Local Community News

Sainsbury's in West Cowes will be supporting the Isle of Wight Foodbank this Christmas as part of the supermarket's campaign to help brighten a million Christmases. Food and charity collections in store will be matched by Sainsbury’s from 1st-24th December...

Thousands of people descended on Newport on Saturday (20th November) for Newport & Carisbrooke Community Council’s ‘Day of Christmas’ event. Working alongside Market Days CIC, the town saw the biggest Christmas event Newport has ever seen with local shops reporting...

Hannah Jennings, Senior Nursery Manager at Tops Day Nursery in Newport, has been named Nursery Manager of the Year 2021 at the Nursery Management Today awards. The annual awards, now in their 19th year, were hosted at Hilton Metropole in...

A fabulous fashion show was enjoyed by over 120 people at the Royal Esplanade Hotel in Ryde earlier this year, raising £1,110 for a local organisation. The occasion was organised by Tina Lettington of Bellissima and Sheila Wilson of Sugar...

Isle of Wight Glass Museum’s inaugural special event, Storytelling in Glass, had globally renowned glass artists Ian and Vic Bamforth sharing their stories of how life’s experience shapes their art. The audience thrilled to the spectacle of seeing the glassmaking demonstration,...

Island-based arts for wellbeing charity, Independent Arts, is this year taking part in the national Big Give campaign, a week of fundraising where all donations given are matched and doubled. Independent Arts are aiming to raise £4,000 for their Ageing...

This academic year’s Young Enterprise Company Programme is underway and involves 9 school or college teams across the Isle of Wight. The programme is managed by Island social enterprise Ed-WISE, which improves life chances and opportunities for young people, and...

Charities and community groups in the South and South West of England are invited to apply for a share of £75,000 funding for employment and skills projects. Sovereign Housing Association, working with not-for-profit digital fundraising platform The Good Exchange, has...

Nick Weightman gives Island Echo his take on the latest production to come from Bembridge Little Theatre Club - Nunsense The Mega-Musical. I don’t often venture to Bembridge, but when you’re invited by a group of Nuns, you kinda have...

Island Roads staff have again chosen local children’s charity Daisy Chains as the good cause they will be supporting in the coming year. It will be the third year running Island Roads staff will be supporting Daisy Chains as traditional...