Seeing Kate Humble on TV at The Needles satellite launch site on Friday brought back memories for this reader who says he was involved with putting the first satellite into orbit from there
As thousands of yachts sail past The Needles, a pre-recorded feature from the site of the 'world's first radio station' will be aired on Radio 4. Tune in to hear Isle of Wight councillor and local historian John Medland.
Last year the 70 wonderful volunteer watchkeepers kept lookout at Needles Coastwatch for 6,710 hours, maintaining the station for 365 days in all weathers. Well done to them all!
There are so many great shots shared by Isle of Wight photographers in our Flickr Pool. This one stood out for us, but take a look yourselves, there are loads to see.