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Blue Flag Beach Award

Blue Flag logo Blue Flag beach awards are extremely difficult to obtain with only four being held across Britain.

Happily the Isle of Wight has four Blue Flag awards (as at Jan 2015) – Ventnor, Sandown, Colwell and Yaverland.

OnTheWight has covered these awards many times over the years:-

16, September 2014·1 min read

Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight is one of the best beaches in the UK according to the travel experts at Rough Guides.

20, May 2014·1 min read

Questions have been raised as to what happens to beach awards next year if the council cannot find third parties to fund beach cleaning.

20, May 2014·1 min read

There are Blue Flags for four Isle of Wight beaches and Seaside Awards for 13 others. Another coup for the Isle of Wight!

15, April 2014·1 min read

The Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) annual Good Beach Guide survey gives ratings for water quality. Find out how your nearest beach was rated.

25, July 2013·1 min read

Award-winning beaches will be trialling new short-term pollution monitoring scheme with the Environment Agency.

5, July 2013·1 min read

New signs will provide information on water quality and more.

22, May 2013·1 min read

More Blue Flags have been awarded to the Isle of Wight's beaches compared to 2012.

15, May 2012·1 min read

A total of 14 beach awards for the Island

25, July 2011·1 min read

Another Green Flag for Appley Park

18, May 2011·3 min read

Debby Robinson's report as Mayor of Ventnor for 2010-11

10, May 2011·1 min read

Ventnor, Sandown and Shanklin retain their Blue Flag status

13, May 2010·1 min read

The Island takes joint top position again.

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