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4 TEAMS COME TOGETHER FOR WARRIOR’S SECOND MEET IN APRIL
The second meeting of the season for the Wightlink Warriors looks to be an absolute cracker with a 4TT between Isle of Wight, Exeter, Weymouth and Southampton on 14th April. The meeting will see all 8 Warriors joined by another...
Read moreDetailsSIR BEN AINSLIE LAUNCHES 2016 GREAT SOUTH RUN
America's Cup winner and four-time Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie visited the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Tuesday for the official launch of the 2016 Great South Run, in support of the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation. The charity was set up in...
Read moreDetailsHUBBARD’S MUSEUM TO SPONSOR WARRIOR’S MASCOT JACKETS
Every rider is important at the Wightlink Warriors and as such HUBBARD'S Mobile Museum will sponsor the Warrior's mascot jackets in 2016. The museum will supply jackets for Frankie Stacey and Charlie Luckman (pictured left), who were recently named as the club's...
Read moreDetailsST GEORGE’S TO PROMOTE GIRLS FOOTBALL THIS SATURDAY
This coming Saturday (30th January) sees Newport IW Football Club welcome the Hampshire FA Centre of Excellence Girls to St George’s Park in two special exhibition matches promoting girls football on the Isle of Wight. The Hampshire FACOE girls’ Under...
Read moreDetailsA NEW TYPE OF CYCLE SPEEDWAY COMES TO THE ISLAND
For the first time the Island will host competitive cycle races on the speedway track at Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde. The event is being organized in conjunction with Sustrans and the new Isle of Wight Cycling Club and will take...
Read moreDetailsRYDE ROWING CLUB HAND OVER £500 TO YOUTH TRUST
Sponsors, supporters and helpers of Ryde Rowing Club were entertained at an informal gathering at their club house on Friday evening (22nd January) to thank them for their support during the last year. After a welcome and thanks from club...
Read moreDetailsGOLFER SUNDBORG TAKES HARRY VARDON TROPHY
Shanklin and Sandown’s Jordan Sundborg bowed out of the junior ranks by collecting the Harry Vardon Trophy, after being named the Hampshire Junior Player of the Year. The 18-year-old caused one of the biggest shocks of the season by knocking...
Read moreDetailsUKSA AND SUNSAIL CREATE EXCITING NEW CHARTER PARTNERSHIP
Youth charity UKSA has joined forces with worldwide charter provider Sunsail to give sailors not just a wider choice of charter options including UKSA's Cat 0 coded Farr 65 yachts, but also to make events more accessible to the public...
Read moreDetailsFIRST 2016 SPEEDWAY MEETING DATE ANNOUNCED
Click for details The Wightlink Warriors will open the 2016 speedway season with the Vince Mapley Memorial Trophy meeting on Thursday 7th April, it has been confirmed. The meet will celebrate the life of Vince who was a member of...
Read moreDetailsANOTHER BUSY AND PRODUCTIVE WEEK FOR THE WARRIORS
It has been another busy and productive week for the Wightlink Warriors new regime with further sponsorship pledges for the club’s riders, an incentive for a Warrior to break the existing track record and another weekend of hard work as efforts continue...
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