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
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
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
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
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
Red Funnel has confirmed that it is to spend £3m on a major refurbishment of its ro-pax ferry Red Eagle in the New Year. This work will be similar to the new look given to Red Falcon and Red Osprey in 2014 and 2015 and will be carried out by
Well over 100 members of Girlguiding IW joined in the celebrations for the 2017 edition of Isle of Wight Day. In warm and sunny weather the long parade of Isle of Wight organisations wound its way through Ryde from Dover Street to the Simeon Street Recreation Ground via Ryde High
Dozens of Isle of Wight residents go cruising from Southampton and others from the Island join coach holidays which leave Southampton early morning before there is a ferry so a hotel handy to Red Funnel terminals will be welcome. Luxury new Southampton Harbour Hotel & Spa Opens soon featuring three unique
One of the more unusual events for this year’s Celebrating Age Festival will be the chance to enjoy afternoon tea whilst watching the views of the Island and Southampton Water pass as you sail from East Cowes to Southampton and back. As already reported the celebrating Age Festival starts on
Last weekend saw the 2017 round of ‘Bart’s Bash’. Registered charity ‘Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation’ now also referred to as the ‘Andrew Simpson Foundation: The Sailing Charity’, was set up in memory of, and inspired by the Olympic sailing Gold medallist, Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson. Founding Trustees are Sir Ben