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Bring your heirlooms to Osbourne House

Wightlink is supporting the BBC's ever-popular Antiques Roadshow at Osborne, Isle of Wight in the programme's 40th anniversary year. Many of Britain's leading antiques and fine arts specialists will be on hand on Thursday 14th of September17 to offer free advice and valuations to Islanders and mainlanders alike. Everyone is...

Classic Isle 2017

Classic Isle is back in 2017 with renewed vigor and very proud to announce that thei new home is the stunning setting of Barton Manor. This fine Jacobean Mansion House will provide the backdrop to our newly formatted Festival which will involve a slightly shorter running time but still provide excellent value for money...

NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED!

New music festival coming to the Island Robin Hill Country Park has today announced that a brand new, boutique music festival with an eclectic twist, will be held at the park on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September this year. Called ‘Eklectica’ because of the dynamic mix of music, performances and...

Style of Wight Diner’s Club

Join our exclusive club below.   We are launching a brand new club for the Island. Aimed at a social network of talented, interesting and like minded individuals, this diner’s club will revive the traditional ways of entertaining in a fresh and unconventional manner for those with a discerning palate. Membership will...

Forthcoming concerts at Earl Mountbatten Hospice

The stage is being set for two very different concerts at Earl Mountbatten Hospice next month. On Thursday 2 February, the John Cheverton Centre will host talented duo ‘Tapestry’ who are set to entertain concertgoers with a night of country/folk acoustic covers. Andy and Lisa Dowden, of Tapestry, said of...

Kingz of Vocals

The island is home to a diverse music scene, and Kingz of Vocals is a celebration of just that! The group made up of Mathew Drake, Kieren Osman, Jethro Docksey, and Jason Bailey create music routed in hip hop, funk, reggae, and rock, but add their own spirityal twist. The...

BeX: HOT NEW MUSIC ALERT

Allow us to introduce you to BeX - an up-and-coming music act laced with dynamic country flair and Americana influence. Trained as a professional singer, dancer and actress in London, BeX has worked all over the world at various shows including performances at prestigious venues like The Royal Albert Hall,...

ISLAND ARTISTS: Becky Samuelson, By Robin McInnes

Over the last two centuries artists of many genres have been drawn to the horizons of the Eastern Yar valley, St. Helens Duver and Bembridge Harbour, with the chalk downs extending eastwards towards Culver Cliff forming a suitably dramatic backdrop. The great topographical artist William Daniell and later, Clarkson...

It’s a Bright New World: The Art of Steve Miles

Freshwater-based artist Steve Miles aka ‘Toxic’, reveals his street side to Tracy Curtis. Whether you love or hate graffiti, these days there’s no denying its cultural and political relevance and the skill involved that has elevated this art form from street walls to galleries and museums across the globe. Freshwater may...

John Donne – The Monarch of Wit

Ryde School is proud to present The Monarch of Wit, a dramatic celebration of the life and works of the metaphysical poet, John Donne. There will be a pre-show lecture given by Stephen Siddall at 6.15pm in Ryde School Theatre. The show will begin at 7pm on Wednesday 26 February,...