The award is very well deserved. Founded in 2012 with the aim of keeping the library open, Friends of Freshwater Library has become a thriving and dynamic community group committed to the preservation and development of the library.
New opportunities, as well as challenges await rural businesses who are facing great uncertainty says the new chairman of the Isle of Wight branch of the CLA.
The first on the list of resolutions for the New Year is for the Isle of Wight Council or the Government to impose "some form of public service obligation on ferry companies or provide an alternative".