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There was standing room only at the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday when the proposed closure of Lloyds Bank was discussed. Representatives of a number of local businesses and residents expressed their concerns.  It was said that the closure of the bank would be likely to lead to additional trips to Newport, businesses finding difficulty […]

A total of nine applications were made to the Parish Council this year and we are pleased to say that all nine projects received an amount of money to enable them to take forward their projects.  The amounts awarded to each project are listed below.

There will be a walk through The Marsh lead by Nick. Saturday 6th October 12noon approx. 1.5hrs walk. Meeting at the far end of Coastguard Lane in Freshwater Bay. Donations to Gift to Nature

The National Trust are holding an exhibition on Saturday 20 October between 10.30am and 2.30pm at The Memorial Hall, Avenue Road, Freshwater. Please click here for details.

The Parish Council appreciates that the closure of the last fixed high street banking facility may affect many people and businesses within the local community. If there is sufficient support we are prepared to call a public meeting, inviting representatives of Lloyds Bank to discuss a way forward. Please let us know via our Facebook […]

The Parish Council is able to offer a limited number of small grants to local projects, where it can be shown that this will benefit the community.  The next round of applications will be considered on 2nd October and deadline for applications is 25th September. Applications should be made directly to the Parish Council.  

The first Freshwater Soup was held this week at the Conservative Club. Four very worthy local projects made their pitch – West Wight Sports Centre – Extend our Gym, FYT Bus, Men in Sheds and Skate Park Users. Congratulations to the Skate Park users for winning after presenting a very passionate, eloquent pitch. Prize money […]

Members of the Freshwater Fire Crew took part in cleaning down of the boat park at Freshwater Bay this week.

Isle of Wight Council has recently released its housing needs assessment. This shows a need for 68 dwellings per annum for the West Wight. It is likely that Freshwater will be seen as able to accommodation the most development. There is also said to be a particular need for smaller affordable homes. The assessment also […]

We have successfully recruited an Apprentice to the Parish Clerk.  Our new recruit will be joining us in September and we look forward to welcoming her as a member of the team.