FURTHER ACTS ANNOUNCED FOR IW FESTIVAL.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ALREADY SOLD OUT but Ticket information is available at www.isleofwightfestival.com. A host of artistes have been announced for the 2025 Isle of Wight Festival, joining headliners Sting, Stereophonics and Justin Timberlake over 19th – 22nd June. Jess Glynne, Supergrass, The Corrs, Busted, Amy MacDonald, Ella Eyre, Lightning Seeds, The Pigeon Detectives, The […]
Volunteers Lead Success at Isle of Wight Walking Festival.
Visit Isle of Wight is thanking the local volunteer walk leaders for the success of this year’s Isle of Wight Walking Festivals which celebrated 25 years in 2024. These events in Spring and Autumn saw over 200 walks, taking in hundreds of miles of the Isle of Wight’s coastline and countryside. This year, the multi-award […]
Awards Celebrate IW Excellence + Nominate A Tourism Hero.
Red Funnel has hosted its 5th annual Isle of Wight Awards recognising the local businesses that make the Isle of Wight a wonderfully different place to live and visit. These awards honour the contributions of businesses which shape the Island’s distinctive character and bring exceptional experiences to residents and visitors alike. Through a community-driven voting process, […]
INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN.
Members of Girlguiding have always been associated with outdoor activities such as camping or studying the natural environment but now with so many of the population spending so much time on computers or glued to mobile phones Girlguiding nationally made grants available from its Adventure Fund to help members get into the great wide open. […]
Red Carpet for Rainbow Leader Angela.
“Girlguiding Celebrates” is an event that honours some of the amazing members who have received a Guiding award or who have been nominated by other Girlguiding members and parents for the amazing things they have done. This was the second time this event had been held and this year’s event was even bigger and better […]
Girlguiding announces Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh as patron.
News from Girlguiding London HQ: 3 October 2024: Girlguiding is honoured to announce that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh will continue the Royal patronage of the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated completely to girls. The Duchess’s patronage will continue the tradition of Royal support, following on from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who was […]
Isle of Wight Festival is nominated for Best Large Festival at the UK Festival Awards + it has been shortlisted for the Major Festival of the Year in the Live Awards 2024.
You have the chance to put the Island on the map by voting for the IW Festival. The Isle of Wight Festival is nominated for Best Large Festival at the UK Festival Awards and those wishing to vote can visit the link HERE or at the link in the festival’s Instagram bio. 2024’s event saw headline performances […]
ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2025-1st.Acts Announced.
Headlining the Main Stage, and a major coup for the festival on Friday night -20th June ,is musical icon, Sting as part of his “STING 3.0″ World Tour- a Tour which represents a new dynamic era showcasing selections from his vast catalogue. Sting’s set will include some of the World’s most loved songs – ‘Roxanne’, […]
SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW 2024.
Good weather welcomed visitors to the Southampton International Boat Show at Mayflower Park. This show ran from 13th September until 22nd of September and is the 55th edition of the event. Cherry Godfrey Insurance, which has a branch in Newport High Street.were running a competition to guess the number of cherries in a jar to […]
Celebrating 25 years of the IW Autumn Walking Festival & Special Bus Rides.
There’s just a few days to go before the Autumn Isle of Wight Walking Festival, celebrating 25 years in 2024. This popular multi-award winning event takes place between 05-13 October and is organised by Visit Isle of Wight with support and funding by Island business Wight BID levy payers. Most walks are free to join […]