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St John’s College, Southsea, Open Day

October 4, 2011

Mr Graham Best, Headmaster of St John’s College, Southsea, is inviting parents to the first of the Schools Open Morning Events on Saturday 8 October, 10am – 12.30pm.  This whole-school event provides an excellent opportunity for those considering independent education to see what St John’s has to offer. Situated in the heart of Southsea and [...]

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Cinderella at Kings Theatre, Portsmouth

September 22, 2011

YOU TOO CAN GO TO THE BALL WITH HOVERTRAVEL Hovertravel, the fastest Isle of Wight passenger service across the Solent, is offering joint travel and pantomime tickets for Cinderella at Kings Theatre, Portsmouth. This great deal includes a day return on the hovercraft and a ticket for the pantomime at Kings Theatre. With Hovertravel’s help, [...]

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This Autumn at Chessell Pottery

September 20, 2011

THE ENCHANTED FOREST Monday 24th to Friday 28th October This autumn at Chessell Pottery we will be using ‘The Enchanted Forest’ as inspiration! Join in the fun and have a go at making your own ‘Enchanted’ pottery designs with the children this half term. Our easy-to-use decorating sponges will be out during the week, everything [...]

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Hordle Walhampton School in Lymington Open Morning this October

September 14, 2011

OPEN MORNING Observing a busy, active and engaged class of children can tell you far more about a school than simply browsing a website or reading a prospectus, which is why Hordle Walhampton School in Lymington encourages parents to come along to their Open Morning (Monday 3rd October) to see for themselves pupils at work [...]

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Baby and Children’s Markets on the Isle of Wight

September 6, 2011

The first market will be taking place on Sunday 18th of September at Medina Leisure Centre Newport 2:30pm till 4:30pm .The event will be full with local island businesses selling baby and children related goods, you will also a number of information stalls and a number of parents  from across the island holding stalls selling their [...]

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West Wight Sports Centre school holiday activities programme on the Isle of Wight

August 20, 2011

West Wight Sports Centre school holiday activities programme starts on July 25th. Throughout the summer swimming is free of charge to Island Resident children.There are also intensive swimming lessons each week - this is an ideal way to give your child a head start in swimming before starting school lessons. We also provide parent and baby and [...]

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Family based exhibition this Summer at the Quay Arts

August 20, 2011

Peter Slight and Sarah Shaw from Worthing bring a fun, family based exhibition of quirky, curious, mixed media models, paper engineered pictures and embellished photographs all inspired by nature and British wildlife to Quay Arts’ Rope Store Gallery. Peter’s images are heavily influenced by folk tales and fables which give a strong narrative feel. His style [...]

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Try Fishing for FREE this Sunday with – Wight Fishing .

August 13, 2011

Try Fishing for FREE this Sunday with – Wight Fishing .It is FREE to take part in the event and no rod license is required to fish on the day. They encourage everyone to take part and welcome anyone who is interested no matter what their age or ability.Nettlecombe Farm on Sunday 14th August 10am [...]

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Another Reason to Visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyard This Summer

August 12, 2011

Visitors looking for a top quality tourist attraction this Summer, need look no further than Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as it has just been awarded VisitEngland’s accreditation of ‘Quality Assured Visitor Attraction’. The assessment was carried out earlier in the year under the current guidelines of the Visitor Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) and was deemed to [...]

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Family Magazine for parents on the Isle of Wight

August 12, 2011

Family magazine for parents on the Isle of Wight  summer issue is free if you don’t have a copy  of The Family Directory for the IOW then please contact us . The magazine is  full of local information . For your FREE copy please email us  , you don’t have to live here as we [...]

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