Autumn on the
Isle of Wight is all about the colours - the sky goes from bright blue to a range of dramatic shades; the leaves on the trees take on their autumn hues - from green to red, to yellow, to brown; the scarves come out around the necks of schoolchildren, dazzling in their array of colours...
All very poetic - but the Isle of Wight itself? We know that it is
National RED Squirrel week, and there are plenty of opportunities to see these cute and increasingly rare creatures; and that this month the Isle of Wight aims to become the
Isle of PINK to help raise awareness and support for the Breast Cancer Campaign; but did you know that this Friday it is
Go YELLOW Day here on the Isle of Wight?
Go Yellow Day is in support of the
Earl Mounbatten Hospice - and anybody who has come to visit the Isle of Wight during the
Isle of Wight Festival or
Bestival will have seen the Earl Mountbatten Hospice collecting money by selling huge sunflowers (now the must-have addition for any festival-goer of style and taste)
Across the Island, people are wearing yellow, selling yellow cakes, even
climbing the equivalent height of Mount Everest - all to support the Island's only hospice which needs every penny of support it can generate to provide hospice care to the patients with life-limiting conditions and their families on the Isle of Wight.
If you are coming to the Isle of Wight this week, perhaps you might like to take part in the fun and raise money for this worthwhile cause!
Come and stay at one of our many
hotels on the Isle of Wight, our
camping and touring sites on the Isle of Wight, or our
bed and breakfasts in
Shanklin,
Sandown,
Freshwater,
Cowes - everywhere on the Isle of Wight!
What are
WightStay doing on Go Yellow Day? I'll let you know later in the week!
(Notice I resisted the urge to mis-spell the Isle of Wight to Isle of WHITE...)
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