Events

An evening of dinner and jazz for 100 guests at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club raised £722 for Cowes RNLI lifeboat station. It was the fifth such event organised by local jazz enthusiast William Sanderson, and the second in aid...

A team of dedicated cleaners faced Baltic-like conditions on Friday to clean up a stretch of beach in the West Wight. Over 27 full black bags were filled up at Compton Beach and taken to the car-park for collection, with...

The Isle of Wight's very own Resonate, winners of BBC TV's 'Comic Relief Does Glee Club', will be joining Rob da Bank's Music Club this Tuesday as well as playing this year's Bestival. Rob da Bank said today; "The title of...

An annual bus rally has been cancelled for 2013 due to the recent bad weather. Event organisers, Southern Vectis, have been forced to cancel 'Bustival', due to be held at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway on the 7th April....

Breathe Easy are so grateful to Rob da Bank for donating 2 tickets to the Bestival, worth £400! These tickets will be awarded to the person who raises the most money as they take part in Breathe Easy’s Coastal Walk...

BikeSafe, Hampshire Constabulary's rider safety initiative, has been opened up to motorcycle riders across the Island with an event due to be held on Sunday 12th May. The all day event, which costs just £50, includes classroom input, First Aid training...

For a third year, the BT Tower, one of London’s tallest buildings, will generously open its doors to the public on Thursday 16th May in support of two very special charities – The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust and Barretstown, who...

The Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology on behalf of the Southampton Heritage Federation is delighted to announce the Southampton Maritime Festival, taking place on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th May 2013 at the Ocean Cruise Terminal, Southampton. This...

CHILDREN across the Island are today celebrating World Book Day. Schools are encouraging pupils to dress up as their favourite fictional characters in celebration of authors, illustrators, books and the celebration of reading. Agatha Christie, the entire cast of Thunderbirds, vampires...

Earl Mountbatten Hospice is pleased to offer thrill-seeking fundraisers the opportunity to take on two amazing challenges in 2013, with spaces available to abseil 300ft down Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower, or to take on a Tandem Skydive from 12,000ft!  First up is...