Islanders have been having fun this morning with their contributions to the tradition of April Fool’s Day.
OnTheWight had a long history of publishing April Fool’s articles over the years – one year we even went as far as putting out nine!
Buffet car on Island Line
Some smelt a rat with our Island Line say ‘Thank you’ with free Buffet car this morning. That gem was penned by Philip Marsh of rail.co.uk.
Across social media, a range of pranks have been posted by individuals and news sources, hoping to catch out the sleepy reader.
Watch out for crocs
If you’re going to be walking along the Yar Estuary, Andy Walton warns you to watch out for the crocodiles …
crocs discovered in yar estuary isle of wight pic.twitter.com/8yL6DwQgWy
— andy walton (@drumglue) April 1, 2015
Advances in travel
Southern Vectis got in on the game with their flying boat service ….
We are pleased to announce trials of our open top flying boat service have been a complete success! pic.twitter.com/0AAUtUDyWN
— Southern Vectis (@SouthernVectis) April 1, 2015
Wightlink came up with a novel way to have fun on the Solent …
Ever wanted to #water #ski to the #IsleOfWight? Test your skills this May with Wightlink: http://t.co/RSetTAv8V2 pic.twitter.com/iR6iKny5Bq
— Wightlink Ferries (@wightlinkferry) April 1, 2015
Even Hovertravel hoped to bring a bit of joy to their passengers this morning ….
We have launched our first room fragrance: Solent '65; bringing back the smell of the sixties. http://t.co/0SfDKQCYbu pic.twitter.com/bCczPdigmt
— Hovertravel Ltd (@HovertravelLtd) April 1, 2015
‘Fixed’ link
Keeping their prank topical, Isle of Wight radio ran with ‘Fixed Link Test Bridge To Be Launched’, complete with photo of test bridge.
The Price is Wight had a bit of fun with their suggestion that John Giddings had plans to bring the Grand Prix to the Isle of Wight.
Isle of Cowes
Most effort put in? We think the Isle of Cowes idea wins. Someone clearly spent quite some time creating a website, complete with lengthy copy, graphics. and a video.
Isle of Cowes video
On a serious note
We thought that this observation circulated on Twitter this morning was worth reflecting on as well.
I love April 1st. One morning a year, all of Britain comes together in critically evaluating news articles before accepting them as true.
— Tim Clare (@TimClarePoet) April 1, 2015
If you’re at a loose end and want to look through our April Fool’s articles from years gone by, there’s a large archive.
