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Find the latest news and media releases from Wightlink.

Jul 2024

Let’s go fly a kite! Wightlink sponsors Portsmouth International Kite Festival

Tuesday 23, July 2024

Wightlink is sponsoring free kite-making workshops for children to get creative at the festival

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Wightlink’s Lymington Terminal celebrates its 30th birthday

Monday 22, July 2024

It’s thirty years since Lymington’s new-look ferry terminal first opened to passengers.

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Wightlink celebrates the achievements of its sponsored teams, charities and good causes

Tuesday 16, July 2024

More than 100 Isle of Wight people sponsored by Wightlink came together for coffee and cake in Newport to update ferry company staff about their activities over the last year.

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Silver success for Wightlink sponsored dancers

Friday 5, July 2024

Dancers supported by Wightlink have returned from the Dance World Cup with silver medals

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Wightlink announces its latest sustainability grants to innovative Isle of Wight organisations

Friday 5, July 2024

Wightlink has announced the successful Isle of Wight community organisations that will receive grants to help the Island to improve sustainability.

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Two decades with Wightlink at the hub of the two-wheeled world

Thursday 4, July 2024

One of the most successful sports stars that the Isle of Wight has ever produced is celebrating two decades of her partnership with Wightlink… and she is showing no signs of slowing down.

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Wightlink takes to the skies to support Isle of Wight Armed Forces Day

Monday 1, July 2024

Wightlink was proud to sponsor the Royal Navy Parachute Display Team which landed on Ryde sands at the end of Armed Forces Day

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Jun 2024

Wightlink to join the celebration of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Tuesday 25, June 2024

This weekend, the Isle of Wight will be buzzing with scientific activity for the first Biosphere Festival

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The countdown is on to Isle of Wight Festival 2024

Monday 17, June 2024

Months of preparation are almost over. Wightlink is ready to welcome crowds of music lovers who will be travelling by ferry to the Isle of Wight Festival, one of the most popular events in the calendar.

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Wightlink supports its Charity Champions to raise money for good causes

Tuesday 11, June 2024

Wightlink is supporting kind-hearted members of staff who want to raise money for six selected charities by matching their efforts with a company donation.

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Wightlink’s charity calendar cash for Aggie’s

Friday 7, June 2024

Portsmouth-based Royal Naval charity Aggie’s has benefited from £621, thanks to Wightlink’s customers who bought its 2024 calendar.

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May 2024

Katy Taylor joins Wightlink as Chief Executive

Tuesday 28, May 2024

Katy Taylor will become Wightlink Chief Executive Officer from Monday 19 August 2024. This follows Keith Greenfield’s retirement from the Isle of Wight ferry company after nine years at the helm.

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Heatwave guaranteed at Wightlink this Bank Holiday weekend

Friday 24, May 2024

Holidaymakers crossing the Solent with Wightlink this half-term are guaranteed a steamy start to their break if they invest in a bottle of a Bloody Hell Hot Sauce, exclusively made on the Isle of Wight

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Apr 2024

Automated gates arrive on Wightlink’s FastCat foot passenger route

Tuesday 23, April 2024

Foot passengers travelling on Wightlink’s FastCats between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier will be using automatic entrance gates at both ports by early May 2024.

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Old deck chairs and deflated bouncy castles get a new lease of life

Sunday 21, April 2024

Wightlink has got together with Isle of Wight-based recycling pioneers Inflatable Amnesty to transport materials across the Solent.

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Rugby players set to scale great heights for Teddy

Friday 19, April 2024

Wightlink has supplied transport support the Ward family and the Lily Foundation

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Mar 2024

Maritime Minister Lord Davies of Gower discusses the future of shipping on a visit to Wightlink

Friday 15, March 2024

Wightlink welcomed Maritime Minister Lord Davies of Gower to its port in Portsmouth

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Sailing with Wightlink towards a successful career in tourism

Thursday 14, March 2024

Isle of Wight College students of Travel and Tourism got an insight into Wightlink’s operations at the start of a study day in Portsmouth.

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