Bembridge & St Helens Guide 2009

Bembridge and St Helens
Guide 2009

Published by the Bembridge Business Association

www.bembridge.org



Welcome to Bembridge

The Bembridge Business Association, now in its 12th year, is pleased to
welcome all readers of this guide to Bembridge and St Helens.
Despite the current ‘credit crunch’, both villages are weathering the economic
storm as well as could be expected, and with your support we hope to continue
to do so.
During your time in the area, we would urge you to make as much use of our
independent local businesses as possible, whether it’s for eating out, stocking
up for a picnic or filling up with petrol. By doing this you can make sure your money stays
in circulation here, benefiting local people, rather than being shipped out to the head office
of one of the major supermarket chains that have a presence on the Island. And if you can
mention the guide when you use any of the advertised services, so much the better!
This eastern tip of the Island is still relatively undiscovered and we have
no doubt that visitors will be impressed with what they find. Quiet
beaches, nature reserves, friendly local shops, characterful pubs, open
downland with magnificent views and one the biggest village greens in
England – all these fall within the twin parishes of Bembridge and St
Helens.
If you’re a visitor, we hope this guide enhances your stay; if you’re a
resident we are confident that it will serve as a useful and more locally
focused version of the Phone Book.
In either case, thank you for reading it.
Brian Cantwell (Desktop Studio)
Vice Chairman

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements Bembridge Parish Council 5
The Bembridge Business Association would like to Bembridge Harbour Improvements Company 5
thank everyone who has contributed to this venture. Harbour users’ guide 8
Particular thanks are due to all the companies and Bembridge Lifeboat 10
organisations that have supported the Guide by Photo Gallery 15
advertising and granting permission to use their Walking in Bembridge & St Helens 16
material including Carol Pearce, David Groom and Marine safety information 18
Richard Beet, Graham Hall and Frederick Western. Bembridge & St Helens … a short history 23
Cover photo - Carol Pearce Village Map 24
Editor: Paul Rainford 26
Production editor: Brian Cantwell Tel: 01983 874874. 28
Advertising manager: Carol Pearce Tel: 01983 872285 34
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BBA website: www.bembridge.org Brading Marshes 28
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Edited, published and produced by the Bembridge Bembridge & St Helens beaches 41
Business Association © 2009. St Helens Duver 46
Typeset & Designed by Desktop Studio, Bembridge. Foodie Heaven!
Printed by The West Island Group, Freshwater, Bembridge & Island Diary
Isle of Wight. Local services
Every care has been taken in compiling this publication BBA members’ directory
and its contents which were believed to be correct at Advertisers’ index
the time of printing. No responsibility can be accepted
for any inaccuracies. Views or opinions expressed in
this guide are those of its contributors and authors and
do not necessarily represent BBA policy.

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Bembridge
Harbour

NEW PONTOON BERTHS AND TROT
MOORINGS AT COMPETITIVE RATES

Contact

Website
www.bembridgeharbour.co.uk
E-mail
[email protected]
Telephone: 01983872828
Fax: 01983872922

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Bembridge Parish Council

I am often asked by both residents and visitors Our village remains vibrant because of its
to Bembridge what makes the village so special. Community, the support they give to the
This question can be answered quite simply, the businesses throughout the village, the support they
people. Be they young or old everyone who give to their neighbours and friends and also the
comes to Bembridge knows it is a unique place welcome they give to those that choose to make
where the Community work together for the their homes here or those that visit for holidays.
good of everyone. The Parish Council is proud to be involved in the
A new website launched by the Parish Council, Community and to work on behalf of the village,
“bembridgepc.org.uk” is another community its’ residents and visitors.
initiative, helping to keep residents informed of The Parish Office is open on Mondays, Tuesdays,
issues that matter to our Village. All minutes of Thursdays and Fridays. If you require any help,
Parish Council meetings are on the website. There advice or information please call in, or telephone
is also a Community Directory, together with an the Clerk, Liz Murray on 874160.
area dedicated to those under the age of 16 called
“Young Bembridge”. The Community Calendar
gives details of events happening in the village and
Community News includes items from Groups
and Organisations in Bembridge.

The Parish Office recently relocated to ground Cllr Gill Rogers
floor premises in Foreland Road which is accessible Chairman,
to all. From this office we promote all that is good
about our village, businesses and all the clubs and Bembridge Parish Council
organisations that make Bembridge special.

Bembridge Harbour Improvements Company

On behalf of the Bembridge Harbour The Bembridge Marina, home to 80 permanent
Company and its staff I would like to welcome berth holders, has a taxi landing spot and is the
all visitors to Bembridge a safe and enjoyable stop off for the Brading Haven Yacht Club. Fishing
stay. There are many beautiful walks from trips, run by Catchalot, leave regularly from the
and around the Harbour, which is a Site of northern pontoon. There are planned upgrades
Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). for this site, details will be available on our website
The Duver Marina is the main mooring area for www.bembridgeharbour.co.uk.
visiting yachtsmen. We have approximately 100
visitor berths and 30+ permanent berths. Facilities Selwyn Marina, formerly known as Wades
on this site include 2 water taxis which operate Pontoon, has been replaced with a new facility
all year round, a diesel fuel service, and boatyard including a modern electricity and water supply.
services, We have a large BBQ in a sheltered area
with seating, and a shop which stocks everything Fully serviced moorings are now available. They
from the morning paper to a good bottle of wine are arranged in trots with boats moored fore
for that special occasion. We also have an “internet and aft. All moorings are serviced by a water taxi
hotspot”, ask at the harbour office for details. which is free of charge to run mooring holders
There are plans for further development and and there crew to and from their boats. These are
improvement on this site, details will be available being taken up fast so please phone the office on
on our website. www.bembridgeharbour.co.uk 01983 872828 to reserve a place.
The Fisherman’s Marina, formerly Fisherman’s
Wharf, is being upgraded and extended. It is the Please visit our website
home of the Bembridge fishing fleet which is www.bembridgeharbour.
famous for lobster and crab. At the southern end co.uk for additional
of this pontoon is Captain Stan’s, a floating fish information or speak
shop stocking fabulous shellfish and fresh fish. to me, or the harbour
There is space on this pontoon for more than 60 staff. We are always
permanent berths. happy to help with local
information and provide
advice. Chris Turvey,

Bembridge Harbour Master

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Baywatch on the Beach

A delightful Seafood Restaurant

A warm welcome awaits at the Baywatch, famous licensed Seafood
Restaurant, Shop and Beach Café.

Situated on the water’s edge to starboard as you pass buoy number 6A in
the approach channel to Bembridge Harbour, just a 5-minute walk from the
harbourmaster’s office at the marina (walk across the sand dunes to the
waterfront and along past the beach huts until you reach the Baywatch).

Open every day and most evenings from early March to early November
with a friendly relaxed atmosphere and the choice of tables both inside
and out. It is usually essential to make a reservation for dinner.

Photo - B Langford 6

The Baywatch is unique in offering one of the finest views of the
Eastern Solent. The view constantly changes and there is always
something interesting to watch, from majestic cruise ships such
as the Queen Mary 2 and Oriana leaving on the tide for far flung
exotic places to the myriad of small craft entering and leaving
Bembridge Harbour or even our local fishermen bringing home
the ‘catch of the day’ to be served at the Baywatch the same
evening.
Enjoy breakfast (all day!), lunch, a fine dinner or just a coffee,
bottle of wine or glass of beer and watch the maritime world go
by.
We specialise in fresh seafood – local crab, lobster, sea bass and
our famous signature dish - Moules Mariniers. We also offer a
daily specials board together with a selection of steak, pasta,
meat, and vegetarian dishes.
Opening times vary according to season and weather. We are a
family business so please check daily times.

Contact:

01983 873259

Location: N 50° 41.925’
W 01° 05.875’

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Harbour Users’ Guide Charges
Charges are listed at the Marina office and are
Tides available on application. Mooring fees and har-
Bembridge Harbour is tidal, and entrance and bour dues can be paid by cash, cheque or card.
departure depend on the tidal height and the Port Radio
draft of the vessel. The Marina and Harbour Office keep watch on
When approaching from seaward, the tide Channel 80 (call sign ‘Bembridge Marina’) during
gauge (Topmark X fLY 2 secs), NW of St Helens tide times approximately 3 hours either side of
Fort should be sighted and the level of the tide High Water.
checked and shown on a scale in metres. This Waste disposal
gauge indicates the least depth of water in the ap- Facilities for normal domestic rubbish are at all
proach channel. From there, a course of approxi- pontoons and the beach. Oil can be disposed of
mately 240 degrees brings you to the start of the at the Marina.
buoyed channel. The channel has 0.2 metres at Fuel
chart datum and hence any tidal rise on the gauge Diesel is available at the Duver Marina or from
plus 0.2 is the depth of water available to enter. Lynx Engineering (01983 873711) at the Duver
On spring and medium tides, 1.5-metre draft Boatyard just to the north of the Marina (tidal).
vessels can enter from approximately three hours Petrol is available in cans from the local garage
before High Water to two-and-a-half-hours after. – Staddlestones, Bembridge (01983 872121).
On tides with a High Water height of less than Lynx Engineering is open at the weekends and on
four metres at Portsmouth, the channel depth Bank Holidays. The garage is closed on Sundays
sometimes does not exceed 2.2 metres and on and Bank Holidays.
those days, check the tide gauge carefully. On big Slips
spring tides the depth in the channel can exceed Two slipways controlled by the Harbour
3.5 metres. Buoys are not lighted but a reflective Company can be used by arrangement.
tape is fitted to them. Banks
Speed Limit There is a Lloyds TSB Bank in Bembridge High
The speed limit within the harbour is six knots Street (no cashpoint) and cashpoints by the
and vessels must not be navigated in such a man- Lane End shops, in the Co-op Supermarket in
ner as to cause damage or annoyance to other Sherbourne Street and at St Helens Post Office.
vessels. Please don’t anchor in the approach chan- Limited banking services are also available at
nel or windsurf in the Harbour. Bembridge Post Office in Foreland Road.
Visitors’ Moorings Medical services
These are available at the Duver Marina and at Medical Centre St Helens – 0844 477 245
the beach (dries out, vessels should anchor fore A&E – St Mary’s, Newport 01983 524081
and aft). All visitors are welcome to use the mod-
ern shower and toilet facilities at the Marina and
also the Laundrette and Shop situated there.

Bembridge Jewellers

For all your Jewellery, Watch & Gift requirements and Repairs,
including Ring Sizing/Alterations/Stones replace/Pearl Stringing, etc.

Guaranteed Repairs to all makes of Watches

Estimates Free

Watch Batteries and Straps fitted While You Wait
Old Gold & Silver purchased

The Old Bank, Sherbourne Street, Bembridge. PO35 5SB
Tel: 875333

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For Breakfast, Lunch and Afternoon Tea

Delicious home-made snacks

Telephone: 872644

Mother Goose Bookshop THE LIMES
Antiquarian & Modern First Editions
CARE HOME FOR THE ELDERLY
Specialists in Nautical, Travel, Children’s Illustrated, etc
The best-kept secret on the Isle of Wight

Browsers Welcome

Shop: 01983 874063
Out of Hours: 01983 873897

E-Mail: [email protected]

Lower Green, St Helens, Isle of Wight
also at The Bookroom, Cross St, Cowes

The Limes aims to provide a safe, caring and homely
environment in which residents can maintain their

independence and have a lifestyle as close as possible
to that which they might enjoy in their own home.

• Close to all local amenities
• Weekly GP visits & close contact with District
Nurses
• Regular entertainment & Exercise classes
• Unrestricted visiting hours
• IW Council registered

43 Foreland Road, Bembridge. PO35 5XN
Telephone: (01983) 873655

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2009: A sea-change for Bembridge Lifeboat

by Graham Hall

Last year proved to be one of the busiest – if not Photo: RNLI/Derek King
the busiest – year the Bembridge Lifeboat Sta-
tion has ever had service wise, with both lifeboats An example of a Tamar Class boat, one of which
carrying out a total of 57 shouts. The all-weather will replace the old Tyne Class boat in 2010
lifeboat (ALB) completed 44 of these, the inshore
lifeboat (ILB) 13, assisting a total of 123 people displacement of 30 tonnes, a range of 250 nautical
Yachts accounted for a third of these with com- miles and a hull made of fibre reinforced plastic. It
mercial and angling vessels another third. Nearly takes a crew of 6-7 people.
half of the services were conducted in winds It has performed very well on trials and the sta-
above force 6, and 16 were carried out in the tions that have been allocated this boat are all
hours of darkness. very pleased with its performance. With its state
With the ever-increasing demands on the serv- of the art electronic systems, rapidly deployable
ice, the mostly volunteer crew of the lifeboat are daughter inflatable craft and increased speed it
ready and willing to face up to the dangers and represents a step-change in life-saving capability
assist those in peril at sea, whatever the time of for Bembridge.
day or night. The station’s plans will be greatly helped by the
During the course of 2009 major developments sterling work of the RNLI Bembridge Guild in
will be taking place with Bembridge lifeboat sta- 2008, which raised a record £63,000 during the
tion in preparation for the arrival of a new class of year, making it the most successful fundraising
lifeboat in 2010. branch of the RNLI in the south-central area.
The works involved include the demolition of the About a third of this total will go towards the £2.5
existing offshore boathouse and pier and the re- million cost of the new Tamar Class offshore life-
building of them to accommodate the larger class boat.
of lifeboat. Planning permission has been obtained The Tamar Class boat will replace the Max Aitken
for this project and work is due to begin in early III, the old Tyne Class boat that served Bembridge
2009. for 21 years, being launched 477 times and helping
During this period it will be necessary to oper- to save 141 lives.
ate a temporary station from Silver Beach using a
carriage-launched Mersey Class lifeboat which is
already on station with crew training taking place.
It is also hoped the redevelop the inshore lifeboat
house during the same period and planning per-
mission will be sought in the spring. The inshore
lifeboat will also be launched from Silver Beach for
operational reasons from February this year.
The Tamar Class lifeboat which will replace our
existing boat is the latest all-weather boat in the
RNLI’s fleet. It is a thoroughly modern vessel, 16
metres in length, with a top speed of 25 knots, a

Bembridge offshore boathouse and pier, which is due to be demolished in 2009

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Highlights from Bembridge Lifeboat history

1867 Station established and a boathouse built at Lane End by RNLI, following removal of the Nab Light
to a great distance from the shore. The first lifeboat was launched off a carriage with the aid of oil flares
on dark nights.
1888 The Brook lifeboat was launched on 9 March to the ship Sirenia but was thrown back on the
beach and the second coxswain and another man washed out of her and lost. Word somehow reached
Bembridge and Coxswain Attrill of the Bembridge lifeboat set off on foot and walked to Brooke, some
15 miles, in leather sea boots and offered himself as a volunteer to replace the man who had been killed.
The Brook lifeboat was re-launched and the crew of the Sirenia were rescued.
1899 The lifeboat rescued 14 men from a Navy torpedo boat grounded on Bembridge Ledge.
1915 A Silver Medal was awarded to Coxswain John Holbrook for rescuing 110 men from HM Transport
Empress Queen that was stranded on the Ring Rocks Foreland.
1919 A Silver Medal was awarded to Coxswain John Holbrook for rescuing 13 people from the steam-
ship Wakulla.
1922 The first motor lifeboat sent to the Isle of Wight arrived at Bembridge. A concrete pier, 250 yards
in length, was built with a boathouse on piles at the seaward end. The lifeboat launched directly into
deep water down a slipway.
1940 A Bronze Medal was awarded to Coxswain Harry J Gawn for rescuing 21 crew from the Navy
minesweeper Kingston Cairngorm.
1964 An inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established and the D class lifeboat was kept in the 1867
boathouse.
1970 Framed Letters of Thanks were sent to ILB Crew Members Martin S Humphrey and Barry L Dyer
for rescuing two men from two motor boats.
1972 The British Empire Medal was awarded to Coxswain Peter Smith.
1987 The boathouse was adapted for the new Tyne Class lifeboat.
1989 The slipway was extended to recover the lifeboat at low tide.
1993 A Framed Letter of Thanks was presented to Coxswain Archibald Henley for rescuing, with Hay-
ling Island lifeboat, 17 people from the yacht Donald Searle.
1994 The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Helmsman Alan Attrill for rescu-
ing three crew from the yacht Bari aground on Bembridge Ledge.
Framed Letters of Thanks were awarded to Helmsman Alan Attrill and Crew Members Graeme White
and Geoffrey Attrill for rescuing three crew from the motor cruiser Jade.
Improved crew facilities were provided; major slipway repairs were carried out; and a boathouse winch
was installed.
1996 A new D class lifeboat was placed on service.
2004 Former Coxswain Martin Woodward was awarded the MBE.
2005 The new D class lifeboat Dorothy Beatrice May Gorman was placed on service on 10 August.
With thanks to the RNLI for the historical information.

Are you thinking of buying or selling a house?
Making or updating a Will? Arranging a Power of Attorney?
Obtaining advice on Inheritance Tax or assistance with Probate?

Careless & Kemp Solicitors
(Incorporating Christina A. Pay Solicitor)

Specialists Solicitors & Commissioners for Oaths in the Village
Come and see us at the Bembridge Drop In Centre,

Methodist Church Hall, Foreland Road - Thursday mornings 10am to 1pm
and from 6th Jan on Tuesday afternoons from 1.30pm to 4.30pm

Tel: Bembridge 873188 for appointments if required (Home Visits available)

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Extensions
Renovations

Telephone: 01983 873264
Mobile: 07761 189096

e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.tjsdevelopments.co.uk
Orchard Cottage, Lane End Close
Bembridge, Isle of Wight. PO35 5UF

‘Pearshouse’, 76 Steyne Road, Bembridge PO35 5SL GANDERS
RESTAURANT
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Telephone Jenny on (01983) 872178
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If words don’t come easy…
let us help! Upper Green Road
St Helens
Brochures, articles, web PO33 1UQ
content, press releases…
we can help with design and Telephone:
01983 872014
layout too
contact Off Wight on 873687

www.offwight.co.uk

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The Little House on the Green

Lovely holiday cottage
overlooking St Helens
Green. Pretty rooms,
great views.
Phone (01983) 875878
for more information.

www.littlehouseonthegreen.co.uk

BeMBRiDGe

FLoWeR SHoP 11 Foreland Road Telephone:
Bembridge (01983) 873334
01983 875500 Isle of Wight
PO35 5XN
6 High Street Bembridge PO35 5SD

Ladies, Gents and Children’s styling
Evening Appointments

Consultation available for all our services
New in this year – HAIR EXTENSIONS with Sam

based at Tricia’s Hair Salon
27 High Street, Bembridge, Isle of Wight. PO35 5SD

Telephone: 01983 874565

Come and enjoy the stunning views
and tranquillity of Bembridge Ledge

Free Parking
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Peter & Jackie 875120
www.isleofwight.com/cabibcafe

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ACCOUNTING & BOOK-KEEPING Bembridge Airport

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Pubs, Restaurants, Retail
Private Functions • Weddings • Wakes • Parties
For small business by small business Telephone: 873611 / Mobile: 07838 116 578

Tel/Fax: 01983 872387
67 High Street, Bembridge, I.W.

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• 15 scrumptious varieties of home-made All makes of vehicles serviced
mustards, chutney, relishes, sauces, pickles & Clutches, Exhausts,
preserves Tyres, Brakes
• Available Island-wide or by mail order (phone MOTs arranged
to order or for details of stockists)
• As featured in the BBC book “Food Lovers Courtesy Car available
Guide to Britain” by Henrietta Green
Unit 8 Weavers Yard • Lane End Road 01983 872131
Bembridge • Isle of Wight • PO35 5US
Unit 5 Embankment Road
Telephone: 01983 875949 Bembridge PO35 5NR
www.island-mustards.co.uk

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Houseboat ahoy...

A montage of some of the houseboats as seen through the tiny phone camera lens of Ryde-based artist
Birgitte Haahrlund, a frequent visitor to Bembridge.

A life on the ocean wave ...

If you are a visitor to the East Wight area, you Cachalot Charters will entertain the fishermen
will soon realise that it is almost surrounded by amongst you taking groups on 2 hour Mackerel
water and one of your holiday activities really trips or longer sea angling excursions to catch
should be to “Get out on the sea”. The easiest Conger, Blonde, Smoothhound, Tope and both
way to do this is from Bembridge, once a sleepy Spotted and Thornback Rays. Skipper, Chris has
fishing haven Bembridge Harbour, now a thriving over 30 years experience and has caught several
leisure harbour with all manner of small dinghies, prize-winning fish including a 92lb conger; he is
large yachts, motorboats, jet-skis and fast ribs knowledgeable of where to find the fish and will
arriving and departing on a summer’s day. always be pleased to assist in the finer points of
Wight Charters operates two skippered 8.5m catching them!
Ribs giving families and groups trips out into The local Sailing Clubs offer RYA courses for
the Solent either for ‘hourly’ rides to see the children in sailing dinghies – BHYC will give
area from a different prospective or longer half visitors ‘taster’ courses on one of their open
days and days visiting some of the other bays days or where an instructor and training dinghy
and harbours around the Solent. If 30 knots is available.
down the Solent seems like fun there is always Extreme-sports centres caters for those wanting
the opportunity to take things further, they can a true adrenaline rush – offering courses in kite
arrange for you to drive the boats and even boarding, wind-surfing, etc., or trips out on fast
undertake RYA training from Bembridge. sports boats.

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Walking in Bembridge & St Helens

As the annual Isle of Wight Walking From the windmill you head straight on along the
Festival demonstrates, the Island has road (be careful on this stretch) and after about
much to offer those wanting to get five minutes you will find yourself amid the lively
little shops of the village’s high street. A quick stroll
out of their cars and stretch their legs down Kings Road and you will be back down where
– and the Bembridge and St Helens you started, close to the Tollgate Café.
area is no exception. Obviously, if you’re going to attempt a longer walk
such as this, you ought to equip yourself with an
Both Bembridge and St Helens, of course, are Ordnance Survey map – Explorer OL29 is the one
skirted by the round-Island official coastal path, you want. And please make sure that you set off
which is clearly signposted with the distinctive early enough to avoid having to walk back in the
‘diamond’ logo. The entire circuit is 67 miles, dark.
but our short sections of it are definitely worth
exploring. From Bembridge Point (the bit of beach
behind the Tollgate Café – there’s usually parking
available at the gravel car park close by), there’s a
lovely stretch of beach walking heading south-east
towards the lifeboat station at Lane End. If it’s high
tide, however, you may be faced with some hard
work over the large stones that the Solent stacks
up at the back of the beach. Once past the lifeboat
station the official coastal path cuts inland, though
if the tide isn’t too high it is perfectly possible to
continue round to the famous Crab and Lobster
pub for some well earned refreshment.

If you’re feeling really energetic you could even
press on past Whitecliff Bay and up onto bracing
Culver Down, the easternmost point of the chalk
ridge that runs right across the Island, finally
petering out at that most photographed of Wight Over in St Helens, there’s some lovely, free-range
landmarks, The Needles. And the good news is walking to be had on the Duver, the National Trust-
that you wouldn’t necessarily have to go back the owned spit of land which, local legend has it, could
way you came: from Culver Down you can drop have become the spiritual home of British golf had
down to a relatively quiet lane that leads you past it not been pipped to the post by St Andrews (look
Glover’s Farm, past the entrance to Bembridge out for the old clubhouse, which is now let out as
Airport before picking up the footpath through a holiday home by the Trust.) The Duver is a great
Steyne Woods and up to Bembridge Windmill. favourite with local dog-walkers and rabbits, though

the latter have been hit by bouts of
myxomatosis in recent times.

Probably the nicest way to approach
the Duver is along the Old Mill wall,
starting from the Latimer Road end,
close to where the River Yar enters
Bembridge Harbour. This short
stretch, from the start of the mill wall
to the remains of the old St Helens
Church (painted white as a sea
mark), marks the final section of the
Yar River Trail. This trail starts at the
source of Yar, on the edge of Niton,
and loosely follows the river as it
flows in a north-easterly direction
towards its destination. It is marked
by a series of special milestone-
like markers bearing the trail logo.
(Confusingly, there are two River

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Breakfast at
TIFFANY’S

Traditional Bed & Breakfast
in the heart of Bembridge Village

40 Foreland Road, Bembridge,
Isle of Wight. PO35 5XW
Contact
Richard & Tiffany
on 01983 874665
for enquiries and bookings
www.tiffanysbandb.com

All rooms en-suite
Fresh local produce

Yars on the Island – the other one runs from near St Helens end, look out for the gravel path on the
Freshwater towards Yarmouth Harbour.) right soon after you cross the River Yar.

Striking north from the old St Helens’ Church, As well as taking you away from the traffic of
the official coastal path turns inland slightly to take Embankment Road, the advantage of this route
you to Seaview, though if you’re feeling slightly is that you get to see the Bembridge Lagoons, a
more intrepid it is possible to follow a path closer popular site for birdwatchers. The RSPB have put
to the beach which takes you along Priory Bay up some information boards to help explain what
to Horestone Point and onto Seagrove Bay. This to look for.
entrance to this path is quite hard to spot, being
just off to the left off the first bit of beach north of These are just a few ideas for walks in the
the old St Helens Church. This path can be very Bembridge/St Helens area – there are many others.
slippery at certain times of the year. The Island has a great network of public footpaths,
so just arm yourself with that Ordnance Survey
If you wanted to walk from Bembridge to St map and the world is your oyster.
Helens, or vice versa, the obvious route is just to
strike out along Embankment Road. Though this is
an interesting walk in itself, particularly if you have
a fascination with houseboats, there is a possible
alternative route which runs along the course of the
old railway that used to link the two villages and
gets you away from the traffic. If walking from the
Bembridge end, walk along Embankment Road for a
couple of hundred yards then turn left immediately
after Marine Works boatyard. The path dips down
onto the old railway trackbed, where you turn
right. When you reach the tarmac lane that leads
to a farm, turn left and then immediately right to
continue on your way. The path emerges onto
the St Helens end of Embankment Road, close to
the bridge over the River Yar. If coming from the

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Marine Safety Information (provided by the Marine and Coastguard Agency)

Full Marine Safety Information (MSI) is available on NAVTEX and by two daily broadcasts on
VHF and MF. Inshore forecasts, gale warnings and strong wind warnings (SWW) are repeated
three hours after the initial broadcast. Forecasts are timed in UTC (GMT) and are issued at
0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800 UTC. MSI is broadcast in local time so that the ‘clock time’ is the
same throughout the year.
Broadcast times and schedule (Bembridge data in red)
Schedule A - Full Maritime Safety Information broadcast, including new Inshore Forecast, Gale
Warnings, Shipping Forecast, WZ Navigation Warnings, SUBFACTS & GUNFACTS where ap-
propriate, three Day Fisherman’s Forecast when and where appropriate.
Schedule B - New Inshore Forecast plus previous Outlook, Gale Warnings.
Schedule C - Repeat of Inshore Forecast and Gale Warnings as Schedule A or B plus new
strong wind warnings.
Schedule D - Repeat of Inshore Forecast, Gale Warnings This (MF) routine is only made if
gale warnings in force.

MRCC times and schedule 1010 C 1310 B 1610 C 1910 A 2210 C
Thames & Dover 1030 C 1330 B 1630 C 1930 A 2230 C
1010 C 1310 BD 1610 C 1910 A 2210 C
0110 B 0410 C 0710 A
Solent and Portland

0130 B 0430 C 0730 A
Brixham & Falmouth

0110 BD 0410 C 0710 A

SOLENT & PORTLAND

Aerials & Frequencies Boniface Down, - 23, The Grove - 84, Newhaven, Needles,

Beer Head - 86

Inshore Forecast/WZ North Foreland to Selsey Bill, Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis

to Lands End

Shipping /GWAreas Wight, Portland, Plymouth

Weather reports are displayed at the Duver Marina Office and updated regularly. Information

is also available at:

Marine weather

www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/marine/index.html

Safety information

www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-safety_information/mcga-weather.htm

Coastal reports

www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-safety_information/mcga-weather/coastal_reports.htm

Solent shipping

www.ais-live.co.uk/AIS%20Live/aissolent.html

Radio Stations

Radio 4 92.9FM 198kHz LW: 0048 1201 (LW only) 0535 1754 (LW only)

Radio Solent 96.1MHz 0633 0645 0833 0845 0930 1030 1130 1310 (Sat only)

Marine Call

Tel: 09068 110010 (follow instructions). www.marinecall.co.uk

Note: For information only. The Bembridge and St Helens Guide can accept no responsibility for the above, which has been
taken from details provided by the appropriate agencies at the time of printing (February 2009).

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H ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS

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Independent Estate Agents

‘Selling not just homes but a lifestyle as well’

For Sale

www.jennyturnbull.co.uk

Centrally located in Bembridge Village
Members of www.rightmove.co.uk

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Charlotte Hodge Thomas BA(Hons)
Highly collectable original paintings & Giclee fine art prints
Exhibitions in 2009
April & May @ St Helens Restaurant
Open Studio 24-27 July
and Christmas Opening 5-6 Dec
@ 24 Walls Road, Bembridge
Tel: 01983 875727

www.charlottehodgethomas.co.uk

Total Fabrication MRS GILL LLOYD

Steel Work, Balustrades, [email protected]
Welding & Repairs

Quality & Reliability

Telephone: (01983) 875205
Mobile: 07831 660667

Crab and Lobster Inn

Situated on the coast with stunning sea views over Bembridge Ledge.
Relax and enjoy the extensive menu and seafood specialities in the
dining room or on the patio overlooking the beach. Tired at the end of
the day why not stay with us in one of our AA 4 star rated B&B Rooms.
Open all year. 60 Cover restaurant available for functions. baby
changing & disabled Facilites. Free Wi-Fi Access. Booking advisable.

32 Forelands Field Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5TR

Tel: 01983 872244 www.crabandlobsterinn.co.uk

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Bembridge and St Helens … a short history

Bembridge, on the eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, was once cut off from the rest of the Island
by a large expanse of water that stretched all the way to Brading. In the mid-1800s, and in the
face of considerable engineering difficulties, an embankment carrying rail and road links was
built from St Helens to the bottom of Kings Road.

Bembridge grew in popularity and size at the end of the 19th century following the arrival of the railway
and is now one of the largest villages in England.
The Harbour is home to two sailing clubs – Bembridge Sailing Club which was founded in 1886, and
Brading Haven Yacht Club, both supporting all-year-round sailing activities. The thriving marina at St
Helens is managed on behalf of the Bembridge Harbour Improvements Company by harbourmaster,
Chris Turvey. Commercial fishing craft work out of the harbour, and regular fishing trips can be booked.

Heritage
Bembridge offers a wide variety of shops, including two supermarkets, a bakery, a butchery, two delis,
pubs, restaurants as well as art galleries, art and craft shops, a fish and chip shop, a bank, and a Post
Office. The Bembridge Heritage Centre next to the library is a mine of local information, and exhibits
include parts of the original PLUTO pump, which were vital in providing oil supplies for the D-Day land-
ings. There are more shops at Lane End and cashpoints at both supermarkets.
An unusual feature in Bembridge High Street, is the Post Office K1 design phone box, one of the first
standardised phone boxes built in 1921. This box is the only surviving one of its kind in the south of
England, and has a very distinct shape, especially with its metal spike on top.
The last remaining windmill on the Island can be found just outside Bembridge. A typical cap mill, which
dates from 1700, it has undergone extensive restoration and is managed by the National Trust.
Constructed between 1862 and 1867 against possible invasion by Napoleon’s forces, Bembridge Fort,
overlooking Bembridge Harbour, the Solent and Sandown Bay, was part of Lord Palmerston’s defence
network to protect Portsmouth Harbour, is now managed by the National Trust.
St Helens lies on high ground to the north of Bembridge and has good views over the busy harbour which
remains a haven for birds and wildlife. As well as having two fine restaurants, the village boasts a pub,
Post Office and general store, an antiquarian bookshop, a holiday camp and a garage. St Helens also has
a fine village green which hosts a number of local sporting and social events.
A short 15-minute walk from the village green leads visitors to a pleasant sheltered and sandy beach on
the Duver, open grassy sand dunes at the mouth of the harbour and owned by the National Trust. The
beach, which is excellent for swimming and fishing, offers outstanding views of St Helens Fort and the
Solent, and benefits from a seafront café/restaurant, with a reputation for good food and wine.
St Helens grew around the 12th century Cluniac Priory whose monks built and administered the church,
which was situated on the Duver, until it was claimed by the crown in 1414. The old church tower still
stands to this day, used as a seamark.

The quay at St Helens

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Harbour Office

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Brading Marshes: a wetland wonderland

As explained elsewhere, Bembridge Harbour is partly man-made by the
building of the embankment between St Helens and Bembridge closing off
Brading Haven first started in 1874 and finally completed in 1880. Before
then, boats were able to navigate all the way up the estuary of the River Yar
to Brading, which was an important port in its heyday. Once the embank-
ment was built, what were once mudflats at low tide and extensive areas of
shallow water at high tide were partially drained to become marshland.

It is these wetlands, stretching from Bembridge the reduced salinity that had been noticed in some
Harbour right through to Sandown, that form of the lagoons. The link between the big Harbour
the basis of the RSPB Brading Marshes Nature Farm lagoon and the other lagoon had been lost
Reserve, a quiet wildlife haven that attracts an es- at some time which meant that the saline intru-
timated 5,000 visitors a year. They come to see sion was no longer getting there. This was rectified
marsh harriers, short-eared owls, wigeons, teals, by installing a new pipe to link it with the other
lapwings, bitterns and a whole host of other birds lagoon.”
that make the marshes their home for at least
some part of the year. For the freshwater wetland part of the reserve,
Over the last few years the RSPB has been stead- the overall aim sounds simple: make it wetter.
ily buying up more bits of land in the area, slowly “The RSPB’s work here is very much focused on
completing an expensive and extensive jigsaw. the restoration of the freshwater wetland habitat.
There are still one or two pieces that elude the We’ve still got a long way to go on the water levels
organisation, but with parts of the Yaverland and sorting out the hydrology on the site,” says
Manor Estate, such as Centurion’s Copse (or St Keith.
Urian’s Copse, depending on who you talk to!) “Once we’ve mastered that we’re going to stick to
and Gander Down now in RSPB hands, there is our knitting. We’re going to make sure these wet-
certainly plenty for the visitor to see. land habitats get restored and that will attract larg-
Although access to the reserve is primarily from er numbers of birds. As the whole site becomes
Brading Railway Station, which acts as a sort of wetter, the birds that are mainly centred on a small
low-key visitor centre where trail guides are bit in the middle of the reserve will start to dis-
available, it is possible to sample the delights of perse to the outer boundaries and the populations
the reserve from the Bembridge and St Helens will increase and we will get more people visiting
end. From Bembridge Windmill it is possible to the reserve to view that bird spectacle. And then
take a footpath down into the heart of the reserve we have to look at how we will manage that in
via the back of Bembridge Airport and Centurion’s terms of what facilities will be necessary.
Copse and, if you’re feeling energetic, head on “You have to make sure that those people who are
over Gander Down and pick up the path leading visiting the reserve to view the birds you have can
up the National Trust owned Bembridge Down – do so safely but also aren’t impacting on the very
a fantastic if challenging walk. From St Helens you thing you’re trying to conserve.”
can follow the path of the old railway line for about It’s a delicate balance that the RSPB has to try to
a mile towards Bembridge and discover the saline strike. Brading Marshes is designated as a ‘quiet
lagoons. (Look out for the unmarked entrance
to the path on the right, just after you cross the
bridge over the Yar heading towards Bembridge.)
While these lagoons may not compare visually
with, say, Lake Windermere, they offer one of
the rarest habitats in Britain, being one of the
most important places in the world for the star-
let sea anemone and providing a home for a rare
species of water beetle that is actually known as
the Bembridge water beetle – in the UK it is only
found here and in south Essex.
As the reserve manager, Keith Ballard, explains,
the lagoons area is one that has received the close
attention of the RSPB in recent years: “We did a
bit of work on the lagoons restoration to address

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enjoyment’ reserve, which at the moment does is rising sea levels, so in effect the reserve is under
not need anything in the way of built facilities threat,” warns Keith.
or structures. There are several interpretation “Unless you continue to defend the wetland from
boards at key points in the reserve, but that’s the sea it will go back to being sea again. It’s a very
about it. The priority now is the wildlife, explains real issue – I think people find it very hard to re-
Keith: “You have to think about providing proper alise the extent of the problem. The government
paths and seated areas. But you don’t do all of that agencies are now having to go around and say ‘we
in advance – that would be crazy. It’s always the need a strategy for this’ but certainly they can’t af-
nature first – get the birds back and the rest should ford to protect the whole of the UK’s coastline.”
follow on.” But, for the forseeable future, the Brading Marsh-
In the longer term, there is the issue of global es Reserve is there to be enjoyed, so take some
warming to contend with. “We have to remember time to explore this intriguing landscape.
that much of the reserve is at about sea level and
we know that one of the effects of global warming

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The Beaches of Bembridge and St Helens

Many local beaches are ideal for bathing, Facilities: Public toilets adjacent to public car park
except the channel into the Harbour where (accessible). Lifeboat View Cafe – lunches snacks, cold
currents can be very strong. drinks, ice cream, beach play equipment. Lifeboat Station
The Point (Harbour and channel): West-facing, and Shop open to visitors. Map Ref: F2.
sheltered from easterly winds, sandy/muddy beach Forelands: East/South-east facing is a more exposed
betweenhighandlowwater,sanddunesusableathighwater. beach with wide areas of sandy beach and rocky ledges.
Facilities: Public toilets (not accessible to wheelchair Stones above high water mark. Facilities: Beach cafe –
users) in Station Road. Tollgate Cafe – light meals, etc. hot and cold snack meals, ice cream etc. No public car
Private car park. Map Ref: C1. park. Map Ref: F3.
Silversands Beach (Beach Road, The Point): North Whitecliff Bay: South-east facing but sheltered from
facing is sheltered from prevailing south-westerly winds, Culver Down. A sandy bay with public access through
long shallow shelving sandy beach between high and Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park. Facilities: Beach cafe. No
low water marks. Stony beach above high water mark. public car park. Map Ref: D4.
Facilities: Public toilets. Private car park. Map Ref: C1. Duver (St Helens): East-facing beach with seawall
Ducie: North facing, gently shelving sandy beach to rocks promenade and sandy/stony gently shelves to the
on low water mark, stones above high water mark, ideal harbour channel. Further north, a small sandy sheltered
for swimming. Facilities: None. Accessed through Ducie cove (Priory Bay) shelving to rocky ledges. The Duver’s
Avenue. Map Ref: D1. vegetated sand dunes are usable at high tide and sheltered
Swains: North/NE-facing beach with stones above the from the east. Facilities: Public toilets (accessible).
high water mark, a narrow sandy belt and rocky pools Licensed Baywatch beach café serves hot and cold meals.
and ledges on the low-water mark. Facilities: None. Two car parks, on the Duver, and on sea front. Map Ref:
Accessed through Swains Road. Not accessible to B1.
wheelchair users. Map Ref: F1.
Lane End (lifeboat beach): North-easterly facing with Dogs on the beach: The beaches of Bembridge and St
sea wall promenade, short sandy belt above the rocky Helens are currently free of the summer restrictions (1 May
pools and ledges to low water mark. to 30 Sept) on dogs, which apply to the Island’s main resort
beaches. Full details of the Isle of Wight Council Byelaws are
available at Council offices.

The view from Silver Sands beach with the evening sunlight reflecting off the huts at the Redwing Quay on Embankment
Road.

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Bembridge and Island Diary

April July

Bembridge Heritage Centre opens Wed 1 Osborne Classic Car Show Sat 25
IW International Jazz Festival
(Bonchurch/Ventnor) Fri 17 - Sun 19 Race for Life Sun 26
St George’s Day Thu 23 (Medina Playing Fields/Seaclose Park)

May Cowes Dinghy Week Mon 27 - Sat 1 Aug
(Gurnard Green)

Mega Wheels Car Show (Newchurch) Sat 2 - Sun 3 Sandown Children’s Carnival Fri 28

Real Ale Festival (Havenstreet) Sat 2 - Mon 4 Sandown Main Carnival Sat 29

IW Randonnee Cycle Sun 3 August

Early May Bank Holiday Mon 4) Cowes Week Sat 1 – Sat 8

Country & Western Week Fri 8 - Mon 11 IW DidgeHeadRadio Festival Fri 7 - Sun 9
(Whitecliff Bay, Bembridge) (didgeridoo music at Calbourne)

Ribex (Cowes) Fri 8 - Sun 10 Bembridge Sailing Club Regatta Fri 14 - Sat 15

Ryde Rowing Club Regatta Sat 9 IW Garlic Festival Sat 15 - Sun 16

IW Walking Festival Sat 9 - Sun 24 IW Half Marathon Sun 16

Contessa 32 Regatta (Royal London YC, Cowes) Sat 16 Seaview Regatta and Sports tbc Sun 16 – Mon 17

Sea Fever Regatta Cowes Carnival Wed 19
(Cowes Corinthian YC)
Sat 16- Sun 17 Ryde Children’s Carnival Wed 19

Walk the Wight (Bembridge to Alum Bay) Sun 17 Ryde Main Carnival Sat 22

Bembridge Festival Sat 23 – Mon 25 Brading Haven YC Regatta Sat 22 – Sun 23

‘Bustival’ – 80 Years of Southern Vectis Sun 24 - Mon 25 Sandown Illuminated Carnival Wed 26
(Havenstreet)
Island Steam Show (Havenstreet) Fri 28 – Mon 31
Mottistone Manor Open Day Mon 25
Cowes Illuminated Carnival Sat 29
Sail the Wight (round the Island race for charity)
East Cowes Sailing Club Sat 30 Powerboat Festival (Cowes) Sat 29 – Sun 30

Wolverton Manor Concert Sat 30 IW Scooter Rally Fri 28 – Mon 31

Art Exhibition (Newtown) Sun 31 - Wed 24 June Summer Bank Holiday Mon 31

Old Gaffers Festival (Yarmouth) Fri 29 - Sun 31 St Helens Sports & Carnival tbc Mon 31

June September Sat 5
Ryde Illuminated Carnival Sat 5 - Sun 6
IW Country Dancing Festival (Havenstreet) Sun 7 Wolverton Manor Garden Fair
Antiques, Craft & Collectables Fair Sun 6
IW Music Festival (Seaclose Park) Fri 12 – Sun 14 (Medina Leisure Centre) Fri 11 – Sun 13
Bestival (Robin Hill Country Park)
Midsummer Opera Tue 16 - Wed 17 Model Railway Exhibition Sat 12 – Sun 13
(Priory Bay, Seaview) (Havenstreet) Fri 11 – Sun 20
Southampton Boat Show
Round the Island Race Sat 20 Wight Challenge (Porchfield) Sat 19
IW Cycling Festival Sat 19 – Sun 27
Shorwell Midsummer Fair Sat 20 Wine Festival (Havenstreet) Sat 27 – Sun 28
Midsummer Jazz & Steam (Havenstreet) Sat 20
Midsummer at Mottistone Wed 24 October
Jaguar Cars 20th Anniversary Rally Bembridge Heritage Centre closes
(Havenstreet) Sun 28
Mottistone Manor Gardens Open Day Tue 30 Wizard Week at Havenstreet Railway

July Fri 31
Sun 25 - Fri 30
1940s Experience IW Steam Railway Sat 4 - Sun 5
Brading Day (annual fair) Sun 6 November tbc Thu 5
Ryde Summer Regatta Sat 11 Sandown Fireworks and Lantern Parade
Folkstation (Havenstreet)
Newport Main Carnival Sat 11 - Sun 12 December
Sat 18 Mince Pie Specials at Havenstreet

IW County Show Sat 18 - Sun 19 BBA Christmas Lights of Love, Sat 26– Mon 28
Cowes Classic Yachts Week Sun 19 - Sat 25 Bembridge Fayre & Carnival tba
Day Out With Thomas (Havenstreet) Fri 24 - Tue 28
Open Studios Fri 24 - Mon 27

Based on information supplied. Neither the BBA nor this Guide is responsible for the accuracy of information, which may
be subject to change or cancellation. For latest information and details of all events please contact the appropriate organ-
isers directly. Tell us about an upcoming event at www.bembridge.org, or by contacting any Committee member.

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S. S. J. COLNTTDRACTORS

For Building Works

Unit 3, Marine Works, Tel/Fax: (01983) 875050
Embankment Road, www.ssjcontractors.co.uk

Bembridge,
Isle of Wight. PO35 5NR

A warm welcome awaits you at

LANE END NEWS
Telephone: (01983) 872681

“The shop that sells everything”

Newspapers Haberdashery Stamps
Confectionery Hardware Toys
Greeting Milk & Bread Wool
Cards Magazines Groceries
Stationery Cigarettes Pet Food

Newspaper deliveries undertaken
Watch out for our “Shop Locally” offers

Over 250 new Hardware Lines

Stephen’s
HAIRDRESSING
Paul Mitchell Stockist
Come and see us
in our new larger salon

Telephone: 01983 872692
1a Lane End Court

Lane End, Bembridge PO35 5UE

Lawnmowers • Tractors • Chainsaws • Brushcutters

For All Your Garden Machinery Needs - Just Call Us First

Main Agents for Westwood • Mountfield • Ibea • Wolf • Danarm • Harry • Atco • Qualcast • Allen
Spare Parts fo all major manufacturers including TECUMESH • BRIGGS & STRATTON • FLYMO • HONDA • COUNTAX • ECHO

01983 872927 ~ Open 8am to 6pm 6 days a week

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B.W. OXFORD RICHARD BUCKLEY

Building Contractor quality painting & decorating
Tel: 01983 873883/07738 022896
dry-lining, tiling, artexing,

coving & skimming
ceiling & wall repairs

telephone:

(01983) 874665
07866 197 430

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Ivar Cottage, Hillway, Bembridge,
Nr. Whitecliff Bay, I.W. PO35 5PJ

MEDINA veterinary GROUP

2 & 4 Foreland Road, Bembridge
Now Extended Opening Times

with Pets@Medina Vets

Shop Times: Monday to Friday 10.20am-4.30pm & Saturdays 10.30am-12noon
Surgery Times: Appointments from 2pm
Please telephone to make a booking

Tel: 883955 / 875901

SHEARWATER Outboard Sales & Repairs
New Boat Sales
Storage

Embankment Road
Bembridge PO35 5NS

Tel: 01983 872817
Fax: 01983 875047

[email protected]
shearwaterribs.com

bembridgeoutboards.co.uk

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WEAVER BROS LTD

est. 1829
Building Contractors • Decorators

Funeral Directors

Lane End Road
Bembridge

Isle of Wight PO35 5UE

Telephone: (01983 872598
Fax: (01983) 872981

E-Mail: [email protected]

The Pilot Boat Inn

Enjoy a relaxing drink and meal in the comfort of the friendly atmosphere
of the Pilot Boat Inn.

• Finest beers, real ales, spirits • Functions & parties catered for
and wines • Quiz Night every Wednesday
• Freshly cooked food using • Live Music every Friday
Island produce

For further information call Nick & Michelle or any of the Crew
on 01983 872077 or visit www.pilotboatinn.com

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St Helens Duver: a magical place

Words & photos by Frederick Western

The beauty of Bembridge Harbour is enhanced on one side by the Brading
Marshes RSPB Reserve and on the other by St Helens Duver, a designated
SSSI (site of Special Scientific Interest).

The Duver was still in use as a golf links until the wrens and blackbirds proclaim their territories
late 1950s, finally closing in 1961 when the area from every thicket. We continue on past the
was gifted to the National Trust. This landscape Mill Pond where in the autumn and winter
is unique on the Island for there is no other place large numbers of brent geese dabble through
where there are diverse habitats such as sand the exposed wet mud alongside shelduck, teal
dunes, scrub, and coarse grassland all bordered and mallard. Also many waders over-winter in
by woodland, tidal flats and the sea. the harbour including redshank, curlew, dunlin,
The Duver is enjoyed by many people for all sorts ringed plover and the rare greenshank. These
of reasons including bird watching, kite flying, ball are accompanied by huge flocks of lapwings
sports or just going for a pleasant walk in a special twisting and turning over the tranquil waters of
place. the harbour before coming to rest on the nearby
When my wife and I walk our dog around the RSPB reserve. But the most obvious bird to the
Duver we enjoy it for its flora and fauna and casual observer is the little egret. This large white
the friends that we meet on a regular basis. It wading bird with huge yellow feet has increased
is a social meeting place where the world is put in numbers from the near continent over the last
to rights and local news abounds, although my few years. Leaving the Mill Pond we reach the
springer spaniel prefers chasing the rabbits. area of rough grassland that in the early summer
Being creatures of habit both people and dogs is covered in a carpet of sea pink or thrift. The
take a familiar route. Ours is: left out of the car adjacent Duver woods echo to the sound of
park through the marram grass where red- the great spotted woodpecker drumming on a
capped green woodpeckers search for ants and dead tree and jays greeting intruders with their
grubs and in the spring resident robins, dunnocks, scolding calls. On returning to the car park from
the old golf club house the short-cropped grass in

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late summer and autumn is adorned with the blue This is just a small percentage of the wildlife
hue of the rare autumn squill. that inhabits the area and coupled with human
The entire area of this magical place is quartered participation the Duver becomes an enjoyable
by a pair of resident kestrels that nest in the amenity for local people and visitors alike,
woods and hunt over the grassy plateau for mice forming an intricate part of the harbour complex.
and voles. These appealing falcons contribute to a
grand total of over 80 species of birds seen by us
over the years.

OSTEOPATH
Andrew Long BSc (Hons)

Osteopathy is an established, recognised medical discipline
which uses its unique skills in diagnosis & treatment for
problems which may have occurred by injury or mechanical
stress.

In addition to back pain, treatments for other conditions
include
• Arthritic/ageing conditions • Upper/Lower limb pain
• Sciatica • Ligament strains
• Sports injuries • Headaches
• Frozen shoulders • Digestive disorders
• Whiplash

Osteopathy can also help with conditions not obviously
associated with the discipline such as asthma, sinusitis, etc.

Whether you are young or old, fit or unfit, osteopathy can help you. If you
are not sure whether treatment would be beneficial for you or your child,
please telephone us at the practice to discuss whether a consultation would
be appropriate.

Telephone: (01983) 872659 • Mobile: 07884 212193

E-mail: [email protected] • www.findanosteopath.co.uk/andrewlong

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Foodie Heaven!

When it comes to feeding
time, Bembridge residents
are spoilt rotten.

On their doorstep they have a great
array of independent shops that can
supply them with just about everything
they need to keep their larders and
fridges well stocked. A butcher, a baker,
a greengrocer, two delis… there is
probably not another village on the
Island that can compare.

And it’s not just the shops that are local:
much of the produce on offer originates
on the Island, such as the Isle of Wight
Blue and Gallybagger cheeses, both of which are Bembridge beach. The trick is to make confident
sold in Bembridge Deli and are made by the IW sweeps underneath its rock ledges. Just don’t
Cheese Company in Sandown. expect to feed a family of four from your catch –
Bembridge Bakery is a proper bakery whose and be careful on those slippery rocks!
owners get up at an unearthly hour to actually bake At the other end of the village, in Lane End, Island
the bread that they sell – it doesn’t come in on a Mustards hand make a wide range of speciality
lorry from some industrial estate! condiments, many of them making use of Island
ingredients such as Godshill cider and wine from
Being a coastal village, you would expect the Rosemary Vineyard near Ryde.
Bembridge to be well served for seafood, and you
won’t be disappointed. ‘The Best Dressed Crab in Of course, if you fancy a day off from cooking, there
Town’, run by Tina Henley from her home near are plenty of restaurants in the village, whether it’s
Bembridge Airport, serves up the freshest crab top-notch Chinese, good home cooking, seafood
and lobster imaginable. At the time of writing, platters, a pub snack or something more substantial
the village is also awaiting the opening of a new and not forgetting traditional fish & chips.
fishmonger on the High Street, to be run by
husband-and-wife team Ruth and Mike, who until Neighbouring St Helens also has two fine restaurants
now have been selling fresh fish and seafood, much and a popular pub, all of which overlook the famous
of it locally caught by Mike, from their boat, The village green, which is home to a wide array of
Captain Stan, in Bembridge Harbour. activities including cricket, football and petanque.
If seafood’s your thing, you could always arm So if you’re visiting Bembridge or St Helens, do
yourself with a prawning net and carrier bag and yourself a favour and shop local to eat local. You’ll
try your luck at catching your own prawns off taste the difference.

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Specialising in Residential Sales in Bembridge, St Helens and Seaview areas

• Friendly, experienced and motivated staff
• Excellent local knowledge
• Large register of properties for sale
• Free, no obligation valuations
• Accompanied viewings
• Open all day, 6 days a week
• Residential & Holiday lettings

Sherbourne House, Sherbourne Street, Bembridge. PO35 5RZ
Telephone: (01983) 875000 Facsimile: (01983) 875111
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hose-rhodes-dickson.co.uk

Also offices in Newport, Ryde, Shanklin & Ventnor

Building Contractors N.H.B.C registered

Tel: 875340 Fax: 875892

B&B SPICE COTTAGE Tel: (01983) 873262
150 Howgate Rd Bembridge PO35 5TQ
www.tvandweb.co.uk/spicecottage/

Luxury SC Apartment with Own Entrance

TV-Non Smoking-On Coastal Path-200m to Beach
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The Bembridge Heritage Society

The Bembridge Heritage Society was formed in 1996 to record and present the rich
history and heritage of Bembridge and its surrounding areas.

Our many displays look back over the past years of Village life and include pictures of
both characters and places – many photographs not seen in public before. Our feature
exhibitions include cabinets of items recovered from the now closed Newsagents dating
back to the 1950s and scale models of Bembridge Railway Station & Harbour in 1850
– Wartime militaria including a restored PLUTO pump – Video footage of Bembridge in
1950s & 1960s and much much more.
Come and see our Centre and help keep our Heritage for future generations.

Robin Maconchy (Chairman)
Open 1 April – 30 October, Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 10am to 4pm

Saturdays 10 am to 12 noon
Admission: Adults £1, Children under 16 FREE

Free 1 hour photo shoot
Free 6x4 framed photo

No purchase necessary

BOOK TODAY Family portraits with a difference...
530417 or 07740 255547 ...just take a look at our website!

www.vantageportraits.co.uk

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Local services

Useful addresses and telephone numbers with map references (see centre pages)
Airport Places of Worship
Bembridge Airport, Sandown Road, (C4) 873331 Holy Trinity, Church Road, (D2) 872175
St Luke’s, Lane End Road (E2) 872175
Bank Methodist Church, Foreland Road, (E2) 873810
Lloyds TSB, High Street, (D2) 0845 600 0688 St Michael’s RC, Walls Road, (E3) 562171
Chemist Police
Boots, High Street, (D2) 872328 Via Police HQ 0845 045 4545
Chiropodist Post Office
Lynchen’s Cottage, High Street, (D2) 873917 54 Foreland Road, (D2) 872884
Dentist Public Toilets
Hapgood House, Station Road, (D1) 872224 • The Duver, St Helens (accessible) (B1)
Doctor • Lifeboat station, (accessible) (F2)
St Helens Health Centre, Upper Green Road, (A1) • Station Road, The Point (D1)
872772 • High Street, (behind Opticians) (D2)

Funeral Directors • Steyne Park Rec Grnd, Steyne Rd, (B3)
Weaver Bros Ltd, Lane End Court (E2) 872598 • The Green, St Helens (A1)
• The Cloisters, High Street (accessible) (D2)
Harbourmaster
Harbour Office, The Duver, St Helens (B1) 872828 Taxis
Bembridge & Harbour Taxis 874132
Heritage Centre Village Taxis 874470
Bembridge Heritage Centre, Church Road (rear of
library) (D2) 874218 Youth & Community Centre
Steyne Park, Bembridge (D3) 874426
Library
Church Road, (D2) 873102 Veterinary Practice
Medina Veterinary Group, 2/4 Foreland Rd, (D2)
Parish Council 882992
Council Office, Foreland Road, (D2) 874160

All Building Works undertaken plus The Farm Shop, 8 High Street
Property maintenance for Residential, Telephone: 874236

Commercial & Holiday homes
Telephone Jonathan:

874184 / 07866 025206

Open from Easter to the end of September, The Lifeboat
View is a friendly, licenced Café, right on the beach
enjoying the most spectacular views across the Solent. Our
speciality, caught from our own fishing boat, are the
freshest crab and lobster salads.

The Lifeboat View is situated opposite Bembridge
Lifeboat Station at the bottom of Lane End Road; look for
the brown signs at the Lane End junction. Seating inside
and outside, booking advisable on (01983) 875568

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the bembridge deli
High Quality Fine Foods
and Homemade Food

4 High Street, Bembridge PO35 5SD
Tel: 01983 873555

E-mail:[email protected]
Web: www.thebembridgedeli.co.uk

“The smart way to dress”

1 Foreland Road, Bembridge,
Isle of Wight PO35 5XN
Telephone: 01983 873666

Old Mill Holiday Park
     ETC
Beautiful position overlooking the
harbour. Small, quiet and relaxed family
park. Choice of quality centrally heated
accommodation. Pine cabins, caravans &
apartments.

Open all year - please call in

Mill Road, St Helens, Nr Ryde PO33 1UE
Tel: 01983 872507 • www.oldmill.co.uk

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Bembridge Business Association Members’ Directory

ACCOMMODATION Xoron Floatel Mission Electrical
Embankment Road PO35 5NS House Freebird, Embankment Road PO35 5NS
Bembridge Coast Hotel Tel: 01983 874596 Tel: 01983 874699
Fisherman’s Walk PO35 5TH www.xoronfloatel.co.uk [email protected]
Tel: 01983 873931 Fax: 874693
[email protected] AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY S J Haines
www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk Beach House Beach House Lane PO35 5TA
Breakfast at Tiffanys B-N Group Limited Tel: 01983 874244 Fax: 874757
40 Foreland Road PO35 5XW [email protected]
Tel: 01983 874665 The Airport Sandown Road PO35 5PR
www.tiffanysbandb.com Tel: 0870 881 5060 Fax: 0870 881 5061 SSJ Contractors
Harbour Farm [email protected] Marine Works Embankment Road PO35 5RR
Embankment Road PO35 5NS www.britten-norman.com Tel/Fax: 01983 875050
Tel: 01983 872610 Fax: 874080
[email protected] ARTS & CRAFTS [email protected]
www.harbourfarm.co.uk www.ssjcontractors.co.uk
Hideaway Holidays Charlotte Hodge Thomas
Lantern Court Ducie Ave PO35 5RT 24 Walls Road PO35 5RD TJS Developments
Tel: 01983 872285 Tel: 01983 875727 Orchard Cott Lane End Close PO35 5UF
[email protected] [email protected] Tel/Fax: 01983 873264
www.hideaway-holidays.co.uk www.charlottehodgethomas.co.uk [email protected]
Keyview Properties www.tjsdevelopments.co.uk
Landguard Manor Landguard Manor Road Cobwebs Antiques & Collectables Total Fabrication
Shanklin PO37 7JB Foreland Road PO35 5XN Redruth Manna Road PO35 5UX
Tel: 01983 868844 Tel: 01983 874487
[email protected] Tel: 01983 875205 Mob: 07831 660667
www.keyviewproperties.co.uk Kensington Studio [email protected]
Little House on the Green Seascape, Beachhouse Lane PO35 5
Tel: 01983 875878 Northclose Road PO35 Weaver Brothers Ltd
[email protected] Tel: 01983 872362 Weavers Yard Lane End Court
www.littlehouseonthegreen.co.uk Lane End Road PO35 5UE
Old Mill Holiday Park Longridge Mountcutters Tel: 01983 872598 Fax: 872981
Mill Road St Helens PO33 1UE Shetlands House [email protected]
Tel: 01983 872507
[email protected] Northclose Road PO35 5XP Wight Home Inspections
www.oldmill.co.uk Tel: 01983 874121 Fax: 873880
Sandhills Holiday Park [email protected] 24 Walls Road PO35 5RD
Sandhills Holiday Park www.longridge.co.uk Tel: 01983 875262
Whitecliff Bay PO35 5QB aTnhdroGuagrhdTenhse Door - Homes [email protected]
Tel: 01983 872277 Fax: 872278 37 High Street PO35 5SD www.wighthomeinspections.co.uk
[email protected]
www.sandhillsholidaypark.com CHARTERED ARCHITECTS
Sheepstor Cottage
West Green St Helens PO33 1XA Tel: 01983 875560 RM Associates
Tel: 01983 873132 Mob: 07970 965503 44 High Street PO35 5SF
Spice Cottage [email protected] Tel: 01983 873100 Fax: 873743
150 Howgate Road PO35 1TQ www.throughthedoor.co.uk [email protected]
Tel: 01983 873262
www.tvandweb.co.uk/spicecottage BOOKSELLERS www.rmassociates.org.uk
St. Veronica’s Mother Goose Bookshop
Lane End PO35 5TB Lower Green Road PO33 1TP CHILD CARE
Tel: 01983 872872 Tel: 01983 873897 Windmills Pre-School
Whitecliff Bay Holiday Park [email protected] The Mobile, Bembridge Primary School
Hillway PO35 5PL www.mothergoose4books.co.uk Steyne Road PO35 5UH
Tel: 01983 872671 Fax: 872941 Tel: 01983 873575
[email protected]
www.whitecliff-bay.com BUILDING SERVICES CLOTHING
Wight Coast & Country Cottages AM Faithfull and Sons Ltd Changing Room Dress Agency
13 High Street PO35 5SD 132 Howgate Road PO35 5QZ 1 Foreland Road PO35 5XN
Tel: 01983 873163 Fax: 872279 Tel: 01983 875488/875340/875892 Tel: 01983 873666
[email protected] www.wcandcc.co.uk Fax: 875892 [email protected]
Wight Holiday Homes [email protected]
Woodnutts The Duver PO33 1YB
Tel: 01983 874430 Fax: 875912 Basewell Engineering Ltd COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
[email protected] Unit 2a Weavers Yard, Lane End Road Bembridge Village Hall
www.wightholidayhomes.com PO35 5US Village Hall High Street PO35 5SW
Tel: 07974 430414
[email protected] Tel/Fax: 01983 873087
[email protected]
BW Oxford, Builder
41 Steyne Road PO35 5TA Bembridge Youth & Community
Tel: 01983 873883 Centre
Steyne Park Steyne Road PO35 5UL
JM Death Decorator & Refurbishers Tel: 01983 873311
Fairlands, 125 High Street PO35 5SQ www.bembridge.com
Tel: 01983 874184 Mob: 07866 025206 Woodnutts The Duver PO33 1YB
Tel: 01983 874430 Fax: 875912
MC’s Carpentry Services [email protected]
2 Longlands Cottages, Sandown Rd PO35 5PW

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EATING OUT FINANCIAL HUMAN RESOURCES
Islan Personnel Consultants
Baywatch on the Beach Bembridge Post Office & Card St Denis 58 High Street PO35 5SF
The Duver PO33 1XY Gallery Tel/Fax: 01983 872167
Tel: 01983 873259 54 Foreland Road PO35 5UA [email protected]
Bembridge Bakery Café Tel: 01983 872884
33 High Street PO35 5SD Lloyds TSB LEGAL SERVICES
Tel: 01983 872644 2 High Street PO35 5SD Careless and Kemp Solicitors
China China Restaurant & Bar Tel: 0845 072 3333 Incorporating Christina A Pay Solicitor
Sherbourne Street PO35 5RZ www.lloydstsb.com 2a Sandown Road, Lake PO36 9JP
Tel: 01983 875559 Fax: 875958 Trevaskis Accounting Tel: 01983 873188 / 400456
Ganders Restaurant 67 High Street PO35 5SF [email protected]
Upper Green Road St Helens PO331UQ Tel: 01983 872387 www.carelessandkemp.co.uk
Tel: 01983 872014 [email protected] The Bembridge Law Practice
[email protected] Grove Mews Sherbourne St PO35 5SB
Long Ledge Café FUNERAL DIRECTORS Tel: 01983 875859 Fax: 811240
The Beach Forelands Field Road PO35 5TR Weaver Brothers Ltd [email protected]
Tel: 01983 875120 Weavers Yard Lane End Court www.terencewilley.co.uk
www.isleofwight.com/cabibcafe Lane End Road PO35 5UE
Regal Fish & Chip Shop Tel: 01983 872598 Fax: 872981 MARINE SERVICES
11 Foreland Road PO35 5XN [email protected] AA Coombes

Tel/Fax: 01983 873334 HAIR & BEAUTY Embankment Road PO35 5NR
St Helens Restaurant Tel: 01983 872296
Lower Green Road PO33 1TS Bembridge Beauty Base [email protected]
Tel/Fax: 01983 872303 Pearshouse 76 Steyne Road PO35 5SL Bembridge Harbour
[email protected] Tel: 01983 872178 Improvements Company
www.sthelensrestaurant.com Beverley’s & Sam’s Hairdressing Harbour Office The Duver PO33 1YB
(in Tricia’s Hair Salon) Tel: 01983 872828 Fax: 872922
The Lifeboat View 27 High Street PO35 5SD [email protected]
Lane End Road PO35 5TB Tel: 01983 874565 www.bembridgeharbour.co.uk
Tel: 01983 875568 Bembridge Outboards
Tollgate Café HEALTHCARE Embankment Road PO35 5NS
Embankment Road PO35 5NR Andrew Long (Osteopath) Tel: 01983 872817 Fax: 875047
Tel: 01983 872742 Stanwell Cottage Hillway PO35 5PS [email protected]
Tel: 01983 872659 Mob: 07884 212193 www.bembridgeoutboards.co.uk
ELECTRONICS The Elms Nursing Home Bjorn Johansson Design
D&H Electronics Swains Road PO35 5XS Unit 2c Weavers Yard
Weavers Yard Lane End Crt PO35 5US Tel: 01983 872248 Fax: 01983 875206 Lane End Road PO35 5US
Tel: 01983 874577 Fax: 872726 [email protected] Tel: 01983 875551 Fax: 875553
[email protected] www.sciohealthcare.co.uk [email protected]
Excell of Bembridge The Limes Care Home www.b-j-d.com
The Workshop Manna Road PO35 5UX 43 Foreland Road PO35 5XN
Tel: 01983 872578 Tel: 01983 873655 Fax: 874170 MOTOR SERVICES
[email protected] Shaun Burden Vehicle Repairs

ESTATE AGENTS [email protected] Harbour Industrial Estate
Embankment Road PO35 5NR
HOME & GARDEN Tel: 01983 872131
Creasey Biles & King
13 High Street PO35 5SD Andrea Lesley Soft Furnishings Shaun Burden Car Sales
Tel: 01983 872335 Fax: 872279 Unit 3 Weavers Yard Lane End Rd PO35 5US 74 Steyne Road PO35 5SL
[email protected] Tel: 01983 875783 Tel: 01983 872324
www.creasey-biles-king.co.uk Bembridge Garden Machinery [email protected]
Jenny Turnbull Estate Agents Unit 1&2 Wallsend Farm High St PO35 5SF Staddlestones Peugeot
3 Foreland Road PO35 5XN Tel: 01983 872927 Fax: 874626 Church Road PO35 5ND
Tel: 01983 874777 Fax: 874793 [email protected] Tel: 01983 872121 Fax: 872487
www.jennyturnbull.co.uk www.bembridgegardenmachinery.mowerpro.co.uk www.iwpeugeot.com

Hose Rhodes Dickson Jetwash Express MUSEUMS
Sherbourne House Sherbourne St PO35 5RZ Neptune The Ruskins Kings Road PO35 5NY Bembridge Heritage Society
Tel: 01983 875000 Fax: 875111 Tel: 01983 875656 Rear of Public Library Church Road PO35 5NA
[email protected] [email protected] Tel: 01983 873100
www.hose-rhodes-dickson.co.uk [email protected]
Pittis and Sons Richard Buckley Decorators The National Trust
15 High Street PO35 5SD Tel: 01983 874665 Mob: 07866 197 430 Bembridge Windmill Mill Road PO35 5SQ
Tel: 01983 875757 Fax: 875682 Tel: 01983 741020
[email protected] Second to None [email protected]
Holiday Home Caretaking
Tel: 01983 872229 Mob: 07811 329429

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NEWSAGENTS The Propeller Inn Sally’s Riding
Lane End News Bembridge Airport Bantry House Ducie Avenue PO35 5NE
Lane End Court Lane End Road PO35 5UE Tel: 01983 873611 Mob: 07838 116 578 Tel: 01983 872260
Tel: 01983 872681 The Vine Inn X-Isle Sports
[email protected] Upper Green Road PO33 1UJ Embankment Road PO35 55NR
Tel: 01983 872337 Fax: 875099 Tel: 01983 873111
PLUMBING The Windmill Inn [email protected]
Add a Rad 1 Steyne Road PO35 5UH www.x-is.co.uk
Staddlestones Heathfield Close PO35 5UG Tel: 01983 872875 Fax: 874760
Tel: 01983 872850 [email protected] TRANSPORT
Dexter Domestic Services www.windmill-inn.com Bembridge and Harbour Taxis
Tillyards 138 Howgate Road PO35 5TW 67 Howgate Road PO35 5QU
Tel: 01983 874262 RETAILERS/SUPPLIERS Tel: 01983 874132
Bembridge Flower Shop [email protected]
6 High Street PO35 5SD
PRINT / MEDIA Tel: 01983 875500 Lacey’s (IOW) Ltd
42 High Street PO35 5SF
Bembridge Jewellers Tel: 01983 872663 Fax: 872575
Chubbroyd The Old Bank Sherbourne Street PO35 5SB [email protected]
11 Pelham Close PO35 5TS Tel: 01983 875333 www.laceysremovals.co.uk
Tel/Fax: 01983 875108 Bembridge Welcome (Co-op) Village Taxis
[email protected] 4 Lane End Court Lane End Road PO35 5UE Westmead Mitten Road PO35 5UP
Desktop Studio Tel: 01983 872627 Tel: 01983 874470 Fax: 873878
6B Weavers Yard Lane End Road PO35 5US Island Mustards [email protected]
Tel: 01983 874874 Fax: 874110
[email protected] Unit 8 Weavers Yard Lane End Rd PO35 5US
Island Photo Restoration Tel/Fax: 01983 875949 VETERINARY
18 Downsview Road PO35 5QT
Tel: 01983 875458 [email protected] Medina Veterinary Group
[email protected] www.island-mustards.com 2/4 Foreland Road PO35 5XW
www.islandphotorestoration.co.uk
Shoestyles Ltd
1 Lane End Court Lane End Road PO35 5UE Tel: 01983 883955 Fax: 882992
Off Wight Words & Design Tel: 01983 872137 Fax: 873435
PO Box 146 St Helens PO33 9BD [email protected]

Tel: 01983 873687 The Bembridge Deli
[email protected] 4 High Street PO35 5SD

Oniva (Secretarial Services) Tel: 01983 873555
www.thebembridgedeli.co.uk
30 Egerton Road PO35 5RJ
Tel: 01983 874610 The Best Dressed Crab in Town
[email protected]
www.onivaltd.com Ivar Cottage Hillway PO35 5PJ
Tel: 01983 874758
The Copy Queen
The Farm Shop
2 Driftwood Fishermans Walk PO35 5TD 8 High Street PO35
Tel/Fax: 01983 873008 Tel: 01983 874236
[email protected]
www.thecopyqueen.co.uk Year-round coverage
SPORT & LEISURE and a full-colour
The Cranio Group display ad
3 The Lanterns Sherbourne Street PO35 5RU Bembridge Sailing Club for as little as £50.
Tel: 01983 874204 Embankment Road PO35 5NR
www.craniogroup.com Tel: 01983 872237 Fax: 874950
Vectis Web Design [email protected]
114 High Street PO35 5SQ www.bembridgesailingclub.org
Tel: 01983 873853 To advertise in the
[email protected] Bouncy World Bembridge and St Helens
www.vectis-webdesign.com Tel: 01983 872229 Mob: 07811 320429
[email protected] Guide
Brading Haven Yacht Club
Embankment Rd PO33 1XQ (circulation 20,000)
PUBS & HOTELS Tel: 01983 872289 or if you wish to join the
The Crab & Lobster Inn [email protected]
32 Foreland Fields Road PO35 5TR www.bhyc.org.uk
Tel: 01983 872244 Gotten Manor Shoot Association
www.crabandlobsterinn.co.uk Touchstone Heathfield Road PO35 5UW contact

The Pilot Boat Inn Tel: 01983 873444 any
Station Road PO35 5NN [email protected] Committee member
Tel: 01983 872077 www.gottenmanorshoot.co.uk

[email protected]
www.pilotboatinn.com

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Residential Lettings & Property Management
Member of the Association of Residential Letting Agents

view all our properties on

Full referencing service
Secure deposit protection

Inventory service
Legal & rent protection cover

Telephone: 01983 868844
www.keyviewproperties.co.uk

Bed & Breakfast BEMBRIDGE
WINDMILL
Open all year Registered charity no. 205846
Open daily from 14th
Embankment Road, Bembridge PO35 5NS March to 1st November
Telephone: (01983) 874596 11am - 5pm
www.xoronfloatel.co.uk
Last admission 4.30pm
Built c 1700 this is the island's only
surviving windmill and still has most
of its original machinery intact.

For more information visit:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/isloefwight
or call 01983 873945

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Hideaway Holidays

Superb self-catering accommodation

[email protected]

01983 87 22 85

TURKEY www.hideaway-holidays.co.uk FRANCE

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Alanya, Turkish Riviera Languedoc, South of France

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Advertisers’ Index

Advertiser Page Advertiser Page

AM Faithfull and Sons Ltd 37 Lacey’s (IOW) Ltd Removers 9
Lane End News 30
Baywatch on the Beach 6-7 Lifeboat View Café, The 39
Bembridge and Harbour Taxis 37 Little House on the Green, The 13
Bembridge Bakery Café Limes, The
Bembridge Beauty Base 9 Long, Andrew (Osteopath) 9
Bembridge Coast Hotel 12 Long Ledge Café 35
Bembridge Deli 13
Bembridge Flower Shop 2
Bembridge Garden Machinery 40 Medina Veterinary Group 32
Bembridge Harbour Improvements Co Ltd 13 Mission Electrical 19
Bembridge Heritage Society 30 Mother Goose Bookshop
Bembridge Jewellers 9
Bembridge Law Practice, The 4
Bembridge Outboards 38 National Trust, The 44

8 Off Wight 12
45 Old Mill Holiday Park 40
32

Bembridge PO & Card Gallery 17 Pilot Boat Inn, The 33
Bembridge Sailing Club 20
Bembridge Youth & Community Centre 14 Red Funnel 48
Best Dressed Crab in Town, The 32 Regal Fish & Chip Shop 13
Beverley and Sam’s Hairdressing Richard Buckley 31
(Tricia’s Hair Salon) 13 RM Associates 33
Bouncy World 9
Brading Haven Yacht Club Sally’s Riding 30
Breakfast at Tiffany’s 44
BW Oxford 17 Second to None Holiday Home Caretakers 14
31
Shaun Burden Vehicle Repairs 14

Careless and Kemp Solicitors 11 Sheepstor Cottage 21
Changing Room Dress Agency, The 40
China China 47 Shoestyles Ltd 20
Cobwebs Antiques & Collectables
Crab & Lobster Inn, The 9 Spice Cottage 37
21
SSJ Contractors 30

Staddlestones 20

Stephen’s Hairdressing 30

Desktop Studio 31 Suzanne Whitmarsh 31

Elms, The 32 TJS Developments 12
Tollgate Café 12
Farm Shop, The 30 Total Fabrication 21
Flying Carpet Holidays (Turkey) 44 Trevaskis Accounting & Book-keeping 14

Ganders Restaurant 12 Vantage Portraits 38
Vectis WebDesign 40
Hose Rhodes Dickson 37 Village Taxis 13
Hodge Thomas, Charlotte 21
Weaver Brothers Ltd 33
Island Photo Restoration 40 Wight Holiday Homes 31
Island Mustards 14 Windmill Inn, The 22
Wight Charter 31
Jenny Turnbull Estate Agent 20
JM Death 39 Xoron Floatel 44

Keyview Properties 44

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