Island Life Magazine Ltd April/May 2014 | Page 8

ISLAND LIFE MAGAZINE snippets forthcoming Time to walk for charity The annual Walk the Wight, a major fundraiser for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice, takes place on Sunday, May 11. There are now four walks to choose from, including the original main walk of 26.5 miles from Bembridge to the Needles. The main walk is also broken into two stages; the 12.5 mile stretch between Bembridge and Carisbrooke, and the 14-mile trek from Carisbrooke to The Needles. There is also the popular Flat Walk, approximately eight miles from Sandown Bay Academy to Thompson’s Trees, Shide, Newport, mainly along flat cycle-tracks. For further details visit www. iwhospice.org/walk-the-wight-2014 Hover over to Harry Potter! Hovertravel are running special excursions to Warner Bros Studios home of the Harry Potter films - a