Cowes Town Council

08/09/2026

Did you know Living Well & Early Help Service have a small team of Trusted Assessors who can visit you at home to provide low level mobility equipment information and guidance?
⬇️It's easy to self-refer. See the poster for more details ⬇️
🏡Supporting your independence at home 🏡

Did you know we have a small team of Trusted Assessors who can visit you at home to provide low level mobility equipment information and guidance?
⬇️It's easy to self-refer. See the poster for more details ⬇️
🏡Supporting your independence at home 🏡

08/09/2026

If you're a professional supporting people with drugs and alcohol use on the Isle of Wight, Inclusion Isle Of Wight love to welcome you to our online web page built for professionals. This page brings together resources, training information, case studies and easy to use referral options, all in one place.

🔗 https://orlo.uk/2MtcZ

If you're a professional supporting people with drugs and alcohol use on the Isle of Wight, we'd love to welcome you to our online web page built for professionals. This page brings together resources, training information, case studies and easy to use referral options, all in one place.

🔗 https://orlo.uk/2MtcZ

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

For your diary....... Island Riding Centre have 160 FREE sessions for those with SEN or free school meals, Christmas HAF at Island Riding Centre dates. December 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 29th and 30th 2026. It will be bookable on EEQU again so please make sure you are registered and registered on our booking system too www.islandriding.ecpro.co.uk

They will be running 9 to 1 and a 12 to 4 club. To make it easier for those who can't do early winter mornings. All the staff and ponies look forward to it. And they have loads of new ideas already, games, quizzes, arts project, riding, putting out the ponies stockings and fun. We have plenty of healthy snacks, hot chocolate break, a hot lunch in GG's too......... and remember its mostly indoors.

There will be an affordable option to book for those who are not SEN or on free school meals. Again bookable nearer the time. A reminder to book will go out 3 week prior.

For your diary....... We have 160 FREE sessions for those with SEN or free school meals, Christmas HAF at Island Riding Centre dates. December 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 29th and 30th 2026. It will be bookable on EEQU again so please make sure you are registered and registered on our booking system too www.islandriding.ecpro.co.uk

We will be running 9 to 1 and a 12 to 4 club. To make it easier for those who can't do early winter mornings. All the staff and ponies look forward to it. And we have loads of new ideas already, games, quizzes, arts project, riding, putting out the ponies stockings and fun. We have plenty of healthy snacks, hot chocolate break, a hot lunch in GG's too......... and remember its mostly indoors.

There will be an affordable option to book for those who are not SEN or on free school meals. Again bookable nearer the time. A reminder to book will go out 3 week prior.

08/09/2026

Join Alzheimer Cafe Isle of Wight tomorrow afternoon for their Cowes Alzheimer Café where they have a presentation from Nigel Hartley about: My Life, My Plan, My Death.

Some things feel scary to talk about, but once that conversation begins, it can give us back a sense of control and even some peace. ❤

Join us tomorrow afternoon for our Cowes Alzheimer Café where we'll have a presentation from Nigel Hartley about: My Life, My Plan, My Death.

Some things feel scary to talk about, but once that conversation begins, it can give us back a sense of control and even some peace. ❤

08/09/2026

🚨 ASIAN HORNETS — ISLANDERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🚨
Following the recent report of a yellow-legged (Asian) hornet on the Isle of Wight, now is the time for all of us to be keeping our eyes open.
Asian hornets are an invasive species and pose a significant threat to our honeybees, wild pollinators and wider biodiversity. Early detection is incredibly important, finding an individual hornet can help the specialist teams locate and destroy a nest before it becomes established.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
Yellow-legged hornets are generally:
🟡 Yellow tips to their legs — one of their most distinctive features
🟤 Dark brown/black with a velvety dark thorax
🟠 A mostly dark abdomen with a yellow/orange band towards the end
🟠 An orange face when viewed from the front
📏 Workers can be up to around 25mm, with queens up to around 30mm

‼️IF YOU THINK YOU’VE SEEN ONE, REPORT IT!
You don’t have to be certain that it’s an Asian hornet. They can be easily mistaken for other insects like the European hornet or woodwasps
If you can safely do so, take a photograph and report the sighting.

The easiest way is using the Asian Hornet Watch app:
Iphone: https://apps.apple.com/.../asian-hornet-watch/id1161238813

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...

You can also report a suspected sighting:
🌐 Online: www.nonnativespecies.org/alerts/asianhornet
📧 Email: [email protected]
Or report to the local Isle of Wight team
📧 email: [email protected]
📞07833394730

Please include a photograph and the location of the sighting wherever possible.
💚 AND PLEASE JOIN THE LOCAL ISLE OF WIGHT ASIAN HORNET FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM GROUPS

Facebook: Isle of Wight - Asian Hornet Watch
Intstagram: iow_asian_hornet_watch
It’s a great place to keep up with local information, learn what to look for and help spread awareness throughout our Island community.
The volunteers are working to protect the Isle of Wight from Asian hornets are doing an incredible job, but they need your eyes too
That’s where we can all help.
You don’t need to be a beekeeper.
You don’t need to be an expert.
You don’t even need to be certain you’ve seen one.

Just keep your eyes open. 👀
Take a photo if it’s safe. 📸
REPORT it. 📱
Let the experts do the rest. 👍
One sighting could make a real difference to protecting our Island’s bees, pollinators and biodiversity. 🌿💚

PLEASE SHARE — LET’S GET THE WHOLE ISLAND LOOKING OUT FOR THEM

08/09/2026

Rain, heavy at times, but clearing later. Tomorrow looks fairly decent though with sun and cloud 🙂

The satellite and radar look......chaotic!
IW Met Service - The Isle of Wight Weather Service

07/09/2026

Have you seen Red Funnel Isle of Wight Ferry new TV ad?📺

We were delighted to enlist the help of BAFTA and Emmy nominated actor and writer Diane Morgan to celebrate (in her own deadpan way), just what makes the Isle of Wight... different!

From fossil hunting and red squirrels to blue w**e and garlic ice cream, Diane takes viewers on a whistle stop tour of the Island's specialities that set us apart from the rest.🐿️

Turning traditional tourism advertising on its head, we hope you enjoy this entertaining homage to the Isle of Wight's individuality, unique landscape and local quirks that have attracted visitors for generations.

You can watch the TV ad and find out more about Diane's Wonderfully Different discoveries here:

https://tinyurl.com/yu9p2jj2