Wootton Life
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Wootton Bridge
The Elizabeth Tucker Gallery
In a departure from our normal bias toward the historical aspects of island history we have decided to support [Read More]
Next Parish Council meeting.
The next meeting of the Wootton Bridge Parish council will be held at the Community School, Church Road on Tuesday 15th [Read More]
Memories of Wootton Creek in the 1950′s
We are privileged, to have been given permission to display an edited version of a lecture given at the Royal Victoria [Read More]
Family History
Brighstone Community Library
Brighstone Community library is moving from New Road to North Street Brighstone! On Saturday 3rd March it re-opens from 10 am to 4pm and there will be an opening ceremony at the new library with local historian Dr Barrington Ward at 3pm. To mark the occasion there are activities planned for [Read More]
Isle of Wight Family History
The society operates a Research Resource centre in St Thomas Square, Newport, opposite St Thomas Church. Opening times are 10.00 am -12,30 pm on Saturday mornings, for other times by arrangement contact Betty Dhillon 01983 524469. For none members it is possible to obtain a one-day visitor [Read More]
Isle of Wight Family History Society meetings
A list of meetings for 2011 for the above society, venue Riverside Centre, Newport, lectures start at 7.30 pm Monday 4th April- Smuggling on the Isle of Wight, Speaker John Medland Saturday 14th May- One day conference and annual general meeting- Theme- Innovation and the island. Saturday [Read More]
Isle of Wight
New shop opening
We have been informed that a new branch of Screwfix will be opening tomorrow Saturday 19th May. It will be located on the industrial estate at Manner View, Newport . [Read More]
Life in the Mind
New Paintings St. George’s School Isle of Wight Full Circle’ Exhibition Space St. Mary’s, Newport, IoW. May – July 2012 6th Form students from St. George’s School, Newport, Isle of Wight have this Spring made new artworks for an exhibition they have planned and designed for the ‘Full Circle’ Exhibition Space at St. Mary’s. St. [Read More]
The Elizabeth Tucker Gallery
In a departure from our normal bias toward the historical aspects of island history we have decided to support island artist who sketch/draw/paint island scenes. We came across these excellent paintings by a local artist Elizabeth Tucker and thought they deserved a wider audience. For anyone wanting to contact Elizabeth she can be contacted at etucker@onwight.net We are willing to [Read More]
Recipes
Home Made Liqueurs
Recipes from the 1920′s Cherry Brandy Ingredients: Sound Morella cherries. To each lb. allow 3 oz. of brown sugar candy, about 12 apricot, peach or plum kernels, quarter oz. of shredded bitter almonds, quarter of an inch of cinnamon and sufficient good French brandy [Read More]
Victorian recipes
We have been fortunate in being given access to a considerable number of Victorian recipes dating from the late 1800s. We are added these to the web site to allow a comparison to be made with [Read More]
Plum pudding 1895 style.
With Christmas approaching we thought it was an appropriate time to feature a recipe from the pass. Four ounces of flour: Six ounces of currants: Six ounces sultana raisins: Twelve ounces Valencia [Read More]
Recipe of the Day – 1940
White Stew Three-quarters pound neck of lamb. Four ounces sliced onions. Four ounces mixed vegetables. Two tablespoons flour. Half a tablespoon chopped parsley. Half a pint of stock or water. One [Read More]
