ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL ADDS 18 NEW ACTS FOR 2018 EVENT
Organisers of The Isle of Wight Festival 2018 have announced a further 18 acts to be added to the bill: Travis, The Wombats, Rak-Su, Sigrid, Hot Dub Time Machine, Hurts, The Pretty Things, LANY, Bang Bang Romeo, Hudson Taylor, Kara Marni, SG Lewis, Gerry Cinnamon, Wild Front, Paradisia, Slydigs, Mullally and T.Rextasy. Travis will return to […]
IMPROVING THE ISLAND’S ENVIRONMENT.
Cowes Week Ltd, the organisers of Lendy Cowes Week has announced its intention to work towards making the event more sustainable with the launch of a new sustainability initiative. Lendy Cowes Week, which takes place this year from the 4-11 August, has an impact on the Island’s environment with 100,000 people visiting during the regatta. […]
CHANGES TO SCHOOL TERM DATES ON ISLE OF WIGHT
Go ahead has been given to changes in term dates on the Island for the school year 2019/20. It means the six-week school Summer holiday will be shortened by one week and the Autumn half-term (October) increased to two weeks. The green light was given by a meeting of the Isle of Wight Council’s Cabinet […]
GIRLGUIDING AWARDS FOR LEADERS.
As reported in our World Thinking Day coverage four Girlguiding IW leaders have been presented with awards by one of the Island Commissioners Shirley Saunders.(pictured centre) All four of the awards covered different aspects of the Girlguiding programme. Receiving Awards were: Kerry Hiscock- ‘Going Away With Scheme’ qualification. Carla Oliver- ‘Catering Scheme’ qualification. Jacquie Harvey-Service to […]
WORLD THINKING DAY 2018-IMPACT
With a theme of IMPACT the 2018 World Thinking Day was celebrated across the Island by members of Girlguiding IW. One of the bigger events was held in Newport for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Rangers and leaders who belong to units in the Newport area and West Wight. Nearly one hundred attended this fun filled afternoon […]
WORLD THINKING DAY 2018-MAKING AN IMPACT.
Amanda- New Chief Guide. Girlguiding Isle of Wight was pleased to announce, on February 22nd– World Thinking Day 2018, the launch of our new website. We hope it will make an Impact on everyone who sees it. Created by the talented team at Solent Create this new site should help everyone to access Girlguiding information […]
PLANTS AND PEOPLE AT DIMBOLA.
Currently showing at Dimbola Galleries and Museum, Freshwater Bay is an exhibition entitled ‘Plants in a Different Light’. This collection has been mounted by Jan Ramscar, who utilised botanical projections called photograms. Using plant materials as the basis of the project Jan achieved the images without resorting to a camera. In a darkroom she shined […]
ISLE OF WIGHT HIDDEN HEROES.
For its latest exhibition, which runs until 24th March, Quay Arts is hosting Isle of Wight Hidden Heroes. Supported by Arts Council England this exhibition has been developed with the aim of (re) introducing residents to the incredible collections of the Island’s museums and galleries and to strengthen a sense of pride in the place […]
BROWNIES LOOK INTO WASTE NOT WANT NOT.
8TH Ryde Brownies and their leaders have been looking at what happens to the Island’s refuse as well as what the World is doing about all the rubbish that is discarded. Gill Mulcahy from Amey met with the Brownies and showed examples of just what is thrown away, what can be recycled now, how the […]
New Classic Regatta for Cowes.
Cowes Spring Classics, a new regatta for wooden classics designed before 1970, has just been announced. This regatta is taking place from 11 – 13 May and will be based at Shepards Wharf Marina. Organisers, Mary Scott-Jackson of MSJ Events and Martin Nott, a local wooden boat builder, felt that it would be a welcome addition […]