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ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL- LOCALS ADD TO THE MAGIC.

 Sir Rod Stewart on stage at Seaclose Park, Newport. Island charities and organisations were able to display their wares and greet visitors from a new venue within Seaclose Park at this year’s IW Festival. Situated near the ‘Green’ entrance this area was also home to island based Platform 1 Music College. Housed in a large ... read more

The Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay.

The Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay, takes place on Saturday 1st July. As organisers at the Island Sailing Club count down the days, the Rear Commodore Sailing and head of Race Management Dave Atkinson, is hoping for a late surge in entry numbers to record a final number on par with last year at ... read more

IW Festival- KIDZONE

KidZone 2017 is going to be jam-packed with fun and entertainment for all ages, so go to the IW Festival and party  and show the kids a good time. On the KidZone Stage this year the festival welcomes back the stars of Channel 5’s hugely popular pre-school strand Milkshake. Milkshake presenters Jen and Derek, together with their ... read more

New Title Sponsor for Cowes Week +Updates on ‘Lendy’ Cowes Week.

Leading peer to peer lending platform, Lendy, has been announced as the new Title Sponsor of Cowes Week for the next three years, beginning with this year’’s regatta which starts on 29th July. Announcement of a new sponsorship agreement for the event was made in Cowes, where the new official event logo was unveiled.  This ... read more

IW FESTIVAL- GIRLGUIDING IW RAFFLE DRAW FOR TICKETS.

Girlguiding IW were lucky to be selected as one of the Isle of Wight charities to have a pair of IW Festival tickets to raffle for charity. Selling raffle tickets as well as promoting Girlguiding, most members entered into the spirit of trying to raise some funds for the charity which has over 1,000 members ... read more

Isle of Wight Festival Stage Times Revealed

Isle of Wight Festival has officially revealed its stage times exclusively through its app, powered by Second Screen. Apart from the event programme, the Isle of Wight Festival app, powered by Second Screen is the only place to find out stage timings over weekend. Download the app from the App Store and Google Play to discover ... read more

RAINBOWS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS.

In celebration of 30 years of Rainbows (the youngest members of Girlguiding aged 5-7) members of the Needles Section attended an afternoon of fun learning, activities and games at Corf Camp. 2017 sees the 30th anniversary of the first Rainbow units across the UK and on the Island the number of units and girls attending ... read more

RIVERFEST 2017.

Riverfest is a fun free community event which took place on May 13th. It is held in the heart of the Isle of Wight at Newport, the Island’s capital. This event has all the feel of a traditional village fete, with many free activities for children. Local charities attend promoting the work they do in ... read more

‘RESPONSE’ to RICHARD LONG at QUAY ARTS.

    A fantastic opportunity for schools was on offer from Quay Arts from March this year. Artist and creative writer RICHARD LONG enabled schools to collaborate with him on a project responding to his work. School workshops relating to RICHARD LONG’S exhibition in the West Gallery this Spring have taken place and these workshops ... read more