Our Dates for your Diary section is the ideal place to find out about events happening across the Island.
April Events
Friday 3rd April – Easter Egg Hunt at the Isle of Wight Community Club, Park Road, Cowes from 11am – 2pm. Booking essential on 01983 292238. Meet the Easter Bunny and take part in the Easter Bonnet Competition. Kitchen open all day – everyone welcome. Stay all day with our family disco in the evening.
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April – Isle of Wight Spring Art & Garden fair at Northwood House and Park from 10am – 5pm daily. A fantastic collection of different exhibitors of all types, including garden and plant nurseries from the Island and mainland who will be taking space on the lawns of our historic venue, as well as a fantastic Island artist showcase inside the elegant rooms of the main house itself. Tickets from £5.40 on gate or book online www.northwoodhouse.org
Friday 3rd April – Coffee Morning at Northwood Cemetery, Heritage Resource Centre, Newport Road, Cowes between 10:30 am and 12:30 pm. This month’s theme is “Easter Tombola”. Hot and cold drinks and biscuits are available free of charge. Everyone welcome – just come through the cemetery gates and you will be given a warm welcome. Hosted by Friends of Northwood Cemetery.
Saturday 4th and Saturday 18th April – Newport Craft Market at 64, High Street, Newport from 10am – 4pm. Lots of local stalls with a wide selection for everyone. Raising vital funds for the Daisy Ring Bus
Saturday 4th April – Ryde Fire Station Open Day with lots of activities for all the family. Great selection of stalls and vendors, including food and drink. Open 10am – 4pm
Saturday 4th April – Easter Duck Race on the River Yar. For more information go to www.yarmouthcarnival.co.uk
Sunday 5th April – Yarmouth Craft Market from 11am – 3pm at Community Hall of Yarmouth & District, St James Street, Yarmouth, PO41 0NU.
Wednesday 8th April - Having technical difficulties? Bring your phone, laptop, iPad or tablet along to our free Digi Drop-In event at St Helens Community Centre from 10 am -12 noon. Our tech volunteers will be there to help. Refreshments provided. Free event/donations welcome.
Wednesday 8th April – Wingo Bingo at Community Spirited, Vectis Road, East Cowes, PO32 6HN. Eyes down 6.30 - 8.30pm. All ages and dogs welcome. £5 includes a drink. Snacks & raffle extra.
Thursday 9th April - Folk Night at the Porter Club, Lake, PO36 9LE. Enjoy an evening of acoustic music from our enthusiastic performers. Bring a song or just listen. Free entry. Starts 7.00. On bus routes 2, 3 and 8, own car park. Bar.
Thursday 9th April – Bembridge Craft Market at Bembridge Village Hall from 10am – 4pm. A host of Island makers with unique handcrafted items. Be sure to pop in to see what's on offer.
Saturday 11th April - Bembridge Beach Clean. Meet at Lane End Car Park (RNLI) or The Point at 10am. All equipment is provided.
Monday 13th April – HASAG Asbestos Disease Support Isle of Wight. Coffee Afternoon at the Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, PO30 2GR from 12.30 – 2.30pm. Everyone welcome.
Monday 13th and Monday 27th April - play Mah Jong at the Porter Club, Lake, PO36 9LE, 1.30 start. Beginners welcome. Bus routes 2, 3 and 8, own car park. Drinks, tea, coffee available.
Friday 17th April - A joint concert between Newchurch Male Voice Choir and the visiting Cotswold Male Voice Choir. At St. Saviours on the Cliff Church, Queens Road, Shanklin PO37 6AN. Starting at 7.30pm. Free Entry. Raffle and retiring collection.
Saturday 18th April - Newport Bowling Club Open Day from 10am – 4pm at Seaclose Recreation Ground, Newport, PO30 2QS. Fun for the whole family, no age limits. All equipment provided, just wear flat shoes. Refreshments available.
Sunday 19th April - Quay Folk Club, Quay Arts Centre, Newport features a distinguished guest this month. Doors open at 6.30 pm for the music to start at 7. Free entry - drop a donation into the fez.
Saturday 25th April – Totland Craft Market at Totland Village Hall, The Broadway from 10am – 1pm. A great range of talented crafters will be there.
Thursday 23rd - Tuesday 28th April - Crafty Artists Spring Exhibition at Quarr Abbey Gallery. 10am - 4pm Free Entry
Thursday 30th April – Parklands Dementia Information Drop-in Sessions. Are you supporting someone who has dementia? Are you worried about your memory or know someone who is? Do you know where to get dementia information or access help and support? Come along to our drop-in session from 7pm – 9pm at Parklands Dementia Resource Centre, Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7LZ. Tel 01983 220200
Regular events
Every Monday - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding an Info Point at Christ Church, Broadway, Sandown PO36 9ET from 11am - 1pm. Please drop in if you need any information, guidance or support. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Every Monday – Chat and Craft. Come along with your favourite craft or unfinished project. Learn something new and get help and inspiration or just share your skills. Held from 2-4pm at Isle of Wight Community Club, Park Road, Cowes, PO31 7NP. Open to everyone and all ages. Entry £2 which includes tea/coffee. For more information call Wendy on 07584600053
Every Monday - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding a C.A.M.E.O. Together session at Church Close Community Centre, Church Close, Wootton PO33 4QD from 2pm – 4pm. These sessions are free to attend, and you can meet your neighbours over a cuppa, play a board game and get face to face support from a range of guest organisations. We also have a take 1 Leave 1 rail with free winter clothing and a Little Free Library outside where you can help yourself to books and jigsaws or leave them for someone else to enjoy. Please call if you would like more details. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
First Monday of the month (excluding Bank holidays) - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding an Info Point at Seely Hall in Brook from 10:30am – 12noon. Please call if you would like more details. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Third Monday of each month – Diabetes Group Isle of Wight Bembridge & St Helens Drop in at The Cloisters, 36 High Street, Bembridge, PO35 5SE from 1 – 3pm. Call 07415 399102 for further information
Every Tuesday and Thursday - The Buzzy Bean Café, The Old School Centre, Wootton from 11am – 3pm. Warm Space and companionship and low cost lunch menu. There will also be activity afternoons with quizzes, board games and bingo
Every Tuesday – Sarah’s Crafty Café at The Old School Centre, New Road, Wootton from 10am – 12pm. £3 per class with all material included. Contact sarahmadethis17@aol.com for more information
Every Tuesday - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding a Walk & Talk group every at Sandown Pier. Meet at 10:15am for a 10:30am start for a gentle, flat stroll with a stop halfway for refreshments. Please call if you would like more details. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Third Tuesday of the month - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding an Info Point at Our Place, West Wight Sports Centre, Moa Place, Freshwater PO40 9XH from 10:30am - 12.30pm. Please drop in if you need any information, guidance or support. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Third Tuesday of each month – Diabetes Group Isle of Wight Newport Drop in at St Thomas’ Church Hall, 69b High Street, Newport, PO30 1BA (opposite the Castle Inn) from 1 – 3pm. Call 07415 399102 for further information
Every Wednesday - Social Bridge at West Wight Sports & Community Centre. From 2pm to 4pm. Turn up and play for £2. Participants are learners, intermediate and experienced who play non-competitively.
Every Wednesday and Friday - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding a CAMEO Community Café and static Pantry at the Sandown Elim Pentecostal Church, 47 Fort Street, Sandown PO36 8BA from 10:30am – 12:30pm. Come Along And Meet Each Other over a cuppa and access free guidance and support. Pay £5 to use the Pantry and receive around £15 worth of food. Everyone is welcome. Please call if you would like more details. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Every Wednesday - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding a Community Cafe at The Broadway Centre, Broadway, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 9GG from 2pm-4pm. Please drop in if you need any information, guidance or support. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
First and Third Wednesday of the month - The Living Well & Early Help Service will hold an Info Point & Coffee, Bowls & Banter group at Shanklin United Reformed Church, High Street, Shanklin PO37 6LA from 11am - 1pm. Please call if you would like more details. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Second Wednesday of the month - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding an Info Point at the Pyle Street Pantry, Newport Congregational Church, Newport PO30 1UH from 11am - 1pm. Please drop in if you need any information, guidance or support. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Third Wednesday of the month - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding an Info Point at the Veterans Outreach Support session, Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport PO30 2QR from 11am – 1pm. Please drop in if you need any information, guidance or support. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
First Wednesday of the month - The Living Well & Early Help Service will be holding a coffee morning/Info Point at the Porchfield Village Hall, opposite the Sportsman's Rest pub from 2-4pm. Please drop in if you need any information, guidance or support. 01983 240 732 / lweh.org.uk
Every Wednesday - The Living Well & Early Help Service have launched a new group called Beyond Mum at the Church Close Community Centre, Church Close, Wootton PO33 4QD from 9:30am – 11:30am. These sessions offer a child free space for mums to reconnect, relax and rediscover themselves over a cuppa. ‘Come as you are. Leave a little lighter’. There is free parking right outside. Please contact mollie@lweh.org.uk / melissa@lweh.org.uk for more information.
First Wednesday of the month - Fibromyalgia Friendship Table at Freshwater Coffee House, School Green Road. Drop in between 2pm & 3:30pm. Social get together over a cuppa and chat for people with the same health condition. Pay for your own refreshments in the café.
Second Wednesday of each month - Creekside WI meet at the Methodist Church Hall, Station Road, Wootton at 7.15pm. Come and have some fun. Visitors are always very welcome.
Second Wednesday of each month – Diabetes Group Isle of Wight West Wight Drop in at Freshwater Methodist Church, 2 Brookside, PO40 9AN from 2 – 4pm. Call 07415 399102 for further information.
Fourth Wednesday of each month – Diabetes Group Isle of Wight Gurnard Drop in at All Saints Church Hall, Tuttons Hill, Gurnard, PO31 8JA from 10am – 12pm. Call 07415 399102 for further information
Every Thursday – Move & Stretch with Suki at The Old School Centre, New Road, Wootton from 11am – 12pm. An invigorating class to loosen joints. Can be either standing or seated – free/donations welcome.
Every Thursday - Friendly Cribbage group meet at The Isle of Wight Community Club, Park Road, Cowes – 6.30pm. Come along and enjoy an evening playing cards and make new friends in the process. If you don’t already play, just give Wendy a ring on 07584600053 and she will arrange some beginner’s lessons to get you started. Entry is just £1.00 first session is free.
First Thursday of every month – Applegate Breast Cancer Support Group meet at the Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, PO30 2QR from 10am -12pm. A different topic is introduced at each meeting to help patients understand and manage their cancer. Support from health professional, therapists and speakers. Let’s talk about Breast Cancer.
Every second and third Thursday – Knit & Knatter with Kate at The Old School Centre, New Road, Wootton from 1 – 3pm. Bring your own projects or knit items to support communities in Ukraine. Free event and the Buzzy Bean Café will be open for refreshments.
Second Thursday of the Month – Diabetes Support Group meet at Parkside Pavilion, Vectis Road, East Cowes from 1.30 – 3.30pm. Come along for a chat and cuppa!
Second Thursday of the month – Vectis Quilters meet at the Parish Church Centre, Town Lane, Newport at 7.30pm. Come along and meet us. For more info contact cottierjenny@gmail.com (chairperson) or Tel 01983 282761
Every Thursday – Sarah’s Crochet A-Long class at The Old School Centre, New Road, Wootton from 10.30am – 11.30am. £2 per class. Come along and learn to crochet. Contact sarahmadethis17@aol.com for more information
Every Friday - The Community Cuppa. Come along for companionship, games, coffee, tea and biscuits between 9.30am – 12pm at 11 St Thomas Square (the old NatWest), Ryde. Free event
Every Friday - Freshwater Market from 8.30am-12noon at the Memorial Hall. Homemade cakes, plants, books, jewellery, fresh eggs, original artwork, crafts, bric-a-brac, café, handcrafted liqueurs and much more.
Last Friday of the month – Quiz Night at Newbridge Community Centre, Main Road, Newbridge, PO41 0TR at 7pm for 7.30pm start. £2 members or £3 non-members. Bar will be open and a raffle. Everyone welcome. Organised by Newbridge Community Association.
Every Saturday morning (from 18th April) - Learn to Bowl at Newport Bowling Club, Seaclose Recreation Ground, PO30 2QS.Every Saturday morning from 10am - 12noon. Bowls supplied, just wear flat shoes.
First Saturday of the month – Newbridge Community Association Coffee Morning from 10am – 12pm at Newbridge Community Centre, Main Road, Newbridge, PO41 0TR. Plants, books, jigsaws and cake.
Second Saturday of each month – Diabetes Group Isle of Wight Ryde Drop in at Ryde Methodist Church Hall, Garfield Road, PO33 2TP from 10am – 12pm. Call 07415 399 102 for further information.
Fourth Saturday of each month – Diabetes Group Isle of Wight Wootton Drop in at Church Close Community Centre, Church Close, Wootton, PO33 4QD from 10am – 12pm. Call 07415 399102 for further information
Every Sunday – Ryde Indoor Market at Royal Victoria Arcade, Union Street, Ryde from 10am - 3pm