Local Community News

Cyclists who took part in End2End last weekend helped to raise almost £9000 for Mountbatten. Nearly 200 people took on the challenge of cycling from Culver Down to Tennyson Down (and back again for some!). A Mountbatten spokesperson said: "Thank...

Brading Scarecrow Festival and Sale Trail are set to return for their 6th year - with this year's event set to feature over 40 stuffed creations! The event will this year run between the 23rd and 30th August, with scarecrows...

4 rowers whose specially designed boat had circled Britain to raise funds for the RNLI returned to Cowes on Sunday, where the ambitious challenge all began 43 days and 4 hours beforehand. Escorting the boat into Cowes Harbour was the...

Shirley Saunders With over 100 years of volunteer service between them, 3 leaders of Girlguiding Isle of Wight have been presented with Long Service Awards. Both Carol Firth and Shirley Saunders received 30 years’ service awards, while Felicity Harris received...

An all-night quilting workshop, held virtually on Zoom, has raised £500 for Wessex Cancer Trust's Daisy Bus service. The 'Midsummer Madness' event saw keen quilters come together in aid of charity for the 3rd time in as many years. 2019...

The new illuminations in Lake ‘High Street’ were switched on for the first time on Thursday evening (19th August). The lamp post-mounted lights have been provided by Lake Parish Council to attract business back as shops and restaurants recover from...

Freshwater Lifeboat held a very successful and much-awaited Open Day last weekend - the first in well over a year. The event got off to an amazing start with community partners and fellow emergency services gathering at the start of...

Platform One continues to go from strength to strength despite such a challenging year, with the college's higher education students receiving the best results ever achieved. The Newport-based music college has been working in partnership with the University of Chichester...

Alan and Suzanne Whitewood review 'Iconic Jimi' at Dimbola... This new photographic exhibition was launched on Friday 13th August at Dimbola Museum and Galleries, Freshwater Bay. Unfortunately, all the photographs which are the result of two photo sessions in February...

Sunday afternoon teas return to the Holy Cross Church in Binstead this Sunday (22nd August) between 14:00 and 16:30. With tea, coffee and homemade cakes it makes a lovely break if you are walking or cycling around the Island Coastal...