VECTIS VIEW: John Peck, Sandown Sprint track builder
IW Observer.co.ukWith excitement building, as the first Isle of Wight Sprint moves towards reality after years of setbacks, I am looking…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Sally, Lady Grylls, Dementia care campaigner
Nine years ago, whilst in rehabilitation in a care home in Ryde, following an operation for a broken leg and…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Nigel Hartley – CEO of Mountbatten Hospice
Prior to the pandemic, we knew the numbers of people who needed Mountbatten’s care was growing. We now know the…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Terry Weaver, Funeral director since the late 40s
I remember when funerals on the Island were nearly all burials. Before May 1961, cremations had to be held in…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: IW Bus and Coach Museum
Looking back only a few years, I wonder how many of us could have imagined a situation in which a…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Father Xavier Abbot of Quarr
Isle of Wight ObserverThere is, it seems, much Greek around, these days. Only think of the words we all have learnt to live…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Joe Robertson – Leader of the IW Council Conservative Group
It is tempting to view the big issues facing society as either local issues for local councils or national issues…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: The mother of a Kingston Farmhouse care home resident
When did your child last shout that they really, really love you? Mine does repeatedly, with no inhibitions. There never…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Richard Quigley – Island Labour Chairman and councillor for Cowes North
There are 39 councillors on the IW Council and, largely, we manage to keep party politics out of things. In…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Geoff Smith – Paediatric Department Charge Nurse
Over the past year our Paediatric Emergency Department (Children’s A&E) on the Isle of has undergone a significant transformation to…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Geoff Underwood – Founder of WightAID
Compassion. Kindness. Impact. People are inherently compassionate and kind. We’ve seen thousands of people doing their bit for their community,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Tracey Hill – Chief Executive of Osel Enterprises
Island charity, Osel Enterprises was established in 1988 to help find and provide work for people with disabilities living on…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Paul Biddlecombe Chairman of Shanklin Voluntary Youth and Community Centre
Having grown up in Shanklin since the ’50s, supporting West Ham when we won the World Cup in 1966 (Moore,…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Steven Holbrook – Chief Executive, Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce
Hello! How are you? And how have you been? That’s a friendly introduction. And it’s the kind of welcome that…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Mark Chiverton – Isle of Wight UNISON branch secretary
Recent local media headlines have graphically highlighted aspects of the growing crisis in adult social care which, given the Isle…
Read MoreVECTIS VIEW: Elaine César – Independent Celebran
The Isle of Wight is a scintillating little gem in paradise – the perfect place to walk down the ‘Aisle…
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