VECTIS VIEW: Joanna Richards – Chairman of SWAY trustees
Isle of Wight ObserverThe 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…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Emma and Rev Steve – Parish of Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe
We were sorry to read Hazel Wyld’s letter in last week’s IW Observer, about her observations on the revitalised Newport…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Lawrence Bates – Chief Operating Officer – The Wildheart Trust
In May this year, the Wildheart Animal Sanctuary, where I am the Chief Operating Officer, announced a bold and ambitious…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Advice from a cancer survivor
Being diagnosed with cancer completely changed my life for a while. The initial shock was overwhelming. I want to share…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Lucy Gregg – co-founder of Wight Whisky
After years of planning and hard work, our brand-new distillery, at New Farm, is finally open, nestled within the picturesque…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Richard Tice – Leader of the Reform Party
Many of us have a vision of our country being somewhere we can proudly call home, where our children are…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Matt Jeffrey – Managing Director of Brightbulb
My design career started in Sydney, Australia working for global engineering company, Arup. From there I moved, with my wife,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Rev Brian Harley – Minister in The United Reformed Church
I landed on the Island in the summer of 1994, at the age of 35, to begin Christian ministry in…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Theresa McNamara – Sister at Mountbatten
I wanted to say how grateful we are to everyone across the Island involved in this year’s Walk the Wight.…
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