The wonderful Classic Boat Museum - which has a gallery in East Cowes and a soon-to-open Museum in Cowes - are very keen to recruit new volunteers to help in a variety of roles.
Islander Peter Venner not taking part in flotilla into Gaza yet, as it's announced that the Mavi Marmara is not able to join the 15 boat flotilla to deliver aid.
An expert in mental health and social care as well as being a fantastic jazz singer, Edana Minghella, is welcomed as a new patron for the Independent Arts charity.
Speech and language therapists at St Mary's Hospital now have a bumper bundle of material to assist both adults and children, thanks to a £946 grant from the hospital's Friends.