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Sep 2023

Wightlink increases support for Islanders travelling to the mainland for NHS appointments

Thursday 28, September 2023

From today, a price cap of £35 per single leg will apply for Isle of Wight residents who wish to take a vehicle to mainland NHS appointments

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London stage debut for Isle of Wight actor Anna

Tuesday 19, September 2023

An Isle of Wight actor is to tread the boards at London’s Royal Court Theatre later this month

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Wightlink renews support for The Getaway Foundation

Friday 15, September 2023

Wightlink renews its support for The Getaway Foundation, a charity which provides much-needed holidays for families living in poverty.

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Wightlink launches £12 returns for IOW Festival 2024

Thursday 7, September 2023

Wightlink has launched its Early Bird prices for ferry crossings to Isle of Wight Festival next year, offering fixed price returns from just £12

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Wightlink’s 2024 timetables feature later sailings on two routes

Thursday 7, September 2023

Bookings have opened for Wightlink’s sailings to and from the Isle of Wight in 2024.

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Young Isle of Wight sailors learn more about the round-the-world Clipper Race

Friday 1, September 2023

Young sailors from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in Fishbourne found out what’s it’s like to sail around the world when their neighbours Wightlink arranged a ‘behind the scenes’ visit to the Clipper Race yachts berthed in Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

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Vital work to replace fenders at Fishbourne port will be completed in September 2023

Friday 1, September 2023

The final stage in Wightlink’s million-pound investment in replacing the fenders that aid berthing at Fishbourne port will take place in autumn 2023

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Aug 2023

Victoria of Wight celebrates her fifth anniversary as Wightlink’s flagship

Tuesday 29, August 2023

On Saturday 26 August 2023, it will be five years since Wightlink’s flagship ferry Victoria of Wight carried her first passengers from Portsmouth to Fishbourne.

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The age of steam-powered paddle steamers returns to Ryde Pier

Wednesday 16, August 2023

Wightlink will welcome back the world’s last seagoing paddle steamer when the Waverley visits historic Ryde Pier in September 2023.

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Wightlink investigates microplastics on Isle of Wight beaches

Monday 14, August 2023

Wightlink has signed up with Just One Ocean and the University of Portsmouth to take part in The Big Microplastics Survey

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Exmoor ponies help with Isle of Wight rewilding project

Friday 11, August 2023

Two Exmoor ponies are getting their teeth stuck into vital conservation work on the Isle of Wight thanks to a little help from Wightlink. 

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Jul 2023

Wightlink teams up with HM Coastguard on an initiative to improve safety at sea

Wednesday 26, July 2023

Coastguard Officers have crossed the Solent on board two of Wightlink’s ferries to discuss the company’s operations with its Captains and Bridge officers

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Wightlink catches up with the latest news from its sponsored athletes, charities and performers

Monday 24, July 2023

More than a hundred Isle of Wight sportsmen and women, musicians, performers and people from charities and good causes, all sponsored by Wightlink, gathered in Newport to share their news with the ferry company.

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Isle of Wight primary school pupils gets hands-on with marine biology on Ryde beach

Monday 17, July 2023

Thirty Ryde primary school children learned some important environmental lessons as they explored their local beach.

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The Isle of Wight turns up the heat with its first beach sauna – thanks to celebrity DJ Rob da Bank

Monday 10, July 2023

The Isle of Wight’s first beach sauna has opened in Freshwater Bay, providing an opportunity to indulge in heat therapy alongside invigorating swims on one of the Island’s most picturesque beaches.

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Isle of Wight footballer has her sights set on a place at the World Cup

Tuesday 4, July 2023

Wightlink-sponsored footballer Lucy Scholes has been picked for the final training squad ahead of the Deaf Women’s World Cup in Malaysia in September.

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Jun 2023

Wightlink welcomes a young mariner to the Bridge

Tuesday 27, June 2023

Eight-year-old Oliver Davies visited the Bridge of St Faith and met Captain Will Smith.

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Wightlink hosts marine scientists researching Solent cuttlefish

Monday 19, June 2023

Wightlink has teamed up with marine scientists from the University of Portsmouth to find out more about cuttlefish that live in and around Ryde Pier and near the ferry company’s FastCat terminal in Portsmouth Harbour.

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