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The Parish Office will close at 12 noon Friday December 18th for the Christmas period.  The office will re-open at 10am on Monday 4th January 2021. We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Islanders are being advised that waste, recycling and garden subscription collections are changing over the Christmas and new year period — although many households will only see one week of change to their usual waste collection day. Between Monday 21 and Friday 25...

The Parish Office will be closed to the public for the next four weeks.  However, everyday operations continue. Telephones are manned from 10am - noon - 01983 752000 or you can contact the Clerk on clerk@freshwater-parish.org.uk  

An update from Captain A Usborne RN  - West Wight Remembrance Sunday Parade Organiser We are now a little more than 6 weeks from Remembrance Sunday. Whatever arrangements are made this year, it is clear that the overriding priority and guiding principle is that we...

We took advantage of the beautiful sunshine on Saturday to rescue some unwanted fruit bushes from the allotments and give them a new home at the Community Orchard on Stroud. We got some exciting plans to increase our community access to fruit and nuts but we will need...

Congratulations toWest Wight Sports & Community Centre, who as home to the West Wight Coronavirus Help Hub, enjoyed a surprise visit from Prince Edward this week. A fabulous morning for everyone involved. Great to see the work of the centre and its staff led by...

Please be aware that on Monday 19th October 2020 part of the coastal path near Hanover Point will be closed to allow filming to take place (this is for the production of “The Beast Must Die” which they have been filming different bits round the Island for a while...

Please be aware that on Monday 19th October 2020 part of the coastal path near Hanover Point will be closed to allow filming to take place (this is for the production of “The Beast Must Die” which they have been filming different bits round the Island for a while...

Please be aware that part of Public Footpath F6 (Monks Lane) will be closed to pedestrians between 8am and 6pm on two consecutive days within this week (Monday 21st to Friday 25th September) this is in order that road repairs can take place. During the closure please...

Trading Standards have received lots of reports of an email purporting to be from the HM Courts and Tribunals Service charging you £25 for a Penalty Charge for parking – this will be increased to £100 if not paid within 28 days. This is a SCAM – it asks you to click...