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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

AAM COWES WEEK 2015 – Charity, Armed Forces and Art.

For AAM Cowes Week there were a number of events supporting the Week’s official charity, Island based UKSA. One of the regatta’s sub sponsors, Chatham, has donated a contribution from shoes purchased to the charity. Over the past few months Chatham customers have raised a sum of £1050. A cheque presentation took place with Philip ... read more

ISLANDERS SUPPORT GIRLGUIDING

With a crew of Girlguiding members taking part in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race a number of Islanders have shown their support for the crew who call themselves the ‘Fastnet Divas’. Having had to undertake three qualifying yacht races The Cervantes Trophy, Myth of Malham Race, and The Morgan Cup all organised, as is the ... read more

ROLEX FASTNET RACE- ALL SYSTEMS GO.

With a record-sized fleet of 335 in the running, the question ‘who will win the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race’ on handicap is a tough one. As ever, the corrected time prize is raced under IRC, which this year aims to equalise a fleet as diverse as Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze Clark’s VPLP-Verdier 100 Comanche ... read more