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3, November 2016·1 min read

Isle of Wight Council plans to demolish former Sandham Middle School

Over a year of extensive talks with the Isle of Wight council to take over the former school site by a community group for a mix of employment, community and residential uses have not found a way forward. The council now plan to demolish the buildings.

3, November 2016·2 min read

Vote for The Common Space’s Lost Duver project at your local Tesco’s

Vote for The Common Space’s Lost Duver project at your local Tesco store and help revitalise coastal landscape and public greenspace in the Bay area.

2, November 2016·3 min read

PLUTO Pavilion project on Meridian TV

Tune into Meridian ITV from 6pm tonight to hear Dave Badman talking about the PLUTO Pavilion project.

11, May 2016·1 min read

Learn the fascinating history of the ‘Pipeline under the Ocean’ at free talk

This free illustrated evening lecture by local historian and author Tim Wander, will take you back to the dark days of 1944 when the Isle of Wight was essentially a closed military camp with strict travel restrictions and the very present fear of invasion.

Walkers with Ian Boyd - Listening for blackcaps on the Dawn Chorus Walk 2016

9, May 2016·1 min read

A fine turn out and tunes for this year’s Dawn Chorus Magic Walk

If you missed this year's Dawn Chorus walk, after reading this, you'll be making sure you don't miss the next one.

12, December 2015·1 min read

Sandown Bay heritage projects benefit from funding boost

Great news for those working to preserve and revive two areas of historical interest in Sandown Bay that are sites of national heritage significance.

18, November 2015·2 min read

Campfire sessions are your chance to get involved in ‘Shaping the Bay’

Share your ideas about how to improve the Bay by joining in at the The Campfire Sessions & Firepit Forums. Check the dates and pop them in your diary.

Pretty as a picture... Sandown Bay towards Dunnose Point pic by Ian Boyd

26, October 2015·2 min read

What If… postcards help with Shaping The Bay

Looking for new views on the Bay. From Culver right round the curve and up to Luccombe, the Bay Coastal Community Team (CCT) would like to have your new views!

ARC Consulting at Big Challenge awards, Kew_ picture

22, October 2015·1 min read

Small Isle of Wight biodiversity project wins Big Biodiversity Challenge Award

An Island project to sustain urban biodiversity in a small corner of Newport has won a national award! Well done to all involved.

10, September 2015·2 min read

Totland seawall: Path opening includes a fossil hunt and bug catch

There'll be live music and you can learn more about the 35 million years of biodiversity on the landslip, from prehistoric lake and estuary snails to today’s mining bees and orchids.

Exploring Under the Pier with Arc & Spectrum

1, September 2015·2 min read

Rockpooling success at Under the Pier 2015

This Bank Holiday Saturday saw the return of Spectrum and Arc Consulting’s Under the Pier rockpooling event under Wightlink’s iconic Ryde Pier.

Wish you were here... Under Ryde Pier ready and waiting for us!

17, August 2015·1 min read

Under the Pier events: Help decorate the pier then return for sandpooling

Head to the library on Wednesday to help make enormous sea-creature bunting to decorate the pier with and then return on 29th August for the sandpooling event.

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