Baby Rocco, pictured above aged eight months, was born at home in Newport on May 31, weighing 8lbs 9ozs and dad Mathew Grace ended up delivering him! Mum Chantelle said: It was a strange and fairly stressful time to be pregnant and due during the first lockdown, even with it being our fourth baby.
Scroll through our latest gallery of baby pictures above. Chantelle continued: I was due on May 20 and ended up being 11 days overdue, so I went on lots of walks to try to help get things moving and I started getting contractions on May 31. I stayed at home with my husband, he put our children to bed and then helped me through my contractions. Finally I felt it was time to go to hospital, so my husband rang to tell them we would be leaving home shortly. My waters then went and I knew the baby was coming there and then, I managed to get on my bed and Mathew rang for an ambulance but he could see the head!
Wight Shipyard Co (WSC) has showcased its maintenance and repair capabilities during a refit for one of the Isle of Wight’s leading ferry operators. The Wightlink FastCat catamaran, Wight Ryder 1, underwent its annual refit at the Trafalgar Shipyard in mid-November in a fast and efficient turnaround taking less than three weeks.
Responsible operation During this year’s refit, WSC took advantage of the space and facilities available at the Trafalgar yard in Portsmouth Harbour. The focus of this refit was spread across a number of areas, with upgrades including modifications to the hydraulic piping system.
Christian Ktomi and Jon Makin during the Wightlink refit