You may remember the short blip we put out last week when the Ventnor Town Council (VTC) meeting was brought to a halt.
We had hoped to publish a full report of the meeting the next day, other things got in the way, but here it is now.
As a town meeting has been called on the basis of what happened at this meeting and having seen and heard of a number of inaccuracies in reports doing the rounds, we thought it was best to clarify.
We’ve heard from a few people (Thx Noni + James) that he was spotted in Tesco in Ryde (of all places!)
We are very grateful to Mick Smith, Director of Quay Arts and Lois Prior from the Big Green Project for taking time out to join in our discussion about the weekly news.
We were oblivious to the fact that some people have their rubbish collected from their ‘back doors’, thinking that everyone did as we’ve been doing for years and putting our bags of rubbish out on the street on the morning of collection.
From noon on Sunday, residents who fought to stop the development will be saying farewell to the grand old Chestnut trees that line the path.
If you’re on the Isle of Wight this weekend and haven’t made plans yet, there are loads of things happening over the next couple of days.
Blues fans don’t forget that this Saturday night the Winter Gardens will come along to the sound of
Apparently, campaigners from LION AID, a charity which aims to highlight the plight of the lions and to fund effective programmes to reverse their drastic decline, will be temporarily shrouding the famous stone lions in Cowes.
The screen doesn’t even flicker when I try.
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Thanks to a grant of £10,000 from the Isle o Wight council, the new facility for severely disabled children and adults opens at the Riverside Centre today.
Ventnor is thick with the stuff, as is Ryde we’ve been told.
It’s a story that once reported, swept around the world.
Not aware that we had large stocks to sell off, we contacted the council press office, who informed VB that they had not been contacted about the matter.
Taking place at St Wilfred’s Primary School in Ventnor, organisers of the event are appealing to local residents and businesses to donate prizes for the raffle as well as cakes.
Well, the Island now has another game developer that it can be proud of – Team Mango, which yesterday, released its game, Dysnomia.
In 1997, Melbourne Australia, I was intrigued to review a film called ‘Gross Point Blank’, starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver, Joan Cusack and Dan Ackroyd.
The take up has been pretty successful and girls across the Island have been training hard over the last few months.
More than 80 people attended the Stakeholders meeting at the Riverside Centre on Saturday.
The
Thanks very much to VB reader Ian who sent through the fab VB logo adaptation after he read the little bit at the start of the John Hurt article about how some 
Makes you laugh doesn’t it? Anything slightly to the left of Attila the Hun = Communists.
At least 20 Islanders must have found work last month leaving the statistics for the number of unemployed claimants on the Isle of Wight.
Elaine Begg’s six-year-old son Josh has been thriving at Binstead Primary for the past three years.
“Of course, it will just be a fad,” was said widely. Guess that’s another prediction that’ll be chucked in to the bin of history.
If you were unable to get into the ’sold out’ Tom Priestley talk that took place in Brook last year, you’ll be pleased to hear that there’ll be a repeat performance in May.
If you’re over 50, and have concerns about living in Ryde that need resolving, come and air your views to Ryde Older Voices.
Last week Chief Executive of the Riverside Centre, Richard Priest, was joined by his wife Jane and their son Adam for a trip to Buckingham Palace.
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Senior officers and councillors were invited to the meeting, called in acknowledgment of ‘the need for direct dialogue, that is not conversation through the media’ on the impact of cuts to adult social care.
Joining the already bumper list of music talent will be Jonsi from Icelandic post-rock giants Sigur Ros.
Newport Parish Council has been approached by a number of residents concerned about the seemingly unnecessary use of sirens, particularly at weekends.
Ryde Town Council has set up a Regatta steering group to organise the event, which will run from Friday evening to Sunday evening, 2nd – 4th July, on the Eastern Gardens.
It states that it’s “pursuant of the Local Government Act 1972 schedule 12 Para 15(1)(d) to be held at the Holly (sp) Trinity church.”
Well, this morning it happened at The Mission in Chale and the scheme is something for Island businesses, as well as visitors. Easy to join, with many potential benefits.
Gioia told VB how thrilled she was that the festival was once again, a huge success.
Next month Robin Hill will be be playing host to a fantastic weekend of entertainment as brave teams of water lovers battle it out in ‘It’s A Knockout 2010′.
The previous walks have been hugely successful in bringing together like minded people and have even resulted in three marriages as well as long lasting friendships.
It’s only Tuesday, so normally way too early to start thinking about VB Picture of the Week, but we spotted this shot today and couldn’t resist handing out an award.
The series starred John Hurt, prematurely aged, rushing from one Grimm’s fairytale to the next in a pair of prosthetic ears and a false nose. He insists this was ‘nothing, really’, given his previous transformations.
Members of the Carisbrooke High School Jazz Band will also be welcoming the contingent by creating a jazzy atmosphere when they arrive at Ryde Pier at around 7pm tomorrow evening.
On Saturday night, the Ventnor Winter Gardens will play host to some amazing blues talent, as Jamaican born Big Joe Louis makes his way to the south of the Island.
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This week’s prices in the South Wight area for fuel.
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