Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2018 | Page 9

Crabbing on Quay Rocks
by Ann Hawksley
Alice in Monkeyland
Come and join in the Easter
celebrations at the Island’s award
winning Monkey Haven.
The keepers will be dressing to
impress this upcoming Easter weekend
– the theme is Alice in Monkeyland
– and their amazing team can’t wait
to introduce you to a whole host of
rescued characters at the daily keeper
talks and animal feeds.
On Easter Sunday (1st April) they
will be celebrating a special birthday
for recently rescued squirrel monkey,
Maya – so join them at their mad
hatters tea party for some cake!
The Isle of Wight Bat Hospital will be
flying by on Easter Monday (2nd April)
plus, there will be egg-citing treat
trails all weekend, where every child is
sure to receive a tasty treat!
Find the Monkey Haven on Staplers
Road, Newport, PO30 2NB.
Carisbrooke reunion ‘84
Were you at Carisbrooke High School
between 1981 and 1984?
A reunion has been arranged for all
the students that were in that year
group. That also means they will all
turn 50 between September 2017 and
August 2018.
The event will take place at Gurnard
Pines on Saturday March 10th 2018,
starting at 7pm. Tickets are £10 each
to include a buffet and disco. There
will also be a raffle in aid of the IOW
Youth Trust.
If you are interested or know anyone
that was in our year and want to find
out more go to our Facebook page,
Carisbrooke High School Reunion
of 84 or ring Vanessa Whitewood on
07746 121077.
What’s on at
Seaview Art Gallery
February exhibition ‘That’s the one!’ Find ‘the
one’ and fall in love.
Redecorating, moving, searching for a gift for
a wedding or special birthday, treating a loved
one on Valentine’s Day? Or yourself? Come
along to view and support your local artists
during Seaview Art Gallery’s February promotion
exhibition - 10 - 50% off a wide range of work
for February only. Online and in the Gallery. See
the contact tab on the website www.seaviewart.
co.uk for open days/hours.
Easter exhibition - Warmth and Light, the first
signs of Summer. 30th March - 16th April.
Featuring new works by: Penny Absolom -
light, colour and texture master. Ann Hawksley
- colourist supreme, impressionist pieces you
connect to. Ivan Lapper RSMA ARCA - whose
feel for light and water is betwixt and between
Impressionism and fine detail. Lynn Young - secret
storm chaser with a talent for colour mixing and
merging, portraying the essence of the Island.
Easter duck racing
Once again young people’s
charity Challenge and Adventure
are holding a duck race at Shide
footpath, Newport on Easter
Saturday 31st March at 12noon.
There will be a 1,000 ducks ready
to float down the river - taking
approximately 20 minutes for the
ducks to go from deep water to the
fast running shallow water.
It’s quite a complicated process
and involves 2 volunteers in full
wet gear moving with the ducks
making sure they are not stuck
in the river banks. Challenge and
Adventure are very lucky to be
allowed to use the private bridge of
Mr & Mrs Walding, who allow them
to launch the ducks from there.
The 1,000 numbered ducks are
sold in their charity shop, 23a
Lugley Street, Newport, and also
through Arreton Barns, Dairyman’s,
The Bargeman’s, The Steamer Inn,
online at www.challengeadventure.
org.uk/events/event/duck-race/ or
by phoning 01983 527026.
The ducks are £1 each and all
money raised goes to Challenge &
Adventure charity.
The winning duck wins £50 and
there are many more prizes.
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