History

Totland Pier For Sale

Nov 28th, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Advertising, Citizen Media, Environment, History, Isle of Wight, Lifestyle, News

Totland Pier on the Isle of Wight which opened in the summer of 1880, is up for sale and will be auctioned off in London on Monday, 8th December. With a guide price of £100,000+ the successful bidder will not only purchase the historic 88 ft long Pier…



Osborne House Scoops Top Education Award

Nov 26th, 2008 | By Katherine Ellery | Category: Awards, Education, History, Isle of Wight, Lead, News, Tourism

Discovery visits with costumed storytelling and hands on historical investigation has helped Osborne House on the Isle of Wight win the prestigious Sandford Award, the industry’s top accolade from the Heritage Education Trust…



La Siesta Returns To Osborne

Nov 23rd, 2008 | By Sarah Carlin | Category: Arts, Citizen Media, Culture, History, Isle of Wight, News

A painting bought by Queen Victoria for £200 in 1841 and which hung in her dressing room at her home, Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, until her death in 1901, will now return to the very same room after 100 years. Thanks to The Island Friends of Royal Osborne and The Art Fund, La Siesta…



Artworks Shed Light On Climate Change

Nov 21st, 2008 | By Citizen Media | Category: Citizen Media, Environment, History, Island Views, Isle of Wight, In The News, News

Dr Robin McInnes, who runs Isle of Wight-based consultancy Coastal and Geotechnical Services, had the idea to combine his two passions, geography and a love of art, to test his theory that we could learn a lot about coastal evolution over the centuries by examining paintings, drawings, prints and engravings…



Island Marks Ark & Dove 375th Anniversary

Nov 21st, 2008 | By Carolyn Keene | Category: Advertising, Entertainment, Features, History, Isle of Wight, Lead, News

Events took place in Cowes to mark the 375th anniversary of a brave group of pioneers who left the Isle of Wight and set sail on The Ark and The Dove….



Wight Royal Christmas

Nov 21st, 2008 | By Gill Buttwell | Category: Advertising, Christmas, Entertainment, Features, History, Isle of Wight, Lead, Lifestyle, News

Share A Victorian Christmas At Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. Osborne House offers a glimpse of what Christmas was like in the 19th century, featuring everything from traditional trees to Dickensian characters. View photos…



World Toilet Day 2008

Nov 19th, 2008 | By Jenny Button | Category: Appeal, Campaign, Citizen Media, Culture, History, Isle of Wight, News

Today is World Toilet Day, a day to celebrate the humble, yet vitally important, toilet and to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis. Imagine life without a toilet, no toilets in your home or at work, no public toilets, no toilets anywhere…



Farewell Review Of The QE2

Nov 11th, 2008 | By Amanda Johnson | Category: Citizen Media, Features, History, Isle of Wight, In The News, Lifestyle, National News, People, Review

Thousands of people from all over the country came to Southampton, to say goodbye to QE2. She arrived at the Queen Elizabeth II Terminal, after a slight delay from running aground off the Isle of Wight…