Events

Further to the unfortunate postponement of this year’s Jack Up The Summer festival due to coronavirus, organisers say they have been completely overwhelmed by the incredible support shown by attendees, suppliers, contractors and traders alike. Many former artists have also...

From animation to origami, woodland cookery to musical saws. 8 specially commissioned Isle of Wight musicians and artists are using all their multimedia means, together with natural world inspiration, to help Hullabaloo bring the Isle of Wight Biosphere and Sandown...

A live streamed, 24 hour gaming marathon is taking place tomorrow to fundraise - at a social distance - for the Mountbatten Hospice Coronavirus Appeal. Watch (and laugh at) 4-man teams compete in endless Battle Royale action on the insanely...

Abacus Pubs and music venues might be closed at present, but this isn’t stopping local folk singers John Hacker and John Bentley. Since the lockdown, a weekly folk club has been running on Zoom and now the organisers are planning...

We are keen to share as many VE Day celebration photos as possible! How have you been marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe? Perhaps you've had afternoon tea in the garden, or hung bunting from your window. Send...

Islanders are being invited to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day — the day the guns fell silent at the end of war in Europe — from their homes. To commemorate this unforgettable moment in the nation's history, the...

Organisers of the annual Wight Proms event in Cowes are still keeping everything crossed that the festival can go ahead as planned this August, but feel it's too early to call either way at this stage. In the meantime, Wight...

Cowes Carnival Committee has this evening (Friday) announced that they have taken the decision to cancel both their main and illuminated carnivals for 2020. This year would have been their 124th year but due to the continued uncertainty during these...

HTP Apprenticeship College are hosting a virtual open day for all 16-18 school leavers on Tuesday 5th May 2020 from 10:00. Hosted on Facebook and Zoom, prospective learners and their families can learn more about the wide range of full-time...

Islanders still have time to turn their daily exercise routine into a fundraising effort for Mountbatten. Walk the Wight Your Way enables people to complete the equivalent distance of any of the traditional Walk the Wight routes – anything from...