Local Community News

A teaching assistant from Wroxall Primary School has held a 12-hour hula hooping fundraiser to help raise money for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Mountbatten Hospice. Tania, 30, from Sandown, who has been shielding throughout the pandemic, wanted...

A dozen projects and organisations have received a share of over £31,000 to help their work supporting Island residents during the coronavirus pandemic. The money is the third tranche of assistance offered by 6 Island charitable trusts who have pooled...

A further 200 geraniums have been donated to Age UK Isle of Wight, helping to spread happiness to older residents across the Island. Project Geranium initially saw 2 local organisations come together to boost the wellbeing of older locals, as...

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has awarded over £43,000 to communities across its South East region to support them in their ongoing response to the coronavirus crisis. 21 communities across the region, including Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of...

National Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1st-7th June, is a time to celebrate and say thank you for the contribution and time volunteers give to the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The Trust has an incredible 300+ volunteers and this...

The Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary has announced that their much loved Jack Donkey 'Dusty' passed away on Sunday having finally given up his struggle with severe arthritis, which had plagued him for a number of years. Dusty had been...

11-year-old Bethany Wells, a member of 1st Carisbrooke Guide Unit, has undertaken a number of environmental projects recently which have gained her a Girlguiding Campaign Badge and the coveted Blue Peter Badge. Before starting on the projects Bethany discovered that...

Matrons Julie Hailes and Jan Appell from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust have braved the shave to help raise funds for Mountbatten Hospice. When they heard that this year’s Walk the Wight had been cancelled due to the coronavirus...

After the brilliant success of their previous anti-bullying poster competition, Network Ryde successfully obtained extra funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner to hold another project. The funding enabled Network Ryde to buy 20 art resource packs that included paints,...

Cake design competition winner Amelie, 13, decided to donate her cake to the staff at Isle of Wight NHS Trust as a big thank you for all their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic. Grace’s Bakery's Thank You Rainbow Cake...