Island News

PRINCESS BEATRICE’S OWN MUSEUM

Both Guide and Brownie Units at Carisbrooke have the honour of having the name of a royal princess in their official titles- 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice Own) Guide Unit and 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice Own) Brownie Unit. These titles were bestowed on the units back in the 1920s when the then Princess Beatrice lived at ... read more

COWES WEEK 2023- ON LAND AND SEA.

Throughout Cowes Week sailing was on and off due to weather conditions. In the Sunsail Class, winning crews each day were awarded Mermaid spirits as prizes for the top three placings. This was the result of the Isle of Wight Distillery linking up with Prometheus Sailing the leading yacht charter business in the UK. On ... read more

Wight in Bloom 2023-YOUNG GARDENER WINS TOP AWARD

Alan Titchmarsh MBE has always said that young gardeners must be encouraged to not only learn gardening skills but to enjoy the outside World more by taking an interest in nature and the countryside. He recalled that the Island has set a benchmark for other counties to copy for its floral displays which can be ... read more

New Official Sponsors for Cowes Week.

Cowes Week Ltd is delighted to announce that cross-Solent ferry operator, Red Funnel has joined the event’s family of Official Sponsors. Red Funnel have long contributed to the success of the event as the Official Travel Partner and this year they are offering a fantastic, heavily discounted day-return ticket price on the Hi-Speed Red Jet ... read more

Barclaycard presents the IW Festival 2023.

Performances across the weekend of the Barclaycard Presents the Isle of Wight Festival by solo artistes and bands were well received by the thousands attending the festival in Seaclose Park. With tickets sold out a week before the event, many were disappointed to miss Robbie Williams, who seemed to be the ‘must see’ act. There ... read more

SHOWTIME AT SEACLOSE WITH ROBBIE WILLIAMS-

Robbie Williams, born Robert Peter Williams on the 13th of February 1974 in Stoke on Trent, joined Take That in 1990 aged 16.Their first release ‘Do what u want’ did not enter the charts but they became noticed for the wrong reasons at one riotous gig. After two minor hit singles they reached the top ... read more

 ROUND THE ISLAND RACE 2023

The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is delighted to once again be the Official Race Charity of Round the Island Race in 2023. This charity is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, having been launched by Dame Ellen MacArthur in July 2003. Five young people went sailing that first summer with the Trust and now almost ... read more

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL- A RETROSPECTIVE.

Back in 1970 when the last of a trio of Isle of Wight Festivals was staged at Afton, amongst the throng of people out on the Downs was a young man by the name of John Giddings. Fast forward 32 years and the same man, now fronting The Solo Agency. would eventually be recognised as ... read more

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2023 PREVIEW: FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER PULP.

This year’s Isle of Wight Festival presented by Barclaycard sees Pulp on the main stage on the Friday night – 16th June. An embryonic Pulp was formed in Sheffield in 1978, with Jarvis Cocker at the helm. As a then 15-year-old he was keen to call his band Pulp after a Michael Caine film. However, it ... read more

Wight In Bloom returns for 2023

Members of Girlguiding IW always enjoy an outdoor activity with many discovering the pleasures of gardening. With greater emphasis placed on the benefits of being outside and the mental health gains from gardening, more and more of us are turning to horticulture as a way of relaxing. Budding gardeners and green-fingered enthusiasts are invited to ... read more