Arreton housing plan rejected

Great news,

As you build housing for “Need not Greed”, this developer has not taken into account of us who live in the village, and by the way we do not object to building new houses in village, but they must fit in to a natural growth, say 10 to 12 houses, and they need to be in keeping with this historic village, not shoe boxes with gardens not big enough to keep a dog.

Isle of Wight County Press report:

A CONTROVERSIAL 40-home Arreton development has been turned down by the Isle of Wight Council’s planning committee.

Today’s (Tuesday) decision followed earlier refusal of developer Laurie Calloway’s plan to build 89 homes at Hazeley Combe — a decision he has appealed.

More than 120 letters of objection were received including those from Arreton Parish Council, the Council to Protect Rural England, the Badger Trust and Island Watch.

The effect on nearby historic Haseley Manor, the scale, location and density of housing and adverse effects on the environment and traffic safety were among objections.

Officers had recommended approval, deciding that the development would address a demonstrated housing need in the village.

The appeal against the refusal of the original plans is due to be heard in August.

2014 Osborne House visit

This is my photograph album from a visit to Osborne House on 29^th March 2014. As Isle of Wight County Press competition winners, we had a preview of the newly renovated Swiss Cottage, which was as yet not open to the public. The Swiss Cottage (1853) was built in the grounds of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert private estate Osborne House, which they used for more than 50 years. Prince Albert intended the Swiss Cottage to be somewhere their nine children could learn the rudiments of Housekeeping and Cooking. After visit to Swiss Cottage we walked to Osborne Beach, then back up to Osborne House to look around House then out on to the terrace. Due to the Royal collection in the House, photographs are not allowed.       

Osborne House Photograph Album

Is this the reason why Isle of Wight Lamb tastes SO GOOD?

Is this the reason why Isle of Wight Lamb tastes SO GOOD?

Sheep grazing on picked vegetable fields in Arreton.

Sheep grazing on picked vegetable fields in Arreton

Arreton Traveller Ramblings: Saturday 15th March 2014 – Dog Poo update

After my Arreton Ramblings Blog relating to the increase in Dog Mess was printed in the Isle of Wight County Press, the subject is still causing readers to write in to the papers letters page.

It seems that the responsible pet owners are all of one voice, that the irresponsible owners are giving all dog owners a bad name on the island. Countless times owners are seen with their dogs off leads and the pet is allowed to defecate, and the faeces are not being picked up.

Mist hung over Arreton Down & More agricultural land goes under concrete

These are my photographs from walking the dog in the mist which hung over Arreton Down on the Isle of Wight on Friday 14^th March 2014.
Link to: Arreton In The Mist photo album

Mist on Arreton Down

Some of the pictures take in the field that the local landowner is trying to get Planning Permission for 89 houses on.

Sign not for Chelsea 4x4 Tractors

I captured this photo as it made me think of the Parents at School gates in their 4x4 Chelsea tractors.

Tractors Turning sign with School sign

 But here in Arreton it really does mean Tractors!                    

Arreton Traveller Ramblings: Saturday 1st March 2014 - Pippa loves water

Just from taking Pippa out for her usual walk, lovely sunny day here in Arreton. After checking the brook for any dangers, I let Pippa have a wash in the clear water. She is most defiantly a water baby, as she just loves to run up and down the shallow brook.

Water Baby Pippa

While out today Pippa did her first Gun Dog pose..

Pippa doing her Gun Dog pose.

Pippa becomes a local star by appearing in the Isle of Wight County Press

#arretontraveller #pippa #countypress #isleofwight #arreton #dogpoo
Pippa becomes a local star by appearing in the Isle of Wight County Press

My Arreton Rambling Blog on Dog Poo article was printed (abridged version) in today’s (28^th February 2014) Isle of Wight County Press. It is printed on letters page 48, and our rescue dog Pippa has a photograph along the article..Result. 

Arreton  Traveller & Pippa in the paper

Isle of Wight County Press want to print Arreton Traveller Ramblings - Dog Poo blog.

I have just had to telephone call from the Isle of Wight County Press who wanted a photo of Pippa, as they are going to print my Arreton Traveller Ramblings on Dog Poo..Result..
So sent them this...

Strap line for picture could be "Please pick up after your pet"

Arreton Traveller Ramblings - Picking up the Vegetables

Picking up the Vegetables

Just back from walking the dog, and thought I would post these phone photographs of the farm workers in Arreton, Isle of Wight.

Picking up the Vegetables

Having a break from all this rain lately, and so they are out “Picking up the Vegetables” so it can arrive at our tables.

Arreton Traveller Ramblings: Saturday 22nd February 2014 - Dog Poo

Arreton Traveller Ramblings: Saturday 22^nd February 2014

Just back from walking our rescue dog Pippa around Arreton, lovely day, Sun out and all’s well with world then,” squelch” and I am standing in Dog Excrement and my mood changes, why-o-why don’t other dog owners do the simple thing of bagging and picking up their pets waste.

Pippa relaxting while out on walk today

I have noticed a large increase of dogs waste material left on the ground from when I last went dog walking with our lovely Border collie “Jess”, the “Old Grey Lady” having two years new lease of life here in Arreton when we moved here, before she sadly after 14 wonderful years with us had to be put down. She was another Rescue dog. Again like Pippa she was around a year old when the family saved her. She had been missed treated, locked in cupboard in a bag, and burnt with an iron, which she never forgot! When my sister Annette took out the ironing board, she was off upstairs and she would hide by the bed.

Jesse - Old Gray Lady

But I digress; it was a wait of over a year before another dog entered our life. Pippa came from Kim at Brackens Dog Rescue, here on the Isle of Wight. So I started to go out again dog walking, it has shocked me how many “piles of crap” are around our village. Yesterday the paths and roads were swept, but yet again today more “s—t” on pavement. Do these people not understand that dog ownership comes with regulations that require you to clear up after your pets mess!

You would think that in this day and age that pet owners know the dangers of not clearing up after their dog. The footpath I walk along to give Pippa a good exercise runs right outside the village St George’s Primary School, mess on footwear being taken into the classroom, the danger of infection (can cause blindness).You would think that alone would make owners pick up after their pets waste.

Even in the footpaths across fields there are dog faeces everywhere to be trodden in or having your pet eat it, etc. An item on “Adams Farm” in BBC’s CountryFile television programme linked an infection that Cows catch from Dog Excrement that make them unable to become pregnant, so the old saying “it’s OK is in a field” will not do. Letting your dog of its lead does not relieve the dog walker of the reasonability of clearing up after the pet. So when a dog comes into view and not on a lead, not the owner insight, how do they know if the dog has not “passed motion” or where it “lay’s” while out of there sight is beyond me.

Another walk takes me the edge of the village and onto Cycle Track 23 route at Horringford, well it “beggar’s belief” that not 50 yards from a dog waste bin someone has had to spray onto the tarmac path “This is not a Dogs Loo”, only to fine more excrement laying there! What a wonderful advert for a tourist island! The Parish Council is now planning to spend £400 to purchase Dog waste bins for the village and a further £300 per year to empty them! Which I am sure they have better use for the money.

So I plead to dog owners in Arreton and surrounding countryside to please make sure you have “doggy bags” with you and pick up after your pet and keep the this island safe for our children and clean for not only the locals, but also to encourage tourists back to the IOW.

Sign from Belgium trip.

Just started this Blog to relate with my web site Arreton Traveller which relates to travells in Motorhome from the village of Arreton on the Isle of Wight,UK.
http://www.arretontraveller.me.uk