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Isle of Wight Cabinet meeting postponed due to positive lateral flow test

An Isle of Wight council Cabinet meeting scheduled to take place tonight (Thursday) has been delayed to a future date to be confirmed.

Positive LFT test
The council said the decision had been taken as a precautionary and sensible measure after a member of the Cabinet returned a positive LFT test and to allow time for their recent close contacts to be informed.

John Metcalfe, the council’s chief executive, said,

“This decision has not been taken lightly, but with safety of councillors, staff and the public at the forefront of our minds.”

The meeting will be rescheduled for later in the month.

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aeroman
8, November 2023 8:33 am

I volunteer at the Wight Aviation Museum. I have just been reading: All the Wonder, The Isle of Wight Cultural Strategy 2023–2033. Goal 1: Become known for our heritage and creativity A cultural offer rooted in the distinct place and heritage of our Island, whilst reaching out and connecting nationally and internationally And yet it makes no reference to our rich aerospace cultural heritage. The island made… Read more »

Angela Hewitt
8, November 2023 8:45 am

They have to start with the history of the Island and its past residents, farming, smuggling, separation, dialect, formation of villages etc and how it has affected cultural progress – for good or bad. It is this which makes the Island’s culture different and unique. Art is important in cataloging that. i.e at the Brading Roman Villa the mosaics artistically recorded some of what happened at the… Read more »

Angela Hewitt
8, November 2023 9:08 am

And another thing….
Local residents are often excluded from engagement with cultural opportunities because of cost, limited public transport, relevance and interest to them.
The above was taken from the Cultural Strategy Document. They forgot to mention that not one supermarket was targeted for consultation or local community centre, drop in centre, residential care home, or centres within the areas of deprivation. No wonder!!

aeroman
Reply to  Angela Hewitt
8, November 2023 7:52 pm

Angela, as you say the document does mention transport and cost but I would like to point out that the Wight Aviation Museum is free. We rely entirely on the generosity of our supporters. Although we are supported by people as far away as New Zealand we have had no help from our local authorities. We are very grateful for the use of the hanger at Sandown… Read more »

Winky
8, November 2023 10:25 am

This looks really, really good. It’s exciting where this can take the island. The potential is huge.

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