Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2013 | Page 5

ISLAND LIFE Editor's letter THE ISLAND'S FAVOURITE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE View back issues at: www.visitislandlife.com Welcome to this super summer edition of your FREE Island Life, and I hope we have something for everyone to enjoy. Sam Twining is the ninth generation family member of the famous Twining tea company, and I went along to see Sam and his wife Anne at their Island retreat to take tea with them, and discuss Sam’s interesting and varied career. Dr. Beeching wielded his infamous ‘axe’ on the British railway network 50 years ago, so we look back on the impact it had on the Island. And it’s 25 years since breast screening began at St Mary’s Hospital, so I visited the unit to discover the advances in technology that have Peter White Editor been made during that time. Comedian Phill Jupitus tells us why one day he wants to return to his favourite sunshine Island, while IW College principal Debbie Lavin reveals how she snatched her education opportunity second time around. With the IW Festival looming, main stage artist Steve Harley ‘makes us smile’ with some of his Island anecdotes, and of course there are all the usual features including motoring, health and beauty, food and drink, countryside, gardening and much more. So enjoy your favourite lifestyle magazine, and please support our loyal advertisers who make it all possible. You can now follow Island Life on Twitter, see @visitislandlife www.visitislandlife.com 5