Make your garden friends happy with this simple, tasty bird treat... 1. Gently melt some lard or suet in a pan or microwave 2. Leave to cool slightly. 3. Add seeds, nuts or old bread and mix. 4. Shape into balls. Tip: You can also use yoghurt pots or similar as moulds...
Building work to create a new exhibition space at Brading Roman Villa is now complete. The new gallery will be the only exhibition space of its kind on the Isle of Wight and will allow the Villa to host major touring exhibitions from national museums. It will...
Let’s face it, we all make the same New Year’s Resolutions – lose weight, eat healthily, spend less – and most of the time we break them before the end of January! This year why not make one resolution that you can easily stick to and that will help you and your loved...
The much anticipated premier of ‘Rumpy Pumpy’ is coming to the Apollo Theatre in Newport from 6th – 9th March 2014! This new musical written by Island Author and Screen Writer Barbara Jane Mackie is billed as “a female Full Monty”. This comedy drama brings to life the...
The Royal Hotel, Ventnor hosted their fifth Gala Dinner, raising a massive £55,000 for the Isle of Wight Youth Trust. 165 supporters of the Isle of Wight Youth Trust enjoyed a delicious four course dinner, followed by a lively auction with a last minute addition from...
If you love watching the birds that visit your garden, why not encourage them to move in! This birdhouse is easy for children to make with the supervision and help of an adult, and you can adapt the design to suit the birds you wish to attract. You will need: Wood...
There’s something really rewarding about making your own Christmas decorations, knowing that you’ve added to the magic and sparkle that shines out from the depths of the darkest winter months. With buttons at the top of every home-crafters wish list this year, Emily...
With the winter upon us and the arrival of dark evenings, it’s difficult to imagine our homes at night without light. The simplest form of manmade light is the fire and the candle is one of man’s oldest answers to the problem of supplying light after dark. The quality...
During the winter months the cold weather, dull days and dark mornings and evenings mean that your vitality can reach its lowest ebb – so now is the perfect time to boost your wellbeing with a fresh vitality-stimulating juice. The West Bay Club’s Coffee House Manager...