Local Community News

Ryde Beach Lifeguards (RBLG) is looking for brand new recruits to join their team for the 2024 summer season.  RBLG is an independent lifesaving service on the Isle of Wight, that provides a Beach Safety Service in Ryde and Sandown,...

Age UK Isle of Wight brought joy to patients spending Christmas at St Mary's Hospital, thanks to the help of local schools. Handmade cards were distributed to uplift the spirits of those in hospital during the festive season. The cards...

Tessa Bryson, a member of the Carisbrooke/Newport Ranger Unit, has gained a Girlguiding Gold Award - the 1st Ranger on the Island to do so. The Ranger Gold Award is a special achievement and gives each participant the opportunity to...

East Midlands rail maintenance firm MTMS has pledged its support to the Freshwater Independent Lifeboat, to help the organisation continue its vital work for the next 3 years. The organisation’s operations include helping vessels in trouble in the waters around...

Vectis Radio has announced the return of its Isle of Wight Community Awards for 2024 following the success of last year's inaugural event. Taking place on Friday 15th March, the community radio station is offering a chance for all Island-based...

6 more recipients of this year’s IW Foundation grant have been named – taking the total amount of cash given out by the charitable organisation to well over £800,000 since 2014. The foundation, established by the companies behind Island Roads...

Abbey Brass rounded off a successful year with 6 Christmas performances across the Island. The island’s newest brass band brought festive cheer to hundreds of concert-goers at Newport Salvation Army Church and Wootton and Binstead Methodist Churches. Small ensembles from...

A total of 3 Isle of Wight charities are continuing their good work tackling social exclusion on the Island thanks to grants from the Isle of Wight Foundation. The foundation, which was established by the companies behind Island Roads –...

A 15-year-old St John Ambulance volunteer from the Isle of Wight has won a role as 1 of the top St John Ambulance Cadets in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight region.    Louise, who lives in Godshill, scooped the title...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has provided over £250,000 of vital funding to nearly 30 local charities tackling poverty across the Isle of Wight this year. The need for financial support through charity funding couldn’t be greater,...