Bembridge & St Helens Guide 2010

Bembridge and St Helens
Guide 2010

Published by the Bembridge Business Association

www.bembridge.org

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

Bembridge & St Helens Guide 2010

Welcome to the 2010 edition of the Bembridge & St Helens Guide.
Ask ten different people what they like most about this area and likely as not
you’ll receive ten different replies.
To start with there is the natural beauty, whether it’s the downland, the harbour
and marshes, coastal and rural walks, or simply the beach. For the more active
obviously watersports are on offer, but so too are horse riding and gliding.
When eating out you can choose between cafes, pubs, award winning
restaurants, or having a takeaway. Whilst if you are catering yourself we have a fish shop,
butcher, bakery, farm shop, delicatessens, as well as the supermarkets. What other retail area
on the Island can offer all these?
Then there’s also the sense of community, which I’m sure in part is due to the fact that so many
of us work, as well as live, in the area. For away from the main streets and harbourside you’ll
find a surprising range of businesses catering to the needs of the local and wider economy.
Even in the best of times small businesses face increasing
challenges and competition, and it is only by your support that
they will continue to prosper, and help make the area the vibrant
place it is.
This booklet is your guide to this area, its attractions and its
businesses. Whether you are a local or a visitor, on behalf of the
Bembridge Business Association I hope you enjoy reading it and
finding out what the villages of Bembridge and St Helens have to
offer.

David Groom (Chairman)

Acknowledgements CONTENTS 4
TheBembridgeBusinessAssociationwouldliketothank Bembridge Fort 8
everyonewhohascontributedtothisventure.Particular Harbour users’ guide 10
thanks are due to all the companies and organisations Bembridge Harbour & Global Warming 14
that have supported the Guide by advertising and Island Diary 17
granting permission to use their material including Marine safety information 19
Carol Pearce, David Groom and Paul Rainford. Saints & Sailors … a short history of St Helens 20
Cover photo – St Helens Old Church – Paul Rainford Shopping in Bembridge 23
Editor: Paul Rainford What happens in Bembridge Harbour? 24
Production editor: Brian Cantwell Tel: 01983 874874 Walk this way 26
Advertising manager: Carol Pearce Tel: 01983 Village Map 28
872285 Location Inspiration - Local Art Showcase 39
BBA website: www.bembridge.org Precious Pages – craft as well as art 44
Published by the Bembridge Business Association A new era for Bembridge Lifeboat 45
© 2010 Lifeboat Appeal print 46
Typeset & Designed by Desktop Studio, Bembridge. The beaches of Bembridge & St Helens 49
Printed in the UK by The Magazine Printing Company Local services 47
www.magprint.co.uk BBA members’ directory 50
Every care has been taken in compiling this publication Advertisers’ index
and its contents which were believed to be correct at
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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Secrets of the Fort Photos courtesy of the National Trust

Bembridge Fort sits like some great brooding presence on Culver Down, mostly
ignored as people head on to the Culver Haven pub or to the car parking areas
further up the road.

Built in the 1860s, it formed part of a ring of defences protecting the island and the naval dockyards
at Portsmouth from the threat of a French invasion. Other links in this chain of defence included the
Needles Old Battery and several forts in the Solent. In the event the French never came, with the
result that the fortifications became known as ‘Palmerston’s Follies’.
Unless you went and had a close squint at the sign near to its entrance, you wouldn’t necessarily
know that it was owned by the National Trust. It has to be said that it is one of their lower-profile
acquisitions.
Though part of it is occupied by an industrial tenant, for years the rest of the fort was out of bounds
to the general public. Recently, however, the Trust has been offering guided tours of the property,
which, though still semi-derelict, is gradually being cleared and restored by a small group of
volunteers.
The tours, which must be booked in advance, last one and a half hours and are conducted by
volunteer guides. In 2010 the tours will take place during the morning of the first and third Tuesdays
of each month, starting on April 6.

It should be noted that the
tours are not suitable for
children under the age of ten,
and that there are many uneven
surfaces and some steep steps.
The Trust says that it may be
possible to provide additional
tours for private groups of ten
or more.
If you would like to book a
place on one of the tours, call
the Trust on (01983) 741020
or contact them by email at
[email protected].
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Harbourmaster Chris Turvey writes …

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

Wight Charter Rib trips from Bembridge – from one hour to Cowes or
Portsmouth to all day around the Island

Towing and delivery of boats and yachts also undertaken

For further info:
www.wightcharter.co.uk
Tel: 01983 874430 • Mob: 07850 110302
[email protected]

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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.

Ph6oto - B Langford

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

CARE HOME FOR THE ELDERLY

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

independence and have a lifestyle as close as possible Telephone:
to that which they might enjoy in their own home. 01983 875783 / 07968 271580

• Close to all local amenities Showroom at
• Weekly GP visits & close contact with District Unit 3, Weavers Yard,
Nurses Lane End Road, Bembridge.
• Regular entertainment & Exercise classes
• Unrestricted visiting hours
• IW Council registered

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

Mother Goose Bookshop Beaufort Marine & Mechanical
Antiquarian & Modern First Editions
MOBILE MARINE
Specialists in Nautical, Travel, Children’s Illustrated, etc ENGINEERING
The best-kept secret on the Isle of Wight
Engine Services • Mechanical Repairs
Browsers Welcome
07896 369 880
Shop: 01983 874063
Out of Hours: 01983 873897 or

E-Mail: [email protected] 07504 708 965

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

Come and see us at the Bembridge Drop In Centre,
Methodist Church Hall, Foreland Road,

Tuesday afternoons from 1.30pm to 4.30pm

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Bembridge Harbour and global warming

The villages of Bembridge and Locally, this could spell something not far short
St Helens are in many ways of a catastrophe. For the Eastern Yar catchment
defined by their proximity to area between Bembridge Harbour and the
Bembridge Harbour. The sailing inland village of Alverstone, the Environment
clubs, the numerous marine- Agency reckons that within 100 years more
related businesses, even the than 730 properties in low lying areas will be at
waterside pubs: all owe their serious risk of flooding.
existence to the harbour. But it is not just about lost homes and
businesses, vital as they are. The hinterland
But what happens when the very same water of Bembridge Harbour is of international
that defined the area comes to present a threat environment importance, with a large part of it
to its future survival? having been designated as both a Site of Special
According to figures from Defra, the sea level Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Protection
in south-east England is set to rise by about a Area (SPA) under the Ramsar Convention for
metre in the next 100 years. This, they say, will its populations of overwintering wildfowl and
be the result of a combination of two factors: waders. Known locally as Brading Marshes,
global warming, which we all know about, and this site is the largest freshwater habitat in
the less talked about geological phenomenon the Solent region. All that is protecting these
of ‘isostatic rebound’, which in simple terms is precious wildlife sites from inundation is
the gradual corrective ‘tilting’ of Britain’s land Embankment Road – the raised road that links
mass, resulting in southern England sinking and Bembridge to St Helens – and the river outfall
Scotland rising. structure.
Initially, the experts say, the annual sea level rise At the mouth of Bembridge Harbour is the
will be relatively small – 4.8mm a year – but by Duver, the sand spit formation so beloved
2085 this increment will be up to 15.8mm year. of local dogwalkers. The Duver is important
in three respects: it provides shelter to the
10 harbour, it is a designated SSSI and it is home
to several businesses. It too is under threat from
the effects of climate change.

What is to be
done?
To find a way
forward, a major
study, funded by
the government
and led by the
Environment
Agency in
partnership with
the Isle of Wight
Council’s Centre
for the Coastal
Environment,
began in 2006. The
£670,000 study
covered the whole
river catchment,
including parts
of Bembridge,
St Helens,

Brading and Sandown, as well as the villages The first was the building of a sea wall, varying
of Newchurch, Adgestone, Alverstone and in height from a few centimetres to 1.4 metres,
Arreton. The study set out to assess potentially along the seaward side of Embankment Road.
increasing flood risks within the catchment as This would cost, it is estimated, £4.5 million
well as examining the issue of coastal erosion over the next 100 years, though central
and risks of coastal flooding within Bembridge government funding for this was deemed a
harbour, looking ahead for the next 100 years. distinct possibility. According to the study, the
The importance of this study to local businesses road currently has a 1 in 25 chance of being
was underlined by the involvement of the St overtopped in any year, but because of the
Helens & Bembridge Harbour & Coastal Working projected sea level rise, in 100 years’ time the
Group, which commissioned its own survey of road could be overtopped by sea water on a
how the rise in sea levels might affect those monthly basis if nothing is done.
plying their trade in the area. The second recommendation relates to the
The findings of the Eastern Yar study were Duver sea wall above St Helens beach, which
presented towards the end of last year (2009) is beginning to show its age in places. The
in Bembridge Village Hall. A steady stream of Environment Agency suggests maintaining the
locals, some of them residents, some of them sea wall for the next 50 years. After this time,
owners of harbour businesses, and many of they argue, the impacts of projected sea level
them both, came along to find out what the rise could be so severe on this area that the
powers that be had in store for them. strategy might need to be reappraised. This
The document that awaited them, entitled work will cost £2.2 million, and will probably
‘Planning for the Future’, set out two main have to be paid for the Isle of Wight Council,
recommendations. which has a legal obligation to protect the
Duver.
Environment Agency staff at the presentation
suggested that it would be at least five
years before any work would start on the
Embankment Road sea wall, as the project
would have to join the Agency’s funding queue
of similar flood defence works nationwide.
So don’t expect to see any obvious signs just
yet, but in a few years’ time the Bembridge
response to the threat posed by global warming
will begin in earnest.

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‘Pearshouse’, 76 Steyne Road, Bembridge PO35 5SL

Professional Beauty Therapy
and Aromatherapy

Telephone Jenny on (01983) 872178 GANDERS
RESTAURANT
SHAUN BURDEN
Tel: 01983 872014
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CLUTCH SPECIALISTS Upper Green Road
St Helens PO33 1UQ
All makes of vehicles serviced
Clutches, Exhausts,
Tyres, Brakes
MOTs arranged

Courtesy Car available

01983 872131 Seasonal Set Menu:
2 Courses from £15.45
Unit 5 Embankment Road
Bembridge PO35 5NR Home Made Sweets
Locally Sourced Produce
Traditional Sunday Lunch

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Tim Woodcock

Bookkeeping for the small business

T. 01983 872519 • Bookkeeping
M. 07737 315116
E. [email protected] • Payroll

• VAT

• Charity Accounts

The Old Cottage, Upper Green Road, St Helens PO33 1UQ

BeMBRiDGe

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

Pensions
Investments

Inheritance
Protection
Insurance

[email protected]
07775 924302
69 High Street,

Newport PO30 1BA

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Island Diary

March Open Studios Fri 23 - Mon 26
IW Grand National & Ashey Scurry Days Out with Thomas (Havenstreet) Fri 23 - Tue 27
(Ashey) Sun 28 - Mon 29 Newport Main Carnival Sat 24
Memorial Ploughing Match
(Mottistone Manor Farm) Sun 28 Sandown Carnival Tue 27 - Thur 28
Cowes Week Sat 31 July - Sat 7 Aug
April
Bembridge Heritage Centre opens Thur 2 August
‘Bustival’ - Vintage Vehicle Cavalcade Bembridge Art Society Annual Exhibition Sun 1 - Sat 7
(Havenstreet) Jaguar Car Rally (Havenstreet) Sun 1
Sun 18 Shanklin Main Carnival Wed 4
IW International Jazz Festival
(Ventnor) Sat 17 - Mon 19 Shanklin Illuminated Carnival Sat 7
Victorian Weekend (Havenstreet) Sat 7 - Sun 8
Bembridge Art Society Art Exhibition Sat 24 - Sun 25 Ventnor Main Carnival Wed 11
St Georges Celebration Weekend (Cowes) Sat 24
Robin Hill Garden Show & It’s A Knockout Sat 24 - Sun 25 Bembridge Sailing Club Regatta Sat 13 - Sun 14
Ventnor Illuminated Carnival Sun 14
May IW Garlic Festival Sun 14 - Mon 15
Real Ale Festival (Havenstreet) Sat 1 - Mon 3 Seaview Yacht Club Regatta Sun 15 - Mon 16
IW Randonnee Cycle Sun 2
Early May Bank Holiday Mon 3 IW Half-Marathon
Ribex (Cowes) Fri 7 - Sun 9 (comes through Bembridge and St Helens) Sun 15
Cowes Carnival Wed 18
Bembridge Windmill History Talks Ryde Carnival Sat 21
(Bembridge Windmill) Sat 8 - Sun 9 NGS Open Garden: Bembridge Coast Hotel Sun 22
IW Walking Festival Sat 8 - Sun 23
Ryde Rowing Club Regatta Sat 15 Sandown Illuminated Carnival Wed 25
Island Steam Show (Havenstreet) Fri 27 - Mon 30
Walk the Wight (Bembridge to Alum Bay) Sun 16 Cowes-Torquay-Cowes Powerboat Race Fri 27 - Sun 29
NGS Open Garden: Bembridge Coast Hotel Sun 23
1960s Event (Havenstreet) Sun 30 - Mon 31 International Scooter Rally (Ryde) Fri 27 - Mon 30
Cowes Illuminated Carnival Sat 28
Bembridge Art Society Art & Crafts Exhibition Mon 31 St Helens Main Carnival Mon 30
Bembridge Street Fair Mon 31
Mottistone Manor House Open Day Mon 31 September
Wolverton Manor Garden Fair Fri 3 - Sat 4
June Morris Minor Rally (Havenstreet) Sun 5
Mottistone Manor House Family Fun Day Wed 2 Bestival (Robin Hill) Thur 9 - Sun 12
St Boniface Flower Festival (Bonchurch) Thur 3 - Sun 6
Sail the Wight (East Cowes) Sat 5 Model Railway Exhibition (Havenstreet) Sat 11 - Sun 12
Little Britain Challenge Cup Regatta
Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival Sun 6 (Cowes) Thur 16 - Sun 19
Bembridge Village Band Concert Sun 6
IW Music Festival (Newport) Fri 11 - Sun 13 IW Cycling Festival (Islandwide) Sat 18 - Sun 26
International Classic Car Show (Ryde) Sun 19
Brading Haven YC Jubilee Regatta Sun 13 Wine Festival (Havenstreet) Sat 25 - Sun 26
NGS Open Garden: Nunwell House (Brading) Sun 13
Shorwell Midsummer Fair Sat 19 Brading Haven YC Regatta Sat 28 - Sun 29

Round the Island Yacht Race Sat 19 October Fri 1
National Armed Forces Day (Appley Park) Sat 26 IW Hospice ‘Go Yellow Day’ (Islandwide)
IW Marathon Sun 3
Midsummer Jazz (Havenstreet) Sat 26 Bembridge Art Soc Autumn Exhibition Fri 15 - Sun 17
NGS Brighstone Open Gardens Sun 27
Barton Manor Open Day (Whippingham) Sun 27 Bembridge Heritage Centre closes Sat 30

July Sat 3 - Sun 4 November Fri 5
1940s Experience (Havenstreet) Sandown Lantern Parade
Arts Festival Parade & Ryde Summer Regatta Sun 3
FolkStation music festival (Havenstreet) Fri 9 - Sun 11 Bembridge Gift Fair (BSC) Fri 26

NGS Niton Open Gardens Sun 11 December Sat 4 - Fri 24
Sunflower Classic Car Run (Islandwide) Sun 11 Santa Specials (Havenstreet)
Ryde Lantern Parade & Festive Fun Day Sun 5
Island Motor Show (Havenstreet) Sat 17 - Sun 18 Bembridge Lights of Love Sat 11
IW County Show (Northwood) Sat 17 - Sun 18
Freshwater Carnival Sun 18 Cowes Christmas Carnival Sat 18
Mince Pie Specials (Havenstreet) Sun 26 - Tue 28

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
organisers directly. Tell us about an upcoming event at www.bembridge.org, or by contacting any Committee member.

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Beverley s
Hairdressing

@Tricia’s Hair Salon
Hairdressing for all the family
Early & late appointments available

Tel: 01983 874565 • 07929 390 242

27 High Street, Bembridge, PO35 5SD

TREVASKIS

ACCOUNTING & BOOK-KEEPING

Self Assessment • Payroll • VAT
Construction Industry
Pubs, Restaurants, Retail

For small business by small business

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

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H ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS TEL: 01983 874699 APPROVED
H INSPECTION & TEST MOB: 07973 898592 CONTRACTOR
H FAULT DIAGNOSIS
H PERIODIC INSPECTION REPORTS
H P.A.T. TESTING
H Access Control Systems

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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
appropriate, 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
0110 B 0410 C 0710 A 1010 C 1310 BD 1610 C 1910 A 2210 C
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 (March 2010).

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Saints and sailors sailing ships, giving rise to the practice known
as ‘holy-stoning’ the decks.  In 1805 Admiral
Jonathan Bacon, Chairman of St Helens Lord Nelson’s fleet gathered off St Helens before
Parish Council, gives an overview of the setting sail for Cadiz to play its part in the
village’s colourful history. Battle of Trafalgar. It is commonly accepted that
Nelson’s last view of England was of St Helens, a
St Helens is very much a traditional fact recently commemorated by a plaque now
English village, centred as it is placed on the old church tower.
around the second largest village St Helens Fort is situated in the Solent, just off St
green in the country on which is Helens. It was built between 1867 and 1880 to
found both a cricket pitch and a protect Portsmouth from French invasion. Once
football pitch. a year, at the lowest tide of the summer, there
is a mass walk from the beach out to the fort
The origins of St Helens derive from and back, when on this day the causeway upon
the Cluniac Priory, built c. 1080, the which the original materials to build the fort
remains of which are now the site were carried out from the shore can be walked
of the Priory Bay Hotel just outside upon. More recently many boats have been built
the village. The original village church was built, at the boatyards on the Duver, including many
circa 1200, on the seafront. It eventually became wartime vessels, such as motor torpedo Boats,
unsafe and a new church was built further and Bembridge Harbour was a key staging point
inland in the 18th century. The original church for vessels taking part in the Normandy landings
tower still remains and for many years has been in June 1944.
a well known seamark. The positions of both the The Duver was once a golf course, known as
priory and the church, apparently far from the the Royal Golf Links as a result of being used by
village itself, are explained by the fact that the
District of St Helens was originally much larger royalty from both Britain and Europe. It was
and stretched to the edges of what is now Ryde. at the forefront of the development of the
rules of golf and, in its time, was as famous
St Helens has played its part in the history of as the course at St Andrews.
the British Isles, usually due to its connections Visitors to St Helens will find all the
with sailing and the fact that it is a well known facilities they need including a post office,
safe anchorage. In 1340 a French invasion newsagent, three restaurants and an
force landed at St Helens but was repelled by excellent pub as well as many scenic walks
Sir Theobald Russell. In 1346 Edward III set sail and a superb family-friendly beach. Many
from St Helens to invade Normandy. St Helens events take place in the village throughout
was famed amongst sailors for the purity of its the year including a village fair and the
water which, for this reason, was often collected carnival/sports day on August Bank
by the navy before long voyages as it would Holiday Monday which has been taking
remain fresh for longer than any other water. place for over a hundred years.
In addition, stones from the old church were
often taken to be used to clean the decks of old 19

Shopping in Bembridge In recent months these two businesses joined
several other Bembridge stalwarts, such as
While charity shops populate Woodford’s the butchers, in a weekly late-night
otherwise redundant retail opening stint every Thursday. It is hoped that
units in many towns on the the late-night opening experiment will become
Island, Bembridge continues a permanent fixture in the village, meeting the
to thrive as a local shopping needs of those who work away from the village
centre. during normal shop hours.
Some of the food shops will even deliver to
Food still dominates, with two delis, a bakery, homes in the local area - speak to the owners to
a fishmonger, a greengrocer and a butcher find out more details. It’s all part of commitment
providing a range of top-notch produce, much to maintaining Bembridge as a self-sufficient
of it locally sourced. shopping centre in the face of competition from
Two of the most recent additions to this High the all-powerful supermarkets which, contrary
Street roll-call of foodie excellence are Lottie’s, to popular belief, are not always the cheapest
the bakery-cum-cafe, and fishmongers The places to buy your food.
Captain Stan. Lottie’s serves a range of speciality Those looking to eat out in Bembridge or St
breads baked on the premises, including a Helens have the choice of a range of venues,
delicious sourdough loaf, while The Captain Stan from pubs and cafes to intimate restaurants.
sees Mike and Ruth Curtis’s fish and seafood During the summer months Bembridge High
business relocated to dry land after a successful Street is a-buzz with cafe culture, with The
spell trading from a boat in Bembridge Harbour. Bembridge Deli, Lottie’s and Cafe Maya all
offering outdoor dining.
Ruth Curtis chalks up the specials at The Captain Stan But it doesn’t stop at food. Bembridge is good
for gifts too, with The Emporium, Through the
20 Door and, down at Lane End, One of a Kind all
offering something a little different.
Over in St Helens, on Lower Green Road, you will
find the Mother Goose bookshop, a Tardis-like
treasure trove of tomes old and new. If you can’t
find it on their shelves, it’s probably not worth
reading.
So before you jump in the car and head off for
Newport or Ryde, don’t forget the shopping
opportunities on our doorstep.

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What happens in our harbour?

Do you know just how much goes Another opportunity to get out onto the water
on around Bembridge Harbour? from Bembridge is provided by both Wight
Charter and Peter Hewitt Powerboat Training,
On a sunny summer’s day there’s nothing both take charters on their Ribs from an hour to
better than watching the comings and goings all day including trips to Portsmouth Harbour
over a cup of tea at the Tollgate Café whilst and Gunwharf Quays and further afield to
your children play on the sand below. Then Cowes, Lymington, the Needles or all around
take a wander along the Embankment and the Island.
visit Spinnaker Chandlery which sells just Will Squibb Boatbuilders together with
about anything for the beach or your boat as AA Coombes maintain the fleets of keel
well as a good selection of nautical books and boats in area including the Bembridge One
local charts in addition to nearly 2,000 sq.ft of Designs and distinctive red sailed Redwings.
clothing, accessories, shoes and boots for your Will Squibb restores classic boats, a recent
holiday. project completed was ‘Prawn Cocktail’ a 1969
A little further and one comes across BMS powerboat, his yard also prepares boats for
specialising in the jet ski market, they and specialised challenges which have included
Bembridge Outboards both sell, service and ‘Cararchiemax’, a 9m rib which successfully
maintain, outboards, ribs, dinghies and other completed the Evinrude Round Britain Youth
craft. Challenge and another 4m rib for the 4m Round
Scotland Rib Challenge.
The Fisherman’s pontoon provides home to The largest commercial business on the harbour
numerous commercial fishing boats including is Griffon Hoverwork, who build maintain and
Captain Stan, who sells wet fish from their service hovercraft for both the UK and overseas
shop in Bembridge village and Archie and markets. Currently they have four hovercrafts
Graham Henley’s boat ‘My Way’ who provide being constructed at their Duver workshops,
both crabs and lobsters for Graham’s Lifeboat and visitors will from time to time notice the big
View Cafe and his sister’s Best Dressed Crab in Hovertravel craft who operate the Southsea
Town. Perhaps you too would like to try fishing to Ryde runs coming into the harbour for
and Cachalot Charters runs fishing trips from maintenance work.
Bembridge Marina from 2 hour Mackerel trips to Then what better way to relax on a summer’s
all day Sea Angling. day but ‘up the hill’ for tea at Fakenham Farm’s
Cock-a-doodle Café overlooking the harbour
channel, St. Helen’s Fort and the Cruise Liners,
Tankers and Ferries transiting the Solent
Alternatively have a sundowner and supper at
the Baywatch Café on the beach at St Helens.

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Walk this way

This year sees the 20th anniversary of Walk the Wight, which
starts in Bembridge and raises thousands of pounds for
charity every year.

Among Bembridge’s many claims to fame is its walk in 2008 and just about lived to tell the tale
designation as the starting point of Walk the – and a sorry tale it was too, with blisters, a bout
Wight, the sponsored mass charity hike across of nausea and a close encounter with a low-
the east-west ‘spine’ of the Island which each flying helicopter (an overly keen cameraman,
year raises thousands of pounds for the Earl apparently) all in the mix.
Mountbatten Hospice. Though the Bembridge bit is right at the start,
This year marks the 20th anniversary of this now when walkers are in theory fresh and raring
nationally known event, which seems to get to go, it is still tough, as from the airport there
more popular every year, whatever the weather. is a steep climb up to Bembridge Down, the
Last year, strong winds failed to deter more than easternmost point of the chalk spine that finally
9,000 Walk the Wighters, who between them disappears into the sea at The Needles. Most of
raised a mighty £387,000 for the cause. the walk keeps to the high ground, though are
So on Sunday 16 May expect to see the usual occasional descents which in wet weather can
massed ranks of walkers assembling early at be tricky.
Bembridge Airport, where they check in before Due to the numbers taking part, these days you
embarking on their particular version of Walk have to register if you want to do Walk the Wight
the Wight, be it the ‘full monty’ 26.5 miles to The – you can't just turn up on the day. This year the
Needles or the still daunting half-marathon to deadline for registering is April 30 – visit www.
Carisbrooke. (It is also possible to do the walk iwhospice.org and follow the links if you want to
from Carisbrooke to The Needles.) do your bit.
The walk mainly follows established trails, such And a word of advice from the voice of bitter
as the Bembridge and Tennyson Trails, which experience: make sure your boots fit before you
have been ingeniously linked by the event’s start!
organisers. Your correspondent tackled the full
Paul Rainford

Walkers take a break on Brighstone Down before the final push to The Needles

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Location Inspiration: Local Art Showcase

It is perhaps not surprising that beautiful places tend to become artistic
hotspots. Take St Ives in Cornwall, which is loved as much for its connections
with painters and sculptors as it is for its sun, sea and sand.
Bembridge and St Helens benefit from the same effect. Largely hidden from
view, a small army of artists, working in a variety of media, are busy creating
objects of interest and beauty. Many, though not all, are directly influenced
by their immediate surroundings, with seascapes and natural forms featuring
strongly. Some of them are professionals, with slick websites displaying their
works, while for others it is more of a sideline – though their work is just as
worthy of attention.

Most of the artists showcased in the following pages show their work in the annual Open Studios
scheme, which is organised by the Isle of Wight Council’s Arts Development Unit. As its name
suggests, Open Studios sees the Island’s artists opening their doors to their workspaces, which are
often part of their homes. In 2010, the Open Studios scheme in Bembridge and St Helens takes place
on the weekend of 23-26 July. Look out for the special booklet which shows more of the artists’ work
and also gives directions to their studios.
The following round-up does not claim to be an exhaustive overview of what is going on artistically
in the Bembridge and St Helens area - it is more of a snapshot. There will be other artists working in
the area not featured here - keep your eyes and ears open for their work too.

Becky Samuelson:
“For the last 20 years I have been avidly painting the
stunning and unique coastline and landscape of the Isle
of Wight. Drawn to the ever changing skies, sculptured
shoreline, tree lined beaches and undulating countryside,
the Island offers unparalleled subject matter to me. A
fresh painting still evokes the same thrill today and I love
the initial stages of a painting when I am out and about;
looking, planning, working out the options ahead of me.
I work in most mediums and have exhibited widely on the
Island and across England. Over the past few years I have
been exploring acrylic paint in depth, loving the texture
and the push and pull of this medium.”

My studio is always open to visitors
where I have a constantly evolving
display of original art, cards and
notelets.
This year my paintings will be once
again exhibited at Brading Roman Villa
at Easter, Seaview Arts throughout the
year and with a main exhibition in July
and at Bembridge in August.”
www.beckysamuelsonfinearts.co.uk
[email protected]
(01983) 873351 / 07989266323
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Penelope Walford: Charlotte Hodge Thomas:
“Most of my paintings are semi-figurative acryl- “Growing up in Bembridge and having spent my
ics and inks on canvas. At the moment I am childhood playing on its many beaches, harbour
particularly interested in shore life and the way and surrounding countryside: Bembridge,
that incorporating the written word can add a and everything about it, was well and truly
whole extra dimension to a picture. embedded in my psyche by the time I left the
I sometimes think painting is really just a good Island to study art at mainland colleges.
excuse for me to spend many happy hours Throughout my arts training Bembridge and
at my beloved beach hut on St Helens Duver, the Island had a profound influence on how
which I often use as my studio. Sitting gazing my work developed. Even when I specialised in
out across the harbour mouth to Bembridge abstract textile art for most part of the 1990s,
Point, there is always something to inspire, not my background influences derived from living
least St Helens Fort, which I have painted many in a landscape rich in colour, space, drama, light
times in various media, and will probably paint and  depth were integral to my work.
many more times yet! Since returning to the Island in 2001 I have
I also make jewellery (using silver wire and put my textile art on the back-burner and
local shells, and wool and vintage buttons) and focused more on painting my surroundings; I
‘Turnstones’. Turnstones are especially smooth, find the sweeping coastline, dramatic skies and
beautiful pebbles which I scour local beaches fascinating reflections cast by boats, buoys and
for, then take them back to my hut where I put sea-marks a constant source of inspiration.   I
the kettle on and settle to writing on them in can’t imagine ever running out of ideas of what
such a way that you have to turn them over to paint in this extraordinary and beautiful part
and over in your hands to read them. I do them of the world.”
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with your favourite
quotation please
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passing the railway
carriage beach huts
at St Helens on a
sunny day (or even
a not so sunny one)
do peek in and say
hello …”

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John R Hunter:
“My paintings are inspired by light and colour, and
people’s faces.
I recently painted some 36  portraits of Bembridge
people at work, from postmen to lifeboatmen  to
restaurant owners and aircraft builders, initially just
for fun as a learning exercise, and now to commission.
For me the harbours, beaches, piers and promenades
crowded by summer visitors make for attractive
scenes, especially if set against a setting sun. I
spent my working life in the field of development
engineering and business management, setting aside
until now my interest in art.

Bembridge and the Island in
general is an inspiring place
for painting the scenery.
However for me as of yet it is
the Bembridge people that have
inspired me the most.”
(01983) 872002
[email protected]
www.painters-online.co.uk

Janice Thwaites:
“I am an installation artist and I work with different materials, within a specific space. Materials
recently used include, duvets, and inflated beach goods. However for my most recent work
‘Liberating Laurence’ I have used canvas and acrylic paint.
My model has been painted coming through a window, from a light world into another, darker one.
He has been liberated literally, as I have cut him out of the canvas, with a scalpel. Laurence, a two
dimensional figure, now inhabits a three dimensional world. I have reinstated, the cut out figure,
back onto the canvas, where he will never comfortably fit again.

I have also photographed
him in his new world. I plan
to install the life size figure, in
many places. I will also use the
vacated canvas. I will be taking
it to Bembridge Beach, where
the empty space, will be viewed,
filled with sea and sand. Maybe
Laurence will be washed up on
this same beach. Photography
is a very important part of my
practice.”
(01983) 875756
[email protected]
www.janicethwaites.org.uk

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Hilary Hayton:
“My paintings and screen prints
are predominantly influenced
by the Island and its Solent
images. ‘Solent Celebration’ with
its fireworks, fort and beach
bonfire, the ‘Round the Island’
series and its powerful elemental
geometry, ‘Scow Parade’, ‘Beat up
the Harbour’, ‘The Evening Race’
- all these were inspired by local
events.
Four years ago I returned to my
roots in fine art, previously being
best known for the enduring
images of ‘Play School’, ‘Jackanory’,
‘Crystal Tipps & Alistair’ and many
other programmes on children’s
television.
My colourful scow, ‘Crystal Tipps’,
can be seen ‘pottering about’ in
local waters!
You can see my paintings and
screen prints at Bembridge Beaux
Arts in August and during the
Open Studios weekend in July.”
(01983) 872090
[email protected]

Suzanne Whitmarsh:
“I first began painting about eight years ago.
Although I love and admire detailed watercolour
paintings, I wanted to come up with something
contemporary that people could recognize and
so my stripe collection of paintings began. I love
to simplify the landscape into bright bold colours,
usually working on canvas using acrylics.
Sometimes I find the intense concentration involved
in producing this kind of art quite tiresome, so then
I let myself go with the brush and my style is very
different.”
(01983) 875507
[email protected]
www.suzannewhitmarsh.co.uk

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Barbara Gould:
“My approach to painting is to portray
my inner feelings of a subject, and I feel
happy when achieving an expression
in a way that comes alive to the viewer
without words of explanation.
“Generally the finished painting will
be a suggestion of a scene that has
captured my imagination, and my desire
is for people to derive happiness and
relaxation when looking into them. Art is
an enthralling and inner communication
I want to express to others. I see colour
and richness in people and everyday
living and try to evoke the atmosphere
which people and places unknowingly
create.
“Typical works are of harbour scenes,
children, people and places near home,
and around London and Paris.”

Sally Woodford:
“The huge significance the local landscape has on my
ceramics becomes very apparent in my studio, with
the windowsills stacked with stones, and walls dotted
with photographs taken over the last eleven years
or so while walking the dogs between Bembridge
harbour and Whitecliff.
Every aspect of the beach has relevance, inspiring my
use of colour, texture and form. Each individual stone
can evoke a series of ideas, and so by hand building
in clay the pieces evolve slowly as I try to capture the
essence of the sea and landscape. Recently I have
begun experimenting with clay dug from the beach.
My work is sculptural and ranges in scale from 10cm
to 175cm.
Using Raku and smoke firing introduces an
unpredictable element as the fire and smoke
contributes its own input to the finish of each piece.
I also make clay wall tiles mounted on slate depicting
seacape images.”
(01983) 873339
[email protected]

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Penny Watts:
“I produce large canvasses
in various media, mixed with
textures, producing mainly
nautical themes with a
modern edge. During beach
walks I collect driftwood
from which I produce boat
sculptures incorporating wood
or canvas sails. Several of my
works, depicting lilac fields
and vineyards, have been sold
in France.”
(01983) 872362

Sheila Luke:
“My passion is painting vibrant
landscapes in oil, acrylic, watercolour
and pastels.  I am inspired by the
diversity of the Island’s beautiful
coastline and landscape, especially
the wonderful ever-changing scenes
along the beach in Bembridge, St
Helens and Seaview. I particularly
love the rugged rocks, empty
beaches and rock-pools reflecting
the sky overhead and enjoy the
challenge of reproducing these
images in paint.”
(01983) 873478
[email protected]
www.sheilaluke.co.uk

Carol Pearce:
“My love of buildings is reflected
in my pen and wash studies
of Languedoc villages, Turkish
mosques and old Island houses.
I also arrange small informal
groups for painting holidays in
France and Turkey.”
(01983) 872285
[email protected]
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Gwyneth and Peter Jones moved to Bembridge in 1968 and in
1972 Peter was a founder member of the Bembridge Art Society
and is now President of this thriving Society.
In the summer Gwyneth’s quilts, wall hangings and cushions and
Peter’s paintings are displayed at their home during the Isle of
Wight Open Studio Annual event.
Says Peter “I consider myself fortunate to live close to Forelands
beach and I am influenced by the ever changing moods of
Whitecliff Bay and bustling Bembridge Harbour. In summer time I
spend time with members of the Bembridge Art Society outdoor
landscape painting throughout the Island.”
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Precious Pages – there’s craft as well as art in Bembridge.

Quietly beavering away behind the net curtains of a house in Foreland
Road you will find James Flavell, a craft bookbinder and restorer.

When you enter his centre of operations, He carries out a range of work for a variety of
the front room of the family home, it clients, from the Island and beyond. Some of the
is a bit like chancing upon a miniature more notable include the library of the Royal
museum. Heavy-looking machinery, Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the Royal Friends
which you think might be in danger of of Osborne, for whom he carried out repairs of
crashing through the floorboards, shares antiquarian books.
the space with racks of hand tools and Moving further afield, he also designed and
printing type from the days of ‘hot metal’. produced a hand bound, leather covered Tribute
But this is no museum; it is very much a Book for the Fire Department of New York dedicated
going concern, and has been since 1982. to the fallen firefighters of 9/11. The book is now
After working as a print finisher for a on permanent display in the FDNY Training School
time in Sussex, Bembridge-born James Library in Manhattan.
decided to specialise in bookbinding Much of his work is very delicate, be it using gold
and book restoration, taking various leaf to refurbish the spines of books or ‘tipping in’
short courses. He continues to develop pages that have become detached, using special
his skills, gaining a degree in Book ‘reversible’ adhesives that can be rendered non-
Conservation from the Camberwell
College of Arts in 1998. “I don’t want to adhesive should the need arise.
be a perpetual student but you need But it’s not about invisible mending,
to keep abreast of developments and explains James: “Intrinsically, you
new techniques both traditional and have to make repairs evident – we’re
contemporary,” he says. “It’s such a wide not into fakery.”
field that you have to knowledge of James spends most of his working
every aspect of it.” day with only himself for company
He was partly inspired in this choice of – but that doesn’t bother him. “It’s
career by his experience of working with rather an isolated craft – you tend to
a bookbinder during his time as a print want to work alone. As long as I’ve
finisher. “I was always drawn to the care got work I’m happy.”
with which he approached his work,” says He occasionally considers moving
James. to larger premises but for the time
being he his content plying his trade
in the heart of Bembridge village.
www.jamesflavellbookbinder.co.uk

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W.W. Woodford & Sons Ltd KWICK STOP
Quality Butchers & Delicatessen
26 High Street, Bembridge MOBILE VALETING
Telephone: 872717
• Famous Sausages We offer a quality valeting
• Orkney Gold Beef & Lamb service for:
• Selection of Cheeses
• IW Beef, Lamb & Pork • Cars
• Home-made pie-in-a-box, • Vans
including Chicken, Steak and lots, lots more … • Caravans
• Boats
Free delivery service to Bembridge, Seaview & St Helens • Motorcycles

Mon – Fri: 4pm– 6pm, Saturdays: 9am – 12 noon Fully insured

The Farm Shop, 8 High Street CallAlecorKeithon
Telephone: 874236
07776 408339

Building Contractors

Tel: 875340 Fax: 875892 N.H.B.C registered

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.

The exhibition covers many aspects ofVillage including a large collection of photographs
depicting life over the years. Our cabinets show many intriguing articles from war time to
a collection of 1950’s stationery and toys. Our models include Bembridge Station and the
restored Pill Box at Yar Bridge. Our original PLUTO pump creates a lot of interest as do our
own publications and videos which are on sale at the Centre.
Do come and visit us and help keep our Heritage for future generations.

Robin Maconchy (Chairman)
Open 2 April – 30 October, Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 10am to 4pm

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

Open all day - Every Day 11am - 11pm
Sundays 12 - 10.30pm

NEW MENU
featuring typical pub
favourites and daily
changing specials board

Come and try our Sunday Carvery
available: Summer 12 - 8pm

Winter 12 - 6pm
£5 Sizzler Meal Deals
Freehouse, Real Ales and a superb choice of Wines
Bars, Bistro, Patio & Beer Garden · Families Very Welcome
Large Car Park · Superb En-suite bedrooms (B & B available)
Steyne Road · Bembridge · Reservations 01983 872875 · www.windmill-inn.com

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Chi - Chi

Hair & Beauty

(01983) 873666
www.chichisalon.com

1 Foreland Road, Bembridge. PO35 5XN

The Lifeboat View Café

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

Stephen’s
HAIRDRESSING
Paul Mitchell Stockist
Friendly relaxed atmosphere

Telephone: 01983 872692
1a Lane End Court

Lane End, Bembridge PO35 5UE

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REMOVALS & STORAGE

Experienced
Since 1924

www.laceysremovals.co.uk

Bembridge Windmill Home & Office
Removals & Storage
Open daily 13 Mar to 31 Oct
11am - 5pm Over 80 years
experience within the
Last admission 4.30pm same family

Discover the island's only surviving Island ¾ Mainland ¾ Worldwide
windmill and explore its four floors. Built
around 1700 it has most of its original Please call for a free estimate
machinery intact. A small working model or advice
shows how it once operated.
01983 872663
For more information visit:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/isleofwight or call 01983 42 High Street, Bembridge
873945 Isle of Wight, PO35 5SF

Registered charity no. 205846 Time Well Spent

Old Mill Holiday Park Ladies Dress Agency
     ETC
Beautiful position overlooking the New and Pre-owned
harbour. Small, quiet and relaxed family Designer clothing and accessories
park. Choice of quality centrally heated
accommodation. Pine cabins, caravans & at unbelievable prices
apartments. 71 High Street, Bembridge.
Telephone: 01983 875115
Open all year - please call in
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Mill Road, St Helens, Nr Ryde PO33 1UE
Tel: 01983 872507 • www.oldmill.co.uk

2010: A new era begins for Bembridge Lifeboat

In contrast with the previous few years, 2009 a crew from Bembridge will spend time at
was relatively quiet for the Bembridge lifeboat Poole familiarising themselves with all the new
station, with both lifeboats carrying out 37 systems and layout of this state of the art vessel.
rescue launches in total. The offshore lifeboat Once this course is completed the boat will
accounted for 22 of these and the inshore then return to Bembridge where the remaining
lifeboat 15, assisting 37 people. crew will then join their colleagues for further
2009 saw the final launch of the Max Aiken III, intensive training before she will become the
on February 9th, and also a return to beach new Bembridge lifeboat.
launching of the offshore lifeboat (last carried Whilst the new pier and boathouse were
out in 1922). With the demolition of the old being constructed it had been hoped that the
offshore boathouse and the rebuild of the new inshore lifeboat building would also have been
starting early in the year the station have been re-built. However, following planning problems
using a Mersey class lifeboat which is launched the amended plans were only approved in
by tractor and trailer. To recover the boat it is December 2009 so although delayed it is hoped
first beached and, having been pulled over that the work will have started by the time you
the beach a distance to clear the tide line, it is read this.
then hauled back onto the trailer before being As for the crew, anticipation is running high –
transported back to the base now established at two new boathouses, and a new boat is going
Silver Sands. One can only imagine what efforts to mean a lot of hard work and training hours
had to be employed in the years up to 1922 familiarising themselves with all that is new. All
when the manoeuvring of the lifeboats was in all it’s a big, big change for this proud station
achieved by heavy horse and manpower alone. that began in 1867 with a 32-foot lifeboat
The building works at Lane End are progressing propelled by ten oars double banked.
well and although there has been some small Once all the building work is completed,
disruption within the village the majority of the Bembridge’s place as a key RNLI station on the
building materials have been brought by barge south coast is assured for many years to come.
to keep this to a minimum.
The target date of August 2010 for operations to John Keyworth
commence at the new offshore station are still
on target and as I write this (in January) the first
sections of the wooden framework have now
been erected and it is beginning to look like a
boathouse.
Whilst the work has been going on in
Bembridge, there is also work being carried
out in Plymouth where our new Tamar Lifeboat

is currently under
construction at
DML. Soon after her
fitting-out sea trials
will begin to ensure
this new boat will
be up to the high
standard demanded
by the RNLI for all
their boats.
Prior to the new
lifeboat being
placed on station

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The Bembridge Lifeboat Appeal Print

Roy Burrows writes …

Last year Peter Wright the artist asked me if I could help him to
offer one of his pictures as a limited edition print to the Bembridge
Lifeboat Appeal. Initially we had envisaged presenting the print
edition and a business outline to the organization for its sale, and
then step back.

However for various reasons they were unable Wisteria Gallery of Wootton will be offering a
to progress the project although they liked the special price for mounting and framing of the
idea a lot. So that it could progress I offered print in support of the appeal.
to take it forward using my company Burrows Burrows Prints is a small and successful
Prints. company dealing since 1991 in fine art prints
Peter Wright is an internationally known artist and other pictures to private and commercial
living in Bembridge, whose works can be seen in clients.
many public and private collections. All other important details can be found at
www.peterwright.co.uk www.burrowsprints.com
The picture that we have chosen is typical of
a style for which Peter is best known. “Four 45
Coastal Studies” is the title he has given to a
group of coloured sketches, with notes, that
were used prior to his oil paintings. They convey
the essence of the larger works.
The edition will be limited to
one hundred and fifty prints.
The colour printing process
is giclee on acid-free 308gsm
smooth Hahnemühle fine
art paper size A3. The image
size is approximately twenty
centimetres square
The unframed print is priced at
£70. With each sale Peter and
I will make a donation of £30,
through Burrows Prints to the
Bembridge Lifeboat Appeal.
When all the prints have been
sold, the appeal will be in receipt
of £ 4,500.
There is to be a launch of the
edition in Bembridge on Easter
Monday at the Lifeboat Station,
when the patron of the appeal,
Major General Martin White CB
CBE JP, the Lord-Lieutenant for
the Isle of Wight, will hand the
first purchasers their signed and
numbered print.

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

Bembridge Business Association Membership Application

Business Name:- ................................................................................................................................................
Business Address*:- ...........................................................................................................................................
(incl Postcode) ....................................................................................................................................................
Tel No. ............................................................................................. Fax No. ......................................................
E-mail address ......................................................................................................................................................
Web Site address ...................................................................................................................................................
Please return the completed form and a cheque for £20.00 made out to“Bembridge Business Association”
to David Groom,114 High Street, Bembridge. PO35 5SQ
NOTE - Subscriptions are due on 1st April each year but first subscriptions paid on or after the 1st of January
in any one year will run through to the 31st March of the following year.

*Business must be based in Bembridge or St Helens

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Bembridge Business Association Members’ Directory

ACCOMMODATION ARTS & CRAFTS SSJ Contractors
Bembridge Coast Hotel Marine Works Embankment Road PO35 5RR
Fisherman’s Walk PO35 5TH Charlotte Hodge Thomas Tel/Fax: 01983 875050
Tel: 01983 873931 Fax: 874693 24 Walls Road PO35 5RD [email protected]
[email protected] Tel: 01983 875727 www.ssjcontractors.co.uk
www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk [email protected] Total Fabrication
Breakfast at Tiffanys www.charlottehodgethomas.co.uk Redruth Manna Road PO35 5UX
40 Foreland Road PO35 5XW Longridge Mountcutters Tel: 01983 875205 Mob: 07831 660667
Tel: 01983 874665 Shetlands House [email protected]
www.tiffanysbandb.com Northclose Road PO35 5XP Weaver Brothers Ltd
Harbour Farm Tel: 01983 874121 Weavers Yard Lane End Court
Embankment Road PO35 5NS [email protected] Lane End Road PO35 5UE
Tel: 01983 872610 Fax: 874080 www.longridge.co.uk Tel: 01983 872598 Fax: 872981
[email protected] Through The Door - Homes [email protected]
www.harbourfarm.co.uk and Gardens Wight Home Inspections
Hideaway Holidays 37 High Street PO35 5SD 24 Walls Road PO35 5RD
Lantern Court Ducie Ave PO35 5RT Tel: 01983 875560 Tel: 01983 875262
Tel: 01983 872285 Mob: 07970 965503 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] www.wighthomeinspections.co.uk
www.hideaway-holidays.co.uk www.throughthedoor.co.uk
Keyview Properties
Landguard Manor Landguard Manor Road BOOKSELLERS CHILD CARE
Shanklin PO37 7JB
Tel: 01983 868844 Mother Goose Bookshop Windmills Pre-School
[email protected] Lower Green Road PO33 1TP The Mobile, Bembridge Primary School
www.keyviewproperties.co.uk Tel: 01983 873897 Steyne Road PO35 5UH
Old Mill Holiday Park [email protected] Tel: 01983 873575
Mill Road St Helens PO33 1UE www.mothergoose4books.co.uk
Tel: 01983 872507 CLOTHING
[email protected] BUILDING SERVICES Changing Room Dress Agency
www.oldmill.co.uk A M Faithfull and Sons Ltd 71 High Street PO35 5SF
Sandhills Holiday Park 132 Howgate Road PO35 5QZ Tel: 01983 875115
Sandhills Holiday Park Tel: 01983 875488/875340/875892 [email protected]
Whitecliff Bay PO35 5QB Fax: 875892
Tel: 01983 872277 Fax: 874888 [email protected] COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
[email protected] S J Haines (Builders) Bembridge Village Hall
www.sandhillsholidaypark.com Beach House Cottage, Beach House Lane Village Hall High Street PO35 5SW
Sheepstor Cottage PO35 5TA Tel/Fax: 01983 873087
West Green St Helens PO33 1XA Tel: 01983 874244 Fax: 874757 [email protected]
Tel: 01983 873132 [email protected]
Spice Cottage
150 Howgate Road PO35 1TQ B W Oxford, Builder EATING OUT
Tel: 01983 873262 41 Steyne Road PO35 5TA Baywatch on the Beach
www.tvandweb.co.uk/spicecottage Tel: 01983 873883 The Duver PO33 1XY
St. Veronica’s Tel: 01983 873259
Lane End PO35 5TB J M Death Builders China China Restaurant & Bar
Tel: 01983 872872 Fairlands, 125 High Street PO35 5SQ Sherbourne Street PO35 5RZ
Wight Holiday Homes Tel: 01983 874184 Mob: 07866 025206 Tel: 01983 875559 Fax: 875958
Woodnutts The Duver PO33 1YB Ganders Restaurant
Tel: 01983 874430 Fax: 875912 LemLec Ltd Upper Green Road St Helens PO331UQ
[email protected] Gaylen Flat, 8 High Street PO35 5SD
www.wightholidayhomes.com Tel: 07530 928 985
[email protected]
Xoron Floatel www.lemlec.com Tel: 01983 872014
Embankment Road PO35 5NS [email protected]
Tel: 01983 874596 M C’s Carpentry Services Long Ledge Café
www.xoronfloatel.co.uk 2 Longlands Cottages, Sandown Rd PO35 5PW The Beach Forelands Field Road PO35 5TR
Tel: 01983 875120
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY Mission Electrical 5NS www.isleofwight.com/cabibcafe
House Freebird, Embankment Road PO35 Regal Fish & Chip Shop
B-N Group Limited Tel: 01983 874699 11 Foreland Road PO35 5XN
The Airport Sandown Road PO35 5PR [email protected] Tel/Fax: 01983 873334
Tel: 0870 881 5060 Fax: 0870 881 5061 The Lifeboat View
[email protected] RM Associates, Chartered Architects Lane End Road PO35 5TB
www.britten-norman.com 44 High Street PO35 5SF Tel: 01983 875568
Tel: 01983 873100 Fax: 873743
[email protected] Tollgate Café
www.rmassociates.org.uk

S J Haines (Builders)
Beach House Beach House Lane PO35 5TA Embankment Road PO35 5NR
Tel: 01983 874244 Fax: 874757 Tel: 01983 872742
[email protected]

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BBA Members’ Directory

ELECTRONICS HEALTHCARE Bembridge Outboards
Embankment Road PO35 5NS
D&H Electronics Andrew Long (Osteopath) Tel: 01983 872817 Fax: 875047
Weavers Yard Lane End Crt PO35 5US Stanwell Cottage Hillway PO35 5PS [email protected]
Tel: 01983 874577 Fax: 872726 Tel: 01983 872659 Mob: 07884 212193 www.bembridgeoutboards.co.uk
[email protected] The Elms Nursing Home Peter Hewitt Powerboat Training

ESTATE AGENTS Swains Road PO35 5XS 8 Port St Helens PO33 1XC
Jenny Turnbull Estate Agents Tel: 01983 872248 Fax: 01983 875206 Tel: 01983 874231 Mob: 07971 980 637
3 Foreland Road PO35 5XN [email protected] [email protected]
Tel: 01983 874777 Fax: 874793 www.sciohealthcare.co.uk www.powerboat-training.net
www.jennyturnbull.co.uk Will Squibb Boatbuilders
Hose Rhodes Dickson TJA Chiropractor Woodnutts Yard The Duver PO33 1YB
Sherbourne House Sherbourne St PO35 5RZ Unit 10B Weavers Yard, Lane End Rd PO35 5US Tel: 01983 874629 Mob: 07855 017 560
Tel: 01983 875000 Fax: 875111 Tel: 01983 874123 Mob: 07790 745898 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] www.willsquibb.net
www.hose-rhodes-dickson.co.uk www.chiropractor-iw.com Wight Charter
The Limes Care Home Woodnutts The Duver PO33 1YB
FINANCIAL 43 Foreland Road PO35 5XN [email protected]
Bembridge Post Office & Card Tel: 01983 873655 Fax: 874170 www.wightcharter.co.uk
[email protected]

Gallery HOME & GARDEN MOTOR SERVICES
54 Foreland Road PO35 5UA
Tel: 01983 872884 Andrea Lesley Soft Furnishings Shaun Burden Vehicle Repairs
Unit 3 Weavers Yard Lane End Rd PO35 5US Harbour Industrial Estate
KISS Financial Services Ltd Tel: 01983 875783 Embankment Road PO35 5NR
Unit 3A Weavers Yard, Lane End Rd PO35 5US Tel: 01983 872131
Tel: 01983 875875 Fax: 875151 Jetwash Express Staddlestones Peugeot
[email protected] Neptune The Ruskins Kings Road PO35 5NY Church Road PO35 5ND
www.kssfs.co.uk Tel: 01983 875656 Tel: 01983 872121 Fax: 872487
[email protected] www.iwpeugeot.com
Lloyds TSB
2 High Street PO35 5SD Richard Buckley Decorators
Tel: 01983 874665 Mob: 07866 197 430
Tel: 0845 072 3333 MUSEUMS
www.lloydstsb.com Second to None Bembridge Heritage Society
T W Woodcock Holiday Home Caretaking Rear of Public Library Church Road PO35 5NA
The Old Cottage, Upper Green Road Tel: 01983 872229 Mob: 07811 329429 Tel: 01983 873100
St Helens PO33 1UQ [email protected]
Tel: 01983 872519 Mob: 07737 315116 HUMAN RESOURCES The National Trust
[email protected] Island Personnel Consultants Bembridge Windmill Mill Road PO35 5SQ
Trevaskis Accounting St Denis 58 High Street PO35 5SF Tel: 01983 741020
67 High Street PO35 5SF Tel/Fax: 01983 872167 [email protected]
Tel: 01983 872387 [email protected]
[email protected] NEWSAGENTS
LEGAL SERVICES
Careless and Kemp Solicitors Lane End News
Incorporating Christina A Pay Solicitor Lane End Court Lane End Road PO35 5UE
FUNERAL DIRECTORS 2a Sandown Road, Lake PO36 9JP Tel: 01983 872681
Weaver Brothers Ltd Tel: 01983 873188 / 400456 [email protected]
Weavers Yard Lane End Court [email protected]
Lane End Road PO35 5UE www.carelessandkemp.co.uk PLUMBING
Tel: 01983 872598 Fax: 872981 Add a Rad
[email protected] The Bembridge Law Practice
Grove Mews Sherbourne St PO35 5SB
Tel: 01983 875859 Fax: 873830
HAIR & BEAUTY [email protected] Staddlestones Heathfield Close PO35 5UG
Bembridge Beauty Base www.terencewilley.co.uk Tel: 01983 872850

Pearshouse 76 Steyne Road PO35 5SL MARINE SERVICES PRINT / MEDIA
Tel: 01983 872178 AA Coombes Chubbroyd
Beverley’s Hairdressing Embankment Road PO35 5NR 11 Pelham Close PO35 5TS
(in Tricia’s Hair Salon) Tel: 01983 872296 Tel/Fax: 01983 216249
27 High Street PO35 5SD [email protected] [email protected]
Tel: 01983 874565 Beaufort Marine & Mechanical
Tel: 07896 369 880 / 07504 708 965 Island Photo Restoration
Chi-Chi Hair & Beauty Bembridge Harbour 18 Downsview Road PO35 5QT
1 Foreland Road PO35 5XN Improvements Company Tel: 07813 458421
Tel: 01983 873666 Harbour Office The Duver PO33 1YB [email protected]
Tel: 01983 872828 Fax: 872922 www.islandphotorestoration.co.uk
Stephen’s Hairdressing [email protected]
1A Lane End Court PO35 5UE www.bembridgeharbour.co.uk Ecomedia
Tel: 01983 872692 PO Box 369 Bembridge PO35 5WX
www.amazon-ecomedia.com

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BBA Members’ Directory Local services

Off Wight Words & Design The Bembridge Catering Company Useful addresses and
2 Harbour Mount Church Road PO35 5NA telephone numbers with map
PO Box 146 St Helens PO33 9BD 01983 875116 references (see centre pages)
Tel: 01983 873687 [email protected]
[email protected] Airport
Bembridge Airport
Oniva (Secretarial Services) The Bembridge Deli Sandown Road (C4) 873331
30 Egerton Road PO35 5RJ 4 High Street PO35 5SD Bank
Tel: 01983 874610 Tel: 01983 873555 Lloyds TSB
[email protected] www.thebembridgedeli.co.uk High Street
www.onivaltd.com (D2) 0845 600 0688
The Cranio Group The Best Dressed Crab in Town Chemist
Ivar Cottage Hillway PO35 5PJ Boots
3 The Lanterns Sherbourne Street PO35 5RU Tel: 01983 874758 High Street
Tel: 01983 874204 (D2) 872328
www.craniogroup.com The Farm Shop Chiropodist
The Sign Lady 8 High Street PO35 Lynchen’s Cottage
Pebbles 18 Howgate Road PO35 5QN Tel: 01983 874236 High Street (D2) 873917
Tel: 01983 875501 WW Woodford & Sons Dentist
[email protected] 26 High Street PO35 5SF Hapgood House
www.thesignlady.co.uk Tel: 01983 872717 Station Road (D1) 872224
Doctor
Vectis Web Design SPORT & LEISURE St Helens Health Centre,
114 High Street PO35 5SQ Upper Green Road, (A1) 872772
Tel: 01983 873853 Funeral Directors
[email protected] Bembridge Sailing Club Weaver Bros Ltd, Lane End Rd
www.vectis-webdesign.com Embankment Road PO35 5NR (E2) 872598
WHTS (Dutch Translation) Tel: 01983 872237 Fax: 874950 Library
3 The Hollies Walls Road PO35 5RB [email protected] Church Road, (D2) 873102
Tel/Fax: 01983 872334 www.bembridgesailingclub.org Parish Council
[email protected] Bouncy World Council Office, Foreland Road,
Tel: 01983 872229 Mob: 07811 320429 (D2) 874160
[email protected] Places of Worship
PUBS & HOTELS Brading Haven Yacht Club Holy Trinity (C of E)
Embankment Rd PO33 1XQ Church Road (D2) 872175
The Crab & Lobster Inn Tel: 01983 872289 St Luke’s (C of E)
32 Foreland Fields Road PO35 5TR [email protected] Lane End Road (E2) 872175
Tel: 01983 872244 www.bhyc.org.uk Methodist Church
www.crabandlobsterinn.co.uk Spyder UK Foreland Road (E2) 873810
The Pilot Boat Inn Unit 3 Harbour Ind Est Embankment Road St Michael’s RC
Station Road PO35 5NN PO35 5NR Walls Road (E3) 562171
Tel: 01983 872077 01983 779337 Mob: 07773 764 059 Police
[email protected] [email protected] Via Police HQ 0845 045 4545
www.pilotboatinn.com www.spyder.com Post Office
The Propeller Inn Sally’s Riding 54 Foreland Road, (D2) 872884
Bembridge Airport Bantry House Ducie Avenue PO35 5NE Public Toilets
Tel: 01983 873611 Mob: 07838 116 578 Tel: 01983 872260 • The Duver, St Helens (B1)
The Vine Inn • Lifeboat station, (F2)
Upper Green Road PO33 1UJ • Station Road, The Point (D1)
Tel: 01983 872337 Fax: 875099 • High Street, (D2)
The Windmill Inn TRANSPORT • Steyne Park Rec Grnd,
1 Steyne Road PO35 5UH Bembridge and Harbour Taxis Steyne Rd, (B3)
Tel: 01983 872875 Fax: 874760 67 Howgate Road PO35 5QU • The Green, St Helens (A1)
[email protected] Tel: 01983 874132 • The Cloisters, High Street (D2)
www.windmill-inn.com [email protected]
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RETAILERS/SUPPLIERS Lacey’s (IOW) Ltd
42 High Street PO35 5SF
Bembridge Flower Shop Tel: 01983 872663 Fax: 872575
6 High Street PO35 5SD [email protected]
Tel: 01983 875500 www.laceysremovals.co.uk
Bembridge Jewellers Village Taxis
The Old Bank Sherbourne Street PO35 5SB Westmead Mitten Road PO35 5UP
Tel: 01983 875333 Tel: 01983 874470 Fax: 873878
Bembridge Welcome (Co-op) [email protected]

4 Lane End Court Lane End Road PO35 5UE VETERINARY
Tel: 01983 872627
Medina Veterinary Group
Shoestyles Ltd
1 Lane End Court Lane End Road PO35 5UE 2/4 Foreland Road PO35 5XW
Tel: 01983 872137 Fax: 873435 Tel: 01983 883955 Fax: 882992
[email protected]

Advertisers’ Index

Advertiser Page Advertiser Page

AM Faithfull and Sons 40 Limes Care Home, The 9
Andrea Lesley Soft Furnishings 9
Andrew Long Osteopath Medina Veterinary Group 30
25 Mission Electrical 16
Mother Goose Bookshop
Baywatch on the Beach 6-7 9

Beaufort Marine & Mechanical 9 National Trust, The 43

Bembridge and Harbour Taxis 40

Bembridge Beauty Base 12 Old Mill Holiday Park 43

Bembridge Coast Hotel 52

Bembridge Deli 34 Peter Hewitt Powerboat Training 34
Pilot Boat Inn, The 32
Bembridge Flower Shop 13 Propeller Inn, The 25

Bembridge Harbour Improvements Co 2

Bembridge Heritage Society 41 Regal Fish & Chip Shop 13
Richard Buckley 38
Bembridge Jewellers 8 RM Associates 32

Bembridge Law Practice, The 51

Bembridge Outboards 30

Bembridge Sailing Club 18 Sally’s Riding 42
Sandhills Holiday Park 22
Best Dressed Crab in Town, The 30 Shaun Burden Vehicle Repairs 12
Sheepstor Cottage 34
Beverley’s Hairdressing (Tricia’s Hair Salon) 15 Shoestyles Ltd 18
Sign Lady, The 13
Brading Haven Yacht Club 34 Spice Cottage 40
Staddlestones 18
Breakfast at Tiffany’s 22 Stephen’s Hairdressing 42

BW Oxford 38

Careless and Kemp Solicitors 9 Tim Woodcock Book-keeping 13
Changing Room Dress Agency, The 43 TJA Chiropractor 21
Charlotte Hodge Thomas 21 Tollgate Café 12
Chi-Chi 42 Total Fabrication 21
China China 38 Trevaskis Accounting & Book-keeping 15
Crab & Lobster Inn, The 21 Trinity Financial Associates 13

Elms Care Home, The 30

Farm Shop, The 40

Ganders Restaurant 12 Utility Warehouse 15

Hideaway Holidays 25 Vectis WebDesign 38
Hose Rhodes Dickson 37 Village Taxis 13

Island Photo Restoration 43 Weaver Bros 32
Wight Charter 5
Jenny Turnbull Estate Agent 18 Wight Holiday Homes 5
JLM Services 12 Windmill Cars
JM Death 22 Windmill Inn, The 38
W W Woodford & Sons 41
Keyview Properties 34 40
Kiss Financial Services 15
Kwik Stop Mobile Valeting 40 Xoron Floatel 32

Lacey’s (IOW) Ltd Removers 43 To advertise in the Bembridge and St Helens Guide
LemLec 38 or if you wish to join the Association
Lifeboat View Café, The 42 contact any Committee member
www.bembridge.org

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