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FUNDING SECURED FOR EAST COWES PROJECT

Isle of Wight Council has welcomed news that its joint bid for funding with Southampton City Council via the Solent Local Economic Partnership has been successful. Both authorities submitted a joint bid to fund a regeneration project in Southampton and East Cowes to include new highways infrastructure and improved public spaces. As part of the ... read more

PARKHURST BROWNIES COMPLETE FRIENDS TO ANIMALS BADGE.

Parkhurst Brownies have been busy undertaking the Friends to Animals Badge. They made a visit to ‘Pets At Home’ to look at their animals and fish and a mum of one of the Brownies visited the unit with her bearded dragon and a corn snake. They also had a visit from the Island based charity ... read more

RAINBOWS READY FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES.

In readiness for the Commonwealth Games which will take place in Scotland from 23rdJuly, Rainbows and their leaders from the Needles Section travelled to Newport for their own version of the Games. Arranged by Carol Firth, Needles Section Commissioner, the event took place at Hunnyhill Primary School.  These Rainbow Commonwealth Games began, as all good ... read more

EVACUATED TO HAVENSTREET.

Now an annual event for children from Island schools the World War 2 Experience has taken place. Based at Havenstreet’s Isle of Wight Steam Railway this event allows children to discover what it was like to be evacuated during the Second World War. Several Brownies from around the Island attended this event with their school ... read more

EAST COWES BROWNIES HELP CHARITY

As part of the Big Brownie Birthday (BBB) Challenge, Brownies from the East Cowes Unit decided to help raise money for the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. This charity was selected after much discussion and the Brownies chose to support this charity as they could relate to it. Although based in East Cowes this is a ... read more

FOUR SPECIAL SAILING REGATTAS FOR COWES.

COWES CLASSICS: The Charles Stanley Cowes Classics Regatta runs from Monday 21st to Friday 25th July.  It is going to be a spectacular event with 150 or so yachts expected from Solent Sunbeams and XODs to stunning vintage classic cruisers and 8-metre boats. This regatta will be staged by the Royal London Yacht Club. BREWIN ... read more

ANOTHER CHANCE TO SEE RED ARROWS.

For a number of people the display from the Red Arrows played an important part in this year’s Isle of Wight Festival when this RAF team undertook their spectacular manoeuvres on the Sunday afternoon. Shoppers in Newport High Street were brought to a halt and dozens viewed the display in their gardens or from front-door ... read more

ROUND THE ISLAND RACE-SLOWLY SLOWLY

What a difference a year makes!  Last year’s J. P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island race saw the race record times for both the monohull and multi-hulls smashed by 9 minutes 45 seconds and 16 minutes respectively. For the 2014 edition of the race lack of wind saw competitors becalmed for long periods of ... read more

BIG BROWNIE BIRTHDAY-HUNDREDS OF BROWNIES AT IW STEAM RAILWAY

Brownies by the hundred together with leaders made their way to the IW Steam Railway at Havenstreet on mid-summer day. This special meet-up for all the Brownies on the Island formed part of the Big Brownie Birthday (100 Years) celebrations which commenced in January with the, still talked of, Masked Ball. Overall three special Big ... read more

PRINCESS BEATRICE VISITS THE ISLAND.

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice has made a visit to the Island to see the home of her namesake and visit other Island venues connected with the previous Princess Beatrice who was the daughter of Queen Victoria. HRH started her visit at Carisbrooke Castle after being met at Cowes by HM Lord-Lieutenant Major General Martin White ... read more