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The Ellen MacArthur Trust

February 25, 2010 Charity
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The Ellen MacArthur Trust is a charity based on the IOW working with young people between 8 and 24, helping to rebuild their confidence after treatment for cancer and leukaemia.

Established in 2003 by world-renowned yachtswoman and IOW resident Dame Ellen MacArthur, the Trust now welcomes young people from hospitals all over [...]

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FREE Kids’ Art in the Galleries this season at Quay Arts!

January 20, 2010 Days Out
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The Kids’ Art in the Galleries programme held at Quay Arts on Saturday mornings between 10am and noon is great fun for children aged 8 years+ and is now completely FREE!

A different workshop each week, based on the Quay Arts’ current exhibition programme, led by our team of artist Gallery Educators.

Programme details follow:

Date Exhibition Workshop Title Artist

16 [...]

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A Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

November 25, 2009 Events
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Start your festive season with a day out to A Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

The special 10th Anniversary event this year promises all of your festival favourites of the last decade with a host of Victorian entertainment and colourful characters, the largest Christmas market on the South Coast, and even more snow!

Tickets [...]

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Exclusive Weekend Offered For Fans Of Naval Novelist

November 12, 2009 Days Out
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A lower gundeck dinner in HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar, is the centrepiece of a weekend in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard devoted to the leading fictional chronicler of Nelson’s Navy, Patrick O’Brian.

Brought to a new generation of fans by the film Master and Commander, starring Russell Crowe [...]

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To War with a Paint Box Alan Morgan

October 8, 2009 Days Out
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To War with a Paint Box

Alan Morgan

Rope Store Gallery, Quay Arts

Fri 16 Oct – Sat 21 Nov 2009

Preview / Drinks Reception: Thu 15 Oct 6 – 8 pm All Welcome

Island artist; Alan Morgan was an officer in 104 (Essex Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Horse Artillery serving in the Western Desert, Syria and Italy from 1942 [...]

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The Wildlife Trust’s National Red Squirrel Week

October 8, 2009 Days Out
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The Wildlife Trust’s National Red Squirrel Week

3 – 11 October 2009

You are invited to celebrate The Wildlife Trust’s National Red Squirrel Week at The Priory Bay Hotel during 3-11 October.

Come and enjoy a little red squirrel watching within the hotel’s extensive grounds and learn more about these rare and beautiful creatures as they play [...]

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