ST. GEORGE’S SEN SCHOOL IN NEWPORT, IOW IS RAISING FUNDS FOR A NEW MINIBUS – CAN YOU HELP?

St Georges School in Newport is a secondary school for students with a range of complex additional needs, focusing on providing students with a balanced and meaningful curriculum which meets their needs and aspirations.

My wife is an SLD (severe learning disabilities) teacher there and I’m always in awe of the work they do there and the incredible outcomes they achieve with their students.

The school is currently trying to … Read on

Driving Safely On Ice Or Snow

For many years I lived in Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland) and so I quickly had to learn how to negotiate snow and ice whilst operating a vehicle. Ice/black ice can form on the road from minus temperatures to +3 degrees C.

Here are some of the things I learnt that kept me safe for over a decade and a half.

1. You need to keep a keen eye … Read on

Friendly Cabs Receives An “East Cowes Community Spirited Award”!

What an absolutely wonderful evening spent at the East Cowes Community Spirited Awards” ceremony!

Jane at the East Cowes Pavilion does such an incredible job in our local community and to be recognised with an award by her brilliant organisation, and all the lovely East Cowes residents who voted for us, is an honour indeed. I’m very proud to be a part of this community and Friendly Cabs loves … Read on

NEW – Discounted Fares For Friendly Cabs FaceBook Page Followers

We’re incredibly grateful for the kind support that we’ve received, locally here in East Cowes, and island-wide, and we’d like to say “thank you” to you all. To that end, we’re introducing a 10% discount on all metered fares for those who follow our FaceBook page. We’ll discount it upon arrival at your destination. You’re also welcome to pre-book on a “private hire” basis for longer or regular … Read on

Friendly Cabs “Pay It Forward” Service Delivers!

Today I got a call from the lovely Jane at the “East Cowes Community Spirited Pavilion”. An elderly gent in Newport had purchased a clothes air dryer and it needed to be delivered to him. It was lovely to see our “Pay It Forward” scheme come into action. The Tariff 1 charge for a trip to that address should have been about £20. We halved the Tariff 1 to £10 … Read on

Jacqueline Wilson Dedicates Book To YouTube Makaton Pair!

A mother and daughter who began learning Makaton to communicate have had a book from author Jacqueline Wilson dedicated to them.

Nikki Holt’s daughter Lucinda was born with Down’s syndrome, meaning the pair had difficulty communicating in her early years. Nikki started a YouTube channel, Makaton with Lucinda, where they began by filming a word and sign of the day. Wilson subscribed to the channel and dedicated her latest book

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