Events March 2010:

1st March 2010: Isle of Wight Hospice Art Exhibition Newport Minster, Sts Thomas Square. An exhibition by day care patients of Earl Mountbatten Hospice.

1st – 14th March 2010: Girlguiding Isle of Wight Memorabilia exhibition at The Museum of Island History, The Guildhall, Newport, 10am-5pm, Sundays 11am-3.30pm.

1st – 31st March 2010: Matt Burrows, Simon Burton and The Baron Gilvan Foolish Romantics exhibition at The Michael West Gallery, Quay Arts. www.quayarts.org

2nd – 27th March 2010: Medina Yurt Artist in Residence Art exhibition at The Learning Curve Young People’s Gallery, Quay Arts, Newport, closed Sundays. www.quayarts.org

3rd – 20th March 2010: Isle of Wight Music Competition Festival. 80th anniversary, music, speech, drama and dance competition. Various locations in Newport, Shanklin and Ryde. Share in some top quality performances in Music, Speech, Drama and Dance. See Isle of Wight Musical Competition Festival 2009 or website: www.iwmcf.co.uk

5th March - 11th April 2010: An ‘Out of the Box’ Exhibition of Photography from Medina High and St George’s Special Needs School students is about to open at Dimbola Lodge in Freshwater. Read more here:

5th March 2010: Newport Carnival Committee Annual General Meeting. Riverside Centre 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

6th March 2010: Sandown & Shanklin Lions Club are holding their 29th annual Swimarathon at The Heights Leisure Centre for the charity of your choice. Teams will consist of six swimmers, swimming in relay for 55 minutes OR it is permissible for any swimmer to swim continuously for 10 minutes, but only once during the team’s participation. Read more on this news from Island Pulse  click here:

7th March 2010: Swan Lake by The Vienna Festival Ballet at Medina Theatre, Newport, 5pm. Tickets £19.50, concessions, £14.50. www.medinatheatre.co.uk

11th March -  10th May 2010: Isle of Wight Photographer of the Year Competition Exhibition returns to the Café Wall, displaying a breath-taking 50 shortlisted images from last years entries. This exhibiton of photography is fairly open and includes; macros, close-ups, travel landscapes and locations, small objects, flowers, plants and animals.  It’s a Small World and It’s a very small world Photography Exhibition at The Cafe Wall, Quay Arts Exhibition Opening: Thursday 11th March 6pm – 8pm.  www.quayarts.org or www.iwpoy.org

11th -12th March 2010: Island Dance and Theatre Company Show at Medina Theatre, Newport, 7.15pm. Tickets £5 www.medinatheatre.co.uk

12th – 14th March 2010: Minghella Film Festival at Medina Theatre, Newport. www.medinatheatre.co.uk

12th March 2010: Di Harding Memorial Lecture promoted by the IW Industrial Archaeology Society at Cowes Yacht Haven. Speaker is Maldwin Drummond, RYS Honorary Historian and Librarian. All meetings start at 7.30 p.m. and finish at approximately 9.00 p.m. Doors open at 7.05 p.m.

12th – 13th March 2010: MEET A ROCKETMAN Come along and meet one of the men involved with the secret rocket testing programme. Find out what it was like to work there and what the rockets were used for. Part of National Science Week. The Needles New Battery.

14th March 2010: Mothers Day Events and Gift ideas for Mothering Sunday. Treat your Mum to a really special day out at Isle of Wight Steam Railway with a trip along the line and lunch in the Station Buffet. All mums receive a free gift. More news from the Island Pulse click Mother’s Day On Wight

14th March 2010: Mutt Strut. RSPCA Sponsored dog walk in aid of the RSPCA, Godshill, Isle of Wight  Main car park, Parkhurst Forest  11:00 am.

14th March 2010: Charity Ten Pin Bowling Challenge. LA Bowl Ryde. Charity Bowling Challenge Price includes: 2 games plus a meal in a basket. All proceeds will be donated to the Boom Box Appeal (Talking Newspaper). Isle of Wight Society for the Blind Telephone: 01983 522205.

14th March 2010: Yoga day at Sacred Heart Centre in Chale.  A blissfull day of yoga and meditation…open to all, beginners or more experienced.  Contact Carol Macartney Telephone: 01983-862584

16th -31st March 2010: Seamus Bebbington Signs of The Zodiac Art exhibition at The Outside/Bridge Wall, Quay Arts, Newport, closed Sundays. www.quayarts.org

17th March 2010: Winter Lecture: ‘Isle of Wight Folklore, Tales, Traditions and Superstitions’ by Adrian Searle at Brading Roman Villa, 4.30pm. www.bradingromanvilla.co.uk

19th March 2010: Richard Digance plus an aftershow party with The IW Folk Allstars. Isle of Wight promoters Blunt Events are proud to announce An Evening with Richard Digance, at Ventnor Botanic Garden,on March 19th 2010, 7:30pm. Read more from the Island Pulse here:

19th March 2010: Music at the Minster. An eclectic evening of music brought to you by local musicians – from bagpipes to digeridoos and from choirs to african drumming. An opportunity for musicians to showcase their talent, in aid of the Renewal Campaign (restoration). 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Audience tickets £5.

20th March 2010: Spring Blues 2010:  Award winning UK bluesman, Big Joe Louis and his Blues Kings will be headlining the sixth annual Spring Blues concert, to be held at Ventnor Winter Gardens on Saturday 20th March from 7.30pm. The evening will kick off with a set of acoustic blues from Damien Paul, performing songs from his new album ‘Moving Along’.  with support from The Amen Boogie Blues Band. Read more from the Island Pulse here:

20th March 2010: St John Ambulance Craft Fair at The Parish Church Centre, Town Lane, Newport, 10am-3.30pm.

20th March 2010: Freshwater Horticultural Society Spring Show at West Wight Sports Centre, Freshwater, 2pm.

20th March 2010: Night For Heroes hosted by Ben Glover from Galaxy FM, raising funds for Help For Heroes, with meal, magic by Aaron Isted and silent auction at Cowes Yacht Haven, 7pm. Tickets £40.

20th March 2010: The Annual Children’s Society Concert, with a violinist, recorder player, magician, fun spots, humorous poetry, Irish dancing and music from The Elevenses, at The Ryde United Reformed Church, Haylands 7.30pm.

20th March 2010: The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyl and Mr Hyde by The European Arts Company at Quay Arts, Newport, 8pm. Tickets £10. www.quayarts.org

20th March 2010: Cycling Skills and Safety Roadshow on the Isle of Wight. Local cycle businesses and community safety partner agencies are joining forces to give more cyclists the skills to be safer on the Isle of Wight. A series of activities and demonstrations are being organised for a dedicated cycling event on Ryde Esplanade outside the town’s ice arena on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 between 10.00am and 4.00pm.

Isle of Wight Council’s Road Safety team, Isle of Wight Council Community Safety services, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Katie Ralphs with colleagues from the Ryde Town Safer Neighbourhoods team, and cycling experts from local businesses, The Bike Shed and Wight Cycle Hire, are all working together to provide advice and training on cycling skills, maintenance, security and head injury awareness. Read more from the Island Pulse here:

21st March 2010:  Sport Relief is back – and it’s coming to the Isle of Wight! in the shape of the ‘Ryde Appley Park Mile’  Ryde is set to host one of Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Miles on Sunday 21st March, and needs local people to show their support by entering now at www.sportrelief.com. The Isle of Wight Mile sets off from Appley Tower, Ryde. Read more from the Island Pulse here:

21st March 2010: IW Musical Competition Festival, celebrating it’s 80th year at Medina Theatre, Newport, 2.30pm. Adults £7, children £5. www.medinatheatre.co.uk

21st March 2010:  Mothers Day Events and Gift ideas for Mothering Sunday. Treat your Mum to a really special day out at Isle of Wight Steam Railway with a trip along the line and lunch in the Station Buffet. All mums receive a free gift.  More news from the Island Pulse click  Mother’s Day On Wight 

22nd March 2010: Lion Aid Black Tie Gala in Aid of the African Lion at Priory Bay Hotel.  Help us raise awareness of the plight of the African Lion! In this elegant country retreat, we will enjoy a three course meal, followed by a wonderful talk on the African Lion from one who has lived and worked amongst them for more than fifteen years. Then enjoy the crowning glory as we hold a live and a silent auction before we finish a memorable evening dancing the night away with a wonderful live band. £65 Individual; £500 for a table of 10. 7:00 pm – 1:00 am visit website: www.lionaid.org

23rd March 2010: Cowes Esplanade Lions Shrouding. What is happening on the Esplanade? The Lions bear witness. The Four Lion Statues on Egypt Esplanade will be shrouded for the day in support of their wild brethren in Africa, With the kind permission of the Cowes Town Council, LION AID™ will highlight the fact that the African Lion is facing extinction in the wild and now we have to do something about it – before it is too late. Come and join us on the Esplanade and show your support and solidarity with this magnificent species! visit website: www.lionaid.org

24th March 2010: The Red Shoes – Film Cert U – 1948 Medina Theatre. The genius is in the detail in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s dark fairytale about a ballerina who is forced to choose between love and art. The film contains one of the most breathtaking sequences in cinema. Starring: Anton Walbrook and Moira Shearer. Tickets: Members £2.80 / Non Members £3.50.

25th March 2010: Artists’ Networking Evening at Quay Arts, Newport, 6pm-8pm. www.quayarts.org

27th March 2010: ‘At the End of a Rainbow’ Annual historical Isle of Wight pottery exhibition with examples of the vast diversity of work produced in the Isle of Wight throughout the 20th century. Pottery displays,photographs, information and slideshow, which includes pieces from private collections, will be available to view. Some contemporary Isle of Wight ceramic makers’ work also on show. The main aim of this exhibition is to inform the publicof our Island’s pottery heritage. Canna Room Ventnor Botanic Garden www.isleofwightpottery.com

27th March 2010: ‘Turning Point’ Andrew Dowden Ceramic Designs. Solo exhibition of individually-designed, handmade and hand-carved ceramics. New work on show including standing forms, wall plaques and tile panels. Hand-carved and textured surfaces are the main feature of Andrew’s work. He was inspired to take up ceramics during research of the Isle of Wight Pottery book, ‘A Century of Ceramics’. All day parking 50p pence. Refreshments available. Echium Terrace Room Ventnor Botanic Garden. 

28th – 29th March 2010: Isle of Wight Grand National & Ashey Scurry. West Ashey Farm, Ryde. Annual amateur horse racing event over a series of natural fences.  For further details visit the Isle of Wight Grand National Scurry Website. 

28th March – 28th April 2010: IMPRESSIONS OF NEWTOWN Photographic exhibition by Walter Harberl. Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays plus Good Friday and Easter Saturday at Newtown Old Town Hall.

28th March 2010: IW Traction Engine Club Memorial Ploughing Match In Aid Of Isle of Wight Hospice. Strawberry Lane Mottistone. Sun 28th March 2010 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Spring Guided Tours of Osborne House, East Cowes Isle Of Wight.  Take a fascinating tour, led by an expert guide around a selection of rooms in Queen Victoria’s opulent family home at a quieter time of year. 10am – 4pm Wed-Sun (last tour at 2.30pm Osborne House, Gardens & Swiss Cottage Isle Of Wight.

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