VECTIS VIEW: Martyn Pearl – Outgoing Chief Executive of Vectis Housing
Isle of Wight ObserverMost people draw circles around dates as they look forward to retirement, but my feelings are mixed as I approach…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Sir Paul Kenny – Chairman of new ferry board
I first arrived on the Island just over a decade ago. It was meant to be a short holiday with…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Jen Hughes – Parent representative at Oakfield School
Oakfield C of E Primary School enjoys far reaching views over the Solent and is one of the largest sites…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Sam Smith – Member of Ventnor Town Council
I am an 18-year-old in Ventnor, and I am a town councillor. I’d like to talk about why I wanted…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Chris Bradish – team rector for Newport, Carisbrooke and Gatcombe
Have you been to a nativity play this year? You know the sort – shepherds wear tea-towels, angels wear coat-hangers…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: By a monk of Quarr Abbey
“I Won’t Go to Quarr Abbey” There has been, I have been told, some discussion in heaven this year. Where…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Paul Martin – Island representative for Dignity in Dying
Over many years I have seen the trauma for those at the end of their lives, and I am passionate…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Dean Terrett BEM – Chairman of WightSAR
I am immensely proud to be the founder and chairman of Isle of Wight Search and Rescue (WightSAR), who recently…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Joanna Richards – Chairman of SWAY trustees
The charity South Wight Area Youth Partnership (SWAY) has, this week, received news of a great reason to celebrate. The…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Ian Ward – President of the Isle of Wight branch of the Royal British Legion
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Lawrence Bates, Chief operating officer – The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary
I cannot begin to describe how I felt this week when I got to announce that we have hit our…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Karl Hart – Founder of Men Only IOW
My name is Karl, and I started ‘Men Only’ four years ago, because I knew there was a need to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Sophie Nixon – BA (Hons)
As a former student of Sandown Bay Academy (many readers will know it as the Fairway), and then the Island…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Dr Nick England – Former head of Ryde School, chair of governors at the IW College, a school inspector and A-level examiner
When I became a headteacher, I was invited by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to become an inspector. This required…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Kieron Cooney: Organiser of the IW Steampunk Festival – September 20-22
I have had the immense pleasure of living a life filled with diverse passions and pursuits. As a general practitioner…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Blake Simms – A grateful recipient of NHS care
In this day and age, there is so much criticism of the NHS, and the focus seems to be on…
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