Provisions
Sandown Town Council's Provisions
As Sandown Town Council is a local council rather than a district council it has no responsibility for statutory services including social care, waste, planning, council tax, environmental health and housing which are provided by the Isle of Wight Council.
The Town Council's provisions include:
Further details of the provisions Sandown Town Council supports can be found on the relevant webpages.
- Public toilets at St Johns, Eastern Gardens and Yaverland. Changing Places Facility.
- Changing Places and Accessible Beach Matting needs to be added to the list of council provisions.
- Seaside Blue flag award is Seaside/Blue flag award.
- The Beach Safety Service, beach litter, accessible beach matting and Seaside/Blue flag award
- Sandham Grounds – the Steven Jenkins Rainbow Park, the Skate Park and the Multi-Use Games Area
- Grounds Maintenance of Los Altos Park (excluding trees)
- The War Memorial on the Esplanade and at the Broadway Centre.
- Remembrance Services in conjunction with local churches
- Celebration events such as the Christmas Window Competition.
- Some decorative aspects around town such as decorative lighting, hanging baskets and planters.
- The town Christmas tree.
- Grants to local causes which benefit the local community such as the Green Towns Volunteers.
- The Broadway Centre (a community centre built in 2018)