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Brighstone Community Library Marks A Decade Since It Was Saved From Closure
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
Brighstone Community Library
Volunteers in Brighstone are celebrating ten years since they managed to rescue the community library from being closed with a one-off event this weekend.
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In 2011 the Isle of Wight Council attempted to close nine libraries across the Island but volunteers stepped in to rescue the one in Brighstone, and several others across the Island.
Libraries in Shanklin, Niton, East Cowes, Bembridge and Brighstone are community libraries that were rescued by locals.
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REVEALED: Isle Of Wight Businesses Celebrated As Queen s Awards Winners
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
Two Isle of Wight businesses have been given the UK’s most prestigious business awards - the Queen s Award for Enterprise.
InFlight Peripherals Ltd and Wight Shipyard Co Ltd are among 205 winners announced today (Thursday) across the UK which are celebrating the achievements of UK businesses following an incredibly challenging year.
InFlight Peripherals in Calbourne was given an award for Outstanding Performance improvements in the last two years. Wight Shipyard Co Ltd in East Cowes was recognised for outstanding growth in the last three years.
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Lockdown: What Are You Doing To Make It Less Boring On The Isle Of Wight?
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
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Creatives at Independent Arts are aiming to create a “positive record” of the lockdown on the Isle of Wight - which future generations can look back on in years to come.
As previously reported by Isle of Wight Radio, the Newport-based charity launched the Island-wide initiative ‘Looking Out From Lockdown’ - to celebrate the creativity of Islanders during the peaks of the pandemic.