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Open Day at Northwood Cemetery, Cowes, IW
Sunday 6 May 2012
The East Chapel at the Cemetery from 8:30am to 5:00pm
In March our Research Team, led by Ann Barrett, added biographical detail to 28 records on the website.
On Saturday 31 March crowds of locals and visitors thronged to the Pier Head at Ryde for Wightlink's second annual Party on the Pier
Friday 23rd March 2012 was a glorious spring day and we spent an enjoyable afternoon at Ryde Pier Head as guests of Wightlink
On the evening of Saturday 17 March 2012 Ryde Castle Hotel suffered extensive damage as the result of a fire.
In February our Research Team, led by Ann Barrett, added biographical detail to 35 records on the website.
Notwithstanding the drenching rain which fell on Wednesday, some hundreds of inhabitants of Ryde who have, or profess to have, tastes for field sports, departed for Gatcombe steeple chases on that day.
Our website now includes records for St Thomas Church graveyard, Ashey and Binstead cemeteries.
In January our Research Team, led by Ann Barrett, added biographical detail to 31 records on the website.
OYSTER DREDGING - Quite a fleet of oyster dredging vessels have been beating up and down the Motherbank to bring up thousands of the shell-fish.