The finalists for Wight In Bloom 2018 have been revealed. The event, now in it’s fifth year, has seen over 125 entries in 9 categories this year, including best commercial garden and best edible garden. Sponsored by Red Funnel, Isle of Wight County Press, Liz Earle and Visit Isle of Wight, the competition sets out to demonstrate that the Island
Read morefrom Ryde Carnival: Ryde Carnival WINS the “UK’s Most Popular Carnival” award! Ryde Carnival was chosen by the UK’s rental giants HolidayLettings.co.uk (owned by TripAdvisor) as one of the final 11 competitors in the running to be named the UK’s Most Popular Carnival for 2018. To win this award, they needed to receive the most votes on the Holiday Letting’s
Read moreIW Cycle Fest is back for 2018! IW Cycle Fest 2018 starts in style this weekend, with a free-to-enter opening event centrally located at Arreton Barns featuring a retail village, rides suitable for all ages and abilities, local cuisine, entertainment and incorporating the SpyVelo CX Cup, the free-to-enter Cycle Isle Trax Kids Cup, free kids coaching sessions, a pump track,
Read moreUNLEASH YOUR MINI ADVENTURERS AT HOLIDAY PARKS ACROSS THE UK Survive summer on an action-packed break with Parkdean Resorts PARENTS seeking ways to entertain children this school holidays can be sure to beat the boredom during an adventure-filled summer break with Parkdean Resorts. The UK is set for a long spell of sunny, dry weather and high temperatures for
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German film crew lifts the lid on Victoria’s Royal Isle A film crew from Germany have been visiting the Isle of Wight. The television production companies Neue Artfilm GmbH and Berlin Producers Media GmbH are making an hour long programme about the Isle of Wight as part of the second season of the documentary series ‘The Isles of the Queen’.
Read moreAutumn and Winter on the Island – tell us what you’ve got going on! National and international travel media are always on the lookout for new developments, events and new reasons to visit a location – and they are big fans of the Isle of Wight! Add it to the consumer website VisitIsleofWight.co.uk (go to https://www.visitisleofwight.co.uk/information/submit-event) or let us know about
Read moreWORK HAS GROUND TO A HALT ON BLACKGANG CHINE’S LATEST ATTRACTION, DUE TO WORKERS REFUSING TO RETURN TO THE DEMOLITION SITE… Work has suddenly stopped on Blackgang Chine’s latest attraction due to workers refusing to re-enter the demolition site, The Cursed Mill. Whilst we cannot reveal what has happened, we are investigating the paranormal events, believed to be caused by
Read moreThis in from Vectis Ventures: Blackgang Chine, Britain’s oldest and most imaginative theme park has been selected for the Telegraph’s ‘Great British Business Campaign’ and recognised as one of the country’s most exciting growing businesses. The ‘Great British Business Campaign’, organised by the Telegraph Media Group, celebrates small and medium enterprises from around the UK, who make up 99% of
Read moreFind below the updated 2018 list of carnival posters starting July 2018. Please download and print the PDF version or use the web version for your own website – just right click and save, using the links below! Web Version Print Version
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You could help an Isle of Wight Carnival becomes the UK’s Most Popular… this in from Ryde Carnival Association: Ryde Carnival has been chosen by the UK’s rental giants HolidayLettings.co.uk (owned by TripAdvisor) as one of the final 11 competitors in the running to be named the UK’s Most Popular Carnival for 2018. To win this award, the carnival will
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