathing,” she explained. “I thought I was going to die. “You block it out for a while and then all of a sudden it hits you and you think ‘Oh no this awful thing really did happen,’ and it’s terrible.” In loving memory of my very special blue eyed boy. He’s in my heart forever and I love him dearly as do all of his brothers and sisters: Chantelle, James, Lawrence, Charmaine and Jayden, and Pip. Love always Michele.
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PUPILS PULLING POWER
Pupils of Shanklin C of E Primary School with the Lifeboat crew PUPILS from Shanklin C of E Primary School pulled the Sandown and Shanklin Independent Lifeboat (SSIL) along the entire length of Hope Beach to raise money for the school and the lifeboat. “The combined weight they pulled was nine
tons,” said Mark Birch, Operations Manager of SSIL. “I was amazed at the strength of the 120 children pulling – we had to slow the trailer down by applying the brakes on the tractor unit on the back. “The kids were really great – this is the second
year we’ve done it. We’ve put on talks at the school on sea safety and they wanted to help.” The lifeboat was on a trailer whilst it was pulled along the beach on Sunday June 6, and it only took the youngsters around 20 minutes to
complete the course. The children were sponsored and the pupil who raises the most money will win a trip out in the lifeboat with their family. Last year the sponsored pull raised just under £1,000. Mark Birch organised
the sponsored event with Jenny Bolt, caretaker at the school. “They pulled very fast and really enjoyed themselves,” said Jenny. “If you tell those youngsters to pull, they pull! There was even a dip in the beach that they had to pull it through.”
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Rachel Bridgeland, Peter Venner PETER VENNER’S participation in the recent Freedom Flotilla to Gaza has sparked controversy and he has been charged with reckless involvement in a terrorist organisation. Earlier this year Peter drove a vehicle packed with medical supplies and other aid from the IW in a land convoy to Gaza. All land routes have now been blocked. However, Peter was so impressed by what he found in Gaza - the kindness and generosity of a population systematically starved by the Israelis, (by means of restriction of
food that Israeli officials jokingly refer to as ‘a diet for Palestinians’), and their extraordinary lack of bitterness towards their Israeli oppressors - that he was determined to do what he could to help break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Peter was one of 600 passengers on the Mavi Marmara, a ship funded by Turkish charity IHH a similar organisation to Oxfam. Peter recalls: “From 11pm, radar picked up shadows closing from astern. We were woken at 4am and went to the quarter deck
for before-dawn prayer. A in case the boat was sunk. gunboats, filled with armed lookout called to say Israeli Nevertheless, we believed assault troops, like a pack boats had been spotted in the there would be safety in of malignant dogs following in our wake. Soon Israeli gunboats darted in alongside and there were several very loud explosions around the stern of the vessel. I heard a noise like gravel being sprayed against the cabin plates and eventually realised that this might be the sound of live ammunition. numbers and expected Israel Remembering that gas could darkness. “Israel has previously would harass us but not be used, I went to the lobby/ attacked international boats prevent our peaceful entry to stairwell area and had just finished improvising with a taking aid to Gaza, so we Gaza. “I went to the starboard dampened scarf when the expected to be threatened by Israel and wore life jackets rail and saw powerful first casualty was carried
“I went to the starboard rail and saw powerful gunboats, filled with armed assault troops, like a pack of malignant dogs following in our wake.”
down the stairs 2ft from where I stood. He was either dead or dying, with a dreadful head wound. “Three more victims followed. Autopsies have shown that they were shot from overhead or behind, which validates the evidence given by those on the five smaller aid boats who saw helicopters firing on the Mavi Marmara before commandos landed from sea and air. “I will never forget the shocking quantity and strong smell of blood. We were manacled and forced to kneel for three hours, at the point
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AFE AND WELL of about 40 rifles. I was near a steel stairway descending from the deck where the carnage had occurred. On two occasions an Israeli guard slipped over in the blood of
on news and local gossip. I was always made to feel extremely welcome.” Most of the passengers from the Mavi Marmara were sent to a prison newly
“The worst part was hearing that people on the Mavi Marmara had been killed. The Foreign Office could not tell me anything.” my fellow passengers. My human response was to try to get to my feet to help, while the soldiers looked embarrassed. If I had been able to get up, I imagine I would have been shot instantly.” Peter says that the accusation that the flotilla was carrying anything other than humanitarian aid is nonsense. Because of the threat from the Israelis, all the boats involved were scrupulously checked at every port to ensure there was nothing on board to give the Israelis an excuse for violence. The flotilla included participants from 42 nations. As Peter travelled on the Turkish ship, the predominant religion was Islam. Peter says his exposure to Islam has always been very benign. “Indeed I believe that Muslims are being demonised just as the Jews were. Like the Jews - other than in Israel - Palestinians have no history of taking people’s land. “I am not a Muslim myself, but I have always been treated with great friendliness by the Muslims I have met. During the land convoy I attended mosques and was amazed by the relaxed atmosphere. Following prayers, people chat on their mobile phones or just lie down to have a rest. The mosques are the hub of the local community and a great place to catch up
constructed for the Israelis by an Australian company. Others are still in custody elsewhere and there are reports that they have been badly beaten. On the following day representatives of all the nations involved insisted on access to the prisoners, but Peter was not visited by the British consul. “We were deported to Istanbul, where we were at last hailed by a British diplomat. She indicated that we should follow her behind some airport buses, which we later suspected was a ruse to avoid press coverage. She offered us each a loan of £100, but fortunately Turkish airlines laid on three nights in a hotel and a free flight back home. We stayed for the funeral of the people who were killed by the Israelis. The individual displays of kindness that were expressed towards me by the people I met in Turkey were extraordinary.” In response to the charge that, despite attacking the flotilla in international waters, the Israelis were defending themselves, Peter replies: “Suppose I rushed out of my house, stopped a passing car and killed the driver - I would expect to face trial. If I defended myself saying: “I thought he might have been bringing a gun for my neighbour to attack me,” this would invite two
questions: Are you insane? … And have you done something to your neighbour that makes you think he might want to harm you?” “The unwarranted attack by Israel on a flotilla taking humanitarian aid to Gaza raises similar questions. It appears that Israel is suffering a psychotic illness, the patient behaves rationally in an unreal world - it has repressed it’s conscience, is terrified that the truth of it’s actions will be revealed and is in complete denial of evident facts.” Peter’s partner, Rachel Bridgeland, had an anxious wait before Peter’s return. “The worst part was hearing that people on the Mavi Marmara had been killed. The Foreign Office could not tell me anything,” she said. “Following their attack on Gaza last year, the Israelis have tightened their punishing blockade. UN leaders, including the UN Secretary General, have backed the flotilla. They have seen the Israelis behave with complete impunity. Among the schools and hospitals deliberately targeted during the three week attack, the Israelis destroyed the UN food store in Gaza as well as UN schools. “The BBC uses film
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The Mavi Marmara him with four bullets, but this was considered too upsetting to show. “Mark Regev, the Israeli spokesman, frequently appears on British news despite the fact that he has been proved to have lied on many occasions. He accused Hamas of initiating the Israeli three week attack on Gaza last year by breaking the ceasefire, but it was shown that Hamas had not in fact
“Some have accused Peter of looking for trouble, but he is the most conciliatory person I know.” footage provided for them by the Israeli propaganda department. You can see the same piece of film on the internet, before scenes of soldiers shooting civilians were cut out. There is film of Israeli soldiers kicking one passenger before executing
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fired any rockets during the four months leading up to the Israeli bombardment in which thousands of Gazans were killed or maimed. “The people of Gaza are not allowed a voice as they are conveniently considered by the international community
to be ruled by terrorists, even though Hamas won the democratic election in Palestine by a huge majority. In addition, unlike Israel, the Hamas leadership has agreed to all UN resolutions regarding Palestine and has begged the UN to send peace keeping troops. “Some have accused Peter of looking for trouble, but he is the most conciliatory person I know. We have tried very hard to encourage our political representatives to take action, but they say there is nothing they can do. Even the Archbishop of Canterbury was unable to accept artwork from deaf schoolchildren in Gaza because this is on the Israelis banned list. On the land convoy, Peter was able to deliver £1000 worth of books to universities and libraries in Gaza. He took a further £600 worth on the flotilla, but as books and school supplies are also banned by
Israel it seems unlikely they will reach their intended destination - especially as Peter reports that passengers luggage was trashed. “Already our Foreign Office is backtracking on its original demand to end the illegal blockade of Gaza. Israel was formed in 1948, when Jewish settlers murdered 13,000 of their Palestinian hosts. The first Israeli prime minister, David Ben Gurion, said: “We must use terror and assassination to cleanse the Galilee of it’s Arab population,” and this is what they have been doing ever since, while the world turns a blind eye. What else is left but grassroots action? A further flotilla is being planned for September. As Ghandi said: “When the people lead, the leaders will follow.” Not many people would have the courage to do what Peter has done. I’m extremely proud of him.”
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AN OPEN Day at the Inshore Lifeboat Centre in East Cowes drew crowds over 700 people – the first open day to be held at the centre for 13 years, and only the second since it opened in 1962. This purpose-built East Cowes manufacturing facility constructs up to 60 percent of the RNLI’s total lifeboat fleet, as well as boats for the Police, HM Coastguards, and lifeboat services in Holland, the Virgin Islands, and Iceland. In addition to building 50 boats a year, the centre also carries out research and development and boat-maintenance, and is ready at a moment’s notice to supply relief boats
as and when required by stations. Guided tours taking place throughout the day included a visit to a new building producing the Alantic 75 and 85 RIBs. The building incorporates a dedicated laminating shop, spray booth, machine shop and welding bay. Also on show was the 1887 Bembridge Lifeboat, owned by the Island’s Historic Lifeboat Trust. Martin Woodward, from the Trust, who was instrumental in getting her restored, was at the event to recount her history and exploits. At 2pm a ceremony to name the newest Atlantic 85 lifeboat saw the ‘Harold
Baines’ being named by secretary of the IW Lifeboat Board, Diana Chilcott. Rev Andrew Wright and Rev Val Chards conducted the service of dedication. The boat will join the RNLI’s relief fleet and will replace boats all over the country when they need to be taken out of service for maintenance or repairs. Other attractions during the day included live music, children’s activities with prizes, a flyover by the HM Coastguard helicopter and a photo opportunity on a lifeboat. There were also on-site refreshments and an RNLI shop, and RNLI volunteers were very much in evidence including some from Bembridge Lifeboat.
“We believe many members of the public will find what we do here quite fascinating and make them even more appreciative of the high standards we insist on with the RNLI inshore lifeboats, which account for around 60 percent of all the charity’s rescues,” said the site’s Operations Manager, Glyn Ellis. The Inshore Lifeboat Centre occupies two acres on the east Cowes bank of the Medina at the southern end of Clarence Road, by the junction with Minerva Road. It is internationally renowned as a centre of excellence for its work involving inflatable and rigid inflatable lifeboats (RIBs).
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BIG BONANZA THERE ARE few things more embarrassing than being the only person to arrive somewhere dressed differently from everyone else. Thankfully at last weekends Isle of Wight festival, people my age could wear almost anything without shame, only the young spent weeks choosing just the right clothes and footwear, presumably because that’s what young people do! For me, and anyone else over thirty, the real issue is what colour wristband you’ll be wearing. A blue wristband means you paid £150 plus booking fee. It got you in for the weekend and allowed you to enjoy three days of incredible talent and atmosphere. For a little extra, you got a purple, allowing you to camp on site too. From here on in it gets more complicated, but stick with me! (By the way, for security reasons the system changes each year, so don’t even think about forgery, the last people to try ended up in jail.) A green with a wavy edge made you ‘staff,’ but they seem
By David Holmes to use loads of other colours for staff too, we wont dwell on staff passes. The coveted ‘VIP’ band, in pink seemed to be worn by radio competition winners and hundreds more besides. I suspect these are also given to those close enough and of course cheeky enough, to ask the festival management for what’s known in the trade as ‘a comp.’ This colour band got you in via the artist entrance and most importantly, allowed access to the VIP bar alongside the stage. Hundreds of people also seemed to have ‘media’ passes. These are lilac in colour and allow access to some of the backstage area, media village and VIP bar. Next came the Artist passes, laminates not wristbands, that got you all around the site, all bars and of course, up on stage! At first glance you would want one of these, but slow down, they have a major flaw. They are date
specific, only valid on the day you actually appear. Major artists ‘show and go’ as they say in the business, so don’t need ‘access all areas’ on other days. These are only great if you want a one day festival experience. My own modest category was ‘guest.’ To put these into context, the red ’guest’ band gets you pretty much anywhere, including the Medina Quay pub. For someone not prepared to go unwashed for three days and wanting a proper loo and hot water, this category is nirvana. Sadly this did not allow me on stage, (make your own joke here) nor did it allow backstage food and refreshment. A bonus when you’re my size! The organisers, you may guess, feed thousands over the weekend, as well as in the build up, these include site staff, production workers, emergency services etc etc. Guest passes are issued to ‘friends’ and I suspect, ‘friends of friends.’ The rumour is Mr Jay Zed, asked for 100 plus for his
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friends. The Stones wanted 300 plus. I am very happy with my guest category, except, If I’m honest, I would rather have a black one. Black passes are ‘production’ passes, they really do get you anywhere, at anytime. Now, how cool is that? Not quite cool enough is the answer. What you really need is a production laminate. They allow access anywhere at anytime. They even allow you to move people around who don’t have any other pass. Think about it, your mates could turn up with their mates and you got march them all in to the festival! Now how popular would that make you? Answer; Very! Kind of. This is because if you really could do that, you would be overwhelmed by friends you never knew you had. And next year, your mates would bring their mates and it would be 1970 all over again! So, what do I really want? I want John Giddings personal pass. It simply said ‘Don’t you ******* know who I am?’ Classy!
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A HOVER FEST
FOR SOME festival-goers destined for the Island, the party started early when they were greeted by a street party laid on by Hovertravel in Southsea. Festival-goers destined for the Island were greeted by Galaxy’s Drivetime DJ Ben Glover and Breakfast
DJ Paul Gillies who were pumping out top tunes. Everyone was dancing around their rucksacks and wellies, whilst waiting in the queue for the hovercraft. Passers-by looked on in amazement as the queue had a good time. Even the
Hovertravel staff joined in. It was a bit like a Saturday night out remarked one of the waiting passengers. The street party dubbed ‘HoverFest’ was thought up by Hovertravel’s managing director Neil Chapman. Neil said: “Visitors to The Isle of Wight festival
often choose Hovertravel because we are the quickest way to travel to the Island. This year to get the party started even faster we are launching the HoverFest to add to the excitement and help get our customers in the mood for the big event.”
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WORRY about the waist up and don’t worry about the waist down,” was Paloma Faith’s top tip for the Festival. Dressed in one of five ‘alter egos’ designed for her festival appearances this summer, Paloma was in head to toe leopard print, edged with pillar box red, matching red turban with red net veil, red chunky high heeled shoes and, of course, vampish red lipstick. “This is the leopard lady. She’s a seductress and playful, with a film noire feeling. It’s unusual for British women to be real divas – it’s more of an American thing. But I want to empower women – getting dressed up is about being strong with your femininity,” she explained. “Don’t be afraid to wear bright colours and speak JUST before Florence and the Machine were due to go on stage, who should appear backstage but Kate Moss. The top model had to be helped across the back stage car park. She has been a regular IW Festival fan since first attending with her ex Pete Doherty, when he played with his band Babyshambles back in 2005. Looking stunning in her tassled shawl, Kate went up on stage to watch from the wings.
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out – you only live once,” she exclaimed. And her top beauty tip was Mac Ruby Loo lipstick. “My performance was so exhilarating,” said Paloma. “To start off with I felt the first ten rows knew who I was, but by the end I felt like the whole festival came over to see what was going on. “When I heard I was doing a lot of main stages I thought I’d better make as big an impact as I could. I designed all the stage sets myself and I had five outfits designed for the festivals by Lyle Akariah. “This is one of the only festivals I’ve been to without fear of sinking. There’s a bit of concrete an some nice loos,” said Paloma. “But I’m not staying on. I’m on quite a strict regime from my tour manager who said I’ve got to go home.
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John Giddings, Melanie and Charles Everest IT WAS a trip down memory lane for photographer Charles Everest at the IW Pop Festival last weekend. Charles, who is now 82, was at the 1970 pop festival where he snapped singer Melanie and was back forty years later to capture her in his lens. “I enjoyed it very much,” said Charles of his revisit to the Pop Festival. “It brought back a great many memories of the kind of scene in 1970. “My interest was to get another shot of Melanie, but it was a little difficult to get exactly what I wanted.
But it was the first time I actually met her and I got a big cuddle, which was lovely.” Over 70 of the 1,500 to 2,000 images Charles took in 1970 are currently on show in an exhibition at Dimbola in Freshwater in ‘The Cameron Life Festival Experience’ exhibition. These follow the setting up, the festival acts and clearing up afterwards. Melanie paid a visit to Dimbola to see the exhibition on the Monday after the festival and spent three hours there, leaving
a comment in the visitor’s book. In 1970 Charles lived on the Island and helped the organi-sers out issuing press passes, and was given carte blanche to take photos. They weren’t published at the time but images have since appeared in books about the festival by Brian Hinton and Bob Aylott. Charles’ career was as a newsreel cameraman working for ITM and the BBC, and as a stills photographer. He now lives in Sheffield.
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FESTIVAL FACTS: ON THE BUSES SOUTHERN VECTIS carried a staggering 50,000 people over the Pop Festival weekend, driving festival-goers to and from the ferry terminals, Newport’s Church Litten Festival station and home late at night. Buses ran 24 hours a day. Between 25 and 30 buses were brought in from the mainland to help with demand and fifty drivers per day were employed at the Festival site. Around another 20 staff were loading buses, selling tickets and making sandwiches and refreshments at the on-site canteen. Over 1,100 people came direct to the Pop Festival from all over Great Britain. They got on a bus at locations such as Yorkshire or Lancashire and came all the way to the Island, across on the ferry and their bus deposited them at the Festival bus station on Fairlee Road.
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POLICE can confirm they are investigating an allegation of assault in Newport, Isle of Wight. A report was received shortly before 2.00am on Friday, June 11, 2010. It’s alleged three men in their early 20s were involved in the alleged assault on the Isle of Wight Festival campsite. Security stewards and the police responded swiftly. Two of the men received injuries to their face and were taken to hospital where they were later discharged. A 23-year-old man from Reading, Berkshire was arrested on suspicion of assault, and bailed until July 19, 2010 pending further inquiries. Two men, aged in their 20s from Cowes, Isle of Wight, were street bailed until June 23, 2010. ONE HUNDRED and one thefts overall were reported (as of 4pm on Sunday, June 13, 2010). 26 people were arrested in relation to suspected offences at the Isle of Wight Festival and brought into custody at Newport Police Station. These provisional figures are correct as of 4.00pm on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and do not include information from all custody centres on the Isle of Wight. SPOTTED at the Festival was surreal comedian Leigh Francis aka Avid Merrion of the Bo’ Selecta! comedy shows. Unlike his foul mouthed bear character who exposes himself and hurls abuse at everyone, Avid was in a mellow mood. “So far I’ve had an amazing time. I’m glad it’s as small as it is coz smaller is good. I think I prefer smaller festivals,” he enthused. “Everyone’s been nice, we’ve had nothing but niceness. I got told this was a friendly festival and it is. “I’m wearing a lady’s top,” said Avid, and showed us all the tassles by posing arms akimbo. “Can I have my picture taken with you,” asked one lad. “You cheeky so and so,” laughed Avid taking on a camp persona as he genially posed for the various happy snappers.
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A HAMPSHIRE Constabulary spokesman said: “The vast majority of the 55,000 people at the Isle of Wight Festival are enjoying themselves safely and responsibly. “The numbers of people arrested for suspected offences is lower than we’ve expected from previous years. The numbers of thefts reported so far is also lower than 2009. “Officers handed out crime prevention lanyards to help people take sensible precautions to protect their valuable personal property. These lanyards are proving popular with festival goers. “The Isle of Wight Festival is living up to its relaxed, family friendly reputation. We are receiving positive feedback about the good atmosphere among the audience and their interaction with security staff and police officers, who are working closely together within the event’s Safety Advisory Group.”
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FOR YOUR convenience it is A1 Loo Hire from Wokingham who are in their sixth year of supplying toilets to the IW Festival. A1 supplied 914 single portaloos, over 300 men’s urinals and around ten trailer toilets to the festival this year. Of these they sourced around 100 toilets from Island firms: 70 from JMC Plant Hire and 30 from R&R Containers. “I always ask the Island firms first and we’ll use all those that they have,” said director of A1 Clive Owen. “It takes ten days to get the toilets over to the festival site from the mainland and another ten days to get them back. The toilets on the campsite are emptied three times a day, but nearer to the arena it is only possible to empty the toilets overnight.” Waste has to be treated by A1 with a machine to screen it
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THE 2010 Isle of Wight festival kicked off on Thursday June 10 with the Squeeze, best known for their hit Cool for Cats, playing the headline slot. The rain held off as many a muddy camper, many of who had spent the afternoon between showers pitching their tent, ventured out to be wowed by the band. Early bird festival-goers packed into the big top to hear the band belt out the hit ‘Cool for Cats’. The band, who sadly have never had a number one hit with any of their songs, didn’t let it stop them from wowing the crowd in the pre-warm up session prior to the opening of the festival tomorrow. Festival organiser John Giddings said “There were about 40,000 people on the campsite by last night. (Thursday) I watched Squeeze perform and they were brilliant.
SQUEEZE DO PLEASE GLENN TILBROOK, lead singer with the Squeeze who headlined on Thursday night in the Big Top, was just off to see Waterburner open the main stage when The Gazette spoke to him. “We were working with them in Abbey Road Studios this week for a couple of days,” explained Glen. “We’ve just finished recording an album called ‘Spot the Difference’ which is coming
out in August, and we’re following it up with a big UK tour in November/ December. “Last night there was an amazing crowd,” said Glen. “We’re just starting to do a lot more – we’re doing Cornbury Festival and then touring America for five weeks doing festivals and solo shows. Chris and I are really enjoying playing together again and the band’s got a good sound.” Glen told us he was staying down for the festival – in fact the family are in a camper van for the duration. “My 18-year old is here and my seven and four-year-old are coming later,” he explained.
Glen was not so keen on the eighties revival that’s making its presence felt at the Festival this year. “The eighties was one of my most hated decades musically – I didn’t feel part of it then,” he admitted. This is the third visit to the Island for Glen. “The first time I came was when I was ten and I remember the coloured sands (at Alum Bay),” he reminissed. “We played a solo show in Ryde four years ago and this is our third visit.” He was interested to hear that Jools Holland had recently played at Ryde Arena. “I haven’t played with him recently but we still keep in
touch,” he told us. And what does he think of the Isle of Wight Festival? “I saw John (Giddings) last night and it’s absolutely wonderful what he’s done here. I love festivals,” said Glen.
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Calvin Harris also appeared on Friday
JAY Z, one of the America’s most successful music artists, was a few minutes late coming on stage and the crowd were invited to ’sing along’ to Hey Jude as they awaited his arrival to perform the at the festival on Friday. Three numbers in and Jay Z’s
band launched into the intro to Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze. “Let’s hear it for Jim Hendrix! Let’s be loud for Jimi,” called Jay Z as the crowd erupted into cheers. Jay Z paused his performance to asked security guards to go easy on fans surging to the front of the arena. He thanked the crowd out at the end of another
QUITE A SHOCK FOR HUDSON
APPEARING in the press tent sporting black lace up shoes and no socks, Mr Hudson was a little shell shocked by the flashing cameras. “It was just so great down at the front of the stage – I just wanted to dive in,” said the cute blond Oxford graduate who had just finished a stunning set on the main stage. Introduced to the Dragons Den contender, Guy Portelli,
who had made a beautiful mosaic featuring Jimi Hendix hanging at the side of the marquee, Mr Hudson asked about various aspects of the design. “Is that a chopper?” “Yes it is.” “What do the palm trees signify?” Vietnam was the answer. “My one question is where should it live?” asked Mr Hudson. “Here on the Island,” was the answer.
“What we need here on the Island is a massive monument,” said Guy Portelli. “I get kind of nervous when I’m playing to 40,000, 50,000 – someone said it was 55,000 people, but the band warned up and it was great,” said Mr Hudson. “It’s just baby steps. Everyone thinks you just become a multi millionaire overnight
but it’s just baby steps,” he said laughing and pointing to his sockless, black shoed feet. Asked about Jay Z playing later tonight, Mr Hudson said: “He might descend from a helicopter with Beyonce under one arm at any minute. I might bump into him in the Travelodge tomorrow morning and say: “Pass the croissant Jay-Z.”
number letting them know how much it meant to him and how proud be was to have even beaten Elvis to the number one album spot. Mr Hudson joined Jay Z on the stage and sung Forever Young with the rapper sporting black shorts, shirt and sunglasses The rumour became reality as Kanye West emerged and joined Jay
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Z on the main stage and the crowd went wild and greeted him with a hugh cheer as they performed the final numbers of the evening, bringing day one of the festival to a close. The weather held out and there wasn’t a spot of rain in the air. With now an estimated 55,000 people at the ninth festival run by John Giddings and his SOLO team.
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PRECIOUS TIMES
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LADY GAGA’S special guests on her Monster Ball Tour, the Semi Precious Weapons, played the Big Top on Saturday and lead singer Justin Tranter was in typical over the top dress mode. “We don’t believe in festival wardrobe, we believe in life wardrobe,” pouted 6ft Justin who was dressed in a fashionable nude shade – white and nude fishnet tights, a white t shirt barely covering his modesty and large eyelet adorned leather jacket, with his trademark six inch heels. “I wore six inch green heels yesterday too. A colour to match the mud,” said Justin. “Jay Z was amazing – we danced the whole time. And we saw Marina and the Diamonds and Florence and the
Machine.” The band also played in the big top on Thursday evening for those lucky enough to be camping. “John Giddings saw us open for Gaga at the O2 and asked us if we’d play his festival. We said yes but we didn’t even know where his festival was,” said Justin. “Our manager came and told us “Now you’re playing the IW Festival twice”,” he laughed. “This is our first festival and it’s been amazing. There’s a lot more people who know who we are than we thought. It was insane – there were so many people who knew our words and the album isn’t even out yet. “We’ve had a great time. We’ve got
to fly back to the US tomorrow to play Nylon Party in LA. “We’re the new rat pack,” claimed Justin. “All rock bands take themselves so seriously but we’re having a great time.” The Weapons are all Berklee School of Music graduates. “Our drummer (Dan Crean) has a degree in classical composition, which is a bit bizarre,” said Justin. “Lady Gaga has been a huge fan of ours for four years. She’s so fun and exciting and secretly a very good musician.” In 2008 Justin caused a stir when Kate Moss attended their gig at London’s Death Disco Club and danced with the outrageous blond bisexual singer.
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ISLAND band and Battle of the Bands winners the Bluebyrds opened on the main stage Saturday to a wonderful IW Festival welcome. “It was awesome, the best gig of their lives,” said manager Dave Harrison. “They really nailed it – it was a big fat sound. There was a big crowd and people just kept walking forward. They got a lot more people than they anticipated. “We’ve got a feeling that from this gig they might get noticed – we’ve had some interest already,” added Dave, from Newtown, who is also the father of Max Harrison, the drummer, who formed the band with Kier Hicks, vocalist and lead guitarist. The duo have been playing together for around
four years in different bands but the current line up with Devon Badman from Chale and Chris Williams from Alverstone Garden Village have been gigging for only a year. Opening with ‘For My Girl’, the boys got a great reception from the crowd, and played a tight set, finishing with ‘Bars’. Their bluesy numbers are influenced by 60s and 70s artists such as Cream, Pink Floyd, Santana, James Brown and Muddy Waters. “Their realistic expectation was for a much smaller crowd, but they got a huge reception,” enthused Dave. The guys will be playing during Cowes Week, but for further gigs check their website at www. thebluebyrds.com
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PRETTY IN PINK
BEST entrance on stage by far award had to go to Pink, who literally flew onto the stage. A very tall crane lifted a somewhat precarious looking ‘box’, with fabric fairground themed sides, across the top of the main stage until it hung above the front of the audience. After a couple of ‘sandbags’ were tossed down from one side of the box to anchor it to the walkway below, a huge fairground cannon on stage ‘shot’ the box and Pink came shooting down from the centre of the dangling cage, singing as she flew. Dressed in black sparkly body, with cut out sections, ruffled short layered skirt, black fishnets and high black
wedge boots, she strutted up and down the walkway, jumped in to meet the crowd and pranced around the stage with her two Japanese doll styled dancers. Stripping down to the body and fishnets alone, Pink then added a mini skirt of scarlet, black and silver diamonds and later a peacock blue tassled mini. “I always like to change my clothes – I do about six changes for a party and I always keep the best till last,” she promised. Later in her set she asked the audience to hold their arms up and she entered a large see through inflatable zorb ball to
emerged in head to toe sparkly green cat suit, attached to a silver ring, which stood proud from her waist. Four high tensile wires were then attached to the ring and she soared into the air above the crowd, somersaulting and singing her heart out to ‘So What!’ as she flew from side to side, up and down and all around the area between the sound desks and the stage. Eventually she landed back on the stage to complete her ‘crawl’ her way across the front of the performance and her face as she walked into the wings said crowd. But by far her most it all: “Bet you can’t beat that spectacular feat was when she Paul McCartney!”
‘COME UP AND SEE ME’
Barry Wicken and Steve Harley of Cockney Rebel. Picture by Bob Taylor
STEVE HARLEY and Cockney Rebel made a welcome return to the Festival – this time playing in the Big Top on Sunday afternoon. The band were supporters of the IW Festival back 2004, when there was only one stage, and a lot less Festival to go round. And this year they were as tight and entertaining as they’ve ever been, with a wonderful full sound. Three songs in and Steve Harley gave us ‘Judy Teen’ with fantastic fiddle playing from Barry Wicken. Although Barry now lives in Brighton, he grew up from the age of ten on the Island – and he is a fiddle maestro as well as a great guitarist Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, and we’re into ‘Mr. Soft’ with nifty finger picking from Robbie Gladbourne and brilliant bongo playing from James Lascelles, also
on keyboards. “I was at the original 1970 pop festival,” admits Steve. “I was up on the hill and the compare was asking us to get down and come and pay some f****** money to the pop festival,” he laughed. ‘Here Comes the Sun’, a Beatles song that Cockney Rebel have made their own, was wonderful. But the ‘piece de resistance’ from the band was undoubtedly ‘Sebastian’. The fluttering of the keyboards, the mournful violin, the young girl on flute and Steve’s voice as powerful as it ever was, with a reverbing bass at the end that could knock your socks off – superb. “Half the world thinks I only wrote one song,” complained Steve before concluding with “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” but this set proved that whatever play, they play it very, very well.
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IT WAS fifth time lucky for John Giddings in managing to entice Sir Paul McCartney to the IW Festival and well worth the wait. James Cordon on the big screens at either side of the stage gave a silent introduction with the old Bob Dylan trick of flipping through separate words written on pieces of paper. ‘Welcome…Living…Legend…Sir Paul….McCartney.’ And the crowd erupted as the man himself walked on stage wearing a Beatle jacket and paying a medley that led into ‘Jet’ from his ‘Band on the Run’ album. “Good evening Isle of Wight we’re going to have some fun tonight,” he called before singing “Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you,” the first line of ‘All My Loving’ and the first of many Beatles numbers that included ‘The Long and Winding Road’, ‘Blackbird’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’ and ‘Something’. Further numbers from the Band on the Run album included the title song, the sensual ‘Let Me Roll It’ and, just as the rain began to fall, ‘Mrs Vanderbilt’. “What’s the use of worrying,” What’s the use of hurrying,” he sang and most of the crowd agreed and didn’t move an inch to get out of the rain. One bright spark even jumped onto an icecream van in the main arena to dance stark naked in the rain. Luckily the rain then eased off until after the end of his performance, which included a blinding rendition
of ‘Live and Let Die’ with fire and smoke exploding from the front of the stage and fireworks from behind and above. A riff from Jimi Hendrix’s Purple Haze was part of Sir Paul’s tribute to Jimi Hendrix. “We’d only released Sgt Pepper on the Friday and Jimi opened with it on the Sunday,” said Sir Paul of the 1970 pop festival – Jimi Hendrix’s last performance before his untimely death. Paul took to a gaily-painted upright piano for ‘Hey Jude’ and had everyone singing along and it was ‘Hey Jude’ that the crowd sang when Paul McCartney left the stage. But he was back to give us ‘Daytripper’ and ‘Get Back’, before disappearing for the second time. With only six minutes to go till 11pm, the band were back again for a second encore and it was time for his classic number ‘Yesterday’ followed by the hard rocking ‘Helter Skelter’ and a blinding rendition of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to finish. “And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make,” was the poignant line with which he ended the evening as clouds of red, white and blue tissue paper exploded from the front of the stage and covered the front of the crowd. And then the fireworks lit the sky – again in red, white and blue - to the sound of ‘Purple Haze’ by Jimi Hendrix of course.
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Spandeau Ballet
TIM TAKES ON MACCA
TIM BOOTH, lead singer of James, put a brave face on being given the last slot in the Big Top, which unfortunately clashed with the end of Sir Paul McCartney’s headline performance. “I’ve asked him if he’ll cut ‘Hey Jude’ and he’s agreed,” joked Tim. “We’ve been here a few times. Last time was two years ago and we played the main stage in the afternoon so it’ll be good to play later. We were amazing last time and we’ll be even better tonight. We’re always
looking to top ourselves,” said a laughing Tim. On Paul McCartney, Tim was very complementary. “People are waking up to the fact that the Beatles are as important as Shakespeare,” he claimed. “We’ll be watching him till the last minute (their set began at 10.45 and Sir Paul was scheduled to finish at 11pm). Our tour manager will have to round us up. “At festivals we like to play some new stuff but we play a lot of our old favourites. We’re more sadistic with our (fan-based) audiences.
We’ll make sure there’s an explosion at the end. “It’s a really good festival – I just caught ten minutes of Steve Harley who was the first band I ever saw as a kid and that was quite nostalgic.” Tim likes to meditate and said he’d managed a short session before heading out – perhaps that’s why he was so relaxed and laid back. Paul McCartney is also said to favour meditation, particularly TM (Transcendental Meditation), before going on stage.
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KRISTEL IS THE TOP PUPIL
Skip Reed, Kristel Billington, Georgia Hudson and Jake Clarke
KRISTEL BILLINGTON has been named the Sandown Rotary Club Citizen of the Year among pupils from Sandown CE School and St. John’s Primary School. Judges heard Kristel is supportive to children at lunch times, and helps her mother with her disabled brother, even though she told staff at school that she gets worried because she feels she should be doing more for her brother. She is caring and is someone who always thinks about other people before herself. She is always well behaved and is a role model to other children. Second place went to Skye Reed who heard about a child who suffers from Rett Syndrome. She made the decision without prompting to raise money to help this child. She organised a sponsored silence with children in her class and is arranging other fundraising events.
Georgia Hudson and Jake Clark were placed equal third. It was said that Georgia is a good role model to other children in the school. She supports the school council and attends meetings with her
mum. She is reliable, considerate, and supports other children around the school. She is very honest and trustworthy and very hard working and a credit to her school. Jake helps his mum at weekends to train guide
dogs. He is hard working, kind and sensitive and is very thoughtful about not to hurting other people’s feelings. He is organized, is a member of the school’s football team and is learning to play the keyboard.
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NELSON CUTTER ABOVE THE REST
FLYING the white ensign in Yarmouth harbour at the Old Gaffers was HMS Victory’s Cutter – the boat Nelson and his officers would have used to travel from ship to shore. “We get flack from old boys about us flying the white ensign but on Lloyds Register she is listed as a warship, which is why she can fly it,” said Sailing Master Mike Dalton. The Cutter is actually a copy of the original, one of two replicas made around 20 years ago. She’s kept next to the Victory in Portsmouth but makes many journeys all over the world. This was about the tenth outing to the Old Gaffers for the Cutter and she was as popular as ever, taking around 20-30 guests on short trips around the harbour and up the river, along with many visitors admiring her at her mooring. But bringing her to the Island involves a trip on the ferry, as she has no engine. “We could sail her over but it could be difficult if weather conditions aren’t favourable,” said Mike. The Cutter has a ‘dipping lug sailor’, which means that in order to turn the sail has to be lowered and then reset on the other side of the mast. She can also be rowed and can take 12 oarsmen, although the volunteer group who run her usually have only six. The crew are all volunteers and many have been in the navy. Mike joined as an oarsman and worked his way up to boson and then to Sailing Master. “It’s the only volunteer Royal Navy crew,” said Mike. “HMS Victory in the flagship to the Royal Navy and the second sea lord uses it as his base and the cutter is his official launch. He uses it for ceremonial purposes. “She’s often used for outgoing captains who are retiring from the Navy for their last journey from ship to shore,” he added. “She always attracts a lot of old sailors who trained on a boat like her at Whale Island or Ganges near Portsmouth. “Captain Bligh sailed around 2,000 miles in an identical boat without losing a single man,” said Mike. “I don’t think anyone’s ever beaten it. “I thought it was a particularly good weekend this year,” he added.
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CUBAN TAKEOVER
IT WAS all aboard me hearties for the Old Gaffers this year, with the theme for the weekend being Belles and Buccaneers. Rob da Bank was taken hostage by a boatload of pirates, tied up and brought into Yarmouth harbour to be exchanged for a ransom, in a distinctly different style of opening to the proceedings. The boat was, of course, an Old Gaffer or gaff rigged boat, disguised as a pirate ship, and Pat Lester loaned the 100-year-old ‘Iseult’ for the day. Ready and waiting on the harbour wall was our new High Sheriff and Yarmouth resident, Mr. Peter Kingston, with a bag of ‘swag’ for the pirates. Rob da Bank was duly handed over and sauntered over to the microphone to launch the weekend’s frivolities. Children from Yarmouth Primary School came and sang dressed as pirates and there was a competition for the best dressed Buccaneer and Belle. Live music in the quay marquee continued through-out the day and into the evening when Rob da Bank returned to host an evening with his good friends, and Bestival favourites, the Cuban Brothers and the Correspondents. “It was great to have Rob doing his DJing and they were such a nice bunch of people,” said chair of the festival committee, Debbie Cotton. Entertainment throughout the weekend included performances from Ventnor Theatre Group’s recent production of Oliver, Wight Hot Pipes, Derek Sandy, Unity Stompers, Ventnor Guitar Club, La Banda
Martinez and a Caribbean Melody Steel Band. The church hosted its beautiful annual flower show and there was dog show on the green on Sunday. Medina Marching Band, Bournemouth Carnival Band, samba bands and the Ventnor Comic Jazz Band played around the town. Street performers from Covent Garden come down especially for the festival
the entertainment. “Everybody was singing louder than the bands,” laughed Debbie. “I liked the evenings the best.” Wightlink and Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners each donated £5,000 towards the event, which costs £66,000 to stage. “Without Wightlink and the Harbour Commissioners there would be no festival,” said Debbie, “they also help in many other ways. And thanks must go to the police on the Island too. “This year we sorted the traffic out with highways and the police and Southern Vectis were very helpful. We had a second park and ride, which made things much easier.”
“Children from Yarmouth Primary School came and sang dressed as pirates and there was a competition for the best dressed Buccaneer and Belle.” and included the Grand Theatre of Lemmings with their wonderful stilt walker camel and mermaid being carried in Neptune’s arms. Blackbeard and his motley crew of pirates had dropped anchor in town. With Mr Hands his mate (Ian’s son Steven Boyd), the captive princess (daughter Tanya Louise Boyd), French cut-throat sailor (David Siser) and deserter and Trafalgar drummer (Paul Earley) the band of brigands were a big hit, and the stars of many photographs. The continental market in the Square had a boulangerie selling delicious breads and pastries, nougat slices in every flavour imaginable, huge dishes of paella and stir fry, clothing, perfume and even furniture. On the green were more stalls, a children’s entertainment area and the arts and crafts marquee. On Saturday evening it was the turn of tribute bands Abba Fever and the Silver Beatles to provide
YARMOUTH’S traditional Old Gaffers festival had a quite a shake up on the Saturday night when comedy funkster DJ’s The Cuban Brothers invaded with some 1970’s doused Cuban love. The night of music organised by Rob da Bank included DJ sets from the Bestival man himself, The Correspondents and was then headlined by the Cuban Brothers. The marquee on Yarmouth’s calm, picturesque harbour front became a colourful jumping mass of buccaneer revellers due to nautical themed fancy dress competition and even resulted in everyone running on stage at the end for a dance. The nights music centred on funk, soul, swing, dance and electro that got everybody moving and had a distinct Bestival feeling about it, just in a more concentrated environment with more ale and boats. The Correspondents, a swing-hop duo who are hitting many stops on the festival circuit this summer, offered a stomping mix of swinging jazzual tunes and heavy beats, a magical
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concoction. And the MC’s luminous green leggings added extra flair. Rob had all his classic mixes out and was dressed for the seaside atmosphere too, after a run in with some ‘Buccaneers and Belles’ earlier in the day when he opened the festival. This ceremony included him being herded off a ship in manacles to be ‘ransomed’ by some piratey characters on shore and be bought by Yarmouth Harbour Commission. If that wasn’t strange enough later on that night it was slightly surreal to hear Miguel (Mike) of Cuban Bros spitting lyrics over Michael Jackson songs and shouting ‘Yarmouth lets go!’ over and over, although in a really good way. They were immensely entertaining with comedy slapstick, break dancing complete with fringed costumes and comedic banter – make sure you see this if you’re at Camp Bestival this year! It definitely enhanced the treasured gaffers festival giving it a twist. More of this please.
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CAMPAIGN TO SHOW PUBLIC CAN HELP OUT
A NEW campaign is underway to recruit more volunteers who can make a difference to their community on the Island. A series of recruitment road shows will be taking place across the Island this year to promote how members of the public can work alongside their local police teams. The first road show took place in St. James’ Square, Newport, between on Wednesday June 9, when police staff and officers gave more information about becoming a special constable or a support volunteer. Special constables give up their time to work as police officers, often in addition to full time careers. They carry out exactly the same roles as police officers, from patrolling neighbourhoods to responding to emergency calls. Police support volunteer roles
range from administration support to victim contact work. The opportunities available will vary depending on where you want to work and how much time you have. The role of a police support volunteer is not to do work that someone would normally be paid for or to cover when people are sick or on holiday. The role of a police support volunteer is to help the police with the tasks that either enable us to give a better service to the communities we serve or to provide support which enables our officers to spend less time on administration or routine tasks and more time in your neighbourhood. On the Island there are already more than 20 Special Constables, and nine support volunteers who work in areas including Safer Neighbourhoods, Public Protection, Community Safety, Corporate
Communications and Business Services. Hampshire Constabulary’s Isle of Wight Extended Police Family Co-ordinator Becky Smith said: “Police support volunteers are people with the time to give and the enthusiasm to make a difference. You don’t necessarily have to have any particular skills – although specialists are always welcome – just the right attitude and community values. The hours can usually be flexible to suit you and your commitments. “You will become part of a team, learn new skills, gain in confidence and enhance your own understanding of policing. You will also gain personal satisfaction from the knowledge that you have been generous with your time and talents for the benefit of your community. In return we will benefit from your skills and the knowledge and
different perspective you could bring to one of our teams.” Hampshire Constabulary Chief Constable Alex Marshall said: “Communities frequently say that they want to see a uniformed police presence on the streets and in their neighbourhood. It’s my job to make the best use of our resources to achieve this and also deliver a whole variety of other policing services. “Having the support of people who give up their time and talents to help our teams means that I can keep officers and staff where communities want them to be - out of offices and actively working in neighbourhoods.” For more information about becoming a police volunteer, please phone 101 or 0845 045 45 45 or go online to www. hampshire.police.uk/Internet/ jobs/Police+support+ volunteering.htm
FIREWORKS TO SPARK COWES AGAIN
THE SHORE-SIDE programme for this year’s Cowes Week is set to provide the perfect complement to a packed racing schedule and guarantee the usual vibrant, festival atmosphere ashore for which the regatta is so well known. Cowes Week Limited have confirmed that the spectacular annual Cowes Week fireworks display has been secured for 2010 thanks to a generous anonymous donor. The display will take place on Friday August 6 at 9.30pm. Additional funds are still required towards the cost of policing the fireworks and the extensive infrastructure needed to ensure the safety of the display. Organisers are therefore urging fireworks fans to make a donation securely via Paypal (details on the Cowes Week website
at www.cowesweek.co.uk). Any surplus funds will contribute towards the 2011 display. The sensational Cowes Week Red Arrows display,
A celebration of women in sailing - one of very few mainstream sports where men and women compete on equal terms – will take place on August 4. A whole
“Other attractions will include a dedicated area at Shepards Wharf Marina that will host daily live bands.” a regular fixture in recent years, will take place on Friday 6 August thanks to sponsorship by Artemis Investment Management for the second year running. Monday August 2 will be a day when efforts are focused on the activities of the official charity, the RNLI, with an emphasis on fundraising and generating awareness of the charity’s great work.
host of fun and celebratory activities will provide a focus for the day. Other attractions will include a dedicated area at Shepards Wharf Marina will host daily live bands, crew parties and themed nights throughout the week. Entrance to the site is free, although Competitor Cards may be required at certain times. There is likely to be a lively party atmosphere at Cowes Yacht Haven
where live acts will perform on The Gill Stage from 4pm until late. Entrance this year will be free to all, excluding fireworks night. There will also be the chance to mingle with the two America’s Cup teams, TEAMORIGIN and BMWORACLE Racing at The 1851 Cup Village on Cowes Parade, while the Egypt Point race village, will welcome Cowes Week participants and the general public to enjoy the great entertainment of the Extreme Sailing Series racing close to shore each afternoon. Full details of the entertainment line-up throughout Cowes Week are now available online at www.cowesweek.co.uk. Details will be updated in the approach to the event, so keep checking back for more information.
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A TASTE OF FRANCE
THE CHAMPS D’ÉLYSÉES in Chale? Do you love La Cuisine Francaise? Long held as the pinnacle of the gastronomical world, French Foods and Wines are indeed special and the reason that many take the trip to Paris. But now you don’t need to cross La Manche to enjoy some of the world’s finest culinary delights: come to Chale Green Stores French Food and Wine Festival, running throughout the month of June. Chale Green Stores have worked with specialist providers to give a dazzling display, sure to have you coming back for more! The Deli, open daily from 9am to 5pm, will be featuring the finest fromages, saucissons, and patés from Normandy to Provence. Come try the Bordeaux, Burgundies, Sancerres, and Côtes du Provence! CGS has one of the best collections of French wines on the Island, many exclusive to the store, and all delicious. Select from the wide assortment of imported French foods, breads and patisseries in the shop, daily from 8am to 7pm. From staples to
specialities, CGS have at all! Or if you prefer a delectable dish in the fully licensed Café, a daily French speciality will be on offer using local and fresh ingredients with French flair, from 9am to 5pm. On fine days they serve in their garden with spectacular views of the downs and the Hoy Monument. Chale Green Stores is easy to find with plenty of free parking, fully disabled accessible, and with one of the best ‘green’ credentials on the Island. www. chalegreenstores.co.uk, call 01983 551201 to book.
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GEOF OFFERS HIS THANKS
I WOULD like to take this opportunity on behalf of myself, our members and from the British National Party as a whole, to give all those who voted for us at the general election on the Island, a big THANK YOU! Though the total of votes were obviously not what we were expecting, we did in fact make a gain, and as this was the first time we have stood a candidate on the Island, it was quite a encouraging result…again Thank You all. If you consider that this last election was rigged from the start then the result was very encouraging, when you consider that the Lib/Lab/Con/EU Pact had tried to stop all our service men and women from voting. All the Gerrymandering of the Immigrant vote, and all the thousands of ordinary British people who were not allowed to vote because there was either not enough Ballot Papers in certain constituencies or they were locked out, outside the polling booths at a certain time, all this is just the tip of the iceberg of how much corruption and vote rigging that happened, in fact a international observer has come out and called this election worse than some of the banana
By Geof Clynch…BNP
republics, and yet our population stand by and do or say nothing. At this last election, between the British National Party, UKIP and English Democrats we stood nearly 1,000 candidates. The law of averages would have stated that at least one of these candidates would have been elected, considering the insane parties like the Greens, SNP, Plaid cymry and the Terrorist IRA were able to get one or two elected, it makes you wonder why! It was, that ALL the parties that wish to take us out of Europe did not get even one elected? because it was rigged to stop us. This month the Island council have given the go-ahead to the builders BARRETTS to start the proposed 10,400 new houses to be built on the Island, it starts on the Pan estate with more than 800 houses, shortly after they will start in Ryde, then Cowes, they have already started in Shanklin…etc. An anonymous reporter in the other local communist rag has answered certain peoples questions about WHO these houses are for, by stating that they will not be given to people from Manchester,
Birmingham, Liverpool etc. Islanders must be made aware that NO! these houses are not being built for the people from our Northern Cities, they are being built for the overflow of immigrants from London and the rest of the south-east region, If in fact a certain amount are from up north, which I very much doubt, You have to remember that these northern people are being Ethnically Cleansed from their places of birth,so where are they to go? and it WILL happen here if you don’t stand up and say NO! Enough is Enough!, You will also find that Crime and all that goes with it will also dramatically rise once this happens, especially when the proposed 27 gypsy pitches are built on the Island as well. The Lib/Lab/CON/EU pact are ALL one Party, for the last thirteen years and more they have been putting on one great act to fool the public, the leaderships of these criminal gangs are nothing but Hand Puppet ENFORCERS of the EU, You have been for the past thirteen years, now and will continue to be Lied to, Conned and Cheated by this gang of criminals until you wake up, David Cameron
and until recently even Nick Clegg were co-signatories to the formation of the Communist Thug organisation UAF, did you EVER think you would see the conservatives in bed with the Communists? No neither did I, but it is fact, I have asked our local MP what his thoughts are about this and have not received an answer from him as yet. UKIP, considering their former leader Farage has allegedly been caught with his nose in the trough to the sum of £2,000,000 and has publically stated that UKIP was only created to take votes away from the BNP, and in this election they have used illegal immigrants and asylum seekers to help with their election campaign in Wales, Their new leader has without asking any of their members said they would voluntary disband their party for favours from the conservatives, which proves they are just an arm of said conservatives. English Democrats, their leadership say that they want a purely English parliament, but say that if you have Welsh, Irish or Scottish blood in you then you would be 2nd class citizens and yet they are not adverse to standing Immigrant candidates, so who are the Racists here against their own kith and kin all for the sake of power, another government and EU sponsored party created to soak up BNP votes. Why are they doing this? Simply because the British National Party are NOT Thugs, we are not racists, we are not Nazis, as the lying BBC and all the rest of the government dominated media and press would have you believe,
we are just very concerned ordinary British people who have seen through all the governments and EU lies and want our country back. All over the country and especially on the Island, we are Architects, ex-policemen, teachers, builders, Taxi-Drivers, Labourers, Doctors, scientists, businessmen and women, bus drivers, virtually every walk of life you can think of, all upstanding hardworking tax paying citizens, THIS is why the establishment are so worried, worried enough to slander us at each and every opportunity they can get, and set their communist thugs on us to intimidate the intelligent Free Thinking Patriotic British people, because all this is wrong, the EU is wrong, allowing the minorities to take power, to make normal British people second class citizens is wrong and to just give our country away to foreigners is wrong. The Criminal Conservatives who took an active part with Labour and the LibDems in the nearly one and a half trillion pounds deficit we find ourselves in right now, now say that they want you to suggest what they should cut back on, so as to put the blame on you if everything goes wrong, will not listen to the common sense suggestions which they have already been informed of by the BNP years ago, these are but a few…. 1. Annual costs of £18 billions spent on the “Global Warming” Scam. 2. £13 billions spent on Immigration. 3. £4 billion spent on Asylum.
4. £15 billions spent on EU membership. 5. 13.1 billions spent on Foreign Aid. 6. £5 billion spent on fighting illegal and immoral wars (Afghanistan). 7. Billions spent on “Politically Correct” Social Engineering projects. 8. Untold Billions spent on supporting “Equality Act” and all the Leftist social engineering “Equality and Diversity” anti-White programmes, All these and more can be cut without affecting one penny of frontline services in Britain and be put back in the domestic pot for use inside Britain for the true British citizens. But none of these will be listened to by this EU manufactured Coalition, instead while all the Politically Correct leftist agenda is Ring-Fenced, especially Foreign Aid and Immigration, ALL our frontline services will be cut, and while our lives become more and more difficult over the next decade, Billions of your hard earned Tax and the reduction of benefits for the disabled and less fortunate will be handed over to foreigners, and we will continue to be made to pay to send our brave troops to their deaths, just so America and the EU can have their pipelines through Afghanistan protected . The only political party who are thinking about the true British people is the British National Party, if you want like millions your country back then stand up and join us win it back, say NO! Enough is Enough. Thanks again for your votes… Geof Clynch…BNP
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FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO WORK WITH JOBCENTRE PLUS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Job title Location Description Wages
Duration
Jobcentre Plus Reference Number. How to Apply:
Cleaner
Seaview
Part time experienced cleaners required for holiday park in Seaview area. Must be able work to a high standard and have own transport due to location. Must be flexible with working hours.
£6.25 per hr. Flexible hours to suit business needs.
Temporary/ casual
RFM/6445 -Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Head Chef
Sandown
Must have NVQ level 3 and above or equivalent. Relevant qualifications applicable. Full knowledge of a working kitchen is essential. You will be responsible for the day to day purchasing, cooking and presentation of food for all outlets of the hotel.
From £325 per week. Live in available. 48 hrs per week 6 days from 7 split shifts
Position is temporary until 02/01/2011
RFM/6412 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Tyre Technician
Sandown
Must have experience in all aspects of tyre fitting, including motorcycles, vans and trucks. Duties to include all aspects of tyre fitting on a variety of vehicles.
£14-16,000 per annum. 40 hrs per week Mon – Fri between 8.30am – 5.30pm.
Permanent
RFM/6456 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Hair Stylist
Cowes
Must have NVQ level 3 or equivalent in hairdressing. Working in an established unisex hair salon, duties involve discussing customer requirements, cutting, styling, colouring, consultations, some reception work which includes taking payments and making appointments, keep areas clean and tidy and any other associated tasks as required.
Wage is negotiable depending on experience. 24-30 hours per week, Tuesdays to Saturdays, between 9am and 5.30pm.
Permanent
NIW/10586- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Ride Operator/ Cashier
Alum Bay
Applicants must be fully flexible regarding days and hours. Previous experience would be an advantage but not essential, as training given. Duties include loading and unloading customers onto rides, adhering to Health and Safety regulations at all times while on duty. Applicants will be provided with free uniform along with discounts in the shops and restaurants.
Meets National Minimum Wage. 32 hrs per week, 5 days over 7. Between 10am - 5.15pm. Required to work until 10pm on last Thursday in July and every Thursday throughout August.
Temporary until October 2010
NIW/10670- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Children’s Ride Operator
Alum Bay
Applicants must be fully flexible regarding days and hours. Previous experience would be an advantage but not essential, as training given. Duties include loading and unloading customers onto rides, adhering to Health and Safety regulations at all times while on duty. Applicants will be provided with free uniform along with discounts in the shops and restaurants.
Meets National Minimum Wage. 32 hrs per week, 5 days over 7. Between 10am - 5.15pm. Required to work until 10pm on last Thursday in July and every Thursday throughout August.
Temporary until October 2010
NIW10676 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Kitchen Assistant
Gurnard
Required for preparation of salads making sandwiches salads, vegetable preparation, general cleaning, putting stock away, food hygiene certificate would be an advantage. checking in deliveries all work connected with catering in a small kitchen some serving on tables and clearing,
Exceeds National Minimum Wage. 45 hours per week 5/6 days from 7. Between 8am and 9pm.
Permanent
NIW/10580- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Security Officers
East Cowes
Must be age 18+. Must have SIA licence. Employer will accept either licence. There is a shift system in place. 12 hours shifts on a rolling roster of nights and weekends. Hours to be agreed at interview.
£6.50 per hour. 12-48 hours per week, rolling roster, nights.
Permanent
NIW/10565 - Visit www.direct.gov. uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Housekeeper/Kitchen Porter
Niton
Experience from within a similar environment is required. References may be taken up. To work within an award winning 5* prestigious Bed and Breakfast with 7 bedrooms. Duties will include general house-keeping of bedrooms and public areas and washing up / cleaning within the kitchen. Must be flexible with days and times worked. Live-in is available.
£6 per hour. 35 hours per week mornings, approx 9am start.
Temporary
NIW/10697- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Chamberperson
Shanklin
No experience necessary. Duties include cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, changing linen and pool area and gym.
£6 per hr. Min 16 hrs per week over 7 days. Between 10am-4pm.
ASAP until end Sept/Oct
RFM/6454 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 273747 quoting the ref number
Housekeeper
Shanklin
Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage. Applicants must be able to provide references. Duties will include cleaning hotel bedrooms and bathrooms, making beds, cleaning communal areas, and general hotel housekeeping tasks.
Meets National Minimum wage. 18-22 per week. Monday – Saturday.
ASAP until Oct approx
RFM/6466 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Beauty Therapist
Newport
You must have NVQ level 3 in beauty therapy or equivalent. Duties include waxing, manicures, pedicures, electrolysis, tinting, massage, taking payments, booking appointments, basic cleaning and stock control and any other tasks as required.
Negotiable depending on experience. 2 days per week between Wed – Sat 10am -4.30pm. Employer flexible re working hours.
Permanent
NIW/10671 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Hairdresser
Sandown
Hairstylist for modern air conditioned salon in Sandown, Ideally level 3 or equivalent. Initially part time but may develop to full time. Duties include Cutting, Styling and Colouring. Must have excellent customer service skills and be able to work as part of team.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 14-21 hrs per week Between Mon – Sat 9.30am – 5pm.
Permanent
RFM/6410- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
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Head Chef
Sandown
Must have NVQ level 3 and above or equivalent. Relevant qualifications applicable. Full knowledge of a working kitchen is essential. You will be responsible for the day to day purchasing, cooking and presentation of food for all outlets of the hotel.
£375 per week (Live in free of charge) 48 hrs per week. Split Shifts. 6 days from 7.
ASAP until 02/01/2011
RFM/6412 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Room Attendant
Yarmouth
Previous experience would be ideal, however training can be given. Duties to include bed making, cleaning of bathrooms, vacuuming, polishing and all other associated cleaning tasks.
Meets National Minimum Wage. 22 hours per week, Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 2.30pm
Temporary till January 2011
NIW/10645 Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Kitchen Porter
Ventnor
Experience preferred but not essential as full training given. Duties include, cleaning surfaces and floors, assisting the Chef, emptying bins and other duties as required.
£6 per hour. 15 – 40 hrs pw Tues – Sun. Days and evenings
Permanent
NIW/10630-Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Waiting Staff
Ventnor
Experience preferred but training can be given. Duties include, serving food and drinks, clearing tables and other duties as required.
£6 per hour. 15 – 40 hrs pw Tues - Sat and some Sundays. Evenings and days
Permanent
NIW/10628- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Housekeeper
Ventnor
Previous experience required. Duties include, cleaning rooms, hallways, landings, cleaning bathrooms and toilets and general housekeeping duties as required.
£6 per hr. 15-30 hrs per wk. 9am – 1pm. 4 days out of 7.
Permanent
NIW/10629- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Sales/ Training Person
Rookley
The successful candidate will have a proven sales track record. They will be required to visit our existing customers and grow our customer base through sales of SAGE accounts and SAGE associated products and offer recommendations for updating customer IT requirements.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 40 hr week. Mon – Fri 9am -5pm.
Permanent
NIW10646- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Chef/Cook
Ventnor
Will be required to supplement existing kitchen team. Must have level 2 or equivalent in Food Hygiene/Preparation and experience of previous kitchen work is essential. Hours to be agreed at interview on a jobshare basis with the existing Chef. Immediate start. This is not a seasonal position.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 25 plus hrs per week 4/5 days from 7 between 8am-8pm.
Permanent
NIW/10704 - Visit www.direct.gov. uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Kitchen Assistant
Sandown
Must be aged 18+ to use meat cutting machinery. Previous experience and a driving licence is preferred. Will be preparing and wrapping sandwiches and carrying out general kitchen duties to include washing up.
Wage meets national minimum wage. 20 hrs per week. 4 days from 7 between 6am – 1pm
Permanent
RFM/6486 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Waiting Staff/ Housekeeper
Shanklin
Previous experience is advantageous, however full training will be provided. Duties include tidying bedrooms, changing beds, cleaning toilets and bathrooms, serving breakfast and evening meals and other associated tasks as required. Will be working split shifts.
£6 per hr. 30-40 hrs per week 6 days from 7. Split shifts between 7.45am – 8pm.
Temp to 23/11/2010
RFM/6442 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.
Dual Practice Manager
Ryde
To manage two busy NHS dental practices on the Isle of Wight. Day to day duties include dealing with patient enquires, ordering of materials, cash handling and ensuring the practice runs smoothly offering excellent customer care. Wage negotiable depending on experience.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 40 hrs per week Monday – Friday.
Permanent
RFM/6444 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number
Senior Care Assistant
Ryde
Must be aged 18 plus due to personal care provisions. Previous experience is essential. The position will involve providing personal care and looking after the well being of up to 24 elderly residents, some having mental health problems.
£6.44 per hr. 30 hrs per week 5 days from 7 between 8am – 9pm.
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Waiting Staff
Yarmouth
Must be 18+. Must have experience at waiting on tables and bar work. Duties to include greeting customers, taking orders, pouring drinks, serving food, using a cash shifts, weekends and under pressure.
£5.80 - £6.50 per hr. 25 – 30 hrs over 5/6 days – some split shifts.
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Bingo Operator
Shanklin
Communication skills and an aptitude for figures is essential, you will be dealing with keeping records up to date and cash handling. Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided. References will be required.
£6 per hr. 12 hrs per wk. Fri and Sun 7-10pm, Thurs and Sat 1-4pm.
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Care Manager
Ryde
Previous experience in a similar role is essential. Must have NVQ4 and RMA. Duties include: Assisting with personal care, Overseeing all activities within the workplace and ensuring the quality of the service and care provided is maintained for a small 16 resident care home.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 36 hrs per week Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm
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Electrician
Newport
You must be qualified to 17th edition standard and ideally hold the city and guilds 2391 testing and inspection qualification. You should also posses plumbing and carpentry skills. This role will involve working in commercial, educational and domestic environments undertaking a variety of tasks including fire alarm and emergency light testing, electrical upgrade, testing and inspecting properties and general electrical maintenance. A full drivers licence is required.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 40 hrs per week (between 8am – 8pm Mon – Fri and 8am -1pm Sat).
Permanent
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Chef
Ventnor
Must have previous experience in a busy pub restaurant. Must have a basic food hygiene certificate. Duties to include cooking and preparing food in a pub restaurant catering for up to 300 covers per day and ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to at all times.
Negotiable wage depending on experience. 40+ hrs per week over 5/6 days between 10am – 10pm.
Temporary for approx 5 months
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IW CHEESE COMPANY IS ‘FACING’ SUCCESS
THE ISLE OF WIGHT Cheese Company is benefiting from using social media to stay in touch with its customers. Only 2 months after they set up their Facebook fan page they are already approaching 500 members. “It’s proving to be a great way for us to communicate with our customers, both on the Island and off it” said director and cheesemaker Richard Hodgson. A recent increase in the cheese production has meant Richard has had to swap standing behind the stall at Ryde Farmers’ market on a Saturday to making more batches of Gallybagger cheddar.
“We still love doing the Farmers’ markets here on the Island, but I’ve not been able to get to as many in person as I would have liked.” “We still love doing the Farmers’ markets here on the Island, but I’ve not been able to get to as many in person as I would have liked. Using Facebook and Twitter has enabled me to maintain the important relationship and communication that I have with the customers”. “We’ve recently relaunched our website as well with the help of SEEDA and Leader and there are sections where visitors can leave feedback as well as links to our Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages”.
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BUILDING A HERITAGE IN BEMBRIDGE
YOU KNOW you’re dealing with a group of architects who really care about the way the local area looks when you discover that they help to run, and build, the Bembridge Heritage Centre. RM Associates assisted in establishing the Heritage Centre over 15 years ago. The building was the old toilet block to the school, in which the library is now housed, and it had to be converted, with RM Associates providing the initial design of the interior. Robin Maconchy (RM) the chairman of Bembridge Heritage Society, and its 240 members run the centre completely voluntarily, taking two-hour slots between the opening hours of 10am till 4pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 10am till noon on Saturdays. Entrance to the centre is only £1 with children and members free – and membership of Bembridge Heritage Centre is only £4 per year. Monthly talks on local history are put on in the village hall by the society through the winter months. Current projects that the Centre has been involved with include the restoration of two of the 16 PLUTO (Pipe Line Under the Ocean) pumps that were installed at Sandown during the war, and one now has pride of place in the Centre. This pump helped to push fuel over to France for the
D Day landings and is one of only three still in existence – another is in Sandown Zoo and a third at the Imperial War Museum in London. Exhibitions include photographs of the building of MTBs (Motor Torpedo Boats) during the war, at Woodnutt Boatyard on the Duver, and pictures from the nine-hole golf course that used to sit within the sand dunes. “It was the first golf course in England, built in Queen Victoria’s time,” said Robin. “It was between St Andrews and the Royal Isle of Wight Golf Course as to who would write the rules of golf – St Andrews won of course. David Niven played there when he lived in Rose Cottage on Bembridge High Street, but it was closed in the late 60s.” Also on show is a time capsule of sundries that were on sale in Rod Jones’ paper shop in the 1950s – moved to the Heritage Centre when the shop closed. RM Associates recently won an award for the restoration of the signal box at Brading Station and are currently involved in the restoration of the Royal Victoria Arcade in Ryde and Queen Victoria’s stable block in Union Road, behind the arcade. Established in the High Street in Bembridge for 20 years, RM Associates can design any type of building from a small extension to a large mansion.
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TOP CLASS CHINESE
BEMBRIDGE residents were very pleased to welcome a top class Chinese restaurant to their village three years ago, when China China restaurant and bar moved to Sherbourne Street. Winner of Island Life’s “Ethnic Restaurant of the Year Award” in 2008 when the awards were last run, China China is now a firm favourite with locals and visitors from further afield. Reviews have even spoken of the food as being the best Chinese cuisine that the
writer has ever tasted. This modern, light and spacious restaurant with warm roast wood furniture also has an outside terrace for al fresco dining. The state of the art kitchens produce Pekenese, Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine, both to eat on the premises and to take away, with delivery service available. Open from 12pm till late, it is advisable to book, especially at weekends. Tel 875 559 or 875 978.
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WATER WORKS! FEATURE
DO YOU know where our water comes from? Ask the average person on the Island and the answer would be “from the tap,” but have you ever wondered where our water actually comes from before gets to your tap? The answer is that most of it comes from under the ground, from boreholes. There are 15 of them across the Island and they take water from aquifers, natural water reserves in fissures in the chalk and reserves in the upper and lower greensand. We use between 35 and 45 mega litres (that’s millions of litres) per day, depending on the time of year. Between 21 and 25.5 mega litres of this comes from the boreholes, 10 to 12 mega litres comes from surface water – mainly the Eastern Yar to be precise – and the rest is imported from the mainland via the cross Solent main, which emerges at Gurnard. During the winter around a quarter of our supply comes from the mainland and this amount increases to around a third in the summer. This is not only because the demand for water increases with the influx of tourists, but because the ground water source supplies fluctuate. In April/ May it is at the highest level and it recesses down during the summer. Ground water boreholes vary in depth – some are at the surface where springs emerge but others can be between 30 and 40 metres in depth. Usually at least three boreholes are sunk at any one point and the one giving the best yield is used. These boreholes serve the communities local to them, but there are also strategic links to allow the flow of water around the Island. After the water is extracted from the boreholes, or the river, it is pumped up to a surface reservoir, which
Meyrick Gough must be higher than the homes and businesses it serves – to give the water enough pressure to reach the top of the highest building. Houses usually have 10m pressure – and most houses are a lot shorter than 10m, particularly on the Island. These surface reservoirs are sometimes actually on the surface, although many are huge concrete tanks that are grassed over – you’ve probably driven past one hundreds of times and not realised it’s there. The water is also disinfected before it is distributed, and at one source the water also has to go through a treatment to remove pesticides. This is done in situ. Fluoride has never been added to the water on the Island. In 1989 our water was privatised – formerly it was the Water Board who looked after our water supply, now it is Southern Water Services Ltd. In October 2007,
JPMorgan Chase in the consortium with Greensands Investments Limited purchased Southern Water Capital Limited, the owners of Southern Water Services Limited. At the time of privatisation the Island was used as a pilot study for water metering and now 93 per cent of domestic customers and 96 per cent of commercial users have their water metered as it enters their premises. “We are moving toward metering all of the area,” said Meyrick Gough, Water Quality and Strategy Manager for Southern Water. “Of all the water resource zones in our area the IW typically have the lowest consumption and I think this is due to the metering – people are more efficient with their water. “When the metering went in we were immediately able to identify the leaks on the supply pipes (from the pavement to your house)
and so were able to fix them. There was a 200-mega-litre loss per day and now it is only 90 mega litres per day. “We monitor flows all the time, but typically expect that during the middle of the night, from 1am till 4am, the amount of usage should come down to a minimum. If we see those flows starting to rise we send out leakage teams who will try to detect leaks that aren’t visible from the surface. They have very sophisticated equipment using sound correlators and will then dig down, hopefully find the leak and repair it. “In areas of high pressure we are able to put in pressure reducing valves which help to stop leakage. We’ve got a good track record in leakage – one of the lowest in the UK. “The amount abstracted from the ground is less than in 1989, partly because of less leakage but also because of more water efficiency. Washing machines use less water now, as do dishwashers and toilets.” The drought of 1976 was one of the key initiatives in the decision to install a cross
Solent pipeline in 1980. Two pipelines were laid, because the line was so critical, and this proved to be a wise move. Although ships are warned not to drop anchor in the pipeline ‘corridor’ where it lies on the seabed, a ship did manage to snag the pipe with its anchor, snapping one of the pipelines. Luckily the mistake was realised and it dropped its anchor, saving the second pipe from destruction. With the Island’s water supply compromised and supply predicted to increase by 15 per cent over the next 25 years, it was decided to replace the pipeline and work began in 2003, and was completed in 2008. Since the installation of the new cross Solent pipeline there has only been one hosepipe ban imposed – in 2005. This was because the winter drought of 2004/2005 saw the ground water levels reaching an historic minima (low level). Water in the pipeline comes from the river Test and the transfer capacity increased
from 12 ml (mega litres) per day to 14 ml per day with the new pipeline. “We’ve looked at developing new sources on the Island but the only source we would follow is desalination (taking the salt out of the sea water),” said Merick. “Economics and sustainability issues favour increasing input from the mainland, although a new modern desalination plant would have quite a small footprint.” Anyone is permitted to sink a borehole, but you can only extract a certain amount of water for free. Anything over 20,000 litres per day and you have to get an extraction licence from the Environment Agency, which costs £135 plus a minimum of £25 per year upwards. You will also need to get your water tested to see if it is fit for human consumption. The average amount of water used per household is 300 litres per day, with water priced at 92p per 1000 litres. The Island has one of the lowest per capita consumptions of water in the country.
The cross Solent pipeline being installed
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PEUGEOT ICONS
STADDLESTONES Garage celebrated 200 years of the Peugeot brand last week with an exhibition of iconic models and the launch of their latest model, the much anticipated RCZ. Peugeot have a strong history of exciting road cars and success in motorsport, including the sublime 205, 206 and 207 GTI road cars and successes in world rallies and endurance racing. The event, which also included a free BBQ and drinks, showcased the sportier side of the brand and was the perfect backdrop to pull the covers off Peugeot’s brilliant new coupe, the RCZ. I was lucky enough to get a test drive in the Staddlestones
demonstrator, a petrol 1.6 THP 156. With me came Gavin from the Staddlestones sales team, who is excited to have the RCZ at the dealership. “It’s all about broadening the brand” he said. “Peugeot have released the 5008 and the 3008 crossover, and now they have the sporty RCZ. We want people to be talking about these new cars.” I can see that the RCZ will be an instant hit; by putting Peugeot’s distinctive low, wide face onto the front of a very intriguing, almost cab forward body shape, they have created a gem of a car. It looks hard to resist in any dark colour, looking
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less geeky than an Audi TT and more absorbing than the plain Scirocco. The double bubble roof is unique even amongst cars costing ten times as much and the aluminum roof pillars arch over the large pillarless doors. This really hasn’t changed much from the concept car Peugeot released two years ago and they should be applauded for being so bold. Just getting into the low coupe is an event, and once inside you are immediatley cocooned by soft leather and comfy seats. The dials and controls a r e
all new and it shows how much effort Peugeot have put into the new car. An expensive looking analogue clock forms a centre piece on the dashboard and looks right at home amongst the chrome rimmed air vents and dials. After I start it up, I can’t help but just sit there and blip the throttle. The engine gives a brilliant, urgent rasp as the revs build and fall, but when you want to waft though town it remains smooth and silent. Changing gear is a joy with the tight box and you soon feel right
at home. When driving you feel right between the front wheels and there’s a real impression of the car diving towards the apex of every corner. Grip is never an issue and the car feels massively stable and flat. Cornering speeds available are very high and its a good job the brakes are sharp and responsive. But back off a little and the ride is firm yet without the uncomfortable edge many other sports car have. In fact, the car has a good balance between all out thrills and day to day comfort. The steering wheel is heavily sculpted and suits enthusiastic driving, but is lined in a soft leather. The air conditioning is one of the most powerful I have tried, yet is easy to use. And while the car will return a frugal 42mpg, from a standstill the car will hit 60 mph in just 8 seconds. This is no mean feat and is due to the huge levels of technology within the turbocharged 1.6 engine. The unit is shared with BMW’s Mini and comes with either 154bhp or 197bhp depending on the spec. Back at the launch, Sales Manager John Kilby tells me the celebration of the Peugeot brand had been a success. “We had a huge amount of interest in the RCZ and it was as much about celebrating 200 years of Peugeot, but we still sold two cars of the back of the evening.” For more details on the fantastic RCZ and to arrange a test drive, please contact Staddlestones Garage.
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HAPPY 205 MEMORIES
I HAVE fond memories of the Peugeot 205 GTi from my youth and was thrilled to see one at the Staddlestones celebrations. The car is in immaculate condition, with one owner from new and only 30,000 miles on the clock. Top of the range in 1989, the 1.9 GTi belongs to Zinnia Lockwood from Seaview, and she is immensley proud of it. “I have always been very happy with it and have never wanted to change it!” she told me at the launch. It was
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bought as a birthday present to herself and has never let her down. What is even more remarkable is that it was bought from Staddlestones garage and has been serviced there ever since. It even has the original dealership stickers on the back window! The car’s fantastic condition is testament to the skills of the service team at Staddlestones garage. Sales Manager John tells me “We
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COLIN BOWLING ALONG
THE 14TH ANNUAl Staddlestones Bembridge Charity Bowls competition took place at the club’s Mitten Road green, with 36 members taking part in the event, organised by John Tolley. The top 18 players from the preliminary rounds progressed to the final session. With ideal weather and a well prepared green, competition in all rounds was very close with the eventual winner, Colin Wilkins, taking the competition by one shot over Club President, Jack Liddiard. Third place went to Juliet Roberson. The event raised £140, shared equally between for the Bembridge Scout Group and the Bembridge Brownies Group. Prior to the presentation of awards to the event’s winners, cheques were presented by John Tolley to Paul Wray and Jane Chubb and Michelle Farwell. Left to right: Michelle Farwell, Jack Liddiard, Paul Wray, Jane Chubb, Juliet Roberson, Colin Wilkins and event organiser John Tolley
VETERAN IAN ROWS TO VICTORY
RYDE ROWING Club Senior Veterans competed in the Peterborough Regatta, with racing over 1000m, and in the sprint Regatta over 500m the following day. Ian Hayden won the Men’s Veteran B Sculls event and Mick Jenner won the Men’s Veteran C Sculls event, setting a new course record in the process with Nick Pike and Russell Page also both performing well. The four scullers then combined to race in the Men’s Veteran C Quad but were disqualified for going outside their lane after the rudder was clogged by weed.
However they made amends the following day over the sprint course, winning the combined Men’s Veteran B/C event comfortably. Ian Hayden then repeated his win in the Men’s Veteran B Sculls and Ryde’s three Men’s Veteran C Scullers – Mick Jenner, Nick Pike and Russell Page - dominated their event and produced the best race of the Regatta with all three finishing within just one second of each other, with Russell Page taking the honours to round off an excellent performance by the Wightlink sponsored Club. A depleted Ryde squad attended
the Itchen Imperial R. C. Regatta, but were still able to produce a reasonable set of results. The highlight was a win for young Sam Corney in the Boys’ J16 Sculls. Sam is still a J14 sculler so was racing against older boys, but still won his heat comfortably before winning the final in a very close race. Harvey Kirkby, also only a J14 sculler also competed in this event, his first race at this level, and was narrowly defeated in his heat. There was another fine sculling performance in the Men’s Novice Sculls where Stuart Johnson again won his heat with
some ease before facing very stiff opposition in the final – losing by just half a canvas in a re-row after a dead-heat in the first race. Ben Ade and Tom Clark produced a good performance in the Men’s Senior Pairs winning their heat before just losing out to host Club Itchen in the final. Ryde Rowing Club would like to acknowledge the support and help they received from the other two Island Rowing Clubs, Newport and Shanklin, with transport that helped them to compete in two very different events.
PAUL SO PROUD OF PEACOCK WIN
PAUL HAWKINS clinched victory in the Peacock Cup at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club with an impressive nett score of 65. Paul finished two shots ahead of Simon Guy, and a real scramble just behind with three players carding a 68. Ian Hatcher took third place on countback ahead of Richard Maddocks and Pete West. In the Ladies’ County Centenary Foursomes the honours went to Lesley Ismail and Liz Jolliffe with 36 points. They beat Julie Miller and Chris Gould on countback, with Debbie Berry and Stephanie Hart with 33. A Junior Medal event was won by Michael Mitchell (64) ahead of Tommy Robinson (67), while Callum Trueman won the Junior Stableford with 32 points.
LASHINGS OF TOP CRICKET
ONE OF the most popular sporting events in the Island calendar takes place at Newclose County Cricket Ground on Sunday August 22 when the cricketing superstars of Lashings World XI take on Ventnor. This will be seventh consecutive season that Lashings have visited the Island but the first time the match has been played away from Ventnor’s
Steephill ground. “Staging the Lashings fixture each year is a major project and working with Mike Scott and his Newclose team will help share the workload and give a terrific new venue the opportunity to host a match with the world’s most famous club cricket team,” said Ventnor’s Graeme Burnett. The current Lashings
squad is, as ever, a who’s who of international players. The side is captained by former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Harris and also includes West Indies’ legends Richie Richardson, Gordon Greenidge, Curtly Ambrose, Jimmy Adams and Courtney Walsh. Australians Ian Harvey and Greg Blewett, former England men Devon Malcolm
and Phil DeFreitas, Zimbabwe’s Grant Flower and Henry Olonga and Pakistan’s Mohammed Akram complete a star studded line up. People wishing to buy spectator tickets, priced £10.00, they will be on sale from the end of June at both Ventnor Cricket Club and Newclose. Children’s tickets are £3.00 each. The match will start at 2.30pm.
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CANADIAN OSSIE A HIT AT ACE JOINS THE RIVERSIDE RAIDERS
CANADIAN forward Jason Corrie will form part of the Wightlink Raiders’ ice hockey team when the new campaign gets underway in the autumn. The Raiders’ squad has now been completed, with playercoach Jeremy Cornish capturing Gorrie, 24, from United States side Evansville Icemen. Last season he scored eight goals with six assists in nine play-off matches to make him the team’s best post-season player. Cornish said: “We need an import who can score and that’s what Jason will be expected to do. Jason is very excited about
FORMER World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles was a recent visitor to Newport’s Riverside Centre to take part in the Island’s Tottenham Hotspur Fan Club end-of-season celebration. Ardiles was a huge favourite during his time at Spurs, and was also a member of the Argentina side that won the World Cup in 1978. He arrived on the Island with another former Spurs favourite Micky Hazard to help launch the Riverside’s World Cup programme of activity. The Riverside have asked pubs in Newport to collect caps from beer bottles during the World Cup for the centre to recycle as part of arts and crafts projects, and a special mural. The Centre also put on a special menu to coincide with the start of the World starting his pro career with the Cup and Island Wightlink Raiders and we are Music Festival, excited to have him.” Ossie Ardiles with a football Also joining Raiders is forward Josh Florey, 18, from Basingstoke Buffalo, who scored 26 points in 15 games last season. Returning to the fold is Island-trained defenceman James Francis, 20, who has THE BOWLS Isle of Wight team been playing for Space Coast had little joy when they travelled to Hurricanes in Florida for two Worthing to play Kent in the first seasons. round of the National County Two Also returning are veteran Fours Balcombe Trophy. defenceman Steve Gannaway, The overall result was very netminder Matt Colclough, Steve disappointing with Islanders losing Gossett, Kieran Annis, Kevin by 47 shots to 27. Tanner and Andy Robinson. The individual rink results were: Adam Clark, John Pearce, John Crews and Darren Griffith 10, Kent 26. Martin Butchers, Keith Beckett, Alan Best and Peter Furmidge 17, Kent 21.
spent some time at the Centre with the Spurs fan club and took time out to raise funds for the Help for Heroes campaign, as well as launch our Bottle Caps project” Adrian added: “Hopefully, it is a fun project that will involve users of the Centre and the local community in an innovative way – as well as brighten up the Centre for the future.”
and Micky Hazard with Adrian Bolton of the Riverside Centre
WIGHT BOWLERS BEATEN
CHEERS AS CHAMPERS FIZZES COWES WEEK
THERE are more cheers for Cowes Week organisers, who have taken another addition to their family of supporting sponsors on board for this year’s regatta. As the official champagne of Cowes Week, Piper-Heidsieck extends its association with the marine industry, adding this premier event to its portfolio of sponsorships which also includes the Southampton and London Boat Shows. Michelle Warner, Sales and Marketing Director for Cowes Week Limited said: “Throughout
theme. Previously the Centre offered Beckham and Eggs, Toasted Cheese and Owen Toasties, and Nevilled Kidneys! Facilities manager Adrian Bolton said: “Ossie and Micky
the week there is always much cause for celebration. Whether or not you’re winner, there’s a strong sense of teamwork and achievement after a day’s racing out on the water and we’re thrilled that we have the perfect partner to help Cowes Week participants and visitors celebrate their own personal Cowes Week triumphs in style”. Piper-Heidsieck’s UK representative, Victor Lanson, said, “We are delighted to be associated with such a historic, prestigious and fun event.”
Men’s National Competitions All of the Men’s National competitions are now getting to the stage when the teams and individuals will have to face mainland opposition. Latest results: Over 55 Pairs: Greg Pullar (Cowes) 25, Derek Stevens (Plessey) 7, David Jones (Shanklin) 18, Chris Noble (Warner) 14, Peter Knight (Plessey) 21, Jim Maish (Sandown) 20, John Pearce (Plessey) 17, Barry Simpson (Ventnor ) 20. Over 55 Singles: Rob Ribbens (Westland) 21, Barry Simpson (Ventnor) 17, John Pearce (Ples-
sey) 21, Chris Noble (Warner) 13, Jim Maish (Sandown) 13, Peter Knight (Plessey) 21, David Townsend (Ventnor) 18, Len Adams (Warner) 21. Champion of Champions: Keith Beckett (Shanklin) 21, Barry Croad (Cowes Medina) 12, Alan Best (Ventnor) 21, Martin Butchers (Plessey) 11, Simon Toogood (Westland) 19, Jack Berry (Shanklin) 21, Richard Griffith (Cowes) 11, Ben Mackett (Cowes Medina) 21. Club Double Fours: Cowes 27, Cowes Medina A 28, Shanklin A w/o v Cowes Medina B. Top Club: Shanklin B 2, Plessey B 3. Under 25 singles: Sam Lines (Ventnor) w/o L Trigg (Shanklin), Bertie Everson (Cowes Medina) 10, Robbi Hayes (Shanklin) 21. Ben Mackett (Cowes Medina) w/o v Callum Earle (Shanklin). Travis Meller (Shanklin) 21, Keiran Clark (Plessey) 11. John Rackshaw (Shanklin) 10, Adam Clark (Plessey) 21. Ryan Trigg (Shanklin) 21, Peter Wheeler (Shanklin) 15. Jack Berry (Shanklin) w/o v L Jones (Ryde Marina). Josh Berry (Ryde Marina) 18, Paul Attrill (Westland) 21. Ladies Pairs: A Hoath (Ryde
Marina) 24, S Beere (Newport) 15. J Morgan (Shanklin) 25, N Cusworth (Forest End 12. S Kelleway (Plessey) 23, S Appell (Plessey) 20. A Simpson (Ventnor) 28, L Deacon (Ventnor) 22. J Pardoe (Ryde Marina) 20, M Wallace (Newport) 17. E Young (Shanklin) 27, C Venier (Ventnor) 17. S Jupp (Warner) 25, J Carden (Cowes Medina) 18. J Wilson (Shanklin) 26 v D Butchers (Plessey). Ladies Triples: C Venier (Ventnor) 23, M Hastings (Shanklin) 20. V Ould (Cowes Medina) 17, I James (Sandown) 13. P Bugby (M Prentice) (Bembridge) 16, S Kelleway (Plessey) 14. S Augustus (J Utteridge) (Plessey) 31, J Ince (Sandown) 11. S Appell (Plessey) 16, S Noble (A Cooke) (Warner) 7. A Sothcott (Bembridge and M wallace (Newport) w/o. B Ensor (Totland Bay) 23, J McCarthy (M Phillips ) (Shanklin) 16. S Burton (Newport) 17, J Pardoe (Ryde Marina) 15. Ladies Fours: P Proud (Ventnor) 21, M Haynes (Newport) 6. P Clayton (Plessey) 18, A Simpson (Ventnor) 13. J Green (Ryde Marina) 29, E Young (Shanklin) 9. V Addison (Newport) 23, J Jelly(Cowes Medina) 4.
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Past captain Neil Jackson and present captain John Hart
JON WINS PRO-AM AGAIN!
AMPFIELD’S Jon Barnes won the Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club’s Pro-Am Tournament, repeating his 2009 triumph. Barnes shot rounds of 65 and 68 for a 36 hole total of 133, one shot ahead of Hockley’s Gary Stubbington (69+65). James Ablett (70+67), David Porter (73+64) and Hampshire PGA Captain Chris Hudson (68+69) tied for third place on 137. In addition to winning the Shanklin & Sandown title Barnes, as winning Professional, also retained the Sandham Office Services PGA Championship of the Isle of Wight. The Pro-AM was won by Walhampton’s Kevin Saunders and his team of
Aggi Iona, Martin Fielder and Kris Iona. They compiled a 19-under-par score of 121 to win the event on count-back. Second place went to Stubbington’s team of Maurice Flux, Malcolm Moorman and Sam Moorman. Jon Barnes, Chris Reed, Dave Bartlett and Richard Scoble (123) were third with Philip Bryden (Alresford), Steve Collins, Tony Cole and Keith Taylor (125) in fourth. Other prize-winners included Tony Williams, Terry Jarman, Sue Pick, David Ames, Ben Nichol, Eugene Slevin and Dave Maidment. A total of 42 teams took part in the Pro-AM Tournament, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2011.
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Gary Stubbington (Hockley) 69 + 65 134 James Ablett (Lee-on-the-Solent) 70 + 67 137 David Porter (Wellow) 73 + 64
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Chris Hudson (Southwood) 68 + 69 137 Richard Adams (South Winchester) 70 + 70 140 Simon Hayward (Westridge) 70 + 70 140
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Leading Professional scores:
Kevin Saunders, Pepperrall Aggi Iona, Martin 125 Fielder & Kris Iona Philip Bryden 121 (Alresford), Steve Gary Stubbington, Collins, Tony Cole & Maurice Flux, Keith Taylor Malcolm Moorman 125 & Sam Moorman 121 Richard Adams, Neil Jackson, Gary Cooke Jon Barnes, Chris & Steven Cooke Reed, Dave Bartlett 126 & Ric Scoble Cloke 123 Andrew (Sherfield Oaks), Tom Guy (Chelsea Roy Butler, Paul Piers), Steve Butler & Barbara Ambrose, Rob Butler 126 Turrell & Mark
Chris Hudson, Derek Letter, Dave McGee, Ralph Taylor 126 Eddy Rawlings (S’wick Pk), James Summers, Jack Ginty & Matt Holbrook 126 Kevin Saunders, Chris Lammiman, Bob Baker & Miles Oldershaw 126
Eddie Rawlings, James Summers, Matt Holbrook and John Hart
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THE BEAUTY OF SAILING IS HIGHLIGHTED AT SHANKLIN
SHANKLIN Sailing Club hosted an open day to raise awareness about how accessible dinghy sailing at a local club can be and the beauty of sailing in such a location as Sandown Bay.
Despite the lack of wind, the day was a great success, with 52 people having a go on Laser Pico’s and Sprint 15 Catamarans. Shanklin Sailing Club, who are the current Sprint 15 National
Champions, has recently obtained commercial sponsorship and lottery funding to train some of their members as RYA Dinghy Instructors and purchased 5 Laser Picos for
members to use. They will be running courses from July. If you would like more information, it is available on their website at www. shanklinsailingclub.com.
PRO-AM PICTURE GALLERY
Winning Pro Jonathon Barnes with John Hart
Kevin Saunders, Kris Iona, Martin Fielder, Aggy Iona and John Hart
Malcom Moorman, Maurice Flux, Gary Stubbington, Sam Moorman and John Hart
Jonathon Barnes, Dave Bartlett, Richard Scoble, John Hart and below, Chris Reed
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