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The Freshwater Parish Council welcomed a packed room of residents at last night's meeting where one parish councillor said they won't let the area lost another school without a fight.
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As the consultation on the closure of All Saints Primary School begins, Cllr Paul Brading says he's "got to look at the education standards in the West Wight, as well as geographical viability with falling numbers"
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Alison shares her ever-enjoyable account of last Sunday's Hash House Harriers run. All welcome to join the next one this Sunday (3rd March).
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Cllr Brading said the final decision on whether All Saints closes will be his but that formal decision to launch a consultation had not yet been made.
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West Wight Men In Sheds have been given a ten-year lease by Totland Parish Council, but now need help converting changing rooms into a workshop.
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Orienteering can be great fun, why not give it a go next Sunday at the special The Needles and Highdown event.
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All are welcome to the opening of the exhibition on Friday. The Isle of Wight images have been selected from 1000s collected over four decades and are being gifted copyright free to the world.
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The decision to close the school would be made behind closed doors unless Cllr Brading decides to take it to the Isle of Wight council Cabinet.
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After the Newport West councillor self-declared a particular primary school in the West Wight 'must close', a petition is fast-gathering signatures to keep it open.
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The Chairs of Waterside Community Trust and West Wight Sports and Community Centre say denying an equitable distribution Public Health Funding by using it as a subsidy for council-run centres is discriminatory and potentially breaches the council’s own policy on equality.
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A Task and Finish Report is recommending Scrutiny Committee investigate the “perceived level of unfairness” of how Public Health grants are distributed, with community-run sports facilities unable to access the grants.
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Forecasting a drop in young children living in the West Wight, council officers are presenting a report to the responsible Cabinet member requesting a primary school closure.
