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Isle of Wight MP Welcomes Road Announcement

June 17, 2010 Driving
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MP Welcomes Road Announcement Andrew Turner has today welcomed the news that the Government is set to proceed with a massive £364m investment in Island roads under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Due to the very difficult state of the nation’s finances, a large number of public spending commitments have been axed.  All spending decisions [...]

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LAUNCH OF FSB’s SMALL BUSINESS FRIENDLY AWARDS 2010

June 14, 2010 Business
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LAUNCH OF FSB’s SMALL BUSINESS FRIENDLY AWARDS 2010 The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight has launched this year’s bid to find the best small business friendly initiatives undertaken by the region’s local authorities. The Small Business Friendly Awards 2010 has three categories and councils are being encouraged to [...]

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Needles Old Battery – Round the Island Yacht Race Breakfast 19 June 6am

June 11, 2010 Days Out
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Needles Old Battery – Round the Island Yacht Race Breakfast 19 June 6am – 11am Watch the yachts round the Needles rocks from the spectacular vantage point of the Needles Old Battery whilst enjoying a hearty breakfast in the tea room or, if the weather permits, outside on the grassy slopes. For wheelchair users and [...]

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Hovertravel launches HoverFest

June 11, 2010 Business
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Hovertravel launches HoverFest Hovertravel, the fastest way to the Isle of Wight, is launching the HoverFest, in association with Galaxy 100-106, ready for the festival goers travelling to the island. On both Thursday 10 June and Friday 11 June, Hovertravel will host two afternoons of live DJ mixes supplied by Galaxy 100-106 between the hours [...]

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MoneySavingExpert.com

May 27, 2010 Business
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90% happy to deal in black economy – huge challenge for new govt Poll of over 10,000 shows most will pay in cash to help others evade tax In a massive poll on consumer revenge site MoneySavingExpert.com, 87% of people said they would happily pay in cash to get a discount, even if the person [...]

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‘ChangeforLife’ – a way of life at Shalfleet School

May 13, 2010 Events
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‘ChangeforLife’ – a way of life at Shalfleet School Shalfleet has been officially recognised a number of times for its efforts in being a healthy school. In 2007 the school was awarded the prestigious National Healthy School standard and won the Isle of Wight Healthy Eating Alliance Award. In 2010, continued commitment to Healthy Eating [...]

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Go Wild in the Woods

May 12, 2010 Days Out
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Go Wild in the Woods Come and enjoy a fascinating day in the life of the woodland of Firestone Copse during the spring half-term holidays on Wednesday 2 June. Set your alarm clocks early as the day begins at 5am with a dawn chorus walk followed by lots of other great wildlife activities throughout the [...]

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Children discovering nature at their own pace.

May 12, 2010 Days Out
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Naturezones is run at a ten acre site consisting of wildflower meadows and native woodland at Blackwater. It is a great venue for children to become Nature Detectives. The Wildlife Education Centre was set up by Angela Hewitt and her husband three years ago with the help of Heritage Lottery funding. Numerous activities include: Tuesday [...]

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Fancy Free Summer Festival Tickets?

May 8, 2010 Days Out
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Fancy Free Summer Festival Tickets? Where there’s a skill there’s a way… launches ‘Summer of Give’ campaign:  Give Time. Get Your Free Festival Ticket Suffering from a lack of festival funds? Finding that tickets are already sold out? Well, don’t write off the 2010 music festival season just yet says  , The National Young Volunteers [...]

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The Last Great Event Chris Weston Café Wall, Quay Arts

May 5, 2010 Days Out
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The Last Great Event Chris Weston Café  Wall, Quay Arts Thu 13 May – Mon 5 Jul 2010 This is the only complete photographic record of the 1970 Pop Festival held at Afton Down, taken over a three-week period by local photographer Chris Weston. Chris was one of only three full time electricians working on [...]

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MoneySavingExpert.com

April 29, 2010 Business
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Consumer revenge website MoneySavingExpert.com and parenting site Mumsnet have joined forces to shove financial education back on the curriculum after it was killed off the ‘Children, Schools & Families Bill’ as a victim of last-minute pre-election legislation jostling. With over 10m unique users a month combined, the sites today launch www.financialeducationpetition.com. Parents and those let down [...]

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No volcano in sight but plenty of steam at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

April 29, 2010 Days Out
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Unlike the current news headlines, the effects of steam and travel are being celebrated at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and there will be no fear of being stranded from Saturday 8th – Sunday 9th May! Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’s Celebration of Steam is a two day event, where visitors will be transported into the wonderful world of [...]

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QUAY CHANGE

April 28, 2010 Featured

After three and a half years Mick Smith, Centre Director, is leaving Quay Arts. Deputy Director, Jo Cowan will take up the position of Acting Director for an interim period. Mick, who will continue to live on the Island, will be taking up his new London post, co-ordinating voluntary and community organisations in Tower Hamlets, [...]

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Robin Hill Garden Show 2010 – Food

April 28, 2010 Days Out
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Local and National businesses joined forces to create the Island’s best attended Food Theatre to date. The Southern Co-operatives Local Flavours Marquee drew in unexpected crowds of hundreds of people. Chefs entertained and educated spectators about food seasonality, local fare and valuable cooking techniques. David Etchell Johnson, Head Chef at The Seaview staged a ‘culinary [...]

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SUMMER NETWORKING DINNER IN LYMINGTON

April 28, 2010 Business
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THE FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES – WESSEX REGION The Mill at Gordleton near Lymington is the venue for this year’s Summer Networking Dinner being organised by the New Forest Branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The evening begins at 7pm on Tuesday 18th May and will mix business and pleasure in a relaxing [...]

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Navy’s Smallest Vessel on View at Navy Days 2010!

April 19, 2010 Days Out

The Royal Navy’s smallest vessel has joined the growing list of ships lining up for Navy Days at Portsmouth Naval Base and Historic Dockyard this summer. Visitors can get a close-up look at inshore survey craft HMS Gleaner, which measures just 14.8m and has a crew of five, at the three day-event from July 30th. [...]

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