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Lots of offer at Ventnor Library

Thanks to Tess for latest new from at Ventnor Library last week. Ed


Services and activities
Unemployed? Drop in to 9-5, the volunteer-run help and advice sessions on Thursday mornings. Get help to write CVs and apply for jobs online.

Do you know anyone who needs help with reading and writing? The Isle of Wight College are offering free classes at Ventnor Library if there are sufficient numbers – ask the Library staff if you or a friend are interested.

Do you know anyone whose first language is not English, and who would like to come to “chat” with others who can help…ask at the Library or pop in to the 9-5 session on a Thursday morning.

Check our the AgeUK information and advice leaflets.

Funky Feet starts again on 16th September…

Reading Group is on Wednesday 18th September at 6pm and The Friends of Ventnor Library AGM is on Tuesday 24th!

Here’s a brief selection of new titles at Ventnor Library.

DVDs
Cherry: There’s no such thing as going too far (18 cert)
Fast & Furious 6 (12 cert)
Iron Man 3 (12 cert)

Fiction
Jeffrey ARCHER – Best Kept Secret The fate of two families forever entwined
Colette CADDLE – From this Moment on A dream she lost, a secret she must keep…
Leslie CHARTERIS – The Saint in Action
Ellie DEAN – Always in my Heart
James DOUGLAS – The Excalibur Codex
Helen FITZGERALD – The Cry He’s gone. And telling the truth won’t bring him back…
Rod REES – Fall Last book in the Demi-Monde series
Peggy RILEY – Amity & Sorrow God. Sex. Farming.
Neil ROWLAND – The City Dealer

Non-fiction
William CROSS – Not Behind Lace Curtains: The hidden world of Evan Viscount Tredegar
Gordon RAMSEY – Gordon Ramsey’s Ultimate Home Cooking

Image: Jasleen Kaur under CC BY 2.0

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Andrew
9, February 2010 7:10 pm

“Lady walked into the chamber – criticised the council and walked out”

Superb!

Craighy
9, February 2010 7:32 pm

Thanks VB for the live report – I take it that’s the end of the meeting then?

Sally Perry
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Reply to  Craighy
9, February 2010 7:35 pm

Thanks Craighy – yep meeting over.

Shobba
9, February 2010 7:40 pm

Highlight was the lady walking in critcising and walking out! When the schools closures were first mooted I noted a fairly heavy police prescence at County Hall. ‘Democracy in action’ I assumed. No doubt as this council declines further and faster we’ll see a lot more police officers in the chamber.

Wendy
9, February 2010 7:56 pm

Thanks again for great coverage of the meeting.

Gruntled of Bembridge
9, February 2010 8:24 pm

I went, for my sins, remarkably the budget “proposals” were passed by 7 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions. Democracy is great innit? By the way the lady who refused to shut up and complained about the closure of Westminster House is (was) a service user of that wonderful establishment.

Good reporting from VB yet again, thanks.

Cllr Geoff Lumley (Labour)
Reply to  Gruntled of Bembridge
9, February 2010 9:56 pm

Voting not remarkable at all. Just what has been happening at Cabinet meetings since 2005, where there is no dissent and I am often a lone voice of opposition to this Council leadership. Would be good to see tonight’s level of interest at every meeting. Then we might get rid of this heartless bunch in 2013. As for one Cabinet member allegedly wringing their hands over the… Read more »

Rush
Reply to  Cllr Geoff Lumley (Labour)
10, February 2010 4:02 am

The Cabinet member concerned is not in charge, and should stand up for the vulnerable people its part of their duty or RESIGN IN PROTEST.

Rush
Reply to  Rush
10, February 2010 4:58 am

To add to this, this Cabinet member is not just letting down vulnerable people of the Isle of Wight but is letting down themselves.

John R
9, February 2010 8:53 pm

IWC may own Westminster House but what about the moral responsibility to continue to use it in the wishes that were made when it was donated. I understand that it does not run at a loss, if it does then the relevant facts and figures should be made available for inspection. Also if the council no longer wants to support the running of it would they be… Read more »

Logun
Reply to  John R
10, February 2010 9:01 am

“Have any of the councillors actually lived or worked with any of the users, I doubt it, they have nothing with which to compare the needs of those with learning disabilities or their parents and carers.” As indicated in other posts, at least one of the cabinet members who voted for this budget has extensive experience in dealing with vulnerable people and their carers. This person once… Read more »

Horace
9, February 2010 10:32 pm

The Rural Community Council are facing total cut in grant funding from the IWC. Several members of staff will face redundancy and the Islands Voluntary Sector will lose: funding advice and support including support to find and apply for essential grant funding training and infrastructure support funding news and information support and representation with strategic partners while this seems less important than direct services to vurnerable people… Read more »

MW
Reply to  Horace
9, February 2010 11:42 pm

The Funding News and information is a vital service to many third sector organisations. We will all suffer if this service is lost!!

vfbb
9, February 2010 10:37 pm

I know tough decisions have to be made but I really feel that these budget cuts were rushed through with little consultation. The removal of back door rubbish collections really worries me as believe this will be the start of a slippery slide downwards, having lived in a litter strewn area with a street collection policy, it just doesn’t work.

Gruntled of Bembridge
10, February 2010 8:30 am

Well said Horace!
In the papers that went to cabinet the Council were proposing to give RCC an interest free loan towards the building of a voluntary sector hub that would provide office space and support to 3rd sector agencies. Great! Thanks! At the same time they are decimating the same RCC by cutting its income by ver 50%. Joined up thinking? Your ‘avin a larf innit!

jackie
10, February 2010 8:35 am

That was possibly the worst cabinet meeting I’ve been to. I’ve been at others where David Pugh has allowed public question time to overrun, but not last night, obviously he didn’t want to hear how angry people are. Never mind email is great and I will be emailing councillors today to explain to them why the music service budget should not be withdrawn. The flannel I was… Read more »

Horace
10, February 2010 9:22 am

Cleverly what these budgets proposals do is put one intrested party against another. While each fights it’s own corner all will lose out and get stuffed anyway.

Rush
Reply to  Horace
10, February 2010 9:35 am

Divide And Rule

jackie
Reply to  Horace
10, February 2010 9:49 am

I agree Horace. I feel awful fighting for music lessons when disabled people and their families are having to fight for services that will have a massive affect on their lives.
I look forward to reading Geoffs budget.

Wendy Welsford
Reply to  Horace
11, February 2010 1:36 pm

It’s like the schools reorganisation all over again. Big cuts to start with and then a change of heart so they don’t look so bad. Like Horace said pitting one group against another, but we all lose out in the end.

Shobba
11, February 2010 11:47 am

People really need to turn up the heat to achieve anything. Email, letters, protest etc. Mr Pugh doesn’t like confronting the hoi-polloi. It dents his favoured big grin image.

Even more disgruntled of Bembridge
Reply to  Shobba
11, February 2010 4:19 pm

I went to a public question time last night with Mr Pugh. He stated that they would be looking at car parking charges again and was indicating that a permit which would give you 3 hours in a carpark for £99 might be on the cards. He was very clever, when questions were asked about parking, toilets,buses and CCTV he just dronned on and on and on… Read more »

Rush
Reply to  Even more disgruntled of Bembridge
11, February 2010 5:23 pm

He only cares about David Pugh

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