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SBS EPOS EXTEND SPONSORSHIP TO WARRIOR’S SKIPPER
The Wightlink Warriors' premium team partner SBS EPOS has extended its sponsorship of the club by sponsoring the club's skipper, James Cockle. SBS EPOS MD Dave Stevens said: "Having greatly enjoyed our first year of sponsoring the Warriors in 2016...
Read moreDetailsLOCAL TEENS SET TO GO SAIL WITH 1851 TRUST AND UKSA
Official Charity of Land Rover BAR, the 1851 Trust has launched the Go Sail project 2017 for local schools. The project will provide students living in the Solent area new experiences both on and off the water. Funded by Sport...
Read moreDetailsWARRIORS FASTEST TIME CHALLENGE RETURNS FOR 2017
Lil Thorburn was a huge speedway fan and now her son, John, has continued his sponsorship of the Warriors in Lil's memory for the coming 2017 season. In addition to the sponsorship, John has continued with the exciting 'Lil Thorburn...
Read moreDetailsRIK MULLINS JOINS THE WIGHTLINK WARRIORS SQUAD
The Wightlink Warriors have added Rik Mullins to the squad for 2017 as the management continue to prepare for what looks to be a very exciting season. Talking about his return to Smallbrook, Rik said: "I'm delighted to be back on...
Read moreDetailsCOWES STOPOVER FOR DAME ELLEN’S ROUND BRITAIN 2017
Cowes will be a stopover during the recently announced Round Britain 2017 event, an ambitious, national project that will see 100 young people in recovery from cancer sail around Britain in a relay. Round Britain 2017 is being run by the...
Read moreDetailsRYDE ACADEMY ARE BACK WITH THE WARRIORS IN 2017
Ryde Academy has continued its partnership with the Wightlink Warriors into 2017, it has been announced this week. Building on the success of 2016, the Smallbrook-based speedway team will be working with the nearby Ryde Academy school situated on Pell...
Read moreDetailsTALENTED ATHLETE SCHEME NOW OPEN
Hammer athlete Andy Frost / IWC The Isle of Wight Council is supporting the next generation of Island sporting stars by running the popular Talented Athlete Programme scheme again over 2017. The Council’s sports unit are now accepting applications for...
Read moreDetailsBETAPAK EXTEND SPONSORSHIP OF ISLAND SPEEDWAY TEAM
Rookley-based Betapak have continued and extended their sponsorship of the Wightlink Warriors speedway team in 2017. The company, which is dedicated to supporting Island businesses with the supply of over 120,000 different products directly to the door, joins the growing...
Read moreDetailsTHE FA PEOPLE’S CUP RETURNS
This year’s FA People’s Cup – a nationwide 5-a-side competition run in partnership with BBC Get Inspired – launches today, bigger, better and with a call out to teams across the country to get signed up. The competition is free...
Read moreDetailsSUNSAIL EXTENDS COWES WEEK RELATIONSHIP
Cowes Week Ltd have announced the extension of the regatta’s relationship with leading charter sailing brand, Sunsail. Sunsail have been the Official Charter Sailing Partner of Cowes Week since 2015 and due to the success of the partnership, the relationship...
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