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The meeting was packed to the brim with Islanders wanting to learn more about the history of 'Smuggling in Niton' from leading expert, Richard Smout.
History: Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is rich with history.
From the middle ages to the Victorians and beyond, the Island spirit of independence, innovation and creativity is still felt today.
Below are articles in which stories of Isle of Wight history are mentioned.
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This sounds like something interesting to take the kids to over the Christmas holidays.
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Great news for those working to preserve and revive two areas of historical interest in Sandown Bay that are sites of national heritage significance.
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Thanks to a support from the East Wight Landscape Partnership’s ‘Down to the Coast’ project, the Ventnor Heritage Trail will be launched in Ventnor in 2016.
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Isle of Wight school children will now be able to learn about the involvement of the Isle of Wight Rifles in the World War One Gallipoli campaign thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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All are welcome to the event taking place in Ventnor Park on Sunday from 1pm. There'll be a parade, stalls, displays and music from 1pm with the service at 3pm.
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The Urry brothers from Newport are thought to be the only case where three brothers died in the same action on the same day during the First World War. Lieutenant Martin Heighway shares some fascinating facts about them and other Islanders who fought with the IOW Rifles 100 years ago.
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A new £3 million fund could be vital to helping kick-start the revival of at-risk coastal heritage around the Isle of Wight and create opportunities for new businesses and jobs.
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Those are not times but years. The Island's County Archivist, Richard Smout, will give a talk on 'Island Elections 1600-1939' this coming Friday.
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If you didn't see this footage the first time it was screened (back in 1969) there's another chance now through BBC's iPlayer. The whole programme is worth watching but you can jump to 8.43 minutes in to see the Isle of Wight.
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A family from Ventnor got a surprise at Dinosaur Isle on Sunday 8 February when they became the museum's millionth visitors.
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Proposals to develop an improved facility for the storage and presentation of records held by the Isle of Wight Record Office are to be considered by a meeting of the council’s Executive on 9 December.
