Local Community News

The Phoenix Choir were given a very warm welcome when after 6 years they returned to St Helen’s Church on Saturday 27th May to perform their second concert of the season. It was a beautiful evening and there was a...

Freshwater Bay Golf Club members and fundraisers Steve Orchard and Paul Swain are set to undertake their latest fundraising challenge to raise funds for Freshwater Bay Golf Club Captain’s charity of the year, Independent Arts. The pair, who in previous...

Love Your Burial Ground Week is running until 11th June, designed to grow our appreciation of churchyards and cemeteries and to encourage the recording of wildlife in these areas. To celebrate this there was a Churches Count on Nature event...

200 members of Girlguiding Isle of Wight attended a special screening of The Little Mermaid last Sunday (4th June). From Rainbows aged 4 to Rangers aged 18, plus leaders, everyone felt part of the bigger story as a screening of...

Some of the residents at Old Charlton House had a fabulous time bobbing along the river when they experienced a wonderful boat trip along the Medina. The residents travelled on a boat provided by the charity WetWheels, based in Hamble,...

Harry Vernon has won the 3rd fundraising Chess Tournament at the 50 Plus Centre in Shanklin, organised by Vectis Chess. Limited to only 24 players, a variety of ages, genders and skill levels took part in the tournament. Phil Stevens...

Tansy's Pantry, a vegan café in Godshill, is to close in September it has been announced. It said the decision has been taken to close the much-loved Godshill-based business at the end of the summer, with the last day of...

Sanctuary volunteer Sarah Whitter has undertaken her greatest challenge yet - shaving off all her hair to raise money for new rescued tigers Softi and Toph! After hearing about their horrendous plight on a terror transport to Russia, Sarah decided...

The Needles Landmark Attraction in the West Wight has said goodbye to a married duo dubbed 'Mr & Mrs Needles' this week.  Husband and wife duo Mike and Catherine Kullander are retiring after a combined 86 years of service at...

Ken Fowler from Mudeford in Dorset will be taking on the epic challenge of sailing non-stop around the Isle of Wight in a very small, single-handed dinghy - roughly the size of 2 bathtubs.  For your average adventurer, taking on...