Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2009 | Page 8

life YOUR LETTERS FOREWORD Events for June 09 Isle of Wight structure, round St Catherine's Point & Bembridge Ledge & back into the Solent. There are various viewing points around the Island for the UK’s largest sailing event Isle of Wight Festival Fri 12 Jun 2009 - Sun 14 Jun 2009 - Seaclose Park, Newport Revived in 2002 and now fully re-established as a major UK music Festival, this event welcomes top acts & 50,000 fans to Seaclose Park each year. With previous headliners The Police, Kaiser Chiefs, Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie and Coldplay, the beautiful setting and nostalgic roots blend together to create a unique festival experience. The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, the Stereophonics and Neil Young are some of the many acts already confirmed for 2009 Shorwell Midsummer Fair Sat 20 Jun 2009 North Court Manor House, Shorwell Located in the grounds of North Court, a 16th Century Manor House in the centre of Shorwell Village, this is a traditional village fair which has been held for the last 49 years. There are stalls, displays, games, food & many attractions with free parking. All the proceeds go to local organisations, charities & groups Jaguar Car 20th Anniversary Rally Sun 28 Jun 2009 IW Steam Railway JPMorgan Round the Island Race 20th anniversary rally Sat 20 Jun 2009 Start/Finish at Cowes This is sailing's answer to the London Marathon as 1600 boats, crewed by some of the biggest names in sailing as well as keen amateur sailors, skim past The Needles, the Island's distinctive rocky 8 The Island's most loved magazine