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Friday August 27, 2010 Issue 70

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IVORY WAVE DEALERS BUSTED AFTER DEATH EXCLUSIVE BY JASON KAY THE GAZETTE watched as Island cops raided the store where cliff plunge dad Michael Bishton allegedly bought the legal high Ivory Wave before his death.

Six uniformed and two plainclothes officers went to the shabby premises in Ryde and led away 32-year-old Joey Annis.

The owner, a man aged 49, was arrested at his other shop in nearby Newport. The two stores, called Spaced Inc, claim to be the Island’s number one ‘head shops’ — offering ‘herbal highs’ and ‘head candy’.

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COWES WOMAN PLUCKED FROM SOLENT BY RNLI A DRAMATIC rescue took place after a 44 year old woman was reported missing by her partner.

The woman from Cowes is believed to have had an argument with her partner and then taken an overdose. She went missing just after 4.30pm.

Hampshire and IW police working with RNLI Cowes lifeboat and the MCA (Marine Coastguard agency) plucked the woman from the sea after she was spotted trying to swim from Castle Point to nearby Osbourne Bay. The RNLI Cowes Inshore Lifeboat transferred the woman to Trinity Point to an awaiting ambulance.

The woman has been taken to St Mary’s Hospital for treatment under police escort.

It is not known how serious the woman’s injuries are or what state she is in.

A Cowes boat owner who did not wish to be named said “I was sailing my boat near Castle Point when I saw a woman’s head bobbing up and down in the water, she looked very distressed.”

A spokesman for Cowes RNLI said “We carried out a short search and located the distressed woman, she was swimming fully clothed about 25 yards off the shore.”

She was helped into the Atlantic 85 lifeboat and taken to Trinity Landing, Cowes, where she was taken by ambulance to St Mary’s Hospital, Newport, escorted by a police car.

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POLICE CHIEF SPEAKS OUT ON ‘LEGAL HIGHS’

THE POLICE FORCE on the Isle of Wight is extremely concerned about reports of ‘legal high’ substances being used in our communities and their apparent consequences.

Police officers and staff have considerable experience in responding to people who abuse all types of substances.

Some side effects of these so-called ‘legal highs’ can be severe. Long term drug addicts have told us that they have become psychotic, aggressive and hyperactive for extended periods of time due to their abuse of these ‘legal’ substances.

Anyone who thinks they could be affected by the issues surrounding ‘legal highs’ is encouraged to seek professional advice and help.

We continue working within the Isle of Wight Community Safety Partnership to educate

By Inspector Bill Pinnell Safer Neighbourhoods Inspector

people that legal does not always mean safe, and to prosecute traders under product safety and unfair trading regulations if and where there is evidence of criminal offences.

School and youth service programmes in support of informed and responsible advice from parents and guardians will help protect young people who are exposed to these highly dangerous substances.

I would like to thank members of the public, the media and partner agencies who have provided information and expressed concerns about the alleged supply and use of ‘legal highs’.

We will continue acting on your information and suspicions to protect the community. Two men

were arrested when police carried out operations at two shops on the island last week. Both suspects were questioned and later bailed until

October pending further enquiries.

Substances can be seized by police for expert analysis to determine whether any of their contents

are illegal or harmful.

Because legal highs are not manufactured to a standard that is tested, the ingredients can pose unpredictable risks to someone’s health and behaviour.

Each area of the Isle of Wight has its own local dedicated Safer Neighbourhoods team.

They are dedicated to providing an excellent service and an active presence in every neighbourhood to catch criminals and protect communities. Go to www. hampshire.police.uk and type in your postcode.

Please contact us by phoning 101 or 0845 045 45 45. Mini-Com users can call the police on 01962 875000. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111. In a life-threatening emergency, dial 999,

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IVORY WAVE FIRST VICTIM

A YOUNG chef has plunged 300ft to his death from a cliff after taking new killer party drug Ivory Wave.

Michael Bishton, 24, was the first person in Britain to die after taking the mind-bending legal high.

In a tragic coincidence, Michael body was found at sea only minutes after his fiancee discovered she was pregnant with their second child.

Ivory Wave - dubbed worse than ‘meow meow’ – is being openly sold as “soothing” bath salts for £15 a packet.

The drug – also known as Ivory Coast or Purple Wave brings euphoria but the high is followed by hallucinations, paranoid delusions and acute agitation that can take three days to wear off.

In recent weeks, dozens of young people have been hospitalised nationwide after dabbling in the drug.

Father-of-one Michael suffered paranoid hallucinations from the drug last Tuesday and took another dose on Thursday.

His mother Tami says that he appeared depressed on Thursday night and claimed he was going to see his doctor before vanishing.

Fiancee Sammy Betts, 21, told today how she was frantically trying to phone Michael on Saturday with

news of her pregnancy – unaware that he was dead.

In a heartbreaking message at 1.36pm, she asked her Facebook friends: ‘Does anyone know where Mickey is? Is he missing? Just found out I’m three weeks pregnant.”

Shortly after 2pm, his body was spotted in the sea near Bembridge by a fisherman and retrieved by lifeboat crews and a coastguard helicopter.

Michael was wearing his favourite England top – a replica of John Terry’s number 6 shirt – and shorts and had major injuries consistent with falling from the coastal cliffs.

Police are probing his death but it is not known whether he deliberately jumped or accidentally fell to his death.

Coastguards believe his body had been in the water for between 24 and 36 hours when it was found.

Michael lived in Ryde with Sammy and their 14-month-old daughter Alesha.

Choking back tears, Sammy

said: “I had been staying at my mother’s for a few days.

I found out on Saturday that I was three weeks pregnant and tried to ring Mickey.

“I never got the chance to tell him he was going to be a father again. He would have been so excited, pleased and happy. But his phone was switched off and his mum Tami said that he was missing.

“He was a good dad to Alesha but there was a big change in him when he took these drugs. I saw him acting madly three times. He would be running around thinking people were in the house and talking to people that weren’t there. He was happy before he started doing the drugs. I don’t know why he did.

“He told me he would stop but he didn’t.

They should get these drugs out of the shops.

“On Saturday, I was telling everyone I was pregnant and wondering where Mickey was. I got a call from Tami at around midnight on Saturday.

“She said that the police had come round and told her they had found a body. She’d had to go to the hospital in a police car to identify him.”

Waitress Tami, 42, of Sandown, revealed that her son had previously taken meow meow and even deadlier legal highs NRG-1 and Ivory Wave.

Tami said: “He had taken Ivory Wave on Tuesday.

It made him very paranoid a n d scared. He thought people w e r e tying to get him.

“He was running around with a pool cue, trying to protect himself. I tried to stop him taking any more but he bought some again while I was at work on Thursday.

“He told me that night he had bought two packets at £15 each and taken it all. He was very down and depressed. I left for work at 6.45am on Friday and by

then he had gone out without his wallet or mobile. He left a note saying he had gone to the doctor’s.

“When he did not come back, I phoned all his friends but no-one had seen him.

“I started worrying about him and reported him missing to the police on Saturday.”

Tami said that her son had

worked as a chef since t h e age of 16 but had recently lost his job.

She said: “He had always been hard-working, never someone to sit around at home. He was always loyal to his family and loved his little girl Alesha. I have lost my son to this drug and have yet

to find out what happened to him.

“I cannot believe you can simply walk into a shop and buy something that induces madness for £15, which is nothing these days. It completely spins your brain to the point where you think the whole world is against you.

“Michael lost his job because of the drug. He did not know what he was doing when he was going to work in that state.”

Solent Coastguard scrambled three lifeboats and a helicopter after Michael’s body was reported.

A 40-strong search and rescue team scoured the area on land for clues to his death and found his bag on a cliff ledge halfway up.

A coastguard spokeswoman said: “The body was found by a fishing vessel and the helicopter came and took it away.”

A Hampshire Police spokesman said: “Officers are investigating after the body of a man was found at 2.20pm on Saturday.

“A fisherman found the body in the water at Whitecliff Bay near to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight.

“The man has been identified. We are continuing to investigate and preparing a file for the coroner.”

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RSPCA HITS CASH CRISIS

THE ISLAND’S RSPCA Centre has been crippled by severe financial difficulties, and is being forced to turn away pets and other animals that are being brought in for care.

The Centre, at Merstone Lane, Godshill, has running costs of £1,600 a day, and has been brought to its knees by rising costs and a lack of funds, particularly from legacies.

Staff redundancies have already been made at the Centre, which receives no funding from the RSPCA’s national HQ, and has to rely solely on donations to survive.

But the situation is becoming more critical by the day, and a warning has gone out that unless new funding can be found, the Centre will have to stop taking in pets, and become only a place where owners can go for advice.

The Centre is run by a committee, and chairman Ken Rivers has spelled out the seriousness of the problems, which has resulted in five members of staff being laid off. Mr. Rivers said: “We had to work out a

redundancy programme that was very difficult because all these people are very precious to me.

“We don’t carry any fat, they are all very good and work hard, and it was very difficult to tell five people they no longer had a job. I have been here 13 years, and

a day to run, trying to make it up on retail which we are trying to do, is so difficult.”

The Centre can cater for 52 dogs, 100 cats, and other animals including rabbits, gerbils, birds and exotic species such as snakes. The Island RSPCA’s annual gala day was held recently and proved a huge success, but only raised a modest £6,000.

Now the Centre is having to rely heavily on the eight RSPCA shops across the Island to stay afloat. Mr Rivers continued: “When people are short of money they find it difficult to maintain their pets.

Unfortunately people are coming to us with pets, and we can simply no longer take them in, because there are too many.

“It’s heart breaking to turn them away, and I find it emotionally draining. Quite frankly the Island cannot do without an RSPCA. We are well below our maximum intake at present because we have reached a point where we cannot afford to take animals in.

“A dog is expensive to keep

“It’s heart breaking to turn them away, and I find it emotionally draining.” we have had crisises before, but nothing that compares to this one.”

He accepts: “It is purely down to finance. The two things that have come together are that the cost of everything has rocketed, from food to insurance and vets’ fees. But the one thing that has hit us hard is that we are no longer getting legacies of any size. We used to get substantial legacies, but this seems to be universal, and to be honest it is abysmal.

“The legacies we have received this year amount to around £50,000 which sounds a lot. But when you think the Centre costs £1,600

in. Every dog is vetted, given a chip, and then looked after and fed, which costs about £500 a dog. We keep them for a minimum of two weeks, and that is an average figure.

We have some dogs in that need more care than others, and in that instance vets’ bills alone can easily run up to £500.”

The Centre is losing around £18,000 a month, and there are few signs of a turnaround.

But Mr. Rivers is adamant: “We would never let it close.

The retail shops make a profit, and that money is always available.

“So the worst scenario would be for the Centre to stop taking in animals and be a place where people could come for advice or whatever on a skeleton staff, which we could just about afford. But it would not be fulfilling the function that is needed on the Island.

“We could easily reach the point where we cannot take nay animals in. Even now we are at the point where we can only take in animals that are clearly at risk. If someone comes in and says they can’t afford their dog any more, we have to say ‘sorry, but we cannot take it in’.”

This year’s gala was the fifth to be held, and proved the most successful. Mr. Rivers added: “We look on gala day as a ‘PR job’ rather than a fund raiser. But it

gives people the chance to see what we do at the Centre, and hopefully Islanders will now realise the seriousness of the situation and try to help us.”

‘COPTER AIDS INJURED BOY

A SPECIALIST head injury doctor was flown to St Mary’s Hospital from Southampton General Hospital by Coastguard rescue helicopter 104 to treat an 11-year-old boy who was injured while on a boat in the Solent.

The Coastguard rescue team were alerted after the boy was injured whilst on the Island sailing club committee boat which was near the flying fishing racing marker buoy in the Solent.

The boy was given treatment by the rescue helicopter paramedic who was winched down to the vessel. The boy who was scared of the helicopter wasn’t winched off the boat.

Hamble lifeboat escorted the vessel back to Trinity landing point in Cowes.

The sick boy was met by ambulance and taken to St Mary’s Hospital. The Coastguard helicopter was met at Sea Close in Newport by Needles MCA coastguard and transferred the specialist doctor to St Mary’s hospital to meet the ambulance.

Solent Coastguard watch manager Mike O’ Sullivan said: ‘’Our priority in this incident was for the young boy to be safely taken to hospital, by whatever means and resource necessary.

“Although transfer via helicopter may have been quicker, the noise and mere presence of the helicopter was scaring the casualty and making his condition worsen.’’

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POLICE RAID RYDE SHOP

A RYDE SHOP where tragic cliff plunge victim Michael Bishton allegedly bought killer party drug Ivory Wave before his death has been raided by Island police.

Six uniformed and two plain clothes officers swooped on the store, and arrested Joey Annis, 32, on suspicion of peddling the drug. He was later released on bail.

The shop owner, a 49-year-old man, was also arrested for the same offence in a simultaneous raid at his other shop in Newport.

The stores, known as ‘Spaced Inc’, claim to be ‘the Island’s number one headshops offering herbal highs, head candy and mind music’.

Police descended on the stores with search warrants as other startled shopkeepers looked on.

Officers combed the contents of the shops for several hours, removing items from the premises in evidence bags. Annis was handcuffed and led away to a waiting police van.

Both men were arrested on suspicion of distributing a harmful substance – Ivory Wave – under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005. Each is also accused of selling a class B drug.

A Hampshire Police spokesman said: “Police on the Isle of Wight can confirm that two operations were carried out on the afternoon of August 18 at shops suspected of selling illegal drugs and legal high substances.

“Officers visited a shop in Ryde High Street, where a 32-yearold man from Sandown was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a

class B drug and on suspicion of distributing a harmful substance under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

“Police also visited a shop in Orchard Road, Newport, where a 49-year-old man from Newport was arrested on suspicion of the same offences.”

Michael, 24, was found dead off Culver Down. He was the first person in Britain to die after taking Ivory Wave. He plunged 300ft to his death after a dog walker saw him running along the cliff edge with arms outstretched “as if he could fly”.

His death was caused by a brain injury and fractured skull consistent with a fall from height, it was revealed at the opening of his inquest in Newport.

In a tragic coincidence, Michael’s body was found at sea just after his fiancee discovered she was pregnant with their second child.

Michael’s devastated mother Tami Owen, 42, said: “Michael had always been hard- working and loyal to his family. He loved his little girl Alesha.

“But he was taking Ivory Wave the week before last. It made him like a wild animal p o s s e s s e d .

I have n e v e r s e e n anything like it in all my life.

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I am covered in bruises and finger m a r k s f r o m having to pin him down to restrain him.

“He kept saying ‘You are not my m o t h e r ’ .

He was not hurting me intentionally.

He thought that people were out to get him. He was also running around his own home with a knife, saying that people were outside trying to get in.

“Now I am making arrangements for a funeral.

I have never had to deal with anything like this before. I just cannot believe that shops are still selling Ivory Wave. It seems like kids can go and buy it like going into a supermarket for bread or milk. Parents need to know how dangerous this drug is.”

Fiancee Sammy Betts, 21, said that Michael had been a “great dad” to their 14-month-old daughter Alesha until he started taking Ivory Wave. She said: “Michael was hearing voices and seeing things when he took the drug.

“The week before last he was paranoid. He thought that there were people trying to get into the

house and he was waving a knife to try and protect us.

“He was running upstairs in the house thinking someone was in there and running around the garden at night thinking someone was in the bushes. We were having arguments because I was telling him to stop doing the drugs. I went to stay with my mum.

“He said he would stop but he would take them again and then get down. He had big mood swings. I found out I was three weeks pregnant late Saturday morning and I didn’t get the chance to tell him. I was so happy and it was a nice surprise.

“He was so caring and he was great with Alesha, always making her laugh. We were so happy together and I loved him. I’m just heartbroken and miss him so much. They should get rid of Ivory Wave off the streets. Get rid of them all. It could happen to someone else.”

Ivory Wave - dubbed worse than more well-known drug ‘meow meow’ – is being openly sold nationwide as “soothing” bath salts for as little as £8 a packet.

The drug – also known as Ivory Coast or Purple Wave - brings euphoria but the high is followed by hallucinations, paranoid delusions and acute agitation that can take three days to wear off. In recent weeks, dozens of young people have been admitted to hospital after dabbling in the drug.

POLICE are seeking a motorist after a moped rider was injured in road traffic collision on the Island’s Mersley Down Road. A dark coloured saloon car was being driven across Mersley Down Road from south to north into Rowlands Lane at 3.45pm on Thursday, August 19. A moped was travelling towards Ryde along Mersley Down Road when it was involved in a collision with the saloon car.

The moped rider, a 60-year-old man from Sandown, fell off and received bruising to his legs. It is alleged the saloon car driver failed to stop at the collision scene.

Investigating officer PC Phil Mears of the Isle of Wight’s Targeted Patrol Teams said: “Police believe several other motorists were nearby on Mersley Down Road when this collision took place. I would like to speak with anyone who saw what happened or who has seen a dark coloured saloon car with damage to its passenger side door. I’m also appealing directly to the car driver to come forward so we can establish exactly what happened.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Newport Police Station by phoning 101.

BUSY FOR INSHORE

RYDE INSHORE RESCUE were kept at full stretch at the weekend with two call-outs inside six hours.

They were paged to a 14’ fletcher motor boat, which had lost its engine mid-channel with container ships bearing down on it. The Wightlink car ferry, St Clare, stood by for safety until Ryde Rescue 1 arrived on scene and towed the vessel with two people on board out of danger and took her to Gosport Slip where it was recovered.

Then the crew were paged again to reports of a female in the water near Binstead Fishing Club. Ryde Rescue 1 started a search of the area until it was confirmed that the woman had returned safely ashore.

NEW APPEAL TO FIND BURGLAR

ISLAND police have renewed an appeal for information after a walk-in burglary was reported in Cowes. Entry was gained to a house in Castle Road sometime between 10.30pm on Wednesday, August 4 and 8am on Thursday, August 5.

Items of sailing clothing were reported stolen. These included two black Helly Hansen offshore sailing jackets; two Musto lightweight jackets; two Musto MPX sailing jackets and one pair of Dolce and Gabanna sunglasses in a white case.

Anyone with information about this burglary or the stolen clothing is asked to contact PC Hayley Connaught at Newport Police Station by phoning 101.

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‘HE THOUGHT HE COULD FLY’ PENSIONER Phillip Batchelor was the last person to see tragic Ivory Wave victim Michael Bishton alive.

Mr Batchelor, 75, was walking his cross-Alsatian dog Mutley on cliffs at Culver Down, near Sandown. He spotted Michael wearing an England top and acting strangely on the wrong side of a safety fence.

He said he feared that Michael would jump or fall to his death but did not dare intervene because he seemed out of control. The retired crane driver said: “He was so full of beans that it would not surprise me at all if he had taken drugs.”

Mr Batchelor set off with Mutley on their daily walk at 7.30am. He said: “I take Mutley out every morning on the cliffs at the same time and I know nearly everyone up there by sight. There are other dog walkers, joggers and bird watchers. They keep

to the paths.

“I saw this lad at 8am. I had never seen him there before.

He was on the wrong side of the fence right out on the cliff edge. He was wearing an England top and shorts and looked very peculiar. He was just bouncing and running around, showing off by the edge.

“He seemed to have boundless energy, bouncing around like a livewire. He was stretching his arms out sideways like a Dambuster as if he thought he could fly.

I didn’t know what was going on in his mind – whether he was a jumper or just a bloody idiot running along the edge.

“But at 75, I was not going to climb over a fence to see if I could help him. He was a big lad and could easily have picked me up and chucked me over the edge. I nearly lost sight of him and could just see his head in the distance but then he came back.

Michael Bishton

“The last thing I saw was him apparently stretching his hamstrings as he was facing the sea. I never saw him jump of fall.”

Mr Batchelor added: “I gave a statement to police about what I saw. When I described the lad, they said he was the one pulled out of the sea. It is terrible for his family. It is very sad that a young life should be wasted like that.”

Mr Batchelor said that a

friend’s son had also taken Ivory Wave recently. He said: “It almost blew his top off.

Now he is having counselling about drugs. I would like to see a stop to this drug being sold.

“I don’t believe in drugs. It is bad enough when you have to take them for medical reasons rather than for fun.

I think it is disgusting that people are making money out of selling them to young people.”

GOOD SAMARITAN HELPS PENSIONER

AN 80-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to hospital after being knocked down by a taxi in Ryde on Wednesday (August 25).

The pensioner was crossing the road near to the taxi rank on Esplanade in Ryde at about 9.45am when she was struck by the taxi.

The rank was closed briefly whilst officers from the Road Police unit at Shanklin questioned the driver of the multi seated Mercedes Vento after he knocked the pensioner over whilst carrying out a reversing manoeuvre.

The woman - who has not been named - was looked after by passers-by until a fast response ambulance arrived. She was treated at St Mary’s hospital for non life-threatening injuries.

PC Martin Norman, of Shanklin RPU, said: “The people who looked after the woman did the right thing and responded quickly. They were Good Samaritans.

“For anyone who is injured, it is always a comfort to have people stop and show some care. It makes a difference.”

Passer-by Graham Bentley said: “She went down like a rag doll. She was very upset.”

Alex Coarsely, 18, of Union Street, Ryde, made the 999 call, and said: “I had just walked around the corner and used my phone straight away.”

A spokesman for Hampshire and IW Police said that they are not appealing for witnesses.

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CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS TO SOLD-OUT BESTIVAL WITH SOUTHERN ELECTRIC

THE GAZETTE and Southern Electric are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the sold-out extravaganza that is Bestival 2010.

Taking place across September 9-12, acts including Dizzee Rascal, The Flaming Lips, Roxy Music, The Prodigy and many more will astonish and astound the crowds to ensure that 2010 will be the best Bestival yet.

Bestival is a world renowned, award-winning eco-friendly festival unlike any other showcasing elaborate creativity and entertainment through a diverse offering of music, performance, art, fashion, parties, collaboration and more. The festival has built its reputation as the ultimate weekend away for conscientious hedonists, as well as the biggest fancy dress party ever and this year won’t disappoint!

As part of parent company SSE’s continuing and forward-thinking environmental initiatives across this summer’s Wakestock and RockNess festivals, Southern Electric will present the Plugged In Solar Powered Bandstand and the Plugged In Eco-House

at Bestival 2010. By utilising solar PV panels, heat source pumps and rainwater harvesting methods, both projects will be examples of how communities can harness natural power in sustainable and practical ways without compromise. Situated in the Tomorrow’s World Village at Bestival, fans will be able to experience first hand the impressive green technologies of the future.

All you need to do to enter is write down the answer to this question: Where is Bestival 2010 being held? and send it to The IW Gazette, B18 Spithead Business Centre, Newport Road, Sandown, IW, PO36 9PH or email it to newsdesk@iwgazette. co.uk along with your name, address and telephone number.

The prize will be awarded to the first correct entry opened after Friday September 3, 2010. Terms and conditions apply. Employees and their immediate families of Southern Electric, Bestival and The Gazette are not allowed to enter. The editor’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

After selling out months in advance, tickets for Bestival 2010 are in hot demand so don’t miss out on this opportunity to win!

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SUMMER MADNESS AS BEES FLY OVER TO CARISBROOKE

THE GAZETTE caught up with Paul Butler as the Bees were putting the final touches to their album this week before heading over to Carisbrooke Fields to play at Summer Madness.

“It’s been a bit of a battle to get it all finished, but we’re just about there,” said Paul of the new album ‘Every Step’s a Yes’, which comes out on October 11. The single ‘I Really Need Love’ will be released a week before on October 4.

“The album’s name is a line from the single ‘I Really Need Love’,” he explained. “It’s about all round acceptance.

We’ve been through lots of different phases but you can’t look back and say, “I wish that hadn’t happened”.

It’s about acceptance and presence,” said Paul.

The Bees are now in their tenth year, and this will be their fourth album and the second one to be recorded at their base in Ventnor where they have a recording studio.

Produced by Paul, almost all of the lyrics have been written by Aaron Fletcher.

“Aaron and I met on the first day of High School (Sandown) and we were playing together within a couple of weeks,” said Paul. “He’s the master lyricist – he’s so bloody good at it, he doesn’t have to try!”

The single had its first airplay this week on Zane

Lowe’s Radio One show and on 6Music News. “It’s so tricky to get things on the radio. You have to do a radio edit and we had to take two minutes off of the track,” he explained.

The lads will be supporting Paul Weller throughout his autumn tour, but this will be their first gig together.

“We’re looking forward to supporting Paul Weller. He asked us to do a remix of one of his songs for an EP that’s being released with his new album. We did ‘Grasp and Still Connect.”

But will they be playing it at the gig? “No we’ll just do Bees Stuff,” said Paul, although apparently Paul Weller will be watching them from the wings.

“We’ll probably play ‘I really Need Love’, ‘Tired of Loving’ and ‘Winter Rose’ from the new album but we’ll also play a lot of our old favourites,’ said Paul. ‘We’ve only got half and hour or 40 minutes. We’ll be playing our new tracks when we go on tour with Paul Weller.”

Anyone who has previously seen The Bees in concert will have seen the ‘Ventnor Horticultural Society’ sign on Warren Hampshire’s keyboard and apparently this goes with them wherever they tour – bringing a bit of Ventnor into every venue.

“We spread the word,”

The Bees laughed Paul, although he claims that the lads are all keen vegetable growers too. “”I’ve got a snail proof vegetable patch at the end of my garden,” said Paul. “It’s got moats around it!”

Hopefully there will be no moats needed at Summer Madness this Sunday, where

The Bees will be joining The Coral, the Brand New Heavies, Imelda May, Twisted Wheel, The Moons and, of course, Paul Weller, for ‘The Best Bank Holiday Sunday Ever’.

And maybe even Noel Gallagher? Promoter John Curd of Home Grown Events

was still not confirming rumours that the ex Oasis brother was likely to be putting in an appearance.

“He’s playing drums on Paul Weller’s new album,” said John. “He might be coming.

“Everything’s going according to plan,” said

John enigmatically. “We’ll be rocking!”

Tickets for Summer Madness are available on the gate this year, but there is also a mobile box office at the bus station in Ryde and tickets can also be bought at Framers in Union Street in Ryde.

SEAVIEW’S ODD COUPLE

CUDDLING up to this much smaller duckling is Kookie the Kookaburra and the unlikely pairing is helping both of the new fledglings.

This is an exceptionally unusual friendship, particularly as when it is an adult the Kookaburra might hunt the little duckling.

The smaller chick is a rare endangered Madagascar Teal (Anas bernieri) a native of the large Island off of the coast of east Africa and the larger chick is a young Kookaburra Dacelo navaguinae, native of Australia, which was recently abandoned by its parents.

Kookie is being hand-reared by the Animal Care Team at Seaview Wildlife Encounter and the duckling has adopted ‘Kookie Kookaburra’ – whether as a sibling, or as its mother the team at the park are not entirely sure.

“Whatever the reasoning this is an extremely unusual relationship between two very different species,” said a park spokesperson. “Especially as an adult Kookaburra would be likely to predate such a small duckling.

“Possibly these two young creatures haven’t yet established

complex boundaries; the need for warmth and closeness seems to override their physical differences!

Madagascar Teals are very difficult to raise successfully – so we’re really hoping that Kookie the Kookaburra may just make the difference between the duckling’s life and death.”

Best of friends? A Madagascar Teal duckling cuddles up to a Kookaburra Dacelo navaguinae

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TEENAGER INJURED IN RYDE

THREE MEN were arrested following an incident in Ryde that left a Cowes teenager seriously injured.

It is believed a fight started over a computer game, and the 18-year old from Cowes, named locally as Shaun Berryman, received serious injuries to his neck and face.

Officers were called to an area of the Esplanade near the junction with the Quay Road car park on Monday, August 16. The area was sealed off while police carried out enquiries at the scene.

Three men were arrested

on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. They were a 29 year-old Island man, a 19 year-old man from Cowes and a 19 year-old man from Ryde. All three were taken to Newport Police Station for questioning.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Newport Police Station by phoning 101. Mini-Com users can call the police on 01962 875000. Information can be given anonymously by phoning the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

MISSING MAN FOUND AFTER SEARCH

A PENSIONER who went missing near Shanklin sparked a major search of the area, before he was found alive the following day.

Brian Allen, 77, was located in a field in Luccombe after going missing for most of last Thursday. The alarm was raised by his partner after he failed to return home.

His car was found by a local police patrol on a road leading to Luccombe Village. Police combed the area aided by a spotter plane. The force quickly brought in specialist Island-based search officers and MCA Ventnor Coastguard Search and Rescue team whose volunteers were then involved in one of their biggest searches of the year.

The independent lifeboat from Sandown and Shanklin was also scrambled to carry out a shoreline search between Shanklin and Luccombe Chine. Initially the efforts of the searchers were hampered by the rough terrain and the limited amount of light within the search area.

Inspector Roger Whitewick confirmed: “The pensioner went missing from his home. He left using his own private car, and during the course of enquiries we located the vehicle.”

Mr. Allen was not discovered until the following morning, and was taken to St Mary’s Hospital where his condition was said to be improving, Police have thanked members of the public and HM Coastguard for their assistance with enquiries into his whereabouts.

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FLASH FLOOD CHAOS

HEAVY RAIN disrupted much of Island this week with roads, homes and businesses being severely affected. The areas worse hit were Lake, Sandown and Bembridge.

Emergency calls to IW Fire & Rescue Service’s control room were coming at the rate of one a minute at one stage, after the Island was lashed with rain.

Fire crews from Shanklin rescued a driver from his vehicle on Green Lane, Lake

after flooded lifted drainage covers and surface water rose, flooding the driver’s engine.

Sandown Road in Lake was closed because of earlier flooding. Retained fire crews from Shanklin used their fire appliance as portable pump to help clear the road and stop water from flooding a near by nursing home and three other properties.

Elsewhere fire crews were called to Kings Road in Bembridge, to help a family

whose property had been flooded by surface water.

A spokeswoman for IW Fire service said that they taken over 60 calls requesting help.

The Illuminated Carnival that was due to have taken place in Sandown on Wednesday evening was called off by organizers after the flooding created too many obstacles.

The Met Office had issued a further flash warning of more heavy rain expected across the Island.

IV, which was devastating news, turning my world upside down. I didn’t know whether I was even going to see my next birthday.

“Chemotherapy and radiotherapy followed and I was very frustrated to find that I became very poorly whilst undergoing the radiotherapy. I had been given to understand that some people still managed to carry on working whilst on this treatment, but there was no way I could do the same.

“Then a big abscess was found where the tumour had been so I had yet another operation. Next the bone flap became rotten so a portion of my skull had to be removed.

I went through a stage of feeling like I would never get back to normal, but I did.”

Helen Bulbeck and committee members of Brainstrust, the brain cancer charity based in Cowes, dedicated to improving clinical care for brain tumour

sufferers throughout the UK and providing coordinated support in their search for treatment, will be there to welcome Josie.

Helen said: “We are truly inspired by Josie’s bravery and strength in the face of her brain tumour. Her journey shows real strength of character and gives other patients and their families hope in a time of sadness.

We are so pleased that she has chosen to visit the Isle of Wight and we would hope everyone contributes so that she can reach her fundraising target of £20,000 for Brain Tumour Research.”

To contact Brainstrust for support and advice, telephone 01983 292405, or email hq@brainstrust.org.uk or for more information go to www.brainstrust.org.uk

BRAVE JOSIE WILL BE SAILING INTO COWES

WHEN JOSIE PHILLIPS and her husband, Roger, sail Nordlys, their Contessa 32 yacht into Cowes, tomorrow (Aug 28), the marina won’t be welcoming ordinary sailors.

Josie, 27 and a doctor at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, has set herself a challenge with three primary objectives: They are to sail anti-clockwise around the coast of Britain; raise awareness of brain tumours and, at the same time, collect around £20,000 through sponsorship for Brain Tumour Research www. braintumourresearch.org .

So far they have sailed 1,710 nautical miles with about 370 to go before arriving back in Ipswich on September 4 and have raised £10,000 for Brain Tumour Research.

It took doctors five years to diagnose Josie with a brain tumour. Four years later she faced the devastating news

that the tumour had become malignant. Now Josie is determined to live life to the full for as long as she can.

She said: “Living with an incurable disease is extremely difficult and we hope that the funding we raise for Brain Tumour Research will give hope to others in the future.

“I started having problems from about the age of sixteen – unexplained headaches and “vagueness” – and was seen by various doctors who diagnosed either migraine or stress.

These problems continued throughout my time at university, culminating in a grand-mal seizure in 2004 at the age of 21 during a six week wind-surfing holiday in Southern Spain. A CT scan confirmed the presence of a brain tumour, later confirmed as a slow-growing Astrocytoma.

“For a long time I was very angry, blaming other

people for the length of time the tumour had gone undiagnosed. I came to realise, however, that all the time my condition had gone undiagnosed I had successfully managed to complete my degree, and as the tumour was low grade, it would probably have been a case of watch and wait anyway.

“In 2005 I underwent my first “awake” craniotomy to remove as much of the tumour as was possible, only to discover a year later that the tumour had grown back necessitating a further operation. By this time I was at Cardiff University to complete a degree in Medicine, graduating in 2007.

“I started work as a junior doctor at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, but in 2008 a scan revealed that the tumour had grown back yet again. A biopsy revealed that it had progressed to a grade

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TICKET NOT SO FINE

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COWES WEEK IS THE SAFEST EVER

A CABBIE was stunned when a traffic warden gave him a £70 fine – for parking his taxi on a rank.

Frank Allen, 44, briefly left his vehicle while waiting on the stand for customers so that he could spend a penny. When the father-of-four returned to his Ford Mondeo, he found a penalty ticket on his windscreen. The notice said that he was being fined for parking on the rank in Newport, Isle of Wight. Council parking chiefs have refused to scrap the penalty, which Mr Allen is now appealing.

Frank said: “I was dumbfounded when I came back to the car and found the ticket.

“I was available for hire and had only been gone for a maximum of ten minutes. The roof light on the car says ‘Ryde Taxis’ as well as the lettering the full length of it. There is also a big white plate on the back saying that it is a licensed Hackney cab.

“On a slow day, you can be waiting on the rank for three or four hours. If you need to spend a penny, you just nip off.

“I was the only one on the rank and there was not a great deal happening. I have heard of drivers of normal cars getting tickets for parking on a taxi rank but this is ridiculous.

“There is no way the warden could have failed to realise my

car was a taxi. Ticketing me for not being in the car briefly is petty beyond belief.

“It is all about generating money. They will never admit to wardens having quotas for tickets they have to hand out.

But this warden must have been having a very bad day to put a ticket on a taxi on a rank.”

Mr Allen wrote to council parking bosses seeking to overturn the penalty.

But the council insists he was rightly fined because he was not in his car and therefore technically off-duty when the warden struck on the afternoon of May 16. Mr Allen has now launched an appeal.

IW CONSERVATIVE COUNCILLOR for Newport West, David Whittaker has been charged with committing a sexual act in a public place The Gazette can reveal.

Mr. Whittaker was charged on Tuesday August 17 after answering police bail at Newport Police station.

It is alleged that he carried out an act in the public toilets in his Carisbrooke ward back in June of this year.

The Councillor, who robustly denies the offence, said that he does not intend to stand down from the party and believes that he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.

A statement issued by his

solicitor said: “He does not know the person who made the allegation, nor was he at the relevant place at the relevant time.”

Further to this his solicitor said that Mr. Whittaker is physically

defend the prosecution”.

Hampshire and IW Police spokesman said: “Police can confirm a man was charged on Tuesday, August 17, with sexual activity in a public lavatory in Carisbrooke, on June 19. “ D a v i d Whittaker, aged 69, of Redstart Close, Newport, Isle of Wight, was bailed to appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Friday, August 27, 2010.”

He said: “There is no way I am paying the fine on principle. If it goes all the way to court, I will stand up in court. But the hassle and paperwork this is causing is ridiculous. It is public money they are wasting going after me.”

Peter Hayward, the council’s head of highways and transport, said: “Ranks are only provided for taxis which are waiting for customers and the parking regulations require the driver to be present. They are not there to provide free parking for off duty taxi owners.

“Not only is this against the parking regulation, it also obstructs other taxi firms waiting to pick up business.”

CONSERVATIVE COUNCILLOR CHARGED OVER SEX ACT “He was very surprised indeed to be charged with this offence and will robustly defend the prosecution.” incapable of performing the alleged acts. “He was very surprised indeed to be charged with this offence and will robustly

COWES WEEK 2010 has been hailed as the safest ever by Cowes Yacht Haven, after it achieved the lowest ever recorded number of drug and alcohol related incidents on its site during the regatta.

With support from the Hampshire and IW Police, Cowes Yacht Haven hired BKS Security to make sure visitors and staff were in a safe and drug-free environment.

As well as using a passive sniffer dog, they used alcohol dip sticks to test teenagers’ drinks to make sure no alcohol was consumed illegally.

Bryan Maddern, the Managing Director of BKS, said: “It’s great to hear that because of the work we do here at Cowes Yacht Haven, reported incidents are down this year. It has been a busy week with around 85,000 visitors so it was incredibly important to ensure they were safe and able to enjoy themselves.”

DEAD MAN FOUND

POLICE have confirmed that a body found on board a yacht in a boatyard at Newport was that of a man reported missing.

Guy Darley Ebsworth, 33, of Little London, Newport, was formally identified by a family friend. Next-of-kin and the Isle of Wight Coroner were informed. The death was not being treated as suspicious by police.

SANDOWN TO GET FAST CONNECTION

RESIDENTS in Sandown will be among around 152,000 more South East homes and businesses to have access to faster broadband by the Spring of next year, BT have announced.

A further 23 communities in the region are included in the latest roll-out plans for BT’s pioneering 21st Century Network (21CN). A well as Sandown mainland areas of Hornden, Blackwater, Bursledon, Hamble and Harestock are also included.

Inside a year lines serving up to 73 per cent of premises in the region – more than 2.7 million households and businesses – will have been upgraded.

The BT investment makes broadband speeds of up to 20 megabits per second (Mbps) available – more than double the maximum speeds previously available to the majority of UK homes and businesses.

John Weaver, BT’s South East regional director, said: “This latest major investment in next generation broadband represents a huge BT vote of confidence in the future of the South West. It will help ensure that businesses and households in the region are in a strong position to thrive. Faster broadband can help businesses become more competitive and greatly improve the on-line services available to households.”

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TEENAGE HEROES SAVE YOUNG BOY A TEN YEAR OLD youngster from Cowes was saved from drowning by the quick actions of two 13 year-olds who saw the lad struggling in the sea at Gurnard.

Curtis Elphick was swept from the slipway at Gurnard seafront on Tuesday (August 24) and taken out by the current.

Seeing what had happened and hearing Curtis’s cries for help, Nathan Parkman (13) and Jake Matthews (13), both from Cowes, dashed to his aid. Nathan dived in to the sea and rescued Curtis with Jake jumping in to help pull him onto dry land.

“I saw Curtis with his swimming things and I told him not to go swimming because the weather was far too treacherous,” said his mum Nina. “He dropped his bag and I thought he’d just gone out to play.

“Then I got a call from Gurnard Sailing Club to say he’d been pulled from the water.

“Curtis now speaks about the frightening story with great fear now. He has since told me that he actually gave up fighting the current and went under – it was only the heroic Nathan Parkman who kept diving under and pushing him back up to the surface that saved his life.

“I’ve been to visit both of the two little heroes and their families to thank them. The weather was so bad – they put themselves at great risk. And I would also like to thank Max Wilson who called the ambulance.

“Apparently there was an adult standing nearby who did nothing.

“I hope this story will warn kids not to try to swim when the conditions are so bad – Curtis wasn’t even swimming, he was swept off the slipway by a wave.”

Curtis was admitted to St Mary’s Hospital where he was kept overnight and treated for seawater ingestion.

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NEWPORT BENEFIT CHEAT ESCAPES JAIL A WOMAN who falsely claimed more than £13,000 in benefits has been given a suspended jail term following a successful prosecution brought by IW Council at the Magistrates Court this week.

Claire Rose-Viney, 38, of 82 Manor Crescent, Newport, pleaded guilty to three charges relating to benefit fraud at a hearing at Newport Magistrates Court.

She was given a 12 week custodial sentence, suspended for two years with a requirement for a 12 month supervision order, and a three month curfew from 7pm to 7am.

Legal action was brought against her after she failed to inform IW Council of a change in her circumstances.

She continued to claim housing benefit and council tax benefit despite living with her partner and subsequently getting married.

As a result, she was overpaid £12,216.24 in housing benefit and £1,513.03 in council tax benefit.

READY TO SIGN UP FOR DUTY

MORE ISLANDERS expressed an interest in volunteering for the police force on the Isle of Wight during the latest in a series of recruitment road shows.

The Island’s mobile police office was stationed at the Garlic Festival, when eight people asked for Special Constable application forms.

On hand to give information and advice were IW Special Constables, police volunteers and Hampshire Constabulary’s Isle of Wight Extended Police Family Co-ordinator Becky Smith.

Becky said: “A wide range of people were enthusiastic to know more about what was required to volunteer for the police. Some people are considering full-time careers in policing and criminal justice work and regard volunteering as an excellent way to gain first hand experience and knowledge.

“They learned how Special Constables are fully involved in frontline police work; making arrests, helping victims and investigating crimes. Others interested in applying had previous experience of work in the emergency services and want to use their free time

in retirement to continue helping the community.

I would like to thank organisers of the Garlic Festival for allowing us to bring our campaign to their event.”

On the Island there are already 17 Special Constables

and 11 support volunteers who work in areas including Safer Neighbourhoods, Public Protection, Community Safety, Corporate Communications and Business Services.

Special Constables give up their time to work as police

officers, often in addition to their 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.

Becky Smith added: “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.”

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HARRY PULLS IN STARS

ROLL UP, ROLL UP, for the magnificent, mellifluous, marvellous, meritorious and amazing Victorian Music Hall with The World Famous Players’ Theatre from London’s West End. And two lucky couples could win a pair of tickets to the show in our competition.

‘Chairman’ Leonard Sachs would introduce ‘The Good Old Days’ on television with a list of superlatives such as those above, and amazingly the show ran from 1953 until 1983.

But on September 21 the very same Players’ Theatre, who produced and acted in the TV show, will be appearing for one night only at Shanklin Theatre.

And it is Harry Darby who has brought these consummate entertainers to the Island, and will continue to bring more first class acts to the ailing theatre with his business Harry Darby Media, which

he runs with fiancé Joy Jones.

“I had broken my shoulder and was at home in Shanklin in February when I read about Shanklin Theatre’s need for funding,” said Harry. “I decided to hire the theatre and put on London shows, aimed at both local residents and holiday makers,” said the promoter who has worked in the media industry for the past 35 years.

“The Players’ Theater Music Hall has been going since 1936, and I was a member in the 1970s. Leonard Sachs, (father of Andrew Sachs who suffered the Ross/ Brand phone call), The Chairman, founded the Players’ and they’re based under the arches in Villiers Street in London.”

The Players website tells how the show works: “Over the 70 odd years of the club’s existence, a formula has been developed, which

shapes the evening, but the chemistry of each group of artistes is unique to each show,” it explains. “Normally a show consists of six or seven artistes, possibly plus a group of young dancers. The ‘mighty

chords, and after a few pleasantries, he gets us to work, always beginning with Number One on the Song Sheet: ‘Covent Garden in the Morning’, (where, of course, the Players’ began, over 70 years ago).

“I decided to hire the theatre and put on London shows, aimed at both local residents and holidaymakers.”

WIN TO WIN a pair of tickets to the show just answer this question: “Who was the Chairman of ‘The Good Old Days’ television show?”

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Players’ orchestra’ is always represented by one pianist.

“If of unsure memory (or new to the game), picking up a free Song Sheet is a good idea as it contains the words of all (or most) of the choruses sung that night.

“Singing is very much a pillar of the show. Even the Overture includes a number of choruses to help the more eager to warm up their vocal chords.

“The Chairman is heralded by appropriate

“Having passed contemptuous judgement on the quality of our singing, he requires us to redeem ourselves by singing ‘Oh, the Fairies’ a paean to the Ladies of the Night. This is always referred to as ‘The Players’ Theatre Anthem’.”

So for a great night out, and a good old sing song if you want to join in, head on down to the Shanklin Theatre on September 21. Tickets are available by phoning 866039 and cards are accepted.

A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE VICTORIAN MUSIC HALL WITH THE PLAYERS’ THEATRE

telephone number.

More top notch entertainment is being booked by Harry Darby Media for the autumn and winter. Next on the bill will be The Drifters, who will be appearing at Shanklin Theatre on November 17.

As one of the biggest selling bands of all time, The Drifters have collated a huge catalogue of over 50 hits, including timeless classics

such as ‘Saturday Night at the Movies,’ ‘Under The Boardwalk,’ ‘On Broadway,’ ‘Up on the Roof’, ‘Come On Over To My Place’ and ‘Kissing In The Back Row of the Movies.’

This promises to be another brilliant night of feelgood entertainment, with more planned for the future – Harry tells us he’s been talking to Ken Dodd recently…

Question: Who was the Chairman of ‘The Good Old Days’ television show?

Answer: Name: Address: Tel no: E-mail: The prize will be awarded to the first correct entry opened after Friday September 10, 2010.

Terms and conditions apply. Employees and their immediate families of Harry Darby Media and The Gazette are not allowed to enter. The editor’s decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

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BEACH SEX MAN CHARGED

A LOVE CHEAT who allegedly had a beach sex romp with a busty brunette has been charged with outraging public decency.

Heating engineer Niki Lawrence, 28, was bailed to appear before magistrates in Newport, Isle of Wight on August 31.

Niki, of Croydon, Surrey, was arrested after he was photographed cavorting with nurse Emma Martin, 22, on Sandown beach.

The sozzled pair allegedly romped in front of hundreds of horrified holidaymakers, who alerted police - while a pianist in a nearby par played ‘Sex On The Beach’.

Mum-of-two Emma, of Newtownards, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, was arrested on suspicion of gross indecency

and outraging public indecency.

She has not been charged but remains on police bail.

Emma has denied that the randy pair had sex after meeting at the Isle of Wight music festival.

She said she stripped and danced provocatively in front of cheering onlookers “for a dare” while drunk.

She said: “It was only a bit of a laugh. It wasn’t as bad as people said. This is very bad for my family.”

Niki was dumped by girlfriend Nichole Brennan-Young, 29, after his alleged antics on the afternoon of June 12.

Nichole, of Croydon, fumed: “I want to kill him. I’m not an ugly girl and she looks like an absolute minger, so that’s a bit upsetting.

I’m well rid of him.”

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SPLASHING CASH TO HELP YOUNG FIND NEW WORK

NEW E-FIT PICTURE APPEAL

A SECOND E-fit picture has been released by police in a fresh appeal to trace possible suspects and witnesses after an allegation of rape on the Island.

Detectives from IW CID are continuing to investigate a report that a 36-year-old woman from the Island was raped by a man she did not know in Newport at approx-imately midnight on the morning of Monday, June 14.

It’s alleged the rape took place on a footpath off Fairlee Road in Newport near Seaclose Stores. The woman had been walking to a friend’s house after leaving the Isle of Wight Festival.

Detectives are making enquiries into an allegation that a number of other men, all of whom had northern accents, were involved in the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape. All these men are believed to have been at the Isle of Wight Festival in the hours beforehand.

The release of a second E-fit picture follows two previous appeals by detectives during the fortnight following the Festival in June.

Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Colin Carpenter of IW CID, said: “I would like to thank members of the public who have come forward with information over the past two months. Officers are following several lines of enquiry across the country to trace possible suspects and witnesses who we believe are not from the Island.

“This was an unprovoked assault that has had a devastating and distressing effect on the victim. Specialist officers are working closely with the woman to support her during this difficult time and keep her informed about progress in the investigation.

“Detectives are keen to hear from anyone who recognises the men described in these two E-fit pictures or who may have seen or heard anything in relation to possible events surrounding this allegation.

“Enquiries to date suggest the possible suspects were with a small group of other men who may know more about exactly what happened. We are renewing our appeal to that group – did you see or hear anything directly? Perhaps you’ve overheard someone talking about the incident? Even the smallest

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PROJECTS aimed at helping youngsters get back into work have received vital funding from the Isle of Wight Community Fund (IWCF).

The Foyer in Ryde, which depends significantly on grant funding, has been awarded £5,000 to run a weekly job club as well as regular basic skills sessions for both residents and young people between the ages of 16-25 in the wider community.

During the last year the centre has struggled to offer a regular job club but now, with the support of an IWCF grant, the group can employ an experienced leader and continue their good work.

The Isle of Wight Community Fund is also providing help to socially excluded youngsters supported by South Wight Housing’s IW Young Peoples Scheme.

The IWCF was impressed by the project put forward by residents from 2 hostels who have got together to form a new support group called GROW.

RYDE INSHORE TO GIVE ISLANDERS TASKS INSIGHT

piece of information could prove vital to us and I would urge you to contact the police as soon as possible.”

The first E-fit shows a man believed to have been involved in the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape.

He was described as: White, aged in his 20s to 30s, 5’10” tall, dark hair,

beard, 4mm of growth and dark, chiselled square jaw line. He was wearing blue jeans and a pale blue top The second E-fit shows another man believed to have been involved in the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape. He was described as: White, aged 15 to 16, baby

faced, 5’3” to 5’4” tall, light brown / blond short hair.

He had a hoop in his left ear and was wearing jeans and trainers, and a silver/grey shiny top/zip up coat.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Isle of Wight CID at Newport Police Station by phoning 101.

RYDE INSHORE RESCUE will be opening their doors and inviting the public to visit them at the Lifeboat station by Appley Beach this Bank Holiday weekend.

From 10am to 5pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday the station will open, allowing visitors to meet the crew, sit on the lifeboat, try on the kit and see what goes on inside the station. There will also be stalls and competitions as well as a large bouncy space bungalow for children of all ages. A raffle will be held each day giving someone a chance to enjoy a trip out on the lifeboat.

Michaela White, the Ryde Inshore Rescue chairman, said: “As the busiest lifeboat station on the Island last year it is nice for us to be able to show the public how the money donated to us is spent. As an independent lifeboat we do not generally have the support of large companies and rely on the generosity of the local public so this is a nice way to say thank you.”

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A BIG TOP FOR CHARLOTTE! CHARLOTTE MILLER, of Jay Miller’s Circus has achieved an amazing feat – but this time not in the Big Top. Although she has had to fit in studying around her performances in the ring with her family’s touring circus, the young gymnast has passed all of her 14 GCSEs with flying colours.

It’s of her Sports BTEC that Charlotte, 16, is most proud, as she achieved a Distinction *. “When I saw the D I thought the worst, but then I realised it was a Distinction,” she laughed.

Charlotte also took BTEC Business Studies and got a Distinction, Child Development in which she got an A, English Literature and Language (both Bs), two sciences (both Bs), Maths (B), French (C) and RE (C). These qualifications are the equivalent of 14 GCSE passes.

Although Charlotte attends school in Wimborne for three months of the year, from March to November the circus is touring the country and she has had to

study on the road. She has some support online from Virtual Learning (about five hours per week) but a lot of the work she has had to do on her own.

“We’re immensely proud of her,” said mum Liz who runs the circus with her dad Jay (Jon). “We’ve helped to support her whilst we’ve been on the road. Our second daughter Jodi (14) has just chosen her subjects and will have to study a similar routine.”

“It was hard work sometimes when I didn’t have any help, but I think I get on better working by myself,” said Charlotte.

“I’m going to do A Levels now in Health and Social Care, Sports and Food Technology.”

After this Charlotte intends to take a degree with the Open University.

“Probably something to do with children and/or sports,” said Charlotte, who enjoyed a period of work experience as a gymnastics teacher, although he intends to stay with the circus.

TO GOING DIPPY OVER NEW HOVER VENTURE SHELTERBOXES HELP A CRISIS

HOVERTRAVEL and the award-winning Seaview Wildlife Encounter are combining forces with the Isle of Wight Walking Festival in offering a new, eco-friendly option to the discerning traveller, walker or adventurer!

Travelling by Hover from Southsea to Ryde takes only eight minutes. By leaving their cars behind visitors to the Island can get closer to nature - heading off on foot or by bike from the Ryde Hover Terminal along the scenic seafront towards Seaview Wildlife Encounter, a gentle, half-hour walk or ten minute cycle ride.

Once at the Park visitors can stroll in amongst many rare birds and animals and avail themselves of refreshments before either extending their walk towards Priory Bay or heading back on their return Solent crossing.

Dippy the Penguin was at the launch this week. Hover Travel chartered a hover for Dippy’s crossing to the mainland where he was the mascot for the event.

RESIDENTS of the Ventnor and Niton area are sending a total of six shelter boxes of humanitarian aid to areas experiencing humanitarian crisis around the world.

The Ventnor Rotary President’s appeal this year will be to supply two shelter boxes from proceeds of their various fundraising events and activities.

In addition pupils and staff of Ventnor Middle School have raised enough to send three boxes and Niton Primary School have raised enough to send one shelter box.

Tom Henderson, a Rotarian and former Royal Navy search and rescue diver from Cornwall founded the shelter box scheme.

The scheme is run and administered by an independent charity www.shelterbox.org/ index.php. Every box has a unique number and can be traced through www.shelterbox. org/trackbox.php. Each box costs £499 and is designed to give warmth, shelter, cooking equipment, tools for self sufficiency, and a children’s pack to provide a smile.

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MEDINA RESULTS ON THE UP LOTS OF SMILING happy students foretold a fantastic array of A Level results for Medina High School students last week.

The average point score for the school had increased and results in the arts had been especially good.

The school offers specialism in the arts and Art, Photography, Dance, Music and Music Technology all posted a 100 per cent pass rate.

“Our more traditional subjects of Maths, Geography and History have been successful yet again, also producing 100 per cent and there have been significant improvements in Science,” said Acting Headteacher, Ms Grainne Andrews.

“Individual students have returned some outstanding

results and that means that they can now access their university of choice,” she added.

Head Girl Gemma Read was extremely pleased with her three A grade A levels – she will now be reading biochemistry at Imperial C o l l e g e , London.

“I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate the students at Carisbrooke High School who have achieved some outstanding results,” added Ms Andrews.

“I am looking forward to working with Carisbrooke, our partner school in the Island Innovation Trust so we can continue to develop and improve on sixth form provision for all of our young people on the Island.”

“Individual students have returned some outstanding results and that means that they can now access their university of choice.”

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Catriona Macaulay (A, A, D), Charlotte Mew (A, B, C) and Nathan Barlow (B, C, C)

Henry Holloway (A, A, B), and Abbie Constantine (B, B, D)

Tom Ingram (A, C, D), and Matt Gifford (C, C, D)

Head girl Emma Read who received 3 A’s

Laura Haytack (B, B, D), Katie Denham (B, B, C) and Liann Giffiths (A, B, C)

Connor Cray (A, B, C), Danielle Trabes (A, B, C) and Simon Farrow (A, C, E)

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BEST EVER FOR CARISBROOKE

CARISBROOKE HIGH SCHOOL students achieved the best ever A level results for the school this year with 71 per cent passes between A* and C, 98 per cent passes between A* and E and 17 per cent passes at A* and A. Carisbrooke Students were awarded 10A* grades, mainly in Maths and Science based subjects.

Twenty seven subjects had a 100% pass rate at A*- E and 11 had a 100% pass rate at A*- C Some of their best performing students were:

Tom Hoare: 3A* & 1A off to Oxford Faith Norster: 2A* & 1A off to Oxford Joanna Vivian: 2A* & 2A off to Durham Ryan Munns: 1A* & 2A off to Exeter Abbie Ford: 1A* & 2A studying Medicine Jose Collins: 1A* & 2B off to Southampton Lucy Edwards: 3A & 1B off to Bath Carys Austin, Head of Sixth Form said: “We are delighted with these results.

This is the fourth year now where we have seen improvement at A level and

we would like to congratulate all of our students for their hard work, dedication and commitment.”

David Jeapes, Head teacher, said: “I would like to congratulate all of our students on achieving these record breaking results. Almost 1 in 5 of the grades at Carisbrooke are either at A* or A grade, which reflected the ethos of the students and the school. In spite of the issues surrounding the availability of university places around the country; the vast majority of our students have secured their first choice placement.”

DISABLED TO BENEFIT FROM SCHEME COWES-BASED UKSA is now able to offer short breaks for disabled children on the Island thanks to a new government initiative.

Run in conjunction with the IW Council and NHS Isle of Wight, the funding has been provided by the ‘Aiming High for Disabled Children’ scheme, which aims to offer parents and carers of disabled children more activities for their families.

Under the scheme, UKSA is providing day-long watersports

and sailing courses at its Cowes headquarters.

The sessions have been designed to provide a positive, enjoyable activity for

POLICE APPEAL AFTER CAR DAMAGE SPREE

CRIMINAL DAMAGE has been caused to 16 cars parked in Binstead.

Eleven vehicles were parked in Kings Road, three in Parkway, one in Arnold Road, and one in Cemetery Road when they had their paintwork scratched sometime between 10pm on Monday, August 23 and 10.49am on Tuesday, August 24.

Police Community Support Officer Katy Berry said: “House-to-house enquiries were carried out this week, and we remain keen to hear from anyone who may have seen the cars being damaged or from people with information about who was responsible.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ryde Police Station by phoning 101.

the children, whilst parents and carers gain a well-earned break.

Jon Ely, Chief Executive at UKSA, said: “We are delighted to be part of the Aiming High for Disabled Children scheme, providing a much-needed service for parents and carers of disabled children from across the Island.

We feel sure that our day courses will prove very popular, and we hope to be able to roll out this service for as many deserving families as possible.”

Left to right: Tom Hoare, Joanne Vivian, Ryan Munns, Faith Norster, Josie Collins, Abbie Ford

ALLEGED ASSAULT WITNESS SOUGHT POLICE have made a new appeal for two key witnesses to come forward after an allegation of assault in Newport.

A 21-year-old woman from Ventnor told police she was assaulted by two women outside the ‘Gamestation’ store near the junction of St. James’ Street and South Street in Newport sometime between 4pm and 5pm on Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

The first witness took the victim into McDonald’s restaurant in St. James’ Street, Newport after the alleged assault to look after her until police officers arrived.

She was described as white, middle aged, with light coloured hair. She was wearing blue trousers, possibly jeans, a maroon, white and pink coloured top with a large floral pattern, pink shoes and with sunglasses resting in her hair. She was carrying a brown handbag and plastic BHS carrier bag.

The second witness was seen speaking with the victim on the pavement on the corner of South

Street and St. James’ Street outside ‘Gamestation’ at 4.55pm on Tuesday, July 20.

He was described as white, middle aged, with grey / white hair. He was wearing a grey top, long shorts and brown shoes.

Investigating officer PC Stuart Ross said: “Both these people are important witnesses who spoke and stayed with the victim after she was allegedly assaulted. I’m hoping this fresh appeal can jog their memories and encourage them to come forward with their details. Police and the Crown Prosecution Service believe both these witnesses have information that could be crucial in this case.

“I would also appeal again for anyone else to contact police if they remember seeing an assault in the St. James’ Street and South Street area of Newport on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 20.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Stuart Ross at Newport Police Station by phoning 101.

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DESPITE the damp start on the morning of Ryde Inshore Rescue’s Giant Toddle, 100 people turned up to raise funds for the Lifeboat at Appley Park.

An assorted group of babies, toddlers, children, parents and even grandparents made their way to the park for the third Giant Toddle on Saturday August 14.

Children dressed in a mixture of fancy dress turned up to make the mile long walk around the park in costumes such as ‘Upsy Daisy’, Little Miss Giggles, Mini Mouse,

Noddy, a cat, a lion, a zebra, a ladybug and a pumpkin.

Members of the Inshore Lifeboat dressed as children’s characters including Cinderella, Eeyore, Wee Willy Winkie and Tigger greeted them when they arrived.

Parents had also made the effort to dress up with Baywatch’s Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff overseeing the proceedings along with Buzz Lightyear and a sumo wrestler.

Tyler Roper (3) was first across the finishing line at

Appley Café after deciding to run the entire course. “Much to his mum’s delight as she was left running behind him with his scooter and bag,” laughed Michaela White (Cinderella), Chairman of Ryde Inshore Rescue.

“Once again the day proved to be a huge success and we would like to thank the families from all over the island who supported our event.

Early figures are showing that we will beat the £1000 sponsorship that we raised last year,” said Michaela.

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A CARNIVAL FIT TO L

Have you an interest in DIABETES? You could help your local Ventnor diabetes research charity shop in several ways: You could become a volunteer in the shop for up to 4 hours a week or why not give us your unwanted items including good clean clothes, shoes, bric a brac, in fact anything we can sell in the shop.

We help people on the Island with diabetes. We have raised ÂŁ200,000 in the last 5 years to fund vital diabetes research and education.

Please phone Barbara (Volunteer Manager and Trustee) if you can help on 855061 or 856857 or call in at 18 High Street Ventnor.

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LIGHT UP VENTNOR THE RAIN held off for Ventnor Carnival’s i l l uminated procession and most of the entries from the Wednesday procession made the effort to bedeck themselves with lights, including many of the children’s carnival entries too.

Newport Carnival Queens took the Barnett Challenge Cup after taking the Harrison Challenge Cup on the Wednesday for most time and effort.

Wight Strollers ‘Bad Habits’ once again swiped the most cups for their fabulous singing nuns, (3), but this time Ventnor Fringe were driving up on the outside with their Summer Holiday double decker London Bus being awarded two.

Results: Carnival Queens (Barnet Challenge Cup) 1st – Newport, 2nd – Cowes, 3rd – St Helens Tableaux on Vehicles (Westfield Holiday Centre) 1st – Bad Habits – Wight Strollers

Decorated Private Cars (Danelaw Challenge Cup) !st – Bugsy Malone, 2nd – Candy and Toys Fancy Dress Wheeled (Single Child) 1st Amelia Churches Wingrove Fancy Dress Wheeled (Group) 1st – Ventnor Bay Mermaids, 2nd – Shrek and Family Fancy Dress Adult (Tinto’s Cup) 1st Enchantica – Eloise Preston Fancy Dress Pairs Children (Challenge Cup) 1st – Worzel Gummidge and Aunt Sally – Lacey Gammage and Emily Aldridge Snell Fancy Dress Child (Duvall Challenge Cup) 1st Jack in a box – Callum Churches Wingrove, 2nd – Racing Pigeon – Dominic Rann Gammage, 3rd – Rubbish Fairy – Tamara Perkins.

Associations and Clubs (George and Aileen Channing Challenge Cup) 1st - Ventnor Fringe, 2nd - On the Farm, 3rd - Ventnor Scouts Trade Tableaux (Elsa Cup) 1st – Spyglass – Ventnor

Buccaneers Best Comic Tableaux (Leslie’s Filling Station) : Bad Habits – Wight Strollers Best Local Entry (Fred Farrow Cup): Fiona from Shrek – Steph Smith Best Children’s Entry (J Sims Cup) V Town Circus – Phillips and Parsons families Most Topical Entry (Reg Flux Challenge Cup) Ventnor Fringe Best Entry in Procession (Gordon Wadsworth Memorial Cup): Bad Habits – Wight Strollers

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COWES LIFEBOAT RACES TO AID STRICKEN YACHT

COWES LIFEBOAT raced to the aid of a large gaff-rigged yacht after reports that it had suffered a dismasting in strong winds in the Solent.

The 30 foot Pegasus, crewed by a couple and their teenage son, lost its wooden mast in challenging wind-against-tide conditions off Thorness Bay. Although the vessel was without its radio because of the dismasting another yacht in the vicinity, Nightingale, was able to relay messages back and forth to Solent coastguards.

When the Cowes Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Tabby Cat, helmed by Matt Chessell, came alongside two lifeboat members – Kevin

Richardson and Patrick Moreton - set to work with the laborious and time-consuming task of retrieving from the water the mainsail, mast and rigging. It was well over half an hour before everything was back on board.

Assisted by a tow rope to the lifeboat, Pegasus then used its own engine to make for calmer waters at the entrance of Southampton Water. From there the yacht continued under just its own power to a boatyard at Bursledon.

At the time of the dismasting the Solent was being swept by a Force 6 South- Westerly, gusting to Force 8.

place to recycle, that place will come to them in the form of a grizzly monster with four different bellies.

A psychedelic way of getting a green message across in a weird and wonderful (and Bestival appropriate!) way.”

Kate Jackman – Bestival Environmental Manager, says: “Bestival was a very proud recipient of an ‘Outstanding’ Greener Festival Award in 2009 and we’re keen to

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WHITWELL GIRL TV STAR ELEVEN-YEAR OLD Harriet Back was recently whisked from Whitwell to star in a high profile children’s television series that was being filmed in Liverpool.

The TV series, called ‘House of Anubis’, is being produced for Nickelodeon

by Lime Pictures, who are one of the UK’s largest independent producers.

Hollyoaks is just one of their portfolio of successful children’s TV series’.

Harriet was chosen for the role of ‘Grace’ from scores of talented young actors who attended auditions in London a few weeks ago.

“We got a call from the casting agents on Wednesday 18 August telling us that Harriet had been successful and that she was needed at the studios in Liverpool on Friday morning,” said her Mum Charlotte.

“After hurriedly obtaining the required Children’s Performance Licence from the Isle of Wight Council and a Medical Certificate from or local Ventnor

BESTIVAL RECYCLING MONSTER UNLEASHED

THIS 12 METRE long rubbish-guzzling monster will be roaming around the Bestival looking for trash.

We Are What We Do, the people behind the successful Anya Hindmarch I am NOT a Plastic Bag shopper, have created Jacques le Trash, who is a huge 12 metre long mean, ‘green’, rubbish guzzling monster who will whisk off the festival waste ready for recycling.

He will be roaming the Bestival arena with his handler inviting people to ‘feed’ him his favourite grub such as tin cans, paper plates, plastic bottles and cigarette butts. All will be consumed and recycled by Jacques in return for a signature ‘bite mark’ - this year’s festival must have.

Nick Stanhope, CEO of We Are What We Do, says: “Jacques le Trash’s key goal is to make recycling fun. We live by the mantra that doing good things doesn’t have to be boring.

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keep improving our green standards year upon year.

When We Are What We Do told us about Jacques we couldn’t wait to get him his festival wristband and set him loose among the crowd – anything that encourages recycling is a welcome addition to our eco conscious event!”

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Surgery, my husband took Harriet up to Liverpool by train where they stayed overnight before filming started on the Friday morning (August 20).

“Although the role was quite small, Harriet was able to show off her acting and singing abilities. The filming took from 9.30am until 3.30pm.

“Harriet had great fun both on and off set and became good friends with some of the other young actors.”

Harriet attends Christ The King College and in her spare time practices her drama skills with the Ventnor Theatre Group and Red Tie Theatre. She also studies ballet/modern dance with the Gillian Cartwright School of Dance and enjoys singing with the Medina Community Choir.

The series is due to start showing in the US next month and should be broadcast in the UK early next year.

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‘FAKE’ CAMPAIGN PROVE PC Stuart Ross and PC Matt Tasker

H A M P S H I R E CONSTABULARY’S acclaimed campaign to tackle the risks of knives and imitation firearms went to the Isle of Wight Garlic Festival.

Full-time Isle of Wight armed response officers PC Stuart Ross and PC Matt Tasker presented displays and demonstrations of their work to thousands of visitors at the festival show ground at Newchurch near

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The campaign known as FAKE, which stands for Firearms And Knife Education, was created by officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Tactical Firearms Support Unit (TFSU).

Formerly known as

Fake Gun, Real Trouble, the overall programme, which delivers DVDs and an educational package to schools, youth groups, and partner agency groups across the two counties, was successfully launched in Hampshire in 2007 to raise awareness of the dangers of carrying a BB gun or imitation firearm and has grown to encompass the potentially lethal threat of knives.

The campaign was created when it was discovered that almost 70 per cent of all firearms-related incidents police respond to involved fake guns and air weapons.

The FAKE campaign was brought to the Island by PC Stuart Ross in October 2008. Armed response officers on the Island make regular appearances at public events and schools where more than 16,000 pupils have experienced

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UST GETS STRONGER YOU CAN’T please all of the people all of the time goes the old cliché, but surely only

the most determined grumpy visitor could have found fault with this year’s Garlic show.

This Island institution seems to go from strength to strength. Despite the best efforts of Saturday’s morning rain, the crowds did arrive, some of course, choosing to delay their visit until Sunday.

This meant a busier second day and a bit of queuing.

More importantly, it also meant they missed the return of the amazing Wurzels, true West Country c r o w d pleasers.

Sunday’s headliners were The Glitter band, now reformed with all original l i v i n g members.

The band seemed to prove the public have a fondness for the Glitter sound, even if the man himself did his best to destroy the magic.

The huge stage featuring many local musicians is of course just a part of the whole; still at the core of this festival is Island garlic and local produce of all kinds, proudly displayed by growers in enormous marquees.

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have something for everyone; Titan the Big Brother robot was there for the third year running. His capacity to amuse and terrify remains undiminished. There were circus skills, world champion mountain bikers, talented animals, music, arts and crafts, dozens of food outlets and displays of all kinds.

The organisers claim up to 300 stalls and attractions in total. I wouldn’t bet against them being right. My kids enjoyed the Punch and Judy, Magic show, Fossil man, climbing wall, footie, funfair, ball pond, grub and of course, music.

Next year’s show (they say) is already at the planning stage, the music will be ‘better than ever’ it’s claimed.

At one point on Sunday, I watched some older people enjoying the stage music.

It struck me that for six or seven pounds, some of these visitors were getting a proper music festival experience, at a fairground price, rather than a hundred pounds plus.

There was even an amazing big screen, to enable a close up look at the artists!

This was the 26th Isle of Wight Garlic festival; the next show takes place on August 20 and 21, 2011. I confidently predict it will draw the crowds for the 27th time. The now famous Garlic festival really is a great Island day out and something of which we can all be a little proud, however grumpy life makes us feel the rest of the time!

ES SUCCESS AT FESTIVAL this interactive education.

PC Stuart Ross said: “We are fortunate not to have a serious problem with gun and knife crime on the Island, but we are never complacent in wanting to educate the public so a potential tragedy can be prevented thanks to better awareness of the risks.

“Police are grateful to organisers of the Garlic Festival for embracing this campaign and

allowing us to deliver these important safety messages to thousands of Island residents and tourists who were keen and interested to understand more about the dangers as well as the roles and responsibilities of an armed response officer.

“I think this was the best response we’ve ever had to a FAKE event on the Island with positive comments by people visiting from all over the country.

“The message for youngsters and parents is that it’s difficult, even for firearms experts, to distinguish between a fake gun and a real weapon from a distance. Each call to police reporting a firearm being seen prompts the same response involving armed officers. Often, it’s only once the gun is retrieved that officers are able to confirm it is an imitation or BB gun.”

“Officers use a variety of props to demonstrate to the students how difficult it is to determine – from sight – whether weapons are real or not. “Imitation firearms and BB guns may seem like harmless fun, by carrying one you are putting yourself at risk; and we are all aware of the serious threat caused by carrying a knife.

“Our message is very simple: Just don’t do it.”

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RYDE CARNIVAL UN IT WAS a saga of epic proportions for a Ryde family as pint-sized Odin lookalike Reece Harris caught the eye of the judges — and the hundreds who lined the streets —in Ryde’s annual carnival.

Adopting a Viking theme this year, 11-yearold Reece, of Merrymead Close, Ryde, won the cup for Enid Myatt Cup for best decorated cycle, motorcycle or hand cart.

Ingeniously, Reece’s longship was built by his mum Kelly from a second-hand pram, and his big bushy Odin beard was found on eBay. Three generations of two Island families got a buzz out of taking part in this year’s procession with their entry, The Silly Bees.

The Powells, of Bembridge, and the Broadheads, of Shanklin, resurrected a bee-related idea they had put on ice 30 years ago and won a cup for best family entry.

Children dressed as bees, while the adults acted as beekeepers.

Ryde pensioner and amateur Egyptologist, Pat Gudgin, of Field View, looked the part as Cleopatra on her regally-decorated mobility scooter.

The Wight Strollers, which included former CP deputy editor Mike Sutcliffe, won more silverware at an Island carnival this summer with their all-action nun routine, Bad Habits.

The number of entries matched last year’s figure.

Music was provided by Medina Marching Band, Wight Diamonds, Vectis Corps of Drums, Raw Samba and Unidos.

ALL THE RESULTS Bet Ivin Memorial Cup for best in procession: Wight Strollers with ‘Bad Habits’ Joyce Harris memorial Cup for best overall family entry: Powell and Broadhead families with ‘The Silly Bees’ Jacobs Cup for best floral entry: St Mary’s Primary School with ‘Flower Garden’ Southern Vectis Challenge Cup for best constructed entry: Wilson family with ‘Toy Story’ Jock Livingstone Memorial Cup for best pedestrian entry: Eloise Preston with ‘Enchantia’ Ellery Cup for Youth Clubs: PJ’s Dance School with ‘PJ’s Goes Ga Ga’ Day Trophy for groups: Bloomfield family with ‘Henry the Eighth and his Six Wives’ Stage centre Cup for best adult pedestrian: Emma Baxter and Sarah Jeremiah with ‘Birds of a Feather’ Stage Centre Cup for best pedestrian aged under 16: Eloise Preston with ‘Enchantia’.

Archie Kervel Cup for best entry from Ryde and district: Cats Protection League with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Booth Cup for best carnival queen float: Sandown Goble Cup for best miscellaneous entry: Wilson family with ’Toy Story’ Enid Myatt Cup for best decorated cycle, motorcycle or hand cart: Reece Harris with ‘Odin’ Julia Mason Cup for most humorous entry: Binstead Community Centre with ‘Dorothy Does Binstead’ Associations, adult clubs and pubs: Wight Diamonds Carnival Club.

Pedestrian schools and organisations: Oakfield Primary School with ‘Bollywood’

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FRINGE IS A CUT AB VENTNOR FRINGE FESTIVAL was hailed as a great success by all that attended and participated in the first event of its type to hit the Isle of Wight.

The Island’s fledgling answer to the Edinburgh Fringe brought people from far and wide. Many were bowled over to find that the whole event was organised by a team of youngsters who are all under the age of 20.

Kicking off on Wednesday’s carnival day, the Fringe took to the big red ‘Routemaster’ bus for a ‘Summer Holiday’ excursion. Pianos had sprung up at various sites around the town and spontaneous busking broke out on street corners.

A disused shop had been transformed into ‘The Picture House’ and was showing a wide selection of films including those by ‘guerilla’ filmmaker Vincent Moon.

The upstairs bar at the Winter Gardens had been transformed into ‘The Lantern Lounge’ for the duration of the festival and served as a laid-back

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base and late evening venue for those attending the Fringe.

Felicity Fair Thompson hosted writing, directing

a whole host of performances – Goldilocks by Hand to Mouth Theatre, Karen Tweed at the Old Church

and performing workshops throughout the event and Teresa Grimaldi gave puppetry classes and gave an imaginative performance in the Hidden Library.

Thursday heralded

in Bonchurch and Johnny Flynn at St Catherine’s Church in Ventnor, plus workshops and more films from Vincent Moon.

Ventnor Park was the focus for Friday’s festivities with a

wonderful ‘Patchwork Picnic’ taking shape amongst the flowerbeds – many families took up the invitation to bring a blanket and join the patchwork.

The Hidden Library was offering activities for children, yoga lessons were being enjoyed and Gina Shore was giving hula-hoop demonstrations and everyone was joining in. There was live music on the bandstand from Cephalodidge, Keri Highland, Dr Jones and the Blunt Instruments, Gweido and Niewborn.

Eva Wolfram had built a labyrinth at the end of the park and visitors were invited to tie a piece of fabric on the ‘tree’ in the middle and make a wish.

In the evening the buzz was that there was to be an impromptu performance

by Casper Claus in the Old Church and by 9pm the small venue was full for his haunting and extraordinary performance.

Mick Smith later joined him on keyboards for some cool improvisation.

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JOHNNY’S CHURCH GIG PROVES BIG SUCCESS

Art in the Park was the focus for Saturday with artists from across the Island exhibiting their work, including the story telling, and writing, duo Joseph Daniels and Maria Hamblet with their book ‘The Tales of Darius Sedgewick’.

Workshops continued in the park and performances of poetry and prose were given throughout the afternoon. Again there was live music on the bandstand, which continued into the evening.

Holy Kirby, supported by Groove Cat, gave a wonderful early evening performance on Saturday evening at St Catherine’s Church and there was Chill in the Park, hosted by Blunt Events.

Then it was back onto the beautifully decorated red bus for the illuminated carnival procession as a finale to the Fringe, which won three cups for the Fringe organisers too.

Culminating at the park, revellers were able to pick up the end of the bandstand performances and wander through the The Wishing Tree candle lit labyrinth to make a last wish that Lounge for a last night studying towards their A the festival returns next year.

Fringe goers then gathered in the Lantern of sounds from Global levels next year.

Jack Whitewood, who is Psychedelic Soundsystems, studying Theatre Practice aka Tony Walton.

Ventnor Fringe was at the Central School of organised by Jack Speech and Drama, was Whitewood, Mhairi bowled over by the positive Macaulay, Thea Welsford, response to the festival.

“We’ve had lots of lovely Alex Welsford and Zach Miller, who began organising emails from people who came and from the artists the event back in January.

“The idea of the festival saying they’ll help in the was about well-being, which future,” he said.

“I was really happy with is why we have Hygiea, Ventnor’s goddess as our how many people came to logo,” said Mhairi. “We everything, it was really hope that people took that good to have so much away with them and got support. It would be great to experience something to see it grow and have a different whilst visiting the greater diversity of acts.

“We didn’t know what it town.”

“We wanted to create was going to be like but we something that we would proved that it worked very like to go to that would also well. A lot of people said appeal to a wider audience,” they thought it added to the added Thea. Both Mhairi carnival, which was exactly and Thea are going to what we wanted. People Camberwell Art College this said they wished the cinema Gina of Isle of Hula autumn. Alex and Zac are could stay forever.“

Groovecat

VENTNOR FRINGE FESTIVAL By Catriona Macaulay proved to be a popular social experience from August 11 to 14 and on at Bestival,” he said.

Just before Johnny Flynn could in particular an event that drew a lot of attention was the Johnny Flynn continue with ‘Queens Knaves’ a phone went off. “That’s the remix.” gig on the Thursday.

The concert was sold out in the he joked. He began to play and after beautiful venue of St. Catherine’s about three minutes he stopped quite church, where Johnny Flynn abruptly. “Oops, that’s what happens headlined whilst being supported by when you play and a thought pops the Island’s own Michael Champion into your head.” The singer appeared flustered and began to play again, and Paul Armfield.

The evening commenced with a but then, “Oops..” I think he was just set by the ‘Lyrical Laureate’ at the playing with audience that time.

Throughout the concert there recent Larmer Tree Festival. Paul Armfield’s poetic genius was easily appeared to be some weird detected as he began playing small squeaking sounds coming from the sonnets that he had spontaneously group of fans huddled at the front. written about people at the festival, I asked whether this was something accompanied by JC from JC and that people did at folk concerts and they replied with “No we made it up.

Angelina.

One song in particular which drew a It’s our way to show appreciation.” smile/laugh from everyone’s mouth Sweet but slightly irritating.

Johnny Flynn shared a track from was about a young girl named Sarah Kreeber who wanted to be a funeral his newest album, ‘Been Listening’. I director: “Everybody dies, it’s the usually play this with the band if they one thing we all know, everyone is can afford the ferry,” he joked and a customer, come see me when you went on to talk about how he would usually play this go.” song with trumpets After Paul rather than a Armfield’s set, guitar. “I couldn’t Michael Champion do both (sing and took to the stage. play the trumpet) The slightly at the same time, flustered 22-yearso I’ll have to work old singer from on that.” the Shutes began It was very odd with a song that he but quite amazing had written, ‘Sweet to see such a strong Marie’. voice come from When I spoke to this character - this Michael Champion young man with he said that he was fine long blonde not used to doing hair and skinny solo acoustic sets physique. When and that he found it came to Johnny it “quite terrifying”.

Flynn’s last song This was a a request rang out slightly different from the audience atmosphere from Johnny Flynn and despite the his first gig in fact that the guitar Niton at the age of 16. Despite being so ‘terrified’ the need re-tuning for this song he young singer was away to London aimed to please and said, “Okay, just (Camden) the following week for a turn to the person next to you and talk,” whilst he re-tuned his guitar. gig with his band, The Shutes.

He also divulged to me that he “This is the last song because this is would quite like to make his own the only song I can do in this tuning,” solo album of acoustic songs as a he explained before reassuring the side project in the near future; this audience by saying, “No I was only will be one to look out for. Michael going to do one more anyway.”

I spoke to Johnny Flynn after the had always been around music growing up. “There was always a concert and he told me that he had record playing in the house,” he been very interested in the way said. During Michael’s time on stage that people convey stories, scripts he sang a cover of a song written by and playwrights. He all so said that Bob Dylan, ‘Hangman’, although as he used to read stories to his sister Michael said before proceeding, Bob when she was looking “grumpy” Dylan unfortunately never actually when they were young and that the two of them used to act out plays as recorded the song.

The long awaited performance by children.

When asked how he felt about Johnny Flynn was not to be missed.

The young folk singer began by the whole Ventnor Fringe Festival saying that he thought he had never idea he appeared very positive and been on the Island, but that after felt that it was nice to be in a more spending a few hours here he realised relaxing atmosphere, the slightly he had. “ I came here for the Bestival, less harsh and direct contact with but I didn’t know what planet I was organisers made him feel welcome.

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BESTIVAL KIDS SHOWN HOW TO SAVE WATER EVERY CHILD on the Island is to get an ‘Adopt a Bottle’ from The Bestival Foundation in a bid to teach schoolchildren about water saving.

The recycled bottles will be for youngsters to use as their personal water bottles, with a space for their name, and they can be refilled over and over again.

This is the first initiative from the new Bestival Foundation, a brand new registered charity that has been launched this week by Bestival organisers with the aim of improving Isle of Wight life through a series of exciting and groundbreaking initiatives.

The first of Bestival organiser and BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank’s planned initiatives will see The Bestival Foundation work in conjunction with The Footprint Trust charity and fund a programme of education that will teach local Isle of Wight schoolchildren about water saving and help move local schools towards their eco-school goal.

The Bestival Foundation’s ‘Adopt A Bottle’ scheme will see every Island schoolchild aged Under 16 presented with a free Josie da Bank designed strong and fully recycled water bottle to adopt as their own, within the next three years. The bottle is made from PIR recycling (post industrial recycling) - all the materials are by-products from other industrial processes.

The Bestival Foundation initiatives will be funded by a variety of fundraising events. Its trustees include the four Bestival co-founders Rob & Josie da Bank, Ziggy Gilsenan & John Hughes.

Speaking about the launch of The Bestival Foundation, organiser of the multi awardwinning Bestival and BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank said: “We’re chuffed and proud to announce the creation of The Bestival Foundation as a way of giving something back to worthwhile causes. To kick off we’re focusing on a three year plan to support schools across the Isle of Wight giving young ‘uns a free recycled bottle to get them thinking about water saving and water usage, which is an important issue for the local Island community and beyond.”

In addition to the Adopt A Bottle scheme, local schools will have the opportunity to host free water-saving w o r k s h o p s where both staff and pupils will receive advice and assistance on methods of reducing water wastage (and consequently water bills!) both in school and at home.

Carisbrooke Primary School, Newport will be the first school to be visited under this scheme later this month, whilst Hunnyhill, Brading and Bembridge Primary Schools have also already booked workshops for the new school term. Full eco-audits will also form part of each visit in conjunction with

Left - right: Kate Jackman (Bestival Island Producer), John Hughes (Bestival Promoter), Josie da Bank (Bestival Creative Director), Ray Harrington-Vail (The Footprint Trust), Andrew Turner MP, Rob da Bank (Bestival Promoter), David Pugh (Leader of the Council), Leah Rumble (Water Efficiency Expert for The Footprint Trust & IOW Council), Ziggy Gilsenan (Bestival Promoter) school councils. These initial workshops will be followed up with visits where staff and pupils will be able to talk about their successes in saving water.

Ray Harrington-Vail of The Footprint Trust said: “We are delighted that Bestival is going to fund this important project. We can help schools educate children to value and use water more efficiently, reduce school water bills and help wildlife and the environment.”

Rob da Bank also said of the ‘Adopt A Bottle’ initiative: “We are proud to be working with The Footprint Trust on the ‘Adopt A Bottle’ campaign.

“We have young children who are growing up on the Island and we really believe this is a fun but educational contribution to the Isle of Wight. We would also hope to extend the concept to Camp Bestival and the local community of Dorset once Adopt A Bottle is fully underway on the Isle of Wight.”

“We can help schools educate children to value and use water more efficiently, reduce school water bills and help wildlife and the environment.”

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OSBORNE VISITORS GIVEN PALM TREAT

VISITORS to Osborne House this week were the first to walk around the Palm Terrace, which features the grand daughter of a magnificent Chusan Palm tree, planted by Queen Victoria in 1851 as its centrepiece.

To mark the opening, to coincide with Prince Albert’s birthday on August 26, visitors received a slice of birthday cake and a two for one admission voucher to nearby English Heritage property Carisbrooke Castle, which now also features a lovely garden.

A keen horticulturist, Prince Albert was responsible for the layout of the terraces overlooking the Solent – the view is said to have reminded him of the Bay of Naples in Italy – and for the introduction of many fine trees onto the estate.

The original palm was a gift to the Royal couple from King Ferdinand of Portugal and was one of the first ever to be planted in this country following its introduction in 1849 by Robert Fortune – after whom it is named.

It died in 2003 and the current tree – its direct descendent – was planted in 2004 by Queen

Elizabeth II. The remainder of the Palm Terrace is planted to match its Victorian appearance, including beds featuring Camellias and Pampas grass and a pergola with wisteria and climbing roses for summer colour and vines producing small grapes in the autumn.

Construction of the Lower Terraces at Osborne, including the Palm Terrace, was done entirely by hand and employed 250 men. Some of the original Magnolia grandiflora specimens planted and trained along the terrace walls on its completion in 1850 have survived to this day.

Also seen by visitors for the first time is a newly restored seat made from coal, which has been in its original position on the Lower Terraces at Osborne House since around 1851, but not on public view. It was brought to Osborne after being on display at the Great Exhibition in London, one of Prince Albert’s great projects.

The bench-style seat is a unique, and probably the finest example of 19th century coal

MODS AND SCOOTERISTS VISIT CAULKHEADS

SHARP SUITS and snappy dressing will be the order of the day down at the Caulkheads pub in Sandown this weekend with a four day stretch of entertainment aimed at the visiting Mods and Scooterists.

‘Vinyl Impact’ will bring Northern Soul, R & B and 60s and 70s sounds to this popular pub from 12pm till 3pm and 8pm till late on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday bank holiday.

Hopefully the weather will be fine and revellers will be able to

spill out on to the large decking area outside without having to resort to their furry hooded parkers.

There are two large car parks, so there will be plenty of room for all of the scooters.

Drink promotions will be offered over the weekend and the usual full menu available from 12pm till 9.30pm.

For more details, and to check on up and coming events at the pub check the Caulkheads facebook page.

furniture and reflects Prince Albert’s interest in Italian design, which also influenced the design of Osborne House. Designed by Prince Albert’s advisor William Henry Ludwig Gruner, it is made from carved cannel or parrot coal from Scotland.

Parts of the Lower Terraces have never been open to the public before.

From 1904, following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the house ceased to be a royal residence and the terraces were used exclusively by a convalescent home which occupied part of Osborne House until 2000. The Upper Terraces were opened to the public at this time, but the Lower Terraces remained closed.

“The Palm Terrace is an extremely important part of the terraces, with the palm joining fountains, beds, statues and pergolas as focal points which lead people from area to area.

We are delighted to open up this area to allow visitors to fully appreciate Prince Albert’s design in its entirety for the first time,” said Osborne’s head gardener Toby Beasley.

POETRY BAND SHOWS NOTHING IS BLAND

ECURBREKAL, the Island’s first and to date, only, poetry band, performed and recorded their second EP, ‘Banned Not Bland’, at the King Lud public house, Ryde Esplanade to an audience of approximately thirty people.

“Added to by those who came in off the street and who thought, perhaps, they had wandered into a different dimension, but stayed to enjoy the show,” recalled lead singer Phaedra Kelly.

“The band’s new line up includes Stuart Wilmott on guitar, who adds his electric axe riffs smoothly to the whole, Sendy on keyboards, who was with Phaedra in Electro Magnetic Workshop, and Dr Hinton on keyboards.

“Emo boy Jason Ely, himself a singer and lyricist, was present to add linking phrases in the bands one cover song, ‘Memo from Kelly’, formerly ‘Memo from Turner’ from the cult 1960s movie ‘Performance’, with words by Phil Spector and

William Burroughs,” she explained.

Ecurbrekal opened with ‘Welcome’, a gentle verse-cum-song adapted from the Electro Magnetic Workshop version, rewritten and with a sting in the tail for critics, which lead poet Phaedra J. Kelly imparts in Russian. “It has a 30s Berlin cabaret feel to it, and lulls the audience into a false sense of security before the build up to ‘Hot Piggie’. This is not so much a poem as an angry screaming rap that is obscene from start to finish, backed by screaming guitars and crashing keyboards, which imitate the music on 1980s German pornography videos,” explained Phaedra. “It is not for the squeamish, and a massive departure from the bands first EP, Musk in the Morning, (still available through www. wight-trash.co.uk and in Black Orchid, Rainy Days, Black Sunshine and The Cabin).

“Born Again Woman is also hard rock backed, a

very angry poem from the Transsexual liberation front. Purple Nursery is...perverse! The music makes it sound like a soft, gentle nursery rhyme, but the words are a subtle subversion of every faery story and nursery rhyme you could expect,” she added.

As Phaedra said at the onset of then show: “It’s poetry...but not as you know it.”

Alosius ValintonoCravino Rivers, also known as Ollie, did recording.

He can be seen in his own performances both with his band, and at the open mic night at The King Lud on Wednesdays with friend Steve Heath. Ollie was helped by Ken from Jamshank Studios, where Ecurbrekal part recorded their first EP last year.

The new EP ‘Banned Not Bland’ will be out late in September and available through the usual shops and the Wight Trash website, this time with an accompanying DVD filmed

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‘IT’S STRANGE TO ME’

ON THE 9th of March 2010 a constituent on the Isle of Wight happened to write to our Conservative MP, Mr Andrew Turner, with two questions of concern to us all.

The first was a question about an article in the Daily Mail on that date: “Toxic Legacy” concerning the use of depleted uranium tipped warheads in Iraq and Afghanistan. and the incidence of deformed babies and the increase in the number of babies born with cancer, could this toxicity be linked to Gulf War Syndrome?

On the second question concerning the Bilderberg Group, Mr Turner writes, “I believe there is some Truth about the existence of the Bilderberg Group, an organization, sometimes known as the EU” So acceptance from your elected MP that the EU are run by these, One World Government people, who wish to destroy all Nation States and as in our government “Lib/Lab/ Con. Pact,” also are doing their utmost to Islamify Europe and our Country.

There is a project going on sponsored by the Asian Development Bank, of which many European, American and Asian countries are Shareholders, called “TAPI” these people are building a Gas pipeline which will transport Caspian Sea natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan to India and is due to be operational by 2014, Now you know the real reason our troops are fighting and dying in Afghanistan, what is more scandalous is the suggestion that British and Nato forces will be used to defend this private commercial enterprise, so our troops will not come out of Afghanistan for many, many years to come, now we see the reasons for Cameron’s visits to India, Pakistan, etc.

Mr Cameron has just been quoted as saying that he will fight to get Turkey included in the EU, that will allow 80 million Muslims to enter Europe and of course soft touch Britain as part of his blatant wishes for the islamification of Europe, and with Bilderberg influence this will come to pass, even

By Geof Clynch, BNP IW Organiser

though in February 2003, the European Court of Human Rights passed judgement in a case concerning Turkey against their demands for Sharia Law to become part of European Law, the Court judged that Sharia Law “Is incompatible with the fundamental principles of Democracy, as set forth in the Convention” and “It is difficult to declare one’s respect for Democracy and Human Rights while at the same time supporting a regime based on Sharia, which clearly diverges from Convention Values” and “In the courts view, a political party whos actions seem to be aimed at introducing Sharia in a state party to the Convention can hardly be regarded as an association complying with the Democratic ideal that underlies the whole of the Convention”.

I would strongly advise all

them,sometimes verbatim, and yet if anyone from the BNP mentions these policies, they come out with the usual childish communist HIP Word, Racists. Such an article was found in the Daily Express on the 15th of July

by Mr McKinstry, entitled “The Burkha is an affront to Women and a Free society” and yet in the past they have all preached that we all need to integrate with the Muslims not the other way round.

It seems very strange to me and to most normal people when they see more and more European countries banning the Burkha, and even in certain majority Muslim countries like Syria, even the Muslims in those countries want to ban it, and yet our Government and do-gooders say it is against womens human-rights to ban it, but do not enter a petrol station with your motorbike helmet on or you will be arrested.

Purposely Anti-White Laws abound.

For example, on the 29th of July I happened to notice on the website of the Daily Mail an article titled “Channel 4 accused of having a bias against white people” concerning the under-represented White people because it is obsessed with ethnic minorities, having seen at least about ten comments left on it of very angry people and happening to mention the BNP are right, I attempted to leave a comment, and usually these so-called Mediators will just wipe any inconvenient truthful comments off the site, but because the majority of the comments were in agreement, they wiped the whole article off the site, so much for Freedom of Speech.

The Gazette, in one of their recent issues printed a article concerning the abrupt increase of crime on and around a new Housing Estate (Oakfield) in Ryde, We in the BNP predicted such a increase a year ago when it finally came out that the Island’s Council gave the go-ahead to the building of 10,400 new houses(estates) and 27 Gypsy Pitches, this will not go away, this will only increase the more houses they build, so as in my experience

“It is difficult to declare one’s respect for Democracy and Human Rights while at the same time supporting a regime based on Sharia, which clearly diverges from conventional values” parents and young women especially to find out as much as you possibly can concerning Sharia Law, remember if this becomes part of our laws or even replaces them, then women will lose all their recently gained freedoms and become Slaves to Muslim men’s wishes and desires, you will be classed lower than men, and there will be no chance of divorce once you find out.

The Devil’s Advocate our own Archbishop of Canterbury is urging the introduction of Sharia and so will all the elected Muslim MPS, MPs you elected.

Though it seems strange to me and thousands of others, how journalists in all the papers and media now and again come out with articles, which if you read them carefully are basically the BNP,s policies and already part of our manifesto and have been for years, they use

up north, Islander’s should get used to having to put bars on your windows and doors and do not go out after 6pm, to save being injured, because the government is enriching the Island. It amazes me how if the councils both here and all over the country are telling us that Front Line Services…etc are having to be cut because of lack of money they can still find money to build thousands of houses and Gypsy pitches for immigrants, and other pet projects as proven in The Gazette’s July 30th issue.

After the last article we had printed in this paper, there was the following week only one letter in the other Island rag’s letters column, concerning it, from a Lib/ Dem councillor, saying the usual drivel, but in another article in a round about way, asking for the BNP to support his party’s illegal attempt to further deceive

the electorate with regards to the way we vote, I refer of course to this childish blatant attempt to keep power firmly within the grasp of the three main parties. AV (Alternative Voting), though it may be a step nearer, it is still not the proper PR (Proportional Representation) we all require, if British Politics

ceased in 1964 to more than double the previous amount in spite of vastly more lives saved by modern medicine. manslaughter is another useful ploy for “cooking the books”, If one combines manslaughter and murder rates (criminal homicide) per capita then one has to concede violent crime is out of control. the House of Commons’ library has confirmed that, in Hansard (of all places) the phrase: criminal homicide could not be found, it is taboo!

Considering that none of the Lib/Lab/ Con have any intention at all, at any point in the near future of allowing the British people to hold a Referendum on membership of the EU, it would be of interest and may be of some help in the future if we on the Island held our own, please answer and send to this address: Referendum, PO Box 112, Shanklin, P036 6BR.

“I refer of course to this childish blatant attempt to keep power firmly within the grasp of the three main parties. “ are to be cleaned up. I will not be doing his bidding to influence all our members, voters and sympathisers to vote YES!, it will be the opposite, unless the Lib/ Dems fight for PR instead as they once promised to do.

Taboo: Criminal Homicide: The Murder Rate (Per Capita) has risen officially, since capital punishment

Given the referendum would you vote “YES” to pull out immediately of the EU, or “NO” to stay in? (…..)

Do you agree that the Burkha should be banned?

(…..)

Do you agree that the building of 10,400 houses and 27 Gypsy Pitches on the Island should be stopped NOW! (…..)

Do you agree that Sharia should never become part or all of our Law?

(…..)

Should Capital Punishment be brought back for Treason and other Vicious Crimes?

(…..)

Do you feel like a second class citizen in your own country?

(…..)

Do you agree with our pledge to bring our troops home immediately from Afghanistan?

(…..)

Do you think that Criminals are given an easy time?

(…..)

Do you think your hard earned taxes are being wasted?

(…..)

Do you feel that we have lost control of our own borders?

(…..)

Do you agree with our policy of British Jobs for British Workers?

(…..)

Do you agree that Immigration has gone too far and should be reversed?

(…..)

Do you agree that Foreign Aid should be dramatically reduced?

(…..)

Do you agree that Sex Education should NOT be taught to Primary School’s?

(…..)

Is it right that if you disagree with global warming, you could be classed as a criminal? (…..)

Do we need wind turbines on the Island, or just have wave power, if we need any at all?

(…..)

Should Councils continue to spend Tax Payer’s money on their own pet project’s? (…..)

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STEP BACK IN TIME SHOWS HOW WAR AFFECTED US ALL

WAR WAS breaking out all over Calbourne Mill last weekend when an especially themed 1940s Home Front weekend was arranged to bring lovers of the era together.

Alan Williams and wife Sylvia have the Second World War museum at Calbourne Mill and had wanted to put on an event like this one for some time.

The museum at the attraction particularly features how the war affected those at home, and especially the work of the Home Front and the Land Girls.

Alan dressed as a member of the Home Front and gave a talk on the role of the organisation in the war.

“We did a couple of air raids using a real 2nd World War air raid siren,” he explained.

“I had a couple of lightweight

helmets made up for the two youngsters who helped in the demonstration – the metal ones were so heavy. And they had wooden cut out rifles, which were what was actually issued to the Home Guard at the start of the war, and respirator covers for gas masks.

“We also had three young lads from a cadet unit who came dressed as members of the Home Guard and many people came in period dress,” said Alan.

Sylvia was dressed as a Land Girl in the Land Army and gave a talk on what life was like for the plucky girls who helped produce food for the troops during the war.

Alan is a member of the Military Vehicle Group on the Island and brought his Austin K9, a 1959

one-ton cargo truck, and other members of the group also brought their vintage vehicles, including those from the war era.

During the afternoon people ventured out to view the vehicles in between the showers of rain. Some even took to the rowing boats and got even wetter by falling in the water!

In the evening there was a 1940’s themed dance in the large café, featuring music from the war period.

Alan used to be a DJ and has many records from the 1940’s and this was a chance for everyone to dig out their wartime glad rags and get into the mood.

Alan is ex Royal British Legion County Chairman and the couple’s son Luke

(21) is off to Afghanistan at the end of the year with the Royal Engineers, so it seemed fitting to put on the event as a fundraiser for the Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes. Donations were made throughout the day and during the evening’s entertainment, all of which was free and Calbourne Mill’s owners, Tony and Sally Chaucer gave a donation from the day’s takings.

“I was very happy with the £475 raised, despite the rainy weather,” said Alan.

“This was the first one and we thought we’d see how it panned out. If we’d had good weather a lot more people would have come, but we’re hoping to do it again next year. Let’s just hope it doesn’t rain!”

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PROTON IS GOOD VALUE!

VALUE CARS (IW) Limited the owners of Osborne Garage in East Cowes have been awarded the Proton main dealership for the Isle of Wight and are offering three years free servicing with any new car sold this year.

Value Cars purchased Osborne Garage in July 2009, after the previous owners went into administration, and since purchase they have spent over £80,000 on major refurbishment of the showroom and workshops.

Managing Director Mr David Chapman said: “After the refurbishment was completed we were looking to get a new car franchise back for the garage. We looked at many options but wanted a brand of cars that offered style, quality and good value.

“After visiting the Proton

UK headquarters in Bristol and seeing their complete operation we were more than impressed. We also learned that Proton purchased Lotus Cars in 1995. Lotus now contribute greatly in the overall design of the new vehicles, producing what can only be described as very stylish, reliable cars, which are fun to drive, with fantastic handling, whilst still managing to offer extremely good value for money.

“They let us drive the full range of vehicles and we soon noticed the input that Lotus has contributed. The cars look smart and drive superbly and are loaded with many extras. We were soon convinced that Proton would be our choice of dealership.

“We have all models in stock and available for immediate demonstration and we seriously recommend

anyone looking to purchase a new car in the future to come and test drive the new Proton range. You will be pleasantly surprised - I know we were.”

All Proton cars are supplied with: • 3 years/60,000 mile total vehicle warranty • 6 years/100,000 mile engine & gearbox warranty of powertrain components • 6 years unlimited mileage bodywork warranty • 3 years unlimited mileage paintwork warranty • 3 years free RAC cover • Osborne Special “3 years free servicing” with any car sold in 2010 The Proton range starts from just £7,995 for the 1.2 Savvy Style - a small 5 door hatchback with power steering, electric windows, central locking, air conditioning and parking sensors as standard - leading

up to the top of the range GEN-2 1.6GSX 5 door hatchback at just £10,995 that comes with power steering, electric windows,

electric mirrors, remote central locking and air conditioning.

Proton are currently running a special offer

which gives you a full leather interior upgrade free of charge with any GEN-2 1.6GSX ordered before September 30 2010.

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DON’T MOVE... IMPROVE!

BLOCK THOSE LEAKS! WE’VE HAD our first downpour in some months – now is the time to find out if your home is watertight and fit for the winter months.

Have any damp patches appeared over the past week? If so get an expert in to have a look and make sure you obtain at least two quotes before embarking on remedial repairs. Water leaks only get worse – never better.

Have you noticed any breaches in the guttering around your house – or houses next-door if the water is falling onto your property? Now is the time to fix downpipes and guttering, before it gets a lot worse and bad weather impedes any workers from fixing the problems.

Water leaks can also be caused by old pipework within your property.

If a leak is under the floorboards it can be a long time before a small leak can suddenly cause a large hole in a ceiling below.

Make sure that you aren’t having winter showers

inside your property as well as out before the colder weather.

This is also the time to be thinking about lagging your loft – if you haven’t done so already – and

there are grants out there to help you if you’re on a low income. A visit to the loft is always a good idea after a period of rain – you just never know what you might find.

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WI TAKE ON EGGHEADS

A TEAM OF GIRLS known as Bembridge Windmill WI will be appearing on one of television’s most popular quiz shows in a couple of weeks time.

Anna Hardwick, Pam Kalaher, Tina Currie, Brenda Reynolds, Ginny Newbold and captain Sarah Atkins will be pitting their wits against the experts on Eggheads on BBC2 on Monday September 13 at 6.00pm.

The girls were approached on their Bembridge Windmill WI website by researchers from the Egghead production team to audition for the programme whilst they were on the Island for a day last year.

After playing “Eggheads” with opposing teams which they won, they then had a written general knowledge paper and “screen tests” of sorts to see how they came

across on camera.

Team mamer Pam Kalaher said: “We must have been OK at that and the general knowledge tests as we passed with flying colours. Much to our surprise were invited a few weeks later to go up for filming and to actually take part in the programme.

“We needed a team of six although only five took part in the actual filming, so one of us had to draw the short straw unfortunately, in case of any problems arising I think. But all agreed so worthwhile as it was another unusual experience that our WI was taking part in.

“And it did include a hotel stay, an Italian restaurant dinner out for all of us followed by a hair and makeover session amidst the Egghead stars - much enjoyed by us all, a particular highlight alone of the trip as

SHAGGY DOG TALE TO AID HOSPICE

we had no illusions having seen those Eggheads in action.

“We enjoyed a totally amazing experience and with us six girls together on a trip to London and the BBC it was so much fun. Filming was so very interesting, they record several episodes each day over a period of a couple of weeks and we were first on that morning so a very early start indeed. The Eggheads were so lovely and made us all feel so at ease during our filming session.

We had such a fun time and all felt it was an experience, especially with us all living on the Island, albeit quite a scary one to boot, we were very glad we were able to take part in.”

So how did the girls get on? That’s a closely guarded LARGE shaggy dogs will be secret until the programme is rescuing people from the screened. river Medina in aid of the Hospice next weekend.

The enormous Newfoundland dogs will be giving a rescue demonstration on Sunday September 5 at the Folly Inn on the river Medina, and the Hospice is asking for sponsored volunteers to be rescued.

“The Newfound Friends have been plucking hardy fundraisers from the water for 20 years now and this is a great opportunity to get up

close to these St Bernard’s of the sea,” said the Hospice.

“We are delighted to announce the return of the beautiful rescue dogs from ‘Newfound Friends’ to the Isle of Wight.”

The Hospice is looking for adventurous people to be rescued from the River Medina by a genuine Newfoundland Rescue Dog while raising money for patient care on the Island.

Fundraisers must be over 16 years of age and comfortable swimmers, and must agree to

raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship.

“If you’re a bit nervous about signing-up don’t panic, we can assure you you’ll be in safe paws. The Newfound Friends Rescue Dogs are the only dogs ever to be commended by The Royal Life Saving Society,” said the Hospice.

If you are interested in getting involved in this event please give Hospice Fundraising a call on 528989 or download an info pack from www.iwhospice.org/events

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FIND YOUR WAY BACK TO WORK WITH JOBCENTRE PLUS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS Cleaner/Housekeeping Staff JOB TITLE

LOCATION

Sandown

DESCRIPTION

Experience preferred, but not essential. You must have good customer care skills. Duties involve cleaning residents rooms, bathrooms, toilets, public areas and maintaining high quality hygiene standards at all times Exceeds National Minimum Wage.

FullWAGES and Part time up to 30 hours per week, 5 days over 7. 8am-3pm.

Temporary, Summer season position only, DURATION for approximately 4 months.

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RFM/6530- Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.

Domestic JOB TITLE

LOCATION

DESCRIPTION

DURATION

Permanent

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Cleaner JOB TITLE

DESCRIPTION

£6 - £6.10 per hr. 25- 30 hrs per week WAGES – days evening and weekends.

Permanent DURATION

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Sandown

DESCRIPTION

Experience is preferred but not essential as training will be given. Will be the sole point of contact during the night, will be responsible for customer safety and welfare and carrying out reception duties.

£5.80 per hour. 27 hours per week, WAGES over 3 nights, 11pm -8am.

Temporary position for 8- 10 weeks but DURATION could be extended, required to provide sickness leave cover.

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JOB TITLEChef LOCATION

Ryde

DESCRIPTION

Must be 18+ as will be on premises unsupervised and using chemicals. Must be able to use own initiative.

Duties will be cleaning toilets, vacuuming, clean the small garden, wiping tables down, emptying bins and all other related tasks as required. £6.60 per hr. 4-6 hrs per week Saturday WAGESand Sunday between 9am-12noon

LOCATION

Ryde

Duties will include all aspects of caring for the elderly.

Previous experience in a similar position would be an advantage, but full training can be given. Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by employer.

LOCATION

No previous experience required. Duties to include, cleaning public areas, toilets and bathrooms. Uniform provided. Successful applicants are required to provide an enhanced disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by employer.

LOCATION

LOCATION

Hotel TITLE Porter (Relief Nights) JOB

Shanklin

£6.07 per hour + 0.20p per hour WAGES bonus. 16 hours per week, Tuesday – Friday between 8am- 12pm.

JOBSenior TITLEHair Stylist

JOB TITLE Carer

Permanent DURATION

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Shanklin

DESCRIPTION

Applicants must have previous experience. Food hygiene certificate preferred. Will be joining a first class catering team capable of providing consistently good dishes within a very busy kitchen environment.

Vacancy available until October approx.

Negotiable wage depending on experience.

WAGES Up to 30 hrs per week over 7 days. Between 9am-10pm.

Temp to October DURATION 2010

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Newport

DESCRIPTION

Must have previous experience and be fully qualified to NVQ Level 3. Duties to include cutting hair, colouring, blow drying and any other associated tasks.

Competitive rates of pay apply.

20-40.5 hours per week, 5 days over WAGES 7. Between 8.30am – 7pm.

Permanent DURATION

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JOB TITLE Workers Care/Support LOCATION Islandwide

DESCRIPTION

Previous experience is not required as full training will be given. Must have access to a vehicle and a full driving licence is essential.

You will be required to care and support vulnerable people in their own homes in the community, duties include shopping, housework and any other related tasks to support the care for the vulnerable. Two references will be required.

£6.20 to £7.74 per hour depending on level of experience. Applicants with no experience - wage will start at £6.20 per hour rising to £6.70 after induction. if you have NVQ2/3 WAGES wage will be £6.96 to £7.22. Sleep-ins will be £36.46. Hours will be as and when required basis, plenty of hours available.

Permanent DURATION

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Marketing JOB TITLE Consultant

LOCATION

Seaview

DESCRIPTION

WAGES

DURATION Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

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Senior Carer JOB TITLE

LOCATION

Sandown

DESCRIPTION

Must be 21+. Senior Carers. Applicants must have previous experience and NVQ qualification 2 is essential, level 3 is desirable. You will be required to lead a shift. You will provide social, personal and emotional care to elderly residents. A full uniform will be provided, along with drinks and a meal when working a full shift.

WAGES

DURATION

£6.56 per hr. 20 hrs per week 3 days out of 7 between 8am -8pm.

Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

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JOB Delivery TITLE Drivers LOCATION

Ryde

DESCRIPTION

Successful applicants will work for Domino’s Pizza starting September 2010. Applicants must hold a full current driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points and have their own transport. No previous experience is required as full training will be given.

Drivers will be delivering pizzas to customers homes in the local area and assisting in store when required.

Drivers will receive a wear and tear allowance for each delivery and tips.

WAGES

Exceeds national Minimum Wage.

15+ hrs per week over day and evening shifts.

LOCATION

DURATION Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

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WAGES

DURATION Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

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Waiting Staff JOB TITLE

LOCATION

Shanklin

DESCRIPTION

Must have waiting experience, ideally with a hotel, and bar experience would be an advantage. Must be aged 18+, due to the licensing laws. Excellent customer service skills are essential. Will involve taking orders, serving customers, clearing and setting tables and any other related tasks as required. Will also be required to work at the bar over lunch times on occasion.

WAGES

Negotiable wage depending on experience. 30+ hrs per week 5 days from 7 between 8am -9pm.

DURATION Temporary to end October 2010

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

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Waiting Staff JOB TITLE

LOCATION

Sandown

DESCRIPTION

Experience is preferred, but training will be provided.

Duties will be to serve breakfasts or evening meals, taking orders, the laying and clearing of tables, can be up to 85 covers. This position is fixed term until 2nd January 2011. There is NO live in accommodation available with this position. Applicant must be flexible to business needs, and be prepared to work a Saturday or a Sunday on each weekend.

National Minimum Wage. 2 WAGES positions available 15 hrs per week each vacancy. 5 days from 7. Either between 8am-10.30am or 6pm -8.30pm.

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Sandown

DESCRIPTION

Must have previous experience. Must be qualified to a minimum NVQ level 2 and 3 or equivalent in beauty therapy. Duties include beauty and holistic treatments to clients. Applicants must be aware that you will be expected to work the majority of weekends.

£8 per treatment hour. 30hrs per week. 5 days over 7 between 10am – 6pm.

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Carer JOB TITLE

LOCATION

Sandown

DESCRIPTION

Must have proven experience in the holiday industry.

Duties will include marketing property sales and holiday rentals. An excellent benefits package exists for the right applicant. This could include accommodation.

An immediate start is available.

Negotiable wage depending on experience. 20 – 38 per week 5 days from 7 between 9am-5pm

JOB TITLE

Beauty and Holistic Therapist

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Must be 18+. Previous experience is not essential, as full training can be provided. NVQ 2 health and social care qualification or equivalent would be advantageous.

Will be required to provide social, personal and emotional care to elderly residents. A full uniform will be provided, along with drinks and a lunch when working a full shift.

WAGES £6.09 - £6.19 per hr. 20-24 hrs per wk. Day & Night Shifts between 8pm-8am and 8am-8pm.

DURATION Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

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Crew Members JOB TITLE

LOCATION

Ryde

DESCRIPTION Successful applicants will work for Domino’s Pizza starting September 2010. Previous Customer Experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be given. Duties will involve serving customers, pizza making, and cleaning duties.

WAGES

Exceeds national Minimum Wage.

15+ hrs per week over day and evening shifts.

DURATION Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

RFM/6638 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.

SeniorTITLE Night Care Assistant JOB

LOCATION

Shanklin

DESCRIPTION

Experience is essential. Duties include general caring of residents which include all aspects of personal care during the night. Will be working alongside another carer. Will be required to cover sickness and annual leave. Attendance bonus is 20p per hour . Uniform is supplied. You will be working Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights between 10pm-8am. Overtime will be available. Emergency cover is £1.25 per hour extra.

WAGES £6.90 - £7.05 per hr. 30 hrs per week 3 from 7 days. 10pm – 8am.

DURATION Permanent

JOB CENTRE PLUS REFERENCE NUMBER. HOW TO APPLY

RFM/6652 - Visit www.direct.gov.uk or call 01983 273747 to speak to an adviser quoting the reference number.

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HAVEN GREETS NEW ARRIVAL THE RECENTLY opened Owl & Monkey Haven on the Island has received its first new arrival this week.

Djebra, a 15-year-old red-tailed guenon monkey with the taxonomic name of Cercopithecus ascanius, has been greeted with excitement at the Haven, which is situated at Five Acres Farm, Staplers Road, Newport.

There are over 250 different species of primates and 20 of those are different types of guenon all of which are indigenous to Africa.

Djebra’s arrival puts the tally fast approaching 50 animals that have been provided a safe and happy environment at the Haven.

Djebra has had a very well travelled life. His records began in 1998 when he was kept in the middle east as a domestic pet. He was later confiscated by Monkey Park, Israel and then was later donated to Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Djebra has now been welcomed to the growing and varied collection of primates at the Haven.

The arrival of Djebra means other new developments at

the Haven which include the integration of the Muellar gibbons to the Siamang enclosure which has exceeded all expectations.

Benjamin Athey, the Haven’s general manager, said: “The primates seem to have relished the move.

They spend most of the day playfully chasing one another around the enclosure. The females have continued to groom the males which is a very positive sign that the introduction has worked well.”

Benjamin added: “This is a family-run venture, and overall we are very happy at the way things are now going at the Haven, after having to overcome quite a few problems.”

Development continues with profits from phase one being used to build the purpose built Lar enclosure which is the first new build of phase two. Lar gibbons Rasmaya and Somer will benefit greatly from this move and thrive in their new enclosure designed specifically for their ‘swinging’ needs.

Xhabu’s Tea room has just introduced ‘Xhabu and Friends Picnic Box’ which is proving popular with the children.

Due to endless enquiries the Haven is also proud to be introducing Children’s birthday parties for the Autumn.

Keep an eye on our website for more details and packages available.

Already the Haven’s visitors book is full of wonderful comments from Islanders and tourists and the messages of support just keep coming.

Messages include: *”A fantastic attraction and a real pleasure to see animals being kept in clean and pleasant enclosures. A real credit to the owners, we shall be highly recommending this experience.” *”Absolutely wonderful!

Tranquil and a lovely setting. Such hard work has gone into the building of this excellent home for the monkeys and owls.

Will highly recommend.” *”We have all enjoyed our walk around the sanctuary.

We were impressed by

Djebra, a 15-year-old red-tailed guenon monkey the fantastic facilities and beautiful surroundings!

Good luck in the future.” *”The facilities are superb and it is so tranquil and relaxing. The enclosures are

first class and so are all the amenities, well done” *”An amazing place – if I was a monkey I’d love to live here. Good luck with the next phase.”

*A really lovely place, stunning! The owls and monkeys are so happy.

So much thought, time consideration and effort has gone into it.”

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SPORTING CHANCE TO PLAY AROUND IN SANDOWN NOT ONE but three new sports and play areas were opened at Sandham, giving the Sandown area a wonderful new 24-hour totally free sports facility.

Present at the opening ceremonies, and keen to try out the equipment, were Sarah Gosling (OBE), IW Council Chairman Ian Stephens and Island MP Andrew Turner with Raw Samba providing some upbeat sounds.

The new facilities are comprised of the ‘adiZone’ multi sports zone, the ‘Fort Play Park’ and the ‘Fort Play Courts’.

Sarah Gosling OBE (nee Webb) cut the ribbon on the ‘adiZone’, a multi sports zone in the shape of the 2012 Olympics logo that was designed and developed by Adidas. It has a range of sporting equipment such as a climbing wall, outdoor gym, a basketball court and football goals amongst other facilities.

Sarah Gosling won gold at both the Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004 Olympics as part of a three-woman crew in the Yngling class. In 2004, when she teamed up with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Ayton, the team was famously dubbed the ‘Three blondes in a boat’.

The adiZone has been paid for through funding by Adidas, the Small Rural Towns Project and IW Community Safety Partnership (formerly known as CDRP) and is the 50th adiZone to be built in the country.

The ‘Fort Play Park’ was financed by the Town Council who applied for government sponsored ‘Play England’ funding in order to build it. The Mayor of Sandown, Jacquie Merriweather and the Town Clerk, Val Taylor

officially opened the Play Park, which has play equipment for ages eight and over.

“Some years ago a young boy Stephen Jenkins sadly died of cancer and thanks to the efforts of his mother, Rhona, the people of Sandown raised the money to establish the Rainbow Playground in his memory,” said Jacquie Merriweather, Town Mayor.

“We have known for some time that a play area for the older children was needed to complement the playground and on behalf of the Town Council and the people of Sandown I thank Play England for funding this superb arena,” she continued.

Sandown Community Partnership (SCP), who raised the money through the Groundworks Lottery Fund, sponsored the ‘Fort Multi Play Courts’. There is one full size multi sports court for games such as football and basketball and two junior courts.

The chair of SCP, Mr. Ronnie Teasdale, officially opened the multi play courts.

“It has taken a lot of years to put all of this together,” explained Jacquie Merriweather. “It’s only through partnership working between Sandown Town Council, the IW Council and Sandown Community Partnership that we’ve been ale to bring all of this together. Combined with the other facilities we have here, we are proud that we probably have the best multi use play area on the Island.”

Town Clerk Val Taylor seconded this added: “We’re absolutely delighted with it. It keeps our youngsters out of mischief and gives them something fun to do, and adults can use the equipment too.”

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BINSTEAD YOUNGSTERS ‘JAZ’ IT UP AT OAKFIELD TOURNEY

pre-season warm in difficult conditions.

Jaz Camara was the top goal scorer with three goals and Jack Love also won the Sportsman Award for the Under 11 section.

KEITH SECOND FOR HARRIERS

LASHING DOWN!

RYDE HARRIERS’ summer series of cross country/multi terrain events continued with a 5.9. mile nominated time race, set by Paul Charlton Smith, known as the ‘Kern Caper’ The winner, with a nominated time of 52.00, and finishing in 51.02, just 58 seconds inside his nomination, was guest runner, Tom McIntyre. In second place was Harrier Keith Eldridge, with a nominated time of 56.00, and finishing in 54.25, some 1.35 inside his nomination.

In third place was guest runner Graham Moffat with a nomination of 40.00, and finishing in 42.26, some 2.26 inside his nomination. Fastest lady athlete was Mary Norman, who completed the 5.9 mile distance in 43.58. Fastest men’s athlete was guest runner Graham Moffat, in 42.26.

Ryde Harriers’ next event, on Tuesday (Aug 31) will again be a cross country/multi terrain nominated time event., commencing from the Sandown all-weather track at 7.30pm.

Ryde Harriers welcomes visiting and guest runners to join in with club members on their Tuesday evening events. Ryde Harriers would also welcome new members, with all levels of ability.

BINSTEAD YOUTH FC were winners at the Oakfield Under 11 tournament played at Salters Road playing fields, Haylands.

The team did not concede any goals in their matches and the tournament served as a good

DESPITE the rain lashing down for most of the afternoon the much-awaited annual cricket match between Ventnor and the Lashings International All Stars was not quite a complete washout.

Although no cricket was possible at the Newclose County Ground, the Lashings celebrities, including former Yorkshire fast bowler and Strictly Come Dancing winner Darren Gough, still managed to entertain sections of the crowd.

The corporate hospitality for the match went ahead as planned, and Mike Scott, the general manager of Newclose said: “All the players who said they would be coming turned up, and we held question and answer sessions with them both in the

marquee and pavilion.

“So although the spectators did not get to see any cricket, at least they were able to meet the stars.”

Mike added: “The rain stopped briefly at around 2.30 on Sunday afternoon, and we gave the groundsman around 45 minutes to try to get playable conditions.

But just as we were going out to inspect the wicket, the rain came down again, so the game was called off at about 4.00pm.

Anyone who purchased tickets in advance for the game will be able to obtain a refund from Newclose County Cricket Ground with effect from 12noon on Monday 23rd August. To obtain the refund please take along your Lashings ticket. For further information call (01983) 824575.

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BEMBRIDGE Bowling Club’s annual President’s Day proved a huge success with 48 bowlers and supporters arriving at the Mitten Road green.

Jack Liddiard MBE, in his first year as President of the Club, opened proceedings and after a close and friendly competition,

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period away from the circuit.

The race at Alton was the first race Williams had competed in since the beginning of May, opting for a summer break from competition. A week training in the French Alps at the end of June and a month or so of early season training was enough for the Islander to take ninth place in the Veterans race in a field of 33 riders.

It was a new category for Williams, in which he hopes to ride at national level in this 40+ age group, still hotly contested by a number of ex-domestic pro’s.

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ALAN FOXWORTHY was in fine form when Newport & District Rifle Club held the “Mountbatten Trophy” Snap Shooting Competition at Newtown Range.

The event is shot from the prone position at 200 metres and consists of two strings of 10 shots each totalling 20 rounds. The targets are only exposed for three seconds each time, with random intervals between exposures of between five and 20 seconds.

This is a difficult discipline at the best of times, but in heavy rain and gusty wind Foxworthy swept all before him with a maximum possible score. Only one point behind was Rob Bollen, with David Atkin third.

Atkin again featured in the Club’s Black Powder Pistol Competitions, winning the Horn Trophy and the Duelling competition. Second in the Horn was Ian Lockhart with Mike Jolliff third, while Peter Everett came second in the duel with Lockhart again among the medals in third place.

The Black Powder Pistol season continued with the I.W. Target Shooting Association’s annual competition being held at Sainham.

This competition is open to all affiliated Clubs, but Newport scooped the pool with Trevor Long the winner, David Atkin second and Mike Jolliff third.

WITH JUST four weeks remaining until the first Cyclo-Cross event of the 2010-11 Winter Series, Sean Williams of the BAE Systems sponsored Wightlink/Offshore Cycle Race team took the start of the final round of the Southern Cross Country Mountain Bike Series at Chawton Park, Alton.

This race was to test pre-season cyclo-cross form as well as to start early preparation for next year’s Island Games, where he hopes to race the Mountain Bike events, a discipline that Williams has a strong background in but a lack of recent experience after a long

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was pleased see his team run out winners by 110 shots to 97.

Preparations are now well underway for this year’s Bembridge Bowls Week, which runs from Sunday (Aug 29) through to Finals Day on Friday (Sept 3) with spectators and supporter welcome.

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CANOE CLUB

THE ISLE of Wight Canoe Club have recently received £3,859 from the Hampshire grassroots grant, which has allowed the club to run paddlesport sessions for paddlers young and old in different locations around the

Island and to buy new equipment.

The Canoe Club went to Newport Harbour, giving the participants the chance to explore and play in the narrow waterways within Newport town.

Altogether 13 members of

the club all looking to gain national governing body paddle sport qualifications through the BCU learnt something new and are ready for their assessment in September.

The next Isle of Wight Canoe Club event will be

from Poole.

Allsopp would also almost certainly have qualified for the final, but in a rare incident, one of his sculls snapped while he was making his final push to qualify resulting in a capsize. However, he recovered quickly to join Jenner to race in a Men’s Senior Pair, where, in a combination in which they have never competed before, they finished in an impressive fourth in a large field.

While the Wightlink sponsored Ryde Club has had some success in this year’s Hants & Dorset Regatta programme, including wins at Men’s Senior Fours, Men’s Senior Pairs and Men’s Senior and Novice sculls and in a number of J16 events, the season was disappointing compared with recent years.

It is the first time for a number of years that the Club did not have a crew representing the Association at this year’s South Coast Championship Regatta.

Nevertheless the club did finish as runners-up for the Men’s Senior Sculls Championship and in fourth place in the Men’s Senior Fours and Senior Pairs championships and will have a number of crew competing in the open events at the South Coast Championship Regatta.

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ROBBIE TOUGHS GRANT IT FOR THE RNLI

the Pathway assessment, fun paddle and club AGM on the river Yar in Yarmouth car park on September 26. All are welcome, please see the club website www. iowcanoeclub.co.uk for full details.

RYDE ROWERS EARN HONOUR RYDE ROWING CLUB has achieved its Sport England Clubmark re-accreditation, It is one of only five Rowing Clubs in the Wessex Region to have achieved this standard, and one of only 18 Island sports clubs and the only Island Rowing Club to do so.

Clubmark is the only national cross sports quality accreditation scheme for clubs with junior sections. It is built around a set of core criteria which ensure that accredited clubs operate to a set of consistent, accepted and adopted minimum operating standards.

British Rowing’s Rory Semple who reviewed the Club’s portfolio on behalf of the National Governing body of the sport,said: “The Ryde folder is one of the best I have ever seen my compliments to the club.”

Holidays and work commitments led to a much reduced team from Ryde Rowing Club attending the final Hants & Dorset ARA Regatta of the season, at Bournemouth.

Mick Jenner and Matt Allsopp both competed in the Men’s Senior Sculls with Jenner easily qualifying for the final where he finished second behind the Hants & Dorset ARA champions

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AN ISLAND teenager raised around £1,400 for the RNLI by completing his own triathlon of running, sailing and cycling.

Determined to raise money for the RNLI’s lifeboat, Robbie Southwell ran from Cowes to Yarmouth. Then he got into his Laser dinghy to take on an 18-mile stretch of the Solent to Bembridge. Then he completed the gruelling test by cycling back to Cowes.

The whole venture, called The Three Stations Chall- enge, was to highlight the fact he took in all three Island RNLI lifeboat stations. When Robbie arrived back at Cowes lifeboat station he received warm praise from his father, Mark Southwell, the station’s Lifeboat Operations Manager.

“It was brilliant,” Mark said.

“It was entirely his idea, with no pressure from me or anyone else.”

He also paid tribute to all those who supported Robbie’s unusual triathlon, especially the international sailing charter

and events company OnDeck.

Other sponsorship came from individuals including members of Gurnard Sailing Club where Robbie is one of their top young sailors.

Robbie initially expected to raise £1,000 from his exertions; the final total is likely to be just over £1,400. Running with him to Yarmouth was veteran road-runner Ian Jolliffe, from Gurnard.

Robbie’s Laser was accompanied through the Solent by an OnDeck RIB, helmed by Mark Casson and with Cowes lifeboat member Steve Price as crew.

Joining Robbie on another bike for the ride back to Cowes was another Cowes lifeboat member, Steve Dines.

Robbie was also grateful for the practical support given by his parents, providing transport across the Island for his boat and bike. Robbie took 2 hours 11 minutes to run to Yarmouth, 2 hours 55 minutes to sail to Bembridge, and 1 hour 5 minutes to cycle to Cowes.

HORNETS SHOW STING

THE WIGHTLINK Islanders speedway team went down by 14 points after putting up a good fight against the highly rated Hornets in the National Trophy.

The visitors started the stronger and hit two 4-2’s in the opening two heats with wins for Paul Starke and Dean Felton, but Newport quickly levelled things up before taking the lead with a 5-1 in heat 5 after Starke was excluded.

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Islanders having to chase the home side, but it wasn’t until heat nine that the home side increased their advantage with a another 2-4. The Islanders responded with a 4-2 of their own when Danny Warwick beat the impressive Australian Todd Kurtz with Brendan John son taking third.

However a home 1-5 in heat eleven put the home side ten up at 28-38.

Warwick came in for a tactical ride in heat twelve but the heat was shared as he could only manage a second split 3-3 it left the Islanders 48-38 behind and needing a last race 5-1 to take home a point.

However, Nick Simmons touched the tapes and was forced to go off a fifteen metre handicap and it was the home side who took the 1-5 for a 53-39 success.

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LOTTIE’S IN PINK UNDER-25 AFTER LONG HAUL

BOWLERS TAKE SECOND SPOT

A YOUNG GIRL has made a very special ‘thank you’ to Great Ormond Street Hospital after she was rushed there for a major operation.

Lottie Pink was just seven years old when she was diagnosed with a large brain tumour following a routine eye check in January.

She was found a bed in Great Ormond Street Hospital within two days, and just two days later she had a very successful seven-hour operation to remove the tumour.

Although she will have to have regular checks for at least the next five years fortunately tumour was benign and she was able to return home again within a few days, and was back at school within a fortnight.

While recuperating she had the idea of trying to raise at least £1,000 for GOSH by undertaking two rowing challenges in her 1.6m Starfish dinghy.

The first, close to where she lives, involved rowing down the River Thames from Hampton Court Bridge to Kingston Bridge which she successfully completed, escorted by her father and six-year-old brother in the family kayak. Her second challenge was initially to row from Bembridge Sailing Club to the “Duck House” opposite Brading Haven Yacht Club. However, she was persuaded by her grandfather Mike - who is the Club Secretary at BSC - to actually row around St Helens Fort instead.

After days of strong winds, the weather and tides last Sunday were perfect, so escorted by her grandfather in a very old family row boat, her father in the kayak and the rest of the family in a RIB, Lottie, now eight, successfully made it to the Fort and back in an hour and a half. As a result brave Lottie has raised nearly £2,000 for GOSH so far.

THE JOINT Captains’ Day AM-AM event at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club resulted in a victory for the ladies.

Jan Easlea, Christine O’Brien, Margaret McClelland and Wendy King took the honours with a combined total of 108 points.

Chris Gould, Julie Miller, Tony Williams and Gary Meszynski scored 105 points to take second place on countback from Steve Ambrose, Neil Doble, Adrian Sothcott and Kevin Griffiths.

The Club’s 2010 Ladies Hospice Day Nett winners were Bev Carroll, Margaret Newman, Sonya Sutton and Peter Richardson with 56.9.

Second place went to Kathryn Harding, Brenda Keyte, Pearl Robertson and John Bushby on 58.5, with Chris Gould, Gill Robinson, Margaret McClelland and Doug Stephen third with 60.3.

Other results: Open Stableford Division 1, winner Keith Taylor 42 points, 2nd Paul Cavaciuti

41. Division 2, winner John Cockerton 42, 2nd Bill Angell 41.

Junior Medal Nett: Winner Joshua Oddy 61, 2nd Conor Richards 64.

Junior Stableford: Winner Joe White 32.

Alverstone Trophy: winner Andy Groves, runner-up Keith Files. Losing semi- finalists, Gary Meszynski and David Bartlett.

Reg Fielder Memorial Trophy: winners Richard Hodges and Derek Brown. Runners-up Martin Fielder and Kevin Fielder.

Cowes Golf Club results: Gary Batchelor Stableford: R. Wheeler (24) 39pts. C. Turton (13) 38pts. P. England (18) 38pts. M Compton (21) 38pts.

Cowes Open Scramble, winning team: P. Dow. L. Whittock, R. Farley, C. Smallman 60 gross 56 nett.

Colin / Tony Cass Trophies Aggregate Stableford: B. Balchin / A. Godfrey 80 pts.

E. Crawford / G. Fuller 78 pts.

H. Burt / D. Witcomb 78 pts

THE BOWLS Isle of Wight team enjoyed success during the opening week of the Men’s National Finals at Worthing.

The Under-25 Double Rink squad reached the final before losing to Devon, but it was still a very creditable showing from Ryan Trigg, Jack Berry, Ben Mackett and Adam Clark; Sam Lines, Bertie Everson, Travis Meller and Robbi Hayes.

Over 50 enthusiasts travelled from the Island to watch the semi final against Nottinghamshire, where they won the match by 46 shots to 19. Adam Clark’s rink won by 20 shots to 9 while Robbi Hayes led his rink to a 26 shot to 10 win.

In the final, they were up against last year’s winners Devon. The Island lads started with real determination, and at ten ends were 20 shots up and playing as if they really wanted to win. But Devon hit back to take the title 54-31.

The triples finals started with the team from Cowes Medina of Tony Partridge, Chris New and Peter Furmidge losing in the preliminary round to Warwickshire 22-16. The other triple from Shanklin Bowling Club, Jack Berry, Ian Morey and Bruce Marks had better fortune, winning their first round match against Gloucestershire 19-11.

Their second round match against Northamptonshire was a thriller. At

the halfway stage the Island team were leading 10-4. However to avoid Northants getting closer, Shanklin found it necessary to burn four ends, as the game continued, the lead started to be reduced, so much so, that after 18 ends the teams were level on 13-13.

This meant that they would have to play an extra end to determine the result. With one bowl left Shanklin were trailing, so the only solution was to burn the end. This was successful

The Afternoon Cup has reached the quarter final stage with Ryde Marina ‘G’ against Warner ‘C’, Totland ‘D’ against Shanklin ‘F’, Ryde Marina ‘E’ against Ryde Marina ‘F’ and Newport ‘B’ against Warner ‘B’.

The Colin Ridett Trophy has reached the semi final stage with Ryde Marina ‘B’ due to play Cowes Medina ‘A’, Camp Hill ‘A’ and Shanklin ‘A’ have played their semi final with Shanklin winning by 3 disciplines to 1 and progressing to the final.

A County friendly match against the Welsh Bowling Association was played at Plessey Bowling Club, with the Islanders winning 139-77.

“With one bowl left Shanklin were trailing, so the only solution was to burn the end.” and a second extra end was played with Shanklin finally winning the match by 14-13. But in the third round, they came up against Yorkshire “A” and were beaten by 20 shots 10.

The pairs started off with Ventnor’s Barry Bridgeman and Phil Turner playing against Durham in the preliminary round, but losing 18-17.

The Cowes Medina pair of Adam Clark and Paul Dickinson fared better in their first round match, beating Northumberland 25-13, and went on to the second round to beat the Suffolk pair by 26-20.

The main Knockout Cup has now reached the semi final stages, with Sandown ‘A’ playing Shanklin ‘A’ and Cowes Medina ‘A’ against Plessey ‘A’

Rinks and scores: David Brown, Grant Ford, David Fredericks and Phil Brooks 15, Welsh BA 21.

Steve Lewis, Alan Bugby, Tiony King and Barry Rodwell 38, Welsh BA 10.

Malcolm Addison, Gordon Stonham, Ian Morrill and Derek Stevens 26, Welsh BA 13.

Tony Hendey, John Harden, Paul Barker and Roy Dicker 21, Welsh BA 10.

John Edwards, Clive Milford, Allan Timbrell and Derek Venier 20, Welsh BA 9.

Ryan Trigg, Brian Wallace, Pat Maher and Roger Payne 19, Welsh BA 14.

LADIES BREEZE VENTNOR II SECURE TITLE TO AM-AM WIN

VENTNOR CRICKET CLUB’S 2nd XI clinched the Hampshire League County Division 3 championship after a dramatic two-wicket win over Southampton Community at Steephill.

It was their fourth successive HL title and one which earns them promotion to County Division 2 in 2011.

Back row (left - right): Gary Scott-Roberts, Martin Blackman, Carl Sharpe, Ben Woodhouse, Adam Wilson, Josh Franklin, James Cheek, Henry Bartlett. Front: Adam Hose; Mark Woodhouse; Darren Taylor

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VENTNOR CLIFFHANGER

VENTNOR Cricket Club go into their final ECB Southern Electric Premier Division clash with Alton knowing a victory will guarantee survival.

The Islanders currently hold a crucial seven point advantage over bottom

side Lymington whose only realistic hope is to win at newly crowned champions Bournemouth and hope Charlie’s Freeston’s side lose at Newclose.

It has been a tough baptism for Ventnor who have won just two games

all season in one of the best premier leagues in the south of England.

However, with only one club relegated, the side will go into the match with Alton in a positive frame of mind knowing their fate is in their own hands.

Team from : Charlie Freeston, Mark Whyte, Neil Westhorpe, David Beven, Matt Compton, Sean Nowak, Ian Hilsum, Roger Miller, Adam Hose, Mark Holmes, Mark Fletcher, Rob Snell and Martin Blackman

HAYLEY HAS ICE PARTY

ISLANDERS are in for a real treat next weekend when Dancing on Ice 2010 winners Hayley Tamaddon and Daniel Whiston join Kyran Bracken and friends for ‘Ice Party Champions’ at Ryde’s Planet Ice. And two lucky Gazette readers will get the chance to meet and greet with the couple at their Saturday (September 3) performance.

Ex soap star Hayley shot to fame in Dancing on Ice with partner Dan for their amazing routine to the

song ‘Jai Ho’ from the film Slumdog Millionaire. The set achieved sixes across the board from the judges, a first for any couple in the contest, and the duo then went on to win Dancing on Ice 2010.

“We’ll be doing Jai Ho as it’s our iconic routine,” said Hayley. “But we’ve got something completely new up our sleeves. It’s to a Queen track and we haven’t done it before, which is exciting.

“Dan is my lifelong skating partner now,” laughed Hayley, who hadn’t even

Hayley Tamaddor

skated until October last year. “I’d never even had a lesson, although I have sung, danced and acted,” she explained.

Co-incidentally Hayley and Dan had known each other since they were only 12 years old. “I told the organisers that we knew each other and they said they wouldn’t put us together to start off with, but it became inevitable that we’d end up skating together,” she said.

“This will be our first show with Kyran and I’m really

looking forward to coming to the Isle of Wight as I’ve never been before.

“We’ll be teaching a master class on the Friday night that people can book spaces on, where people can get quality teaching time with both of us. Then during Saturday’s show we will perform two routines together and there will also be group routines in the show.

“It’s difficult to fit in the skating as I’m also touring with the musical ‘Spamalot’, said Hayley. “But we are

getting a couple of days on the Island so I’m hoping to get out and about when I’m not skating or training.

“I’ve been asked if I want to go horse riding on the beach, which I’d love to do.”

To win the opportunity to meet Hayley and Dan just answer the following question: In which popular soap opera did Hayley Tamaddon used to star as Delilah Dingle?

Send the answer to us at The IW Gazette, B18

Spithead Business Estate, Newport Rd, Sandown, IW, PO36 9PH along with your name, address and telephone number or email it all to newsdesk@iwgazette.co.uk.

The prize will be awarded to the first correct entry opened after Friday September 3, 2010. Terms and conditions apply. Employees and their immediate families of Planet Ice and The Gazette are not allowed to enter. The editor’s decision is final.

No correspondence will be entered into.

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