Local Community News

The Wayfarer Cycle Touring Club's annual Randonnee, that was held back in May, raised over £8,000 for 4 local charities. What is believed to be the biggest free cycling event in the UK, and possibly Europe, this year's event was...

The Isle of Wight community has rallied around to raise £500 for an elderly male who was recently attacked and robbed of his pension money in Ryde. Local taxi driver Paul Floyd set up the fundraiser at the tail end...

A group of young Islanders are offering a £5,000 fee for an artist (or artists) to help create a place-changing artwork that will be showcased in The Bay area of Sandown and Lake this autumn.  The Sandown and Lake Youth...

Staff at Blackwater Mill Residential Home have been working on some exciting, new conservation projects. The home, which is set on extensive grounds next to a vast mill pond fed by the River Medina, is a popular spot for wildlife,...

There will be somewhere for some of the Island's wild birds to be rehabilitated after the team over at Isle of Wight Parrot Rescue announced that they are committed to helping out. The Island charity announced earlier this week that...

Maureen Sullivan gives her verdict on 'Utter Mess', a collaboration between Stonecrabs Theatre and Busu Theatre from Japan. I was very privileged to catch one of only three Island performances of ‘Utter Mess’, sandwiched between shows in Tokyo, then London...

The award-winning Snacks and Ladders board game Café in Newport is to move to larger premises just 3 doors down the road. Since they picked up an award ranking them in the top 12 board game cafes in the country...

The Trustees of the Mike Howley Trust are welcoming young Island creatives to apply for up to £1,500 to help them realise their artistic ambitions. Mike Howley, who worked for many years as Director of Cultural Services for the Isle...

A queue of 60 to 70 passengers at the Isle of Wight Coach and Bus Museum were surprised to be serenaded by Newchurch Male Voice Choir at 15:00 on Sunday afternoon. The Museum Depot visitors were entertained with a selection...

7 Isle of Wight groups have received a share of more than £23,000 in the latest round of grant giving by local charity WightAID. Grant recipients gathered at Independent Arts in Newport to receive their funding from WightAID, where they...