Local Community News

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust participated in the Big Give campaign, making £10,110 thanks to Ryde Round Table, who hosted a masquerade ball which raised £5,000. Alongside others who kindly donated, this opened the opportunity for £2500 in pledges...

Join the IW Volunteer Centre and Community Action IW at the Island Volunteer Fair 2025, to be held at The Riverside Centre in Newport, where opportunities to make a meaningful impact await you. There will be 60 charities and community...

If you braved the cold and took part in a Boxing Day or New Year’s swim and are keen to do more, you may like to consider joining a new flock of Bluetits that has arrived on the Island. The...

A short film by Mountbatten Isle of Wight and Mountbatten Hampshire has been entered into what is known as the ‘Oscars of charity films’ — and needs your votes to be in with a chance of winning. Recognised by the...

The team at Friends of the Animals are thrilled to share that Pets at Home has kicked off the New Year with an incredibly generous donation of a full pallet of dog, cat, and bird food. This couldn’t have come...

Isle of Wight actor Anna Constable is looking back on 2024 as the year when she was acclaimed for her role in a ground-breaking play exploring masking, autism and mental health issues. She performed at The Lowry in Salford in...

4 diverse community projects across the Island are set to benefit from major grants from the Isle of Wight Foundation. The projects chosen include 2 aimed at making music, 1 teaching confidence through the medium of radio and a 4th...

A pair of distressed dogs - whose owner had been rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve - were fostered by a local couple thanks to the work of Friends of the Animals. On the afternoon of 24th December came a...

Joe Robertson MP recently joined with Sandown Mayor Alex Lightfoot and local residents to launch The Bay Resilience Project, partly funded by a £15,000 grant from the Scottish & Southern Electricity Network Powering Communities Fund. The Town Council previously supported...

Inspirational Island Roads foreman Jack Faulds is embarking on an incredible endurance challenge in the New Year to raise money and awareness for a mental health charity. Throughout January, Jack, aged 33 from Newport, is planning to run a full...