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Peter Kingston has been appointed High Sheriff for the Isle of Wight for the year 2010-2011. Further information. To contact the High Sheriff, please email him. Latest diary 18 July: Isle of Wight Open Arts Studio Event We visited several studios and larger premises holding art exhibitions. All had been very well attended and the organisers seemed very pleased with the numbers. A very interesting mixture of talents with painting, photography, pottery, jewellery, sculpture and other skills demonstrated. A very enjoyable afternoon. 17 July: Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Fishbourne We were invited to attend the 30th open day organised by the club for people with disabilities and to give them the opportunity to get afloat. There was a good choice of craft available and the event was very well attended. The organisation and safety precautions were very efficiently handled. Everybody seemed to be having a really good time. Girl Guides Centenary Camp We were invited to the camp fire at the end of the day. The camp was in a beautiful setting in open countryside near Bembridge and about 200 guides and brownies from the Island were in camp under canvas and there had also been a number of rainbows but because of their age they are not allowed to camp. Unfortunately the coach company had rather let the organisers down and only with some hasty reorganisation were they able to get some of the girls back to camp, albeit over an hour late. The camp fire burnt very brightly and the singing and actions to the songs was very enthusiastic. It was very noticeable that having lit the fire the men let the ladies get the buckets of water for the fire precautions! We are very lucky to have so many enthusiastic guide, brownie and rainbow leaders on the Island and the benefit of camps such as this to the young people is enormous. 16 July: "Yafford International Airport" This day marks the centenary of the first aeroplane landing on the Isle of Wight. It landed near the Needles on the old golf links but the nearest place now available is the landing strip at Yafford. Unfortunately the high wind prevented any of the planes due to arrive to fly in. There was a good party in the hangar and made very special by the presence of the original pilot's daughter. Richard Holleyman had done a lot of research and had put together a most informative display of newspaper extracts, photographs and other information. Ironically the weather on the 16th July 1910 was also very windy. 15 July: High Sheriff Trust meeting Held in the Newport Police Station and with a useful discussion about various matters, including making some financial awards. Frustration was expressed about the attitude of the Charity Commission towards our attempt to update the Trust Deed. We are not giving up on this and a different approach will be taken. It was also a good opportunity to introduce Nick Hayward (in nomination for 2012/13). Lunch with David Ball, Chairman of Island Games Committee Having met with David at the Primary School Games, I arranged to meet him for lunch to discuss progress of the organisation for the Island Games on the Isle of Wight for 2011 and particularly to introduce him to Susie Sheldon who will be High Sheriff at the time of the Games which will be the largest multi-sport event in the country before the Olympics in 2012 and a very important event for the Island. Read the complete diary |