11 October, 2023
13 April, 2023
It was an incredibly windy day yesterday. The Isle of Wight recorded winds of up to 96 miles per hour in the middle of the day. I had been quite oblivious to this fact, not having listened to the radio […]
22 November, 2022
During the Covid pandemic, volunteers stepped up by the thousand across the country to help in their communities, to take food parcels to those self-isolating, to drive people to hospital, to check on neighbours. My husband and I signed up […]
10 June, 2022
10 June, 2022
09 June, 2022
I quite often get asked, “which council should I go to” for this and that, so I thought it may be useful to set out the main responsibilities of each council once again, particularly for new residents recently moving into […]
20 May, 2022
Dear All, can it be May already? But yes, it is! And, this morning, I am re-writing my article after the United Kingdom coming second to Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest after many years in the wilderness! Like many […]
30 March, 2022
19 January, 2022
January update from Cllr Fran Carpenter I hope everyone had a good festive season and new year. It already seems a long time ago. I thought this month I would provide you with updates on what are probably, currently, the […]
24 May, 2021
As you are aware it is coming up to the beginning of my third year as chairman and I hope I have helped navigate us through covid even with so much still to learn and take in. Having been pleased […]