Island News

Family Traveller Awards

Visit Isle of Wight is excited to announce that the Island has been Highly Commended in the Best Domestic Destination for families category at the Family Traveller Awards 2015. Hosted by BAFTA award winning presenter Katy Hill, the awards took place on 6 October 2015 at London’s highest viewing platform at the top of the ... read more

DIMBOLA MUSEUM AND GALLERIES, FRESHWATER BAY.

Dimbola Museum and Galleries will be hosting two new exhibitions soon. These exhibitions will open on the 10th October and, although diverse in content, both will be unusual and interesting. ‘RETRACING THE EYE: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless’ will run until the 3rd of January 2016. This exhibition presents a stunning collection of new ... read more

CELEBRATING AGE

Organised by Age UK Isle of Wight the inaugural Celebrating Age Awards were held recently. Wright Estate Agency was the overall sponsor. In addition, six other Island firms sponsored the seven categories of awards. Guests were welcomed by Nick Hayward, President of Age UK Isle of Wight and a former High Sheriff of the Island. ... read more

NEW DATE FOR CHARLES STANLEY COWES CLASSICS WEEK 2016

Cowes will see a number of premier sailing events in 2016 following on from this year which has seen the RYS Bicentenary celebrations and other prestigious regattas. For 2016 Cowes will be the focus for world class yachting events for the entire summer. Included on the list of special events are the RORC Easter Regatta, ... read more

IDEAS FOR OCTOBER HALF TERM

Visit Isle of Wight have announced their latest film tie in with Paramount Studios UK’s upcoming release ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ the terrifying conclusion to the Paranormal Activity films to be released in cinemas everywhere October 21st. Visitors to the Island can see some of the most haunted locations in Britain, hear the sad ... read more

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, USA

Special copies of documents from the 17th century relating to former Newport, Isle of Wight Member of Parliament, Sir Richard Worsley, have been formally presented to the collection at the county museum in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA. Isle of Wight Council chairman, Councillor Charles Chapman, presented the replica documents concerning Sir Richard ... read more

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2015-REVIEW.

Originally built in Sweden in 1945 the tall ship ‘Earl of Pembroke’ was one of the largest masted boats at this year’s Southampton Boat Show. It has featured in a number of TV programmes and films. Having been laid up in Denmark ‘Earl of Pembroke’ was completely restored in 1994 as a replica of Cook’s ... read more

Flagship Store for Freshwater

Having relocated to new purpose-built premises the Freshwater shop is now the Flagship store for the Southern Co-operative which has their head office in Portsmouth. As part of the Co-op’s aim to support the community a defibrillator has been made available at the store’s entrance. Instore a community hub provides a central information point, for ... read more

Celebrating Age Awards 2015

Islanders are being invited to recognise the achievements of local older people and celebrate their contribution to Island life, by nominating them for the first ever Celebrating Age Awards, hosted by Age UK Isle of Wight (Age UKIW). If you know an individual, or a group, who have dedicated time and effort to making the ... read more

New Freshwater food store is flagship for local flavours

Commitment to supporting the Isle of Wight’s community and economy is the driving force behind the opening of The Southern Co-operative’s brand new store in Freshwater. Twice the size of its existing store this new store in Afton Road will be The Southern Co-operative’s flagship store for its Local Flavours range, stocking food and drink ... read more