Island Life Magazine Ltd December 2014/January 2015 | Page 6

Check out our website visitilife.com or catch up with us on Facebook and Twitter A WORD FROM THE EDITOR everything from treasure to trinkets. Det. Insp. Floyd Higginson, based at Newport, reveals how crime investigation on the Island has changed under his leadership, and we talk to rheumatologist Mark Pugh about trying to ease the burden of arthritis. The Island’s social scene figures prominently, and there are all the usual features including gardening, food and drink, motoring, health Christmas and New Year are just around the corner so in this final edition of 2014, we are giving readers an insight into some of the festive traditions – from Christmas plants to puddings and mince pies to crackers! There are around 2,000 shipwrecks around the Island, and in a special two-part interview I speak to Martin Woodward, who has dived on 600 of them, discovering THE ISLAND LIFE TEAM and beauty, equestrian and countryside. So sit back, enjoy, have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and our thanks to all the loyal advertisers who make it all possible so please continue to support them. Peter White, Editor View all our pictures from the last nine years... CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Turner, Tony Ridd, Sam Biles, Terence Willey, Tina Hughes, Publisher: Sales Manager: MT Publishing Ltd James Rolfe Executive Editor: 07814 723610 Martin Potter [email protected] Editor: Sales Assistant: Peter White James Falconbridge You can write to us at Suite 5, 17 St Design: Distribution: Thomas Square, Newport, PO30 1SL Colin Clarke Steve Read or by email: [email protected] or 07894 738246 call us on 01983 401073 Robert Booth, Matt Noyce, www.visitilife.com Facebook: facebook. com/visitilife Rex Gully and Warren Riches. HAVE A GOOD STORY? Twitter: @visitilife Tumblr: visitilife. tumblr.com Linkd in: Linkdin.com AND MORE... p14 Laying up supper p24 A decadent night out p28 Travel: Scenic St Lucia p43 Bowmen are right on target 45 p44 High Sheriff's Diary: With Claire Locke p45 Remembering the fallen 78 p48 Auctions: With Warren Riches and Rex Gully p50 Cash for Chemotherapy unit p58 p78 24 Planting a kiss at Christmas: holly and mistletoe Cowes breakwater starts to take shape 72 p122 Chris and Lyn, the perfect match to create style p137 Andrew Turner MP: A satisfactory 12 months p138 Education Front Cover Red Squirrel by Stuart Shore www.wightwildlife.co.uk 6 www.visitilife.com p140 Business editorials p143 Terence Willey & Co: The real value of the PTA p145 Roach Pittis: Ebenezers generosity p126 Your directory