The Isle of Wight Festival opens it’s gates to thousands of music fans today, but it’s not just music that’s on offer.
Around the huge site there are all manner of activities and things to see if you fancy a break from the main stage, big top, acoustic (formerly bandstand) stage, or other music tents such as the Hipshaker and Kashmir tents.
We hear that a new chill out are has been created in the Arboretum, called The Hive.
This haven (on the river side of the site) welcomes festival goers with straw bales to relax on, Island food and drink as well as live guitar music.
We’re told that Island business, JMC Plant, have even been collecting old chip fat from Island pubs to power the generators.
You’ll also be able to find out more about the festival’s environmental work with partners Gift to Nature (who will be using VBs dawn chorus podcasts – see if you can spot them).
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Customised Bee Hives
Additionally to the research project the Give Bees a Chance campaign includes the sponsorship of six bee-hives on a farm in Limerstone owned by Island bee keeper Mary Case.
Aaron Fletcher of Ventnor band, The Bees, has customised each of these in gold as a nod to this year’s headline act Neil Young and each one is named after a local conservation project the festival supports as part of their corporate membership of Gift to Nature.
Image: Michael Brannon
