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  1. @FourT4 Thanks. I was wondering how the new organisation and date would compare. I'm pleased the event continues, although I suspect more has been lost than gained from the changes. I don't recall the old organisation needing to invest in a full page advertisement in Cycling Weekly to generate entries.

    #IoWRandonnee #IsleOfWight

  2. Cracking day out on the South Island Randonnée although numbers were way down on last year's event. On the plus side I didn't miss the May Bank Holiday traffic queues where the route crosses the approaches to Ryde. Gentle SE wind meant the run along the Military Road was the fastest ever. #IsleOfWight #cycling #BikeToot

  3. Time and Place: Solomon Butler and Charlotte

    I had previously posted most of this material separately, but I wanted to bring it together to show the full picture. Back when I first wanted to know the family history, I was told that we were descendants of Solomon Butler, a free Black man, and a "slave girl." The story preserved Solomon’s name, but not Charlotte’s. Why had her identity disappeared from the family account? While researching the brothers, Anthony and Moses Allmond, from whom I was told that all the Black Allmonds in […]

    genealo.me/2026/08/24/time-and

  4. A few shots from this year’s Cowes Week captured on a camera more than 70 years old.

    📷 Voigtländer Vito B — 1954
    🎞️ Kodak UltraMax 400

    #FilmPhotography #CowesWeek2026 #Sailing #IsleOfWight

  5. A few shots from a recent session at Canopy Skatepark.

    Hamish giving tuition and filming. Ula shredding. Me capturing it on black & white film.

    📷 Pentax 17 half-frame
    🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Black & White

    #CanopySkatepark #IsleOfWight #Skateboarding #Photography #FilmPhotography

  6. ‘Armed with a hamper from Fortnum & Mason’: on holiday with Charles Dickens
    By Caroline Davies

    Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum in London looks at writer’s holiday pursuits, from Kent to the Isle of Wight

    theguardian.com/books/2026/aug

    #CharlesDickens #Books #Exhibitions #Culture #Artanddesign #London #Kent #IsleofWight #Travel #TheGuardian #CarolineDavies

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  8. A few more half-frame shots. This time Bembridge Lifeboat Station.

    Really loving the contrast, grain and mood this little camera captures — especially on black & white film.

    📷 Pentax 17 half-frame
    🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400

    #Bembridge #HalfFrame #35mmFilm #BlackAndWhitePhotography #IsleOfWight

  9. @sharongascoigne lovely! We’ve been to #Bembridge sailing a few times. Unfortunately UK customs make it almost impossible to go there again bc we have our dog which we imported from Yorkshire ourselves, with us now. We love the UK so much…#Solent #isleofwight 😭😭
    At the same time we love Ivy😍

  10. It was nice to get out for a stroll this evening. Sunset wasn't great, but it was beautiful nonetheless 😊 #Bembridge #IsleofWight

  11. It's a rainy day here on the #IsleofWight , not that I'm complaining as we need the rain.

    This photo was taken (by my husband not me) on Sunday afternoon when the weather was somewhat better.

    This is slightly more off the beaten track than some of our more popular beaches at #Bembridge. You can see the Lifeboat Station in the distance.

    #LandscapePhotography #Coast

  12. Last night's full moon as it rose over Bembridge Lifeboat Station.

    It was lovely and calm down on the beach as we watched the #moon emerge from the low cloud. This photo taken by my husband does it far more justice than my wobbly video that I posted last night!

    #Moonrise #Bembridge #IsleofWight #Photography

  13. Our first teaser for our new #musical Molly Downer -- The #Witch of #Bembridge.

    A Wholly #IsleOfWight production.

    Please have a little look / listen

    youtu.be/rYgFn5KW9MM

  14. One of my favourite #tombs on the #IsleofWight. They say this unambiguous stone markems the site of Molly Downer, the #Witch of #Bembridge.

    Her story is heartbreaking, filled with loss and betrayal; the final straw being when her greatest love Harriet turned on her after marrying a man.

    Molly left heart broken and constantly harassed by Harriet, cursed her lost love.

    Many think she was buried in an unmarked grave in Brading Church yard, but the truth is she was spirited away #TombTuesday