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Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is highlighting the importance of our red squirrels this week by dedicating a week celebrating the species.
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The award from the Campaign to Protect Rural England recognises the valuable contribution the Green Army have made to conservation on the Isle of Wight. Congratulations to all involved.
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The much anticipated English Heritage event "Stop the Rot", held in conjunction with the Friends of Frank James, took place at the lavishly decorated Grade II* Listed Northwood House.
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There are still a few free tickets available for English Heritage's Stop The Rot event later this month. If you're involved with any groups seeking to protect the Island's heritage this is the event for you.
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Islanders involved with, or thinking about, saving a listed building or cherished local landmark are invited to attend this free information event being held by English Heritage.
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Almost 3,000 signatures were collected calling on the Isle of Wight council to act and serve an urgent works notice on the owners of the former hospital in East Cowes.
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According to the Friends of Frank James, little progress has been made to secure a positive and sustainable outcome for the building since it last appeared in the Top Ten back in 2007.
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Friends of Frank James say English Heritage has the former hospital listed as being built ten years after it actually was, meaning it's not been recognised as Victorian.
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The Isle of Wight council's Constitution states that petitions require over 2,500 signatures (made in person on paper) in order to be brought to Full Council meetings as an official agenda item.
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Just over a week ago, architects from around the Island waited with baited breath to find out who's work had been considered outstanding by judges for the IW RIBA New Build Award.
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The petition calling on the Isle of Wight council to serve a Statutory Repairs Notice on the owners of the former Frank James Memorial Hospital in East Cowes has already gathered over 500 signatures online.
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Drawings of Frank James Hospital seem to indicate it was co-designed by Victorian architect, John Thomas Micklethwaite, and that perhaps this was his only secular project.
