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IRC EUROPEANS INCORPORATING COMMODORES’ CUP 2018

French Win in 2016. The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) are welcoming expressions of interest for the IRC EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS INCORPORATING COMMODORES’ CUP 2018 event after online entries opened  on Monday 8th January. As announced earlier, the Cowes-based championship will be held from 8-16th June and will follow the successful Commodores’ Cup race format, with a variety ... read more

NATIVITY MEETS CHRISTINGLE AT SHANKLIN.

Shanklin Guides, Brownies and Rainbows together with leaders joined together with parents and friends for this year’s annual Christmas celebration making for a packed church. Taking place at Shanklin Methodist Church dozens of girls presented a Nativity Play and this was followed by all the cast, narrators and singers lighting the church with Christingles which ... read more

Christmas Lights 2017-Island Echo teamed up with Southern Vectis.

Island Echo has teamed up with Southern Vectis to bring you Light up the Wight 2017 – the ultimate Christmas Lights competition for festive displays across the Isle of Wight. There are special Christmas Lights displays across the Island. To enable you to view most of them Southern Vectis are running evening tours from Newport and Ryde ... read more

Lendy Cowes Week 2018-latest news…

Cowes Week Limited (CWL) has recently made two announcements with regard to the 2018 Lendy Cowes Week Regatta: They have selected the 1851 Trust as the official event charity for Lendy Cowes Week 2018. Encouraging youth participation in sailing will play a vital part in the continued success and popularity of the sport and more specifically of ... read more

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

  Carol Firth. Rainbows from across the Island danced the night away at a pre-Christmas disco recently. It was one of the few occasions when both the Needles and Puckpool Sections, which between them cover the whole of the Isle of Wight, have joined forces for an event. Organised by Carol Firth (Commissioner for Needles) ... read more

RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES FLY WITH PETER PAN.

Several units of Girlguiding members travelled to Cowes recently to see the Cowes Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society’s production of Peter Pan. Girls and their leaders from 11th Newport Rainbows, 4th Shanklin Brownies and Rainbows and Brownies from Niton helped pack Trinity Theatre for the production. Everyone was able to join in with the usual ... read more

LENDY COWES WEEK 2018 NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

Entries for the World famous Lendy Cowes Week regatta are now open.  Organisers Cowes Week Limited (CWL) have announced a range of competitor-led initiatives for the event. Feedback from the various classes taking part has led to a comprehensive re-working of the entry fee structure. Standard and Late entry Fees for all classes have been reduced for ... read more

Isle of Wight Festival 2018- line-up revealed.

Tickets  are now on sale for  The Isle of Wight Festival 2018.  Depeche Mode, The Killers, Kasabian and Liam Gallagher have been announced as this year’s headliners. The Script, Van Morrison, Blossoms and James Bay will also perform at the 50th anniversary of the first event in 1968. Islander tickets return this year with a special rate for Isle of Wight ... read more

CRUISE SHIPS COULD VISIT COWES ON REGULAR BASIS.

Cowes Harbour Commission is working with Destination Cowes and Visit Isle of Wight to promote Cowes as a unique destination port-of-call, encouraged by the rising demand in the cruise ship market, including growth in the Northern European luxury cruise market. Cowes offers exceptional visitor appeal with cruise ship passengers able to visit a number  of Island ... read more

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AT OSBORNE HOUSE.

Thanks to EH for photo of Enchanted Osborne. Next  weekend 2/3 December will see the best of Christmas in Victorian times at Osborne House. Visit the Victorian fairground and take a ride on the swing-boats and carousel. See the amazing Addrian and his travelling flea circus or stop by Captain Griffin’s fairground stalls for a chance to enjoy ... read more