ISLAND LIFE
Contents
ISSUE 3 April/May 2006
WELCOME
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Welcome to the latest issue
of Island Life, which the
eagle-eyed among you will
notice is dated April/May
and not March/April. So,
you may ask, what happened
to March? Well, it’s all
about ensuring that we end
up with a Dec/Jan issue at
the end of the year. The
good thing is that this also
means the magazine will
appear earlier in the month
from now on – so make sure
you pick up your copy
before they run out! The
next issue date will be
June/July.
8 Foreword (NEW!)
A great new diary section featuring some of the
events you can look forward to over the next few
weeks.
12 Andy Sutton
Council leader Andy Sutton has his say on speed
limits, over-development and tourist coaches – and
tells us why not even a Lottery win would tempt him
away from his job.
16 IW Walking Festival
Time to dust off those boots for the Island’s popular
annual walking festival – and we have the details.
19 David Biles remembers...
The third generation of a well-known Island farming
family, David Biles opens his storehouse of colourful
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We never forget though,
that Island Life belongs to
its readers – so we’d love to
hear what you would like to
see in these pages. Feel
free to drop us a line or an
email with your
suggestions, photos or
feature ideas, and we’ll do
our best to get them
covered.
Contact:
The Editor
Island Life Magazine
66 Victoria Avenue
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
PO37 6LY
Tel: 01983 861422
Mobile: 07976 797455
memories.
[email protected]
22 John Hannam
Another great contribution from John.
Editor
Martin Potter
Sub Editor
25 Society!
Our photo round-up of some of the Island’s bestdressed events.
Jackie McCarrick
Feature Writers
John Hannam
Andrew Turner
Matt Legge
Tony Ridd
Angela Hewitt
Nick Pointing
Sales
Lisa Burtenshaw
Front Cover: St Mary's Church,
Brook, Isle of Wight.
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