Operation Christmas Child 2008 organised by Samaritan’s Purse International has begun. Do something special for someone you don’t know this Christmas and keep the magic alive by filling a shoebox with presents for someone less fortunate watch the video here…
Almost a tenth of the total amount raised during May’s Walk the Wight was collected by schools across the Isle of Wight following an impressive fund raising effort by thousands of pupils…
The Isle of Wight Branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is appealing for volunteers to come forward as poppy sellers…
The Prince’s Rainforests Project is inviting nursery and primary school-aged children to design a Christmas Card for 2008. The winning design will feature as the official card sent out on behalf of HRH The Prince of Wales’ Rainforests Project, both as a printed card and an e-card…
A useful piece of equipment used to diagnose and assess tumours has been donated to the Urology Department at St Mary’s Hospital by a leading cancer support group. The bladder scanner cost in excess of £6,000 and was funded by PCaSO, a Prostate Cancer Network…
Christian Aid supporters, rallied in London yesterday, to demand an escalation of the fight against climate change. Participants Hilary Spurgeon and Jennifer Agricola (pictured) were delighted that Christian Aid had asked them to represent the Isle of Wight…
The Isle of Wight Footprint Trust are offering ‘New Lamps For Old’ to anyone attending one of the three Future Energy days in October…
Isle of Wight Photographers, have swept the board in making the shortlist of the annual Co-operative Travel Big Picture Photography Competition 2008. Out of the hundreds of entries submitted, we can reveal there quite a few photographs from Island Photographers of their travels at home and abroad. The competition organisers have opened up the voting process to the Island public, the deadline is tight as voting ends on 17th October 2008…
