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Dust off your kilt!

Life's a Beach at Open Day

The incredible success of the

Manor Open Day is taking place

EMH Barton Manor Open Day's

on Sunday August 25 with a fun

started the summer in style,

beach party theme. Visitors can

with June's Flower and Garden

expect great entertainment, gift

Fayre raising over £9,000 for

stalls, charity gift shop and the

vital patient care. Visitors were

chance to explore the exquisi te

treated to performances from

gardens of Barton Manor. The

the Jim Thorn Trio, Dave B,

Open Day is open from 10.0am

Eastern Promises Belly Dancers

to 4.0pm. Admission: Adults: £4,

and the Sandown and Shanklin

Under 15’s: £1, Under 3’s: Free.

Military Band. The next Barton

No dogs except Guide Dogs.

The Island Highland Gathering has become one of the Island's
most unique and popular events. This year the sights and the
sounds of the Highlands return to Robin Hill on Sunday August
11 for more Caledonian capers including some of the UK's best
pipe and drum bands, a rousing set from the Wight Hot Pipes,
Scottish music, dancing, Whiskey and Scottish food sampling
and much more. There will also be the welcome return of the
hilarious Island Highland Games, which includes Tossing the
Caber and Haggis Hurling! Tickets are £9.95 each (Single Day
Ticket) and are available now from all EMH Shops, Robin Hill,
or by calling the Fundraising Office on [phone].

Prestigious awards winners!
In the space of just a few days
Earl Mountbatten Hospice has
won a national award from the
Charity Retail Association and
Mike Hayward, a Fundraising
Events Volunteer, won the Isle
of Wight Radio Local Heroes
‘Volunteer of the Year’ Award.
At the 12th Annual Charity
Retail Association Awards the
Hospice won the ‘Innovation
in Charity Retailing’ award for
their Prison Products project,
beating 16 other charities of
all sizes and types across the
UK. This is the second award
the Hospice has received for its
Prison Products project, winning

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the ‘Most Inventive Hospice
Retail Initiative’ at the Help the
Hospices Retail Awards in May
2013.
Mike Hayward was presented
with his award at the Local
Heroes Award ceremony in
Cowes. This award recognises
someone who has given their
heart and soul to an Isle of
Wight Charity and Mike was
nominated for this category by
Judith Stratton and Karen Eeles
from Earl Mountbatten Hospice
for his unique supporting role
for many years as part of the
fundraising team.