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HRH The Princess Royal To Name Red Jet 6 at Cowes

Red Jet 6, Red Funnel’s new innovative Hi-Speed passenger ferry which is nearing completion at East Cowes, will be named in Cowes on Monday 4 July. This ship will be named by HRH The Princess Royal at a special ceremony alongside Trinity Landing off Cowes Parade, followed by lunch at the Royal Yacht Squadron for ... read more

2016-IW FESTIVAL

Friday headliners Stereophonics were making their third appearance at this year’s IW Festival, although frontman Kelly Jones revealed he had attended as a punter to see Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. They kicked off their 85 minute slot with ‘C’Est la Vie’, ‘I Want To Get Lost With You’ and their initial hit ‘Local Boy ... read more

11th Newport Guides & 10th Newport Brownies

11th Newport Guides recently visited the Donkey Sanctuary at Wroxall. Whilst there they groomed the donkeys, prepared bedding and were shown food preparation before feeding the donkeys. They have also now, for a year, adopted Twiggy one of the older donkeys. A great time was had by all and Janet Corbett Guider said,” All thanks ... read more

Prince Michael of Kent- official Race Starter for the RTI Race on 2nd July.

The Island Sailing Club, Cowes is delighted that Prince Michael of Kent GCVO, has been confirmed as the Race Starter for the 2016 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Saturday, 2nd July. Prince Michael will join Race officials on the Royal Yacht Squadron platform to commence the spectacular starting sequence and fire ... read more

GIRLGUIDING IW RAFFLE DRAW.

With the first prize of 2 IW Festival Weekend Camping Tickets plus a number of other prizes there was much interest in a Raffle organised by Girlguiding IW. Tickets had been on sale for just a few weeks since Girlguiding IW had been one of ten chosen IW charities to receive the tickets from IW ... read more

GIRLGUIDING SUPPORTS ST.JOHN’S CHURCH, NEWPORT.

During May, Brownies from the10th Newport Unit, 11th Newport Guides and Carisbrooke Rangers held a fundraiser for St John’s Church, Newport’s 2020 Vision Appeal. Fliss Harris leader of 10th Newport Brownies organised the event at St John’s Community Centre in Newport at which £220 was raised for the appeal which aims to raise enough money ... read more

IW Festival Tickets Top Prize in Girlguiding IW Raffle

Members of Girlguiding IW joined other Isle of Wight charities for the 2016 edition of Riverfest. Held along the quay side at Newport Harbour this popular event attracted thousands of visitors but not quite so many this year due to poor weather. However, the Girlguiding IW stand attracted a steady flow of visitors. With activities ... read more

2016 SOLITAIRE BOMPARD LE FIGARO

Will Harris, already regarded as an outstanding young talent in single-handed racing, leads Britain’s rookie echelon in this year’s Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro. The Cowes-based Artemis Offshore Academy has confirmed that Harris, alongside fellow Academy hopefuls Hugh Brayshaw and Mary Rook, will take his place on the startline of the Solitaire Bompard Le Figaro – ... read more

IW FESTIVAL 2016 -JUST MORE THAN A MAIN STAGE

Kashmir Café Now in its ninth year, Kashmir Café is a firm favourite at the Isle of Wight Festival. Kashmir Café is run by Island volunteers and all profits go to Quay Arts, the Island’s charitable Arts Centre. They pride themselves on featuring performances from the very best musicians from the island, as well as ... read more

BROWNIES ENJOY GARDENING

Brownies from the 1st East Cowes unit recently enjoyed an afternoon in the sun when they undertook some gardening activities. Accompanied by Brown Owl Katie Charlton and Wise Owl Marion O’Nions all the Brownies worked very hard by planting up dozens of pots and planters with Summer bedding plants and tomatoes. This activity took place ... read more