Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2009 | Page 5

The Editor
Britain’s got talent?

Well I’m

tempted to call this Issue of
Island Life The Isle of Wight’s
Got Talent. And look where it can
take you. We feature a gifted
actress and script writer who
has sung and danced in theatres
from New York to London,
though you can still catch her
in Shanklin and Newport; and

23

70

82

a

17-year-old

organist

and

trumpet player who credits the
Island for awakening his love
of music. He is surely destined
to go far. At that age too, an
apparent no-hoper left school
with few qualifications, but got
his act together to become a
globe-trotting cameraman to the
stars. And, going full circle, an
octogenarian who lived in China

32

32

and learnt Mandarin when in
his 20s has been helping local
school pupils as they forge links
with Chinese children – so they,
too, might see a bit of the world.

46 Miles to Newport:

76 Gardening:

Jan Toms tells the stories behind the ancient
milestones in our highways and byways

76 - Sally Charrett on Veggie Heaven
79 - Lavender Farm goes Stateside
80 - Thompson’s prepares for Spring

48 Island at War:

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

June Elford looks back to VE day on the Island

82 Equestrian:

52 Gilten Dinner:

82 - 87 New Years Day Hunt
88 - British Horse Society - Credit Crunch

Photography: Martin Potter

90 Health & Beauty:

Andrew Turner, Roz Whistance,

Men resist signs of aging at the
Orchard Skin Centre

Biles, James Kerr, Terence Willey,

Were you there? Photographs of this year’s dinner
held at Brickfields

60 Salter Brothers:
We keep track on our local boys the Salter
brothers

95 - 110 Food news

64 Countryside news:

98 - Luxury at Lakeside Park Hotel
102 - Gastronomic delights at the
Garlic Farm Restaurant
105 - Ideas and savings with Medina Foodservice

66 - Tony Ridd 'Vampire Isle'
68 - Changing face of the countryside
72 - Hampshire & IW Wildlife Trust

70 Shooting the Shoot:

111 Business:
Our roundup of local businesses

Editor: Martin Potter

Feature Writers:
Tony Ridd, Philip Hoare, Sam
June Elford, Jan Toms, Sally
Charrett.

Distribution:
Tanya Potter - 0781 5286773
Mark O' Halloran
Front Page photo:
TONY RIDD - Wild Daffodils in
local woods.

Martin Potter and his camera spend a day with the
pheasant shoot

The Island's new funky radio station www.wightFM.com

5