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Dates for next year's Isle of Wight Story Festival have been announced following a record-breaking February half-term event.

Families and book lovers alike flocked to the Isle of Wight Story Festival, featuring top authors and this year, included important messages about identity and inclusivity

With less than a week to go until the fourth annual Isle of Wight Story Festival, organisers have reiterated the message of inclusion the event promotes.

How to watch Drumming and Strumming for Shanklin Theatre TONIGHT!

The One and Only Chesney Hawkes and BBC DJ Mark Radcliffe among names for virtual April YouTube gig for Shanklin Theatre.

Two days left until ‘Drumming and Strumming for Shanklin Theatre’ This virtual benefit concert features John Challis, Doctor and the Medics and Blair Dunlop. Watch on YouTube and Facebook There are only two days to go until Drumming and Strumming for Shanklin Theatre, a virtual benefit concert organised by teenagers from the Isle of Wight who are completing their Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Only Fools and Horses’ actor, John ‘Boycie’ Challis, 1980s hitmakers, Doctor and the Medics and...

By Lucy Morgan Audience and Content Editor Drumming and Strumming organisers Jake Curran and Tilly Grimshaw will welcome BBC antiques expert David Harper and actor John Challis to the Shanklin Theatre virtual benefit gig. There are only two days to go until Drumming and Strumming for Shanklin Theatre, a virtual benefit concert organised by teenagers from the Isle of Wight who are completing their Duke of Edinburgh...

Drumming and Strumming for Shanklin Theatre. TELEVISION stars and Island musicians are among the line up for a virtual charity concert in aid of Shanklin Theatre. Drumming and Strumming will star musician Paul Armfield, Isle of Wight blues band Black Daniels, It Ain’t Half Hot Mum star Melvyn Hayes and John Challis, who played Boycie in Only Fools and Horses. The concert, organised to raise money for the theatre, will premiere on Facebook and YouTube, on Thursday, April 22. Scroll down ...