Hello, this is Mrs Wighteye reporting back (as promised) on the Big Green Picnic. Without knowing exactly what to expect my immediate impression was of marquees in rows divided by the pseudo-green of the carpet which was ofcourse pivotal to the whole event. There was a relaxed, light-hearted atmosphere, particularly when the music started, with [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Mrs W ventures to disclosed Picnic Location in Town Centre
Posted in General, Green Issues, tagged Big Green Picnic, Eco Challenger, Medina Valley Centre on May 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Delving into the Rockpool
Posted in General, tagged Hannah Ray, Rockpool, Ventnor Winter Gardens on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Having previously attended ‘Shopping Trolley’ events showcasing the creativity of Ventnor based artists/musicians etc, I didn’t need much persuasion to attend ‘Rockpool’ at Ventnor Winter Gardens. The venue is sadly lacking in good lighting, but this was made up for by several engaging ‘happenings’, including the hugely entertaining interactive music in the teepee ; I [...]
Big Green Beano
Posted in Green Issues, tagged Big Green Picnic, Eco Challenger, Medina Valley Centre on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Family and work commitments unfortunately conspired to prevent me attending the Big Green Picnic, so Wighteye has been quizzing both Mrs Wighteye and Wighteye Jr who attended the event separately. Jr thought it was “great fun” and his favourite activity was at the Medina Valley Centre’s Eco Challenger, where solar energy was being harvested to [...]
Big Green Car Park this weekend
Posted in Green Issues, tagged Big Green Picnic, Eco Island, Isle of Wight on May 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Preparations are well underway for the ‘picnic’ in the Council car park, fences are up bordering the motorway and a variety of marquees have been erected, I’m looking forward to visiting myself. Doubt whether I’ll be sitting on the grass though, despite promises of a reused ex bowling green artificial turf. May even dig out [...]
Vics vanquished 2-1
Posted in Football, tagged Cowes Sports, East Cowes Vics, IW Gold Cup Final on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Cowes Sports won a thrilling IW Gold Cup Final tonight at Westwood Park. East Cowes Vics went ahead towards the end of the first half, only for Cowes Sports to equalise 10 minutes from the end of normal time. Tiredness and lapses in concentration led to Vics conceding again in the second period of extra [...]
Big Yellow Taxi coming to Newport
Posted in General, Green Issues, tagged Big Green Picnic, Eco Island, Isle of Wight on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Never mind the Big Green Picnic, Wighteye believes the occasion should be renamed in honour of Joni Mitchell and her assertion that “They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot”. For any of you that have not yet heard, the ego-island event for plebs (we don’t seem to deserve a conference) will not take [...]
Walks with a purpose
Posted in Walks, tagged Isle of Wight Walking Festival, Parkhurst Forest, Vectis Astronomical Society on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Wighteye has been fortunate to partake of a couple of events in the Isle of Wight Walking Festival this week. The first event was one evening at Parkhurst Forest, detecting bats and watching newts, curious at the light from torches shining into their pond. A large crowd of us enjoyed the activity, as did the [...]
UFO
Posted in General, tagged Cowes, Isle of Wight, UFO on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Wighteye’s Dad took this photo from Cowes yesterday, the UFO appeared to possibly have some link to the ship laying off of Cowes, sometimes it disappeared as far over as Castle Point in East Cowes. Anyone got any idea what it could be?
Thanks Dad!
Three positives
Posted in General, tagged East Cowes, Isle of Wight on May 3, 2008 | No Comments »
1. Well done, East Cowes Town Council, we now have a net for the tennis court at the seafront, watch out Fred Perry/Bjorn Borg/Boris Becker/Pete Sampras/Roger Federer (delete according to your age/era)
2. The fallen crane has been removed from the warehouse close to the power station
3. The racist/fascist grafitti has been painted over (though I [...]
