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"It is very sad. Many of our members have worshipped at Christchurch for all of their lives."

Week beginning Saturday, January 8th, 2022

Austwick

Daltons Historic Fair and Market went with a real swing in 1995.

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net MICHAEL ‘Scooter’ Reid, former high/long/ triple jumper turned basketball slam dunk champion and popular community activist, passed away on Boxing Day after spending the past eight weeks in the Princess Margaret Hospital battling cancer. The 57-year-old father of four and grandfather of seven was a fun-loving and hard working employee of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, who organised a number of tournaments, including the annual Father Marcian Peters for...

A LONG-SERVING Isle of Wight busman, well known to many as a helpful and knowledgeable travel clerk, died suddenly at 52. Gary Leslie Slater was born on March 23, 1968, and lived for a short while in Ryde but spent most of his formative years in Cowes. He attended Cowes High School, and joined Southern Vectis straight from school in 1984. Mr Slater first worked at its Cowes High Street office, then Freshwater and occasionally Newport, later taking charge of its Ryde travel office. His...