Big Wight to take a break in 2009

There will be no Big Wight/Wight Diamond Festival in 2009. After thirteen fantastic years (more if you count our very early Weekend Breaks), we've decided to rest our Isle of Wight event to give us time to concentrate on future development.

We have plans in place for some new events on the Island in 2010, including the development of the excellent Big Wight Enduro route that we launched in 2008.

The Wight Diamond Festival has been one of our favourite events to run over the years. We'd like to thank all of you who have supported and enjoyed the event, and hope you've as many great memories of the weekend as we do. Watch out for news of our future plans for Island riding!

Big Wight event results now online

Results from all five of this years main events at Big Wight are now online.

Click here to see them

Big Wight event results due Thursday (UPDATE)

Well, there clear up from the Festival is over and I'm back on the mainland and in the office (boo!)

Thanks to all of you who came over and contributed to another great weekend - although no thanks to whoever decided to make a "souvenir" of one of our rather expensive feather banners at the entrance to the events field. Not wanting to lay it on too thick, but Big Wight costs enough to run already, relative to the income it creates, without having to replace stolen infrstructure. If whoever took wants to get in touch with us and arrange it's return, we'll be happy to put it down to high spirits and say no more about it.

Onto more positive things. Event results from the weekend will be online tomorrow (Thursday).

UPDATE: Results will be appearing over the next couple of hours here.

Join us at Big Wight 2008!

You can still enter this year's Big Wight Festival; advance booking is now closed, but you can enter at registration at the event on Friday evening or Saturday morning*. Big Wight is a full on MTB fest on the Isle of Wight, featuring two full days of rides, with Enduro, Navigator and fun & family options, two nights of live music, beer tent, catering and big event centre marquee and top class camping facilities all on one site. Read on for what's happening at the event, plus how to get your Red Funnel ferry discount for the event and news of an exclusive Memory Map & Garmin special offer...

Exclusive Memory Map Garmin offer

We've got hot news from our mapping partners at Memory Map. They've put together an exclusive Big Wight Special Offer - Buy one of the new Garmin Edge GPS units and get Memory-Map at half price!

Memory-Map will be at the event to explain how to get the best from digital mapping and GPS on your bike. And, as a special offer for Big White entrants only, you can buy one of the latest Garmin Edge GPS units and get Memory-Map Great Britain for half price - saving £100.

Red Funnel Ferry discount for Big Wight 2008

Red Funnel Ferries, are once again sponsoring the Big Wight, the Isle of Wight's biggest and best mountain biking festival this May and are offering 15% OFF ferry crossings for all those taking part.

Simply book your Big Wight Fesival events choices and you'll receive the special Red Funnel discount code with your booking confirmation. Then just call the Red Funnel travel centre on 0844 844 9988 and quote the code to book your ferry at the special rate.

If you've already booked your place in the Festival events, you'll receive the booking code via email shortly (if you haven't had it already).

For all those booking for the Big Wight you will also receive a discount voucher for travel (or travel with accommodation through Red Funnel Holidays) again in 2008, this will be available for collection at the Festival. To find out more about Red Funnel, for timetables and travel information visit www.redfunnel.co.uk. Full Red Funnel terms & conditions apply.

Best ever band line up for Big Wight!

There's exciting news of our entertainment line up for this years Big Wight Festival! Our best ever band line up is confirmed as the Bikini Beach Band for Saturday (as part of a 'Surf Noir' themed night) and regular favourites The Hanging Baskets back for Sunday!

Wight Diamond Festival results: Now online

Well, it's over for another year, we're back in the office and (nearly) dried out!

Thanks to all of you who came along this year, especially those who braved the atrocious Sunday weather and stayed on to make the Sunday night party a great bash! Thanks also to our faithful team of helpers, and to Wight Offroad for their excellent mechanical support, to Rinaldo and his team for keeping us well fed and watered and to Remedy and The Goondocks for two nights of great entertainment.

Results for all the events are online now - click here for the results page. And take a look through the superb photos taken by the guys at takeyourpics.co.uk.

Click here for day one pictures (when it was dry)

Click here for day two pictures (when it was wet)