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16.09.2026 - IOWC Care and Health Careers Festival

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16.09.2026 - IOWC Care and Health Careers Festival

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📆 SAVE THE DATE! The Isle of Wight Council Care and Health Careers Festival is coming to town next month!

📅 Wednesday September 16th
⏰ 10am until 2pm
📍 Lord Louis Library in Newport

✨This popular event is your opportunity to explore rewarding careers, discover training opportunities and network with a range of brilliant island employers focused on care and health✨

If you are just starting out, exploring your options, looking for a new career or returning to the workforce - island employers will be there to answer your questions and show you everything careers in care and health can offer.

Spread the word and come and see us in September - no need to book, everyone is welcome!

🔗 www.iow.gov.uk/careers

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The British Science Festival is Europe’s longest standing science Festival, travelling to a different place in the United Kingdom each annually.

Each year we bring an inspiring programme of free events to the public with researchers from around the UK discussing what their work means to society and its impact on people’s everyday lives. Recent themes have focused on health and sport, space, forensics, animals and nature and psychology brought to life through comedy, art installations, dynamic performances to hands-on workshops and interactive experiences.

The British Science Association and the University of Southampton are pleased to announce that the British Science Festival for 2026 will take place in Southampton. The Festival, will be held over five days with events due to take place in venues across the city from 16 – 20 September. The programme will feature roughly 100 free events, exhibitions, performances and installations that celebrate the people, stories and ideas at the heart of science.

The Festival has been the stage for many iconic moments in history – such as the famous debate on Darwin’s controversial theory of evolution. It also saw the first use of the word ‘scientist,’ in 1834.

Over the years, the Festival has featured many famous names in science communication, such as Professor Brian Cox, Professor Alice Roberts, Sir David Attenborough and Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, as well non-scientists, including writer and poet Lemn Sissay, choreographer Wayne McGregor and broadcaster Lauren Laverne.

The origins of the Festival, previously known as the annual meeting, can be traced back to York, in 1831. Since then it has travelled the globe, including visits to Montreal and Australia.

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The British Science Festival is one of Europe’s longest-running science festivals, hosted at a new location each year. The Festival provides a platform for …

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23.09.2026 - ASDA Heroes Programme Launch

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23.09.2026 - ASDA Heroes Programme Launch

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14.10.2026 ASDA New Leaders programme launch

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14.10.2026 ASDA New Leaders programme launch

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14.10.2026 - Scaramouche Sailing Trust Information event 

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14.10.2026 - Scaramouche Sailing Trust Information event 

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Open to all areas in the region. Register your interest through the QR code

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Maritime Futures - Five Day Residential 

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Maritime Futures - Five Day Residential 

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Maritime Futures is a five-day residential programme delivered during school holidays, designed to inspire young people aged 14–17 who may have an interest in maritime careers, or who could benefit from being introduced to the sector for the first time.

Importantly, full and partial funding may be available for eligible young people, helping to ensure that cost does not become a barrier to participation.

Participants stay on our waterfront campus and spend the week developing confidence, teamwork and resilience while experiencing a range of exciting water-based activities and learning about the wide variety of careers available within the maritime industry.

We currently have the following residential dates available:

• 27th – 31st July 2026
• 3rd – 7th August 2026
• 10th – 14th August 2026
• 16th – 20th August 2026

Programme Overview

The programme offers a varied mix of practical activity and industry insight, including:

Water-based activities such as yachting, keelboating, stand-up paddleboarding or kayaking, and an introduction to sea survival

A blend of sailing and watersports alongside maritime industry workshops, including introductions to marine engineering and vessel maintenance

Interactive yacht simulator sessions

Industry talks and career insight sessions delivered by professionals from across the maritime sector

Residential delivery on the UKSA campus, with all food and accommodation included

High instructor-to-participant ratios with strong pastoral and welfare support throughout the week

For many young people — particularly those from inland areas — the programme provides a unique opportunity to experience the coast, try watersports, and gain insight into maritime career pathways while developing valuable life and employability skills.

Cost and Funding Support

The full cost of the five-day residential programme is £525 per person, which includes all accommodation, meals, equipment and tuition.

Through our Sea Change Fund, UKSA offers fully funded, part-funded and self-funded places, ensuring that financial barriers do not prevent young people from accessing the programme.

Funding support includes:

• Fully funded places for young people experiencing financial hardship (for example those receiving Free School Meals, Pupil Premium or Universal Credit)
• 50% funded places for young people from households earning below the UK median income (£50,000)
• Self-funded places for those who do not meet the above criteria

Funding is assessed on a case-by-case basis via a short application form, either submitted individually or as part of a group booking.