GIRLGUIDING IW- ARTS ADVISOR
Sharon Winter who is both a Brownie and Rainbow leader is the Girlguiding IW Arts Advisor. When girls or leaders need advice on Arts Projects then it is Sharon who can be called upon but in turn Sharon calls on her husband Malcolm for expert art advice as he is a professional artist. When Girlguiding […]
SUSTRANS’ ‘TRAFFIC -FREE CYCLE RIDES’ FEATURES ISLAND ROUTE.
2015 marks the 20th anniversary of the National Cycle Network (NCN). NCN is a series of safe, traffic-free paths and quiet on-road cycling and walking routes that connect to every major town and city as well as more local routes across the UK. This Network passes within a mile of half of all UK homes […]
FINAL PHASE OF COWES BREAKWATER CONSTRUCTION
2015 is set be a landmark year for Cowes Harbour with the final stages of works on the new detached Breakwater commencing in June and construction due to be completed by October. Following a successful winter settlement period of the Breakwater’s gravel core, Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is pleased to report that contractors Boskalis Westminster […]
ELECTION WRIT DELIVERED TO THE ISLAND
On Tuesday 31 March, John Matthews, Under Sheriff of the Isle of Wight, on behalf of the High Sheriff who is the Returning Officer for the Isle of Wight Constituency at the forthcoming General Election, along with Chris Mathews the Acting Returning Officer, officially received the Writ from the Clerk to the Crown. This is […]
EAST COWES BROWNIES UNDERTAKE DANCEATHON.
East Cowes Brownies completed an hour long Danceathon recently which was in conjunction with the national Girlguiding Red Nose Day Danceathon. Locally this event was led by Linda & Siobaun from LVB Dance Company. Everyone danced to music from Frozen and had more fun when they all had multicoloured flashing wands so they could dance […]
SEACLOSE PARK LIFE BECKONS FOR BLUR.
Blur have been announced as The Isle of Wight Festival Saturday night headliner with the announcement being made exclusively on Absolute Radio and with a competition winner revealing the news. After winning an Isle of Wight Festival Competition Dean Chant from Bognor announced the final headliner act live on the Breakfast Show. Dean’s full prize […]
THE FUTURE IS ROSY FOR RED FUNNEL
Kevin George, Chief Executive of Red Funnel said that Red Funnel’s business was all about the Isle of Wight. Their aim was to make travel to the Island an affordable link and recently the ferry operator had added additional sailings and tweaked some timings to fit in with other transport. Red Funnel had also taken […]
PARKHURST RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES ENJOY PIZZAS.
1st Parkhurst Rainbows and Brownies recently completed the Pizza Challenge by taking part in a variety of activities involving Pizzas. Activities at meetings included: Making sweet pizzas and making pizza baguettes whilst a visit to Pizza Hut involved the girls making their own Pizza and enjoying ice cream. Another popular activity was Italian night […]
QUEEN’S GUIDE AWARD FOR ROBYN.
Robyn Downer (26) leader of The Bay Rangers, part of Girlguiding IW Senior Section has gained her Queen’s Guide Award- the first member of Girlguiding IW to do so since 2003. In an introduction to the presentation Senior Section Commissioner and Queen’s Guide Advisor Hannah Pothecary said, “This prestigious and challenging award empowers young women […]
IW WALKING FESTIVAL 2015.
Programmes for the 17th staging of the hugely popular Isle of Wight Walking Festival are now available at locations across the Island – as well as online at www.isleofwightwalkingfestival.co.uk Full details of the 200-plus walks, together with a lot of other useful information and tips, can be found in the programme, which is available at […]