1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (139+ words) The Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra (IWSO), which is supported by OnTheWight and Wightlink, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Making Music Group of the Year Award. Recognising more than performanceIt recognises the important role the IWSO plays within the…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (183+ words) Calling all true crime enthusiasts and crime fiction readers! Lord Louis Library has the perfect evening event for you to enjoy. On Wednesday 23rd September 2026 criminologist Sue Strickland-Lord is giving a talk on crime, law and deviance at Lord Louis Library…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (441+ words) As part of celebrating Quay Arts 50th birthday, the charity wants to celebrate the wonderful artists and makers who are, or have been, creative tutors at Quay Arts. Through their generosity, creativity and enthusiasm, arts tutors have inspired students of all…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (197+ words) After the successful exhibition last summer of pictures reproduced from the National Gallery on the Life of Mary, the Mother of Christ, Quarr Abbey hosted a second summer exhibition. A second summer of masterpiecesThese were pictures, again from the National…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (304+ words) If you missed last weekend’s 50th birthday celebrations at Quay Arts, worry not, there is still time to visit their latest major exhibition in The West Gallery. ‘The Centre’ is a new mixed-media installation reflecting on 50 years of Quay Arts, blending…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (264+ words) Ten artists, one gallery, and a curator who normally works the other side of the Solent. The Ryde Art Collective opens its 2026 exhibition in the West Gallery at Quay Arts on 26th September. The doors stay open daily until 8th November 2026, with…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (192+ words) The Newchurch Male Voice Choir had the pleasure of welcoming and presenting a concert with Tamworth Ladies Choir and the Mercian Singers in Christ Church, Totland. With a large audience the choirs each performed their programme of songs to the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (289+ words) Tickets for the star-studded 2026 Isle of Wight Literary Festival are now on sale. Big names on the billLeading Broadcaster Clare Balding, ex-Corrie and Carry On star Amanda Barrie, BBC newsreader and journalist Sophie Raworth, top football commentator Clive Tyldesley, chef…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (113+ words) The St Helens Historical Society opens its summer exhibition at the St Helens Community Centre on bank holiday Monday 31st August. Doors open at 11am and stay open until 4pm. Admission is free. Cash only on the dayA raffle runs alongside the exhibition....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) If you want to find out more about sustainability and the issues that affect our environment, you’re in the right place. Whether it’s details of changes you can make at home, or at your business or work, we lay out…...