Dangers of cold water shock this Christmas

MCA cold water shock campaign this Christmas to highlight the dangers of drinking near water.




Our short video, which educates young men about the dangers of cold water shock, especially following ‘a night out on the town’ is being re-launched in a Christmas 2017 campaign advertising across the UK, and particularly in areas where there have been several incidents of this type

Isle of Wight latest cruise destination

Plan for Cruise ships to visit Cowes and beyond firming up

The Cruise ship business is considerable and valuable. VIoW and Cowes Harbour Commission are actively engaging them, laying out the benefits of visiting the Island. The enclosed map shows where Cruise ships will anchor while visiting Cowes.

This in from Cowes Harbour Commission. The information below is going out to the Cruising media and leaflets are about to be sent to companies that organiser cruises.

A spokesperson from Cowes Harbour Commission told OnTheWight, “We’ve already had encouraging interest.” Ed

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Cowes Harbour Commission is working proactively with Destination Cowes and the Island’s tourism organisation Visit Isle of Wight to promote Cowes as a unique destination port-of-call, encouraged by the rising demand in the cruise ship market, including growth in the Northern European luxury cruise market.

Cowes offers exceptional visitor appeal with cruise ship passengers able to visit world famous tourist attractions such as Queen Victoria’s magnificent Osborne House in East Cowes, the palatial royal residence used as the setting for the major feature film Victoria and Abdul.

Tuesday, 28th November, 2017 12:04pm

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No Bover for Hover in Pomey harbour

Hovertravel visits Portsmouth Harbour in trials

Hovertravel carried out some trials this morning to see how the 12000 craft would operate in Portsmouth Harbour.

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Stephen shares this latest news from Hovertravel. Ed

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Hovertravel’s Island Flyer visited Portsmouth Harbour for the first time this morning.

Hovertravel’s Solent and Island Flyers are normally to be found crossing the Solent between Southsea and Ryde, but today one of the 12000 craft flew into the harbour for an inaugural visit and trial.

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Friday, 24th November, 2017 3:16pm

By Stephen Forster

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Popping down to the Thames for a lunch time swim

Police alerted after 'CROCODILE filmed in the River Thames

The Crocodile was filmed lurking among luxury houseboats on the River Thames!

A dog walker called police after filming a crocodile swimming around luxury houseboats in the River Thames this morning.

He posted the footage on Twitter which he says shows the giant reptile floating around Chelsea Harbour in west London, which is fed by the Thames.

Chris Davies says he filmed the creature just after 8am after he saw two men staring down at it.

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