Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2011/January 2012 | Page 36

SOCIAL SCENE Tributes to MP's 10 years in office Tributes were paid to Andrew Turner when 70 friends and guests attended a dinner at the Royal Yacht Squadron to celebrate his 10th anniversary as MP for the Isle of Wight. The dinner was organised by Anthony Turnbull, the deputy chairman of the Conservative party for the Island. Also in attendance was former Government Minister Steve Norris, who has known Mr. Turner since 1983. Mr. Norris led the tributes to the Island MP, highlighting the fine work he has done here for his constituents over the past 10 years, and describing him as a ‘man of integrity who is held in high esteem by many people’. 36 www.visitislandlife.com