ISLAND ARTISTS: Tony Westmore, by Robin McInnes

The Island’s coastal waters have inspired many of Britain’s greatest painters in both oils and watercolours over the last two centuries. Works depicting shipping and other craft have been set against the backdrop of the Island’s spectacular coastal scenery stretching...
Lorna Seaward – Seeing The Isle of Wight In A Different Light

Lorna Seaward – Seeing The Isle of Wight In A Different Light

If you haven’t attended any exhibitions by the Isle of Wight Art Club, or popped into Burfields Antiques in Ventnor recently, you probably won’t have come across the art of Lorna Seaward. Her work is striking, extremely diverse, and often interprets familiar Isle of...
The Island’s Newest Farm Shop

The Island’s Newest Farm Shop

Based at Godshill’s Sheepwash Farm since 2000, Sue and Paul Brownrigg have plenty of experience selling their farmed produce to the public. At Christmas, they sell over 1000 turkeys, as well as geese, ducks and wild game, both from the farm itself, online and at...
Get Set To Sail!

Get Set To Sail!

There’s an amazing opportunity for young people, right here on our doorstep. Cowes-based youth charity UKSA is proudly offering funded places on its flagship course, the three year Superyacht Cadetship, through generous bursaries from Trinity House and Seafarers UK....
Perfecting your winter complexion

Perfecting your winter complexion

Winter is a tricky time of year for the complexion as your skin is buffeted by bracing winds and dried out by central heating, not to mention growing rapidly paler by the day. However, with a little bit of investigation, you can protect your skin, eliminate dry...