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RAINBOWS CELEBRATE AT FORT VICTORIA.

Rainbows (the youngest members of Girlguiding aged 5-7) recently attended an afternoon of fun learning, activities and singing at Fort Victoria. Members of the Needles Section together with leaders visited this well-known tourist attraction just when Storm Brian was at its worst but despite the wind all the girls really enjoyed the West Wight adventure. ... read more

IW Lord-Lieutenant Performs Official Opening of Ascensos Contact Centre.

Ascensos, a Contact Centre based in Cowes, was officially opened by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of the Island, Major General Martin White CB CBE JP on the 1st of November. He unveiled a plaque at the new facility which has been established to manage inbound telephone, email, social media and online queries for a range of blue ... read more

UKSA given Royal seal of approval.

Cowes based, UKSA- the youth charity that uses the power of the sea to transform the lives of thousands of young people each year- has celebrated its 30 th anniversary at Trinity House in London, with UKSA Charity Patron HRH Princess Royal as guest of honour. As Charity Patron HRH Princess Royal was very complimentary ... read more

ISLAND GUIDES HAVE TIME OF THEIR LIVES AT GIRLGUIDING BIG GIG

Excited groups of Guides and leaders from across the Island had the time of their lives earlier this month watching some of their favourite artistes including Louisa Johnson and Ella Eyre at Wembley Arena. Girls from several Island units travelled to Wembley on October 7 for the Big Gig, Girlguiding’s annual pop concert. Some stayed ... read more

Cowes Week Ltd seeks new Regatta Director

Organisers of Lendy Cowes Week  are seeking a new Regatta Director to replace Phil Hagen, who left CWL after this year’’s regatta to focus on his other business interests. The Regatta Director role is a year-round, part-time post, and carries a responsibility to evolve the on-the-water side of the regatta in order to retain and ... read more

50th Anniversary Isle of Wight Festival 21st-24th June 2018

2018 sees the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Isle of Wight Festival. Although a very small festival, the 1968 version held at Godshill, was the inspiration for all the festivals that followed. In 1969 the IW Festival was held at Wootton and this was followed in 1970 by the great IW Festival at Afton near freshwater which ... read more

ISLE OF WIGHT MARATHON 2017.

On Sunday 8th October, Adam Tuck became only the third Ryde Harrier to triumph in the IW Marathon, after 61 years of the event. In only his fourth outing over this distance, his third this year, he came home in 2:53:15. Adam’s father Graham Tuck was a GB International runner. Second slot in the race ... read more

CELEBRATING AGE AWARDS 2017.

The third annual ‘Celebrating Age Awards’, sponsored by Wright Estate Agency, were held at Lakeside Spa Hotel, Wootton on Thursday. Emma Lincoln from Age UK/IW welcomed everyone to the Awards Ceremony and introduced John Hannam who acted as Master of Ceremonies for the evening. John thanked sponsors and all the organisers especially Emma Lincoln and Hayley Baxter ... read more

CELEBRATING AGE FESTIVAL

  Helen Lewis from Age UK/IW organised this year’s Celebrating Age Festival. Taking place for a week from the 1st of October hundreds of Islanders  participated in dozens of activities across the Island during this special week including: singing, handicrafts, IT skills as well as obtaining information on organisations which support older people in the community. Here are a some ... read more

SEA A-HOY.

  Hosted by Red Funnel Ferries the inaugural ’Tea on the Sea’ was the first event of this year’s ‘Celebrating Age Festival’. This is the second annual festival organised by Age Friendly Island/Age UK Isle of Wight. Appropriately, the week commenced on Sunday 1st October which was International Older Persons Day. A number of Island ... read more