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IDEAS FOR OCTOBER HALF TERM

Visit Isle of Wight have announced their latest film tie in with Paramount Studios UK’s upcoming release ‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’ the terrifying conclusion to the Paranormal Activity films to be released in cinemas everywhere October 21st. Visitors to the Island can see some of the most haunted locations in Britain, hear the sad ... read more

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, USA

Special copies of documents from the 17th century relating to former Newport, Isle of Wight Member of Parliament, Sir Richard Worsley, have been formally presented to the collection at the county museum in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA. Isle of Wight Council chairman, Councillor Charles Chapman, presented the replica documents concerning Sir Richard ... read more

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2015-REVIEW.

Originally built in Sweden in 1945 the tall ship ‘Earl of Pembroke’ was one of the largest masted boats at this year’s Southampton Boat Show. It has featured in a number of TV programmes and films. Having been laid up in Denmark ‘Earl of Pembroke’ was completely restored in 1994 as a replica of Cook’s ... read more

Flagship Store for Freshwater

Having relocated to new purpose-built premises the Freshwater shop is now the Flagship store for the Southern Co-operative which has their head office in Portsmouth. As part of the Co-op’s aim to support the community a defibrillator has been made available at the store’s entrance. Instore a community hub provides a central information point, for ... read more

Celebrating Age Awards 2015

Islanders are being invited to recognise the achievements of local older people and celebrate their contribution to Island life, by nominating them for the first ever Celebrating Age Awards, hosted by Age UK Isle of Wight (Age UKIW). If you know an individual, or a group, who have dedicated time and effort to making the ... read more

New Freshwater food store is flagship for local flavours

Commitment to supporting the Isle of Wight’s community and economy is the driving force behind the opening of The Southern Co-operative’s brand new store in Freshwater. Twice the size of its existing store this new store in Afton Road will be The Southern Co-operative’s flagship store for its Local Flavours range, stocking food and drink ... read more

SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW 2015

This year’s Southampton Boat Show, to be held in Mayflower Park (11-20 September), will have one of Europe’s largest purpose built marinas with over 2km of pontoons displaying more than 300 boats. Also at the show will be some of the world’s most prestigious exhibitors and brands, hosting global, European and UK launches of yachts, ... read more

BINNEL STUDIOS- ART EXHIBITION.

Next week, the resident artists at Binnel Studios will be opening their workshops and studios to the public for their debut Summer Exhibition. This exhibition will be open between 2pm – 6pm on Saturday 29th August, and 11am – 4pm on Sunday and Monday (30th & 31st August). Binnel Studios are situated in St Lawrence ... read more

CONGRATULATIONS TO GIRLGUIDING’S ‘FASTNET DIVAS’.

After the visit to Challenger3 by Shirley Robertson OBE, the ‘Fastnet Divas’ Patron ,and the send off by well wishers at Cowes, which included members of Girlguiding IW, Challenger 3, along with most of the 350+ fleet decided to begin the race close to the mainland shore so as to get the most benefit from ... read more

WIGHT IN BLOOM-ENGLAND’S GARDEN ISLE

Ventnor Botanic Garden hosted the 2015 Wight In Bloom Awards Ceremony, which this year was sponsored by Red Funnel for the first time. Finalists and guests were welcomed by Simon Dabell, Chair, Visit Isle of Wight which organised the competition. Kevin George & Alan Titchmarsh. (Pictured) Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh MBE VMH said that gardening ... read more