The Isle Of Wight Festival 2015 opens its gates to the public soon and festival bosses announced last week that this year’s festival will be a celebration of the 45th anniversary since Jimi Hendrix made his last ever UK performance at the festival in 1970. To commence the celebrations, the
To commemorate the bicentenary of the Royal Yacht Squadron, now based in Cowes, this historic club, which was inaugurated on 1st June 1815 at the Club’s first meeting in St James’s, London, has held a very special regatta which included other celebratory events. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
A poster competition for young people with the message of preventing bullying on school journeys has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council. As part of the build up to the annual Anti-Bullying Conference for young people held in October and national Anti-Bullying Week in November, children and young
One of our Girlguiding IW members has the honour of performing the first firing of the gun that signals the start of this year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race. On the 27th June, the day before celebrating her 18th birthday, the Sip-Puff sailor Natasha Lambert, a member
On 1st June 1815 the Royal Yacht Squadron was founded by 42 gentlemen interested in using sailing boats for recreation. These original members decided to meet in London and in Cowes twice a year. Membership was restricted to those who owned a vessel not under 10 tons. Today this is
A ‘Must Visit’ event took place at Osborne House during the Half-Term holiday. Entitled Victoria’s Fabulous Fete, visitors were carried back to the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign. In 1854 the young Duleep Singh, the Last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire arrived in England. Queen Victoria invited him to
Celebrity gardener and TV presenter, Alan Titchmarsh MBE, VMH (Victoria Medal of Honour RHS) has agreed to become Patron of “Wight in Bloom”, an annual horticultural competition which is open to all Island residents, with the aim to make the Island a brighter, greener place to live and visit. Sponsored
After a break of 15 years passenger shipbuilding is due to return to the Isle of Wight. Red Funnel has confirmed that it is bringing fast ferry construction back to the UK with the announcement that its new passenger ferry Red Jet 6 will be built in East Cowes at
A number of Girlguiding IW members including Guides from 1st Carisbrooke had a stand at Riverfest2015. Held along the banks of the River Medina at Newport Harbour this annual event attracted hundreds of visitors. There was a constant stream of visitors to the Girlguiding IW stand where activities for children
Three free workshops are to be held at Quay Arts over the next few weeks. Places are limited so it is necessary to book beforehand to avoid disappointment. To book call 01983 822490 or e-mail j.saunders@quayarts.org Please say you have seen the workshops advertised on this website. Details of free