Remembering 80 Years since D-Day 2024
Church Service – Sunday, 19 May 2024. (Assembling from 10:30) Christ Church, Broadway, Sandown, PO36 9GG D-Day at 80 and Pentecost Sunday – Order of Service – Sunday, 19 May 2024
Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday 2023
Armistice Day: 11 November 2023. Remembrance Sunday: 12 November 2023 Sunday, 12 November 2023 at 10:45 am (Assembling from 10:15) The War Memorial, Esplanade, Sandown, PO36 8LA 2022-11-13 Order or Service – website – FINAL Animal Memorial The carved memorial commemorates the […]
Remembrance Sunday 2021
A service was held at the War Memorial in Sandown from 10:15am on Sunday, 14 November 2021. Order of Service The service was delivered by Reverend Mark Williams and Reverend Jonathan Hall with 3 Troop Sandown Cadets providing the Guard, with the Sandown and Shanklin Military Band supporting the service along with Bugler Stuart Kent. […]
Armistice Day 2021
Deputy Lord Lieutenant Caroline Peel, and Sandown Town Mayor Paddy Lightfoot, led commemorative events in Sandown on Armistice Day, ahead of Sunday’s Remembrance Day services. A short ceremony was held at the memorial. The town council also arranged for children of the Bay CE School to design poppies to be displayed in the library windows. […]
100 Year Commemoration
The esplanade memorial was 100 years old on 25 July 2021. HRH Prince Michael of Kent visited the site to commemorate the centenary as well as the Island’s Lord Lieutenant Susie Sheldon, and the High Sheriff James Attrill DL. Mug Designs 1 – 30 Mug Designs 31 – 60 Mug Designs 61 – 96 […]
Sandown Beach to Proudly Fly Seaside Award This Summer
Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has today announced the winners of the prestigious Seaside Awards for summer 2024, and among them are Sandown’s beach near Eastern Gardens, which meets the high standards required. Press Release
Sandown Supports National Heart Day
Line dancers and councillors from Sandown celebrated ‘National Heart Month’, on Valentines Day with the publication of a Map of all defibrillators in Sandown, part of the new Sandown Guide, to be delivered to every household in the town this Spring. Alan Jones, Editor of the guide said, “Thanks to Sandown Town Council, and local […]
Remembrance and Armistice Day 2020
As a result of Covid-19 restrictions and the national lockdown planned Remembrance Services and ceremonies were not able to take place. Wreath laying ceremonies were brought forward to 4 November 2020 and attended by the High Sheriff, Mayor, Chairman of the Isle of Wight British Legion and councillors. Children from the Bay primary wrote poems […]
VJ Day 2020 – VJ Day@75
Following the cancellation of VE Day @75 events due to the first national lockdown, a small event, in line with government Covid-19 guidance was held. Military Vehicles transported dignitaries including the Lord Lieutenant, accompanied by a cadet escort, the High Sheriff and the Mayor to the memorials across the bay for wreath laying ceremonies, though […]
Sandown’s Shop Seasonal Success
High Street shops in Sandown took part in a seasonal shop front competition highlighting the arrival of spring and a summer of activity in the seaside resort. Town Mayor Alex Lightfoot said ‘Thanks to the volunteers at the Carnival Shop, and all of the shops that have taken part, and for highlighting the range of […]