Local Community News

With just days left to enter, Vectis Radio is reminding Islanders to submit their nominations for the 2026 Community Awards before the deadline at midnight on Friday (30th January).

A brand new fundraising evening hosted at East Afton Farmhouse has raised £12,000 for The Burnt Chef Project, marking the first-ever Monochrome Monday event on the Isle of Wight.

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Lake Parish Councillors are supporting a bay-wide tree planting and hedge-laying initiative, funded by the Tree Council.

Island Riding Centre and Wight Horse are continuing to transform the lives of children and young people on the Isle of Wight through specialist horse-led wellbeing and therapeutic sessions.

Residents from a Cowes care home have visited Independent Arts, in the Creative Hub in Newport, to view a display of work created by care homes from across the Island.

As fuel prices have soared this Winter, an Isle of Wight couple have discovered a cleaner and cheaper way to stay warm – with help from local energy charity Green Isle of Wight CIC. 

A new album created by Grammy-nominated singer Richard Walters is using music to raise awareness of the Solent’s coastal habitats and the communities connected to them.

Islanders are being urged to donate toiletries and cleaning products as Isle of Wight libraries support BBC Radio Solent’s Soapbox Appeal this January.

Isle of Wight community groups have just weeks left to apply for vital funding aimed at tackling the cost of living and building financial resilience.