Shaping Newport

New Design Guide aims to help protect and enhance historic features It sets a new standard for commercial properties in Ryde and Newport, ensuring frontage of shops, pubs and other buildings enhance conservation area onthewight.com/new-design-gui… @HazIsle #iwnews #IsleofWight

Newport is the place for families to head to this Easter half-term as the Isle of Wight Children's Festival will be taking place on Thursday 21st & Friday 22nd April tinyurl.com/3eu7vrun

Have you heard about the Design Guide for #Newport and #Ryde? It sets a new standard for commercial properties, ensuring the frontage of shops, pubs and other buildings enhance the conservation area. iwdesignguide.uk @HistoricEngland #HistoricHighStreets

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BUILDING?! Not one but three opportunities to come & share your thoughts on the role Newport Guildhall can play for the Isle of Wight's County Town! Pick your own poster! #newport #communityconsultation #heritage #futures #isleofwight @HazIsle @ShapingNewport

There's still time to have your say on plans for Newport to improve the environment for pedestrians, enhance the setting of some of our key heritage buildings and improve one of the town's historic public squares. Visit iwhaz.uk/pfz to view and comment on the plans.

Also coming up during half-term, a range of activities in the lead up to the IW Story Festival, supported by the Newport High Street Heritage Action Zone.

We are leading on a project to encourage people to cycle from Carisbrooke and Gunville to Newport. We have identified routes which may not be totally traffic free are quiet ways into town. Find out more on Facebook. facebook.com/groups/6582544… @iwight @ShapingNewport @NewportIWPC

People First. This is the artists impressions of changes to the centre of #Newport. The idea is to widen pavements by losing on-street parking, creating a more pedestrian friendly environment. @iwight You can have your say bbc.in/3LAu5SL

ERMC are helping the Newport High Street Heritage Action Zone investigate options for the future of The Guildhall. You can help shape that future, just follow the link in their post.

Exciting news from the High Street Heritage Action Zone. We have published a consultation draft of our commercial frontages design guidance. You can feedback on the draft guidance between now and 7th Jan 2022. For more details see iwhaz.uk/project/design…

Recycle your bicycle! - bring any broken and unused bikes to St Thomas Square in Newport this Saturday the 14th. #IsleOfWight #Biosphere #IsleOfWightBiosphereReserve #BiosphereReserve #Sustainable #Recycle #OpenAirInTheSquare

Thanks to everyone who filled in our recent online survey, your input is really helpful. The lucky winner of a £100 Wight Gift Card was Karen from Sandown - your prize is on it's way. 😃 If you want to buy a Gift Card that supports local businesses, visit tinyurl.com/wightgiftcard

This month’s sponsor is @VisitIOW - a not for profit company, dedicated to showcasing the Island to the UK mainland & overseas audiences. Visit IOW have committed a £200 donation. If the PedalAid community reaches the 5000km target, @IsleAccess will receive the full donation.

Destination Uncovered features the Isle of Wight as 1 of the top 10 staycation ideas for 2021!🏝️🌊 It highlights how the Wight Gift Card can be used to book The Birkdale Hotel, Godshill Park Farm, and the Old Radar Station🏩 destinationuncovered.com/2021/03/30/10-… #WightGiftCard #IOW

Well done @MarketDays_IOW it was great to see St Thomas' Square buzzing on Saturday.

If you have 10 minutes spare or even an hour then join @NewportIWPC in litter picking at Victoria Recreation Ground and Vectis Field on 28th April at 10AM 🚮💚🗑️ Safety equipment will be provided!

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Looking for some colouring fun this Easter? Take a look at our free downloadable colouring sheets featuring Newport "then and now", beautifully drawn by local artist @julesmarriner iwhaz.uk/2021/03/30/fre…

Emergency Closure for High Street, Newport. The closure is necessary to enable Southern Water to carryout emergency repairs @iwight

@mattdawhit @clairekennard01 @virtualranger @iwight @juliejonesevans @RydeAbide @AshmanChris @VisitIOW @NewportIWPC @HistoricEngland @HistPlacesRob @martinjgibson There is already funding agreed to make improvements in the High St/St James Square as part of the Heritage Action Zone. In terms of any further work beyond this area, that would form part of Isle of Wight Council's usual decision making processes.

Why the Island's high streets could be amongst the best in the country. Seriously. #IsleofWight #regeneration @iwight @juliejonesevans @ShapingNewport @RydeAbide @AshmanChris @clairekennard01 @VisitIOW countypress.co.uk/news/19182311.…