Local Community News

2 Girlguiding volunteers - Julia Downer and Rosemary Walls - attended a surprise party to celebrate their 120 combined years of service on the Isle of Wight. They were presented with 60 Years Brooches by Chris Thornton from Girlguiding SW...

Isle of Wight country-infused blues rockers Kindred Found will release their fifth single 'Addicted to You' on all major streaming platforms on 9th June. The song was written by guitarist Dan Smith and vocalist Dave Eastman during the 2020 lockdown....

Residents at a Winchester dementia care home got behind a bid by 2 of their nursing team to cycle round the Isle of Wight in aid of the Alzheimer's Society. Dimitrie Nistor and Stefan Zhelyazkov, Senior Nurse and Clinical Lead...

Scouting is on the rise on the Isle of Wight, with the latest figures showing encouraging growth in the number of young people joining the movement. In the past 3 years, the number of Explorers - the section for young...

More than £10,000 was raised for Mountbatten Isle of Wight at a charity cricket tournament to celebrate the life of well-known Island cricketer and solicitor Ian Heal on the first anniversary of his death at the age of just 50....

The Bay Wailers organised and hosted a celebration of their 10th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Christ Church Totland on 17th May. The concert featured special guests West Wight Dementia Friendly Choir, who moved the audience with a joyful...

Girlguiding IW has been selected by Isle of Wight Festival organisers to receive a pair of weekend festival tickets, which are now up for grabs in a silent auction. Payment offered will raise much-needed funds for this local charity which...

An Isle of Wight couple have completed a 125-mile charity walk in aid of local disability charity John's Club.  43-year-old Jo Plater and her 42-year-old husband Steve, completed the gruelling 125-mile trek having set off from the John's Club base...

The Isle of Wight's David Moorse is preparing for an epic 4-day mountain expedition in Scotland in memory of family members lost to dementia - and to raise vital funds for Alzheimer’s Research UK. 64-year-old David, from Shanklin, will travel...

3 good causes received a welcome cash boost when community-conscious colleagues at Tesco stores on the Isle of Wight handed out grants worth £3,000. Sight for Wight was able to celebrate after receiving a cheque for £1,500, which will go...