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BBC SONGS OF PRAISE COMES TO THE WIGHT PROMS

The ever-popular BBC One programme, Songs of Praise, is coming to the Isle of Wight to film at The Wight Proms which will take place at the grade II* listed Northwood House in Cowes. This exclusive recording will be hosted by Aled Jones, and the Songs of Praise team are looking for...

Style of Wight to Publish Cowes Harbour Handbook

Tuesday 30th July 2019 Style of Wight to Publish Cowes Harbour Handbook We are excited to announce we will be working with Cowes Harbour Commission on the Cowes Harbour Handbook for the next three years, from 2020 to 2022. As the Island’s definitive guide to Cowes Harbour, the River Medina,...

NFU Discovery Barn at The Garlic Festival

Families with children aged four to seven will love the interactive nature of the NFU's Discovery Barn helping youngsters to understand farming and food. The NFU Discovery Barn will be attending the Garlic Festival, on August 17/18 - the Island's biggest summer show that takes place annually at The Garlic...

Style of Wight Team Activity Day

'Team Style' ditched the laptops, threw down their notebooks and headed to Tackt-Isle Adventures in St.Helens for an empowering day on the water. As well as it being a 'nice day out of the office' the planned team-building activities enabled us to boost motivation, productivity and communication. Here's our day... A...

DOWN ON THE FARM

Looking back, there have been laws aimed at protecting or improving the environment since at least Old Testament times (referencing sewage disposal!).  Since then a wide variety of laws have been developed to protect the environment. Early laws, many of which focused on the protection of rights associated with...

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2019 EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR’S THEME OF, SUMMER OF ‘69 – PEACE & LOVE

Dig out your blouses and bell-bottoms because this year, the Isle of Wight festival is going back to 1969! The festival is throwing it back 50 years to the iconic 1969 event, which was written into the history books thanks to headline performances from Bob Dylan and The Who, and...

AWARD WINNING COMEDIAN AND POET ROB AUTON SET TO VISIT Ventor Exchange

“Funny, poetic, observant and wholly original. Auton’s brilliant use of language and perfect comic timing throws up laugh after laugh after laugh after laugh” ★★★★★ Claire Smith, Beyond the Joke “Thought-provoking, heart-warming and heart-breaking” ★★★★★ Daisy Malt, Three Weeks On the 20th and 21st February as part of a nationwide tour Rob...

Brand-New Outdoor Proms Festival Soon to Launch on the Isle of Wight

The Wight Proms - A brand new annual festival of open-air picnic concerts celebrating the Isle of Wight's music, food, people and red squirrels will launch this August. There has not been a music festival like this on the IOW for some time, catering to lovers of both classical...

Carly Paoli – Interview

Admired by a host of recognised names including; Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall, Pope Francis, Dame Helen Mirren and David Foster, English siner Carly Paoli is one of the most lauded young singers in Italy at the moment. Following the release of her debut album this summer, Carly...