ISLAND LIFE MAGAZINE
Chale goes festive
Chale Festival will be held on June 29 on the village green
opposite Chale Green Stores. All money raised by the
event will go towards projects in the village to support the
local community, and Chale Green Stores will be offering
a meal for two in the cafe as a raffle prize.
The Festival will include the Oyster Girls Morris
dancers; various musical entertainers; the Harley
Davidson Motorcycle Club and Isle of Wight Austin, and
plenty of old classic children’s games, as well as face
painting.
Arreton open their
gardens and hearts
A total of 11 gardens will be opened in Arreton on
Sunday June 22 between 11am and 5pm to raise
money for the Scouts and Relate on the Island.
There are several large gardens, no longer normally
open to the public, including Arreton Manor (open
12-4pm only), The Old Vicarage and Haseley Manor
along with some delightful cottage gardens. Parking
is free. A programme to cover all the gardens can be
bought at the shop or any of the gardens, for £3.50,
and children are free.
Relate is a couple counselling service which helps
couples to stay together or part amicably , whichever
the couple wants, with great benefits to their children
if involved, and housing, health and education.
There are 1,000 young scouts distributed across
the Island. Corf is the Island Scout Camp next to
the Newtown Nature Reserve. It is in the process
of a major rebuild replacing old and very decrepit
buildings, bringing it up to date for scouts to enjoy.
Tel: Vivian on 865420 for further information.
A welcome at Open Studios
During the last two weekends of
July Island artists will welcome
art-lovers to their Open Studios,
enabling visitors to enjoy a wealth
of talent.
This year there are over 130
exhibitors, including over 25
new artists. The range includes
sculptors, a wood-turner,
photographers, artists who create
puppets and models, painters
in abstract and realistic styles,
potters and ceramicists, mixedmedia artists, driftwood and
fabric art. Established favourites
include Charlotte Hodge Thomas,
Jo Hummel-Newell, Becky
Samuelson, Lisa Traxler, Maria
Ward and Tony Westmore.
Between July 18 and 21 follow
art trails in Newport, Cowes,
Yarmouth, Freshwater, Niton
and the surrounding areas. The
focus moves to Ryde, Bembridge,
Sandown / Shanklin, and Ventnor
between July 25 sand 28.
Exhibitors are listed on the Isle
of Wight Arts website, found at
www.isleofwightarts.com and in
the 2014 Open Studios Yearbook,
which includes art trail maps and
postcodes.
County Show
ready to go!
The Royal Isle of Wight County Show will be held
on June 28 at the County Showground, Northwood,
from 9.30am to 5pm. Admission is adults £7, and
under 16s free when accompanied by an adult.
The official opening will be performed at 11am
by Maj. Gen Martin White, the Isle of Wight Lord
Lieutenant, and the Island’s High Sheriff, Claire Locke.
The livestock section has been included this year to
include beef and dairy cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry.
Presentations will take place in the Main Ring at 4pm
as part of the Grand Parade.
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