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FRESH START WALKING WEEKEND-JANUARY 2017

Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) is delighted to announce the Fresh Start Walking Weekend, a two-day event, which the tourism organisation hopes will encourage visitors to kick-start their New Year’s resolutions to get active and healthy. This new walking programme consists of 10 guided walks over the weekend of 7th and 8th January 2017. Walks ... read more

ROD THE MOD TO GRACE SEACLOSE.

Music legend Rod Stewart will be on the Island next June, having been revealed as the Sunday headliner at the 2017 IW Festival, his only 2017 festival appearance. After the announcement of his knighthood for services to music and charity in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours he recently went to Buckingham Palace to receive the ... read more

TASTY RECIPES.

An Isle of Wight Recipe Book has been compiled by the Taste of Wight team who produce a guide to food and drink on the Isle of Wight. A launch event was held at Quay Arts, Newport and hosted by David Brooks, the sales director of Solent Communications, publishers of the book. David recalled how ... read more

Romantic Breaks and Spring Escapes

Visit Isle of Wight is hoping that love birds will flock to the Isle of Wight next Spring with the launch of the new Romantic Breaks and Spring Escapes campaign designed to attract couples and families to the most romantic Island in the British Isles. This new campaign, which has already begun, will promote short ... read more

QUEEN’S GUIDE AWARD FOR CERISE.

Cerise Moody from Lake has been awarded the Queen’s Guide Award, the highest attainable award for members of the Girlguiding movement. Presentations of her badge and certificate were made by Patricia Partridge Girlguiding IW President and Island Commissioners Shirley Saunders and Lesley Clifford were in attendance at the special ceremony held at St. John’s Annex, ... read more

SAILING NEWS.

Sylvia Mence, a sailor from Yarmouth  IW was nominated for an RYA Regional Award by her club and was selected as a winner by the RYA Honours and Awards Panel.  She received her award from HRH The Princess  Royal at the organisation’s annual awards ceremony in London. Sylvia, a flag officer at Royal Solent Yacht ... read more

DOUBLE CELEBRATION FOR EAST COWES BROWNIES.

East Cowes Brownies have enjoyed double celebrations of late. All the Brownies, Rainbows and Guides together with their leaders recently undertook a community challenge by organising a Coffee Evening in aid of Macmillan Isle of Wight. Everyone joined in with Brownies selling cakes and drinks, Rainbows holding a competition and making some cornflake cakes to sell and ... read more

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS AT OSBORNE HOUSE.

Osborne House will see a special Christmas event when a Victorian Christmas is held over the weekend of Saturday 3rd/ Sunday 4th December. Taking place from 10am- 5pm on both days there will be the chance to experience the spirit of a Victorian Christmas at beautiful Osborne. Have a go at traditional games, take a ... read more

BEING OUR BEST.

Last Saturday saw a County Day for dozens of Girlguiding leaders from the Isle of Wight. Held at Ryde School the day was organised by the County Adult Support Adviser- Deborah Meadows. With a theme of Being Our Best there were sessions to cover: understanding the current programme in all sections, by supporting transition from ... read more

FARM TO FORK FOR BROWNIES.

Girlguiding , nationally, has a three-year partnership with Tesco’s campaign about getting  young members to eat healthily – and learn more about where the food they eat comes from. To complete challenges about food Girlguiding members are working with Tesco on the Farm to Fork trail – a free challenge for younger members, centred around ... read more