Island News

KASHMIR CAFE AT IW FESTIVAL

Kashmir Café is returning to the IW Festival for another year. As well as music to suit all tastes the Kashmir Café offers IW produced beers and other locally produced drinks. With its stage area, bars and garden by the river it is just the venue for a June day. ... read more

HARD ROCK STAGE RETURNS TO ROCK THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2019.

Hard Rock Cafe has announced that it will be returning to The Isle of Wight Festival for a sixth consecutive year. This iconic brand is excited to be partnering with the legendary festival once again in 2019 with the Hard Rock Stage and with a line-up for the stage has been carefully selected by both ... read more

McKenna Townsend appointed to handle Red Funnel Ferries’ PR.

Full-service marketing and PR agency, McKenna Townsend has been appointed to manage national and regional PR for the cross-Solent ferry company, Red Funnel Ferries. This Ringwood based agency has already begun managing all PR activity; recently overseeing Red Funnel’s naming ceremony of its new £10m freight ferry, Red Kestrel. McKenna Townsend will support with creative ... read more

Wight In Bloom – new sponsor announced.

Applications are now open for the annual Wight In Bloom competition – and organisers Visit Isle of Wight are pleased to announce a new headline sponsor. Southern Vectis have joined as the headline sponsor to strengthen the ‘roots’ of Wight In Bloom and to help ‘grow’ the popular gardening competition. The Island’s bus company joins ... read more

RED KESTREL IN SOUTHAMPTON.

Red Funnel Ferries has welcomed its first ever freight ferry with a traditional ship naming ceremony in Southampton. Red Kestrel, the newest addition to Red Funnel’s fleet, will be Red Funnel’s first dedicated Ro-Ro freight ship since the company’s inception almost 160 years ago. Welcoming guests to the naming ceremony, Fran Collins CEO of Red ... read more

TRY SAILING THIS MAY ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT

At Yarmouth SC in 2018. Are there any Girlguiding members out there who would like to learn to sail? It might be just the opportunity to try something new for a challenge or to earn a badge. If you’re on the lookout for something different to do, or you want some fresh air, some outdoor ... read more

SailGP comes to Lendy Cowes Week

Lendy Cowes Week organisers are delighted to welcome the all new global sports series SailGP to this year’s regatta. During the first weekend of Lendy Cowes Week SailGP will be an Official Feature Event adding a level of excitement to Cowes Week with supercharged wing-sailed catamarans close-quarter racing at speeds of up to 50 knots, ... read more

TEN NEW ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2019.

10 exciting new acts for this year’s event, which officially kicks off British festival season this summer, have been announced. Garbage, Keane, Dermot Kennedy, Cage The Elephant, Picture This, Ward Thomas, Wet Wet Wet, Björn Again, Feet and The Marcus King Band are now confirmed to play the festival across the long weekend of 13th ... read more

LENDY COWES WEEK UP-DATE.

Cowes Week Limited is delighted to announce that they will continue their youth initiative which offers discounted entry fees to boats with crews of under 25 year olds. The Under 25 Youth initiative, which has been running since 2012, has succeeded in doing what it was originally designed for – inspiring and making it possible ... read more