Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2006 | Page 8

FOREWORD Diary Saturday 10 June 2006 from 2:30 pm Village Strawberry Tea at the Whitwell Farm, High Street, Whitwell Strawberries, Scones, Jam, Cream,Cup of Tea, Raffle. Saturday 24 June 2006 from 1:30 pm Shorwell Midsummer Fayre at the Northcourt Manor Grounds A lovely village show with stall’s, garden walks and arena events, good fun. Saturday 01 July 2006 from 7:30 pm Unity Stompers Jazz Concert at the Whippingham Church Orchard ( inside church if wet! ) Bring a picnic and a chair and listen or dance to the Jazz sound of the Unity Stompers, raffle and refreshments available in interval. Saturday 08 July 2006 from 10:00 am HOSPITAL FUN DAY at St Mary’s Hospital. A wide selection of stalls and entertainment for all the family. 8 COUNTY SHOW - 12th - 13th AUGUST COUNTY SHOW Established for over 100 years, the County Show, which will be held at its Northwood ground on August 12-13, is the longest running event on the Island.And in recent years, it has just got better and better. It is a professional, well run show, with plenty of up-to-date attractions, but it also retains an oldfashioned atmosphere that typifies traditional rural life on the Isle of Wight. Like all venerable institutions, it has had its ups and downs over the decades. A few years ago, it even seemed to be in terminal decline, but determined efforts to bring it round have proved outstandingly successful. It now appeals to all ages and all sorts of people, thou