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Boojum and Snark

Boojum and Snark opened on Sandown’s High Street in October 2019 – just in time to offer a fantastic range of craft or award-winning beers and ciders for the annual Beers and Buses event.

Boojum & Snark aim to contribute to the regeneration of Sandown creating a sustainable High Street business comprising of a nano-brewery, micromuseum, hyperlocal food offering, gallery and retail space.

Below are articles featuring Boojums

20, March 2023·1 min read

The Vanishing: Meet ‘Just the Place’ exhibition practitioners and participants

This Saturday there'll be an opportunity to talk to the creative practitioners and participants who have been helping to shape the narrative around Sandown

28, March 2023·3 min read

Boojum and Snark team up with Goddards Brewery to put Isle of Wight on craft beers map (updated)

The oldest brewery on the Isle of Wight teams up with one of the newest to launch a completely new range of craft beers on the Island

Julie Jones Evans, Bob Simpson MD Goddards, Head Brewer Nigel Eldridge

12, April 2023·1 min read

Isle of Wight breweries triumph at 2023 London Beer Competition: Goddards and Boojum & Snark bag four Silvers (updated)

Isle of Wight breweries Goddards and Boojum&Snark celebrate triumph, earning four silver awards at the prestigious 2023 London Beer Competition

12, May 2023·1 min read

Boo Jams: A musical revival in Sandown, boosting confidence and creativity among students

Boo Jams, a new Platform One student performance initiative, promises to revitalise Sandown's music scene

montage of photos from Coburg delegation

31, May 2023·2 min read

Isle of Wight celebrates 40 years of twinning with Coburg in delightful ceremony

The Isle of Wight warmly welcomed a Bavarian delegation, celebrating 40 years of twinning

biosphere in the bays project artwork, with illustration of flowers and text

5, June 2023·1 min read

Explore the echoes of Sandown’s past with Boojum and Snark’s Urban Heritage Walk (update)

Discover Sandown's unique heritage with Boojum and Snark's enlightening and immersive guided walks

Inside Boojum and Snark - showing the bar and tables

19, June 2023·1 min read

A night of intrigue at Boojum and Snark: Sandown history meets music

David Redston presents a musical exploration of Sandown's rich history at Boojum and Snark

On the way to a Gertrude Shilling hat parade in Sandown, 1970s (2 photos). Courtesy of Sue Jackson

26, June 2023·3 min read

Sandown Regatta revives hat tradition with artistic flair in 2023

Sandown Regatta 2023 resurrects the festive hat parade, blending heritage, artistry and sustainability

Regatta Hats Are Back, illustration for Sandown Carnival by Katie Stone with OTW flash

8, July 2023·2 min read

Experience Gertrude Shilling’s legacy at Sandown’s hat-making workshops

Free workshops with Sandown Carnival recreate Gertrude Shilling's theatrical hat legacy

Kathy Williams residency in Department window

13, July 2023·2 min read

Bus stop transformation: Kathy Williams’ innovative outside-in art installation

Kathy Williams engages Ryde's community in an outside-in art installation and receives a very different response compared to her work in Sandown

4, August 2023·8 min read

Sandown Regatta Hats Revival: Get involved making hats celebrating art and history (podcast)

Experience a blend of history and creativity at Sandown Regatta's Hat Revival. Listen to our podcast with one of those behind the project to learn more

A big hat in the Gertrude Shilling-style made by artist Teresa Grimaldi with the help of Sandown’s public at the Arts Council-funded workshops.

9, August 2023·3 min read

Hats off to tradition: Sandown’s Regatta brings back iconic hat-wearing festivities

Sandown's Regatta revives hat tradition with parades, entertainment and community-created artistry this Sunday

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