Local Community News

Local care home Blackwater Mill joined care homes across the Buckland Care group for the much-loved Big Buckland Carol Singalong earlier this week (Tuesday 10th December). This festive event brought residents, staff, families, and friends together via Zoom to celebrate...

Sandown’s Broadway Centre recently hosted the Annual Sandown & Shanklin Independent Lifeboat Christmas Fayre, with a miniature railway, arts and crafts, and seasonal raffle raising funds for the Kings Award-winning charity. Organiser, and SSIL member, Richard Burns said: "Thanks to...

Despite the wet and wild conditions of Storm Darragh, people came together for an unforgettable indoor celebration of creativity, community, and festive joy at Ryde’s Merry and Bright Festival of Light last week (Friday 6th December). The evening - organised...

Students at Cowes Enterprise College are celebrating a significant achievement as they have once again been awarded the prestigious Eco-Schools’ Green Flag with Distinction for their commitment to sustainability. The academy received the award in recognition of its exceptional work...

Christmas cheer has returned to one of the busiest junctions in Ryde thanks to the generosity of local firm Harrison Contractors, who have stepped in to supply a Christmas tree this year after Ryde Town Council cut funding. It was...

Despite Saturday’s wind and rain, Shanklin United Reformed Church was packed to the gallery for a Christmas Concert by Shanklin Town Brass Band. The combined community and youth bands, conducted by Malcolm Lewis, performed one set of Christmas songs. The...

One display on Cowes High Street is really turning Christmas shoppers' heads. Suspended above Medina Bookshop is an 8ft Christmas tree made entirely of car hubcaps, their silver geometric patterns catching the light and sparkling like oversized snowflakes. The upcycled display...

Christmas has come early for Friends of the Animals, thanks to the incredible generosity of Needles Lodge 2838, who have raised an impressive £4,000 to support the charity’s work. The money was raised through a range of activities, including a...

With the donations received at a recent concert by the Newchurch Male Voice Choir and the young soloist Will Kent, the sum of £500 was presented to Brian Harris, Chair of The Museum of Ryde by Bob Cooper, Vice Chair...

Christmas has come early for 4 Isle of Wight community centres after they received a share of Southern Water's £30,000 regional Community Fund.  A trio of venues in Ryde - Garfield Road’s Methodist Church, Guildford Road’s St Helens Community Centre...