Sunday, 30 July 2017
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Northwood to become a "hedgehog friendly" village
Dear
Northwood residents,
Northwood is home to reclusive creatures that eat our
unwanted pesky slugs, like to swim in our ponds and have been snuffling and
shuffling through our hedgerows for many millions of years. Unfortunately, the
number of hedgehogs has fallen sharply for the third year running in the UK. Indeed,
quite alarmingly in the national situation numbers are reported down to less
than 1m down from over 30m in the 1950s.
Northwood
Parish Council Action
At
our July meeting councillors voted to join and support the work of the British
Hedgehog Preservation Society and we are aiming to become the first
"hedgehog friendly" village on the Isle of Wight, and one of the
first in the UK.
Councillors
would welcome public support with this campaign. It is an ongoing commitment
and the Parish Council are looking to organise events within the Parish to live
up to our aim for Northwood to attain "hedgehog friendly" status. What
residents can do to help in the meantime isn't such a prickly issue.
6
Quick Tips to Help a Hedgehog
1. Hedgehog highways: 15cm x 15cm gaps in hedges and walls to aid hedgehogs,
which roam 1-2km each night.
2. A wild corner in your
garden: leave a corner of your
garden uncut and add a log pile to it for good measure.
3. Pond exits: hedgehogs indulge in pond dips but need a slope on the
edge to be able to exit or risk drowning.
4. Kick your slug pellets: are toxic and along with chemical lawn treatments which
kill worms and other insects aren't necessary in a well managed garden.
5. Keep down garden litter: polystyrene cups, plastic litter and elastic bands are
all common offenders of injuring hedgehogs when left under hedges in gardens
and drives.
6. Food and water: provide meaty cat or dog food, hedgehog food and chopped
unsalted peanuts with water only, particularly in dry weather
For
more information please visit the British Hedgehog Preservation Society website
or contact me, Cllr William Bossman on 294944 or email wdbossman@gmail.com
The
Parish Council meeting on 5 September will hopefully host our guest hedgehog
aficionado so do please come along with your questions, stories and find out
more on how you can help us get involved in making Northwood "hedgehog
friendly".
This
is our Parish taking the lead on an issue close to the hearts of many. Please
contact us with details of any action you take. Your councillors would love to
know.
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Rotten Rubbish Recycling Rascals
Isle of Wight Council
Press
Release
|
Release
No: PR 15918
|
03 July 2017
|
ROTTEN RECYCLING RASCALS
Are you one of our rotten
recycling rascals, putting the wrong thing in wrong bin or gull sack?
The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your help in improving the quality of recycling on the kerbside and is launching a social media campaign to support you in making sure the right things are put in the right bin/ gull sack. This will support the resident’s information booklet that went out earlier this year, which has advice and information about your recycling collection.
Raising recycling quality by cutting contamination levels in recycling receptacles collected at the kerbside can generate valuable benefits, not just for local authorities but for us all, as ratepayers too.
Incorrect (i.e. non-recyclable or non-targeted) materials included in boxes, sacks or bins set out by householders for recycling results in:
• an increase in collection, sorting and reprocessing costs;
• a reduction in the quality and quantity of materials destined for recycling; and
• lower revenues for local authorities to use on essential services, as a result of paying increased landfill charges to dispose of contaminated recycling.
Recent examples of non-recyclable items to be found in green bins/ gull sacks on the Island include oil cans, paint tins, black bags of rubbish, veg peelings, cushions, duvets, uneaten pizzas and even dead chicks.
Please remember to separate:
• Plastic / Glass / Metals (clean) go into the big green bin, green gull sack or mixed recycling communal bin.
• Paper, magazines and card go into the insert box, blue gull sack or paper/card communal bin.
• Textiles and shoes go into a bag alongside (not in) your recycling bin/bags. Please make sure the items are not in a black bag, as it could be confused for black bag waste.
• Food waste goes in the food caddy.
• Excess recycling will be taken as long as it is separated as above and in clear or white bags / tidy bundles of card alongside your recycling bin/bags. Any excess paper/card must be kept separate from other items. Large amounts of cardboard can be bundled together.
The Isle of Wight Cabinet member for procurement, waste management, special projects and forward planning, Councillor Michael Murwill, said: “Contamination describes items not belonging in the recycling bin/ gull sack. When incorrect items are included in the recycling it can cause a number of problems, including causing a halt in operations at recycling processing plants.
“Unwashed or oily food packaging can contaminate an entire load of recycling, resulting in needing to divert the load to costly landfill. These problems can result in higher processing costs for the Island and an increase in solid waste tonnage.”
Amey manager for the Isle of Wight, Paul Southall, said: “A new bin hanger, which tells homeowners their bin is contaminated is being introduced as part of the contamination campaign and contains images of the most commonly placed wrong items in bins or gull proof sacks, such as food, polystyrene, wood, contaminated food packaging and garden waste, with directions on where they should go.
“Any recycling bin or green gull proof sack found to have items that cannot be collected as part of the recycling service will not be emptied by collection crews."
Recycling correctly is really important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment. Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from rubbish in landfill sites as oxygen is unable to break down the waste, even if it is food, when it is buried.
The home recycling collection system can handle only items that can be reliably sold to buyers for use in new products, so as a result, items that can’t easily be processed on existing machinery or things that are contaminated with food or other substances should stay out of your home recycling bin.
The social media campaign will give information how to recycle correctly, what happens to your recycling and why it is so important to make sure you put the ‘right thing in the bin’ and avoid having your recycling bin or green gull proof sack not emptied due to contamination on your collection day.
So keep your eye out for our daily top tips, facts and info on what goes where, why and what happens to your recycling afterwards, over the coming months, beginning in July.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Facebook page is found at www.facebook.com/isleofwightcouncil and the Twitter feed is www.twitter.com/iwight
Further information about recycling and waste service can be found at www.iwight.com/waste
The Isle of Wight Council is asking for your help in improving the quality of recycling on the kerbside and is launching a social media campaign to support you in making sure the right things are put in the right bin/ gull sack. This will support the resident’s information booklet that went out earlier this year, which has advice and information about your recycling collection.
Raising recycling quality by cutting contamination levels in recycling receptacles collected at the kerbside can generate valuable benefits, not just for local authorities but for us all, as ratepayers too.
Incorrect (i.e. non-recyclable or non-targeted) materials included in boxes, sacks or bins set out by householders for recycling results in:
• an increase in collection, sorting and reprocessing costs;
• a reduction in the quality and quantity of materials destined for recycling; and
• lower revenues for local authorities to use on essential services, as a result of paying increased landfill charges to dispose of contaminated recycling.
Recent examples of non-recyclable items to be found in green bins/ gull sacks on the Island include oil cans, paint tins, black bags of rubbish, veg peelings, cushions, duvets, uneaten pizzas and even dead chicks.
Please remember to separate:
• Plastic / Glass / Metals (clean) go into the big green bin, green gull sack or mixed recycling communal bin.
• Paper, magazines and card go into the insert box, blue gull sack or paper/card communal bin.
• Textiles and shoes go into a bag alongside (not in) your recycling bin/bags. Please make sure the items are not in a black bag, as it could be confused for black bag waste.
• Food waste goes in the food caddy.
• Excess recycling will be taken as long as it is separated as above and in clear or white bags / tidy bundles of card alongside your recycling bin/bags. Any excess paper/card must be kept separate from other items. Large amounts of cardboard can be bundled together.
The Isle of Wight Cabinet member for procurement, waste management, special projects and forward planning, Councillor Michael Murwill, said: “Contamination describes items not belonging in the recycling bin/ gull sack. When incorrect items are included in the recycling it can cause a number of problems, including causing a halt in operations at recycling processing plants.
“Unwashed or oily food packaging can contaminate an entire load of recycling, resulting in needing to divert the load to costly landfill. These problems can result in higher processing costs for the Island and an increase in solid waste tonnage.”
Amey manager for the Isle of Wight, Paul Southall, said: “A new bin hanger, which tells homeowners their bin is contaminated is being introduced as part of the contamination campaign and contains images of the most commonly placed wrong items in bins or gull proof sacks, such as food, polystyrene, wood, contaminated food packaging and garden waste, with directions on where they should go.
“Any recycling bin or green gull proof sack found to have items that cannot be collected as part of the recycling service will not be emptied by collection crews."
Recycling correctly is really important as waste has a huge negative impact on the natural environment. Harmful chemicals and greenhouse gasses are released from rubbish in landfill sites as oxygen is unable to break down the waste, even if it is food, when it is buried.
The home recycling collection system can handle only items that can be reliably sold to buyers for use in new products, so as a result, items that can’t easily be processed on existing machinery or things that are contaminated with food or other substances should stay out of your home recycling bin.
The social media campaign will give information how to recycle correctly, what happens to your recycling and why it is so important to make sure you put the ‘right thing in the bin’ and avoid having your recycling bin or green gull proof sack not emptied due to contamination on your collection day.
So keep your eye out for our daily top tips, facts and info on what goes where, why and what happens to your recycling afterwards, over the coming months, beginning in July.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Facebook page is found at www.facebook.com/isleofwightcouncil and the Twitter feed is www.twitter.com/iwight
Further information about recycling and waste service can be found at www.iwight.com/waste
END
Monday, 3 July 2017
Isle of Wight Day - 23 September 2017
ISLE OF WIGHT DAY - 2017
to be held on
Saturday, 23rd September 2017
The plans are to make it as wide ranging as possible with events and activities catering for everyone to enjoy and take part in.
The aim is to make this our own ‘Red Nose Day’, raising money for Island charities. So please join in and help us make Isle of Wight Day 2017 a day of celebration to remember.
We would love to hear from you!
Whether it be a community activity in your town or village, or a pub or restaurant promoting a special menu, please let us know about it.
Visit isleofwightday.com/events and fill out the online form.
There is no fee and we will publicise your event on for free AND provide you with
yards of IW Day bunting, so you have nothing to lose!
If you need any further help or information, please email mandy@isleofwightday.com
We look forward to receiving your news.
isleofwightday.com
Isle of Wight Day
isleofwightday.com/events
Thursday, 1 June 2017
Parish Council Vacancies
NORTHWOOD PARISH COUNCIL NEEDS YOU
DON’T DELAY, APPLY TODAY!
Following the Parish and Town Council elections on 4 May, there are two vacancies on Northwood Parish Council. If you feel you have one/two/three hours a week to spare and want to make a difference locally, please submit an application in writing to the Clerk, Mrs Barbara Herbert of 11 Wyatts Lane, Northwood, PO31 8QB or contact her on 01983 290086 for more details. The Parish Council would welcome hearing from any persons who are interested in standing as a parish councillor, providing they fulfil the eligibility criteria* set out below.
* A local councillor must be 18 years of age or over and a British subject or citizen of the Irish republic. He/she must also be a local government elector of the Parish or a person who has:
i. During the whole of the 12 months before nomination occupied land or premises as owner or tenant in the parish or,
ii. During the same period resided in the Parish, or within 4.8km thereof or,
iii. During the same period had his/her principal or only place of work in that area.
Age UK IW - Home Share Project
Date: 31/05/2017
For immediate release
A new scheme, which opens the door to
housing in exchange for help, has been launched by Age UK Isle of Wight.
Funded by the BIG Lottery, HomeShare offers a creative
solution to crucial challenges facing Islanders of all ages - finding and keeping
a home.
New to the Island, but widely tried and tested elsewhere,
HomeShare is a matchmaking service, designed to bring together householders who
have spare space and sharers trying to navigate costly and under-pressure
housing options.
HomeShare’s aims are twofold - prolonging independent living
in loved homes and known communities for householders aged 50+ and opening the
door to good quality and affordable housing options for sharers.
With thorough checking and careful matching, HomeShare
Co-ordinators broker a mutually
beneficial living arrangement centred on an exchange of accommodation for
practical help with everyday tasks. Sharers also contribute to living
costs.
Age UK Isle of
Wight’s two HomeShare Co-ordinators, Lorraine Lord and Diane Coppell are
working with health and social care colleagues and other Age UK projects, to
recruit and thoroughly screen householders and sharers . Their role is to guide
householders and sharers to arrive at a compatible, lasting and enjoyable
blueprint for living together. This takes account of practicalities,
personalities, lifestyle and routines.
“The potential of
HomeShare here on the Island is obvious and enormous”, said Diane. “Home sharing
could enable householders aged 50+ to
improve their quality of life by gaining help with everyday tasks
to free up leisure time. Equally, it could be that chores around the
home are becoming difficult, and that help from an extra pair of hands would
prolong independent living. It is important to note, though, that the home
sharer cannot provide personal care.
“At the same time, the home offered to a sharer in return
for help, can relieve some of the pressure on scarce housing by providing a
fresh housing option for people needing suitable homes.”
“Established schemes, elsewhere in the UK and overseas, have
shown that every home share is unique”, said Lorraine. “Sharing can, for
instance, suit key workers in health, emergency service and the public sector
roles; students on study placements; workers relocating to the Island and
wanting time to explore before putting down roots; active retired people who
enjoy sharing a home; or people starting over after a life change such as
divorce. More….
“It’s a win-win
arrangement for householder and home sharer. Besides the obvious practical
benefits, HomeShare has potential for friendships across the ages, peace of
mind, affordable accommodation within reasonable reach of work, and better
quality of life for both householder and sharer.
“Because of the careful preparation which goes in to
identifying and establishing a match, HomeShare doesn’t offer an overnight
solution. Obviously, it won’t suit everyone, but making contact with HomeShare
may make it possible to identify other more appropriate sources of help and
advice.”
To find out more about HomeShare Isle of Wight visit www.homeshareiow.org email
HomeShare@ageukiw.org.uk, or
contact the HomeShare Co-ordinators at Age UK Isle of Wight on 525282.
To find out more about HomeShare Isle of Wight visit www.homeshareiow.org, email HomeShare@ageukiw.org.uk, or
contact the HomeShare Co-ordinators at Age UK Isle of Wight on (01983) 525282.
Notes for Editors:
·
Age UK Isle of
Wight is an independent, local, registered charity, founded in 1973.
·
Age UKIW
Registered Charity Number: 1118711.
·
Age UKIW supports
over 11,000 Islanders every year to improve their quality of life.
·
We are a local
partner of Age UK, the UK’s leading independent charitable movement
concerned with the well-being of all older people.
·
Age UK Isle of
Wight can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AgeUKIW) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/AgeUKIW)
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