10th Newport(Congregational) Brownies are celebrating 60 years of the unit. This unit, then a Pack, first met at the Queens Hall, Newport before moving to the Congregational Church Hall in Newport. This was situated in Lower St. James Street and is now the Wetherspoon’s pub- The Man in the Moon. When formed as well as …
ISLANDERS ON THE MALL
A number of Island artists were represented at the 2015 Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. Held at the Mall Galleries in London a total of 329 works were on show. Martin Swan from Newport is a RSMA member and had six oil paintings in the Gallery. Racing in the 2010 Classic …
BROWNIES WERE ‘OUT OF THIS WORLD’.
Dozens of Brownies from the Farringford Section of Girlguiding IW, which covers the Newport area and West Wight, recently enjoyed an afternoon which was ‘Out of this World’. Staged at Carisbrooke C of E Primary School this event saw all the Brownies and their Guiders learning about the Planets of the Solar System and would-be …
COWES HERITAGE-CELEBRATIONS ON LAND AND SEA.
Formed in 2003, Cowes Heritage has mounted its 14th Exhibition at Regatta House, Bath Road, Cowes. Entitled ‘Celebrations’ it is sponsored by Cowes Town Waterfront Trust and is open each day from 10am-4pm until Sunday 8th November. Fitting the theme of Celebrations it is appropriate that water-based activity features strongly. In 2001 Cowes was the …
DIMBOLA- TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS
‘Retracing the Eye’ is a new exhibition at Dimbola, Freshwater featuring 26 etchings, carborundums and woodcuts by Sunara Begum. A British artist of Bangladeshi descent, she was originally involved in film photography before becoming an artist and printmaker. Dr Brian Hinton MBE a Dimbola Gallery trustee was first aware of Sunara’s work at an exhibition …
NEW EXHIBITIONS AT DIMBOLA
‘Retracing the Eye’ is a new exhibition at Dimbola, Freshwater featuring 26 etchings, carborundums and woodcuts by Sunara Begum. A British artist of Bangladeshi descent, she was originally involved in film photography before becoming an artist and printmaker. Dr Brian Hinton MBE a Dimbola Gallery trustee was first aware of Sunara’s work at an exhibition …
New Regatta Director Appointed for Cowes Week
Organisers of Cowes Week are delighted to announce the appointment of Phil Hagen as Regatta Director. Phil takes the reins from Stuart Quarrie, who retired following this year’s regatta in August. Phil is no stranger to Cowes Week, having started as a course setter 11 years ago. After four years he progressed to Course-Setting Coordinator, …
Family Traveller Awards
Visit Isle of Wight is excited to announce that the Island has been Highly Commended in the Best Domestic Destination for families category at the Family Traveller Awards 2015. Hosted by BAFTA award winning presenter Katy Hill, the awards took place on 6 October 2015 at London’s highest viewing platform at the top of the …
DIMBOLA MUSEUM AND GALLERIES, FRESHWATER BAY.
Dimbola Museum and Galleries will be hosting two new exhibitions soon. These exhibitions will open on the 10th October and, although diverse in content, both will be unusual and interesting. ‘RETRACING THE EYE: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless’ will run until the 3rd of January 2016. This exhibition presents a stunning collection of new …
RAINBOWS AT THE NEEDLES
Nearly 80 Rainbows, the youngest members of Girlguiding, invaded the Needles Landmark Attraction recently for an afternoon of demonstrations, making and fun. All these Rainbows belong to the Needles Section of Girlguiding IW which covers the West half of the Island and the event was organised by Carol Firth, Section Commissioner. A visit to the …