A 13-year-old carer, a skateboard-loving sport star and an awe-inspiring conservationist are among Isle of Wight Radio's 2020 Child of Wight award-winners. Details within.
Isle of Wight Girlguides can simply take their age and do something good with it, for example a six year old Rainbow making and selling six cakes, or a Unit that's 13 years old could run a virtual Half-Marathon.
Peter Shreeve from the NEU says their expectations on government appear to be set far too high. "After all, if you could relatively easily ensure that pupils didn’t go to bed hungry, why wouldn’t you?"
Isle of Wight Green Party say infection rates in secondary schools have quadrupled since returning in September and that "it's inexcusable the government is arguing the case to keep schools open during a national lockdown"
Island Independents urge Bob Seely to lobby Government to ensure necessary funding is given to the council enabling them to help those who need it most, especially Island children
The National Education Union is asking people to sign an open letter to Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, calling on him to eradicate holiday hunger by providing Free School Meals (FSM) to all children who need them over the school holidays
The Open Letter - in the form of a petition - calls on the Isle of Wight council to commit to fund free school meals during school holidays. Details and link within
The Isle of Wight College has a proven track record of excellent success rates so why not book an online appointment for the Virtual Open Day on Saturday 7th November to find out more
It's a lot of money to raise in these challenging times, but the club recognises that raising fees would exclude players, so they're appealing to a wider audience for help