Island News

PRESENTATION OF LEGION D’HONNEUR MEDALS

Major General Martin White, the Isle of Wight’s Lord-Lieutenant,has presented two veterans of the D-Day campaign in France in June 1944 with their Legion D’Honneur medals, awarded by the French government. Due to the high number of medals issued by the French Embassy the Lord-Lieutenant was invited to undertake the formal presentation to the Island-based ... read more

AWARDS FOR ISLAND BUSINESSES

Northwood House was the venue for the fourth edition of these Awards (2015) sponsored by Red Funnel’s myIsleofwight.com Hosted by David Thornton CE of Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) there were a record number of votes this year. Reviewing tourism on the Island, David said that following the launch of the Warrior Trail last year, ... read more

JPMAM Round the Island Race 2016-enter now!

Entries opened for the 2016 edition of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Friday 15th January. To encourage a strong take up of early bird entries, the Island Sailing Club is offering ONE FREE ENTRY to this year’s Race. The lucky winner’s name will be drawn at random after Early Bird ... read more

Vote for Aaron

A Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) Travel Ambassador needs your vote if he is to become a national award winner in the Visit England Tourism Superstar Awards 2016. Aaron Orman is one of only eleven candidates from across the country to be nominated for the prestigious award which seeks to find those working within the ... read more

The Mike Howley Trust

The Mike Howley Trust: New Funding Opportunity for Young Island Creatives Quay Arts is pleased to announce the opening of The Mike Howley Trust for applications from young Island creatives, to help realise their artistic ambitions. Mike Howley, who worked for many years as Director of Cultural Services for the Isle of Wight Council, died ... read more

Red Funnel-Red Jet6 update.

Red Jet 6, Red Funnel’s largest ever Hi-Speed passenger ferry is currently under construction at East Cowes. This £6m state of the art vessel is being built by Shemara Refit LLP for delivery to Red Funnel in June 2016. Following this the vessel will be named in Cowes on 4 July 2016 and will enter ... read more

DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD LOOKS BACK AND FORWARD

Westridge Community Learning Centre was the venue for the annual Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s Presentation Evening. Carol Taverner, D of E Facilitator on the Island welcomed award achievers, families, friends and guests and Lee Matthews IW Council D of E Manager gave an introduction to the evening. Carol pointed out that although many embark on ... read more

Isle of Wight Festival to celebrate 40 years of Punk

Punk turns 40 next year, and in celebration of four decades of this exciting and at times controversial music scene The Isle of Wight Festival  has added Iggy Pop, Adam Ant, The Damned, Buzzcocks and The Godfathers to the line up for 2016. These  new acts will  join Queen + Adam Lambert, Stereophonics and Faithless ... read more

MULTI-MATERIAL CARTONS FOR RECYCLING BINS & XMAS COLLECTIONS

Island residents can now dispose of mixed-material cartons – for example Tetra Paks – in their recycling bins or clear plastic sacks. These cartons are widely used for drinks and foods such as orange juice, chopped tomatoes or long-life milk and use different materials including plastic, cardboard and aluminium, which are designed to keep the ... read more

WORLD’S LEADING ANNUAL SOLO YACHT RACE IS COMING TO COWES

  Solitaire du Figaro,the World’s leading annual solo sailing race, is coming to Cowes between the 22nd and 26th June.This event will bring an exciting five-day public event to Cowes as part of the Island’s colourful ‘Festival of the Sea’ celebrations. This World-class sporting event, with an international following, spans 1525 miles between four European ... read more