Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2008/January 2009 | Page 5

The Editor
I can’t help feeling a little bit
proud as we look back over
three amazing years of Island
Life. I’m proud of our magazine,
of course, but also of the
Islanders we’ve featured and
all that they’ve achieved. It was
in order to give recognition
to

our

farmers,

restaurants

and producers that last year

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I inaugurated the Island Life
Food and Drink Awards, and
we have just celebrated the
awards for the second time.
Congratulations
who

was

to

everyone

nominated,

and

who won – and thank you, the
readers, for taking the trouble to
champion your favourite.
It’s a packed issue but it seems
fitting to pick out the story of

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a remarkable young lady who
fought a battle for her own health
and is now working to help
others. I’d like to wish her and
all our readers and advertisers
a very happy Christmas, and a
prosperous new year.

Contact - Island Life Magazine:
66 Victoria Avenue, Shanklin,
Isle of Wight. PO37 6LY

60 Drama on the high seas:

82 - 87 Equestrian

Lizzie Ward meets the Salter brothers after the
Volvo Ocean race

- Opening meet
- African horse sickness
- Gilten market

62 Stars and Stripes in
Cowes:
Nations unite to recall the Island’s links with the
Founding Fathers

68 - 77 Countryside
Countryside News: Tony Ridd
Farm gate food
Man of the trees Hugh Milner

Tel: [phone]
Editor: Martin Potter
Photography: Martin Potter
Feature Writers:

88 Health and Beauty:

Andrew Turner, Roz Whistance,

Dr Maire Rhatigan on hairy men

Biles, James Kerr, Terence Willey,

Tony Ridd, Philip Hoare, Sam
June Elford, Jan Toms, Sally

94 - 103 Food news

Charrett.

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Distribution:

Fresh ideas at the St Helens
Morgans beats credit crunch
Chale Green Stores
Tim Flint’s seasonal wines

Tanya Potter - 0781 5286773
Mark O' Halloran

78 Gardening:
Sally Charrett brings the garden inside for the
festive season
- Christmas trees at Thompson’s

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