In Sandown’s Fairway Sports Complex today, a close fought competition between 500 pupils from eight Island teams saw the Cayman Islands knock out last years overall winners, St Helena, to win the Isle of Wight, Primary School Island Games 2009.

The weather may not have been at its best, however the games started in a blaze of colour and music as  Greenmount Samba lead the teams onto the athletics track for the formal opening ceremony.

Update: Images of the Isle of Wight Primary School Island Games 2009 now in online galleries  click here:

Over 500 pupils descended on Sandown’s Fairway Sports Complex to compete in an exciting day of Olympic style sports as part of the event organised by Isle of Wight Council’s Sports Unit and supported by NatWest Island Games.

Following the traditions of the Island Games & Olympics each team were individually introduced and invited to march past an eager crowd and waiting VIP’s who had gathered to welcome all of the eight Island teams.

Students represented eight different Islands, the winners for first place the Cayman Islands closely followed by last years winners St Helena with Menorca taking third place, followed by Rhodes, Greenland, Gibraltar, Western Isles and finally Bermuda.

There were 7 different sports competitions which every Island competed in, these included, Athletics, Tag Rugby, Girls Football, Netball, Tennis, Cycling and Basketball.

For those not participating in the major games a Challenge Zone and the ECB’s Cricket Roadshow, not forgetting the Fairway’s own Rock Climbing wall was provided free to give children additional activities and information throughout the day.

The Primary School Island Games hosted every year, form an important part of the council’s approach to developing a healthy Island legacy for hosting the NatWest International Island Games in 2011.

For more information on the Island Games click  

In a slight change to details in the pre-advertised programme;  Island Lifestyles 2020 were the official event photographers throughout the day and all of the images will be available in special galleries on this website www.islandlifestyles2020.com

Each Island Team comprised of pupils from Isle of Wight Schools below:

Cayman Island
(Baylink area)
Broadlea
Gatten and Lake
Newchurch
Sandown CE
Shanklin CE
St John’s CE

Rhodes
(Rydelink area)
Bembridge CE
Brading CE
Greenmount
Haylands
St Helens

Gibraltar
(West Wight area)
All Saints CE
Shalfleet CE
St Saviour’s Catholic
Weston Community

St Helena
(Ryde area)
Binstead
Dover Park
Nettlestone
Oakfield CE
St Mary’s Catholic

Menorca
(Cowes area)
Cowes
Gurnard
Holy Cross Catholic
Love Lane
Northwood
Wootton

Bermuda
(Carisbrooke area)
Arreton St
George’s
Brighstone CE
Carisbrooke CE
Chillerton and Rookley

Greenland
(Ventnor area)
Chale CE
Godshill
Niton
St Boniface CE
St Margaret’s CE
St Wilfrid’s Catholic
Wroxall

Western Isles
(Newport area)
Barton
Newport CE
Nine Acres
Hunnyhill
St Thomas of Canterbury