Local Community News

Pan Together, the community charity which exists to support and provide a community hub for the residents of East Newport, has agreed to fund free school meal vouchers for vulnerable children at Barton Primary School and is calling on Island...

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has been serving young Islanders for over 35 years, but the past 6 months has seen an unprecedented rapid change in services. When COVID-19 caused the UK to go into lockdown, the Youth Trust...

Bembridge Heritage and Visitor Centre will be officially re-opening in its new location at Weaver’s Yard, Lane End tomorrow (Wednesday). That’s behind the Welcome Store. I was hoping we could have a grand ‘do’ but Covid says no! So it...

Aspire Ryde is offering free hot meals to local children for the rest of half term, it has been announced. The Dover Street-based charity will be feeding the children of the Isle of Wight this week in response to a...

A Ryde woman is to host mental health swims on the Isle of Wight to offer support and encourage people to get involved in their local community. These meetups are for having fun, getting the mental health benefits of cold...

YMCA Isle of Wight and Free Food in Sandown have partnered with Asda’s Community Champion to help ensure no child in The Bay area goes hungry this half term. Families who need a little help this week are encouraged to...

Network Ryde, Ryde Town Council’s Youth Service, have successfully been awarded funding from Sovereign Housing Association’s Community Grants Programme to help fund a new allotment. The youth organisation recently became the owners of a new allotment in Ryde which is...

Seeing her handmade girls dresses for sale on the High Street in Cowes has an extra meaning for Jo Jenkins, owner of Hampshire-based Roundabout Childrenswear. The dresses are now being stocked in Pocket Full of Pebbles in Cowes. Jo, who...

The 2020 Poppy Appeal has been officially launched and this year The Royal British Legion is asking everyone to back the appeal in a new way. The Legion is asking the public to show their support remotely in line with...

For the second year running, Scott Watkin BEM, who lives on the Isle of Wight, has been named as one of the most influential people with a disability in the UK, as part of The Power List 100. The Shaw...