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00:00Four miles south of mainland Britain sits a diamond in the Solent, an island
00:10paradise blessed with golden beaches. Who wouldn't want to look after something as
00:17beautiful as this? Verdant forests, ancient valleys and chalk-white cliffs.
00:26It's a land steeped in rich history. I love the location here. I look at the view
00:33it's fantastic. Farmed by ancient civilizations. It's a Roman coin. It's
00:39about 1,700 years old. Favoured by kings and queens. This is where King Charles
00:45used to apparently stay. And today home to a thriving community. Proud of their
00:53heritage. The high sheriff. Madame. And tradition. Every year, millions visit these shores to
01:05step back in time. Immerse in the culture. Every year you say Yemen!
01:11And experience the raw power of nature. Welcome to an island of old memories. You're
01:23touching history. It's a lovely feeling. And new stories. It's just so different
01:31compared to the mainland. Welcome to the Isle of White. It's the height of summer. Across
01:45the island, the countryside is bathed in sunlight, illuminating the coastline and warming the vibrant
01:53flora and village gardens. For the crowds of tourists, this sun-soaked corner of Britain is a welcoming
02:01paradise only minutes from the mainland. But two miles inland from Sandown, the sunny microclimate
02:10offers much more than a holiday for local winemakers Russ and Philippa Broughton. It changed their
02:17lives forever. I think moving to the island in the first place was just the biggest change that you
02:24could ever make. And just being over here is just absolutely superb. I love it. The people are just so
02:29lovely. It's just so different compared to the mainland where everybody's in a rush. We're both ex-professional
02:35people, I suppose you would call us, but we both have proper jobs. I work harder here than I ever did.
02:41Ross was an engineer and Philippa a tax lawyer when they decided to quit the day jobs and follow their
02:49dream. So they moved to the Isle of White and took on the challenge of revitalizing one of the oldest
02:56vineyards in the UK. In the whole of that, there was maybe ten vines, just one here, one there. They
03:02looked like rolling balls through the desert. What we grew was six or seven years of bushes,
03:08not a single grape. Years of hard work have seen Russ and Philippa slowly transform this land.
03:16Their Seval, Orion and Pinot Noir grapevines are now thriving. Last year, 28,000 bottles of English
03:25and country wines were produced. But every new season still brings new challenges. This summer,
03:32the prolonged spell of strong sunshine has left their crop withering in the heat.
03:37We planted them end of May. You see with the continual dry period, they're not standing much of a chance
03:42of getting going unless we give them some water. So Russ has had to come up with a bit of an invention,
03:47using some old plumbing pipe. It really is as simple as turning the tap on.
03:55Out-of-the-box thinking is always required here, but trying to outwit Mother Nature is a never-ending cycle.
04:04What we're trying to do is remove the leaves from around the grapes, so that what you can get is a lovely through-flow.
04:13Imagine trying to do all of this whole vineyard. Yeah, but we did, didn't we? I know.
04:17With so many vines requiring their attention, Philippa and Russ need all the help they can get.
04:23Fortunately, friends and local volunteers are always willing to lend a hand.
04:29Maintaining the vines is thirsty work, so the team are always rewarded with a midday quench and a bite to eat in the sunshine.
04:39We're getting loads done. Volunteers are probably all looking forward to live music and lunch now, to be honest.
04:44I'm looking forward to live music and lunch.
04:46I actually had to get out of the tractor. The aircon's so cold, I had to come out for a quick warm-up.
04:50Oh, that's the tractor!
04:52It's nice when the volunteers are in, because it sort of forces us to stop for half an hour just to say hello.
05:02I thank them and have a beer with them and watch a bit of music and then we get back to it again this afternoon and everyone else goes home.
05:07With refreshments over, it's back to the grindstone.
05:11And ten-year-old twins, Ellen and Sian, have been drafted in by Mum for the afternoon shift.
05:17They're bud-rubbing, removing new shoots to give the existing growth a better chance.
05:23So this time of year, we're trying to make sure that the plant's concentrating on growing this bit in the middle where the grapes are, not the bits at the bottom.
05:31So it's not the, like, the little tiny, tiny, tiny ones that we have to run our hands down on the bottom?
05:37It's not the tiny ones this time. It's great big stalks sticking out all over the place and you can see them.
05:43So just pull it off and then...
05:45That's it.
05:47I've watched the girls flourish while they've been learning all of this and their curiosity is boundless.
05:53And they get to be outside all the time. I mean, who wouldn't love it as an upbringing?
05:57It's one of many things that makes the hard work worthwhile.
06:01I think a lot of families just don't get that opportunity anymore because they're so busy.
06:05I think that's about it.
06:07Yeah!
06:08Cold drink?
06:09Yes, please.
06:10Beach?
06:11Yeah!
06:12Woo!
06:13Life might be a beach for the twins, but an all-important day looms for Mum and Dad.
06:19To drum up summer sales, Russ and Philippa are putting on a VIP event to showcase the vineyard's sparkling new edition.
06:27A light, bubbling, ocean-coloured cuvee.
06:31Well, be the talk of every single house dinner party.
06:34Where on earth did you get blue sparkling wine?
06:37Something blue. Tell me, a bride or a party in the world that doesn't want something blue at their party.
06:42Do not adjust your TV set. This wine really is as blue as the day.
06:48But will the complex hue remind invited guests of summer skies and have them reaching for their wallets?
06:55Or will it leave them feeling cold?
06:58The Isle of Wight is a natural playground for tourists young and old.
07:05And with thousands of extra visitors arriving throughout the summer, laying on the local entertainment is the perfect opportunity for this proud island community to show off their traditions.
07:17And no one champions local customs more than the county high sheriff, Kay Marriott.
07:23Today, she's paying an official visit to the annual steam fair.
07:28There's a high sheriff of every county in England and Wales and I'm the high sheriff of the Isle of Wight for the year 2022.
07:37We're appointed for the year and our original role was to collect the taxes and be the law and order for the county.
07:45Obviously, over time, that role's changed. So now we're more community-based.
07:54Today's event has scores of local volunteers, including the Oyster Girls, an all-female Morris dancing troupe.
08:02Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We are the Oyster Girls, along with the high sheriff.
08:10Madam.
08:11Back to your left.
08:12Right.
08:13That's a bit no left.
08:15One, two, three.
08:17Back to back again.
08:18Don't be dope.
08:20But now they're skipping that way.
08:22I think the high sheriff's role really gives an opportunity to get into the community and to thank people for the contribution they make to the local community.
08:35Well done.
08:37Natural.
08:41I'm passionate about the Isle of Wight and I'm very proud to live here.
08:44Everybody that I meet say at some point they may have been here and they always want to come back.
08:51Kay lives in Cowes on the northern tip of the island.
08:55Her high sheriff role is a voluntary one, which Kay fits in around her professional work in healthcare and her other responsibilities as a magistrate.
09:04But this year, serving the community as high sheriff is her main focus.
09:10Today, we are headed to Merston Station and we're going to meet the Equals, which are a group of people from very different cultures.
09:20They are going to be preparing to take part in the Ride Carnival.
09:24Ride Carnival is one of the oldest carnivals in the UK.
09:27I can remember as a small child, it was always an excitement to go to a carnival.
09:33Hello everybody.
09:34Hi.
09:35Hi.
09:36How are you doing?
09:37So lovely to see you.
09:39Next week, the Equals group hope to bring a burst of Southeast Asian sparkle to the carnival, raising conservation awareness on the island with their vibrant butterfly costumes.
09:52I think for me, bringing our culture here to show it to the newcomers, especially when they don't have family.
10:01What a lovely thing to be able to do.
10:03And it feels a great privilege to be part of this bit of it.
10:07So I'm looking forward to seeing them in the carnival with their beautiful butterfly wings.
10:16That's it.
10:17Yeah.
10:22Up and up.
10:24Flap your wings.
10:26Soar.
10:27Looks like it's going to be such good fun and the enthusiasm is fabulous.
10:31So really looking forward to seeing the real thing.
10:34Thank you ever so much for inviting me.
10:36It's been fantastic to see you all and I'm so looking forward to seeing you in action.
10:42There's still a lot of practice to be done.
10:44But with carnival day fast approaching, there's not much time to perfect the routine if the troop is going to truly fly.
10:53Later, down at the vineyard, things hot up for Philippa at their midsummer bash.
11:02It's all right.
11:03Don't panic.
11:04Panic not.
11:05Up.
11:07And it's dog eat dog in the best kept village competition.
11:11It's a bit disappointing that a dog walker has obviously been up here with their dog and that they haven't picked up.
11:23In the midsummer heat wave, temperatures across the island are soaring.
11:36But while the sun-kissed villages are sweltering in the heat, on the coast, a gentle sea breeze is cooling the gleaming cliffs and simmering shoreline.
11:46With 57 miles of clear blue coastal waters to choose from, the Isle of Wight is a haven for holidaymakers, sailors and fishermen alike.
11:58And keeping the sea dwellers safe is the job of the local RNLI.
12:03There are three RNLI lifeboat stations on the island, in Cowes, Yarmouth and the eldest here in Bembridge, which has been operating since 1867.
12:20Station mechanic John Atril is the fifth generation of his family to proudly serve the local community.
12:27My dad was on it, my uncle, his great granddad and his great great granddad was on it as well.
12:34In the summer, the Isle of Wight becomes very busy with the forest industry, which makes the lifeboat a busier period between July and August.
12:42The only other full-time person at the station is head coxswain Guy Willing, who moved to the island when he was seven years old.
12:51A lifelong passion, Guy has been serving with the RNLI since 1992.
12:57So I'm the coxswain of the all-weather lifeboat at Bembridge, which is the Tamar.
13:01I'm in charge of the boat when the boat hits the water.
13:03With the summer season in full swing, Guy and John, together with the Bembridge crew volunteers, are patrolling the busy waters of the Solent on the Tamar lifeboat.
13:15So we're just going to head towards Bembridge Harbour.
13:18I've got two crew up here as lookout, and half crew there ready to go if we need to do a drill.
13:25Seabridge, Bembridge lifeboat on channel 77 over.
13:28As radio operator, John offers vital support to coxswain Guy.
13:33My role is to make sure all the engines and all the dials are in the safety zone.
13:38I've got the comms between the Coast Guard and the lifeboat, and also the comms between the Casualty Vessel and us as well.
13:48Quite a big responsibility, but maybe I thrive on the adrenaline it brings.
13:53I have the respect of what the sea can do and the capability of it.
13:58During the last 150 years, the RNLI has saved hundreds of lives around the Isle of Wight.
14:06But today, all is calm in the glistening coastal waters.
14:11It's a blessing.
14:13A privilege that Guy and John never take for granted.
14:16Well, it's the best job of the world. It is. It's just the best job, Bembridge Lifeboat.
14:20What can you say? There's no better office.
14:23I think my dad, my grandparents, and my great-grandparents, I think they'd be very proud that I'm carrying on the tradition.
14:30Obviously, I've put a lot of commitment into the Isle of Wight so far.
14:35The Isle of Wight is a special place. Why do you want to live anywhere else?
14:39See you here? Lovely.
14:44Four miles from Bembridge, the sun-soaked vineyards at Agston give off an alluring sheen.
14:49For owners, Russ and Philippa, today is an important day in the family calendar.
14:57They've invited some potential customers to an open day and are hoping to land some big sales of their wines.
15:04Keeping the vineyard ticking over is an expensive business.
15:08A year-round job that is incredibly labour-intensive.
15:12I've got my daughter, Ellie, and Ollie up there spreading out all the nets.
15:16What we always find is all along the hedgerows, the hedgerow birds will come straight out and just opportunists and take whatever grapes they can.
15:25Netting is used out of nesting season and doesn't hurt the birds, but protects the grapes.
15:32Bearing in mind that we've got 150 rows to do, we'll probably get 30 rows done today, and then we'll just keep doing this throughout the week.
15:39But the quicker we can start, obviously, the more crop we can save.
15:42Back at the farm, the potential buyers are arriving, and Philippa is already beginning to feel the pressure.
15:51It's looking busy already, so we're like this at 12.30.
15:54Could be a bit of a manic day!
15:56It's all right. Don't panic. Panic not.
16:06The open day is busier than expected, and Philippa's headlong into a mini-crisis.
16:13One table became free, and someone else jumped on it before someone else was going to be on it.
16:17So now it's like, oh, my God, they've ordered food, and they've ordered food, and we've got nowhere to put them.
16:23No chairs! Need to go to the garage!
16:29Family camping chairs!
16:31Crisis averted, and relax.
16:39Well, that one's for me, not there.
16:41Wait, where's mine?
16:43To help fizz up sales, Russ and Philippa have created a secret weapon that's unique to their vineyard.
16:50A sparkling blue cuvee, but what will the new customers make of it?
16:55This is the only blue sparkling wine in the world that's made in a traditional method.
17:01You're very honoured.
17:03Very honoured. Thank you.
17:06Give it a swish.
17:08Actually, it started from a mistake that happened to the cellars when we were pressing red wine,
17:11and as it was coming out of the bottom of the filter, it hit water on the floor,
17:16and half of the floor was bright blue and half was bright red,
17:19and it was quite a eureka moment of, how on earth is that happening?
17:25Oh. Oh.
17:27We've got a wedding coming up, something blue is ideal for our wedding plans.
17:32Oh, tip-top.
17:34So five cases of that would be perfect.
17:36Cheers.
17:37It's a great result. A perfect marriage of a large order and a big event
17:42to help create a local buzz around their bubbly blue brainchild.
17:48He's got a big function coming off and has bought a whole load of our wine so it can feature at it.
17:52So that's, what more can you ask?
17:55I think today definitely goes down as a really good day.
17:58If we could just fill the sort of two, three months of summer with days like this all day,
18:02it would be absolutely brilliant.
18:04But in winemaking, there's no room to breathe.
18:10Tomorrow, it's back to the graft, tending to the vines and praying to Mother Nature
18:15that this year's harvest is even more fruitful than the last.
18:21Although the Isle of Wight's perched just a few miles off the UK mainland,
18:26when it comes to understanding the local lingo,
18:28you could be forgiven for thinking you'd arrived in a completely different country.
18:33Island slang words. So, namet, which is your usually food, your lunch.
18:42Namet means no meat, so it means you've heard a meal which hasn't had any meat in it.
18:46Well, a Gert Mally shag is a big caterpillar.
18:51Galley bagger. Yeah, galley bagger is a local term for a scarecrow.
18:56So, our daughter went to Portsmouth University and she didn't really understand why all her flatmates were laughing when she used the word someone.
19:07It took me a while, I actually had to go and ask someone who lives here, what does someone mean?
19:11There is no time limit to someone, it just means you will do it, but I haven't put a time on when I'm going to do it.
19:18It means some time, basically, at some stage.
19:20Never known for her use of the local slang, Queen Victoria once said of the Isle of Wight,
19:28it is impossible to imagine a prettier spot.
19:32And with its patchwork of wild meadows, ivy-clad churches and pretty thatched villages, it's easy to see why.
19:40But this rural idyll doesn't manicure itself.
19:43Local volunteers are fiercely proud of their villages and work hard all year to keep them looking their bucolic best.
19:53But only one can win the prestigious Best Kept Village competition.
19:58Mary Case is one of the judges.
20:01She's an islander born and bred whose family roots spread centuries deep in the soil.
20:06She's been married to husband Geoff for 40 years.
20:08They run a sheep and arable farm along with their son George.
20:13Hold them up, hold them up Geoff.
20:16It's great, look at the view.
20:18Of course one of the other good things is we can check up on all our neighbours and see what they're up to.
20:27Morning girls!
20:28So the Best Kept Village this year is a hotly contested competition.
20:34There are four great villages for us as the final judges to go around and look at.
20:39And they're all completely different.
20:45Anne is the chairman of the Best Kept Village.
20:48She's quite strict with us judges.
20:50She makes sure that we do it all properly.
20:52There's no shilly-shallying about.
20:54With four villages to judge, the team have a busy day ahead of them.
20:59First stop is the pretty parish of Gatcombe and Gillerton.
21:06Nice new boards.
21:08Yeah, looks lovely.
21:09Are all the notices in date?
21:11I think so.
21:13We don't like to see out-of-date notices.
21:15Good doggy been there too.
21:17I noted that.
21:18No excuse for not cleaning up after your dog.
21:22The judging is all done covertly and no one knows you're coming.
21:27It's quite fun because we're skulking around.
21:30We really like to be a bit low-key when we're going around judging.
21:35Nosy Parkers.
21:37It also looks like they've made a good use for their old telephone kiosk.
21:45Yay!
21:47We could loosely say that they are testing them for safety.
21:51I'm really quite impressed with the way Gatcombe and Chillerton are looking at the moment.
21:57And the locals are confident too.
22:00Well, yes, we are up for the Best Kept Village award.
22:03A lot of things have improved.
22:06So I think with our improvement, we've got a good chance.
22:08But just when it looks like this community might clean up, Mary spots a big no-no.
22:14That's a bit disappointing that a dog walker has obviously been up here with their dog
22:19and that they haven't picked up because most people do pick up their dog mess these days.
22:24So they'll definitely get marked down for it. Sad but true.
22:28With three villages still left to judge, have Gatcombe and Chillerton just messed up their chances of winning the big prize?
22:35Later, it's all hands on deck when the ferry crowds start to swell.
22:42Today's going to be pretty, uh, pretty manic.
22:45We're in for a busy day.
22:47And John rallies the family when 5,000 scooters arrive on the island.
22:52We've got Amy, my son Teddy. We're going to go and do the big ride out in a minute.
23:05The majestic allure of the Solent is never more apparent than during the summer months.
23:11Along the protected shoreline, gulls and terns patrol the shallow waters for food,
23:17while out to sea, streams of ferries and fishing boats slice through the turquoise waves.
23:22Without a road bridge connected to the mainland, this narrow stretch of sea provides the only way for most visitors to reach the island.
23:32And many opt for the 45-minute ferry ride across from Portsmouth to Fishbourne.
23:37It's a bustling route and this weekend is one of the busiest of the year.
23:45It's the International Scooter Rally, the biggest of its kind in the world, attracting around 5,000 enthusiasts who make the annual summer pilgrimage across the water.
23:57Overseeing their safe passage is Head of Port Operations, Dean Murphy.
24:05At the current time, we're looking at shipping potentially around about 3,200 vehicles from the port today.
24:12Around about 800 scooters, sailings every 40 minutes, back and forth, up until midnight tonight.
24:19While the work may be frenetic and pressured, this is always a very special day for proud islander Dean.
24:27I love it. I love living and working around the water. Love the Isle of Wight. Man and boy on the island, born and bred.
24:35Oh, it's amazing. Yeah, look at it. It's a brilliant day. Lots of people enjoying themselves. With a weekend like this, where else would you want to be?
24:43The Isle of Wight event attracts scooter enthusiasts from far and wide, including one regular pilgrim, Gordon Duffy,
24:51Gordon Duffy, who's travelled all the way from Scotland on a 450 mile, three day long journey.
24:59It was good until we hit Birmingham and then we had a thunderstorm and I swear to God we were like drowned rats by the time we got to Coventry.
25:06Honestly, it was unbelievable.
25:10On the bridge of Victoria of Wight, another proud islander, 31 year old Chief Officer Charlie Hickman.
25:19He's stealing himself for a hectic shift too.
25:22Today's going to be pretty, uh, pretty manic. We're in for a busy day.
25:26Charlie is second in command of this state of the art 300 foot vessel that entered service in 2018.
25:36As Chief Officer on this particular leg, I'm navigating. We have our helmsman who's steering to the, uh, orders that we give him.
25:44Captain's in overall command at the moment, uh, and we all oversee the operation together.
25:49Chief Officer Charlie has set sail on the busy seven mile route to Fishbourne.
25:56In nice weather like this, we're relying heavily on visual navigation.
25:59We've got a couple of, um, barges ahead of us here.
26:03Uh, and also, as you can see, we've got a couple of yachts ahead of us here as well.
26:06So it's, uh, a lot to take in, a lot to keep on top of, uh, but so far so good.
26:12A smooth start, but Charlie's always primed for a spanner to be thrown into the works.
26:18Hello, it's Anne-Marie. We've found a Volvo key.
26:23Right, okay.
26:25All right, no worries, thank you.
26:27A set of car keys has been found on the deck.
26:30Innocuous, but potentially disastrous for the ferry schedule.
26:34If the car gets stuck on deck and blocks the heavy flow of vehicles off the boat.
26:39Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is a passenger announcement.
26:43A Volvo key has just been handed in to the main bar on deck four.
26:48For now, the focus is steering into Fishbourne Harbour safely and without incident.
26:55Okay, if you want to go full ahead midships, I'll take her over here.
26:59Full ahead midships taking control.
27:01Charlie is now in sole control of this 8,000 tonne Goliath.
27:07We're just lining up to make our approach down the Fishbourne Channel to come alongside.
27:12This ship's quite a bit bigger than the other ones, so we have to be careful to bring it alongside smoothly and not bump it too hard.
27:21Victoria docks without incident, and there's good news for Charlie.
27:31The car owner has been reunited with their keys.
27:34And a speedy disembarkation means they can return on schedule to the mainland.
27:43It's the smoothest of starts to the weekend for everyone.
27:46All down to Charlie's plane sailing.
27:56Ten miles south of Fishbourne, at Sandown Airport,
28:01final preparations are well underway to welcome the thousands of bike aficionados for their big weekend of scootering and socialising.
28:13For airport owner and rally organiser Dan Subani, the stress levels have just gone up a gear.
28:18Oh, guys, so much to do. Can I have a quick hand? I need to get the tilts down to the other bar. Unplug that whole extension, Josh, for me.
28:26Dan is full on. Dan's always full on. He's stressed, tired. That reflects back on everybody else. He does his best blessing.
28:35Dan's wife, Tracy, is the calm one, quietly keeping things motoring along in the background.
28:41I'll be running around, everybody saying, oh, I need this, I need that. It's hard work.
28:46But to see other people interacting with each other and enjoying themselves is just, it's great to see.
28:55Not going to get very far without til rolls.
28:59Right.
29:01All we need is the credit card machines and we're good to go.
29:06Wow.
29:07But while the Isle of Wight rally attracts people from all over the world,
29:12there are also plenty of resident scooter enthusiasts on the island, too,
29:17including local RNLI station mechanic John Attrell and his family.
29:22We've got Amy, my son, Teddy, and my dad, Alan.
29:26We're going to go and do the big ride out in a minute.
29:28Got a Vespa SS 180. That's my dad. He's riding today.
29:32And then Amy's on her bike that I've managed to get repaired, ready for her to do the ride out.
29:35It's very good to get away from the lifeboat and enjoy a bit of family time.
29:41And I'm back on duty tomorrow, but, yeah, enjoying it while it lasts.
29:44It's a terrific turnout, with some of the world's finest scooters on show.
29:49A shimmering sea of polished chrome, dazzling mirrors and revved-up engines,
29:55all lovingly cared for and raring to go.
29:58It's getting pretty packed now in the car park, ready for the ride out in about 15 minutes' time.
30:03The first scooters are off, heading along the scenic coastal route towards Sandown,
30:10with the sun overhead and the sea in the distance.
30:13The ride out is a dazzling spectacle,
30:16and hundreds turn out to watch these magnificent mopeds parade by.
30:20As the afternoon sun spreads across the Sandown coast,
30:26the first of the scooters reach the event site at the airport.
30:29They've started arriving already, just getting them into the gates and get them parked up there.
30:36There are huge volumes of them.
30:38I think they'll probably be a couple of thousand, I would have thought.
30:41I don't know the exact figure a lot.
30:45And still they come, an impressive gleaming convoy snaking through the country lanes.
30:52As wave after wave of scooters arrive, there's just one question.
30:57Will Dan's airport be big enough to take them all?
30:59In the seaside town of Ride, the residents are preparing for one of the most prestigious events in the island's social calendar,
31:15to mark the end of the summer season, the Ride Carnival.
31:18The Isle of Wight has a huge history with carnivals.
31:23Most of the towns you will find there is a carnival, if not three.
31:27Ride Carnival is the oldest in the country, goes back over a hundred years.
31:32And it's such a colourful, noisy, musical event that everybody can join in.
31:38The first carnival was held in 1888, to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee,
31:44and she attended the event herself.
31:47Over 130 years later, the original spirit of the Ride Carnival is still going strong.
31:54One of the entries taking part in this year's main event is the Equals Friendship Group,
31:59who are promoting conservation awareness with their Green Time Land of the Butterflies dance.
32:06So I've actually been following the Equals, the community of different people from different ethnic backgrounds.
32:11It's really lovely to see them participating.
32:17So it's nice to be able to support them, and to thank them also for all the time they've put into something like this,
32:22and the work that they do on the island.
32:31Every time we have a carnival, the judges will come along and they will give prizes to the first, second and third.
32:37It's always great to see how the judges choose the winning float.
32:43And usually there are some really quirky ones.
32:46Here comes the Equals group, dressed as beautiful butterflies.
32:52You look really, really good. So I'm looking forward to seeing you and all your moves.
32:55So it's really heartwarming to meet so many people that actually give up their time freely to make sure that the island is a great place to be and to live.
33:09The carnival is a huge success, and there's good news for the Equals too.
33:19Their Land of Butterflies entry won second prize in their category.
33:23So how do you feel about coming second?
33:27Excited!
33:29Okay, but next time's better.
33:31Oh my goodness me, you've got a challenge now.
33:34Yes.
33:36But you've done so well in such a short period of time, haven't you?
33:38To get it together, and it's lovely, and bringing the whole community together as well.
33:42For these delightful butterflies, it's time to hang up their wings and head home.
33:49But for High Sheriff Kaye, this is a 365 day, 24-7 role that she's proud to have been asked to undertake.
33:58She's an islander who truly is unflappable.
34:02I'm very passionate about the Isle of Wight.
34:05It's great for me to be able to thank people on behalf of our island, really,
34:10to thank them for the time that they give up.
34:19Later, there's moped mayhem for Dan at the airport.
34:24Look at this field, man.
34:26It's probably a couple of thousand, I mean, it's just tons of it.
34:29And in the Best Village competition, Judge Mary gets hung up on the posters.
34:35Unfortunately, there's several posters which are actually out of date,
34:38and we've gone past that date now.
34:46In Sandown, weekend crowds are making the most of the bank holiday sunshine.
34:50Whether it's stunning coastal wildlife, fossil-laden cliffs, or sprawling sandy beaches, there are always new riches to discover on this golden coastline.
35:02But down the road at Sandown Airport, treasured possessions of a different kind are gathering in force.
35:07The international scooter rally is in town, and thousands of gleaming mopeds are weaving their way towards the site.
35:16For airport owner Dan, this constant stream of traffic has forced him to open up an overflow field to accommodate this spectacular island event.
35:25Look at this field, man. It's probably a couple of thousand. I mean, you see all the campsite up there, there's just tons of them.
35:32So it's just absolutely amazing. I'm just thrilled. It's just brilliant.
35:36But while some have travelled hundreds of miles to be here, local lifeboatman John Attrill and his family nearly didn't make it to the event at all.
35:47Amy's screw broke down again. Nothing major, just a bit of a storm. We kicked it over again and got it going, and off she went.
35:55For John's dad, Alan, it's been a real trip down memory lane.
36:01Used to be like this in the 60s. Never thought I'd be coming back like this. All the screws been dragged out of sheds, rebuilt.
36:09Got bigger and bigger every year now. Big following.
36:11While John heads back home to start his lifeboat duty, for Dan, the event's been a real triumph.
36:22I think the word is wow. When you see the result of a successful, busy event, you just feel proud.
36:30We've got a long winter ahead of us, we've got a couple more big events this year, and then we've got six months of quiet, where we get bored and start planning for next season.
36:39You know, it's great. It's absolutely great. I'd love it. Absolutely thrive on this.
36:46It's this innate island pride and energy that keeps Dan coming back for more, as long as wife Tracy will let him.
36:54With so many picturesque villages peppered across the countryside, it's no wonder that the Isle of Wight is often referred to as Little England.
37:06For most people, ambling round pretty village greens is a relaxing way to pass the summer months.
37:11But for the local judges of the best-kept village competition, it's a job, one they do by stealth and without announcement.
37:20There are four villages in the running for this year's coveted prize, including Gatcom and Chillerton, where proud locals reckon they're in with a real shout this year.
37:29The lovely thing about Gatcom village is it is very old and very, very peaceful and quiet with lots of red squirrels here.
37:37But however charming, wildlife won't be enough to win the day. It's all about tidy streets and pristine facilities for Mary and the rest of the judges.
37:47That looks lovely, absolutely super. Someone's bothering to put flowers in, there's a litter bin, and it's all lovely.
37:56The bins are a winner for Mary, but will the quaint bus shelter pass muster with Chief Whip Anne?
38:02Anne's the coordinator of the best-kept village. We have to be on our mettle, and we have to make sure that we do the marking properly, otherwise we'd be in big trouble.
38:10Yeah, there's no rubbish, that's brilliant in a bus shelter, and no graffiti either. Yeah, it's a nice touch.
38:19We're at another point, but as we're not all about flowers, you know, we wouldn't...
38:26But there's no rubbish, and it's nice and clean.
38:29And it's nice to have a village map here.
38:32The bottom line is, we're marking the bus shelter there with it, because it fits into the criteria.
38:41To ensure fairness, all the marking is done in secret, so the undercover judges need to be discreet at a busier corner of this charming parish.
38:51It's just typical. You get to Gatcombe Church, and there's a rotor of people who are all doing the cleaning, the inside and the outside.
38:56And, of course, that's what makes places like this look so nice.
39:01It's volunteers who actually put their time and effort into keeping it looking lovely.
39:06I'm looking for the condition of the seats and, again, another notice board and all down here.
39:12One of the big problems when you have seats like this under trees is you get bird droppings all over them.
39:19But these are presenting very well. Who wouldn't want to go and sit and rest on seats like that?
39:27With Gatcombe and Chillerton thoroughly inspected, the next stop is the beautiful village of Godshill,
39:34where the new loos are under scrutiny from Anne and her team.
39:37It's an amazing transformation, but, yes, it is a shame that people are expecting to have to own.
39:47They were only just about fit for purpose before.
39:50Yes, they were.
39:51But these are very good, very state of the art.
39:54The surroundings are beautiful. This is the sort of place where people congregate and leave litter, and they haven't, so it looks good.
40:01In St Lawrence, on the southern tip of the island, the locals are proud of their picture book seaside village.
40:12St Lawrence is on a cliff edge. It has spectacular scenery. It's really picturesque.
40:19And while the natural beauty impresses the judges...
40:22It's looking really good. Obviously, the volunteers have been doing a great job.
40:26The judging criteria forces them to focus more on how the village has been cared for, and it's a notice board that has attracted their attention for all the wrong reasons.
40:38Unfortunately, there's several posters which are actually out of date, and we've gone past that date now, so somebody's not keeping up the notice board.
40:47Yeah, it's not just one, is it? There's three.
40:50No.
40:52Out of date, that's out of date, that's out of date.
40:55And this, unfortunately, we view as flyposting. It's going to lose them a point.
41:02Weeks of covert visits and methodical musings have gone into the judging of this year's best-kept village, and with all of the totting and tallying now complete, and individual judges' scores and thoughts received by Chair Anne, the committee assemble at her home in Yafford.
41:20Over a delicious slice of Anne's signature Victoria sponge.
41:25It's lovely. Did you make it?
41:27Yes. Woohoo!
41:29She can finally announce the winner to the rest of the committee.
41:32I can't wait to find out who's won, and all the marks that I gave were really fairly similar.
41:39It's going to be close. It will be close. Very close.
41:45Do we have a result?
41:49It's come out that Chillerton and Gatcombe are the overall winners. It's a very good score. It's 83.
41:57Chillerton and Gatcombe win the prize for this year's best-kept village. A pretty spot indeed, with its thatched roofs and charming medieval church.
42:06But it's the locals and their year-round efforts that made the difference. Pride in the place they call home. How very Isle of Wight.
42:18Next time, it's the high life and a dog's life for the island's master Thatcher.
42:23Maisie's role today is the chief dog watch, so she'll keep an eye on us. She lets me know when it's tea break.
42:29B&B owner Carl takes his guests on a magical mystery tour.
42:33So this is Henry Tuk-Tuk. He's a supercharged Tuk-Tuk. Remember, when I touch the brakes, just make sure you hold on.
42:40This is such a laugh, Carl.
42:42And as the summer season draws to a close, it's all hands to the pomp at the island-wide proms.
42:48And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains ween?
42:57Oh, that gets me excited. I love it!
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