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VENTNOR BOWLING CLUB TO OPEN DOORS FOR FREE THIS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY
Ventnor Bowling Club is to host a free-to-attend Open Day this Bank Holiday Monday for players of all ages to come along and try their hand at a new sport. The oldest Bowling Club on the Island, Ventnor Bowling Club...
Read moreDetails4 WINS FOR SHANKLIN SANDOWN ROWING CLUB AT RYDE REGATTA
Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club secured 4 wins at Ryde Regatta in challenging conditions on Saturday (20th May). Senior Ladies crew of Beth Katirewa, Frances Katirewa, Emily Faithfull, Daisy Faithfull and Esme Walters (cox) won the 1st race of the day...
Read moreDetails80 RIDERS COMPETE IN WIGHTLINK-WIGHT MOUNTAIN INAUGURAL ROAD RACE
A full field of 80 riders took part in the 80km Wightlink-Wight Mountain IOW Regional A inaugural road race on Sunday (21st May). The Sprint on the Military Road and the KOM at Hunny Hill were highly contested on each...
Read moreDetailsSCOTTIE BECOMES A YACHTIE – COWES SPORTS STEAL FURTHER PORT STALWART
Highly-rated Newport defender Scott Barron has become the latest player to sign for Cowes Sports. Scott - who usually wore the No6 shirt for Port - had been a near constant fixture for the County Town club last season, making...
Read moreDetailsCOWES SPORTS CELEBRATE ISLE OF WIGHT GOLD CUP SUCCESS AT AWARDS EVENING
Cowes Sports celebrated winning the Isle of Wight Senior (Gold) Cup and retaining their Wessex Premier status at their awards evening on Saturday (20th May). The Yachtsmen's 1st team ended their season in 16th place in the Wessex Premier. The...
Read moreDetails2 WIGHT TRI ATHLETES – JAN FLETCHER AND LIZ DUNLOP – ACHIEVE EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION
2 Wight Tri members and IW Talented Award athletes - Jan Fletcher and Liz Dunlop - took on 2 British Triathlon Federation (BTF) age group qualification events over the last 2 weekends, achieving qualification for the 2024 European Championships. Eton...
Read moreDetailsMIKE WARD WINS KING CHARLES III CORONATION SALVER AT SHANKLIN & SANDOWN GOLF CLUB
Mike Ward has won the King Charles III Coronation Salver at Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club, with a total of 44 points. Over the weekend of the King’s coronation, 83 members of Shanklin & Sandown Golf Club took to the...
Read moreDetailsRYDE REGATTA WENT AHEAD IN BLUSTERY CONDITIONS BUT SHANKLIN’S EVENT CANCELLED
The 'Island double header' of Ryde and Shanklin Regattas took place in difficult weather conditions last weekend (Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st May). Saturday saw Ryde Rowing Club host their home Regatta under a beautiful blue sky, but a gusty...
Read moreDetailsVICS FURTHER STRENGTHEN SIDE BY SIGNING 2 NEWPORT MIDFIELDERS: YAK AND RAF
East Cowes Vics have further strengthened their side ahead of the 2023/24 season by signing midfielders Jacob Reynolds and Rafferty Boyd-Kerr from County Town club Newport. Port favourite Jacob Reynolds (aka Yak) has previously played for the Beatrice Avenue outfit...
Read moreDetailsISLE OF WIGHT’S DOMINIC MARSH WINS PODIUM PLACE IN KICKBOXING WORLD CUP
Dominic Marsh Dominic Marsh has brought home a Bronze Medal from the World Association of Kickboxing (WAKO) World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey at the weekend. Fighting as 1 of 16 kickboxers in the under 67 kilos category, Dominic came up...
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