HOLMSEY: Flooding – water catastrophe!
Isle of Wight ObserverThat recent deluge of rain was very bad news indeed for our ineffectual MP. Of course, it’s not Bob’s fault…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Sarah Morris – former sub-postmaster at The Strand Post Office in Ryde
‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ has brought attention and public support to the sub-postmasters who lost so much in…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: 12th January 1889
The Isle of Wight Observer, published on 12th January 1889, told of the first prosecution on the Island of a…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon – HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
For Christmas I was given a book called ‘Winter Warmer’. Books are always a joy as a present, and this…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Holmsey or Nostrodamus?
Do you know what a binfluencer is? It’s the neighbour who puts the right bin out on the right day…
Read MoreLOOK BACK IN TIME: January 7th 1854
This week two short pieces from the Isle of Wight Observer published on January 7th, 1854 caught our eye. This…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Heath Monaghan, Ryde Team Rector (designate)
Do 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…
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