Following on from supporting Macmillan on the Island to the sum of £6oo+ last Autumn Girlguiding IW members have been fundraising again for Macmillan their chosen charity. Back in the Autumn Rainbows, Brownies and Guides- from Newport, Carisbrooke and East Cowes arranged coffee mornings and coffee evenings. Now members from
Isle of Wight Festival won the ‘Best Event to Lie Back & Soak Up the Sounds Award ‘ at the Red Funnel My Isle Of Wight Awards. Following this award the organisers of the IW Festival announced further acts to play the 2017 Festival at Seaclose Park over the weekend of
Cowes Week Ltd are delighted to announce the extension of the regattas relationship with leading charter sailing brand Sunsail. Sunsail has been the Official Charter Sailing Partner of Cowes Week since 2015, and due to the success of the partnership the relationship has been extended for a further five years.
Fastnet Rock-photo by Daniel Forster for Rolex. Entry into the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race surpassed expectations in record-breaking time. With a 340-boat limit this target was reached in just 4 minutes and 24 seconds after the on-line entry system was opened at 12noon on
A record number of 59 young people from the Island achieved their Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards in 2016. There were five Gold Award recipients, eleven reaching Silver Award level and 43 achieving Bronze. Sadly, nineteen were unable to attend the presentation evening hosted by IW College mainly due to illness.
1st Gurnard Guides had a minimal cook ‘Cook-Off’ competition in the week prior to breaking up for Christmas, their 2nd such event. All Guides were invited to team up with an adult (parent/known adult) to cook and present a dish of their choice that could be prepared and presented within 90
DJ and producer David Guetta is to co-headline Friday night of the Isle of Wight Festival 2017, it has been announced. It has also been revealed that Run-DMC will perform at next June’s festival as well as the likes of George Ezra, Bastille, Jack Savoretti and Rag ‘n’ Bone Man. Isle of
Members of Girlguiding IW have been looking forward to Christmas in a number of ways. As already posted 2nd Ryde Brownies have been busy making gifts for family, friends and themselves with a visit to Fired Art in Ryde. All the Brownies were also busy raising money for the Red
Dozens of Rainbows and their leaders from several Rainbow Units enjoyed a day at The Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet last week. They were joined by a few Brownies who also joined in the fun day. As well as a ride on the railway there were plenty of
Several Rainbows and their leaders enjoyed an outing to Osborne when Osborne House was the setting for a special Christmas event over the weekend with a Victorian Christmas being held there. Thousands of people visited the site and with ‘Car Park Full’ signs up early in the day English Heritage