Red Funnel has awarded a major contract to Isle of Wight based Stoneham Construction Ltd to complete phase one of the company’s East Cowes terminal redevelopment. Work at the site of the former Trinity House maintenance depot involves levelling the area, adding suitable drainage, black topping the surface and adding
Isle of Wight Festival 2018 have announced a new partnership with Save the Children, the international charity that do whatever it takes to make sure children survive, get protection when they’re in danger and have the chance to learn and thrive. Caroline Giddings, Commercial Director of The Isle of Wight Festival
Red Jet 7, Red Funnel’s new Hi-Speed passenger ferry, which is under construction by Wight Shipyard in East Cowes, is due to enter the water for the first time at the end of May. Work on the £7m vessel is well on track, with the passenger accommodation already resiliently mounted
Several members of Girlguiding IW will,once again, join thousands of people who will come together to Walk the Wight with Mountbatten on Sunday 13 May. Organisers are urging all Islanders to get involved – whether walking on the day or by supporting those who are. This iconic event, the largest fundraiser
Shredded pages of an Island artist’s diaries crafted into inspiring abstract works are currently on display at Mountbatten’s Art Gallery. Karl Stedman’s exhibition includes brightly coloured conical shapes which have been painstakingly made from thousands of hand-rolled coloured paper discs. For many years Karl, of Shanklin, kept diaries as
Launched by sponsors Visit Isle of Wight and Red Funnel the start of ‘Wight in Bloom 2018’ was announced aboard one of Red Funnel’s three car ferries-Red Eagle. Kevin George CEO Red Funnel, who will step up to the post of Chairman next month, said Red Eagle was the final
Kasabian, headliners on Friday night (June 22nd) at this year’s IW Festival, were formed in Leicester in 1997 when known as Saracuse. They are classed as an Indie Rock/Electronica/Electric Rock band. A title disliked by band member Sergio Pizzorno. Prior to their appearance on the Island they will be touring
Organisers of this year’s IW Festival, which is 50 years on from the first IW festival in 1968 have issued a poster showing which act is on which stage. Tickets are still available for the event which takes place from 21st June for four days at Seaclose Park, Newport, IW.
Over the years several Girlguiding IW Units have supported the Island’s Mountbatten Hospice either by general fund raising, donations or taking part in Walk The Wight. At the beginning of April 2018 there was a re-branding of not only the hospice but other services and the charity shops. A Press Release
Poorly marked lobster pots and fishing gear are the most difficult and unpredictable hazards facing the coastal cruising fraternity. Fishermen too report the loss of expensive gear as a result of entanglements. These encounters can even be life-threatening. In one year alone the RNLI has dealt with 295 incidents of