Local Community News

The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) has awarded grants totalling £55,058 to 10 local groups with the support of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Hampshire, Michael Lane, who has provided match-funding of c.80% to the Youth...

Macmillan Cancer Support has appointed Rebecca Hare as the new Citizens Advice case worker for the Isle of Wight. Prior to her appointment, Rebecca had been working as a volunteer for Citizens Advice specialising in employment and housing. Her new...

Rather basic plastic black chairs used by patients in the Day Surgery Unit have now been replaced by 20 much more comfortable chairs in a variety of cheerful colours. The Friends of St Mary's Hospital have donated £2,400 to the...

2 Midwives from the Island’s Maternity Unit recently completed a 10,000ft Skydive to raise money for the Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance (HIOWAA). Samantha Bail and Shari Connolly, who work for the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, have always wanted...

Megan with her dad, Mark and little sister Amber A university student, who lost her dad to a brain tumour when she was just 17-years-old, is taking on the Great South Run to raise funds for research into the disease....

The Friends of St Mary’s Hospital have dug deep into their funds to purchase equipment that manages patients’ chronic pain, so massively improving their quality of life. Costing £16,950, the equipment, based in the Day Surgical Unit, provides a radio...

A collaborative exhibition which casts new light on renowned photographer Julia Margaret Cameron is showing at her former home in Freshwater until the end of the year. Entitled ‘Out of the Shadows’, the exhibition is now on view at Dimbola...

The National Chair of the Brewery History Society, Jeff Sechiari, has helped launch the new Shanklin Historic Pub Walk at the iconic Crab Pub in Shanklin Old Village. Jeff joined the Chair of IW Camra, John Nicholson, and representatives from...

Excited groups of Guides and leaders from across the Island had the time of their lives earlier this month watching some of their favourite artistes including Louisa Johnson and Ella Eyre at Wembley Arena, London. Girls from several Island units...

On Monday 16th October Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance will launch 'Small Change, Big Difference'; a regular giving campaign designed to provide a steady income to help secure the long-term future of the life-saving charity.  Supporters are asked to...