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What's your Island story?

In this brand-new Spence Willard-sponsored podcast for the host Harriet Hadfield (ex BBC, Sky News) & producer Alex Warren meet interestingly Islanders to find out why they love life on this beautiful Island of ours!

15/04/2024

Swipe to see ’s

🍴 Favourite Restaurant:
🛍️ Favourite Shop: .chic
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem: Footpaths from St Helens to Seaview
⏰ In the 10 Years: Performing Arts School

28/03/2024

Swipe to see Father Xavier Perrin of

🍴 Favourite Restaurant: Quarr Abbey Tea Shop
✝️ Favourite Church: St Olave’s Church, Gatcombe
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem: Wroxall Down
⏰ In the 10 Years: Young families are supported

15/12/2023

In each podcast we ask all our guests a quick-fire round of 5 things about the Island. Swipe to see of

🍴 Favourite Restaurant:
🛍️ Favourite Shop:
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem: Newtown Creek
⏰ In the 10 Years: Urban Regeneration

23/11/2023

In each podcast we ask all our guests a quick-fire round of 5 things about the Island. Swipe to see

🍴 Favourite Restaurant:
🛍️ Favourite Shop:
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem:
⏰ In the 10 Years: A proper sewage system

09/11/2023

In each podcast we ask all our guests a quick-fire round of 5 things about the Island. Swipe to see Major General Sir Martin White’s

🍴 Favourite Restaurant:
🛍️ Favourite Shop:
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem: Priory Bay
⏰ In the 10 Years: Better Education

07/11/2023

We are so delighted to be partnering this season with Style of Wight Magazine - the Island’s leading lifestyle magazine 🏝️

Three years ago, the magazine featured ’s return home to the Island - telling her ‘Island story’ - in part inspiring the idea of series of podcast interviews with the very special people who live here. Swipe to see that article ➡️

So it’s a wonderful full circle moment - make sure you check out future issues of the magazine, which will feature an episode in each edition during Season

07/11/2023

We are so delighted to be partnering this season with Magazine - the Island’s leading lifestyle magazine 🏝️

Three years ago, the magazine featured ’s return home to the Island - telling her ‘Island story’ - in part inspiring the idea of series of podcast interviews with the very special people who live here.

So it’s a wonderful full circle moment - make sure you check out future issues of the magazine, which will feature an episode in each edition during Season 3!

Thank you for your support 💙

06/11/2023

The countdown has begun ⏰

Season 3 launches on Wednesday and we’ve got a bunch of amazing islanders ready to tell you their stories!

Make sure to set a reminder OR tap this post, you won’t want to miss out 🙌

📸: .jelf.photographer

03/11/2023

🎙️ 🚨 Podcast returning… Next week!

Next Wednesday we’ll be publishing our first episode of Season 3 of The Island Stories Podcast with a very moving interview timed to coincide with the week running up to Remembrance Sunday.

I can’t wait to share my fascinating chat with Major General Sir Martin White - the highest ranked veteran living on the Island and a former Lord Lieutenant.

So… who else would you like to see in the hot-seat this series? 🪑

If you missed our first two seasons, links to listen are in my bio

📸 .jelf.photographer 😘

22/06/2023

In each podcast we ask all our guests a quick-fire round of 5 things about the Island. Swipe to see

🍴 Place to Eat:
🏖️ Favourite Beach: Scatchell’s Bay
⛵️ Island Activity: Tennis
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem: Recording Studio in Chale

02/04/2023

S2 Ep 5: Francesca Cooper - living ‘the good life’ on the Island 🐂

Our guest this week on the podcast is regenerative farmer Francesca from Nunwell Home Farm where, alongside business partner Hollie, they provide beef, pork and eggs, delivering to up to 70 Island-based customers.

Find all links to listen here: bio.site/islandstories 🎧

21/03/2023

S2 Ep 4: Frank Fletcher, CEO EMCTrust - the healing power of the sea ⛵️

This episode we chat with Frank Fletcher who’s been running the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust in East Cowes for 18 years!

‘A Londoner living on the Island’ - he tells us how the Trust has gone from humble beginnings in Cowes to a UK-wide operation offering sailing trips to hundreds of young people who’ve been through treatment for cancer every year.

Available to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧

01/03/2023

Our very own, Natasha Edwards is speaking all about The Garlic Farm on the IslandStoriesPodcast, S2,Ep3 hosted by the brilliant Harriet Hadfield

Natasha was born and raised on our famous farm in Newchurch and now she now runs the family business with her husband Barnes. On this episode Natasha chats all about her childhood on the farm and how she unexpectedly landed a role in a Shanklin stage show and of course, all about her love of garlic! 🧄

This episode is available to listen to now - link in our bio. And via The Island Stories Podcast

19/02/2023

15/02/2023

S2 Ep2: Nigel Hartley - why the Island needs to talk more about death…

Nigel Hartley, Chief Executive Officer of Mountbatten Isle of Wight, tells us how his passion for end-of-life care started when a close friend died with Aids in the 1980s. And how his initial career as a concert pianist came to an abrupt end when his hand was shut in a car door.

It’s a longer episode than usual - giving us space and time to talk about something we all rarely discuss - death.

🎧 Listen here: bio.site/islandstories

03/02/2023

Have you listened to Episode 1 yet?🎧

In each podcast we ask all our guests a quick-fire round of 5 things about the Island. Swipe to see

🍴 Place to Eat:
🏖️ Favourite Beach: Totland Bay
⛵️ Island Activity: Cold Water Swimming
🎗 Island Charity:
👀 Hidden Gem: Freshwater Caves

31/01/2023

We are thrilled to announce as our first guest of Season 2 🙌🏼

Only 1 day to go so make sure you have your headphones ready - you won’t want to miss this one!

Visit the link in our bio to find all the ways to listen 🎧

30/01/2023

It’s official, WE’RE BACK 🙌

On Wednesday The Island Stories Podcasts will return for Season 2! We’ve got some amazing guests lined up and we can’t wait for you to hear their stories 🎙️

- Harriet & Alex

23/06/2022

And…that’s a wrap on Season 1 🙌

💙 We’d like to give a massive thank you to all of you for the listens, downloads, comments and support for Season 1 of the podcast!

🏡 A special thanks to Spence Willard for sponsoring Season 1 and supporting the podcast! They have been the perfect sponsor and we have loved hearing all the positive feedback about the ads.

🎙 We will be back after summer for Season 2 and we already have some great guests lined up, so stay tuned for more amazing

- Harriet & Alex

22/06/2022

Make sure to listen to the final episode of Season 1 with of 🙌

🍴On the Island food scene: ‘People are not just not prepared to accept rubbish food anymore.’

🌽 On Island sustainability: ‘We should be going back to basics, we should be self-sufficient’

🎧 Find all links to listen in our bio!

21/06/2022

With the end of Season 1 we wanted to share another wonderful comment by one of our listeners, ☺️

Make sure to go catchup on Episode 8 with Chef Robert Thompson - it’s a good one🍴

Leave a comment below and tell us your favourite episode of Season 1👇

20/06/2022

Have you listened to Episode 8 with Chef Robert Thompson yet?🍴

Robert has been on the Island since taking over as Head Chef at The Hamborough in Ventnor in 2008, earning a Michelin star for the Island one year later⭐️

Listen to his now: bio.site/islandstories 🎧

16/06/2022

It’s time for the final quick-fire round of for Season 1! Check out Chef Robert Thompson ‘s!

🍴: Heron iow
🏊‍♂️: Swimming at North House
🎣: Mackerel Fishing of Yarmouth
🎗: Mountbatten Hampshire
🏝: The ‘unspoilt’ nature

We’ll be back for Season 2 after the summer for more !

15/06/2022

It’s the final episode of Season 1 of the podcast - and we’ve got a ‘Michelin-starred’ interview for you. Chef Robert Thompson - chef and restaurateur - and now newly-minted Chef Patron at boutique hotel North House Cowes 🍴

We chat about his award-winning career as a chef and the need for the Island to have its own abattoir in order to become fully sustainable - in the face of rising food prices food!

Find all links to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧

🏡 Sponsored by Spence Willard
🎵 Music by Music Radio Creative

14/06/2022

Episode 8 with Robert Thompson is out tomorrow! Stay tuned to hear all about his 🙌

The subject of the Isle of Wight having its own abattoir is back on the agenda thanks to Robert Thompson.

10/06/2022

Time for this weeks quick-fire round of 5 things about the Island. Swipe to see Charlotte from Duxmore Botanics

🍴: The Garlic Farm
🏃‍♀️: Running over the downs
🌾: Managing the landscape
🎗: Wight Aid
🏝: Seagrove Bay

10/06/2022

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S3 Ep 1: Major General Sir Martin White - the Island’s highest ranked veteran 🇬🇧 Born and bred on the Island, Major General Sir Martin White is our very first guest for Season 3 of the Island Stories podcast - timed to coincide with the week running up to Remembrance Sunday. Thank you to @style_ofwight for supporting this season! All links to listen are in the link on our profile 🎧 #isleofwight #islandstories #islanders #isleofwightnews

S2 Ep 10: Mike Christie - he’s got the Island X-factor 🎤 Our guest this week is X-Factor star @mcclubofficial who lives in Cowes when he’s not touring the UK with his operatic ‘boy-band’ group G4 who’ve achieved enormous success since becoming runners-up on the show in 2004. Find all links to listen in our bio 🎧 #isleofwight

S2 Ep9: Jayne Derbyshire - Shanklin’s showgirl takes centre-stage🎭 Our guest this week is Island girl Jayne Derbyshire (@spotlightiow) who’s incredible career took her around the world, entertaining thousands of passengers onboard giant cruiseships - before she returned home to the Island to give the next generation their ticket to fame. Find all links to listen in our bio 🎧

S2 EP 8: Anthony Goddard - ‘Ale of Wight’ - an Island brewing legend 🍻 Our guest this week is the legendary brewer of @goddardsbrewery. We talk to him at the company’s brand new base in Arreton which has been designed as a brewing ‘experience’ for locals and tourists alike. Find all links to listen in our bio 🎧 #isleofwight #islandstoriespodcast #goddardsbrewery

Have you listened to @vickihaworth’s episode yet? 🎧 We interview her at the @isorropiauk’s beautiful new home and chat all things depression, anxiety and how to break the cycle, while exploring if living on an island can impact a person’s mental wellbeing. It’s an important episode and one we are really proud to share with our listeners. Find all links to listen in our bio 👌

On the latest episode we speak to Geoff Underwood in his beautiful Carisbrooke home, the setting for many a gathering of his massive blended family Island ‘tribe’! We talk Island tech and manufacturing, how he founded @wightaid_foundation and of course ask him for his ‘5 things…’ about the Island 👀 Links to listen are in our bio 🎧

S2 Ep 6: Geoff Underwood - the ‘king of tech’ on the Isle of Wight ✈️ Our guest this week has sent the Isle of Wight flying high into international skies with his tech company IFPL. Island-born Geoff Underwood has lived here almost all his life - with the exception of a couple of years spent in Florida, USA - honing his tech and engineering skills! Find all links to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧

S2 Ep 5: Francesca Cooper - living ‘the good life’ on the Island 🐂 Our guest this week on the podcast is regenerative farmer Francesca from Nunwell Home Farm where, alongside business partner Hollie, they provide beef, pork and eggs, delivering to up to 70 Island-based customers. Find all links to listen here: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 #isleofwight

S2 Ep 4: Frank Fletcher, CEO EMCTrust - the healing power of the sea ⛵️ This episode we chat with Frank Fletcher who’s been running the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust in East Cowes for 18 years! ‘A Londoner living on the Island’ - he tells us how the Trust has gone from humble beginnings in Cowes to a UK-wide operation offering sailing trips to hundreds of young people who’ve been through treatment for cancer every year. Available to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧

Happy Friday Everyone 🧄 With Episode 4 almost here make sure to catch-up on Natasha’s episode! Find all links to listen in our bio 🎧 #isleofwight #garlicfarm

S2 Ep2: Nigel Hartley - why the Island needs to talk more about death… Nigel Hartley, Chief Executive Officer of Mountbatten Isle of Wight, tells us how his passion for end-of-life care started when a close friend died with Aids in the 1980s. And how his initial career as a concert pianist came to an abrupt end when his hand was shut in a car door. It’s a longer episode than usual - giving us space and time to talk about something we all rarely discuss - death. 🎧 Listen here: bio.site/islandstories

Have you listened to Episode 8 with Chef Robert Thompson yet?🍴 Robert has been on the Island since taking over as Head Chef at The Hamborough in Ventnor in 2008, earning a Michelin star for the Island one year later⭐️ Listen to his #IslandStory now: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 #IslandStoriesPodcast #isleofwight

It’s the final episode of Season 1 of the podcast - and we’ve got a ‘Michelin-starred’ interview for you. Chef Robert Thompson - chef and restaurateur - and now newly-minted Chef Patron at boutique hotel North House Cowes 🍴 We chat about his award-winning career as a chef and the need for the Island to have its own abattoir in order to become fully sustainable - in the face of rising food prices food! Find all links to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 🏡 Sponsored by Spence Willard 🎵 Music by Music Radio Creative #IslandStoriesPodcast #isleofwight

Episode 7: Is this ‘Island girl’ the next Liz Earle? 🎙 This week on the podcast we’ve been to meet Charlotte Legge - founder of Duxmore Botanics - a line of natural body care and botanical home fragrance products 🌸 Find all links to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 🏡 Sponsored by Spence Willard 🎵 Music by Music Radio Creative #IslandStoriesPodcast #isleofwight

We hope you all had a fantastic Jubilee Weekend - be sure to catch-up on the latest episode with Jo Grindley👌 Jo is woman at the very top of her game in the world of professional sports marketing and management! Listen to her Island story: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 #IslandStoriesPodcast #isleofwight

Episode 6: Jo Grindley - Can this Islander bring the America’s Cup home? ⛵️ We chat about all the latest changes at the top of elite-level sailing, how she got started with Ben Ainslie and Shirley Robertson as clients very early on in their Olympic careers and how to raise £100 million in the competitive world of sports marketing! Find all links to listen: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 🏡 Sponsored by Spence Willard 🎵 Music by Music Radio Creative INEOS Britannia Great Britain SailGP Team #IslandStoriesPodcast #isleofwight

Have you listened to Episode 5 yet? 🙌 With no plans to retire, Alan tells us the Isle of Wight County Press is ‘in his blood’ and he cares deeply about the #isleofwight - it’s a fascinating listen with someone who really does know everything there is to know about this island of ours! Find all links to listen here: bio.site/islandstories 🎧 #IslandStoriesPodcast

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