ISLAND LIFE
Blaze of colour
at Robin Hill
A Bestival style blaze of light and colour is set to
bring a touch of unmissable magic to Robin Hill
Adventure Park & Gardens this summer for the
masses to enjoy.
After the success of the inaugural opening of
the Park’s new Electric Woods with the “Blazing
June” event, the anticipation is already building
for the other evenings to follow in August and
October.
The park’s event manager Darren Cool said:
“Visitors will be stunned by the blaze of coloured
lights as they wander through the twilight
glades. There will be live acoustic music sets in
the new woodland bowl arena as well as some
Hampshire stars to play
T20 matches at Newclose
street style theatre entertainment to keep the
children immersed.
“The experience is something quite
A strong Hampshire cricket team,
including Island stars Danny Briggs
inspirational and will appeal to a wide audience.
(above) and David Griffiths, will be playing
The events are separately chargeable from
two T20 matches at the Newclose County
Robin Hill’s day time activities, with tickets
Ground, Newport on Monday, June 11.
available each night on the door or from our
It is the first time in around 50 years that
park in advance. The evenings will have real
Hampshire will be appearing on the Island,
festival feel that people will love, but come at
and it promises to be a spectacular and
dusk for the best experience.”
entertaining day’s cricket as they take on
a star-studded Professional Cricketers’
Association (PCA) Masters team.
Spin bowler Briggs, who is on the verge
of England Test honours, played for
Fancy dress fun night for nurses' charity
Ventnor along with Griffiths before both
graduated to County Championship level.
They will be joined in the Hampshire team
A charity dance and fun night
is being held at King Harry’s
Bar, Shanklin Old Village on
Saturday July 7 to raise funds
for the Breast Care Nurses Trust
Fund at St Mary’s Hospital,
Newport.
Popular Island group The Mix
will provide the music for an
evening that will also have a
‘Round the World’ fancy dress
theme. There will also be a
barbecue weather permitting,
a raffle including tickets for
Osborne House concerts and
FauxFest, and fund-raising
games.
Admission is by ticket only,
with limited numbers, which
can be bought at King Harry’s
Bar. The entire £5 ticket charge
will go to the charity, as will all
the proceeds from the evening,
which starts 7.30pm for 8.0pm.
*Breast care: Another big step
forward – see Page 130.
by the likes of Jimmy Adams, Michael
Carberry, Simon Katich, Kabir Ali and Sean
Irvine.
The PCA line up will include former Test
stars Mark Ramprakash, Devon Malcolm,
Phil DeFreitas Paul Nixon and Matthew
Maynard, as well as Alex Tudor, Chris
Schofield and Min Patel.
The first game starts at 11.30am, and
the second one gets underway at 3.20pm.
Admission is £10 for adults and £5 for
under-16s, with a reduced rate after 3.0pm
for just one match.
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