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SEASIDE AWARDS GALORE FOR ISLE OF WIGHT BEACHES
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- May 23, 2013
More Blue Flags have been awarded to the Isle of Wight's beaches compared to 2012.
In total, the Island now has four Blue Flag beaches compared to three last year as well as 13 Seaside Awards which is two more than in 2012. This means the Isle of ...
Hats off to Dimbola Mad Hatter makeover at Dimbola Tea Room wins top award
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- May 20, 2013
Feel the rhythm... Rhythmtree World Music Festival returns with rock legend Ginger Baker
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- May 20, 2013
Ginger Baker in 2011
FREE TONIGHT - Acoustic Originals, at The Quay Arts
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- May 20, 2013
Bestival Friday Night Headliner - Fat Boy Slim
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- May 16, 2013
Fat Boy Slim
They're off! - Old Gaffers Set Sail
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- April 24, 2013
Heybridge Basin in Essex, on the River Blackwater
Island artists showcase their work in a free Arts Trail around Ventnor 18-21 April
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- April 18, 2013
Arguably the cream the Island's visual artists have gathered for this weekend Isleof Arts festival.
Even if you are not planning to come to one of the 40 plus great events on offer, you really should view the free Arts Trail exhibition.
From inventor...
Isle of Wight Walking Festival returns for 15th birthday spectacular
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- April 16, 2013
Isle of Wight Walking Festival
Island sailors selected as part of the Dynamic Dozen to skipper the worlds longest ocean race.
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- April 10, 2013
Skipper photo by www.red-photographic.com (left to right) Patrick van der Zijden, Eric Holden, Gareth Glover, Damian Parnham, Simon Talbot, Pete Stirling, Vicky Ellis, Sean McCarter, Chris Hollis, Olly Cotterell, Matt Mitchell, Rich Gould.
Isle of Wight Studio School gets the green light
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- April 10, 2013
Proposals to open the first ever studio school on the Isle of Wight have today been officially approved by the Department for Education.
Those behind the school have welcomed the move and say it will give parents and their children a “real choice...
STAR OF GAME OF THRONES CARICE VAN HOUTEN & BAND JOIN THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2013!
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- April 8, 2013
Carice van Houten_by Janey van Ierland
It's all about the Brontës - Giants of literature celebrated at Isle of Arts 2013
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- April 5, 2013
Singer songwriter Val Wiseman celebrates the lives and passions of Britain's best-lovedliterary family, the Brontës, at Isle of Arts on Saturday 20 April.All the passion is there. Cathy and Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Blanche Ingram in JaneEyre...
At 6 months old is little Daisy our youngest subscriber...?
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- April 5, 2013
Daisy our latest subscriber
Arctic Conditions for RORC Easter Challenge
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- March 30, 2013
RORC Easter Challenge - Arctic conditions on day 1: Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com
BESTIVAL UNVEILS A NEW WAVE OF ACTS FOR 10th BIRTHDAY SPECTACULAR
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- March 28, 2013
Pedlars at the Quay - Sunday 24th March
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- March 22, 2013
Pedlars at the Quay are hosting their third popular artisan craft market on Sunday 24th March in celebration of Spring! Once again the Quay Arts Centre will be packed full of fabulous local makers and artists selling quality handmade products. The...
Under the Radar Hosted by Young & Collective, supported by Quay Arts
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- March 22, 2013
Sat 6 April 4.30pm – 8pm
Café Bar/ Rope Store Gallery/ Quay Arts
‘Under the Radar’ is an event hosted by young people, for young people. We want to find out what the challenges are for young people living on the Isle of Wight and how the c...
Miss 600 – Too good to miss – at Isle of Arts
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- March 22, 2013
Miss 600 are sophisticated, cool, and about to break. Even better, they are providing thelate night music in our Festival Marquee on Saturday 20 April.Slick pop mixed with fluid jazz undertones are the hallmark of this nine-piece combo led bysinger-s...
Heaven in a cup
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- March 22, 2013
Claire Janes tours the Island to discover some of the best hot chocolate available. Well, someone had to do it . . .
‘Heavenly’ and ‘medicinal’ are two words which aren’t the most obvious companions. But when it comes to Hot ...
Pedlars at the Quay
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- September 27, 2012
Fancy a lazy Sunday, meeting friends for brunch, listening to music and supporting local artists? Pedlars at the Quay is a vibrant new contemporary artisan market and arts experience featuring interesting and eclectic handmade products by specially s...
As you may know Friday the 28th is national Macmillan world’s biggest coffee morning.
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- September 27, 2012
From 11am The Pearl Cafe will be serving coffee and cakes for the Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. At 11.30 we will open the doors to the book and plant sale in our conservatory. All proceeds from this will go to Macmillan.
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Bridal Afternoon Tea at The Royal raises money for the Barely Born Appeal
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- June 1, 2012
Wedding image by Emma Watts
Diamond Isle ready to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee
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- May 24, 2012
The Isle of Wight is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a wide range of events planned for the extended Jubilee weekend this June.
From fetes to flower festivals, street parties to sailing regattas and concerts to cream t...
WIN Style of Wight Valentines Hamper.
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- January 31, 2012
Wine, Flowers and Chocolates..what else could you want?
Visit our competitions page to enter the draw.
Entries by 6th February
ISLE OF WIGHT HOTEL REVEALED AS UK’S SECOND BEST
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- January 18, 2012
*WIN* Isle of Wight Festival Tickets
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- January 16, 2012
It's Festival Season!
And we are celebrating in true styl eby offering our readers the chance to win a Pair of Weekend Camping tickets. Make sure you don't miss the official start to the Islands Festival Season
Go to the competitions page to enter...
Scratch the Surface - Babs Gowan. Preview This Sat at Quay Arts
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- January 13, 2012
Preview: Sat 14 Jan 1.30 - 3pm All Welcome
Babs Gowan exhibits stoneware and porcelain ceramics alongside mixed media paintings.
In this recent body of work, Gowan explores themes of landscape, texture and memory. The relationship between ceramics a...
IOW To Host Queen's Diamond Jubilee Event in 2012
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- January 13, 2012
“Quture and Appley Leisure” are pleased to announce a 3 day event as part of the national celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This official event will be hosted by Ryde in and around Appley Park for the whole Isle of Wight on 2nd-4th Ju...
FOUR ISLAND BUSINESSES WIN AT REGIONAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
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- December 8, 2011
Four Island tourism businesses have been awarded the region’s highest accolade at the Beautiful South’s Awards for Excellence 2011 held at Denbies Wine Estate, Surrey on 1 December. Island businesses took top honours across a variety of categor...
World Aids Day - 1st December
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- November 30, 2011
Pop sensation STEPS announced for Osborne House Summer Concerts 2012
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- November 28, 2011
On 28th July 2012 the doors will open to the Isle of Wight’s biggest Pop Party - bringing British pop sensation Steps to the stage at Osborne House Summer Concerts.
Set in the grounds of the breathtaking Osborne House, the three-storey royal seasid...
THE CURE TO RELEASE BESTIVAL LIVE 2011 WITH ALL PROFITS GOING TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT YOUTH TRUST
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- November 15, 2011
Sunday Best Recordings are thrilled to announce the 5th December 2011 release of The Cure: Bestival Live 2011, a live recording of the iconic band's fabulous two and a half hour set performed at this year’s Bestival. All profits from the sale of th...
Channel 4 comes to the Island
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- November 15, 2011
Four in a Bed descends on Gurnard - A Big Experience for The Little Gloster.
It may not be to everyone’s taste, but who can ignore the power of TV coverage especially in the current climate.
So The Little Gloster in Gurnard took the plunge and ac...
Saving Money with Wight Living
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- October 17, 2011
Style of Wight Magazine wins national publication award
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- September 28, 2011
Everyone at Style HQ was extremely chuffed when YUDO, the online magazine publishers, announced we were their Publication of the Week. The award is anational accolade and is great news for everyone involved on the magazine.
Also this Issue we welcome...
Islanders get fit and have fun at Pink Aerobathon
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- September 27, 2011
People from across the Isle of Wight danced themselves fit this weekend by taking part in a Pink.
The event, which was part of Breast Cancer Campaign’s Isle of Pink month, saw people dance for two-hours of fun fitness sessions including Zumba and a...
BESTIVAL 2012: EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE!
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- September 23, 2011
So the sun has finally set on what was undoubtedly Bestival’s best year ever. With stunning performances that spanned the great and the good from The Cure, Bjork, Pendulum, PJ Harvey, Brian Wilson, Oh Land, Graham Coxon, Totally Enormous Extinct Di...
Sugar & Spice Promotes Bra Recycling For Breast Cancer Charity
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- September 16, 2011
Sugar and Spice Lingerie is partnering with charity Against Breast Cancer to promote an innovative bra recycling scheme that will benefit women everywhere. The scheme provides an eye-catching pink bra bank in the Ryde and Newport shops where unwant...
Opera in Space www.operainspace.com comes to Bonchurch
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- September 16, 2011
The Semele Project : a bold reimagining of Händel’s masterpiece
Ventnor is a centre of creativity, hosting cultural events which have recently attracted world class performers. It is for this reason that Opera in Space, a company founded w...
Gurnard Primary School OPEN DAY
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- September 14, 2011
Gurnard Primary are holding an open day on Monday 10th October for prospectiveparents to visit the school, view the facilities and meet the staff and children.The Hilton Road site will be open from 10am-11.30am where the current receptionclass can be...
GERMAN OCTOBERFEST RETURNS TO COWES
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- September 12, 2011
Chasing the success of last year, German Octoberfest returns to the Isle of Wight, hoping to charm crowds with a taste of German culture in the tradition of Munich’s Oktoberfest beer festivals. On Friday 7th October, Cowes Yacht Haven once again pl...
Save Our Fish
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- August 15, 2011
Around half of the fish caught by fishermen in the North Sea are unnecessarily thrown back into the ocean dead. The problem is that in a mixed fishery where many different fish live together, fishermen cannot control the species that they catch. F...
History Opens It's Doors
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- August 15, 2011
Historic Ryde Society is pleased to announce that Ryde District Heritage Centre is now open, as a work in progress. Please come along and see what has been achieved over the last six months in the basement of the Royal Victoria Arcade, Union Street. ...
A Festival of Litter
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- June 28, 2011
The amount of litter discarded by the British public has increased dramatically since 2009, says a recent environmental initiative. Findings from the Marine Conservation Society's 2010 Beachwatch report suggest that reports of public littering have r...
Red Jet customers travel with Style
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- March 21, 2011
Red Funnel is pleased to welcome Style of Wight magazine to the Red Jet Hi-Speed service. After the success of the magazine in Steam Coffee Company outlets and at Red Funnel Terminals, the Southampton based travel and leisure company, who reach the...
Baby and Toddler Event 2nd – 3rd April
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- March 21, 2011
The Baby and Toddler Event is the brainchild of local mums, Sara Truckel and Tamara Purves. The pair are setting up what they believe to be the Isle of Wight’s first ever show dedicated to the Isle of Wight’s bumps, babes and tots.
Sara says “w...
Shadows of Delight
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- January 24, 2011
Stephen Perloff, noted American photographic curator, photo-historian, publisher and editor of Photo Review has curated this exhibit, ‘Shadows of Delight’. In his comments regarding Sadan’s work he mentions his varied creative journey as an act...
Legendary film-maker DAVID LYNCH produces electronic record and signs worldwide deal with Rob da Bank's SUNDAY BEST RECORDINGS label
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- December 20, 2010
Legendary film-maker David Lynch releases his debut electronic single'Good Day Today' / 'I Know' released through iTunes on November 29thDeluxe vinyl designed by Vaughan Oliver to follow in January 2011 "Immediate slice of electro-pop. Christmas Numb...
Quay Arts Craft Shop - Unique Christmas Shopping Destination
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- December 15, 2010
Sea Street, Newport Harbour, Newport, PO30 5BD
Box Office: 01983 822490
Quay Arts Craft Shop Xmas Opening Times:
Open Mon - Sat 9:30am – 5pm & Thurs until 8pm Open Fri 24 Dec
Closed 25 – Tue 28 Dec inclusive.
Open Wed 29 – Fri 31 Dec
Clos...
BESTIVAL 2011 announces first headliner and much much more.....
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- December 1, 2010
**FIRST BESTIVAL 2011 HEADLINER AND ACTS ANNOUNCED**THE CURE(ONLY EUROPEAN SHOW 2011)PlusPRIMAL SCREAM PRESENT SCREAMADELICA / BRIAN WILSON / MAGNETIC MAN / ROBYN / CRYSTAL CASTLES / DJ SHADOW / KATY B / LFO / OMARSOULEYMAN / 65DAYSOFSTATIC - LIV...
Isle of Wight Festival 2011 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!
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- November 29, 2010
Friday 10th – Sunday 12th Junewww.isleofwightfestival.com
Tickets for the first major festival of the summer, the legendary Isle of Wight Festival go on sale today, Friday 19th November at 9am. Taking place from 10th – 12th June 2011, KINGS ...
Opening of Smith & Stephenson
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- November 2, 2010
The opening of the new lifestyle boutique Smith & Stephenson on Union Street Ryde was held on 1st November. Set up by Beth and Andrea combing their professions of Architect/Interior designer and PR and Events management. The evening was fuelled...
Seaview Wildlife Encounter - Best Tourism Experience of the Year 2010
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- October 25, 2010
Seaview Wildlife Encounter wins the highest accolade! The Park has been awarded Gold in the category ‘ Best Tourism Experience of the Year’ at the Beautiful South Awards for Excellence held at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey on Thursday October 21s...
NEW DIRECTOR AT QUAY ARTS
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- October 4, 2010
The Island goes Yellow for the Hospice
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- October 4, 2010
Growing Shops!
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- July 31, 2010
The Isle of Wight is blessed with an abundance of local producers, what better way to sample the fayre than a visit to one of the Islands many farm shops. In the last few years, more farms have responded to the need to diversify by opening their own ...
We Are On The Look Out!
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- March 19, 2010
For a salesperson to join our rapidly growing publication Style of Wight Magazine
YOU - Must be self motivated, dynamic, enjoy a challenge andhave a proven track record in Sales
WE - have a great team here and you could be part of it. We are growi...
MAKE YOUR OWN CANDLES
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- January 25, 2010
Candles can be traced back as early as biblical times. For many years they were the main source of light for peoples' homes. Many early Greek and Roman candles were made of flax thread coated with wax and pitch, while in other countries candles were...
BRITISH ART for all
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- January 25, 2010
“WHAT could be better than having a great painting in your sitting room?” enthuses Nick Fletcher. “You’reconstantly revisiting it and getting something from it every time you look at it.”It was a desire to share this idea – that artists n...
NATIONAL RECYCLING CAMPAIGN COMES TO THE ISLAND
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- January 22, 2010
With Christmas now over for another year, many people on the Isle of Wight may've received shiny new TV's or DVD players or similar electrical goods as presents.That means hundreds, if not thousands of old electrical items may now no longer be needed...
FUNDING HELPS ESTABLISH NEW I.T SUITE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
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- January 22, 2010
A state of the art IT suite has been officially opened at Newport's Atkinson House Young People's lodge.Three computers have been purchased which include a range of software aimed at supporting the education and training of young people who use the f...
PAINTING OF GARIBALDI GOES ON DISPLAY IN NEWPORT
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- January 22, 2010
YOUTH COUNCIL Voting begins soon
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- November 21, 2009
Voting to choose the members of the Isle of Wight Youth Council for 2010 gets underway at the end of November.Voting takes place between 30 November until 1300 on 4 December. There are voting stations in all Isle of Wight high schools, Ryde School, t...
Girls Football gets Some Funding
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- November 21, 2009
The Isle of Wight Council sports unit has secured £8000 from Sport England to support the development of girls football across the Island.The sports unit is now looking to form partnerships with up to eight football clubs or community organisations ...
Island jobs hope following top level Government meeting
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- November 21, 2009
An Isle of Wight delegation has returned from a meeting with Energy Secretary Ed Miliband hopeful that Government aid could be on its way to help create local green jobs.
The delegation met Mr Miliband on Thursday afternoon to discuss how the Island ...
Interview with Bestival organiser 'Rob Da Bank'
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- August 16, 2009
Bestival organiser, Rob Da Bank