Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2011 | Page 142

Island Life - April/May 2011

owned.
Finally Nigel and Janet felt that

Ryde shop by Animal Rights Activists

and survived to fight another day after

and detonated during the night. Due to

a complete refit.

it would be a good idea to open a

other devices being planted in several

Toymaster shop in Shanklin, enabling

other retail outlets such as Boots at

very hard, but The Sports Shop and

the original Sports Shop to revert to

Newport on the same day, the fire

Toymaster sell such a wide variety

selling sports goods, clothing and

crews had to come from East Cowes to

of goods that it has been able to

footwear as well as school uniform,

the Ryde shop.

overcome difficulties throughout its

scout and guide wear.
The hobby side of the business

The present financial climate is

Nigel was helpless to do anything

years of trading.

other than watch the premises burn

Many customers have been purchasing

such as Hornby railways, model kits,

until the fire crews could reach the

items from the shops from when

radio-controlled cars and planes, balsa

shop. All the hard wo