The 2008 Race for Life takes place this Sunday on the Isle of Wight. As one of the most prestigious charity events of the year, organisers Cancer Research UK, are inviting everyone to make this year’s event the biggest and best yet…
Ventnor Children’s Centre, will today, celebrate the launch of a pilot scheme aimed at improving services for the under 7’s on the Isle of Wight.
Following a successful joint bid by Isle of Wight Council, the Isle of Wight NHS Primary Care Trust and members of the Voluntary and Community Sector. The Island is one of only [...]
In order to finance a number of exciting conservation, heritage and regeneration schemes, which are in-keeping with the Eco Island vision. The Isle of Wight Council in conjunction with the West Wight Landscape Partnership have secured £1.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
The latest in a string of new ambulances has been handed over to the Isle of Wight’s top-performing ambulance service.
They are the only ambulance service in the country to consistently meet and exceed Government targets including the challenging eight minute response time from the time callers are put through to a controller to a vehicle [...]
Restoration and construction works will soon be underway to help Ryde Cemetery return to its former glory. Ryde Cemetery Restoration Project is an exciting initiative being led by Isle of Wight Council.
Young people on the Isle of Wight, who are learning with local training providers, are being offered rewards to encourage their friends to sign up for work based learning programmes.
Do you know anyone on the Isle of Wight that you would like to nominate for the PM’s ‘Nobel Prize of the Charity World’
The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has put out a call for nominations for the 2008 Beacon Prize. An overall winner is selected every year and given a cash award of £30,000
The Isle of Wight Council has successfully attracted funding to provide over 600 students with the opportunity to take part in water sport activities.
Working in partnership with Bembridge based firm X-Isle Sports, more than £38,000 will be used to provide activities such as kayaking, waterskiing and surfing to middle school pupils.
