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    Fran Heath paintings at Quay Arts cropped

    Final days to see Fran Heath’s Retrospectrum exhibition at Quay Arts

    Fringe audience © Julian Winslow

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    Monty Panesar to captain Celebrity XI at Newclose in September for charity cricket match

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    The 2023 Grand Regatta Hat Parade on Sandown's Eastern beach

    Sandown makes UK Town of Culture shortlist as 398 bids narrowed to 15

    Joseph Thurbin on foraging walk

    Biosphere Festival closes with sold-out walks, 275 species counted, and a spot among the UK’s best nature festivals

    Fran Heath paintings at Quay Arts cropped

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    Freshwater Parish Council votes no confidence in Southern Water (updated)

    Fringe audience © Julian Winslow

    Nine Ventnor Fringe shows worth grabbing tickets for this July

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    Monty Panesar to captain Celebrity XI at Newclose in September for charity cricket match

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    Have your broken bike or garden furniture mended at Repair Cafe this Saturday

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Lynnbottom Tip

Lynnbottom Tip is one of the two centres that Isle of Wight residents can take their household rubbish to.

Near Robin Hill, the site can take household rubbish, as well as items for recycling, such as garden waste.

The operation of the site was taken over by new contractor Amey in 2017. They’ll be dealing with waste on the Island until 2040.

The site is sometimes misspelt as Lynbottom, or more formally called a the Lynnbottom household waste recycling.centre

Lynnbottom Tip Opening hours

Current open hours are:

Seven days a week, including bank holidays. Closed on Christmas Day.
10am to 5pm.
(Last updated March 2021)

Lynnbottom reduced opening

The opening hours used to be split between Winter and Summer, with the open until 8pm in the Winter.

In Feb 2017 the Conservative-alliance voted in cuts to the opening hours to 4pm during Winter and 6pm in Summer (from 6pm and 8pm previously).

The shorter hours first came into effect Summer 2018.

Lynnbottom Tip Address / Location

Lynnbottom is near to Robin Hill, along Briddlesford Road. It’s on the left hand side a short while after you leave the roundabout.

Christmas decorations
15, December 2014·7 min read

Opening hours for Council services over the holiday period

Most of the council’s operations will remain open until 4pm, Wednesday 24 December.
waste changes christmas2014:
11, December 2014·1 min read

Find out about changes to waste collections over the holiday period

Watch out for changes to the waste collections over the Christmas and New Year period.
Isle of Wight fire truck:
20, November 2014·2 min read

Controlled ‘rapid burning’ of 600 tonnes of smoudering wood underway

The smouldering 600 tonnes of wood at Westridge Skip Hire is going to be subject to rapid burning exercise today to prevent it smouldering for the next few weeks.
Fire engines
15, November 2014·1 min read

600 Tonnes of wood waste currently smouldering

Isle of Wight Fire service on the scene, at the site opposite Lynnbottom Tip.
Christmas tree:
19, December 2013·8 min read

Important information about council services over the Christmas and New Year break

Find out which chemists will be open when, when your rubbish will be collected, when leisure facilities are open, crematorium etc.
Rubbish bags
2, December 2013·2 min read

Make a note of the changes to Christmas refuse collection

Watch out for refuse collection changes over the Christmas and New Year holidays as some collections will be earlier than usual rather than later.
4, February 2013·2 min read

Council say new landfill site may not be needed until 2046

Further to Cabinet papers released earlier, it looks like residents in Wellow can breath a sigh of relief as the need for a new landfill site potentially goes on hold.
27, December 2011·3 min read

Bottle Banks On The Isle Of Wight: Where Are They?

Usual Bottle bank full? (Ours was). Here's a list of all of the bottle banks on the Island to help you get rid of the Christmas bottles
6, December 2011·1 min read

Changes To Refuse Collection Over Christmas Period

There are changes to the way that waste is collected this year. No collections between 26-30 December, then collections on bank holidays from 2 Jan.
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