Local Community News

More than £7,000 has been raised towards the proposed new Freshwater Skatepark following a hugely successful Skate Deck Art Auction organised by Freshwater Parish Council.

A team of determined Mountbatten Isle of Wight supporters have raised an incredible £56,270.97 after completing a gruelling 240km husky sled challenge through the snowy wilderness of Sweden.

Newport and Carisbrooke Community Council (NCCC) has agreed to award hundreds of pounds in grants to a festival and a scout group.

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Freshwater lifeboat crew member James Metcalfe has officially reached over half way as he walks from the Isle of Wight to Germany.

A determined team from Mindset Bros crossed the Walk the Wight finish line together last Sunday after raising more than £2,600 for Mountbatten Hospice.

Young artists across the Isle of Wight are being invited to submit original Jimi Hendrix-inspired artwork for a new exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries, with the winner receiving Isle of Wight Festival tickets and having their work displayed publicly.

A once gloomy and unwelcoming subway beside Sandown Station has been transformed into a vibrant piece of public art as part of a wider youth-led project now being showcased at Quay Arts.

The sheer breadth of support given to the Island by WightAID was demonstrated in the latest round of grants, presented last week.

56 young Scouts from across the Isle of Wight are preparing for a week-long expedition to Coburg in Germany during the October 2026 half term.