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HRH Duchess of Cornwall names Red Jet 7 at Cowes.

  Red Funnel’s new Hi-Speed flagship has  been named Red Jet 7 by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall  in Cowes. Kevin George, Red Funnel’s Chairman said: “We would very much like to thank HRH The Duchess of Cornwall for naming Red Jet 7. It is only fitting that the naming ceremony took place in Cowes ... read more

EQUIPPING GIRLS TO TAKE ON THE WORLD!

GIRLGUIDING ANNOUNCES ALL NEW BADGES AND ACTIVITIES AS PART OF BIGGEST EVER REVAMP Girlguiding has undergone the biggest ever overhaul in the charity’s history, revamping its iconic badges and activities to create a programme for #EveryGirl Over 50,000 girls were involved in shaping the new look activities and badges through testing and consultation Girls can ... read more

Red Jet 7 to be named by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.

Red Jet 7, Red Funnel’s brand new hi-speed passenger ferry, will be named by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in Cowes on Tuesday (24th July). This new £7m ship follows in the footsteps of Red Jet 6, which was named by HRH The Princess Royal in July 2016. Red Jet 7 will be named alongside ... read more

LENDY COWES WEEK LADIES DAY & FURTHER SUPPORT FROM RED FUNNEL.

2017-Ladies Day. (Annabel Vose.) Cowes Week Ltd are delighted to announce that Title Sponsor, Lendy, have put their support behind Ladies Day plans for 2018. In the year marking 100 years since women were given the vote, Lendy Ladies Day will return to the regatta on Tuesday 7th August with a celebration of female talent ... read more

ISLAND SAILING CLUB’S ROUND THE ISLAND RACE 2018.

Extreme heat and little wind made this year’s Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay one of the slowest on record, if not the slowest ever. Due to the calm conditions of course this made for a very quiet day for the RNLI and other rescue services. In 2017 Concise a MOD70 foiling ... read more

Bicycle Island-The Red Funnel Girlguiding IW Challenge.

Girlguiding was selected by Bicycle Island as their charity to support for June. The challenge: to ride the Newport-Cowes cyclepath as many times as possible and register your endeavors on the Bicycle Island App. What a month! The total reached was a record-breaking 2859km raising a total of £772. Well done to everyone who took ... read more

Cowes RNLI.

Over the weekend of Saturday 30th June/ Sunday1st July members and friends of Cowes RNLI celebrated a double anniversary by staging an exhibition which was open to the public at Regatta House, Cowes and a re-dedication of the Lifeboat and Lifeboat Station. Staged as a double anniversary exhibition (20 years of an independent Lifeboat + ... read more

IW Festival- Book now for 2019 after Sun, Sparkles & Sold Out for 2018.

Following one of the festival’s most successful weekends to date, The Isle of Wight Festival has announced today that next year’s event will take place 13-16 June 2019! Early bird tickets for the event will be available from 9.00am tomorrow (Friday 29th June). Festival director John Giddings said: “From the response we are getting it ... read more

2,000 Girlguiding IW Marshmallows at IW Festival!

Making their inaugural appearance at the IW Festival Girlguiding IW gave away 2000 large marshmallows over the IW Festival weekend. As well as handing out these sweet treats Girlguiding IW members hosted hundreds to the stand who selected old and new Girlguiding badges, found a free gift in the lucky dip, purchased a much needed sunshade or pinned their ... read more

DEPECHE MODE & KILLERS at ISLE OFWIGHT FESTIVAL 2018.

Depeche Mode, an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980, will headline the Saturday night at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival. Consisting of founders Dave Gahan (lead vocals, co-songwriter), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, chief songwriter), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards), Depeche Mode released their debut album Speak & Spell in 1981, bringing the ... read more