With little more than a month to go before the start of the 10th Charles Stanley Direct Cowes Classics Week entries are rolling in fast.  The numbers in the classic keelboat fleets and cruiser classes are already looking to equal last year’s total. X One Design class has already the

 Sir Rod Stewart on stage at Seaclose Park, Newport. Island charities and organisations were able to display their wares and greet visitors from a new venue within Seaclose Park at this year’s IW Festival. Situated near the ‘Green’ entrance this area was also home to island based Platform 1 Music

The Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay, takes place on Saturday 1st July. As organisers at the Island Sailing Club count down the days, the Rear Commodore Sailing and head of Race Management Dave Atkinson, is hoping for a late surge in entry numbers to record a final number on

KidZone 2017 is going to be jam-packed with fun and entertainment for all ages, so go to the IW Festival and party  and show the kids a good time. On the KidZone Stage this year the festival welcomes back the stars of Channel 5’s hugely popular pre-school strand Milkshake. Milkshake presenters Jen

Leading peer to peer lending platform, Lendy, has been announced as the new Title Sponsor of Cowes Week for the next three years, beginning with this year’’s regatta which starts on 29th July. Announcement of a new sponsorship agreement for the event was made in Cowes, where the new official

Isle of Wight Festival has officially revealed its stage times exclusively through its app, powered by Second Screen. Apart from the event programme, the Isle of Wight Festival app, powered by Second Screen is the only place to find out stage timings over weekend. Download the app from the App Store

Cowes Week Ltd is delighted to announce a new trophy for the new Sevenstar Triple Crown series at Cowes Week. This new trophy will be awarded to the overall winner of the Sevenstar Triple Crown. Loaned  by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, the trophy will be named the Duke of

    A fantastic opportunity for schools was on offer from Quay Arts from March this year. Artist and creative writer RICHARD LONG enabled schools to collaborate with him on a project responding to his work. School workshops relating to RICHARD LONG’S exhibition in the West Gallery this Spring have

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

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,