Don't forget - Lynnbottom tip is open this bank holiday, check the traffic before you go at www.roadworks.org . It's usually quieter after 3pm.

East Cowes #Victorian Weekend Festival is this weekend: Sunday 12-9 on the esplanade! Get your tickets now. Dress as a Victorian and get in for free! East Cowes Business Association Tickets from: East Cowes Heritage Centre Flix hair studio

Voluntary and community groups providing education and learning opportunities to adults on the Isle of Wight can bid for grant-funding worth up to £40,000. The Isle of Wight Council’s Adult Community Learning Service has published a new Grant Funding Prospectus for 2019/20. Bids are invited from voluntary and community groups, as well as any enterprise that will use funding to deliver services that widen access to adult learning opportunities. For more information, see https://www.iow.gov.uk/news/Bids-for-grant-funding-invited

Thousands of Islanders have signed back up to the successful garden waste scheme operated by Isle of Wight Council. More here: https://www.iow.gov.uk/news/Garden-waste-scheme-success

Swings at a Sandown playpark have been closed for safety reasons. The rest of the play equipment in the park remains open for the community to use and enjoy. For more information please clcik on the link https://www.iow.gov.uk/news/SANDOWN-SWINGS-REMOVED-AFTER-CONCERNS