paul knights quiet street shanklin

Video of ride around Isle of Wight shows quite how empty streets are during Covid-19

If you haven’t been able to get out since the beginning of the Coronavirus lock down, or even if you can but your boundaries are limited, this video shot by Paul Knights should make welcome watching.

Paul had to travel to Newport, then Ryde to pick up some shopping for his mother and captured his motorcycle journey on camera.

See how many people you can spot on the footage, or whether your house of town features.

As well as giving an idea of who quiet the streets are at tea time, the footage is a great historical capture in time.

OnTheWight has featured several of Paul’s recent videos, so make sure you check those out too. He has a knack of creating incredibly soothing and calming short films.

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Tim
17, December 2019 11:57 am

“Keep”? Come off it Bob, all you’ve ever done is jump when the party whips told you to!

tr2015
Reply to  Tim
17, December 2019 12:19 pm

Rubbish Tim. Stop spouting rhetoric and start looking for facts. Bob has raised the profile of our island at Westminster, took Boris to Venture Quays to show him the great workmanship and aid his push for retention of their industry, secured funds for the repair of Ryde rail pier, for investment in the network and for replacement rolling stock. Etc. how much of that do you think… Read more »

Tim
Reply to  tr2015
17, December 2019 1:02 pm

He hasn’t fixed the ferries though, on the contrary he has declined to refer their conduct to the Competitions & Markets Authority!

Benny C
Reply to  tr2015
18, December 2019 9:26 am

He has a fair point. This is the UKs biggest constituency and it should be a showcase, not a basket case. The island is run chaotically, it’s not exactly an exemplar of good governance and he doesn’t actually champion or deliver much other than a lot of careful words. Most of his lobbying is pushing against open doors. He’s had years to start impressing us but really,… Read more »

henry
17, December 2019 12:42 pm

‘Keep delivering for the island’? Bob, you’ve actually delivered diddly for the island to date, you were re elected purely because the island voted heavily for Brexit, and the Conservatives were the only party prepared to honour that democratic mandate, no other reason. The next General Election will be completely different, and on your present performance you’ll be out on your ear, so I would get too… Read more »

Spartacus
Reply to  henry
20, December 2019 10:40 pm

Spot on

Alternative Perspective
17, December 2019 12:58 pm

Congratulations on being re-elected as our Island MP Bob.

In the spirit of delivering for the island, and the PMs commitment to deliver for our NHS, please would you have a chat with your friend Boris Johnson and ask him to write off the deficit our Island hospital is currently struggling under, so it can restart with a clean slate.

Thank you in advance.

hialtitude
17, December 2019 2:48 pm

If Seely really is interested in the Island he will announce his total opposition to UCOG’s proposed drilling on our beautiful Island and apply pressure to the Island’s Tory council to deny planning permission to the frackers for this environmental outrage. Given Seely’s voting record on environmental matters I am extremely sceptical that this will happen. Drilling and fracking will bring untold traffic, pollution and the risk… Read more »

henry
Reply to  hialtitude
17, December 2019 3:30 pm

Well on the basis Bob Seely objected to the proposed 10,000 new houses on the island, but supports a fewer number, I guess he’ll support drilling a few little holes on the island, providing they are not too deep.

alisonjane
17, December 2019 5:29 pm

“More money for the NHS”….where is it please?
As yet unseen on the shop floor.
Supposedly ‘ring-fenced’ for I.T. and building work.
Waiting lists continue to grow, still very short staffed and only 200 beds for a population of 140,000.
One hospital bed per every 700 residents.

Spartacus
20, December 2019 10:39 pm

Stop the extraction of oil and gas. This is not about community, or investment. This is purely about greedy landowners and UKOG filling their pockets with dirty money at the expense of others.

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