VECTIS VIEW: Ginnie Orrey – Publicity manager for the Apollo Theatre Players
Isle of Wight ObserverThe King’s Award for Voluntary Services, or KAVS, is an award equivalent to the MBE for individuals. It is given…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Emma Bowden – For remembrance week
In the summer of 2025 I was so lucky with my family to visit Japan, 80 years after the Atomic…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Faye Heal, widow of Ian
One Wight Health has been running its ‘Your Loo Could Save You’ bowel cancer awareness campaign over the summer. Faye…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Mark Langford – Mark’s story marks World Mental Health Day
My name is Mark. I have been in recovery since 2013. Before I began my recovery journey, I was in…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Barry Jackman – Alzheimer Café volunteer
It’s now September 2025, and I still wear the orange shirt – I still volunteer at three Alzheimer Cafés across…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Vix Lowthian – local teacher and Green Party spokeswoman for lifelong learning
The leaves are falling; it’s back to school – and fittingly the supermarket aisles are now stacked with Haribo (for…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Steampunk organisers – Donna Jones & Billy Asbo the dog
Well I never — never thought that the 5-day coach holiday from Sheffield in 2012 would result in me moving…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon – HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
A couple of months ago we celebrated the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. In 1945 this was a day of…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Stephen Crockett – Wight Community Energy
It’s 25 years since the first mass production car with an electric motor rolled off forecourts – the Toyota Prius.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Dore – Organiser of IW Armed Forces Day
sle of Wight Armed Forces Day aims high, to deliver excellence. It’s what the armed forces community deserves and is…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: John Hobart – supporter of King Charles III Coastal Path
The latest proposal, to direct the King Charles III Coastal Path via public highways in East Cowes, is not acceptable,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Ward – President of the IW Branch of the Royal British Legion
As President of the Isle of Wight Royal British Legion, I continue to value the respect given, across the generations,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Dr David Isaac – Island GP and clinical lead for the IW Bowel Cancer Awareness Campaign
As a GP, I routinely see all sides of life on the Isle of Wight. In the past week, I…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Toby Beardsall – Founder of Facebook Page – Newport Rd Protest Group
Having lived on the Island my entire life I understand and accept the limitations imposed by its natural wonder. One…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight – Jacqueline (Jacque) Gazzard
Just one month in, and this extraordinary job is an utter privilege and has exceeded any expectations I may have…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Vectis VE Day 80 – Anne Springman MBE
Looking back on life pre-war has been reflective, including my memories of D-Day and then VE Day in 1945. May…
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