Community Radio for The Isles of Scilly You can listen live on the Islands on 107.9 Mhz FM, on our website at www.islandsfm.org and also on Alexa.
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We are a not-for-profit and small-market community radio station based on the Isles of Scilly broadcasting a mix of great music, news and local content to our 2,100 residents across the five main islands of St Mary's, Tresco, St Agnes, St Martin's and Bryher. To listen on Alexa just say, 'Alexa. Play IslandsFM One-Oh-Seven-Point-Nine'. Please note any comments that you post on the page may be used
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Congrats to our two winners in this week's Scilly Lottery draw!
Winning the first prize of £500 is James Atkinson from Whitley Bay, Northumberland. The second prize of £250 has been won by Elizabeth Ewers from Waddesdon, Bucks.
Our lottery lady (Sharon) will be in touch with this week's winners in the next few days. Thanks for playing!
On Saturday Breakfast (31st Aug) we'll be hearing from Sheila Thomas who's in charge of fundraising for the Island Haven project.
We'll also have the latest news from our local Wildlife Trust when we catch up with their CEO, Julian Branscombe.
Jane Hurd will be eyeing her barometer with the local weather forecast, and we have Paul Pennington talking about ME (that's myalgic encephalitis to you and me!). We'll keep an eye on the travel news, the front pages of the morning's papers, and we've got another edition of Science & The Sea.
That's from 8am on Islands FM this Saturday morning.
Two more lucky winners in this week's Scilly Lottery draw!
£500 is destined for Kelly Loft from Chippenham, Wilts.
The second prize of £250 has been won by Michael Johnson, from Belper, Derbyshire.
As always, we request our winners to allow a few days for our lottery administrator, Sharon, to get in touch.
Our weekly lottery costs from £1 a week, and we draw 104 prizes each year - you could be next! For more info, email [email protected]
On Saturday Breakfast with Bob Bate this week:
We chat with the NHS about the preparatory works for providing an expanded service on St Mary's,
The Wildlife Trust have a new fundraising and communications manager, Olivia Willmore. We talk with her about her background, pregnant goats, the work of the rangers and a few interesting WhatsOns for the week ahead.
We're also working hard to track down the transatlantic rower who made landfall on Scilly earlier this week - fingers crossed, we'll also have him on the programme!
Plus, the full version (aka 'limited edition' in today's parlance!) of last week's interview with Tresco's Beekeeper extraordinaire Jilly Halliday.
And, for the art and sculpture lovers, we'll hear from internationally-renowned artist Yinka Llori who has added more than a splash of colour around the fountain in London's Leicester Square (picture below)
Jane Hurd is here with Scilly's most accurate weather forecast, plus we have all the usual features lined up and ready to go.
Come on in, between 8 and 10 on Saturday morning here on Islands FM.
Today (Wed. 21st August) we have BT doing their best to sort out the problems we have had with our internet connection from the studio to the outside world.
This does mean that, sometime this afternoon, we will be going off air for 10-15 minutes whilst all the new connections are put in place and tested.
Another week and another two winners in the Scilly Lottery!
This week £500 has been won by Clare Fenwick, from Truro while the second prize of £250 is going to St Mary's resident Shirley Graham.
Thanks for playing and Sharon, our lottery admin lady, will be in touch with our winners to unite them with the money soon!
Lottery entries start from just £1 each week, and there are two winners each week - so 104 chances a tear to bag a cash prize.
For more info, head over to
Island FM 107.9 - Broadcasting From The Isles Of Scilly. Sign up for the Scilly Lottery for your chance to win £1000. Each week the winner is announced on Islands FM.
This week's Saturday Breakfast is the full monty! As well as fresh interviews, we're repeating the ones from last week when we were rudely interrupted by our ever-so-unreliable BT internet connection at the studio (more on this at the end of the post).
So make a large jug of cold coffee (s'gonna be a hot day) and prepare ye self for the voices of -
Cllr. Steve Sims & Council Chair Robert Francis (on the topic of too many cars on Scilly),
Nikki Banfield & Jilly Halliday (on insects and an amazing Scilly bee experiment respectively),
Award-winning Cornish Country singer Tom Cary twice! One is a repeat of last week's interview, then he'll be live as proof that he survived his gig last Monday at Jack's microbar.
All this and Jane Hurd's unique Scilly weather outlook, Travel updates, a look at the papers, Science & The Sea ('Climate Ripples'), and Word on Health (Liver disease).
Tune in and hold your breath that the BT internet connection to & from our studio holds out. We are promised a senior engineer from the mainland to attend this coming Wednesday in an effort to give us a rock-steady and robust connection.
All this, starting from 8am Saturday, on Islands FM
Regular visitors to our FB page will recall we've had more than our fair share of issues with our BT internet connection on St Mary's.
Well, they're back once more :(
Today (Tuesday) we may go off the air occasionally (on both internet streaming and local FM) as BT aim to fix our problem.
New music on tonight’s magic bus show from; Catlea, the speed of sound, and Gina Larner, 7-9.
This week's Scilly Lottery winners were announced earlier today:
£500 has been won by Ann-Marie Bass, from Erdington, Birmingham.
The £250 goes this week to James Caslake who's on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly.
Gerry Beckley is an acclaimed singer/songwriter, best known as a founding member of the iconic rock band America. Beckley developed a passion for music early on, mastering the piano and guitar during his teens. In the late 1960s, he formed America with Dewey Bunnell and Dan Peek while attending London Central High School. The band's unique blend of rock, folk, and pop quickly garnered attention: Their 1971 hit "A Horse with No Name" skyrocketed to the top of the charts, establishing America as a significant force in the music industry. Beckley's melodic sensibilities and poignant lyrics played a crucial role in shaping the band's distinctive sound and more hits followed, including "Sister Golden Hair," "Ventura Highway," and "Tin Man."
Gerry Beckley is the guest of Sandy Kaye in this week's 'A Breath of Fresh Air', this Monday on Islands FM at 5pm (repeated on Friday at 1pm)
Our breakfast show this morning was off air due to a problem with our BT internet (again). We are repeating the programme between 12 noon and 2pm this Saturday afternoon (full content in post below). Please ignore the timechecks and the travel news!!!!
On Saturday breakfast tomorrow from 8am:
What's going on with all the cars on St Mary's? What's behind it all? Is the problem more congestion, or parking? Or just more folk with vehicles? Does something need to happen and, if so, what?
Nikki Banfield will be talking about Asian hornets, bees and biosecurity, amongst other things.
We'll chat to award-winning country singer Tom Cary who's set to arrive on Scilly to perform at Jack's Microbar (on St Mary's) on Monday night!
Plus local weather from Jane, Paul talking about Rheumatoid arthritis, and Holly on a 'Phantom Giant'!
We look at the front pages of the papers, keep an eye on travel, and some whats ons, plus classy tunes too.
Join Bob Bate from 8am this Saturday morning.
Remember the Council Meeting last week on Tuesday 30th July?
If you missed our live broadcast of the proceedings, we'll be repeating it THIS AFTERNOON, just after the 5pm news.
SKYBUS WEATHER ADVISORY - TOMORROW Thurs 8th Aug.
The weather for Thursday indicates possible low cloud and reduced visibility at Land’s End and St Mary’s airports, which may cause disruption to Skybus flights.
At this time, no flights have been cancelled. For Skybus passengers booked to travel on Thursday, you may transfer to a flight on a different date or to a Scillonian III ferry sailing without paying an amendment fee and where space allows.
Remember the Council Meeting last week on Tuesday 30th July?
If you missed our live broadcast of the proceedings, we'll be repeating it this Wednesday (7th August) afternoon, just after the 5pm news.
Another two winners in this week's Scilly Lottery:
Our £500 winner is Ciaran Brooks, from Paignton, Devon.
The £250 prize goes to Michael Wicks, who lives in Swanley, Kent.
We ask that winners do not contact us immediately - our lottery administrator, Sharon, will get in touch with you in the next few days!
LAST CALL for a previous winner: We have been unable to make contact with Fiona Hooper from Kent. If you're reading this Fiona, please email Sharon by the end of August: [email protected]
Monday at 5pm:
If you missed Saturday Breakfast this weekend, there's another chance to hear recent interviews with Andrew George MP, Stuart Reid (Steamship Group's CEO) and - from the IoS Council - Robert Francis (Chair) and Cllr. Steve Sims (Lead member for transport). They'll all be talking (in the main) about last week's decision by Harland & Wolff's decision to cease plans for the Scilly Ferries venture. PLUS, we have a statement from former CEO of Harland & Wolff, John Wood. Monday, after the 5pm news, only on Islands FM
On Thursday, we learnt that Harland & Wolff's planned fast passenger ferry service was to be cancelled. On Saturday Breakfast we talk about this with Andrew George MP, Stuart Reid (Steamship Group's CEO) and - from the IoS Council - Robert Francis (Chair) and Cllr. Steve Sims (Lead member for transport). Plus, we have a statement from former CEO of Harland & Wolff, John Wood.
All the usual suspects are scheduled too, with Jane Hurd (Scilly weather), Paul Pennington (Word on Health) and Holly Brolly (Science & The Sea). We'll look at the front pages of the papers, keep you up to date with any travel news and discover what some folk hide in their underpants/knickers drawer!
Join Bob Bate for Saturday Breakfast, from 8 am this Saturday.
July's meeting of the Full Council of the IoS will be on FM from 4.30pm this afternoon. Also, like all our programmes, it's available via our website, and on Alexa ("Alexa, play Islands FM on one oh seven point nine"
Are you totally bored with the Olympic games? Time for a quick change of pace, and a chance to settle down for an hour of sport free music! Tonight's 78 show includes music by Paul Anka, Gene Vincent and perhaps, may I sing to you, (don't panic!), it's the title of a song by Eddie Fisher! So, unwind tonight at 7pm, (or 2pm in Canada!) and have a medal-winning hour with me (Nigel Young) and some classic tunes.
Tomorrow (Tuesday 20th) we will be broadcasting the proceedings of the meeting of the Full Council of the Isles of Scilly. The meeting starts at 4.30pm, and usually lasts for an hour or two.
The agenda is at
This week's two winners in the Scilly Lottery draw have just been announced on air.
As if there's not enough sunshine today, we've sent £500 worth of extra happiness to Helen Elsworth in Penzance who wins our first prize. Our second prize winner receives £250 of happiness and that's headed to Nathan Walker from Southampton.
As always, we ask winners to await contact from our lottery administrator (Sharon) in the next few days.
Thanks for playing, and we'll have another two winners next Monday!
On Saturday morning's Breakfast Show, we chat with Katherine Sawyer as she marks 25 years of hosting Scilly Walks,
We also hear from St Martin's resident Robin Browne about last week's fete on the island.
And what's happening with Scilly Ferries? We put in a request to Harland & Wolff on Wednesday seeking a live interview for Saturday morning. We haven't heard back from them yet, but hope they will offer us an interview. Tune in to find out!
Jane's weather and all the other usual features are back, so hope you can join me, Bob Bate, from 8am
Finally, we now have Sky News back on the air at the top of each hour. Ironically, we had a few emails from listeners stating that they actually preferred not hearing the news!
Coming up tonight on the magic bus show new music from; Beauty in chaos, The keys and Beachwood sparks, 7-9.
This week's Scilly Lottery winners are:
The £500 prize goes to our regular Bookshow contributor, Barbara Simpson! Barbara lives on St Mary's and you can hear her in this week's Bookshow hosed by Linda Thomas. It's on from noon (it's pre-recorded, so she was blissfully unaware at the time).
The second prize (of £250) has been won by Dorothy Johnson, from Breadsall, Derbyshire.
Thanks for playing our lottery! You, too, can join by emailing [email protected] For just £1 per week, you'll be in the draw...
What's in store for this Monday? Well, Jane Hurd will be along at the top of each hour with Monday's weather forecast, starting from 7am, just before David Marley wakes us up with Marley in the morning for three hours.
And then, at 11am, we have this week's winners announced in the Scilly Lottery, There's £750 to give away, and with two winners each week, will you be one of them?
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It's been a very busy time for the RNLI over the last couple of days, with them being in attendance for the incident involving the Mazarine container ship that ran aground on Monday morning, near Wolf Rock Lighthouse, about 20 miles east of Scilly. The vessel, with 25 people on board, had suffered engine failure and sustained some limited damage. The RNLI operation involved 28 team members from four different stations. More info is in the RNLI press release below, with pictures and video, all provided to us by the RNLI. Four RNLI lifeboats launch to 195-metre disabled cargo vessel off Land’s End Four RNLI lifeboats launched on Monday (10 July) to assist a 195-metre cargo vessel that had lost power and grounded on Wolf Rock Lighthouse off Land’s End. RNLI all-weather lifeboats launched from Sennen Cove, Penlee, The Lizard and Falmouth lifeboat stations with a total of twenty-eight RNLI crew onboard. Sennen Cove’s Tamar class all-weather lifeboat City of London III launched at 10am with seven RNLI crew, under the command of Coxswain Ollie George and made best speed to the area. Shortly after, at 10:30am seven of Penlee RNLI’s volunteers aboard the all-weather Severn class lifeboat Ivan Ellen launched from Newlyn. Penlee’s RNLI Coxswain Patch Harvey said ‘It's a distance of about 14 miles from Newlyn to Wolf Rock, and with the south westerly wind touching force 7 on our bow, it was a pretty uncomfortable trip out there but with the possibility of having to evacuate crew from the casualty vessel we were going full speed to get there quickly. It took about 45 minutes.’ Sennen Cove’s RNLI Coxswain, Ollie George said ‘When we launched initially, we thought we might be facing a situation where we were having to evacuate the crew from the vessel, and we were preparing ourselves for a very difficult situation. Thankfully the Mazarine was able to clear Wolf Rock, but unable to restart her engines she was drifting at a rate of two knots towards Mounts
Every radio station across the UK has united for the #MentalHealthMinute. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s special message to help ‘Lift Someone Out of Loneliness’. A small act of kindness can make a big difference, and it can help you feel less lonely too.
Welcome to the weekend 🌞 This week we had a gorgeous visitor which we were all very excited about. This bottlenose dolphin was having lots of fun following local boats around the harbour! Please don’t forget to send in your pet photos for your pet to be in with the chance of being crowned our ‘pet of the week’ 👑
⛈ Morning! Hope you're well and had a good night's sleep. What a wet and windy night! You wouldn't believe it's the middle of summer. Hopefully, the weather will improve soon. 🙌 Anyway, Will's here keeping you company from now until 11am and he's got plenty on the way for you this morning. ✅ Local diver, Todd Stevens, has recently discovered 2 new shipwrecks and some very interesting artefacts. He'll be telling us about these wrecks this morning. ✅ Wyn Grant will be looking back on some Scillonian history. ✅ Nathan Dean will be sharing his thoughts. 🎧 Listen NOW on 1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣.9️⃣ FM and online anywhere in the world 🌍 at radioscilly.com. Video courtesy of Todd Stevens.
All Squared Up Live at Bryher Fete.
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