Dorcas Molly Barnett, 1920 -2015
Dorcas was born on November 12, 1920, and grew up in Ventnor, attending St Boniface School.
She worked in the Shanklin branch of Woolworths until war broke out, at which point she worked on farms, picking potatoes.
In her 20s, Dorcas worked at J. W. C. Gills Butchers, in Ventnor High Street, where she met her husband, Ray. They married on February 27, 1943, in Ventnor and went on to have two children, Colin and Karen.
After being involved with Ventnor Carnival for nine years, Dorcas became vice-chairman of the committee.
She had a big influence in the running of the largest carnivals Ventnor ever had, featuring well-known bands, such as the United States Air Force Band for Europe, known as the Glenn Miller Band.
In 1975, she was made chairman of the carnival committee, a position she held until 1989, when she retired from the role.