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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

Red Funnel Wins Prestigious UK Customer Experience Award.

Red Funnel has won a coveted UK Customer Experience Award, earning first place for excellence within the travel, leisure and hospitality sector. This annual event is the largest of its kind in the World, and honours companies who have demonstrated leadership in delivering superior customer experiences. Announced at a ceremony at Wembley Stadium in London ... read more

Vote for the Isle of Wight in 2017 Family Traveller Awards.

  The Isle of Wight has been announced as a finalist in this year’s annual Family Traveller Awards in the “Best UK region for Families” category. The public will have until 20th October 2017 to vote for the Island and every vote will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a holiday for ... read more

See ‘Victoria & Abdul’ on the Isle of Wight.

 Photo credit VIOW. A coordinated campaign – with financial investment from Visit Isle of Wight – is making its way into national media, capitalizing on the success of the ‘Victoria & Abdul’ new movie from Universal – much of which was filmed at Osborne, the beloved East Cowes home of Queen Victoria. Visit Isle of Wight ... read more