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RSPCA Mobile claimed to be the first charity mobile phone network in the UK. [72] The agreement included provisions such that the RSPCA would receive up to 15% of top-ups made on the network and it was expected the network would raise £50,000 in the first year of operations. [73] RSPCA Mobile ceased service in October 2014. [citation needed]
St Catherine's School, in Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, is an independent non-maintained residential special school for children and young people aged seven to 19 years who have speech, language and communication needs. The school has charitable status.
Geographically located in the centre of the Isle of Wight, at 50.701°N, 1.2883°W, Newport is the principal town on the island. It has public transport connections with all the island's major towns. It serves as the island's main shopping centre and location for public services.
The Municipal Borough of Newport was abolished on 1 April 1974 and Newport became an unparished area, by August 2006 sufficient petition signatures has been acquired to parish the area, [6] the parish was formed on 1 April 2008 as Newport from the unparished area, [7] and Northwood and Whippingham parishes were also formed, the parish was then ...
A diagram of the layout of Newport bus station. In April 2011, following the closure of tourist information centres across the island by the Isle of Wight Council, Southern Vectis agreed to launch a new visitor information service in the main island towns. The waiting room of the bus station was refurbished to accommodate the new services. [10]
The Isle of Wight is situated in the English Channel off the south coast of England. The Solent strait , generally 2–3 miles (3–5 km) wide, separates it from the mainland to the north. The island measures 22 miles (35 km) from east to west and 13 miles (21 km) from north to south at its extreme points ; [ 5 ] in total it covers 146.8 square ...
Isle of Wight Natural History Centre: Godshill: Central: Natural history: May not be open, includes shells, minerals, local fossils and dinosaur bones, stuffed birds and animals from Australia, butterflies and other insects, small British mammals, aquarium, crystal replica of Queen Elizabeth II's crown jewels [1] [2] [3] Isle of Wight Postal ...
God's Providence House is a building in St Thomas' Square, Newport, Isle of Wight, England. It was constructed in red brick with a tiled roof in the late 17th century. The front facing St Thomas' Square is rendered and contains an 18th-century double bow window. Over the main door is a panel bearing the inscription "WIE "God's Providence is my ...