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National Veterans Day is marked on the Isle of Wight, on Friday, with an outdoor service (weather permitting) at Northwood House in Cowes.
Hundreds of war veterans living on the Isle of Wight, are expected to take part in a day of celebration to respect their careers and remember their colleagues. (more…)
Caren Allen reports: International Soprano and member of the National Opera in Berlin, Minjou, is to make her solo debut in a special song recital on Saturday 28th June 2008 at St Saviour on the Cliff, in Shanklin.
Minjou will sing Puccini to Gershwin in aid of Earl Mountbatten Hospice, St. Saviour on the Cliff, Shanklin & St. Catherines Church, Ventnor. (more…)
Campaigners on the Isle of Wight are offering much-needed support for local people affected by autism by opening a new branch of The National Autistic Society (NAS).
To celebrate the launch there will be a family fun-day on Saturday 21st June at Haylands Primary School in Ryde. Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner (pictured) will be supporting the new branch (more…)
Lucy Johnson reports: For those not lucky enough to be attending this weekend’s Isle Of Wight Festival fear not, Lauren Laverne and Matt Willis will host ITV2 coverage, with one-hour specials across the weekend.
Viewers at home can catch the action from the comfort of their sofa and not even have to worry about the weather turning sour. (more…)
Hundreds of war veterans living on the Isle of Wight will take part in a day of celebration to respect their careers and remember their colleagues on Friday 27th June.
National Veterans Day will be marked on the Island with an outdoor (Drumhead) service to be held at Northwood House in Cowes. (more…)
Simon Butler reports: Isle of Wight Council’s Town Centre Manager for East Cowes, Gillian Mulcahy, is organising an event aimed at showing students how important cleaner, safe and healthy communities are. (more…)
Lucy Johnson reports: BAFTA Winner of 2008 in Best British Film, ‘This Is England’ will be showing in the Anthony Minghella Theatre this Thursday.
It’s 1983 and 12-year-old Shaun (Thomas Turgoose), whose father has died fighting in the Falklands war, is growing up isolated in a grim coastal town. (more…)
Carolyn Keene reports: The health and emotional wellbeing of thousands of carers on the Isle of Wight is to be highlighted as National Carers Week begins 9th - 15th June 2008.
The Isle of Wight Council is supporting this year’s National Carers Week, along with the ten leading charities who support the UK’s six million carers. (more…)
Lucy Johnson reports: The Bestival Island Band & DJ Competition came back in 2008, hungrier than ever to pluck some future superstars from the wealth of talent that the Isle of Wight holds. (more…)
Carolyn Keene reports: Is everybody ready and up for the Challenge? The Isle of Wight Soapbox Derby Challenge 2008, is all geared up to take place on Sunday 22nd June at the sports field next to Downside Middle School in Newport. (more…)
The Microlight Event of the year ‘Spamfield 2008′ is about to begin and as always the Isle of Wight, is the Wight place to Party.
On 13th-15th June, (more…)
Trinity Theatre, Cowes is presenting ˜Silly Cow’ the hilarious adult comedy by Ben Elton.
A successful tabloid journalist is being sued, surely she is too good for this to happen or is she? Performances are Thursday 5th to Saturday 7th June starting at 7:30pm. (more…)
Simon Butler reports: A team of youngsters from the Isle of Wight are back on home soil after a successful time at the Youth World Island Games.
The annual competition was held last week on the French island of Guadeloupe, with the Island’s finest young sporting stars coming home with three medals. (more…)
Lucy Johnson reports: King Charles Ist returned to his Isle of Wight prison last week to help English Heritage Chairman Lord Bruce-Lockhart open up new interactive facilities at Carisbrooke Castle.
A new exhibition, a virtual tour and interactive activities to try out are part of the imaginative new £900,000 facilities, aimed at encouraging visitors to have more fun with history.
A spacious new building houses an admission point and shop, freeing the former Guardhouse, which now contains a virtual tour of the castle and an introductory film, narrated by comedian Phill Jupitus, who grew up on the Island. (more…)
Lucy Johnson reports: Invent Theatre, the young team behind ‘The Bench in the Park’ present The Asphodel Fields. at Shanklin Theatre, this Saturday 31st May.
The Asphodel Fields portrays one woman’s journey of self discovery, and of her struggle to accept the past. (more…)
Simon Blackmore reports: This year’s Bestival Fancy Dress theme at the Isle Of Wight bash will be ‘30,000 Freaks Under The Sea’. Mermaids, seahorses, squids, sharks and deep-sea divers, the world of costume is truly your lobster at Bestival 2008!
Yep taking a lead from legendary author Jules Verness classic tome 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Bestival are taking it even deeper, 30,000 party people (more…)
Gavin Foster reports: A record number of walkers took part in the 2008 Isle of Wight Walking Festival and now organisers are turning their attention to a brand new weekend long event, on 24th-27th October.
Organisers from the Isle of Wight Council estimate that well over 20,000 people attended the 275 walks organised for what was the 10th Isle of Wight Walking Festival. (more…)
The town of Cowes on the Isle of Wight is incredibly busy, businesses are gearing up, the doorways and shop fronts are newly painted and hundreds of hanging baskets are planted in readiness for the world’s largest and most exciting sailing regatta. (more…)
Gavin Foster reports: A new strategy to help adults with mental health problems on the Isle of Wight is being launched at a special event at the Riverside Centre, Newport, on 2nd June 2008. (more…)
Carolyn Keene reports: Its nearly time to splice the main brace on the Isle of Wight and get everyone onboard for the 12th Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival which starts this Friday 30th May-1st June 2008.
The theme this year is: ALL THINGS MARITIME and who better to open Yarmouth Old Gaffers Festival 2008, than Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (pictured). One of Britain’s most (more…)
