Island News

IW FESTIVAL-RETURN OF KASHMIR CAFE

Now in its tenth year, Kashmir Café is a firm favourite at the Isle of Wight Festival. Kashmir Café is run by Island volunteers and all profits go to Quay Arts, the Island’s charitable Arts Centre. Kashmir Café prides itself on featuring performances from the very best musicians from the Island, as well as the highest quality acts ... read more

IW Festival sees Cirque De La Quirk return for 2017

Cirque De La Quirk returns to the Isle of Wight Festival 2017 with a new and exciting festival experience including headline performances from Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kuts, Dub Pistols and Sam and The Womp. Festival goers will have the chance to step into a worry free and nonsensical world. In previous years acts have included live body painting, dance offs and sock wrestling ... read more

COMMUNITY AWARDS 2017.

Overall winners- Homestart IW. Held at the Riverside Centre, Newport and hosted by ‘Community Action Isle of Wight at the Riverside’, the Community Action Awards 2017 attracted 57 applications over eight categories. From all the entries, a short list of three was compiled for each section. President of CAIW Patricia Partridge DL welcomed guests and ... read more

SEVENSTAR TRIPLE CROWN AT COWES WEEK.

Cowes Week Ltd is delighted to announce that Sevenstar Yacht Transport  will take naming rights to the new Triple Crown at Cowes Week 2017. The Sevenstar Triple Crown at Cowes Week is a new initiative for 2017. A regatta within a regatta, the series is open to large IRC rated racing boats up to 36m ... read more

WIGHTLINK TO SPONSOR RYDE SLIDE.

  This year’s Ryde Slide, now sponsored by Wightlink, returns on Sunday 16th July and will be bigger and faster, than ever. The 200-metre inflatable water slide on Union Street will be in action from 11am until 6pm, providing a fantastic opportunity to have fun and raise money for local good causes at the same time. This ... read more

IW Festival and Dragon Boats link up for Charity.

For the third annual Isle Of Wight Festival Dragon Boat Race  held in support of Stand Up To Cancer 14 teams took part. So far the festival has raised over £90,000 for the charity. Special guests this year were  James Walsh of  Starsailor and Keith Duffy and  Shane Lynch of  Boyzone. The Wightlink team won the race overall against tough ... read more

IW FESTIVAL LOOKS BACK TO 1968.

Organisers of this year’s IW Festival invite everyone to join them on Friday 5th May at The Cow Co. restaurant to launch a summer long exhibition of photos and memorabilia from the legendary Isle of Wight Festivals 68-70 & 2002 to the present day curated by Dimbola Museum and Galleries. This event will include live music from ... read more

RETURN OF MAIDEN.

Although not an Isle of Wight story this item is published here as it involves an all female crew and the theme of the mission is to support and empower girls- something in line with Girlguiding. ‘Maiden’, the iconic boat that sailed into the record books in 1990, has returned home to the UK (Southampton) ... read more

RORC EASTER CHALLENGE- RESULTS

This year’s RORC Easter Challenge got off to an ideal start on the Solent on Friday. Three races were held in the day with the first of two windward-leeward courses sailed off Lee-on-the Solent starting in a 7 knot southwesterly. This breeze built during the day until it was gusting to 20+, which, combined with ... read more