Former Sandown teacher discovers two of his students are running in the election too
As a teacher, Gary says he is always perturbed by comments that young people are apathetic or not interested in politics
Following news earlier in the week of a former teacher standing in the 2021 Isle of Wight council elections and discovering during a Zoom call that two of his students were standing alongside him, we have news of more teacher and students candidates.
Gary Clarke taught at Sandown High School (which became Sandown Bay Academy and now The Bay CE School) from 2001 to 2017 and was staff governor and head of sixth form for most of that time.
‘Don’t let voter apathy win the election’, Islanders urged to cast their vote on Thursday
Islanders are urged to vote tomorrow, and reminded that “there’s too much at stake for residents not to vote, so help create a new Council where you will be fully represented” by voting on Thursday
A coalition of candidates from across the political spectrum, and independents, in tomorrow’s 2021 Isle of Wight council election urge Islanders to get out and vote to “elect a new Isle of Wight Council that is trustworthy and transparent and which can help transform the Island for the better”.
Candidates pledge to form a disciplined, diverse and organised coalition to rule County Hall
Candidates from across the Island and across the political spectrum pledge to work together to form a coalition following next week’s council elections
Leading candidates from the Greens, Independents and Our Island are putting aside politics for the sake of the Island and Island residents.
Many candidates standing across the political spectrum have pledged to work together to create a “disciplined, diverse and organised coalition building on the widest possible range of strengths and skills rather than being based on narrow partisan interests”.
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Sandown s New Seafront Premier Inn Opens
By Jamie White
Doors to the new Premier Inn on Sandown Esplanade have opened today (Friday) for the first time as the team welcomed certain guests to the brand new 100-bedroom hotel.
Whitbread, Premier Inn’s parent company, has invested £10 million in the new hotel and Cookhouse & Pub family restaurant as it continues to grow its network in popular leisure and staycation hotspots across the UK.
The Sandown Premier Inn is one of three new seaside openings planned by Premier Inn in late February and March this year.