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ISSUE 15
April/May 2008
10 Best foot forward:
Walk the Wight promises to be bigger and
better this year
26 Heart of Gold:
The second part of our interview with
Gloria Minghella, with a tribute to Anthony
Minghella from John Hannam
29 Wight Wedding:
Our guide to all the Island has to offer to make
your special day perfect
44 Son of Sandown:
John Hannam meets cricketer David
Griffiths, rising star of Hampshire
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46 Secrets at the Needles
revealed:
The 1970s played host to some missile testing
under our very noses. James Kerr learns more
when he visits the New Battery at the Needles
50 Ghost of Yarmouth’s
past:
Jan Toms with a fascinating look at a
historic house, which was sacrificed
for a road-building scheme
54 Digging for Victory:
In the first of a 12-part series, June Elford
looks at the role Islanders played in World
War II. She talks to some of those dedicated
women who formed The Land Army
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