VECTIS VIEW: Rev Heath Monaghan, Ryde Team Rector (designate)
Isle of Wight ObserverDo you remember what it was like to be a child on Christmas morning? The excitement of presents; you’ve waited…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: A haunted waggon
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 28th November 1863 told the true tale of a waggon thought to be…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I’m inspired by adventurers
Most humans are fairly dull and steady; others do extraordinary things and are truly inspirational. Last week I flew to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Charity Garnett – co-founder East Wight Primary
Isle of Wighters are currently the least represented citizens in Westminster. As the biggest constituency in the UK, Bob Seely…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Looking forward to 2024
Mr H is currently firing ‘elf on a shelf’, across the Solent on a trebuchet, to see if it’s a…
Read MoreGREEN FINGERS: Still things to do in the garden!
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s a good opportunity to look back at what grew well in your garden…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 16th December 1854
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 16th December, 1854 contained a letter from a corporal in the Crimean War.…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Cllr Paul Fuller, Cabinet Member for planning, coastal protection and flooding
Many Islanders are worried about the amount of development on the Island; concerns which are shared by councillors across the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Death touches us all
When people discover you work in funerals, they respond predictably. Once you get past the ‘you must be loaded’ stuff,…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 6th December 1865
The Isle of Wight Observer of 6th December, 1865 details the proposed addition of oil lamps to light up the…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Bob Simpson Managing Director of Goddard’s Brewery
I moved to the Island in the 1980s. Beer and brewing seem to have always been a part of my…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 1st December, 1855
A story published in the Isle of Wight Observer on 1st December, 1855 describes the ‘extraordinary feat’ of a disabled…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jonathan Peel – A life in the entertainment industry
I began song-writing in 1964, writing for Billy Fury, Cupid’s Inspiration, The Herd, Don Partridge and the New Seekers, and…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Dr Nicholas England
I have never regretted moving to the Island 26 years ago, during which time, I have been involved with two…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 26th November 1921
The Isle of Wight Observer published on 26th November 1921 gives a lengthy account of a lecture about Ireland, at…
Read MoreCABINET CONNECTION: Jonathan Bacon – Cabinet member for children’s services & education
At the full IW Council meeting this week, in my new role as cabinet member responsible for children’s services and…
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