Wightlink in the Community

Big congrats to 13-year-old Talented Athlete Noah Gartell on winning his first snooker title — the Cuestars U21 Silver Tour Championship! 🏆 He edged Jersey’s Archie Greier 2-1 in the final & even played a frame with retiring pro Joe Perry. A star on the rise! 🌟 #Snooker

This International Women's Day we're sharing Anna's story. Anna is an IOW actor who has a number of health conditions. She's loved performing from a young age and is now embarking on a professional acting career youtu.be/rcNvfnLMRaY #IWD2024 #InspireInclusion #wightlink

Congrats to Ava Cowan who's been cast lead role in Curtain Call Creative's production of Legally Blonde at Shanklin Theatre in April. We're proud sponsors of @shanklintheatre and @curtaincallcreative and have helped Ava with travel during her studies at a mainland stage school.

Are you a Year 13 student with an interest in fashion? Our partners at Platform One are hosting an open day this Saturday at P1 Wadhams (formerly Topshop) for their BA (Hons) Sustainable Fashion. Drop in 10am-2pm and meet the experts - find out if this is the course for you!

Welcome to the Talented Athlete Scheme Daniel! Aged just 9, Daniel who is profoundly deaf, is making a name for himself in the para football world! We're proud to support Daniel with cross-Solent travel ❤️ #talentedathlete #isleofwight #football #wightlink #England #iwsport #IOW

THIS JULY - Brain Tumour Research Isle of Wight Randonnée (in conjunction with British Cycling). 🚴 Get ready for the much-anticipated 7th annual Brain Tumour Research Isle of Wight Randonnée! 💪 wightlink.co.uk/explorer/brain…

On sale now ! Shape of You - The Music of Ed Sheeran Saturday 9 March 2024🎸

IW snooker player Noah Gartell reached the final of an U21 Cuestars event in Woking recently. Despite not taking the win it was a great experience for Noah and a great achievement coming 2nd aged just 12 in an U21 tournament of 35 entrants! ⭐️Well done to Talented Athlete Noah!

The Men’s Shed is a community workshop and creative haven for around 30 members who take part in woodworking projects.🔨 This partnership reflects our commitment to building connections and contributing to the wellbeing of the local community. 🤝 wightlink.co.uk/press-releases…

Congratulations to Talented Athlete Emily Fry who returned from the British Masters Championships with not one, but TWO gold medals! 🥇🥇Despite suffering from a hamstring sprain, she triumphed in both the V40 Long Jump and 60m. Emily now sits at the top of the UK rankings!

Welcome to this year's Talented Athlete scheme - Mylea Gobby! She's had a busy start to the year, travelling to Brighton for an Open Meet - picking up 2 golds - and also over the water for the Hampshire County Championships where she reached the 50m backstroke finals #wightlink

West Wight Arts Association welcomed pianist Margaret Fingerhut to the Island for its February concert. She treated the audience to "Around the World in 88 piano keys", inspired by the 2020 lockdown, when the only way for us to travel was virtually #wightlink #proudtosupport #IOW

We're proud to support more than 50 Island sports, arts, charitable and environmental groups with cross-Solent travel this year via our sponsorship scheme. You can find out more about our Wightlink in the Community scheme here wightlink.co.uk/community/spon… #wightlink #IsleofWight ❤️

New to the Talented Athlete scheme for 2024 is rising snooker star Noah Gartell who is making a name for himself in the sport - now within just six points of the top spot of the Cuestars Under-21 Bronze Tour. He's going to need a bigger trophy cabinet! #wightlink #proudtosupport

A lion at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary enjoying one of the life rings we donated! The lifesaving devices used to be onboard the Wight Sun ferry, having been replaced by new ones.

Sisters Olivia & Millie took part in the Aspire championship - the first step to British tournaments. Olivia won the Girls U11s and Millie came runner up in girls U13s. Exciting times as they've both been picked to play for Hants & IOW in the Inter County Championship next month!

Here are the lemurs at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary enjoying their new toy! When the life rings on Wight Sky needed replacing, we didn't want them to go to waste. We thought they might be rather good fun for these creatures!

Future star of stage and screen Ebb Phillips has begun his 3-yr Musical Theatre degree at Italia Conti - the world's oldest theatre school. We've known Ebb since we supported him with travel when he attended Guildford College of Acting's Junior Conservatoire. Best of luck Ebb🌟

IOW pianist Thomas Luke will be in Chandlers Ford next month to perform with the City of Southampton Orchestra at Thornden Hall Arts Centre. Thomas - who is supported by Wightlink - will play Brahms, Saint-Saens and Nielsen, taking the audience on an unforgettable musical journey

Seaclose Swimming Club took part in the 1st round of this year's National Arena League swimming event. This is the first of three rounds between now and Xmas with swimmers aged from 9yrs and up in the team. They placed 5th overall on the night. Great work Seaclose swimmers 🙌