06/11 Ventnor Brewery, a traditional Isle of Wight brewery

Ventnor Brewery, a traditional Isle of Wight brewery has put its 'Beer in a Box' for Christmas. The 18 or 36 pint keg is ideal for Christmas parties and makes a great Christmas gift for beer lovers. Ventnor Brewery is famous for using natural spring water which emanates from the rocks above Ventnor in their award wining beers.

Beer in a Box is a brand new concept of delivering Ventnor Brewery's distinctive beer which uses an age-old recipe of the finest malt, hops and natural spring water which flows through the brewery from St Boniface Downs. Beers lovers can choose from a variety of different beers brewed specifically to complement certain foods.

Prices start from £27.50 for an 18 pint box and £48.00 for a 36 pint box. Ventnor Brewery offers a next day delivery service to anywhere in the UK.

Email sales@ventnorbrewery.co.uk or visit www.ventnorbrewery.co.uk

25/04 YARMOUTH CASTLE GETS A FACELIFT

YARMOUTH CASTLE GETS A FACELIFT
On Tuesday 25th April, Yarmouth Castle will celebrate the first phase
of a historic makeover with artistic touches provided by children from
Yarmouth Church of England Primary School. The project has been jointly
funded by English Heritage and by Yarmouth Council, the Yarmouth Town
Trust and Community Partnership and the Local Heritage Initiative. A
grant of £20,000 from English Heritage has already enabled the re-paving
of Castle Lane with York stone.

18/04 YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE CHAMPIONS: FIVE SOUTH EAST SEMI-FINALISTS CHOSEN

YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE CHAMPIONS: FIVE SOUTH EAST SEMI-FINALISTS CHOSEN


The 38 semi-finalists to become young climate change champions have
been announced today, including entrants from Tunbridge Wells, Hove (2),
Dorking and the Isle of Wight.

The semi-finalists, who have been chosen for the quality of their
entries on communicating about climate change, will be narrowed down to nine
winners - one for each English region, including the South East

All the semi-finalists will be invited to London next weekend (21-23
April) for interview during which they will be asked a few questions
about their entry and why they entered the competition.

The search for nine young climate change champions is part of the
Government's Climate Change Communications Initiative, "Tomorrow's Climate,
Today's Challenge" - a three year drive to communicate the threat of
climate change and the need for everyone - Government; industry and
individuals to help tackle the problem. The initiative was launched by
Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett and Climate Change Minister Elliot
Morley in December 2005.

The young climate change champions will spend a year "in office"
spreading the word about climate change to their region through local
activities.

They will also have a number of engagements throughout the year,
including a fact-finding tour to Switzerland to witness the effects of
climate change at the Gurschen glacier. They will also have the opportunity
to meet with a senior Government Minister to discuss climate change in
the UK and their ideas for how to communicate about the issue.

Mr Morley said: "I have been astounded by the quality and quantity of
the 600 applications. It is clear there is a high level of motivation
among young people on environmental issues.

"All of the semi-finalists have done extremely well to reach this
stage. I very much look forward to seeing their work promoted on our website
and to meeting the eventual winners, who I am sure will be powerful
advocates to their generation of the scale, nature and urgency of the
threat of climate change. Tomorrow's climate is very definitely today's
challenge."

Regional Climate Change Facts:

Latest research by Defra has shown that 78 per cent of respondents from
the South East felt that climate change was the result of human impact.
A huge 93 per cent of respondents were aware of the term "carbon
emissions" compared to a national average of 87 per cent. This is the highest
level of awareness in any region.

Just over a fifth (22 per cent) felt that emissions from cars/vans etc
was the main cause of climate change - slightly lower than the national
average (26 per cent). And only 14 per cent feel that they personally
contribute to vehicle emissions - down from the national average of 21
per cent.

Research on how climate change affects the region shows that the South
East is likely in the future to face more droughts, which will cause
trees to suffer from the drier conditions. River flooding could increase
during the winter months due to wetter ground conditions. Many species
may be affected by increasing temperatures, changes in the soil or by
coastal erosion. Extreme sea levels, caused by a combination of storm
surges and high tides, could become more frequent.