Red Funnel Awards- Looking for Island’s Best.
Voting is open again, with Red Funnel handing the search for the Isle of Wight’s very best back to the people who know it best. From the places Islanders proudly take visiting friends to, to the businesses that quietly raise the bar year after year, the 2026 Red Funnel Isle of Wight Awards are once […]
New Members for Girlguiding IW.
Girlguiding IW had a stand at the 2026 version of Riverfest held on Saturday 9th May. Hundreds of IW residents and visitors flocked to Newport Quay for this popular annual event which featured, marching bands, vintage vehicles, funfair rides, live entertainment and much more. Enquiries from parents and carers for girls, aged 4-14 joining Girlguiding […]
70 years of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
Young people across the UK including the Isle of Wight are celebrating a major milestone this year as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) marks its 70th anniversary. Although the Island was a bit of a late starter, starting the scheme in the 1960s the scheme began nationally in 1956. Thousands of Island teenagers and […]
Win tickets to Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival.
Here is a chance to enter an art competition. Dimbola Museum & Galleries at Freshwater is looking for artists aged 14-25 to submit original artwork inspired by Jimi Hendrix at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. Work could be featured in the upcoming exhibition ‘Experience Hendrix – Isle of Wight Festival 1970’. The winning piece […]
1926-2026-100 Years
21ST April 1926 saw the birth of Princess Elizabeth of York, later to become the UK’s much admired Queen Elizabeth 2nd. For many years her late majesty was connected with Girlguiding so it is fitting that we look back on her time with Girlguiding or as it was known in1926 The Girl Guide Movement. Princess […]
IW Festival 2026- Completed Line up & Theme Chosen.
Final additions to the star-studded 2026 line-up have been revealed. Joining the bill are Rita Ora, Circa Waves, Nathan Evans & The Saint PHNX Band, Overpass, Tom A. Smith, and The Guest List. On Saturday 20 June, global superstar Rita Ora will take to the main stage. Taking the third spot from the top on Saturday’s bill, the chart-topping singer will […]
SW England Region Roadshow on IW.
Girlguiding Southwest England Region chose the Isle of Wight for one of its Region Roadshows. Racheal Tattum. and her deputies Olivia Cox and Helen Barette, (pictured with Island Commissioner Wendy Macklin (L) above) travelled to the Island from the Region Office in Salisbury to join dozens of Island Leaders and Young Leaders. In her welcome […]
MUMS GO FREE
On Sunday 15th March, Red Funnel is offering all Mums free foot passenger travel between Southampton and the Isle of Wight OR Isle of Wight to Southampton. on the Hi-Speed Red Jet service. No matter your age, if you’re travelling with your Mum, Step-Mum or another special motherly figure – everyone is welcome to make […]
Sky presents IW Festival-Level 42 Homecoming Show
Jazz-funk legends, Level 42, who formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979 will be performing at this year’s Sky presents the Isle of Wight Festival. With a career spanning more than four decades including chart-topping hits like “Lessons in Love” and the soulful “Something About You”, and selling over 30 million albums worldwide the […]
WORLD THINKING DAY 2026- Celebrating 100 years.
Hundreds of members of Girlguiding IW have celebrated World Thinking Day 2026 by attending a special event at Newport Minster. Organised by Wendy Macklin, Island Commissioner for Girlguiding and her team of leaders, this was the first all county event since the COVID pandemic. Special guests included Didi Nicholson DL representing the Lord Lieutenant, Jacquie […]