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Pavement parking - we've probably all done it at some time. But it's getting particularly bad along the section of road by Sainsbury's. As well as causing incovenience to traffic during the day, the wear and tear on the pavements is causing them to deteriorate faster...

  Starting early Autumn we'll be beginning works under licence to remove the badger sett behind Freshwater Library. This will be a fairly lengthy exercise and the work will be undertaken by Protected Species Ecology Ltd - who also completed the badger work at the...

Starting early November we'll be planting a small community orchard of mixed fruit trees on Stroud Field - in the corner bordering Jubilee Field and Cameron Close.   We'll also be planting some additional daffodil bulbs to add to those already there.

Thanks to all the authors, publishers, booksellers and venues who made the first Freshwater Book Fair possible, and thanks to all the book lovers for attending and supporting the events. The second Freshwater Book Fair will be held on the weekend of the 4th to 6th...

Freshwater and Totland Parish Councils have teamed with Island Extreme to bring the Scooter Competition to the West Wight. Registration starts 11am.

Our current Clerk is moving to Cornwall in September so Freshwater Parish Council is seeking to recruit a Parish Clerk. If you are interested please feel free to contact the office or your local councillor for an informal discussion. Otherwise all the information is...

Along with all the other great things he's been getting up to, Super Shaun has been collecting litter as he comes across it. The pictures below show the amount of waste he's collected in just one month!! We know that the majority of people really don't want to leave...

Our plastic free bags are on sale now for £4.99 and are available from local independent shops including JCB Imaging, Artframes, West Wight Angling, Pet Lifeline, Coastal Mobility, P.J. Thorne Butchers, The Village Bakery, Allsorts, The Freshwater Coffee House,...

It's always with a heavy heart when we have to post about vandalism, but here we go. There have been a number of incidents this week - many thanks to WWY Football team for reporting the damage pictured below, which took place on Tuesday evening when 2 'older teens'...

Organic cotton Freshwater beach bags are now available from the Parish Office and other venues around the village. Price is £4.99 and £1 from the sale of each bag will go towards funding new drinking fountains in Freshwater! Let's help make Freshwater plastic free.