Local Community News

Isle of Wight charity WightAID gave out more than £8,500 to 7 good causes in its latest round of donations. The latest ceremony saw Planet Aware given £500 towards First Aid Training for their volunteers. Freshwater Memorial Hall and Leisure...

Residents in Ryde, who have experienced grief, are being encouraged to drop in to a local monthly bereavement support wellbeing group. The free group is led by an experienced bereavement co-ordinator from Bereavement Care - a support service offered by...

Bembridge's John Attrill is continuing a family tradition of being a lifeboat crewman, not only as the village's lifeboat mechanic but now as an inshore lifeboat helm too. John joined Bembridge RNLI in 2019 as a full-time mechanic, working to...

As other children broke up for their Summer holidays in July, Priory School of Our Lady of Walsingham welcomed The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) for the 1st time. Learners took examinations in both the Performance and...

Award-winning Shanklin Voluntary Youth & Community Centre (SVYCC) re-opened after the Summer break with over 150 members enjoying the evening. They were joined by special guest, and member from the 1970s, BBC Radio & TV Presenter Alex Dyke. SVYCC, or...

After much fundraising members of Girlguiding IW recently travelled to Europe to represent the United Kingdom on a true Austrian adventure. Guides Emily Stephens and Keira Wells, both members of the 1st Carisbrooke (Princess Beatrice Own) Guide Unit, travelled to...

Last year's winner Ozzy Cornes The chair of the Isle of Wight Council is inviting children across the Island to get creative and send in their best snowmen, reindeer, or festive Christmas trees to feature on this year’s Council Christmas...

Shanklin Bowls Club celebrated a successful season on and off the field, with the Club President’s fundraising campaign, concluding with an end-of-season charity cheque presentation to Ella Rollason from the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. Bowls Club President, Malcolm Alder-Smith said:...

Sandown Afternoon Townswomen Guild held a very successful fundraising Coffee Morning in aid of the Friends of St Mary's, raising over £270. Vice-Chair Irene Young said: "The Guild would like to thank everyone that donated cakes and coffee, as well...

Watchingwell Saddleback pig breeders Sharon and David Groves achieved the ultimate accolade at this year's British Saddleback Championships. The husband-and-wife team, from Sandford, made their way to the Malvern Autumn Show last Friday, where the British Saddleback Championships were being...