The workers occupying the Vestas plant in Newport, Isle of Wight, were angry yesterday that the company had sent correspondence to their family homes when it clearly knows that they are on site! They view this as a form of intimidation and a new banner had appeared on the building to that effect yesterday. Support [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Vestas: Intimidating families?
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged Isle of Wight, Vestas, sit-in, occupation, Ryde Trades Council on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vestas: the rollercoaster
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged Bob Crow, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight prisons, Prison Officers Association, RMT, Vestas on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday evening had brought dismissal notices for the occupiers in the Vestas plant on the Isle of Wight, reportedly hidden beneath the food delivered to them by the company. Wednesday brought the prospect of an eviction order and rumoured involvement of the riot police to remove protesters from the building. Only thing was, Vestas management [...]
Vestas: Communication the key
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Council, Lewisham Bridge School occupation, occupation, sit-in, Vestas on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eventually there will have to be a dialogue between Vestas and the workers at it’s Isle of Wight plants (Newport and East Cowes) and including the RMT. There also needs to be some honest communication between the Isle of Wight Council and the workers. From my viewpoint, the workers are being failed miserably by the [...]
Vestas occupation update
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Having received a whole cheese and ham sandwich plus fruit, a drink and a cereal bar at 9am this morning, the occupying workers of the Vestas plant on the Isle of Wight were delighted to recieve a hot meal at 5:30 this evening, when minced beef pie was delivered by a member of the management [...]
A fun afternoon
Posted in 'Art', tagged Chris Jenkins, Ian Whitmore, Isle of Wight, Lisa Traxler, Open Studios, Sue Paraskeva on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon Mr & Mrs Wighteye visited several artists who were taking part in the Open Studios scheme. There is a wealth of creative talent on the Isle of Wight. Having already purchased collographs from Lisa Traxler and a print from Ian Whitmore at Jubilee Stores, we headed in the Ryde direction. Wighteye particularly admired [...]
Vestas : The meal deal
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged Andrew Turner, David Pugh, Eco Island, Isle of Wight, Newport, occupation, sit-in, Vestas on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As a lad I knew Vestas as some kind of dehydrated convenience meal that you heated up and served, I seem to remember it tasting quite good. The Vestas meal deal for this morning was half a peanut butter sandwich each, some fruit, plus milk and fruit juice. As of 6:30pm, this was all that [...]
One hot meal!
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged Isle of Wight, Newport, sit-in, Vestas on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They may have served a hot meal in Parkhurst Prison tonight, but the Vestas occupiers had to go without the hot meal they’d like, despite offering to return files to the management in exchange for one. Some 300 people marched from St Thomas’ Square in Newport to the Vestas site this evening in support of [...]
The workers united…
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged Bob Crow, RMT, sit-in, Vestas on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
…. will never be defeated was the message from Bob Crow, leader of the RMT union, to the large crowd gathered in support of the Vestas sit-in. Summons to appear at Newport Crown Court on 29 July have been served upon the ‘occupiers’. The RMT have stepped in to offer support to the largely non-unionised [...]
Vestas sit-in
Posted in Green Issues, Vestas, tagged sit-in, Ventnorblog, Vestas on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ventnorblog’s coverage of the sit-in at Vestas in Newport has helped to raise the profile of the dispute, with national ‘broadsheets’ and TV broadcasting on the issue. Wighteye ventured down to the site this morning, where the mood was buoyant. There is a small encampment on the roundabout outside the plant, the site itself now [...]
An ideal combination
Posted in Eating out, Walks, Wildlife, tagged Garlic Farm, Isle of Wight on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What can beat a relaxing cup of tea accompanied by a beautifully presented piece of cake? The answer, of course, is to follow the experience with a nature walk around local fields. All this is available on a visit to the Garlic Farm. Our recent visit allowed for refreshments on the outside terrace as peacocks [...]
