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Community spirit can be found in the rural and urban areas on the Isle of Wight. We’ve gathered together stories that explicitly focus on the Island’s community to share with you.
They might be about a new volunteering scheme, charitable event or grants for local groups. If you have some community information you’d like to share with our readers, get in touch.
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Your chance to buy locally produced arts and crafts, whilst helping to raise funds towards the costs of creating a new life-sized mosaic mermaid to place on the Haven rocks in Ventnor
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Foodbank are collecting donations at Sainsburys in Newport today
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Let's get this message around to everyone on the Island as quickly as possible to stop this in its tracks.
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Cheer on the firefighters from Ryde station today as they start their challenge to haul a 13.5m ladder around the Island, raising money and awareness for an excellent cause.
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VB reader, Kim Brown, shares tips on how to crack the problems with the audiobook downloads from the Library Service.
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More trading for the Bigger and Better project, David now has a mountain bike to trade. Any takers?
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Ryde District Heritage Centre is now open to the public 10am-4pm every day. Do pop along and see what they've created over the last six months.
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Some Wightbus routes will be serviced by Moss-branded coaches over the summer whilst old Wightbuses are rebranded prior to takeover.
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A group of local residents have called for the license to be reviewed after they claim that conditions were breached during Jazz in the Meadow event.
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Residents reminded to take part in consultation on future needs of Island's older population
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Fantastic day and evening planned at the new open air theatre in Ventnor for the official opening of the Ventnor Carnival. Free concert from the Medina Community Choir and ghost stories from Marc Tuckey on Sunday 14th from 2pm.