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The Executive of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) has awarded a total of £2,000 for the sports of Tennis, Cycling, Athletics, Football and Basketball under the NatWest Sports Development Programme.

David Sparkes, the Chief Executive of British Swimming visited the Isle of Wight on 30th November 2009 to discuss progress with the swimming element of the 2011 NatWest Island Games.

Preparations by the Isle of Wight team destined to go to Åland, a small island off the coast of Sweden but a part of Finland, are progressing well and a team of 156 will be leaving on 26th June to take on opponents from 24 Islands around the World.

A demanding trip to Åland, off the coast of Sweden, faces the Isle of Wight team for this summer’s 2009 Games.

Preparations are well underway and at this stage the 165 strong Isle of Wight Team will be the largest to travel away since the Isle of Man Games in 2001.

More information on the 2009 NatWest Island Games can be found at www.natwestislandgames2009.ax/

The build up to the 2011 NatWest Island Games will officially begin this week with the launch of a ‘Get Involved’ campaign at Cowes Yacht Haven.

The Island Games Organising Committee will be joined by the Chairman of the International Island Games Committee, Jorgen Pettersson and double gold medal winning sailor Shirley Robertson for the event taking place on Thursday 19 March 2009. They will announce plans for the 2011 NatWest Island Games which will take place on the Isle of Wight.