It’s Go Orange Day, your chance to show your support for the Independent Lifeboats on the Isle of Wight.
These guys rely on donations from businesses and the community in order to survive, so please do what you can to help raise funds and their profile during this annual event.
There’s loads going on around the Island today in schools and businesses.
Leg-waxing in Sandown
In Sandown at lunchtime (from 12.30) why not pop into the Rapanui shop to watch the guys there go through excruciating pain as they have their super hairy legs waxed?
If you’re going into Joe’s in Ryde in the next seven days, they’ve kindly agreed to donate their tips for the half term week, along with a competition being run where one lucky person will win a magnum of champagne.
A beer festival at The Castle Castle Inn in Fitzroy Street is being held in support of the Independent Lifeboats. There’ll be music by Jessica and Graham on Friday night. Saturday has Sheikh Ya Bootie belly-dancers, Bloodstone Border Morris and DJ Carl from 7pm with a free hog roast, teddy raffle and collection for Go Orange.
Orange Spinnaker
Watch out for the Spinnaker Tower lighting up orange later today in support for all seven independent lifeboats in the Solent; including the three on the Island.
If you’re On the Saturday the crew can be found on the Fishbourne to Portsmouth car ferries where they will be collecting throughout the day and on the Sunday the lifeboat station will once again turn into a cafe for “Coffee and cake” day.
There’s loads more going on, see the list of events in Sandown and list of events in Ryde.
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