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1914 - 1918
Oliver Salter 16th May 1915
Albert Bromwell 4th July 1915
Charles Grant Seely 19th April 1917
Ernest Arthur Groves 15th March 1916
George William Groves 22nd January 1917
Arthur Frank Dore 1st December 1917
Thomas Smyth Corry 19th December 1914
Ernest Kerley 22nd August 1915
1939 - 1945
Private R Butchers Royal Berkshire
Regiment
Sergeant H Cossins Grenadier Guards
L.A.C. J Saunders Royal Air Force
Grant them, Lord, eternal rest,
and let light perpetual shine
upon them.
After a long hot summer, we are head-
ing gradually into cooler days … and nights! The
welcome early morning nip in the air reminds us
that autumn is almost here.
We have used the front and back cover of the Spring 2014 newsletter
to commemorate the end of the First World War, and we remember, in particu-
lar, those who lived locally who gave their lives during both wars. There is an
addition though, in the form of a short poem, written by Doreen Sigvaldsen who
writes mainly about war and conflict, and combines a war-time favourite song
with some heartfelt words.
We are also celebrating though in 2018 as one of our long-time resi-
dent’s, Irene Watterson, reaches her 100th birthday!! Congratulations! Irene
tells us a little about her long and happy life, the last forty of which have been
spent living in Chillerton.
Kaz Arnold, one of the driving forces behind our very successful
Horticultural Society, agreed to be our Focus On victim. It’s amazing that she
found the time to do it during the hectic run-up to this year’s very successful
show!!
Many of you may have seen our very own Alan Chandler on TV recently
reminiscing about going to the first Isle of Wight Festival…how times have
changed! Check out the festival’s flyer accompanying his memories of the day!
No ‘school report’ this time as term has only just started, but we do have
Polly and Flora Rider’s excellent ‘what we did in the holidays’ reports. We’ll
catch up with what’s going on in school in the next issue.
Finally, we give a very warm welcome to those people who have
recently moved into the parish, and say ‘farewell and good luck’ to those who
have left.
(Jill Webster. 1, Springvale Cottages, Main Rd., Chillerton. PO30 3EP
Tel. 721483 or email jill.webster@outlook.com)
The deadline for items for the Winter Chillerton &
Gatcombe News is November 17th 2018…..thank you.
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IRENE WATTERSON IS 100 YEARS OLD ON SEPTEMBER 19th
Irene will be 100 years old on Wednesday, September 19th. All
in the village are invited to have a drink and wish her a happy
birthday at the Reading Room from 7pm onwards.
Irene and Bill came to the Island from Slough. Both had worked at the
Admiralty Compass Observatory at Ditton Park, where they had first met during
the Second World War. Irene was a wages clerk - she can still add up a column
of figures by sight - and Bill worked as an engineering draughtsman and later
as Head of the Drawing Office.
Bill and his family had moved down from Glasgow in the 30s and Irene
had moved out of London when her house had been bombed in the Blitz. She
can tell a lot of anecdotes about that period. Recently we were driving behind
a horse and cart on the Island and Irene said, “I rode on one of those once
during the War in Windsor Great Park and we could see doodlebugs exploding
not far away”.
They had two sons, Ian and Gordon, four grandchildren and two great
grandchildren, with another on the way. They were a great help to Ian and Lin
looking after their twin boys, enabling Lin to gradually return to work. Irene and
her family are very grateful for all the support, friendship and kindness shown
to her by her neighbours and friends in the village, which has been a great help
in enabling her to remain independent and live at home.
Here are a few remembrances of her time in Chillerton...
I came to live in Chillerton in August 1978 and the weather was brilliant.
One of the builders of our house was Harold Cooke. He was finishing off a job
and he asked me what I was going to do as I hadn’t thought about it. He
suggested I join the W.I. He said his wife, Daphne was a member and would
be happy to take me along. The first meeting was in September and they asked
if I would like to be on the Committee. I declined as I knew so little about the
W.I., but I did join the next year as Treasurer.
My husband, Bill, and I joined up as mem-
bers of Chillerton Club, which opened on Satur-
days and Mondays. It was a good place to meet
people. It had a good membership to begin with,
but over the years the numbers declined. I soon
became friends with Lillian Bayfield and Joan
Marshall. We went on holiday to Lanzarote twice
with Lillian and her husband. We had a lovely time.
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The W.I. was very active entering the
Horticultural Show and we had a luncheon every
year that all members contributed to. My special-
ity was hot mashed potato and, in later years, a
joint of ham.
My neighbour next door had a dog, a
golden retriever named Holly, and I volunteered
to take it for walks. I spent many happy hours
walking up on the Downs at the back of my
house. I lost her one day and Ed, my neighbour,
looked everywhere for her. He eventually found
her in Gatcombe with a daisy chain around her
head. She was so friendly.
As time went by the W.I. numbers sadly
reduced and the group finally broke up. We then
ran a private club along similar lines to the W.I.,
but without a committee.
I also used to go to whist drives run by Roy Westmore.
We then started the Happy Circle, which at the beginning was well
supported. I was again involved as Treasurer as nobody else wanted to handle
the money! I used to make cakes and scones for a small charge of 20p, and
the money was used to buy tea and sugar. When I had enough money, we
were able to put on a luncheon about twice a year for our members.
The Club started a Bingo Club twice a month. The caller, Roger Packer,
entertains with Christmas cracker jokes. I still go to bingo, but the Happy Circle
is now reduced to four and we get together at Joyce George’s house to play
cards and have tea and cakes.
After I moved to Chillerton, Bill and I travelled all over the world, visiting
America, Canada, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Russia.
Gallybagger Folk!
The last Thursday of every month sees the Reading
Room adopt its GallyBagger persona and open its doors to
an eclectic mix of music and story-telling.
Folk music is at its core, but poetry and renditions of
popular music from the last 50 years feature as part of an
easygoing evening's entertainment.
Doors open at 7.30 through to 11pm. It's "Open Mic,"
so feel free to perform or simply have a drink and a listen.
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KEEP FIT Tuesdays. Chillerton School. 7.45pm.
BOOK CLUB 2nd Tuesday of the month. Village Hall. 2pm
BINGO 2nd & 4th Fridays. Reading Room. 7pm.
READING ROOM Social Evenings. Saturdays & Mondays. 8pm to 11pm.
MOTHER & TODDLER Fridays during term-time. Village Hall. 9.30am to
GROUP 11.30am.
FRENCH GROUP Wednesdays. Village Hall. 4.30pm to 6pm
C&R SCHOOL
October 22 - 26 Half-Term
ST OLAVE’S
November 10 Craft Market
November 11 Remembrance Service. 10.55am
GALLYBAGGER FOLK Reading Room. 8pm till 11pm
September 27
October 25
November 29
PARISH COUNCIL Meetings start at 7pm
October 2 Village Hall
November 6 Village Hall
December 4 Village Hall
QUIZ Chillerton School at 7.30pm
To be arranged.
VILLAGE MARKET Chillerton Village Hall. 10am to noon.
October 6 Market and Café. 7th anniversary celebrations!
November 3 Market and Café.
December 1 Market and Café.
CGCA
September 24 AGM. Village Hall. 7.30pm
October 13 &14 Beer and Buses. Reading Room. From 11am
BEAT SURGERIES Village Hall. 12.30pm to 1pm
September 26
October 24
November 21
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The Chillerton Quiz Nights present…!
No quiz to report on this time so Smiggles will be
holding on to the hope of achieving the unprecedented and
potential treble for a few more weeks! Just to keep your
brain cells ticking over though, here are some Recent News
questions for you… the answers are on page 19.
1 In late June/early July, in which country were 12 boys and their coach
trapped in flooded caves for almost two weeks?
2 Affectionately known as Boaty McBoatface, the RRS Sir David
Attenborough was launched in July. What does RRS stand for?
3 Who replaced Boris Johnson as the new Foreign Secretary?
4 Born on June 18, who are Royal baby Lena Elizabeth’s parents?
5 Which two cities have been the main hosts for the recent European
Championships?
6 In July M&S reported a 35% increase in the sale of which item of clothing?
7 Nasa’s Parker Probe blasted off on August 12th. It will spend seven years
reaching and orbiting which heavenly body?
8 Sports Direct has paid £90 million for which retailer?
9 Less than a year after it was changed, which chocolate bar is reverting to
its original shape and size?
10 Coca Cola has just bought which high street coffee chain?
11 Footballer Christiano Ronaldo recently left Real Madrid and signed for
which club?
12 Which pop icon celebrated her sixtieth birthday on August 16th?
13 What’s the name of the pay day loan company which went into adminis-
tration on August 30th?
14 Who played his first match for Australian football team, Central Coast
Mariners?
15 Which film director has stepped down from directing the next Bond film?
16 For which radio station is DJ Chris Evans leaving the BBC?
17 What was Alfie Boe doing in Blackpool on the evening of August 31st?
18 Which cricketer became Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minster in August?
19 Jonathan Bartley and Sian Berry are the joint leaders of which political
party?
20 Which Royal took to the stage after a charity performance of the musical
Hamilton and sang a few words?
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Fire Service Consultation
As reported in the last issue, there is a review of the fire service and we now
know that the consultation on the potential Combined Authority with Hamp-
shire, Portsmouth, Southampton and Isle of Wight is open from now until 26th
October.
This can be found at www.hantsfire.gov.uk/consultation.
Paper copies can be obtained by calling 023 8062 6815 or by emailing
hfrsconsultation@hantsfire.gov.uk
I would urge you all to take part in this consultation to let them know your views.
Age UK - LIVING WELL APPROACH for Adult Social Care
The Living Well Approach supports people on leading fulfilling lives and main-
taining independence through early prevention, self-help, and by empowering
people to take positive steps to manage their own health and well-being.
The Living Well Approach is designed to help anyone over 18 who may have
multiple low-level needs requiring support or advice, but who do not meet
eligibility criteria to receive adult social care services.
It includes specialised support for older people, people living with learning
disabilities, those living with mental health conditions, and carers.
Isle of Wight Council’s Adult Social Care from Improved Better Care has funded
the scheme and is available to all and is not means tested. Since the start of
the project in November, 662 people have been supported and there has been
a wealth of positive feedback. One individual had the following to say: "Thank
you for all your wonderful support and for making such a difference to my mum
and our family".
To make a referral, email living.well.team@ageukiw.org.uk or call (01983)
525282 and ask for the Living Well Team.
Shopmobility
I am pleased to report that I am now a Trustee of Isle of Wight Shopmobility in
Newport and I look forward to working with the other Trustees and Volunteers
within this vital service for many Island residents.
I shall be taking a test drive on a Shopmobility Scooter soon, so beware if you
see one taking a strange course around the town of Newport.
This is to see just what it is like for the users to get around, coping with poor
surfaces and no dropped curbs, etc. Also to see how vulnerable you can feel
around pedestrians and traffic.
PFI Savings
The Scrutiny Committee that I chair is soon to look at the progress of the
savings that can be made from the PFI contract.
There are a number of savings that can be made without reducing the service
to residents - for instance the cutting of verges, sometimes on street cleaning
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and street clutter, ie road signs that are redundant, but
still get repaired or replaced by Island Roads and indeed
cleaned when they are not actually needed any more.
There is one in Newport pointing to the Post Office in
Post Office Lane (which has been gone for years and just
a toilet block is there instead.)
In some cases residents have wanted to plant wild flow-
ers on verges, but have been told that they can’t as
Island Roads are contracted to cut the verges and, due
to the contract, they will be fined if they do not cut them.
In these cases, with agreement that part of the contract
could be adjusted to allow wild flower planting, this would
give a saving to the council also.
These savings could be in the region of £2m per year for the duration of the
contract.
Regeneration Conference
I was pleased to attend the recent Regeneration Conference at Lakeside in
Wootton, which was very well attended and consisted of presentations, fol-
lowed by workshops, and happy to hear ideas and thoughts from participants
who were from businesses on and off Island, as well as a number of Councillors
across all parties.
The general feeling was very positive, and conversations were being had
suggesting that things are really going to happen this time.
There was a new Regeneration Strategy launched at the Conference and soon
to be presented to Cabinet for consideration will be a report on affordable
housing, which was presented at Policy and Scrutiny for Regeneration, Hous-
ing, Planning and Environment Committee that I now Chair.
With very best wishes to you all,
Councillor Steve Hastings
Isle of Wight Council. Member for Central Wight Steve.hastings@iow.gov.uk
or 07870127024. Twitter - @cllr_hastings
The Pop-Inn Weekender!
Thank you once again to all those who supported the Pop-Inn Week-
ender in May and made it the great success it was.
Through your invaluable support, we have been able to
make charitable donations to the Chillerton & Gatcombe Com-
munity Association, St Olave's Church and Chillerton & Rookley
Primary School.
Until the next time…
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Parish Walks
The 'Parish Walks' directions, developed by mem-
bers of our community, are due to be available for use this
autumn, although there is no set date as yet.
A limited number will be produced as leaflets, with
the rest being accessible for downloading from the Parish Website.
If anyone is interested in trying out a walk from the list, before the
official launch, I will be happy to send out a copy as an e-mail attachment.
One major walk, 'The Chillerton and Gatcombe Wildlife Walk', is miss-
ing from the list because it will be available in leaflet form only until a later date.
If any particular walk turns out to be more popular than others, that
might warrant it being considered for being published as a leaflet.
I can be contacted via the following e-mail address:
spcparish361@gmail.com
Directions for walks in the
Parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe.
Chillerton Circular Walk:
Higher level walking for great views, via Berry Hill, Chillerton Down and
Dukem Down
Chillerton Down History:
Strong legs needed for this walk with accompanying guide to the history of
the Down
Chillerton Inner Ring:
Relatively low level, circular walk around the outskirts of Chillerton Village.
Dog walkers’ favourite, often with just half undertaken at a time
Chillerton and Gatcombe Circle:
Relatively low level, circular walk between the two villages
Gatcombe Circle:
Fairly easy circular walk from the Church via Snowdrop Lane
South Eastern Chillerton:
An exploration of a less well used route. Some steady up-hill gradients
with one steep section
Springtime Sensory Walk through Tolt Copse:
Worksheets especially for children
Western Two Ridges Walk - Clockwise:
High level walking along the ridges of Chillerton and Dukem Downs with a fair
amount of up and down walking for the first half of the route and a steep de-
scent towards the end. Fitness and steady legs required.
10Western Two Ridges Walk: – Anti-Clockwise:
As with the clockwise approach, this walk requires a degree of fitness and
steady legs. For this way around, there is a steep ascent at the start followed
by some level terrain before an up and down section which gives way to a
steady downward finish.
Billingham Extension:
This short section, which briefly ventures outside the Parish, may be ac-
cessed from the first part of the Chillerton Circular Walk.
Spruce-Up Sunday
Our second spruce-up day for the village was another great success!
We had a great response from volunteers, including some different faces from
last year, and despite the heat, a great deal was achieved. Community spirit
was in large supply, as were the tea, coffee and bacon rolls!
Thanks go to:-
Steve, Rachael and Charlotte Groves, plus Sham, who did a sterling
job strimming and clearing in the wooded area by the stream at the top end of
the village green.
'The playground gang' (Dominic Alfonso, Angie Alfonso, Sarah Purr-
ington, Amy Cousins, Becky Alfonso, Jenny Cousins, Trevor Cooke, Dom
Alfonso, plus little helpers!) for clearing the path up to and in the play area.
Helen and Barrie for a great tidy-up of the bus stop by the school,
including vases of flowers! And also to Tom, for clearing and tidying the bus
stop at the other end of the village.
Steve Holloway and Peni Harman for some great bench-painting - the
two on the village green and one by Greenlands Close.
David Thorpe for painting the bench by the school.
Hilda and David Jones for cleaning and tidying the phone box and
painting the bench beside it.
Gareth Rider who, with Graham, got some clearing done on the corner
verge of Lansdown Gardens
Graham and Maxine Warr for doing some litter picking - though it does
credit to the village and our ever faithful regular litter pickers that they did not
find a massive amount!
Gillian Belben for some trimming and clearing on
a footpath by Greenlands Close.
A big Thank You also to Jill Luscombe for coming
to help with refreshments and, more importantly, the
washing up after them!
This all left the village in great shape for the show
the weekend after. A massive thank you again to all
involved - hope to see you again next year!!
11Friendly Fun French
Conversation Group
The plan is to recommence WEDNESDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 4.30pm-
6pm at Chillerton Village Hall.
However, depending on demand, it is possible maybe to run two
separate groups. For instance 4pm-5pm (Basics) – then 5.15pm-6.30pm (Ba-
sics and more!). We can discuss this with those present on 19th September.
The first two sessions (19th and 26th) will involve looking at some
useful ‘bits’ we’ve covered previously like Days, Months, Numbers, Dialogues,
and Scenarios.
The idea of the group is to encourage and help each other to ‘share
what we know’; general conversations; scenarios; individual presentations, if
desired; translations; texts; songs and poems, and to focus on improving our
pronunciation in French. We can also look together at some grammar and
basics. The main purpose is to try to converse in French in a
relaxed and fun environment.
Contact: Marilyn – 721492 (Chillerton) or just turn up!
e.mail: thorpedavid41@gmail.com
Oui, Monsieur Macron, we are ‘trying’ to improve our
French…...slowly!
In 1968 I went to the very first Isle of Wight Pop Festival. I can’t
remember how or where we got the tickets from, but I went along with two
friends to Hell Field, which was on the way to Niton from the Bleakdown Road.
We saw The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Tyrannosaurus Rex (before they
became T Rex!), Fairport Convention, local group, The Cherokees, and lots of
others. John Peel was the DJ. The Beatles were in the audience!
Tickets cost 25 shillings (or 30 shillings which included the return ferry
fare from Portsmouth to Ryde). The beer we bought on site cost 10/- per pint
(50 pence in ‘new money’!) - but bear in mind that bought away from the site, a
pint of beer cost 2 shillings … which is 10 pence!
The Festival was held in a very dusty stubble field and the equipment
used was very basic in comparison to the hi-tech equipment used today! The
stage consisted of two old flat-bed lorries parked end to end! The electrical
equipment kept breaking down, but it was still a good night! And afterwards, we
walked three girls from the mainland from the site back to Shanklin railway
station!
(A copy of Alan’s original flyer is on the next page! )
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Chillerton & Gatcombe Horticultural Society
Whatever the weather the Show must go on!
In its recent run of bad luck with the weather, which saw last year’s
Show take place in the pouring rain, this year’s was slightly windy to say the
least and showed the community spirit yet again with over 150 people still going
to look at the exhibits in the tent and many more to the show ground.
The Show was opened by Rene Watterson, the parish’s oldest resident
who turns 100 this year. The fun-packed afternoon included children’s team
games, Irish dancing, a well-fought tug-of-war competition and music from
Pete’s Sake.
Inside the tent there were tears of joy from the Floral Art Judge, Mrs
Reaney, who was overcome with the quality and the effort that had gone into
the incredible displays. She awarded three certificates and chose Julie Rich-
ardson’s 1960s themed display as the best floral art exhibit. David Hayden won
the most cups of the day, taking away seven for both his vegetables and
flowers. He was also awarded a silver certificate for his display of begonias in
the entrance of the tent.
Other highlights included Zoe Rhind’s intricate baking and modelling
work in the cooking classes, and Annabella Rhind’s beautiful teddy bear,
among many of her excellent exhibits. One of the favourite classes with the
judges was the Under 5s ‘seaside in a jam jar’ which was won by John Rigg.
Chosen as the best out of all of the children’s entries, was Amelia Gore’s
handmade cake.
There was also a ‘People’s Choice’ award voted for by the general
public. After nearly 70 votes, the winners were Sarah Purrington for her painted
stone and, in the Children’s category, Jacob Hardy for his miniature garden on
a plate.
This year also introduced a new challenge, Class 123, growing a potato
plant provided by the Society which was tipped out and the potatoes that had
grown were weighed on the day. The winner of this was Sam Turner and her
daughter, Bonnie.
It was a lovely day despite the wind although the organisers have got
their fingers crossed that their run of bad luck with the weather has now come
to an end. Huge thanks to everyone who helped
the event from baking cakes and providing
prizes/bric-a-brac, to volunteering time both on
the day and in the set up/pack up, and of course,
all of those that put the time and effort into enter-
ing. The team would particularly like to thank the
Margham family who very kindly allow their field
to be used for parking. We cannot run the Show
without you all, so thank you.
14Our AGM and Show Report was on Friday 14th September, but all your
comments on how to improve the Show would be really gratefully
received. This is your Show; please let us know what you would like there.
If you have ideas, please get in touch. Next year's will be our 70th
Summer Show so please get your ideas in of how we can celebrate in style!
Hope to see you there!
Chillerton and Gatcombe Horticultural Society Show Secretary
07872937902 / kaz_a17@hotmail.com
Advertise in the Chillerton & Gatcombe News from as
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tion please ring Steve Holloway on 721654 or email
steve@median-accountancy.co.uk
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16Chillerton & Gatcombe Parish Council
20mph Zone and Road Markings. It was hoped that the new signage
and road markings would be in place ahead of the new school term. Unfortu-
nately, only one of the signs has been installed, as we have been informed by
Island Roads of manufacturing problems with the sign for the northern end of
the Village.
In addition, the agreed road signage for the ‘School Keep Clear’ and
new bus stop area will now not be funded by the IW Council or Island Roads
and, if this is to go ahead, it will have to be funded by the PC.
We were only informed of this on 4th September and are now waiting
for the price of the road works before making a decision.
Island Roads re-surfacing work. While most of the roads in the parish
listed in the PFI contract have now been re-surfaced, the Parish Council has
been told that Brook Lane has been removed from the re-surfacing schedule,
citing a number of reasons that we find unacceptable. We are now considering
how to mount a campaign to reverse that decision.
No 6 Bus Winter Service. The Parish Council, along with Chale PC and
Niton and Whitwell PC, have agreed once again to fund the No 6 Sunday
service. This will operate from 7th October to 3rd March 2019.
It has also been agreed to fund a Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
service. We hope this is a useful facility, but please let us know if you have
particular views on the transport arrangements for this winter.
Notice Boards. Our new notice boards should be in place very soon. These
will replace the ones outside the school and St Olave’s Church. They will be
lockable, so anyone wishing to display events etc should contact the Clerk or
Parish Councillors.
Phone Box. One of the residents has kindly offered to maintain the phone
box and a suggestion has been made to use this as a book exchange. The
installation of shelving will be investigated ahead of any final decision, as well
as liaising with the Book Club.
Footpath to the Play Area. Thanks to the efforts on Spruce Up Sunday,
the footpath from Main Road to the play area was cleared of stinging nettles
and overgrown foliage. Unfortunately IW Rights of Way are no longer able to
fund a regular clearance and this is now only done
once a year when hedge cutting takes place. The
PC is considering funding a quarterly cut, so
please let us know your views.
Parish Walks Guides. We have now select-
ed five walks to promote in spring 2019. This will
involve the printing of illustrated guides and
launch walks. The walks will also be downloada-
ble from the parish website.
17Chillerton & Gatcombe Community Association
With the approach of autumn, I am writ-
ing this to remind the villagers of the splendid
facilities that are either run or supported by the
association, such as the regular music and
French classes, meetings of artistic nature with
the village hall being used as rehearsal room for
other productions, such as social support func-
tions like the Christmas Lunches and Bangers
and Mash evenings.
The Reading Room has hosted a variety of live-music functions, with
Dave Attridge admirably giving his master-class in burger-making on the front
lawn. Also there is the regular weekly openings of the Reading Room for those
who wish to socialise or play darts, snooker and other pub games, with the bar
drinks prices being greatly lower than in a pub, and for a great number of
villagers, within walking distance.
Furthermore, there are the twice-monthly Bingo Sessions. It should be
remembered that the Reading Room is NOT a snooker club, but is part of the
Association which has a snooker and billiards facility, and is said to have the
best table on the Island.
The village hall also is the venue for the monthly market, POP INN mini
festival and Horticulture Show Tea Room.
This is just a sample of the activities that happen because of the
Association, and in addition, both buildings are available to hire for such things
as birthday parties, weddings, meetings, etc.
To maintain the continuance of these activities and facilities requires
the support of you, the villagers. It is your Association so please support it,
particularly the younger members of the community - do not leave it to us Old
Fogies!! Therefore, remember that -
The AGM of The Chillerton & Gatcombe Community Asso-
ciation is on SEPTEMBER 24th 2018 in the village hall at 7.30pm.
Please attend and support your village.
(Chair CGCA)
The Community Association continues to be very busy. We’ve had a
number of events in the last couple of months.
In July, the village hall and the Reading Room were both open at
various times to support the Horticultural Show on the 28th. Refreshments
were available during the day in the hall. After the show in the evening the
Reading Room opened up with live music from Pete’s Sake and a barbeque.
Everybody had a great time.
The regular Folk Evening in the Reading Room on the last Thursday of
each month continues to be popular. Do come and join the regulars for a drink
and some good music.
18Looking forward to October, the Reading
Room will, for the first time, be part of the annual
‘Beer and Buses’ event on the 13th and 14th Octo-
ber, with buses travelling in both directions and
stopping in Chillerton at half hourly intervals. There
will be lots going on during the weekend including
live music from All Washed Up on Saturday lunch
time. Three Goddard’s Ales will be on tap and there
will be free nibbles available as well as snacks to buy. The Reading Room will
be open from 11am on both days. Beer and Buses handbooks, full of special
offers, are available from David Attridge for £7.
Even further ahead we expect our annual Christmas Carol event in the
Reading Room to be on the evening of 17th December.
Work on Hollow Lane, that we had arranged with Island Roads, was
carried out and has made a great improvement to the section nearest to Main
Road.
The repairs to the wall of the Village Hall are now completed. The focus
next is on the roof of the Reading Room.
Our AGM will be on the 24th September in the Village Hall at 7.30pm.
Please come and take part, and above all think about joining our committee
and help to keep the vibrant life of our villages going.
- STOP PRESS -
Urgently required - a coordinator for the
2019 Scarecrow Festival.
If you are interested, please contact CGCA
Chairman, Paul Wells, as soon as possible.
1 Thailand 11 Juventus
2 Royal Research Ship 12 Madonna
3 Jeremy Hunt 13 Wonga
4 Zara & Mike Tindall 14 Usain Bolt
5 Glasgow and Berlin 15 Danny Boyle
6 Men's waistcoats 16 Virgin
7 The Sun 17 Switching on the illuminations
8 House of Fraser 18 Imran Khan
9 Toblerone 19 The Green Party
10 Costa Coffee 20 Prince Harry
19What are your connections with the Parish? My partner brought me here
over 10 years ago to visit his grandparents (Mr and Mrs Cooke of Hillside) and
it won my heart instantly. I love that when you hold events people actually help
make them successful, the gardens are all perfect, the downs are unspoiled
and neighbours not only talk to each other, but actually like each other!! Every
year we have helped at the Flower Show and last year I became part of a team
wanting to keep the Show going so that others could enjoy it as much as I have.
If you were a contestant on Mastermind, what would be your Specialized
Subject? I'm not sure, maybe Roald Dahl books? I read them all as a kid and
have bought a collection for my children for Christmas so that they can start to
enjoy them as well. I do think I'd do a good Mastermind on directing people to
products in Newport Sainsbury's if that were allowed! I seem to spend half my
life there!
What’s your favourite holiday destination? My mum lived in New Zealand
for a few years so I spent a month out there. I would love to be able to go back
one day to show Dom and the kids the breath-taking waterfalls.
Do you have an unusual hobby /ability? I used to know Pi to 35 decimal
places. Aged 15, Dom, now my partner, bet me that I couldn’t learn it, so I did!
If a film were made of your life, who would you choose to play you?
Sarah Millican - to make it more funny and interesting!
Food Heaven and Food Hell? I love freshly baked bread. Cannot stand spicy
things.
What’s the best Christmas present you’ve ever received? And the worst?
I’m not sure about Christmas, but the best Birthday present I’ve received was
my daughter who was born just five days before my birthday!
Do you think there should be a bridge connecting the Island to the
mainland or not? Whenever I’m waiting for a cancelled boat I wish we had
one, but for the safety of my children, crime rates and keeping the Island unique
I don’t think we should have one.
Last book you read? Sadly I don’t know! Having two children under five,
working part time and playing badminton leaves very little time for anything else!
Do you prefer to ring or text? Whatsapp
20Favourite book? 1984.
Favourite film? Oceans 11.
Favourite comedian? Bill Bailey.
Favourite piece of music/musician? Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench (as it
has been a karaoke classic for my best friend and me for many years!).
What is “Must-See” TV for you? Bake Off – I would love to have the time to
bake as much as they do! I also love the Olympics, Paralympics, Common-
wealth Games etc., etc.. I actually helped run the badminton event at the Isle
of Wight Island Games in 2011.
When was the last time you rode a bike? Before I had children!
Bacon sandwich- white or brown bread? Red or brown sauce? Buttered
bread or dry? Buttered, white, Heinz ketchup - no substitute!
Do you like Marmite? Yes.
The film ‘Love Actually’…. Love it or hate it…actually?! It's not really my
cup of tea, I certainly wouldn't chose to watch it again!
Do you have any pets? Two cats – Loki and Maia.
If you could, would you go back in time or forward into the future? I
wouldn’t do either as I don’t want to miss out on a single second of my kids’
lives. Live for now, not what could have been!
Who would be your three perfect dinner guests? I'd have my best friend,
Bill Bailey and Rhod Gilbert as they are the people that make me laugh the
most.
Would you rather be a contestant on Masterchef or Strictly Come Danc-
ing? Masterchef - although I’d be useless at the invention test as I always stick
to recipes!
If you were an animal- what would you like to be and why? A dolphin. I’d
love to be free to swim around the ocean having a chat!
What would you do if the cash point at the bank overpaid you? Pay it back.
Do you believe in ghosts/aliens? No.
21Would you consider cosmetic surgery? I had laser eye surgery about eight
years ago because I had awful eyesight and hated not being able to see when
I woke up!
What is your greatest fear? I don't really have fears, although on Show Day
my greatest fear was that the whole marquee was going to blow away, exhibits
and all!!
Who would you like to be stuck in a lift with? ? Someone really interesting,
maybe an Olympian or a sports star of some kind. Or a comedian, someone
who is going to make the time feel worthwhile.
Who would you NOT like to be stuck in a lift with? Someone with claustro-
phobia.
What car would you like to own? My favourite car as a teenager was a
yellow Lamborghini Diablo; I’ve never lost that dream although it’s pretty
impractical!
Have you ever lied about your age? No, although people think I do! Last year
I was asked for ID when on a gin tour (I was 32) and the year before B&Q
refused to sell me glue because I had no ID!!
Which item would you wish for if you were stranded on a desert island?
If a boat is excluded - some music to keep me company.
When are you at your happiest? When I’m with family.
If you won the lottery, what would be your first purchase? 7 Hillside so
that Grandad and the rest of the family can keep the house they’ve loved so
much for so long.
What do you most dislike about yourself? My inability to make a decision
when shopping!
Have you ever been skinny-dipping? No.
Best Parish memory? Chillerton Show two years ago with the amazing
celebrations and the family there together.
How would you like to be remembered? For helping others.
22We’ve had a more relaxed schedule of late and not so many
of our weekly, joyful sessions as usual owing to road-works,
Bank Holidays, and family commitments, but we were more than
ready to end our prolonged ‘Take 5’ and make a happy return to
making music on September 3rd! Welcome back to everybody!
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Chillerton Village Market & Café
Everyone is welcome to our 7th birthday party at the
village hall on Saturday October 6th starting at 10am.
If you haven't been before, here is a potted history.
Back in October 2011 three women in Chillerton hit on the
idea of arranging a monthly event for people to buy and sell
surplus garden produce, preserves and craft. There would
also be a café for us to meet friends, make new friends, and enjoy homemade
cakes, tea and coffee.
We have kept this going, with success, for seven years. It happens on
the first Saturday of the month. If you come on October 6th there will be
celebratory cake (of course!), thanks given to all our loyal sellers, volunteers
and cake-makers, and a very short report on finances for the year.
Our main purpose is to provide a social space in our parish, not to
raise funds, so you will get the most delicious slice of cake for 50p, tea for 50p
and the best quality filter coffee for £1. However, any surplus funds we do
make are put into our Community Association, to support running costs and
repairs to our two buildings.
So if you haven't been before, please come along. We are always in
need of sellers, cake makers and volunteers so, if you'd like to join us, please
talk to Sam or Gillian on the day.
Do we have any budding performers out there for a fun,
strictly non-competitive village Christmas show?
If you can sing, dance, play an instrument, (or indeed if you
can’t!), or even whistle a tune whilst tearing little men out of
newspaper… we want to hear from you.
If you would like to make a show of yourself, or help behind
the scenes, then please contact Sam Turner and we will
see if we have got enough people to give it a go.
01983 721324 sammylouturner@yahoo.com
23After all the glorious summer weather we have had
this year there is definitely, a feel of autumn in the air,
especially in the morning and evenings. So our thoughts
turn towards our autumn activities.
Harvest Supper: The church had been beautifully
decorated in readiness for the following day’s Harvest
Festival Service which gave a real harvest feel to the
evening and although fewer people attended this year,
nevertheless, it was a very enjoyable and sociable evening.
A scrumptious Ploughman's Supper was prepared (varie-
ties of cheese, pate and bread with various embellish-
ments) followed by coffee, tea and chocolates. Felicity Farnham had prepared
a 'challenging' quiz for everyone to mull over; thank you Felicity. Donations
were invited and, after expenses, the residue was given to Haylands Farm and
R.A.B.I.
Harvest Service: The traditional harvest hymns always create a joyful
service and so it was this year. People were invited to bring (and my goodness
did they bring!) non-perishable food products which were donated to the Food
Bank. Tea and coffee was served after the service. Thanks, as always, to the
organisers and providers.
Along with our regulars, it is good to see occasional and new faces at
the regular Sunday Service, and also at the Prayer Meetings which are held
on the first Monday of each month, in the church, at 10am. Jane and Peter Lee
are pleased to welcome, too, anyone at their home for Bible Study on
Wednesday mornings.
Details can always be found on the church notice board, or from
Elizabeth Peace, our Reader (Tel 551415).
At our Patronal Festival Service (to honour St Olave) in July, we were
pleased to welcome our Bishop and his Chaplain. Before departing, he chatted
to people whilst tea and coffee were served, and then several of the congrega-
tion stayed on to enjoy a picnic together (despite the inclement weather on that
day!).
Fund-raising events are spaced throughout the year and on Saturday
September 15th we held our Coffee Morning and Produce Sale in church.
There is a brief respite throughout October, and then on Saturday November
10th we hold our Craft Market in the church.
We like to think that all our fund-raising events provide a happy, social
occasion within the church’s walls as well as raising funds (very often a ‘newbie’
has been hugely impressed by the beauty and welcoming warmth at St
Olave’s).
This was extremely apparent at our recent Gatcombe-Style ‘Tea at the
Ritz’. In its sixth year, it is still as popular as ever. The flowers, beautiful
tablecloths and china enhance the amazing sandwiches and cakes, accompa-
nied by copious amounts of tea (as well as Eleanor’s spine-tingling singing).
24Whilst not in their prime (it is probably fair to say!) the Fund-Raising
Team has a lot of fun and laughter organising these events and it is gratifying
when their hard work is well supported. Whilst nearly blown away (but better
than being soaked as during the previous year!) the Team organised the
Tombola Stall at The Village Show, and thank the organisers for inviting us to
be there.
Major works at the church have been concluded for this year (no
scaffolding anywhere), but a general Churchyard Tidy-Up is scheduled for
Saturday October 27th, and an interior special Clean-Up for Saturday 24th
November. We always hope volunteers will come along and aid us with this
work. Tea and cake is usually offered as a bribe!!
The other service to make a note of before the Christmas Services
(Christmas??!! Too early to think about yet!) is the Remembrance Service on
Sunday November 11th at 10.55am.....one hundred years to the day since the
end of World War 1.
In autumn there are always colourful festivals at church. My memory of
Harvest Festival services brings back the sight of the altar clothed in sheaves
and loaves of bread. The windows were always decorated profusely with
produce gathered locally by the congregation. There were apples and toma-
toes in profusion and not a few enormous marrows. In theory, this produce
would go to hospitals for the “ poor and needy,” but over the years it became
difficult to find homes for the marrows and we now bring tinned goods for the
IW Food Bank.”
A short while after the church service, came the Harvest Supper which
was organised by the Westmore family. Roy was in charge of the ticket sales,
but Dorothy was catering manager. Joan, my wife, was instructed as to which
sandwiches to provide, and other ladies given instructions about cakes and
other delicacies. It was not considered strange to ask us bring our own food for
the party for which we had paid admission. But the entertainment was worth the
price of the ticket. Among the star performers were Dorothy Brown (mono-
logues) and teenaged children, with guitars, who named themselves, “Choir
Straits”.
Some years there was imported talent; the choral groups invited to
attend were unfortunately apt to regard us as a captive audience and continued
too far into the night. The supper was always held in the school, and after an
hour or so, the audience, seated on small children’s chairs, became restive .
In later years we had a new venue at the Rookley Pavilion and catering
took the form of fish and chips brought by volunteers from the Ventnor shop.
There was a quiz and a fun raffle, and the chairs were more comfortable, but
personally, I missed the atmosphere at the school.
25Home Thoughts from a “Broad”!
As usual, I’d like to bring your attention to some differences between
the UK and my current country of residence, the USA. These differences occur
in the language, food, habits and policies, to name but a few.
Let’s start with food in the two countries. Portions in the USA are large,
so it’s hardly surprising that American waistlines tend to head that way as well!
Doggy bags are the acceptable norm, as it’s usually inadvisable, if not impos-
sible, to finish everything
on your plate.
The names of
foods, too, can confuse
the unwary traveller. For
example, in Britain we
have chips and crisps,
rocket and coriander, and aubergine and courgettes, whereas those edibles in
the US are called French Fries and chips, arugula and cilantro, and eggplant
and zucchini. Candy floss becomes cotton candy, biscuits are cookies, and
sweets are candy, although chocolate in the US is lumped in with candy, while
we Brits, quite rightly, give it its own special delicious category, apart from
sweets. And British chocolate
tastes so much better, might I
add! I don’t know what they do
to chocolate here, but they
should get Cadbury’s recipe
and stick with it!
Taxes are handled dif-
ferently, too. When you go
shopping on the Isle of Wight, the item’s price already has tax figured in.
Beware of assuming the same applies in America though, as the stated price
is just the beginning, because an additional sales tax will be charged at the
checkout (up to 11%, depending on which state you are in). Also, tipping in the
US is pretty much obligatory. You buy a drink at the bar…you leave a tip. You
eat a meal…you pay the additional sales tax plus a tip - generally 20% for good
service, but definitely 10% no matter how bad your experience was. I’ve heard
horror stories of angry waiters following customers out into the parking lot (car
park) if they didn’t leave enough or, heaven forbid, left no tip at all. It’s a totally
different culture here in that regard.
Then there’s the matter of toilets! Americans will ask to use your
bathroom, but, no, they don’t want to shower! Bathroom is the commonly-used
euphemism for the loo, with restroom being equally popular. Which reminds
me of my first time in America. Having just arrived at the airport, I saw signs
pointing to the “Restrooms” and I honestly thought to myself “Oh, how nice that
they give you a place to rest. I wonder why other countries don’t offer the same
at airports?” Oh dear! In my defence, I was VERY young!
26And talking of bathrooms and such, there is even an issue with flannels!
In the USA, people call them washcloths or facecloths, but never travel with
their own because all hotels here automatically provide them. Imagine the
surprise when a Yank settles into his London hotel and wants to freshen up, but
sees only towels. Finally, he assumes the hand towel is the facecloth. It must
be…there’s nothing smaller! That’s right…in England we offer Texas-sized
flannels! Ha!
Another difference which can lead to problems is the way we each
notate dates. Christmas Day in the UK is 25/12/2018, but in the States it’s
12/25/2018. It gets worse when dealing with days numbered 12 or less. Let’s
look, for example, at the date 08/05/1994. To a Brit, that’s the 8th of May, but
to a Yank, it’s August 5th! Because of this, I always write out the month i.e. June
5 rather than 6/5 or 5/6!
Even though I’ve been back and forth between Ol’ Blighty and the US
for many decades now, I still have moments when I’ll use the wrong terminolo-
gy or have expectations tied to the other country. In my feeble little mind, I live
somewhere between the Isle of Wight and the United States of Befuddlement!
But perhaps I’m being too hard on myself and should embrace instead the
following sentiment from the poet Robert Frost (who, interestingly, ALSO lived
in both countries): “I’m not confused, I’m just well-mixed.”
Jane Buckholz (nee Ackling) grew up in Bonchurch. Her mother resided in Chiller-
ton for nearly 40 years. Jane currently lives in Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA, and
can be reached at TheNomadBrit@yahoo.com
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The Chillerton Book Group
By the time that you are reading this, I hope the Club
will be steadier on its feet, as it has been going through a
"rough patch" of late owing to dwindling numbers. We are
approaching our 11th year, so that is not surprising.
In an attempt to revive a society that can give so
much, we are moving to Chillerton Village Hall which is a
more accessible venue, and we may, eventually, meet at the
aptly named Reading Room.
We will have had a meeting at the village hall on Tuesday September
11th where we hope we may have found new members.
Please come along to any of our future meetings, which are held on the
second Tuesday of the month at 2pm. (Ring Jill on 721247 or Lyn on 721662
for more details). Lyn Murdoch's hospitality at Roslin through the years has
been much appreciated, but now, with a new venue….. watch this space!!
Looking back a few weeks, we enjoyed running our usual Book Stall at
that marvellous Village Flower Show in July, and managed to raise £66 for the
Horticultural Society. Thanks go to Harriet, her grandson Harry, Alison Gold,
Lyn, Joannna, Jill and Angie and all other helpers.
The Village Show was one of the most well-
attended for many a long year and a great success.
There are so many people who helped to make it such a
great occasion, but the 'Cooke' descendants are worthy
of special praise.
They were there in numbers, before, during, and after the event, to
ensure everything ran smoothly, and they worked with such enthusiasm.
Thank goodness they are there to ensure this wonderful fixture on the
Chillerton calendar continues to thrive and bring the community together.
Please Save Your Stamps!
Thank you once more to everybody for saving their used
stamps (and old and no longer needed spectacles) for me.
Please keep up the great work! I am very happy to come and
collect them from you so please ring me on 721542 to ar-
range a time to suit you.
31Great Whitcombe Manor
Whitcombe Rd., Nr. Carisbrooke. Newport. PO30 3DY
On her retirement from public office as elected Councillor, non-political
and unpaid, representing the Ward of Cheap (1978 - 2017) in the City of
London, it happened that the Corporation of the City of London had donated to
Ann Pembroke The Samuel Pepys Collection. As a boy at St. Paul’s School,
Samuel played truant to travel to Whitehall to witness the execution of King
Charles I.
It was from Great Whitcombe Manor that the plot for Charles’ escape
from imprisonment in Carisbrooke Castle was arranged, the ponies to take the
King to the Coast hid in the Ancient Woodland of Whitcombe Hangar. In his
career Samuel worked with Charles’ sons, both in the office and even calling
on the then King, Charles II together with his brother, James, Duke of York, to
prevent the spread of the Great Fire.
Ann was awarded the British Empire Medal for her services to the
Cultural History of the City of London in the New Year’s Honours 2018 by H.M.
the Queen. Ann wishes to display four Collections, together with that of Samuel
Pepys, the Bronze Age and Neolithic Weapons and Tools remains of an early
Settlement, the History and Residents of the Manor and 60 years of State
Banquet Menus and ephemera for hospitality given to Presidents and Royals.
It is proposed to display and exhibit these four Collections for the
benefit of education and tourism on the Isle of Wight, for which it is intended to
re-build obsolete agricultural buildings, Brew House/Byre and the adjacent
Waggon Shed to be restored as a Community Hall, Café and Shop.
Guided Walks will take visitors through the grounds comprising a
Walled Garden, Hanging Garden, Rose Garden, Vegetable Garden with Green
House, Pond then up to the Glade and into Whitcombe Hangar, three acres of
Ancient Woodland overlooking the boundary wall of Carisbrooke Castle. The
tallest Wild Service Tree in England, the Roman Chequer Tree, brought black
dense wood to make gaming
boards and fruit for brewing.
The three acre Wild Flower
Meadow, with its Dell of wild
flags and orchids is another
attraction.
This is a Community
Adventure. It is to be hoped
that local interest will support
this innovative Project to en-
hance the Cultural History of
the Island and offers of inter-
est are welcome.
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33I continue to patrol both Gatcombe and Chillerton every week, paying
attention to weekly safety inspections of the play equipment and football pitch.
Any defects are reported directly to the parish clerk and are dealt with promptly.
Whilst on the subject of the play park, a recurring problem is rabbit
holes/runs found both in the play equipment area, and in the football pitch.
These holes are a safety hazard despite constant in-fills of soil. They can
appear overnight, so please can I remind all users of the recreation park to
show caution and always be aware of this hazard.
Dog fouling on the village green has improved greatly with little or no
sign of discarded dog poo since new signage has been installed on the green.
Not only is dog excrement a health hazard, it’s unfair on local residents/visitors
who visit this wonderful location. If you own a dog, Do The
Right Thing, pick the poo up and dispose of it in a dog bin.
I congratulate the band of helpers who have made a
fantastic job of planting a vast array of plants along the
stream side of the green. The variety of plants is a joy to see
and deserves respect .
I will continue to follow up any issues reported to me.
Please contact me via your parish clerk.
(Environment Officer)
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34Police & Neighbourhood Watch
PC Tim Campany and PCSOs
Justin Keefe and Stephen
Oatley are our
Safer Neighbourhood Team.
Fortunately, we don’t need to
call them often, but if you do,
their contact details are on
page 37.
For your safety, Tim, Justin and Stephen ask, where possible, that you ring
101 in non-emergency situations, or 999 for emergencies, rather than their
mobile numbers, as they may be on leave / not on duty. They will answer
emails as soon as they can. Thank you.
Beat Surgeries.
Justin will be holding regular monthly Beat Surgeries outside the Village Hall
in Chillerton between 12.30pm and 1pm on the following dates -
September 26, October 24, November 21.
Go along for a friendly, informal chat about any concerns you may have.
Isle of Wight Alert
Sign-up to receive Isle of Wight Alert emails
directly from the police. It’s a simple procedure and
you can ‘tailor’ it to suit your particular area of con-
cerns about crime. Go to www.iowalert.co.uk
Monthly crime statistics are available online - go to www.police.co.uk and put
in your postcode to find out about local crime.
YOUR PARISH MATTERS!
YPM is going from strength to strength! Our
emails are keeping you up to date with virtually any-
thing and everything that is going on in the parish. It’s
free and if there’s anything going on locally that you
would like to let the parish know about, just send me
an email.
If you don’t already receive YPM emails, but would like to (why would
you not??!!) just send me an email and I’ll add you to the contact list. Not
everybody has internet access so, if you receive YPM emails, please pass on
anything of importance to your friends/neighbours who don’t … thank you.
(jill.webster@outlook.com)
35If you would prefer to receive your C&G News digitally via email
(and of course in glorious technicolour!!) just let the editor
know via email and we’ll add you to the list.
The newsletter is delivered free of charge to all residents of the
parish of Chillerton and Gatcombe.
If you live outside the parish and would still like a copy then we will be
very happy to send you an email copy free of charge, or a hard copy
for £2.65 per annum (collected) or £5 per annum by post.
Please contact the editor for details.
MANY thanks go to ‘THE NEWSLETTER TEAM’ -
Steve Holloway and Jane Buckholz … and to our
faithful team of deliverers - Steve & Peni, Sham, Simon &
Georgina, Marcus, Alan, Carolyn, Lorna, Harriet, Katie &
Graham - for braving all weathers to get the
newsletters to you!!
36DOCTORS
Carisbrooke Health Centre. 22, Carisbrooke High St., N’port. 522150
Godshill Surgery. 2, Yarborough Close, Godshill. 840626
The Dower House. 23-27, Pyle St., Newport. 522060
Medina Healthcare. 16, West St., Newport. 522198
CHEMISTS
Boots 124-126 High St., Newport. 522595
Day Lewis 86-88 High St., Newport. 522346
Lloyds 41-42 Pyle St., Newport. 522638
ST OLAVE’S CHURCH, GATCOMBE
Rev. Marcus Bagg, 56, Castle Rd., Newport. PO30 1DP 718908
HOSPITAL
St Mary’s, Parkhurst Rd., Newport. 524081
Dental Hotline 111
NHS Direct 111
POLICE (Non-Emergency 101)
PC Tim Campany - tim.campany@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
PCSO Justin Keefe - justin.keefe@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
PCSO Stephen Oatley - stephen.oatley@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
Jill Webster - jill.webster@outlook.com 721483
CHILLERTON & ROOKLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Main Rd., Chillerton - admin.chillerton@lineone.net 721207
LIBRARY - Lord Louis Library, Orchard St., Newport. 527655
MOBILE LIBRARY
From January, no stops in Chillerton or Gatcombe. For details of 823824
Rookley Green and Chale Green - libraries@iow.gov.uk
BUS INFORMATION
Southern Vectis - www.islandbuses.info 827000
REFUSE & RECYCLING - www.iwight.com 821000
WIGHTLINK - new customer number. 03339
997333
RED FUNNEL 02380
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