Bay Youth Project – Skills Development and Employability Workshops
Remembrance Sunday, 9 November 2025
Sandown Town Council and Christ Church Sandown will be holding a Service of Remembrance on Sunday, 9 November 2025 at thE War Memorial on the Esplanade Sandown, assembling from 10:15 with the Service starting at 10:45. Order or Service 2025 (website) Please note Pier Street, the Esplande and Esplanade Road will be closed for the […]
Town Council to consider approaching Isle of Wight Council regarding Pier Street Toilets
Pier Street Toilets serve one of the busiest tourist areas in town, making them crucial for visitors and beachgoers. However, the site has now been closed for many years, opening only temporarily during the summer when funded by the Town Council. The redevelopment of this site forms a key part of efforts to revitalize Sandown’s […]
Building the Bay – Annual Meeting
Town Council launches 2026 -2027 Budget Consultation
Each year the Council must set a balanced budget, which sets out how services will be funded, council spending and investment. The budget must also take account of new cost pressures as well as making sure all services are as efficient as possible. The Council’s budget setting process is happening now, and residents’ views are vital […]
Rainbow Park Closed for Works
Town Council to Propose Supplemental Planning Document Relating To HMOs
Press Release Sandown Town Council, at its meeting on the 22 September 2025 voted to propose a Supplementary Planning Document setting out how Sandown Town Council proposes HMOs be managed in terms of the location, density, and quality of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) within the town, in accordance with the Island Planning Strategy. While […]
Works start on a new Football Foundation PlayZone at Sandham Grounds
PRESS RELEASE Works are underway to deliver a Football Foundation PlayZone in Sandown, thanks to £250,000 grant from the Premier League, The FA and the Government’s Football Foundation. In April 2025 Sandown Town Council were awarded a £250,000 grant from the Football Foundation to construct a new PlayZone, which are small-sided facilities designed by the […]
Vacancy -FACILITIES OFFICER – Re-Avertised
37 hours per week NJC SCP18 £30,559 Sandown Town Council needs a competent, motivated and experienced individual to take on the role of Facilities Officer to support the management of the Council’s facilities. Applicants will need to demonstrate they can work under their own initiative, have strong communication skills and an ability to maintain relations […]
Press Release: Recent Media Portrayal of Sandown
Recent media portrayals have depicted Sandown very negatively. We must, of course, not ignore the challenges of dereliction that affect some parts of our town, but this can become a narrow focus that overlooks Sandown’s stunning natural beauty, proud history and growing determination to rejuvenate one of the Isle of Wight’s best loved coastal destinations. […]