Local Community News

Isle of Wight schoolchildren are this week discovering what it was like to be evacuated during the Second World War, at a special re-enactment event at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway at Havenstreet. Organised by Isle of Wight Council's...

Fix something, build something, invent something and share your skills with like minded men - that is the mission statement of a brand new Men's Shed in Cowes, hosted by local charity Storeroom2010. Open Monday to Friday between 10:00-15:00 for 50 weeks...

Last week Carers IW and People Matter IW held an event to raise awareness for unpaid carers on how they can stay healthy and connected, building communities which support their role whilst recognising that they are individuals with financial, social,...

Rod Warne of 1st Newport Scouts This year’s Isle of Wight Community Action Awards attracted over 60 nominations, with a shortlist of 23 contenders drawn up for judging. Mike Bulpitt, chief executive of Isle of Wight Community Action was MC...

16 young women from 4 Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) academies - including Cowes Enterprise College - recently set sail alongside 6 female business leaders on 2 voyages, as part of a unique project to inspire and engage the next generation...

Photos: Graham Reading Photography 59 horses galloped along the beach at Yaverland on Wednesday evening as part of fundraising ride organised by the Isle of Wight Farmers' Bloodhounds group. Jo Wingate, wife of Master Huntsman Asa Wingate said: 'It was...

Orpheus Singers gave a night to remember with 2 very different works, Poulenc’s Gloria and Mozart’s C minor Mass, at a concert at Christ Church in Totland last Saturday (9th June). The Gloria, first performed in 1951 in Boston, is full...

Last Bank Holiday weekend saw the latest Open Gardens event in Freshwater Bay which raised an incredible £1,500 for West Wight Sports and Community Centre’s (WWSCC) fundraising project to extend their gym. 6 keen gardeners in the Bay area opened...

An Isle of Wight volunteer has been praised by a national children’s charity for the support she has given to children and families on the Island. Jessica Berry, 27, from Ryde, volunteers at the Barnardo’s Family Centre’s locally. She recently...

Mountbatten, the Isle of Wight's end of life care charity, is responding to a national study which has looked at how soon people were referred to hospice care after being diagnosed with diseases such as dementia, liver and heart failure...