Welcome to Cowes
“Welcome to Cowes, I am Cllr Stuart Ellis, the current Mayor of Cowes.
“I am married with four children, and Cowes has been my home for the past forty years.
“It is an honour to be serving as Mayor, and I do this with a great deal of pride for Cowes.
“I am very passionate about Cowes and will strive to continue to make Cowes a safe community for the residents and businesses.
“I aim to bring the Town and the Council together and look forward to working with many partners to achieve this.”
Councillor Stuart Ellis
Mayor of Cowes
Our Heritage
The image left shows two icons of Cowes’ industrial past; the Hammerhead Crane (100 years old in 2012) which serves as a reminder of the great days of J Samuel White’s shipbuilders on the Medina until the 1960s; and the 5th mechanical Floating Bridge, connecting Cowes with East Cowes, a service which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009.
Cowes Heritage is an organisation focused on recording the history of Cowes, capturing for future generations its industrial past.
Every year Cowes Heritage put on an exhibition; subjects covered in the last few years include: Made in Cowes; Cowes At War; Schools in Cowes; Businesses in Cowes; Northwood House; Churches in Cowes; Cowes in the 1950s; and J Samuel White’s.
Cowes Heritage has merged with the Cowes Voluntary Community Group and formed a new charity: Cowes Heritage and Community Group.
Please contact Cowes Heritage and Community Group for more information: https://chcg.org.uk/
Historic Walks
There will be a guided Cowes Blitz Walk starting at 2.30pm on 7 May 2022 to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Defence of Cowes. Meet at the War Memorial in Northwood Park, Cowes. The guide is available at: https://www.cowestowncouncil.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cowes-Blitz-Walk-2022.pdf
There are many historic points of interest throughout Cowes. Details of historic walks, which are unescorted, are available at: https://iwbeerandbuses.co.uk/walks-historic.php.
Cowes Town Council works with local organisations for the benefit of the residents of Cowes, including:
Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) is the statutory harbour authority for Cowes Harbour on the Isle of Wight. Further details can be found on their website: www.cowesharbourcommission.co.uk/
Isle of Wight Council. Detail of the services the IW Council are responsible for are available on their website: https://www.iow.gov.uk/
