In Focus Isle of Wight Review 2008

The end of 2008 and time to reflect, the good news is we searched through our photo archives and selected our best memories. With regular events Carnivals, Round the Island Race and Cowes Week, not forgetting Royal visits and the 2012 Olympics, the Isle of Wight witnessed history in the making… read more Isle of Wight In Focus 2008

Isle of Wight Boxing Day Swim Videos

Boxing Day Swims for charity took place in Shanklin, Ryde and Ventnor today, and saw daring dippers take the plunge into chilly seas off the Isle of Wight. Watch the videos HERE: Isle of Wight Boxing Day Swims For Charity …

Strictly For Fun Island Panto Season

There’s a glittering array of panto’s taking place across the Isle of Wight over the next week, from Jack and the Beanstalk to Cinderella, we’ve got it covered… read more Island Panto Season Strictly For Fun

Isle of Wight Festive Walks

If you want to get your waistline back on track after your festive fill, how about a 7 mile trek with the Isle of Wight ramblers, starting from Godshill car park on Boxing Day at 9.30am. There are no stops, so you will easily be back in time for family lunch. read more Wight Ramblers Festive Walks

Charity Box Thefts

Police are making a fresh appeal for information after two charity boxes were reported stolen on the Island. It’s alleged the first box was taken on December 18th with the second charity box reported stolen from the front foyer of Morrisons supermarket in Lake… read more Appeal Over Isle of Wight Charity Box Thefts

E Christmas Greetings

Seasons Greetings to Peta Stuart-Hunt for sending our first and it appeared not last E-Greeting of the season. Regular readers of Island Pulse may remember Peta, a superb communicator with an enviable black book of marine leisure industry and lifestyle contacts, who left Cowes Week… read more Green & Fun To Get E-Christmas Greetings

Warm Christmas Bonus

News Update: Whilst the bookies might be offering long odds on a white Christmas, the Met Office is predicting a cold snap starting after Christmas Day with things looking decidedly frosty by the weekend. Vulnerable people on the Isle of Wight… read more Christmas Cold Snap Warm Bonus

Green Christmas Hints & Tips

The Isle of Wight Council is encouraging Islanders to have a green Christmas by composting as much waste as possible over the festive period. The council is keen that leftover organic waste is kept away from landfill this Christmas and is making information available to help everyone do their bit… read more…IW Council Tips For A Green Christmas

Boxing Day Mince Pie Ride

The annual Mince Pie event from CycleWight is going from strength to strength, last year saw 30 people attending and this year CycleWight are hoping for more. What better recomendation than a recent plug in the Daily Telegraph as a free activity to do during the Christmas break… read more Cycle Wight Mince Pie Ride

Nutcracker Royal Ballet @ Cineworld

An exciting cultural event, the first ever live relay of The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker is to be screened at Cineworld.

Tchaikovsky’s music is some of the most memorable of all ballets with a wealth of famous melodies.

This is the first live ballet event of its kind in the UK  and promises to be an event not to miss. read more: Isle of Wight To Experience Royal Ballet

All Things Christmas Online

All Things Christmas: For those who share the spirit of Christmas throughout the year, visit All Things Christmas  as its one of the biggest websites about Christmas online.

You will find holiday treasures such as printable cards, lyrics to your favorite Christmas carols, songs in MIDI format, unique craft ideas, decorating and tips for christmas shopping and gifts.  With lots of holiday stories, delicious recipes, links to other christmas web sites, and more, including a special Christmas for kids-section, offering  fun, games, riddles, printables, and other goodies just for kids.

View The Wight Christmas Lights

Don’t miss this year’s eye-catching illuminations – all masterfully created by island residents – by taking a special open top bus tour around some of the Island’s most colourful festive displays, read more here: See The Christmas Lights On Wight

Festive Timetable For Southern Vectis Buses

Over the festive period Southern Vectis Buses on the Isle of Wight will operate a reduced service.   Some buses will run on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and there will be a Sunday service on new Year’s Day read more here: Southern Vectis Festive Timetable

Isle of Wight Council Festive Timetable

The Isle of Wight Council Services will close down for the festive season from Christmas Eve until Friday 2nd January 2009… read more here: Isle of Wight Council Christmas & New Year Services

Watch For Santa On The Wight

The Wight Christmas Fairy is back to offer some hints and tips on how you can track Santa’s journey to the Isle of Wight on Christmas Eve.

Whilst Wroxall Weather station are preparing for their annual tracking of Santas journey on Christmas Eve, how about taking a visit to the North Pole beforehand, where you can watch all the preparations taking place for Christmas.   For more news and to watch the video click here:

 

Watch Your Alcohol Intake

Health campaigners on the Isle of Wight are encouraging Christmas partygoers to enjoy their night, but make sure they know how much they’re drinking… Island Party Animals Advised To Watch Alcohol Levels

Beware Of Stolen Goods

Following a burglary in Sandown, Police on the Isle of Wight are warning Christmas bargain hunters to beware of stolen second hand goods for sale. Detectives are making an appeal after computer games, jewellery, a portable music player, and hairdressing equipment were stolen during an alleged burglary… read more here: Islanders Warned Beware Of Stolen Goods

Police Target Alcohol Related Violence

In the run-up to the festive period, Police will be out and about across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight targeting alcohol related violence. As part of this crackdown, posters with ‘Offender or Victim? How will your night end? will be used throughout December.read more here: Festive Crackdown By Police

Island Pantomime Babes In The Wood

CAODS present the exciting traditional pantomime ‘Babes in the Wood’ at Trinity Theatre Cowes. It has everything you expect from a pantomime, a battle between good and evil with comedy, romance music and plenty of audience participation… read more here: Babes in the Wood

Isle of Wight MP Christmas Card Design Winner

Pipi-Lotta Kulla, aged eight, has won this year’s competition to create a Christmas card for Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner. Pipi-Lottas’ winning design illustrating the verses of the Twelve Days of Christmas poem, follows in the footsteps of last year’s winner from the same school, Hunnyhill Primary … read more here: Island MP Christmas Card Design Competition Winner

Police Target Christmas Thieves

Isle of Wight Police have launched operation Humbug as a warning to shoplifters not to help themselves to free presents in the run-up to Christmas. Extra PCSOs on high visibility patrols will create a united force of a zero tolerance attitude to thefts…  read more here: Christmas ‘Humbug’ To Target Theft

Christmas Festival In Ryde

Ryde Christmas Festival is taking place on Saturday 6th December, the town centre Christmas Festival programme includes the Ryde Lantern Carnival… read more here: Ryde Christmas Festival

Wight Christmas Lights Videos

If your looking for locations of Christmas lighting displays on the Isle of Wight, Islander Christian Beasley has launched the Virtually Wight website which plots the Wight Lights with videos too!

If you know of any other displays that have not been mapped Christian would like you to let him know, for more details visit:

Lapland New Forest Santa In Blunderland?

Lapland New Forest more like ‘Santa In Blunderland’ there have been over 1,300 complaints, advertised as ‘where dreams really do come true’. A visitor from the Isle of Wight said: There is nothing magical about this experience… read more here: Blunderland In Lapland

Time To Register For Your Visit From Santa

Christmas for children is a magical time, the excitement soars as everyone waits for Santa to bring presents to the Isle of Wight.  Parents and children are being reminded to check out the Santa ‘Clause‘ and ensure  a safe Christmas Eve visit from the jolly man himself.   Read more from the Island Pulse click here: