Island News

IW FESTIVAL 2016 TO HOST QUEEN

Brian May of Queen taken at Dimbola Museum and Gallery, Freshwater IW when he visited together with his wife Anita Dobson. In 1968 the embryonic Queen were formed in college under the moniker Smile. Initially it was guitarist Brian May (pictured above) and drummer Roger Taylor. When the original vocalist departed, Zanzibar-born Freddie Mercury was ... read more

ISLANDERS ON THE MALL

A number of Island artists were represented at the 2015 Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. Held at the Mall Galleries in London a total of 329 works were on show. Martin Swan from Newport is a RSMA member and had six oil paintings in the Gallery. Racing in the 2010 Classic ... read more

COWES HERITAGE-CELEBRATIONS ON LAND AND SEA.

Formed in 2003, Cowes Heritage has mounted its 14th Exhibition at Regatta House, Bath Road, Cowes. Entitled ‘Celebrations’ it is sponsored by Cowes Town Waterfront Trust and is open each day from 10am-4pm until Sunday 8th November. Fitting the theme of Celebrations it is appropriate that water-based activity features strongly. In 2001 Cowes was the ... read more

DIMBOLA- TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS

‘Retracing the Eye’ is a new exhibition at Dimbola, Freshwater featuring 26 etchings, carborundums and woodcuts by Sunara Begum. A British artist of Bangladeshi descent, she was originally involved in film photography before becoming an artist and printmaker. Dr Brian Hinton MBE a Dimbola Gallery trustee was first aware of Sunara’s work at an exhibition ... read more

NEW EXHIBITIONS AT DIMBOLA

‘Retracing the Eye’ is a new exhibition at Dimbola, Freshwater featuring 26 etchings, carborundums and woodcuts by Sunara Begum. A British artist of Bangladeshi descent, she was originally involved in film photography before becoming an artist and printmaker. Dr Brian Hinton MBE a Dimbola Gallery trustee was first aware of Sunara’s work at an exhibition ... read more

New Regatta Director Appointed for Cowes Week

Organisers of  Cowes Week are delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Hagen as Regatta Director. Phil takes the reins from Stuart Quarrie, who retired following this year’s regatta in August. Phil is no stranger to Cowes Week, having started as a course setter 11 years ago. After four years he progressed to Course-Setting Coordinator, ... read more

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