Recently added articles from Hayling Islander (Hayling Island, England):
Dementia care home could be shut down.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A CARE home for elderly people with dementia could be closed after a damning report by inspectors. The management of Hayling's Japhetsun care home has been severely criticised in the report because of a lack of staff training and inadequate assessments of residents' needs. ...
New pharmacy gets green light.
Aug 01, 2008 ... PLANS for a new pharmacy on Hayling moved a step forward last month. Hampshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) approved the idea of a new pharmacy on the Island on July 23 - subject to appeal. In December, Butt and Hobbs Ltd submitted an application for a licence to open a ...
Stone the 'crows.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE second Hayling Scarecrow Festival was stuffed to the gunwhales with entries giving the judges a massive headache as thousands of vistors were prepared to invade the island around Carnival time. There were just not simple Worzel Gummidge look-alikes among the 350 entries but ...
Hotelier offers [pounds sterling]1,000 reward.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HOTELIER Keith Boothroyde was so incensed by thieves who grabbed a distinctive set of patio garden furniture from the Newtown Hotel that he has offered a [pounds sterling]1,000 reward for information leading to the culprits being caught. Mr Boothroyde is prepared to pay double ...
Vets to put stranded whale 'out of its misery'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A whale which was stranded on mud flats in Hampshire is likely to die, rescuers have said. The seven-ton mammal was first spotted in Chichester Harbour in the evening on July 31, but by the following morning a huge rescue operation was launched when it beached itself near ...
Work restarts at bridge after weeks of delay.
Aug 01, 2008 ... PAINTING work on Langstone Bridge - with its unsightly scaffolding - is unlikely to be finished on schedule in August. Cleaning and preparation work was at a standstill throughout much of June and July, because of a contractual dispute between the main contractor and a ...
Siblings sail to golden glory.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SIBLING sailors Frances and James Peters enjoyed a week to remember at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Denmark, picking up a gold medal apiece and helping Great Britain win the overall Volvo Trophy. And 15-year-old James didn't stop there, adding the European ...
Cricket team arrow in on title.
Aug 01, 2008 ... IN recent years Hayling Cricket team has been used to finding success on the cricket field. However eight members of the club found success in the annual inter-team challenge at the West Town Public House, on July 9, The event brought together four of Hayling sporting ...
Record entry for open regatta.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MENGEHAM Rythe Sailing Club had a record 88 entrants for its open regatta on July 20, with the fast Foiling Moths providing the best spectacle and first across the line in 82 minutes. The 13 events were particularly well supported by the Asymmetric Classes, Finns and Solos. ...
Lily's big step.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MILL Rythe Juniors pupil Lily-Rose Pannell has taken another big step in the gymnastics world. The eight-year-old passed her compulsory grades level 4 in the Women's Artistic as part of her British Gymnastics elite development plan. Lily-Rose (right) finished fourth ...
Rosie just missed out on Abraham Trophy.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ROSIE Mist was chosen, as one of 21 junior golfers with the best reductions in handicap in the country, to play in the Abraham Cup at Ramside, in Durham, on July 28. She just missed out on glory being relegated to third place on countback after she fired a superb 71 with the ...
Dart League remember stalwarts.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE culmination of the Hayling Island Dart League 2007/08 season was a finals and presentation evening at the Royal British Legion. The finals of the individual and pairs competitions were held and trophies were presented to all the seasons' winners. Entertainment was supplied ...
Big hand for Slowhand's support.
Jul 04, 2008 ... AN electrician got the chance to play in front of 40,000 people supporting rock leged Eric Clapton at Hyde Park at the end of June. Islander Ronnie Sims supported the guitar legend nicknamed Slowhand when the Steve Boyce Band appeared on the bill at the Hard Rock Calling ...
Tourists well-stocked now.
Jul 04, 2008 ... THE Conservative Party's law and order policies have verged from the short, sharp shock of Margaret Thatcher's era to current leader David Cameron's call to "Hug-a-Hoodie." Well Havant's Tory MP found himself being challenged to return to Victorian values when the latest tourist ...
Serious competition at Seacourt.
Jul 04, 2008 ... SQUASH is back at Seacourt with a record entry for the Annuals competition and club night on Thursdays is inundated with keen players ready to take on the pro's. Luke Danby took on the holder Ivan Snell in the annual squash final. In front of a packed gallery both players ...
Six new course records set in Billy 5.
Jul 04, 2008 ... What a night for young runners as 77 young boys and girls competed in the fun runs, prior to the main race in the Hayling Billy 5 - which was staged for the 11th year - and produced six new course records in total. The winner of the boys race was Jake Pillans in a new course ...
Lovely day for lady president.
Jul 04, 2008 ... HAYLING Ladies had a lovely sunny day for the Ladies President Competition on June 5. Barbara Osbourne has served the club for three years as lady president, and this was the last one. She will be a hard act to follow. The winners were Jean Leggett, Pam Davies and Maureen Mills, ...
Sailors support the Rowans.
Jul 04, 2008 ... MENGHAM Rythe Sailing Club hosted the eighth annual Rowans Pursuit Race on June 8 with a record number of dinghies taking part. The 54 entrants, including nine boats from Hayling Island Sailing Club, made donations to enter the race, and with the proceeds from the tombola, ...
MRSC holds Finn and Osprey events.
Jul 04, 2008 ... MRSC hosted a combined event of the Finn Southern Championship and the Osprey Southern Championship over the midsummer weekend. Sixteen Finns and 15 Ospreys enjoyed good sailing conditions in Hayling Bay, on June 21, and with a southerly Force 3-4 wind the Finns Fleet initially ...
Girls are gym champs.
Jul 04, 2008 ... THE senior girls gymnastic team from The Hayling College beat off all opposition in the South East Hampshire Secondary Schools Gymnastics Competition at Park Community School, Leigh Park, at the end of April. All pupils involved in the competition trained extremely hard and came ...