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