The Children's Guide to the Isle of Wight Launch

Sat 12th July saw the launch of the first 'Children's Guide to the Isle of Wight'. It was held at Quay Arts in Newport and was endorsed by a Royal visit from Queen Victoria no less.

The Children's Guide is a candid and colourful book written, illustrated and edited solely by Island Children and reflects their views about the places they like the most, the places they like to eat and the things that they most like doing on the Island.

For any visiting family the guide gives a real insiders view about what makes the Island special and what you might like to do on your visit.

There were two activities on offer, you could make a badge showing your favourite place on the Island and then pin it to our giant Island map. Book designer Jonathan Ward also ran a book making workshop so that you could make your own personal guide book. Our very own Master Chef , Charlotte Ager, made us a beautiful cake to celebrate with too.


Dame Ellen MacArthur sent the team a message of support,
"Hello Everyone, I just wanted to say that I'm really, really sorry that I haven't been able to come along to cut the cake today and congratulate you on your great Guide. I love all the colourful drawings! I really enjoyed reading it and there were a lot of things I didn't know before so I learnt a lot and I am looking forward to using it to discover new places on the island. Aren't we lucky to live on such a great island! Hope to see you all soon, Ellen"


The guide costs £5 and can be brought from Island outlets or directly from Island 2000 with free P&P, follow this link to buy your copy and take a peek at some of the pages: Children's Guide
Any profits from sales of the guide will be reinvested into future projects and publications for Children on the Island.