Major General Martin White, the Isle of Wight’s Lord-Lieutenant,has presented two veterans of the D-Day campaign in France in June 1944 with their Legion D’Honneur medals, awarded by the French government. Due to the high number of medals issued by the French Embassy the Lord-Lieutenant was invited to undertake the
Northwood House was the venue for the fourth edition of these Awards (2015) sponsored by Red Funnel’s myIsleofwight.com Hosted by David Thornton CE of Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) there were a record number of votes this year. Reviewing tourism on the Island, David said that following the launch of
Members of Girlguiding IW attended the recent Volunteer Fair at Ventnor Botanic Garden. Organised by the local Volunteer Centre the event was attended by over 30 charities which are looking for new volunteers to help their oganisations. There was a good deal of interest in the Girlguiding IW stand
Entries opened for the 2016 edition of the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on Friday 15th January. To encourage a strong take up of early bird entries, the Island Sailing Club is offering ONE FREE ENTRY to this year’s Race. The lucky winner’s name will be drawn
A Visit Isle of Wight (VIOW) Travel Ambassador needs your vote if he is to become a national award winner in the Visit England Tourism Superstar Awards 2016. Aaron Orman is one of only eleven candidates from across the country to be nominated for the prestigious award which seeks to
The Mike Howley Trust: New Funding Opportunity for Young Island Creatives Quay Arts is pleased to announce the opening of The Mike Howley Trust for applications from young Island creatives, to help realise their artistic ambitions. Mike Howley, who worked for many years as Director of Cultural Services for the
Red Jet 6, Red Funnel’s largest ever Hi-Speed passenger ferry is currently under construction at East Cowes. This £6m state of the art vessel is being built by Shemara Refit LLP for delivery to Red Funnel in June 2016. Following this the vessel will be named in Cowes on 4
Westridge Community Learning Centre was the venue for the annual Duke of Edinburgh’s Award’s Presentation Evening. Carol Taverner, D of E Facilitator on the Island welcomed award achievers, families, friends and guests and Lee Matthews IW Council D of E Manager gave an introduction to the evening. Carol pointed out
Punk turns 40 next year, and in celebration of four decades of this exciting and at times controversial music scene The Isle of Wight Festival has added Iggy Pop, Adam Ant, The Damned, Buzzcocks and The Godfathers to the line up for 2016. These new acts will join Queen +
Island residents can now dispose of mixed-material cartons – for example Tetra Paks – in their recycling bins or clear plastic sacks. These cartons are widely used for drinks and foods such as orange juice, chopped tomatoes or long-life milk and use different materials including plastic, cardboard and aluminium, which