Almost 450 heritage organisations in England, including Bembridge Windmill have been awarded cash from the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage
The brainchild of Isle of Wight artist, Holly Maslen, the aim is to raise £500 by next spring to buy terracotta pots for those on low incomes who want to grow their own fruit, vegetables or anything else.
Isle of Wight Conservative’s lose a councillor as one switches to become an Independent. Intriguingly, as the party gets their councillors ready for upcoming local elections, there could be current serving Cllrs that won’t be on the ballot papers too.
Thomas Munro is hoping to raise £50,000 for a feasibility study into the potential expansion of Bembridge airport for commercial airline use, as an alternative to ferry travel
During the Coronavirus lockdown, no site notices will be put up by the Isle of Wight Council’s planning officers but the neighbours will be informed and plans available online from 24th April