IoW Festival - the big clean up
The Isle of Wight Festival has come to a close, and its organisers say lessons will be learned after bad weather caused chaos for revellers.
Festival fans rock on in rain
Festival goers face another day of showers but keep smiling
IoW organiser 'did his best'
Organiser of Isle of Wight Festival, John Giddings, says he did his best to prepare for bad weather - he wants to make it up to music fans.
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Isle of Wight Festival in full swing
Music fans at the Isle of Wight Festival are looking forward to tonight's performance by the American band The Killers. Friday night's headliners were The Stone Roses. Our reporter Divya Kohli spoke to some of the campers as she soaked up the atmosphere.
A sneak preview of Jon Bon Jovi's guitar collection
Video. Divya Kohli tries Jon Bon Jovi's main guitar. Around 50,000 people from all over the country, and further afield, are descending on one of the biggest musical events of the year - the Isle of Wight Festival. Divya spent the day on the island.
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T'Pau on tour for 25th anniversary
They were massive in the eighties, with a quadruple platinum debut album, and success here, as well as all over the world.
Yes, T'Pau - who will be playing at the Isle of Wight Festival in a few days time, are on tour for their 25th anniversary.
Our reporter Divya Kohli caught up with lead singer Carol Decker just before the band were about to go on stage in Hampshire.
"We're Ready" say Isle of Wight Festival organisers
by Divya KohliOrganisers say they're well prepared for this year's Isle of Wight Festival. Last summer saw the some of the worst rainfall - creating a quagmire. So what steps have been taken to prevent a similar situation. Our reporter Divya Kohli put that question to festival organiser John Giddings.
Council hope to keep festival traffic flowing
Stuart Love, Isle of Wight Council's strategic director for the economy and environment, said: “We hope that there will be no repeat of last year’s terrible weather, but if the worst does happen we are ready to put our alternative traffic plans into place.
"The arrangements we have give us the flexibility to keep traffic moving and to get large numbers of vehicles off the road network in a wide variety of scenarios.
“We would like to ask residents to help us by avoiding the designated festival traffic routes on the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday of the event when traffic volumes are at their highest."
Social media will "help" festival traffic
Isle of Wight Council will be keeping people up to date with festival traffic and travel information via social media.
People can follow @IsleofWightFest on Twitter or press ‘like’ on their Facebook page.
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Council prepared for festival
The Isle of Wight Council has detailed revealed its plans to many traffic coming to the festival.
The main route for festival traffic from the Red Funnel terminal at East Cowes will be up York Avenue and along Whippingham Road where it will turn right into the Red Festival Car Park.
If there are any overly long hold ups on the Whippingham Road plans have been developed to turn festival traffic left on to Alverstone Road.
Here it can be ‘stacked’ and released into the network when the roads to the festival site are less busy.
Vehicles travelling from the Wightlink terminal at Fishbourne will be directed right on to Kite Hill, through Wootton, up Lushington Hill and right at the Racecourse roundabout and the left into the White Festival Car Park.
Festival organiser "we are ready"
Organisers of the Isle of Wight music festival say they are prepared for next week's event. Here John Giddings, festival organiser, tells reporter Divya Kohli how investment will help to stop a repeat of last year's mud bath.
Island "ready" for music festival
In 10 days time the Isle of Wight Festival kicks off for another year. Planning for this year's music event has been crucial, and contingency plans have been put into place to avoid a disaster like last year, when thousands couldn't get into a waterlogged and boggy site.
Steve Harley judging the Unsigned Acts
by Divya KohliSteve Harley left his Cockney Rebels behind for one night as he judges the 12 acts on stage. He talked to us about what he's looking for, and the future of the music industry.
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