28/04/2026
President Maire Reeves and Vice President David Langdon recently presented to Hannah Woodford, the IW Ambassador for the amazing Wessex Heartbeat charity £500 towards the cost of funding a Healthy Heart Nurse service for the Isle of Wight.
Wessex Heartbeat runs and maintains an amazing facility, Heartbeat House, which is situated right next to the cardiac unit at Southampton General Hospital. It offers low cost accommodation to the loved ones of patients undergoing heart surgery. This is particularly useful to IW residents, who would otherwise incur significant expense.
Heartbeat House was originally set up by a Rotarian, with all the Rotary clubs in Wessex contributing to the cost. Rotary on the Wight is proud to continue supporting such a worthwhile cause.