Our charitable fundraising efforts

West Wight Sports & Community Centre is a registered charity providing activities that support people's physical and mental well- being.

It was initiated in the 1970s when a group of local people got together, raised money through charity events and built (with their own hands in many cases!) the first indoor swimming pool on the Isle of Wight.

West Wight Swimming Pool was born and has over the years grown into West Wight Sports & Community Centre - one of the main sports facilities on the Isle of Wight offering two swimming pools, sports hall, gym, exercise studios, meeting rooms, community centre and café.

As well as sport and physical activity, the Centre is now the base for the West Wight Community Connector who support those in our community struggling with disability, mental and physical illness, homelessness, abuse, addiction, bereavement, low income and many other challenges.

Our sports and physical activity programme continues to expand and we are currently planning our next initiative which is to build an outdoor covered area so that we can expand further our programme of fitness classes.”

Mountbatten is the Isle of Wight’s only hospice.

• Within our Island community, their care at home team supports over 2,000 people in any one day
• Increasing numbers of Islanders need them — with demand for community care expected to rise by 40% in the next few years
• Their services include bereavement counselling for any Islander who needs them, rehabilitation, support, advice, equipment provision and symptom management
• As well as caring for patients in their own homes, they operate a 16-bed inpatient unit in Newport, offering 24-hour specialist palliative care

From skydiving to marathons, cake sales to summer fetes - there are so many ways to join Team Mountbatten and raise essential funds. With fundraising events throughout the year, there are plenty of chances to get involved!

Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight welcomes anyone affected by memory loss or dementia including individuals before and after receiving a diagnosis, families, carers, and healthcare professionals to join us for informal education about dementia, guidance and signposting to other services.

Their cafés offer a friendly and welcoming environment where people can chat, share stories, make friends, and relax knowing everyone there is 'in the same boat.'

Parklands Dementia Resource Centre

A place where smiling faces greet you and where information can be found and shared, a space for living and laughing and somewhere everyone will feel safe and find respite for a while, 5 days a week. Come for lunch at the Community Café, join their daily Wellbeing Club.

The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. They bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world.

Here at Tapnell Farm we endeavour to be actively involved in the conservation of wildlife. We aim to educate visitors about the importance of supporting wildlife charities. Here at the Farm we have a thriving population of birds. You may have seen our Sparrow and Barn Swallow Street in the Farm Park. The RSPB are frequent visitors with their information stands in our Farm Park, engaging the younger generation!

Their reserve on the Isle of Wight, Brading Marshes stretches from the village of Brading to the sea at Bembridge Harbour. It's a haven for a wide array of wildlife, ranging from Buzzards, Little Egrets, Green Woodpeckers and Marsh Harriers to butterflies, Hobbies and Red Squirrels.