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Roller coaster ride for Isle of Sheppey Band following year of shock eviction
A year ago the award-winning Sheppey St John Ambulance Band was made homeless when bosses sudddenly announced they were selling their rehearsal 'hut'. But now the musicians are playing a new tune...

sheppeyscene
1 day ago5 min read


Sheppey Light Railway Greenway cycle project on the right track
The Sheppey Light Railway Greenway project has begun work on the second phase of its ambitious plans to link the Island with a safe cycling track.
A group of eight volunteers cut back underground at Blatcher Close, Minster, at the weekend to clear a 90-metre path following the track of the former railway line.

sheppeyscene
Oct 84 min read


Sheerness lifeboat crew says thanks to Minster mural painters
The crew of Sheerness lifeboat made a detour to Minster beach to thank a mother-and-daughter team of artists for including the RNLI in a new seaside mural.

sheppeyscene
Sep 284 min read


Danny Dyer joins call for water firms to be re-nationalised at Sheppey rally
Former EastEnders actor Danny Dyer has joied calls for water firms to be re-nationalised at a rally at Leysdown on the Isle of Sheppey

sheppeyscene
Sep 215 min read


Sun shines on Rotarians' Sheppey Summer Spectacular
An estimated 10,000 visitors headed to Barton’s Point Coastal Park at Sheerness on Bank Holiday Sunday to hear live bands, watch arena displays and support local businesses and charities as part of the Rotarians Sheppey Spectacular.

sheppeyscene
Aug 314 min read


Richard Montgomery 'bomb ship' masts to go
Work to remove masts from the wreck of Sheppey’s 'bomb ship' the SS Richard Montgomery is set to begin in September.

sheppeyscene
Aug 296 min read


Taxi firm banned from using red poppies
Sheppey taxi boss Ian McLennan has been banned from displaying a red Royal British Legion poppy on his vehicles by Swale council

sheppeyscene
Aug 264 min read


Sheppey Summer Spectacular is back
Sheppey’s Summer Spectacular is returning to the Island this bank holiday Sunday after a two-year break and with new organisers.

sheppeyscene
Aug 253 min read


Glam rock at the Seaside
While pop veterans Black Lace were helping to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Priory Hill Holiday Park in Leysdown, with Danny Dyer, The Seaside Pub (formerly The Beach) in Minster was drumming up a crowd at the other end of the Island with glam rock tribute band Glamstar.

sheppeyscene
Aug 242 min read


Sheppey's 'expelled' TV artist Remy Noe
Remy Noe was expelled from art school and airbrushed out of a landscape artist of the year TV show. But the painter from Sheppey has bounced back and is now hosting his own solo exhibition at the newly opened Sheerness Economical Society Gallery in Queenborough.

sheppeyscene
Aug 154 min read


Solar eclipse on Sheppey
Crowds resorted to homemade viewers to warch the solar eclipse from the Isle of Sheppey

sheppeyscene
Aug 142 min read


Mermaid mural to replace Fighting Temeraire
A mural of Turner's The Fighting Temeraire is being replaced by a mermaid, octopus and Thames sailing barges at The Leas, Minster, on the Isle of Sheppey.

sheppeyscene
Aug 113 min read


No Green Flags for Sheppey
Swale council has received three Green Flags for its parks but none are on the Isle of Sheppey

sheppeyscene
Jul 304 min read


Duck Kirsty steals show at Minster village fair
A man and a duck were the stars of Minster village fair

sheppeyscene
Jul 144 min read


The Morecambe and Wise story
What made Morecambe and Wise tick? Why were Eric and Ernie so funny? Comedy impressionist Christopher Gee goes behind the launchs at the Criterion Blue Town.

sheppeyscene
Jul 63 min read


Festival of Sheppey - final weekend
Organisers gear up for the final weekend on the month-long Festival of Sheppey and announce last-minute changes

sheppeyscene
Jun 252 min read


Chase The Sun 2026 Sheppey start
More than 1,200 cyclists descended on the Isle of Sheppey over the summer solstice for the start of the 200-mile Chase The Sun endurance bike ride to Weston-super-Mare

John Nurden
Jun 203 min read


Festival of Sheppey classics
Classical pianist Carol Anne Wells and flautist Mark Underwood are among the musicians performing at the Criterion Blue Town as part of the Festival of Sheppey

sheppeyscene
Jun 133 min read


Beach art hit by bad weather
Bad weather has postponed the Festival of Sheppey's Coasts in Mind beach art event at Warden Bay by the Museum of London Archaeology

sheppeyscene
Jun 111 min read


Dangerous driver jailed after crash
A dangerous driver who ran from a car crash after inflicting serious injuries on four innocent people has been jailed.

sheppeyscene
Jun 103 min read
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