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HI everyone.Just a quick reminder that our biennial Scarecrow Festival willtake place again next year at the end of May 2013, so put your

thinking caps on and get ready for what will hopefully beanother successful and fun-filled event.

To anyone who is new to the village and has not taken partin the past, we will be visiting everyone and giving you

full details nearer the time.In the meantime, if anyone requires any information at this stage,

please don’t hesitate to contact me on 721128.

Well… a summer to remember …and not just for the weather! I amsure we all have our own favourite memories of the London 2012 Olympics andthe Jubilee celebrations and we hope you enjoy reading some of thesethroughout the newsletter along with how Gatcombe celebrated the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee in great style. Meanwhile Derek Sprake provides us with hispersonal recollections and shares the excitement of being a small boy inLondon on the day of the Queen’s Coronation.

So….. read on…….!!Deadline for items for the WINTER issue is November 12th PLEASE!

1, Springvale Cottages, Main Rd., Chillerton.Tel. 721483 or jill.f.shaw@mail.com

Congratulations to Carolyn & Steve Hoyle on the safe arrival of notone, but TWO new grandchildren in the last few months!

Thomas Oakley Osborn was born on May 29th 2012 to Lucy andChris, and on August 28th 2012, Benjamin Jack Taylor was born to

Sarah and John, - a baby brother for William.

Belated congratulations to Chillerton’s Ashley Burden who completedthe entire “Walk the Wight” in May in the astonishing time of six

hours and forty minutes! Among the walkers who started atBembridge Airfield, he was one of the first FIVE to finish!!

Ashley is a passionate and very determined walker - he is already intraining for next year and aims to walk even faster and raise even

more money for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice!

What are your connections with the Parish? My grandparents, Sidneyand Winnie Cooke lived in Chillerton and I spent a lot of time there as a child.My auntie June lived next door to my grandparents and my Great uncle andaunt, Harold and Lill Gerrett lived down the road near to where my brother,Toby and his family now live.

Best and worst things about living here? Lovely walks, but no pub!

Occupation? Film and TV producer.

Best and worst things about your job? Working with interesting people, -there’s no down side.

If you were a contestant on Mastermind, what would be your SpecializedSubject? British actors 1990 to 2005.

What’s your favourite holiday destination? Isle of Wight.

Do you have a hobby? Sailing.

Worst holiday? Camping in France with no equipment apart from a two-man tent – no sleeping bags, no ground-sheet. It was freezing!

Can you text? LOL. Yes.

If a film were made of your life, who would you choose to play you?Kate Winslet.

Do you speak a foreign language? Yes. French. And I can go shoppingin Italian.

Do you like flying? Yes.

What’s your favourite food? Isle of Wight tomatoes and new potatoes.

Best and worst Christmas Presents? The best is my daughter Louisa whowas born on 13th December 1998. The worst was a floral, ornamental horse.

Who inspires you? My parents.

Favourite book? Anna Karenina.

Favourite comedian? Jennifer Saunders.

Focus On…..

Favourite film? The Godfather.

What makes you angry? Discourtesy.

Favourite piece of music/musician? At the moment the songs from theMuppet Movie as sung by my 3 year old, and Lullaby in Birdland as sung by my13 year old.

Have you got a pet? We gave our spaniel, Sophie to my parents when ourfourth child was born three years ago and she now lives very happily with themon the IoW.

Which newspaper do you read? The Guardian and the Telegraph.

What is “Must-See” TV for you? As we produced it, I will have to say TheScapegoat which is on ITV at 9 pm on Sunday 9th September!!

Who would be your five perfect dinner guests? William Shakespeare,Karl Marx, Christopher Columbus, Florence Nightingale and Emmeline Pan-khurst.

If you were an animal- what would you like to be and why? A dolphin,they have fun all day.

What is your idea of a perfect day? Being on the Isle of Wight in thesunshine with all my family, a spot of sailing, a picnic lunch and dinner withfriends.

What is your most embarrassing moment? Telling Eric Felner, theexecutive producer of “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, what was wrong withthe British Film Industry, when I was 21 and a casting assistant on the film. Ithought he was a runner.

What car do you drive? Toyota Corolla Verso.

What car would you LIKE to drive??!! A Bugatti Veyron.

Best bargain? It would have to be a Scapegoat DVD for £9.70 throughwww.island-pictures.co.uk (shamelessly promoting it!!)

Do you believe in ghosts? No.

Do you play a musical instrument? No.

Are you sporty? No.

You may have heard or read that Audrey Smith, the Village TalkCorrespondent for the County Press newspaper for this area, retired at theend of August after twenty three years.

On behalf of everybody in Chillerton & Gatcombe, I would like totake this opportunity to thank Audrey for her many years of dedication andcommitment.

I have been lucky enough to have been given the chance to stepinto Audrey's shoes - I only hope that I can do 'the job' half as well as shehas! - so if you have connections with any organisations, communitygroups, clubs, associations and so on, in this ‘area’ (Chillerton, Gatcombe,Rookley, Godshill, Arreton, Sandford and Merstone) and you used tocontact Audrey to ‘promote’ them, from August 25th 2012, please get intouch with me with anything that you would like including in Village Talk. You can ring me on 721483, email me at jill.f.shaw@mail.com (andmark it VILLAGE TALK please) or post to 1, Springvale Cottages, Main Rd.,Chillerton. Isle of Wight. PO30 3EP Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you!

Saturday September 15thAt St. Olave’s Church, Gatcombe

From 10 am until 2.30 pmRefreshments available - tea, coffee & cakes.Everybody welcome! Please come along!

Do you like Marmite? Yes.

Can you whistle? Yes.

Best Parish memory? Going for walks on the downs with my Mum and mybrother.

What are your ambitions? To produce another feature film and a hittelevision series through my company, Island Pictures.

How would you like to be remembered? As an Island girl.

KEEP FIT Tuesdays. Chillerton School 7.45 p.m.BOOK CLUB 2nd. Tuesday of the month - Roslin 2 p.m.BINGO 2nd & 4th Fridays. Chillerton Club. 8 p.m.SCHOOLSeptember 4 Term startsOctober 26-November 5 Half-TermST. OLAVE’SSeptember 15 Table Top Sale & Coffee Morning 10 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.September 22 Graveyard clear up!September 29 Harvest Supper. Fish & Chips. Rookley Pavilion. 7.30September 30 Harvest FestivalOctober 20 ‘Autumn Serenade’ concert. 7.30 p.m.PARISH COUNCIL Chillerton School unless otherwise stated.October 1 7 p.m.November 5 7 p.m.December 3 7 p.m.QUIZ Chillerton school unless otherwise stated.September 28 7.30 pm. BYOB. £1.50 per person. Refreshments.HORT. SOC. Chillerton Club unless otherwise stated.September 7 A.G.M. & ‘After-Show’ meeting. 7.30 pmC.C.A. Chillerton Village HallSeptember 12 A.G.M. 7.30 p.m. Everybody is welcome!November 24 Christmas Fair. 1 - 3 pmVILLAGE MARKET Chillerton Village Hall 10 a.m. - noon.October 6 Market Cafe and Local Produce **November 3 Market Cafe and Local ProduceDecember 1 Market Cafe and Local ProduceSeptember 8,15,22,29 Local produce ONLYOctober 13,20,27 Local produce ONLYNovember 10,17,24 Local produce ONLYDecember 8,15,22 Local produce ONLY

** This will be our ‘first anniversary’ so please come along andjoin the celebrations!

My name is Steve and I am an..... Accountant. Please don’t feel sorry forme as it is a way of life I have chosen for the last 27 years.

(Clearly I was only 10 when I started!).For the last eleven years I have run my own practice with most of my 100+

clients based on the mainland. I have now lived in Chillerton for six years andmy island work-permit now allows me to take on some more local work!

Now for the serious bit-–All accountancy and taxation work undertaken with:

•Fixed fees agreed in advance•Free initial consultation.

••Unlimited phone and email support.•All work fully insured and regulated.

•A sense of humour at all times!

Please phone Steve Holloway on 721654 or why not visit my website@ www.median-accountancy.co.uk to find out more about me and

to see the fees applicable to you and your business.

Fifteen quiz-starved teams turned up on July 20th to the all-new quiz!Ok...so not ALL new...in fact the only difference was a new question master forthe night. Following extensive and tantrum-strewn ‘X Factor’ style auditionsand eliminations, Steve Burden triumphed and..... oh all right.... it wasn’tanything LIKE that!!

Where ‘Have I Got News For You’ leads....we follow and from now on,we’ll be having a different ‘shouter’ each time. Steve kicked us off in style, dida brilliant job and ‘kept order’ perfectly. But then in fairness, most of us havewitnessed Steve’s special brand of ‘keeping order’ out in the fields with thesheep and dogs, and it would have taken a very brave person to question orquery...though some did!!

So- down to business....with the addition of Simon, (fuelled by home-brew!) and re-branded as TheThunder Bugs, Marcus, Chloeand Andy arrived, determined togo one better than last time.

In the first round of ‘Eng-lish & the Written Word’, alongwith The Four Horsemen, theyscored top marks of 10/10, andfrom then on, they steadily pulledaway from the chasing pack andnever lost the lead. There wasa brief spell when The FerrisWheels won the Nearest the Bull question and the five bonus points put themon level terms with The Thunder Bugs for two rounds, but then with anunequalled 10/10 in the Film round, The Bugs pulled clear again.

Their next challengers, with just two rounds remaining, came from TheForty Niners (Steve and Peni, re-united with Sam and Kevin) who, clearlyre-fuelled and energised by Lizzi’s amazing cakes at half-time, began to inchcloser to The Bugs. Steve was clearly determined to hang on to the trophy anda full house of 10/10 in the Current News round put them just one point behindThe Bugs, with one round to go....oh no.... the Photo round....the traditionalnemesis of Steve & co! But even scoring a jaw-dropping 13/15 wasn’t enoughand the Thunder Bugs squeezed past the post in first place!

The top four teams were separated by just four and a half points as TheFerris Wheels and The Four Horsemen tied for third place. Well done toEVERYBODY!

This was the first time the school’s PTFA had been involved and aseemingly never-ending raffle and great cakes produced £95 profit for them,while the VEF made £53 profit. Thank you!

The next quiz is on Friday September 28th. Please ring Jill on 721483to book a table.

The ALL NEW Quiz Nights presents…!!

Saturday 28th July – our Flower Show. After the freezing winter, thecontinuous rain and then scorching hot spells, we wondered whether therewould be anything from the garden worth showing. But oh yes there was!

Gladioli, sweet peas, cut flowers, vegeta-bles and pot plants were all there together withstunning floral arrangements, delicious lookingcakes, wonderful craft and lots of children’s en-tries.

Well done and thank you to everyone whoentered the classes, with special thanks to Angieand Sarah for their London 2012 display – fantas-tic!

The sideshows, stalls, fancy dress, enter-tainment and refreshments were much enjoyedespecially in perfect weather. Our grateful thanksgo to all our volunteer helpers – we couldn’t do itwithout you!

Special thanks go to Colonel and MrsWebber for the use of their grounds since 1992. However, the Manor is nowup for sale and they have moved to the mainland and we send our good wishesto them in their new home.

Perhaps future owners of the Manor will let us carry on having ourShow there, or we may need to have a new venue. Rest assured there will bea Show next year – watch this space for future news!

Many congratulations to all the children who took part in the fancydress. What fantastic ideas and fabulouscostumes!!! Mr. Bayleaf (the Judge) hada real job on his hands choosing thewinners.

Once again Mr. Bayleaf, the gar-dener, talked to each child making themfeel special and he entertained everyonemagnificently.

Thank you all,- the children, par-ents and Mr. Bayleaf for your continuedsupport and active involvement.

Fancy Dress at the Chillerton Flower Show

“Secret diary of Harriet Robinson aged Blah de blah”or “Harriet Robinson’s Diary – The Age of Insanity”

(with apologies to Adrian Mole and Bridget Jones)

Chillerton Flower Show UpdateWeight – Lost a bit since the cruise – Give that girl a medal (not quite Gold

but a Bronze!!!)Cigarettes – Can’t afford them!!

Alcohol – I’m sure the odd glass of wine is good for you?Stress – Pretty good except our younger daughter and her partner are away

for a couple of days and we have the small boys (three under 10)Question – What is the collective noun for a group of small boys?

Answer – A riot!!!!!

We spent Friday making cakes for the boy’s entries for the flower show.Then stayed up far too late watching the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics.Wasn’t it wonderful?

Saturday – Gillian (Belben) and her team did it again. What a wonderfulday!!!! The sun shone and everyone had a great time. What a lot of hard workhad been put into it all. Much appreciated, I hope by everyone.

The boys and I delivered cakes and husband’s photographs early to thetent, then the boys and I set too and moved box after box of books to the bookstall trestles.

The Colonel had generously donated a large part of his library to besold for Horticultural Society funds so we carried and carried and carried again,till we had ‘book box lifter’s back!!!!’ Note to self – don’t diss the small boysagain they worked like troopers!!! I could never have managed without them.Ice cream AND fudge promised for the afternoon!!!!

Thankfully Steve (Hoyle) turned up just when we were flagging andleapt into action. The boys blew up balloons to look jolly in the trees and all wasready. Sadly Bill (Murdoch) wasn’t feeling too good and really it wasn’t thesame without his cheerful presence but Jill (Luscombe) our ‘guiding light’ and‘leader’ did sterling work as always, as did Kate (Wells) who spent hourscajoling people to find a book and give generously!!!

Results – Husband got a third with his photos (that will cheer him up!!!)and Jack, the middle grandson got a second with his three cup cakes, and theother two boys Highly Commended. Hurrah success!!! Sadly the boys only gota third in the fancy dress. Having been first five years running, this was a bit ofa blow, after all the hours stitching and dying fabric and sorting out props. Noteto self – It’s the taking part that counts not the winning. Huh – tell that to UsainBolt!!!!!

The boys helped Jill tot up the bookstall takings – over £240!!!! Hurrah!!!A record!!!!! Well done everyone!!!! You are all stars!!!! Steady on girl, too manyexclamation marks. Can’t wait for next year to do it all again.

Hi fellow hikers!Well as our poster said, ‘OFFA WE GO AGAIN!’...and we did. The

Offa’s Dyke Path, starting at Prestatyn and walking down to Chepstow- onehundred and eighty miles in nine days. We must say it was steeper in parts thanwe expected. Climbing to heights of three hundred metres – and down again-but it was fantastic.

The Dyke itself was not much but the views from Hay Bluff and HatteralRidge were fantastic. The Welsh were friendly and we managed to collect afurther £76 on the downward journey, making a total of just over £800, so overthe past three years we have collected an amazing £6000.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated as wecould not do it without your kind generosity.

Three weeks after our return we headed off again. This time we werehiking the COTSWOLD WAY PATH which is from Chipping Campden to Bath.One hundred and two miles in five days. Oh what beautiful villages we passedthrough; Broadway, Stanton, Stanley and Winchcombe with all of their wonder-ful architecture, and so full of history dating back to the English Civil War era.

We had only two days of rain, which were the last two, from Nympsfieldto Bath and it was persistent! It turned fields into mud-filled swamps, but it wasstill good fun and we arrived at our accommodation still smiling, even thoughwe were very muddy and rather smelly.....who knows what we were hikingthrough!!??

So now it is ‘chill time’ before we set of again! This time we are goingto Austria for some mountain climbing and hill walking. It will be the ‘wetseason’ in Austria while we are there, but at least we shall feel at home!

Once again a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who sponsors us andwishes us well- it really spurs us on.

Offa We Go Again!

Olympic and Jubilee Memories….There were so many great images fromthe Olympics but it will always be summed up for me by the look that KathGrainger gave her rowing partner on the medal rostrum.

That one second gaze said everything about not quite making it withthe three previous silver medals, the twelve years of pain, hard work andsacrifice but above all profound thanks for making it possible THIS time.

If you’re not touched by something like that then it’s time to check yourpulse!

My favourite Olympic memory: My niece, Gillian and her long timepartner, Justin were in the opening ceremony and as the large gold ringscame down, he proposed to her!  They were interviewed on TV the nextmorning.  Aaahhh!!

It’s That Time Again!You are strongly advised to have a flu jab: …..

If you are aged 65 or over.If you are PREGNANT.

Or if you suffer from any of the following:*DIABETES requiring insulin or medication.*CHRONIC HEART DISEASE.*ASTHMA or other lung/respiratory problems requiringrepeat medication.*CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (renal failure, nephroticsyndrome, transplant).*CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE (cirrhosis, biliary atresia,chronic hepatitis).*A DISEASE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM (chemotherapy,or on large doses of steroids, or dysfunctional spleen).*If you are a CARER for someone in any of the abovecategories.

At Godshill Surgery you may attend on:Monday 1st. October between 12.00 and 1.00 pm (Main Session)

Wednesday 3rd. October between 5.00 and 6.00 pmMonday 8th. October between 12.00 and 1.00 pm

Wednesday 17th. October between 5.00 and 6.00 pmNo appointment necessary

Flu sessions are also available on alternative days/times atBrighstone (Tel: 740219) and Niton (Tel: 730257) surgeries.

Please phone them to enquire.

FLU!!!

so don’t throw those unwanted clothes away-

for more information NOW!

The Village Hall is still maintaining its popularityas a venue to hire. Almost every day sees it used forband practices, martial arts groups and the SaturdayMarket, as well as children’s parties. It is incrediblyreasonable to hire the Hall and the more people who doso, means that we are able to keep these charges low.

The Community Association is holding its ‘AGM’ in the Hall on Wednes-day September 12th. at 7.30 pm. We are very keen to welcome new membersand hope you might consider coming along to find out what goes on. We arevery lucky to have this facility in the Village, especially when you consider thatanother village not too far from here is struggling to maintain its’ Hall. Pleaseconsider joining us.

Thinking well ahead- this year's Christmas Fair will be held in theVillage Hall on Saturday 24th. November between 1 and 3 pm. There will be achildren's shop where they can choose gifts for their family and friends andhave them gift wrapped, as well as books, toys and seasonal refreshments.

If anyone has any donations of new or nearly new soft toys, books andgifts that could be used in the children's shop, (especially for men), pleasecontact Kathy on 721621 or Carolyn on 721732. Thank you.

Chillerton Community Association

Longer ago than I care to remember I was one ofthe two full-time female members of staff at Ardingly Col-lege in Sussex. The school is now co-ed.

Ian Hislop, aged eight, arrived from Libya where hisfather was working for Cable & Wireless. Ian was an eightyear old version of what you see on TV today – short, fairlyround, but with more hair than he has now! He was aconfident little boy and we soon became aware of his quickwit.

Ian stayed at Ardingly until he went up to Oxford University. Ian was inthe right place at the right time and post university, became the deputy editorat Private Eye, later becoming editor. He has combined this with TV appear-ances on Have I got News for You and making documentary programmes. Iparticularly enjoyed the ones on war memorials, churches & railway journeys.

Tessa Krailing, my fellow female member of staff at Ardingly, leftteaching to become a children’s writer. Ian kept in contact both with Tessa andthe Head of the English Department at Ardingly and always paid tribute to theirencouragement while a school boy – not everyone who has ‘made it’ does this.

Lasting memories of Ian as a small boy ? Possibly as Mrs Sowerberryin the Junior School production of Oliver!

My Claim to Fame

PRESS RELEASEFrom

ANDREW TURNERMember of Parliament for the Isle of Wight

Meeting to discuss Chillerton WaterFollowing a debate in Parliament held by the Island’s MP, Andrew

Turner earlier this year, a meeting has taken place between senior staff fromSouthern Water and representatives of Chillerton residents who believe theyare entitled to water at a reduced rate under a legal agreement made in 1907.Sir Charles Seely provided the benefit for 999 years for villagers and futureresidents when he gifted land at a peppercorn rent to Shanklin District UrbanCouncil; many properties have the rights included on the deeds of their homes. Southern Water’s position is that the right to free or cheap water haslong since ‘expired’, but nonetheless provide free water to some recently builtproperties, whilst denying it to others built at the same time. A number ofresidents who have been trying to sort the issues out for almost four years haveformed the Chillerton Water Action Group (CWAG) working together to try tobring about a resolution.

George Nightingale and Stephen Rowntree, represented CWAG at themeeting, which was also attended by Isle of Wight Councillor Peter Binghamand Cllr. John Kingston, Chairman of the Parish Council.

Mr. Turner said:“What particularly concerned me was that Southern Water had stated that thelegal agreement was no longer valid without properly considering the position.It is a financial giant of a company with a turnover of over £650m – they knewthat residents could not afford to take them on in the courts. They were alsoacting unfairly in giving some residents free or cheap water, but refusing it toothers in exactly the same position. To be fair Southern Water accepted todaythat they have acted inconsistently in the past and have apologised for that. Itwas a positive meeting which gave villagers the opportunity to put forward theirarguments to Southern Water. They have agreed to consider the points raisedcarefully and bring forward a plan to resolve the issues within the next threemonths. All local residents affected will then be able to consider their proposals.”Peter Bingham added :“I am satisfied that this is now being dealt with at a high level within SouthernWater and that following this meeting they have a much better understandingof the issues. Nobody is pretending this will be easy, not least because the twosides have received conflicting legal advice but I am delighted that the partieshave finally got together and all are determined to find a resolution.”

Contact Andrew Turner’s Office on 01983 530808 or 07799 866466 or PeterBingham on 01983 740275

15th. August 2012

Just before Christmas, I saw Christine Heal in the village and she said‘What are we going to do about the Queen's Jubilee?  What about a Party?’  Ithought it was a brilliant idea and we decided to talk about it after Christmas.

When we met, Nicki (Christine’s daughter) had been on-line and foundout how we should set about it  - invitations etc.  Christine had drawn up a listof possible guests and the thirty or so peoplehad turned into at least seventy.  It was going tobe a good party.

We also decided that it would be a reallygood idea to ask Colly Donn to help as she isalways full of good ideas which, of course, shewas.

Everyone who we asked wanted to knowwhat could they bring and we were obviouslygoing to have a feast.  Elizabeth Smith said shewould make us a cake in the shape of a Crownand it was truly amazing - fruit on the bottom,sponge in the middle and the most exotic claretjelly on the top with sweets as jewels. It tasted delicious as well.

At the final ‘Planning Meeting’, we had over ninety people coming whichseemed amazing in such a small hamlet. We hoped for fine weather.

No fine weather came so it was adjourned to the Church which theRector and Churchwardens had agreed to.  We set up all the tables which Rickand Ian had gathered from the Horticultural Society and we had enough chairsin the church. The bunting went up inside and out, and red, white and blue

tablecloths were laid.It all looked very festive. Then the

food began to arrive - coronation chicken,Danish chicken, hams, salads of everydescription and the puddings - to die for!

Marcus said the most appropriateGrace and we all tucked in.  In betweencourses Felicity Farnham had organizeda Jubilee Quiz which was not too taxingfor the adults! The children made themost wonderful hats for their parents

from the most exotic feathers and ribbons which Colly had collected, and thisgave us time to get the puddings out.

Ian reminded us that we had lost Ray Harvey and Hilda Corbett veryrecently, and June Sim only the week before, and we remembered how wemissed them.  We were very touched that Don and Andrew felt they could joinus. Jane Isaac provided us with tea and coffee from her amazing urn and thatwas the end of a very good party.

Gatcombe Village Jubilee Party!

What I think really made it for most of us was thatRob and Joan Marshall, and Bill and Lyn Murdoch hadbeen able to come. It would not have been the samewithout them.

Then to the clearing up, which seemed to happenin a flash- there were so many people helping.  I do notthink any of us will forget that party soon!!

If anybody took any photographs on the day, andwould be happy to lend them to us, we will put them in abook of memories of the day that we are compiling. Andyou are welcome to have copies of any that we alreadyhave. Please contact me to arrange this.

Finally, Christine Heal still has some bowls, plates and salad serverswhich haven't yet been claimed by their owners! Please contact her to arrangefor their collection.

Our very own (I claim her for Gatcombe!!)songster Eleanor Taylor, was married to Neal Rileyon July 14th. at St. Olave’s Church.

The lovely service was conducted by Marcusand Elizabeth, there was lots of wonderful music (ofcourse) with Lyndon on the organ, singers and atrumpeter.

Beautiful flowers by Alison Hawkes (andJill Hawkes!) and a happy, fun- filled, jolly good dayorganized by proud parents, Tony and Liz.

Oh yes… the bride! Eleanor looked FAN-TASTIC and I don’t think the smile left her face allday! But there is no truth in the rumour that asproud mum, Liz wiped a tear from her eye, that dadTony was heard to sigh sympathetically, ‘we’ve notso much lost a daughter as gained anoverdraft!’…and worth every penny!

We really do wish Eleanor and Neal well intheir wedded life, with our love - and hopefullyEleanor will still sing for us sometimes…..in factshe will be singing for us at the Autumn SerenadeConcert on October 20th.!!

Marcus- ALWAYS the bridesmaid!

A year or two ago this column published a spurious, almost libellousarticle suggesting that a prominent member of the lower Chillerton glitterati haddeliberately tried to kill the large willow tree growing in his front garden –probably to provide sunlight to a solar farm then being planned.

A retraction and apology followed when the tree bloomed back into lifethe following spring.

However, said tree has now succumbed, leaving the view on drivinginto Chillerton to be dominated by a clearly dead tree – now chopped down.There is no truth in the suggestion that while the solar panel subsidies havereduced, the price of heating oil is such that there is something to be said abouthaving a tree’s worth of dead willow. The real reason is that all the water in thearea has been sucked into the Gonorrhea Giganticus that is now providingshade for animals previously thought to have become extinct in the Jurassicera.

Following the flurry of ‘free water’ related media attention mid-June, anunderground action group has been set up. Founded by some of the peoplewho have for years received free water it is the “I Wish We’d Kept Our MouthsShut and Kept It To Ourselves to Preserve the Status Quo” group (no acronym,IWWKOMSAKITOTPTSQ seemed a little silly).

Members of the group have been seen smiling at, chatting to, and fakesympathising with water bills payers, whilst apparently sending anti-ginger hatemail to Briony Leyland from BBC News to scare her off ever coming back toChillerton and raising the issue again.

Similarly, Andrew Turner MP, who suggested arbitration betweenSouthern Water and bill payers has been subjected to a dreadful smearcampaign by the group, who of course think any arbitration will result ineveryone paying their fair share. Just because Mr Turner appeared unable tospeak coherently on the subject in the House of Commons and appeared to beaddressing an entirely empty House, there is no justification for the rumoursflying around.

However, progress might be being made, with Southern Water agree-ing to meet with local dignitaries to reach a solution. Those currently receivingfree water will no doubt continue to hope that no fair solution is found.

This column has frequently praised Mr Turner for his selfless quest toremain in a job with boundary changes looming. Bickering at Westminster isnow threatening the “Two Wight” approach. The latest suggestion, said to havebeen reported by an ‘unofficial’ related to Yarmouth Conservatives, is that thesmarter North East part of the Island will join with Lymington, leaving the restof the IoW as a smaller constituency.

The official was overheard saying “Most Wighters all share the commonlife goals of doing no work and acquiring fried meat in cardboard buckets, -as

Rich T….. STILL raking & spreading… …..STILL taking the biscuit!!

It’s been a quiet summer as far as crime goes although in June, twoparked cars were broken into and contents stolen.

PCSO Justin Keefe reminds us not to leave bags, cameras and othervaluables on show if you leave your car anywhere. And also asks us all to bevigilant and keep cars, sheds, doors, windows locked- even if you are in yourhouse. DON’T make it easy for criminals!

If you have any worries, you can contact Tim and Justin of our SNT orJill or Doug (Neighbourhood Watch)- contact details on the Local Informationpage.

well as a common gene pool,- so there is less need for detailed administrationin their poor, potholed region.”

Upper Chillerton residents could be forgiven for thinking that the TaeKwando group which uses the village hall mid-week, is now holding outdoorsessions at the village hall on Saturday mornings. The wearing of body armour,helmets and sensor socks would appear to be vital in order to get to the frontof queue, and beat off all competition when John Hills shows up with his runnerbeans.

Rumours that the police had to be called for crowd control purposesand near-riots recently when the supply ran out are unfounded...neverthelessJohn sprinted home and back for more supplies in a time that would have leftUsain Bolt trailing in his wake!

Finally, with the Bestival approaching, I hear that a few local residentsare planning on taking their children. Bringing kids to festivals is an importantpart of pretending it is still possible to have fun while being a parent, and takingyoung offspring to what is essentially a refugee camp full of people on drugs isa fun and bonding experience. Particularly if you remember to put a mildsedative in their Ribena, then don’t trip over them when you’re coming back tothe tent at 4am.

A very warm welcome to Robert Beanewho moved to Chillerton in April.

Bob, (as he prefers to be known), likes toget out and about around the parish, as

well as travelling further afield whenthe opportunity arises!

He loves having his photograph taken tooso watch out for

“WHERE'S BOB BEANE ?”in future issues!

2012 wasn’t a very good year to start gardening! Nevertheless, a groupof villagers soldiered on through rain, low temperatures, bumper slugs, contor-tionist baby rabbits, vicious nettles and voracious pigeons, to plant and harvesta bumper crop of potatoes behind a specially reinforced fence and gate.

We lost rather a lot of bean and pea plants, and an entire row ofbeetroot, but after a slow start the rows of sweet peas and runner beans arelooking great, and we hope the leeks, purple sprouting broccoli and butternutsquash will be able to fend off various predators and provide a reasonableharvest.

We are very grateful to the Isle of Wight Council, the CommunityAssociation and Horticultural Association for grants to get us started. Theallotment is now self-funding, as a percentage of each harvest goes for sale atthe village market, with proceeds going to buy seed and other items for nextyear. The new potatoes and bunches of sweet peas have been particularlypopular.

The original group from four households supported by friendly strim-mers, rotavators and fencers is still working on the allotment, and we welcomenew people interested in learning more about gardening and taking home freshproduce that tastes so much better than shop-bought.

If you would like to find out more call Gillian on 721519.

Village Allotment Update

The government’s Green Deal scheme aims to help more homeownersrefurbish their homes by spreading the costs over future energy bills. But is itthe right deal for you?

Under the ‘Golden Rule’ anytechnologies installed must be soenergy efficient that loan repay-ments should be less or equal to themoney saved. So, for example, a30% more efficient boiler could beinstalled. It delivers the same heatwith 30% less fuel. You are thensaving money on heating yourhouse. Under the scheme this sav-ing is used to repay the loan for theboiler. You get a new boiler, thehouse heats up faster, it’s more comfortable and you aren’t out of pocket.

So, what’s the catch? Firstly, the sums aren’t simple. For example, asenergy suppliers charge more for the first block of units, a 30% reduction in gasuse does not equal a 30% reduction in bills. Secondly, basic loft and cavity wallinsulation are unlikely to remain cheap or free under the scheme. Thirdly,interest payable on the loan might be 6 - 7%. If you have money and expect tostay put, you may get a better return paying for the work yourself.

If you are unsure, talk to someone who has already greened theirhome. SuperHomers host free Open Days in spring and September. They canexplain both the benefits and challenges of eco renovation.

See the website to book a visit or, for the latest on the Green Deal, seewww.superhomes.org.uk/greendeal

Is the GREEN DEAL right for you?

Jubilee & Olympic Memories …. we have been totally engrossedthroughout the summer and Bill has chosen the opening ceremony in itsentirety for his favourite memory, whilst I have a selection which includeduring the opening ceremony, the handing over of the Olympic torch to agroup of young athletes who will take our legend forward. That and theQueen's parachuting into the arena, plus of course. Mr. Bean!

Our own Jubilee party in the church is a wonderful memory and sois seeing the Olympic torch carried through Carisbrooke. The British spiritthroughout that week of rain was so typical and the very best thing must bethe putting of Great back into Britain throughout the world. What a countryto be privileged to live in.

I cried when the Olympic flame was extinguished and yet anotherbrilliant idea flew out of the ashes as it were, in the form of a phoenix - to bereborn. It was all stunning.

Gift DayThe recent Gift Day held at St Olave's raised £2,510 in gifts. With the

associated Gift Aid tax credit, this will come to a total of £3,137.50. We give ourgrateful thanks to all those who contributed so generously.

Stained Glass WindowsLast year we had the east window professionally cleaned, and we were

all pleased at the result. We have now given an order to Southern Lights toclean the remaining stained glass windows.

These comprise the pre-Raphaelite windows in the north and southwalls of the chancel, the large stained glass window by the pulpit, and thefragments of medieval glass in the south wall. This has been made possible bya legacy received from the estate of Mrs Winifred Cross. We are eagerlylooking forward to seeing the glass as it is meant to be seen.

Harvest SupperThe Harvest Supper will take place the evening before on Saturday

29th September, at the Rookley Pavilion at 7.00 for 7.30 p.m.As in previous years, it will be a fish and chip supper. All are welcome.

Price £6.50 per head. Please bring your own cutlery and drink to your taste.Tea or coffee will be provided after the meal. Tickets are available from thechurchwardens.

Harvest FestivalWe will be celebrating our Harvest Festival in St Olave's Church at the

morning service on Sunday 30th September at 11.00 a.m. Non-perishable giftsof tinned and packet goods, e.g. tea, pasta, rice, etc. would be welcome. Theywill be taken to the Food Bank in Newport.

Churchyard Maintenance DayWe are having a Churchyard ‘tidy-up day’ on 22nd. September. Any

willing volunteers with their equipment and gardening gloves would be muchappreciated!

Olympic BellsHave you rung any bells recently? On Friday July 27th. 2012 from 8.12 until8.15 in the morning, Gatcombe’s ancient bells rang out at St. Olave’s churchfollowing a nationwide call to ring bells to mark the opening of the London 2012Olympics. Thank you to our bell-ringer, Tom Jones.

News from St. Olave’s Church, Gatcombe

Autumn Serenade Concert As promised/threatened we are back!!!!

Those who came to our concert at the beginning of last year featuringNewchurch Male Voice Choir, with additional items, will remember what afantastic evening this was.

The choir and ‘others’ have kindly agreed to come again. This will beon Saturday October 20th. at 7.30 p.m. in the Church.

Tickets, obtainable from Liz 721086, Jill 721619 or Hilary 721682, are£5 (a bargain for such amazing entertainment, wine, soft drink and lightrefreshment, although we hope people may make a donation towards therefreshment!!!!) Do join us if you can, it promises to be a really good eveningand supports your local Church.

Do you ever have one of those times when thingsdon’t turn out quite as you expected? Sometimes we mightexpect something to be wonderful, only to find it disappoint-ing when it actually happens. Or we might thing somethingis going to be dreadful, and then find that actually we enjoyit immensely. Something of that nature happened to usrecently.

Some of you may know that I was able to get a fewdays away in the middle of August, and so we set off for a

camping trip. The campsite didn’t really live up to our expectations, but wecould watch the red kites from our tent, so that sort of balanced itself out.However, what had been planned as a restful break did not start out that way,as the first night it blew a gale all night, so that we got very little sleep and endedup with a snapped tent pole! So the next night it was off to a B&B, which weeventually found, and had a lovely night (although it was fun in the morning,trying to find a place to get some cash in rural mid-Wales when the B&B didn’ttake credit cards!) The idea behind the holiday had been to have a restful time, which weeventually had, but not in the way that we imagined. And sometimes God canbe like that. Often we ask for things in prayer that might not be quite what weneed. So instead of giving us what we have asked for, God gives us what weneeded. If truth be told, Emily and I probably had a better (more restful) nightin the B&B than we would have had in the tent, but we had started out wantinga camping holiday.

It seems strange to think that God may have worked by sending ahowling gale, but maybe that was the case. It was certainly easy enough to seehis hand through the rest of the holiday, as we fed the birds and squirrels,watched the red kites and enjoyed the Welsh scenery. Perhaps next time we’lljust ask God for a restful holiday and see what He suggests!

St. Olave’s Church, Gatcombe.

The quotation from L .P. Hart-ley that Patrick uses in the frontispieceof his book tells us what to expect ashe expertly describes the early devel-opment of motor coach travel on theIsland. It reads as follows: "The past isa foreign country: they do things differ-ently there!"

How true this is will clearly beseen when today's comparative easeof bus and coach travel is contrastedwith the pioneering days that are sowell conjured up in this carefully researched book. The reader will learn of earlymotor buses and the constant adaptations to them; he will read of wonderfulnames like Wolseley-Siddeley and Milnes-Daimler; he will also read of steamdriven motor buses where paraffin was the fuel, and of many motor buscompany entrepreneurs especially Mr Arthur Herbert Creeth, third son of aBrighstone blacksmith. Arthur inherited practical skills, was inventive andfounded the successful motor bus company A. H. Creeth and Sons which mademuch use of steam powered vehicles  (Patrick's next book, dealing with theMotor Bus on the Island between the two World Wars, will contain a feature onthis interesting family.)

The mass of carefully collated facts and data is presented well.  It mighthave been daunting had it not been interspersed with wonderful early photo-graphs starting with some of horse-drawn omnibuses and following with count-less fascinating pictures of charabancs, their proud drivers, passengers andonlookers as they were photographed in various locations.

A great deal of Island social history is conveyed and there is also theinclusion of misdemeanours and mishaps - speeding at Beapers (18 mph whenthe speed limit was 12 mph!); failing to maintain a rear red light during a windyevening - the candle lit light kept blowing out; leaving ruts and chaos in muddyroads; becoming bogged in and having to be towed out by horses, and thetragic accident at  Lake's Skew Bridge  when a conductor lost his footing,became entangled in the brake machinery so that his leg had to be amputated.

Now we know what  Patrick was thinking about as he tended ourgardens so carefully!

"THE MOTOR BUS IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT BEFORE 1919" can be purchasedfrom Patrick (Free P&P)at 13, Lansdown Gardens, Chillerton, PO 30 3HJ (01983721 670), Rookley Post Office or the Isle of Wight Bus & Coach Museum onNewport Quay (check for opening times). The price is £18.75 Cheque or P.O.made payable to P. Hall.

“The Motor Bus in the Isle of Wight before 1919”by Patrick Hall

The summer term saw us making the most of those rainy days outsidein our waterproofs puddle jumping & experimenting with umbrellas ... the bestway is up!

It has been a fun & jam packed term which included a trip to Coleman’sfarm, where lots of fun was had by all! The children made a super size castlefor everybody to play in, along with shields, swords, medieval princess hats, wefeasted on a banquet fit for a king with homemade soda bread made by thechildren & finished the term with a special trip to Carisbrooke Castle where wehad a party picnic to say farewell to our children moving up into reception.

We wish them and their families all the very best for the future.

The rain finally stopped and the sun came out on July 15th for theSchool’s Summer Fair and the crowds came along to enjoy all the games, foodand entertainment that had been planned for the day.

The PTFA would like to thank EVERYBODY who helped to make theday such a huge success- from the volunteers who worked so hard, the parishcouncil for their generous donation, the organisations and businesses whosupported and donated raffle prizes, the staff and parents and most of all…thechildren!!

The 10 – 12 am market on Saturday mornings has now settled into aroutine. On the first Saturday of the month we have an enlarged market withcafé in the Village Hall, and on all the intervening Saturdays local produce issold outside the hall, weather permitting.

Even with the bad weather this year, there has been a good range ofproduce from our sellers, and plenty of demand for free range eggs andpreserves, and from the garden, items such as tomatoes, beans, potatoes, cutflowers, beetroot, onions, courgettes and plenty of soft fruit.

If you would like to take part, either as buyer or seller, please comealong. A percentage of takings plus all proceeds from the monthly cafés go tosupport the Community Association.

On October 6th we will be celebrating our first anniversary and hope tosee you there!

For more information contact Gillian – 721519, Zoe – 721103or Sam - 07972 512571

My favourite Olympic memory? Being ‘horsey’ there’s really no need to askwhich are my favourite memories of the Olympics! I am thrilled with just howwell our Equestrian Team did. The dressage was pure elegance. H

Council BudgetConsultation is now underway prior to setting next year’s Isle of Wight Councilbudget. Initial indications are that, locally, we remain in a strong financialposition. However, as a result of the Coalition’s deficit reduction programmewe will be receiving a considerably reduced grant from Central Governmentand this means there is likely to be a shortfall in funds available to meet ourneeds. As a consequence it is possible that, for the first time in three years, itmay be necessary to increase Council Tax by a small amount. As yet, nothingis certain and we are at the very early stages of the consultation process. I willcontinue to keep you updated as the process develops.

Highways PFIAfter a great deal of very detailed work the Highways PFI competition has beennarrowed down to the preferred bidder which has been named as VinciConcessions. This is an international company which, through one of itssubsidiaries Ringway, has been doing some work on the Island for a period oftime. Final details are being agreed and work on our roads will commence inthe spring of 2013. The initial phase, which will last about 7 years, will involveall the major work to upgrade our roads and this will be followed by ongoingmaintenance. The project will include street lighting, CCTV in town centres, carparks, road signs and pavements as well as the roads themselves. The projectis being funded by a grant of £260 million from Central Government (not a loanas some have said) and the IWC will put in, on an annual basis, the money itcurrently spends on highways maintenance and associated works –currently£8.3 million per year.

You may recall that a couple of years ago it was suggested that the MilitaryRoad should be allowed to fall into the sea at Brook Chine. I fought hard toensure this was not allowed to happen and was able to secure its short termfuture with some immediate repairs but was told that long term stabilisation ofthe road was unlikely to be affordable. I am delighted to report that as a resultof a great deal of behind the scenes pressure, remedial long term works on theMilitary Road at Brook and Shippards Chine have now been included in the PFIand the future of this iconic road has been secured for at least the next 25years.

ElectionsEvery household should have recently received an electoral registration formto be completed and returned to the Isle of Wight Council. If you have notreceived the form or have lost it then please contact County Hall for a replace-ment. The new electoral roll will be used for the forthcoming Police and CrimeCommissioner election in November and also for the Isle of Wight Council andParish Council elections next May.

Report by Isle of Wight Cllr. Peter Bingham

AGE UK IW - GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEMECould YOU be a Good Neighbour?

Age UK IW has recently established Good Neighbour Schemes inmany areas of the island to support older people over 50 years of

age in times of need when they have no-one else to turn to.

We are currently recruiting Good Neighbours in your area tohelp your local residents with this scheme.

Our volunteers tell us what they would like to do, when theyare free to do it and how often they are prepared to do it.

Could you change a lightbulb? Or put someone’s rubbish out?Fetch some shopping? Drive them to the surgery?

Can you give ten minutes of your time to make a difference in someone’s life?

If you would like to become a volunteer or a client, or justfind out more information about the scheme,

ring 01983 525282 and ask for Gwen or Fiona or emailGwen.glover@ageukiw.org.uk

Whilst it is certain that there will be a lively and contested election for the Isleof Wight Council, sadly Parish Councils often find it hard to attract enoughpeople to serve their local community in this way. Parish Councils fulfil anincreasingly important role and representing your fellow residents can be a veryrewarding experience. If you are interested, or would like to know more, thencontact your local Parish Council Clerk (contact details are elsewhere in thisNewsletter). Alternatively, attend one of your local Parish Council meetings andspeak to a Parish Councillor about the role. You can be assured of a warmwelcome.

Peter Bingham I W Councillor, Central Wight.Phone: 740275 E-mail: peter.bingham@iow.gov.uk

As we revel in the joy of the Diamond Jubilee and the magnificence ofour wonderful Queen, my mind goes back to the day she became Queen. I wasexcitedly anticipating a school trip to Ryde to see a film (a rarity in 1952!) It wascancelled that morning because King George had died. Our sadness wasinitially overshadowed by annoyance that he had spoiled our day out! Thensuch mundane things as having to sing God Save the Queen (instead of theKing) at morning assembly filled our minds. In fact we all wondered if the Worldwould end that day; we had never experienced having a Queen before.

I made a scrap book of the Royal funeral; every picture in the press icould find. (Sadly I cannot find where it has gone- it must be worth a fortunenow on ‘Flog It’) And the film; we went a couple of months later – it was anopera – The Tales of Hoffman, a special film for schools; the most boring film Iever saw -The King was forgiven.

When I was ten I stayed with my aunt and cousins in London, and sawthe Coronation for myself. The week before, we had visited everywhere; cricketat Lords; athletics at the White City; visits to the museums; toured the streetsof London, and down to Buckingham Palace. The decorations were fantastic.Souvenirs were bought for those at home, all in boxes (if only we had themtoday they would be worth a fortune!).

Having been told to go to bed at midday the day before the Coronation,but not having slept, we set off for Oxford Street at 9.00 p.m. and by 11 p.m.we were positioned opposite a big store, like Dabells in Newport (they said itwas called Selfridges); all decked in the most wonderful decorations. We tookplenty of sandwiches, cakes, drinks etc. in round tins which were used a seats.After a while the traffic stopped then the soldiers came along to line thepavements. Newspaper salesmen were selling the latest editions every twohours or so. Each giving the latest news of the impending procession! Thepapers provided useful hats to keep the continual rain off our heads – a greatsales gimmick!

The military guard were provided withfood packs which contained bars of chocolatewhich were shared with us children, sat behindthem. Every so often they would march off andothers came along – no doubt a toilet break.Bands came along and entertained us, andpassing carriages with important looking peo-ple waving. Someone had a radio and weheard that ‘she had got to the Abbey’; ‘she wasbeing crowned’; ‘she was on her way!’ By nowit was early afternoon and the tin seats werefar from comfortable! Having been awake forover twenty four hours the thought of a Coro-nation were far from our minds; we wanted togo home.

Sixty Years and Three Seconds Later!

Olympic memories…….

Well....... my best memories of the Olympics were, watching it on T.V., theswimming, the running and the rowing!

My favourite  memories  of the  Olympics  were the running (because I likerunning myself!) the rowing, the swimming and the judo!

My favourite moment was the day when it all finished!!!!!!! Drove me nuts!

Oxford street was on the ‘return route’ so it was a long time beforeanything started to happen. Then the bands, troops, carriages, more bands,more carriages. We all remember Queen Salote of Tonga, a large lady in hergaily coloured robes who insisted on driving in an open carriage, totally rain-soaked, but waving to everyone.

And the call went up ‘here comes the Queen’. The magnificent Corona-tion Coach appeared in the distance. It got closer. Cheers, cries of ‘God Savethe Queen’ the crowd roared.

This is it; there she was, and she was gone. Just three seconds.It had taken some twenty hours for those precious seconds, but I can

still ‘see’ her now, like a snap-shot. The crown, the orb, the sceptre, the robes,the Queen’s face looking at ME. Then she was gone!

We packed our tins, left the newspapers on the pavement and wenthome. A vendor was selling the Daily Worker which I was told was a Commu-nist paper and not to look at him! Everyone laughed at him and he laughedback.

I think we fell asleep on the underground, but I had seen the Queen,and I have never forgotten those extraordinary three seconds!

The vestry at St Olave's church is currently being cluttered up byseveral used (i.e. empty) Calor Gas Bottles, which the church would like tore-home.

If you would be able to use one or more of these bottles, please contactthe vicar, who would be delighted to arrange for them to be handed over.

The church are not asking for any money for them, but if the new ownerwished to give a donation to church funds then that would be gratefully re-ceived!

Donations…..?

When JS White’s shipyard was sold to Elliot’s, ship building ended. AsI worked for Albert Henton (he did a lot of work for Elliot’s) we had to clear alarge amount of baulks of timber and chain. The timber was used to hold theship upright as it was being built and the chain was used as a brake when theship was launched in the water. The ships were built on a large slipway and ahuge ram was used to give it a push.

A lot of the timber was sawn into planks and used for building purposesand the large chain went for scrap. We also cleared a large amount of othermaterials like steel plates, nuts and bolts etc...

I believe H.M.S. Cavalier was the last ship built- one of its propellers ison East Cowes seafront as a memento of shipbuilding.

Albert Henton bought one hundred tons of steel from the dismantledpylons on Ventnor Down around 1950 and it was used in making Dutch Barnsall over the Island. The stanchions of the barn at Upper Rill farm are some ofthe uprights from the pylons from Ventnor.

If you go to Stephen’s farm at Upper Rill and look at the ‘L’ shapedstanchions, note the quality of the steel. See if you can spot any rust in any ofthe uprights of his barn (I know the steel has been ‘outdoors’ since 1937) andthink of the weight of steel used and remember that it was on Ventnor Down forsome years and used to defend the country in the Battle of Britain.

I have only just realised, thinking back to what I know of undergroundtelephone cables between Wroxall Down pylons and Ventnor Down pylons,and the permanent RAF camp at Ventnor that Ventnor must have been theearly warning RADAR station that notified the approach of German aircraftcoming across the Channel from France.

Telephone, not radio, would have been used for that purpose, as fighterplanes had already taken off before the enemy planes arrived and high up onVentnor Downs would be the ideal place. The pylons could be seen lit at nightbefore and after the war, but not during.

I realise a lot of people did not know the pylons were there and howimportant they were. As I mentioned before, these pylons were taken down in1950 leaving just one on Wroxall Down above Appuldurcombe House. Thepylons were replaced by a large RADAR scanner on Ventnor Down whichcould be seen going round from many places.

In 1965 I dug a trench from the Wroxall pylon, along the top of Wroxall,down through the golf course and down to Rew Farm, and laid a telephonecable which was connected to the existing GPO cables. A digger driver I knewdug up a telephone cable and was told he had dug up the cable which was the‘talk down’ cable for London Airport!

Hilton Taylor Remembers….

A camera and case have been found near Tolt Copse.Please ring 721483

Doctors.Carisbrooke Health Centre. 22, Carisbrooke High St., N’port. Tel. 522150Godshill Surgery. 2, Yarborough Close, Godshill. Tel. 840625The Dower House, 23-27 Pyle St. Newport Tel. 523525Medina Healthcare. 16, West St., Newport Tel. 522198

Chemists.Boots 124-126 High St., Newport. Tel. 522595Siddys 86-88 High St., Newport. Tel. 522346Lloyds 41-42 Pyle St. Newport. Tel. 522638

St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe.Rev. Marcus Bagg.56, Castle Rd., Newport PO30 1DP Tel. 718908

Hospital.St Mary’s. Parkhurst Rd., Newport. Tel. 524081

Police (Non Emergency 101) Tel. 0845 045 45 45 Ext. 663 135/125PC Tim Campany Mobile 07901 102393PCSO Justin Keefe Mobile 07901 102302

Neighbourhood WatchJill Shaw Tel. 721483 or jinimoda@btinternet.comDoug Barber Tel. 721128 or doug.barber@zen.co.uk

School.Chillerton & Rookley Primary. Main Rd., Chillerton. Tel. 721207admin.chillerton@lineone.net or www.chillertonpri.iow.gov.uk

Library.Lord Louis Library. Orchard St., Newport. Tel. 527655

Bus Information. www.islandbuses.info

Mobile Library.Hollow Lane, Chillerton & near Hunt Kennels, Gatcombe. Every three weeks.Dates and details. Tel. 203880 or e-mail libraries@iow.gov.uk

Refuse CollectionMost of Gatcombe- FridaysMost of Chillerton- Tuesdays Brook Lane, Cridmore, Roslin, Rill- Wednesdays

DISCLAIMER.The Chillerton & Gatcombe News is produced by a team of volunteers.All articles and advertisements are taken in good faith. We cannot take

responsibility for any legal queries resulting from these. Submitted articles do notnecessarily reflect our views. We reserve the right not to print submitted articles.

Parish Clerk Maxine Yule. 01983 201115 maxyule@gmail.com 40, Seaview Rd., Cowes PO31 7UY.John Kingston (Chair) 01983 721082 j.kingston46@btinternet.comSteve Holloway (Vice Chair) 01983 721654 Steve@median-accountancy.co.uk

Website:- www.chillertonandgatcombe.orgAnd follow us on Twitter @ChillertonPC

Parish Council meetings are held at Chillerton & Rookley Primary School,and start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise stated.

September 3rd. *** October 1st. November 5th. *** December 3rd.

Paul Hutchings 01983 721015 paulhutchings@mail.com

Georgina Broadhead 07817 528104 thegatcombegroup@gmail.com

Simon Broadhead 07936 347558 thegatcombegroup@gmail.com

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