Island News

ARCADE FIRE IN THE SUBURBS.

Photo by Eric Kayne Canadian rock ensemble Arcade Fire will be the Saturday headliner at the IW Festival on 10th June 2017. Formed in2001 and based in Montreal, Quebec, these multi instrumentalists continually switch from one instrument to another during each performance. Husband and wife pairing Win Butler and Regine Chassagne are the mainstay of ... read more

MURAL TO CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD.

Participants in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, leaders from Newport Open Award Centre and West Wight Open Award Centre and some parents undertook the challenge of painting a large mural to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the Award recently. West Wight Sports and Community Centre will house the mural which was designed by young participants. ... read more

SOMERTON-THEN AND NOW.

  This year’s exhibition mounted by Cowes Heritage is entitled ‘The Development of Somerton Airfield’. Having previously used Regatta House in Bath Road, Cowes Media Centre off the pedestrianised High Street, is now the venue for the annual event. One hundred years ago in 1916 J. Samuel White & Co Ltd. purchased 60 acres of ... read more

‘YOUR FUTURE’ CAREERS AND JOBS FAIR

‘Your Future’ a major careers and jobs fair commissioned by the Isle of Wight Council in partnership with the Isle of Wight College, takes place on Thursday 27 October at the college.  Island residents aged from 14 up to and including adults will be able to obtain key advice on career paths. This event will ... read more

The award winning Isle Of Wight Festival confirms 2017 dates.

Following recent wins at the Live UK Music Awards for Best Festival (over 40,000) and Best Family Festival at the Family Traveller Awards, the Isle of Wight Festival has announced that next year’s event will take place between 8-11th June 2017.  2016 marked the 15th anniversary of the Isle of Wight Festival since it was successfully relaunched in ... read more

DREAMS AND ECHOES AT DIMBOLA.

Two new photographic exhibitions have opened at Dimbola Museum & Galleries, Freshwater Bay. Martin Perry ‘Echoes’ is a solo show featuring the work of Martin Perry, who lives near Dimbola, and is a collection of atmospheric photographs of landscapes and waterscapes exploring the spectacular beauty of the British Isles. They are described as sometimes gentle, ... read more

Visit Isle of Wight to showcase the Island at the World Travel Market

Visit Isle of Wight has announced plans to showcase the Island at the World Travel Market (WTM) this November. This new initiative is one of the first activities funded by the newly established WIGHT BID, in which over 1000 tourism businesses are collectively funding projects to increase their returns from the visitor economy through a ... read more

‘HMS Victory’ Navy Strength Gin

Trafalgar Day is the celebration of the victory won by the Royal Navy, commanded by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Perhaps to commemorate the battle The Isle of Wight Distillery has launched the first of four batches of its Limited Edition ... read more

AWARDS FOR IW FESTIVAL

At the Live Music Business UK Awards the Isle of Wight Festival won best festival with a capacity of 40,000 + and John Giddings was surprised with the Outstanding Contribution accolade. John was presented with his award by Sharon Corr and there were messages from Iggy Pop and Little Mix which were played to guests. Much ... read more

CELEBRATING AGE FESTIVAL

There was a good response to the special activities organised by Age UK Isle of Wight during the ‘Celebrating Age Festival’. Starting the week several coffee mornings and tea parties were put on across the Island in libraries. Drinks and cakes were enjoyed not only by older members of the public and at Lord Louis ... read more