Local Community News

Healthwatch Isle of Wight has announced that funding is now available for the Isle of Wight community through what is known as a Community Chest. The Chest has been established to provide small grants of between £100 and £2000 to...

The roof of the East Cowes Methodist Church was certainly raised a little higher after a full house at East Cowes Town Hall enjoyed the music and singing of the Newchurch Male Voice Choir and the ladies of ‘Cantobelle’ recently....

Lois Prior and High Sheriff Geoff Underwood The newest free festival in town - Shed Fest - rocked the grounds of Sandown Airport last Tuesday and delighted hundreds of revellers. ‘Isle of Wight Shed Fest’ was the brain child of...

A selection of black and white portraits taken by residents of Southern Housing Group supported accommodation schemes on the Isle of Wight is to go on show at the National Trust’s Fox Talbot Museum, the former home of photographic pioneer...

Home-Start Isle of Wight held its third annual cream tea at Briddlesford Lodge Farm on Monday (15th July), raising vital funds to support local families who are facing difficulties.  Home-Start’s patron and owner at Briddlesford Lodge Farm, Judi Griffin, generously...

Vectis Sunrise Rotary Club visited Beaulieu House in Newport on Sunday to present a cheque for £275 - the amount collected from the wishing well at Arreton Barns over the past 6 months.  Twice a year, members of the Vectis...

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is calling on residents of the Isle of Wight to help defend our amazing underwater world. The Trust is celebrating the people and wildlife that share our coasts through a 4-year project called...

Earlier this year Guides and Brownies from the 1st Carisbrooke Units wrote letters inviting past members to help them celebrate 100 years of the units. As part of the celebrations, some girls undertook a project looking at the history of...

Brighstone Primary School were celebrating this half term with the arrival of their free Premier League kit bag. As part of the Primary Stars scheme, Brighstone were awarded plenty of new equipment including Premier League footballs, hoops, beanbags, bibs, and...

Retained firefighters have been working to aerate a pond on the outskirts of Shanklin after a number of fish were found dead there recently. The 'Pride of the Bay' crew visited Big Mead Pond on Tuesday night to give the...