The Common Space IW

New and Brighter Future for Island Nature! The Isle of Wight #LocalNatureRecoveryStrategy is published today. This strategy sets out how and where the Island’s nature can best be recovered. Visit islandnature.org @arcteam #IslandNature #IsleofWight #IWBiosphere #30by30

Isle of Wight #LNRS launch day! @quayarts

The government has set out radical plans that could transform local government in England. Join us to hear from experts about what these proposals really mean for local democracy. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/163963/pe…

Pleasure to attend #BayPlacePlan AGM this week in Shanklin joined by Bay youth forum member Aydin to represent #YoungPeople Lots of progression on Tier 1-3 capital projects & youth services. All developments requested by young people #YIF #YouthVoice #Regeneration #YouthWork

Great to see the MicroEye at Discovery Bay last Saturday. This high-powered microscope was bought in 2019 by @SpaceIw using grant money from our IW Foundation. It’s a super bit of accessible kit, giving people of all ages a whole new insight into the Island’s hidden ecology.

Discovery Bay is back for a day in May! This is a brilliant one-stop shop of all things nature, wildlife, science and community, with the spotlight on Sandown, the Bay in the Isle of Wight Biosphere. It's free for everyone!

The @WildheartTrust have announced a brand new fortnightly after school club for #YoungPeople at The Wildheart Animal Sanctuary in #Sandown Starting 15th January 4:30-6:00pm Learn about #conservation, #animalcare & welfare as well as to socialise with others #IsleofWight 👇

Thank you to all the young people, parents, carers, friends & valued partner agencies who attended #Bay #Youth Awards & Celebration event on Friday @trouvillehotel. It was an amazing event with so many smiles & stories of positive experiences from our participants #YouthWork

We are excited & so looking forward to Friday night & our first #Bay Youth Awards event @trouvillehotel. Celebrating the achievements of #youngpeople who have completed accreditation, certification, volunteering & social action #YouthWork #IsleofWight #Inspiring #Community

If you’re on the Isle of Wight on Wednesday 6th Dec and fancy finding out more about the work of Artecology, Nige will be at @WildheartTrust on Wednesday evening for a show and tell! …eartanimalsanctuary.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/…

At #Locality23 in Bristol, @antlondon has JUST LAUNCHED our new Manifesto calling for a community power revolution. We know that local communities are best placed to transform lives and create a fairer society, so we’re calling on the next government to make five big reforms 🧵

All you need to know about half term!! #HaveYouBeen #iwbiosphere #halfterm #isleofwight

With half term coming up we have lots of #Sports & #Fitness sessions for #youngpeople living in #Bay area but also several #Arts #Culture workshops encouraging #YouthVoice & #Youthparticipation Free #Rap workshops #YouthWork @ArtsworkLtd #IsleofWight #Partnerships

Our latest Future Ocean Foundation ‘Reef For Schools®’ CoralPod, 1 month old & looks fantastic with thriving corals! Located in a Southampton school, this unique CoralPod® was crafted by our team and installed by @TheCoralCentre. Students love it, and fish find refuge in it! 🐚

‘We met in a youth club…..’ what a superb rally cry for the power of youth work from Mercury prize winners @EzraCollective !!!!

We’re gradually creating a library of free access research papers and other academic resources relating to our work at Artecology. You can find the first few we’ve gathered here - artecology.space/research-papers

We have been working with @iwight & @DCMS, as a direct result of continuous consultation with young people, living in #Sandown & #Bay area about their need for a safe credible youth space & services. Amazing to get this project approved ! #YouthCentre #YouthClub #YouthWork #YIF

📢 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 The Cultural Bridge Partnership has announced a new 2024 - 2025 programme of funding 💰 The funding is designed to support intercultural exchange in participative arts and culture between Germany and the UK. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

🎉 The £3,110,090 grant is expected to make a significant impact on the lives of young people, breathing new life into an historic site, while creating crucial opportunities for the next generation 🏦💡 onthewight.com/long-neglected… #iwnews #IsleofWight @iwight