THROUGH FOG AND SUN TO ROUND THE ISLAND RACE VICTORY
30 June 2008 -
Record entries and record times marked this year’s Round The Island Race, which took place on Saturday. While Formula One Ace Lewis Hamilton’s Open 60 “Hugo Boss” was disqualified and Ellen MacArthur had to admit defeat in the Extreme 40s race, Mike Slade’s "ICAP Leopard" was the cause for celebration. With the story, A & S WHITEWOOD…
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SAILS UP FOR COMMODORE'S CUP
29 June 2008 -
This year’s Rolex Commodore’s Cup takes to the water at 10.30am on Monday. There has been no shortage of activity since close of challenges for the 9th biennial event.
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PSSST! SILENT AUCTION - PASS IT ON
29 June 2008 -
Ssssh! A silent auction will take place at the George Street Centre in Ryde, today, between 10am and midday.
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MORE EDUCATION MEETINGS
27 June 2008 -
A third meeting will be held tonight, over the future of education on the Island.
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RECORD ENTRIES FOR 2008 JPMAM ROUND THE ISLAND RACE
27 June 2008 -
A record number of yachts are set to take part in the Round The Island Race, on Saturday. The competition was inaugurated 77 years ago and in 2008 nearly 2000 boats are preparing to sail 55 miles around the Isle of Wight. Olympic medalists, round-the-world skippers and even Formula One ace driver Lewis Hamilton will mix with first-time racers and family cruisers in this unique event. The starts leave the Royal Yacht Squadron line from 6am. A and S Whitewood assess the competitors’ chances...
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LIFEBOAT APPEAL IN BEMBRIDGE
27 June 2008 -
An appeal’s been launched to raise funds for a new offshore lifeboat for Bembridge.
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NATIONAL VETERANS' DAY MARKED ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT
27 June 2008 -
Hundreds of Island war veterans will take part in a day of celebration, this National Veterans' Day. In Cowes, the event will be marked with an outdoor Drumhead service at Northwood House.
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WORLD WAR TWO EXPERIENCE FOR IW CHILDREN
26 June 2008 -
Hundreds of schoolchildren are learning about being evacuees, at Havenstreet Steam Railway this week
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MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS OVER IW EDUCATION
23 June 2008 -
The formal consultation period over the future of Island education begins today.
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MORE IW AUTISM SUPPORT
22 June 2008 -
There’s more help for parents dealing with autism, on the Isle of Wight.
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MEDWAY QUEEN TO SAIL IN TO CHALE
21 June 2008 -
An organisation dedicated to caring for an historic boat is preparing to play a part in August’s annual Chale Show.
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PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR SANDOWN CARNIVAL
20 June 2008 -
The queens have been chosen and the float has been built. Within three weeks, the streets of Sandown will be dancing to the carnival beat.
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BIT OF BREKKIE FOR BIKERS
20 June 2008 -
Celebrations to mark National Bike Week continue, with CycleWight’s annual Bikers’ Breakfast.
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PICNIC AND BARBECUE FOR CYCLISTS
19 June 2008 -
Cycle campaign group Cyclewight are marking National Bike Week with a family barbecue and picnic, on National Cycle Network Route 23, between Cowes and Sandown.
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POLICE STEAL THE SHOW
18 June 2008 -
The Isle of Wight Festival rocked Seaclose Park in Newport between 13 and 15 June 2008. Peformances from The Police, N.E.R.D. and KT Tunstall were among those to win over the crowd. Here, S & A WHITEWOOD review the event and you can see some pictures from the weekend.
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BLUE FLAG TO FLY AFTER 5 YEARS
16 June 2008 -
Ventnor will be formally presented with its Blue Flag beach award today.
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ROD LICENCE WARNING FOR IW ANGLERS
15 June 2008 -
The Environment Agency’s reminding anglers on the Isle of Wight that anyone over 12 years old needs a new rod licence in time for the new coarse fish season, which begins at the weekend.
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GOING PUNK AT ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
14 June 2008 -
Day two of the Isle of Wight Festival and The Sex Pitols are due on stage later. Meanwhile The Kaiser Chiefs and KT Tunstall were among those on the bill yesterday, in front of a rapturous audience of around 55,000 people at Seaclose Park in Newport.
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SLEEPOVER FOR BURMA AND CHINA
14 June 2008 -
Children from across the Island will be swapping their beds for sleeping bags, in aid the Save The Children charity appeal for those made homeless by a cyclone in Burma and an earthquake in China.
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FESTIVAL REVELLERS PREPARE TO ROCK THE ISLAND
13 June 2008 -
KT Tunstall, the Hoosiers and the Kaiser Chiefs are among those set to take to the stage tonight, at the Isle of Wight Festival in Seaclose Park.
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LESSONS IN COMMUNITY AT MIDDLE SCHOOL
13 June 2008 -
Youngsters at Osborne Middle School in East Cowes have been learning what makes a great community.
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BEACH LOSES BLUE FLAG
10 June 2008 -
Ryde East beach has lost its prestigious Blue Flag award.
The popular resort was not among the three Island beaches to be given the right to fly the flag in 2008. It wasn’t entered because of the water quality, after last year’s bad weather is being. Meanwhile, Ventnor has regained its Blue Flag.
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COWES WIN IN ISHARES CUP!
06 June 2008 -
Cowes yachtswoman Shirley Robertson’s won the first event of the 2008 iShares Cup, beating reigning champions TEAMORIGIN. The British leg of the event will take place in Cowes, in August.
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ECO ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
05 June 2008 -
The Isle of Wight Council’s Eco Island vision (that we’ll be carbon neutral by 2020), means it’s definitely the year for the Isle of Wight Festival to review its green policy.
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COWES WATERS TO HOST COMMODORES CUP
05 June 2008 -
Taking place in waters off Cowes, from 29 June to 6 July, will be the 2008 Rolex Commodores Cup.
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VICAR, BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT
04 June 2008 -
The vicar of Newport has been appointed Chaplain to the Queen.
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STRIDE AND RIDE EYES UP CHARITY CASH
04 June 2008 -
A walk and a bike ride will help raise funds for a charity fighting blindness, later this month.
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NEW MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGY
02 June 2008 -
A new strategy, to help adults with mental health problems on the Isle of Wight will be launched at Newport’s Riverside Centre, today.
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