Guides across the Isle of Wight have been undertaking a number of special activities, as well as their regular meetings, this Summer. Some of the Guides at Binstead decided to do fundraising for the Mountbatten Hospice, Newport and a grand sum of over £100 was raised. There was no prompting
Rainbows,Brownies,Guides and Rangers from across the Island enjoyed a trip to The Commodore Cinema at the weekend to see Disney and Pixar’s latest film, Inside Out 2 at an exclusive screening for Girlguiding members. Across the UK Girlguiding members visited 99 ODEON cinemas which took part in the mass screening
Red Funnel is delighted to announce a new partnership with leading maritime technology company, Artemis Technologies (ATL). This partnership will introduce a high-performance, emission free vessel to its customers in late 2025. Red Funnel’s Southampton to Cowes route, currently served by Red Jets 6 and 7, will be enhanced with the
Peter Crouch recorded a podcast in the Big Top on Thursday evening before the Denmark versus England game in the Euros. He was one of the tallest pro footballers and played for a number of clubs including Tottenham, Liverpool, Southampton and two spells at Portsmouth. He played for England on
As previously reported an exhibition depicting 25 Years of the IW Festival has now opened in Newport High Street. There will be a chance this week to remember your Festival stories when story gathering takes place on Wednesday and Thursday. An exhibition entitled “Experience the Isle of Wight Festival” was
At the start of National Volunteers Week Island Commissioner Linda Stone who heads up Girlguiding Isle of Wight invited members, their families and supporters to a BBQ and Recognition event. Guests of honour were High Sheriff Graham Biss BEM and his wife Susan and Girlguiding IW President Gioia Minghella-Giddens and
Guides from the 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice Own) Unit paid their annual visit to Mountbatten Hospice recently with the Guides undertaking planting up the tubs and troughs and a small flower bed with a selection of flowers and plants. Let the pictures tell the story:
With the return of this popular gardening competition “Wight In Bloom” there is the chance for you to become this year’s winner. The passion and dedication of gardeners on the Isle of Wight is to be celebrated when the winner is announced in July. Wight In Bloom recognises the work
Did you know that this year is the 25th Isle of Wight Festival? Yes, it’s the 22nd Isle of Wight Festival since 2002 when John Giddings brought the Festival back to the Island, but there were three original Festivals in 1968, 1969 and 1970 – therefore 25 in total. To celebrate this
Some members of Girlguiding IW have had busy weekends recently. Girlguiding IW had a stand at the very popular Riverfest which was held along the Quay at Newport. Thousands of people attended on one of the first warm sunny days of 2024. Lots of Girlguiding information was handed out with