VECTIS VIEW: Gavin McWhirter – Founder of Digital Islands Business Services
Isle of Wight ObserverIn September 2022, I started running a programme called Go for Growth, providing business advice and expertise. Since then I…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Colin Palmer – Director and investor of Wight Community Energy
The cost of energy has become a big concern. The market for power is extremely volatile and recent price spikes…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Paul St J Martin – IW Representative for Dignity in Dying
We face a real challenge; over 80 per cent of the population want a change in the law to help…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Laurence Mead – Retiring regatta director of Cowes Week
Yes, it’s true; Cowes Week does have fewer boats than it used to do, and I sometimes hear it said…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Carron Snagge Chairman of IW SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity
Although I was born in London, Cowes has always been my home, and as a youngster I spent most of…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Hugh Griffiths – Trustee of Newclose County Cricket Ground
My 75-year-old Isle of Wight cricket journey has brought me to my volunteer role as a Trustee of Newclose County…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Susie Sheldon – HM Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight
The Island Games in Guernsey 2023 – what an extraordinary event! Twenty-two non-nation state Islands (from Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Gozo,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: John Nicholson – Chairman of IW CAMRA
Amongst the many important posts that I have accumulated in my life is that of being chairman of the Isle…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Isle of Wight Can Depress – Satirical observers of Island life
With the smell of smoke from hosting one of his infamous half-sausage BBQs still fresh in his nostrils, Bob Seely,…
Read MoreVectis View – Danny Fisher MBE
My life has led me on many adventures, to all corners of the world, but I feel so fortunate to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Linda Stone: Commissioner for Girlguiding on the Isle of Wight
It was with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation from Girlguiding SW England region to serve as Island commissioner.…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Michael Ward Senior Partner – Ward House Mortgages and Life / Proprietor – Ryde branch of the Yorkshire Building Society
When I opened up my business in 1988 there were ten building societies and five banks. By August there will…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Danielle Nixon – Mountbatten Community Team Nurse
I feel very privileged to be a Mountbatten nurse, and it feels even more special knowing I can do this…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Kay Marriott – Immediate past IW High Sheriff
‘Large opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day’ – Sally Koch I have had…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Malcolm Smith – Chairman of the Isle of Wight Car Club
An Islander born and bred, I have been a member of the Isle of Wight Car Club for 56 years…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Geoff Read – Chairman of AGEUK IW trustees
I have recently taken on the role of chairman of trustees for AgeUK Isle of Wight (AgeUK IW), a local…
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