Schools, businesses, staff, patients and the MP for Isle of Wight West marked Go Yellow 2024 in aid of Mountbatten Isle of Wight, on Friday, 11th October 2024.
There was a lot of dressing up and much eating of yellow food. Meanwhile, across the week, a treadmill challenge saw us walk enough miles to cover the same distance as Walk the Wight, which turns 35 in 2025.
Thank you to you, if you joined in the fun. You helped raise cash and awareness for our 24/7 services, in Islanders’ homes and in our 16-bed hospice in Newport.
School contributions
At Lanesend Primary School in Cowes, children wore yellow and ran a cake sale, with some delicious things to buy.
They were not the only ones. Schools across the Isle of Wight joined in the fun.
Walking the Wight
At the John Cheverton Centre, in Newport, we set ourselves the challenge of walking the Wight as many times as we could, across the week leading up to the big day.
Among those who took part were patients, some of whom were attending rehab sessions and workshops at our community centre and cafe, staff, visitors and Isle of Wight West Labour MP, Richard Quigley.
We are delighted to reveal that, between us, we walked the distance twice over – a total of 52 miles!
In 2025, the iconic Isle of Wight fundraising walk, which covers around 26 miles between Bembridge and Alum Bay, will celebrate its 35th birthday.
Sunday Skool disco
A daytime disco, called Sunday Skool, lots of dressing up (including by solicitors, doctors and nurses) and a coffee morning were also among the fundraising events.
Our John Cheverton Centre cafe served cakes, while our staff embraced the yellow theme of the day. As well as characters from TV comedy, Hi-de-Hi, there were chickens and lots of sunflowers.
Hospice Care Week
Our shop teams were also being celebrated as part of Hospice Care Week, which this year focussed on the importance of retail in helping fund charities like Mountbatten Isle of Wight. Mountbatten has 11 shops on the Island and all play a vital role in supporting us to support our community.
Go Yellow-themed quiz night
The evening was rounded off with a Go Yellow-themed quiz night.
A trophy was awarded to winners Vikie Morgan, John Sharman, Dale Millward and Duncan Fleming, who spent the duration of the quiz dressed as chickens.
Mountbatten Isle of Wight is one-third funded by the NHS but this money has not changed in line with inflation, and even this is under threat.
Our charity increasingly relies on the two thirds of funding that comes from the community, including from events like Go Yellow, to support thousands of Islanders and to protect services for those who will need us in the future.
News shared by Lucy on behalf of Mountbatten. Ed
