SWR launches £5.3m fund for community projects
South Western Railway (SWR) have announced a £5.3m fund for community projects across its rail network. The operator has launched a Customer and Communities Improvement Fund (CCIF) for projects that will help improve local communities. SWR is seeking applications for...
Electric Cargo Bike Fund Open
Organisations are being invited to bid for grants of up to £30,000 to support the introduction of electric cargo bikes on the Isle of Wight. Following the completion of a feasibility study by Island based People Powered CIC and a market engagement event aimed at...
£35k IW Lottery loan helps Bump Express
DRIVING SUCCESS: IW LOTTERY HELPS BUMP EXPRESS AND CNC COATINGS TO GROW WITH MAJOR LOAN Island businessman John Nightingale has been able to invest £35,000 in to his business, buying new state-of-the-art technology, thanks to the support of the Isle of Wight Lottery....
Island Games team backed by Island businesses
This year’s NatWest International Island Games are taking place in Gibraltar and the Isle of Wight team is thanking Isle of Wight businesses for their support. The squad of 140 competitors are taking part in 12 different sports at the ‘small island Olympics’, against...
IWCHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 Don’t miss out – entries close July 31st!
Get set for the biggest night of the year for the Island’s business community! Enter your business for the Island’s most prestigious awards. Entries close on July 31st so don’t miss out on the chance to tell your business success story. As always the Chamber’s...
Mountbatten engages with business community
The support of the Island’s business community is invaluable in sustaining the growing demand for end of life services for people across the Isle of Wight. Mountbatten is fortunate to have forged strong partnerships with many local companies over the years and,...
Royal hospitality promotion with HTP
HTP Apprenticeship College and The Royal Hotel are working together to promote careers in hospitality and tourism, as well as address the severe skills shortage in the industry. HTP and The Royal planned and delivered an opportunity for Isle of Wight school pupils to...
The Wight Book now on sale now following launch event at Nunwell House
The Wight Book is a lavish, large format, hardback publication that promotes the Isle of Wight as a positive and progressive place to live, work and play. The not-for-profit, independently published book has been two years in the making and within its pages readers...
Red Funnel’s ‘Red Goes Green’ environment strategy update
Red Funnel launched its new three-year environment strategy ‘Red Goes Green’ in September 2018, when it announced a raft of new initiatives to help improve and conserve the environment. Nine months on, it has already implemented many of the changes set out in its...
IW Lottery Loan helps Brightbulb shine even brighter
Brightbulb Design has created three new jobs and expanded to new offices thanks to a £20,000 interest free loan from the Isle of Wight Lottery Wootton based Brightbulb Design is the latest Island business to benefit from the support of the Isle of Wight Lottery. The...