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⭐️ NEWS JUST IN! ⭐️ A total 41 talented Islanders have been selected for Red Funnel sponsorship this year as part of our Proud to Support initiative - the most ever!🤩 Offering travel support to individuals, groups and teams across a wide range of fields, the Proud to Support programme aims to help Island residents take their talent to the next level - from local to national, international, or even global status. You may notice some familiar faces returning to the line-up, as well as plenty of new faces selected in 2025!🥇 We'll keep you updated on the progress and accomplishments of all of our talented Islanders throughout the year, as they represent both Red Funnel and the Isle of Wight in mainland competitions, performances, and events.🐎🕺🏼⚽️ Find out who is part of the 2025 #ProudToSupport initiative.👇 👉 https://lnkd.in/eat_Gdpg 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTCXHT4f 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqFieQXA #IsleofWight #IOW #IslandAmbassador #News

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Engineer Officer to join our Operations Team.    This role offers the perfect opportunity to combine a love of engineering on a ship with the chance to go home after every shift!    As a Red Funnel Engineer Officer, you’ll play an important role within our onboard maintenance team, ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, technical on-board systems alongside other duties. To find out more about the role and to apply, tap here: https://lnkd.in/eGTRxmpD Check out our latest vacancies, colleague benefits and more here: https://lnkd.in/djnqs8H

Following the results of our annual public vote, we are pleased to announce that our 2025 Charity of the Year is… The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance 🚁 The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance brings the hospital to the patient. Its highly skilled teams of doctors, dispatchers, pilots and paramedics respond to an average of five patients every day - be it a cardiac arrest, a road traffic collision or a serious medical episode. The charity has responded to almost 2,500 emergency callouts this year alone, and more than 20,000 in its 17-year history. Each mission is funded entirely by the kindness and generosity from people across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight as the charity does not receive government funding.🤝 HIOWAA held our Charity of the Year title in 2017, and now eight years later, they will be our very first repeat Charity of the Year.🤩 Together with the support of our colleagues and customers we look forward to supporting Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance and the vital work they do for our community.👏 #CharityoftheYear #COTY #IsleofWight #IOW #RedFunnel #Charity #HIOWAA

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE 📣 It’s your last chance to vote for our 2025 Charity of the Year! Following a review of 39 brilliant organisations who applied, and a Red Funnel staff vote, we’ve shortlisted three very worthy causes – now handing over to the public to determine the winner. Vote for: • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance • Wessex Cancer Support, Isle of Wight • The Wight Brainy Bunch Vote for the Red Funnel Charity of the Year 2025 here 👉 redfunnel.co.uk/vote Hurry! Voting closes 15 December #COTY2025 #CharityoftheYear #RedFunnel #IsleofWight

🗳️ VOTE FOR OUR CHARITY OF THE YEAR 2025🗳️ We need your help to decide our 2025 Charity of the Year! Following a review of 39 brilliant organisations who applied and a Red Funnel staff vote, we’ve shortlisted three very worthy causes – now handing over to the public to determine the winner. Vote for: • Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance • Wessex Cancer Support, Isle of Wight • The Wight Brainy Bunch We are proud to have supported a local Charity of the Year since 2015, inviting customers and Island residents to help choose which amazing cause or service will become our featured charity for the year ahead. 🤩 Vote for the Red Funnel Charity of the Year 2025 here👉 www.redfunnel.co.uk/vote #COTY2025 #CharityoftheYear #RedFunnel #IsleofWight

Support the Isle of Wight Foodbank this Christmas!🎄✨ Our Hi-Speed team of Santa's little helpers are on a Christmas mission to drum up as many non-perishable food donations for the Isle of Wight Foodbank as they can, helping Island families in food crisis this festive season.🎁 Look out for our collection boxes onboard our Hi-Speed Red Jet (mid-vessel), or you can drop items off inside our terminals. Whether you're travelling to the Island or the mainland, any food items you may be able to give will make a real difference to a local person or family this Christmas. 🙏 On behalf of our entire Hi-Speed team and our friends at the Foodbank, we thank you for your generosity.🤩 More information on Isle of Wight foodbank 👉 https://lnkd.in/euNiSXH7 #IsleofWight #Southampton #RedJet #RedFunnel #CharityoftheYear #IOWFoodbank

We have three fantastic opportunities for Engineer Officers to join our Operations Team.   These roles offer the perfect opportunity to combine a love of engineering on a ship with the chance to go home after every shift!   As a Red Funnel Engineer Officer, you’ll play an important role within our onboard maintenance team, ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of propulsion and auxiliary machinery, technical on-board systems alongside other duties. There are two permanent positions and one fixed-term position available. Find out more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eChb2gdi   Check out our latest vacancies, colleague benefits and more here: https://lnkd.in/djnqs8H

Captain Ted Funnel had great fun at the launch of Godshill Play Park on Sunday. “A fun place for all”, this brand-new play park is home to the Island’s very first wheelchair swing, as well as other accessible equipment, sensory activities, bike and scooter racks and plenty of space to run around! There’s also a fenced area for under 5's.🚲 Nine years in the making, we were delighted to support local fundraiser and park project manager Nikki Collinson Phoenix in bringing the apparatus and surfacing needed for the play area over to the Island to make this special park a reality.🚢 We hope Island children will enjoy Godshill Play Park for many years to come. You can find out more about the park here: godshillplaypark.co.uk #IsleofWight #Godshill #PlayPark #IOW #RedFunnel #RedFunnelFerry

🌟 Over £21,000 Raised for Red Funnel's Charity of the Year – Isle of Wight Foodbank! 🍏 We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the incredible generosity of our customers and colleagues, we’ve raised over £21,000 for Isle of Wight Foodbank’s vital work in supporting the Isle of Wight community. Our CEO Fran met with the Foodbank to share the news. 🤝 As part of their ongoing efforts, the Isle of Wight Foodbank is inviting everyone to join their Reverse Advent Calendar initiative throughout November. Here's how you can help: 1️⃣ Collect 24 small items (one per day) to fill a box. 2️⃣ Drop the box of items off at the Foodbank's Love Lane warehouse in Cowes by Friday 29th November, or at any Red Funnel terminal or participating grocery store collection point. Keep your eyes peeled as we'll soon be announcing our shortlist of nominated charities for our Charity of the Year 2025, which will then open to a public vote.🗳 For more information on Isle of Wight Foodbank 👉 https://lnkd.in/euNiSXH7 #IsleofWight #IOW #RedFunnel #Charity #CharityoftheYear #IOWFoodbank

NATIONAL STEM DAY 📈 #NationalSTEMDay promotes and celebrates careers within Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and we’re proud to offer successful career pathways within STEM. Our onboard engineers, IT gurus and finance team all fall within the STEM fields, and we’re especially passionate about helping to grow these careers with training and apprenticeships.🚢 This is Conor, our Commercial Accountant, who is currently working through the ‘L7 Accountancy or Taxation Professional Apprenticeship Standard (CIMA)’. Conor has been with Red Funnel for just over a year and once he has successfully completed his apprenticeship, he will become a ‘Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)’.🧑💻 On his apprenticeship and career in STEM, Conor said: “Accounting was something I became interested in at university, on my Business and Management degree. I always found the accounting and finance topics suited me more and it was something I wanted to pursue further after my course.”💬 We asked Conor, what are the top 3 things you enjoy most about your apprenticeship? ✅ The team that I work with, they always provide me with the support I need and always help to develop my skills. ✅ Being able to optimise a process to make it more efficient, especially month end tasks as this allows me to save time and make deadlines more achievable. ✅ The fact my apprenticeship goes hand in hand with my role, the knowledge I gain from my lessons apply to my day to day work which has helped me to have a greater understanding in my role. To find out more about career opportunities at Red Funnel, please tap here: redfunnel.co.uk/careers #STEM #STEMDay #IsleofWight #Southampton #RedFunnel #RedFunnelFerry