Organisers of Lendy Cowes Week  are seeking a new Regatta Director to replace Phil Hagen, who left CWL after this year’’s regatta to focus on his other business interests. The Regatta Director role is a year-round, part-time post, and carries a responsibility to evolve the on-the-water side of the regatta

2018 sees the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Isle of Wight Festival. Although a very small festival, the 1968 version held at Godshill, was the inspiration for all the festivals that followed. In 1969 the IW Festival was held at Wootton and this was followed in 1970 by the great IW

On Sunday 8th October, Adam Tuck became only the third Ryde Harrier to triumph in the IW Marathon, after 61 years of the event. In only his fourth outing over this distance, his third this year, he came home in 2:53:15. Adam’s father Graham Tuck was a GB International runner.

The third annual ‘Celebrating Age Awards’, sponsored by Wright Estate Agency, were held at Lakeside Spa Hotel, Wootton on Thursday. Emma Lincoln from Age UK/IW welcomed everyone to the Awards Ceremony and introduced John Hannam who acted as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. John thanked sponsors and all the organisers especially

  Helen Lewis from Age UK/IW organised this year’s Celebrating Age Festival. Taking place for a week from the 1st of October hundreds of Islanders  participated in dozens of activities across the Island during this special week including: singing, handicrafts, IT skills as well as obtaining information on organisations which support older people in the

  Hosted by Red Funnel Ferries the inaugural ’Tea on the Sea’ was the first event of this year’s ‘Celebrating Age Festival’. This is the second annual festival organised by Age Friendly Island/Age UK Isle of Wight. Appropriately, the week commenced on Sunday 1st October which was International Older Persons

Red Funnel has won a coveted UK Customer Experience Award, earning first place for excellence within the travel, leisure and hospitality sector. This annual event is the largest of its kind in the World, and honours companies who have demonstrated leadership in delivering superior customer experiences. Announced at a ceremony

  The Isle of Wight has been announced as a finalist in this year’s annual Family Traveller Awards in the “Best UK region for Families” category. The public will have until 20th October 2017 to vote for the Island and every vote will automatically be entered into a prize draw

 Photo credit VIOW. A coordinated campaign – with financial investment from Visit Isle of Wight – is making its way into national media, capitalizing on the success of the ‘Victoria & Abdul’ new movie from Universal – much of which was filmed at Osborne, the beloved East Cowes home of Queen

Red Funnel has confirmed that it is to spend £3m on a major refurbishment of its ro-pax ferry Red Eagle in the New Year. This work will be similar to the new look given to Red Falcon and Red Osprey in 2014 and 2015 and will be carried out by