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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:-

7, May 2009·1 min read

IW come joint top in the UK for the most beach awards making it a very desirable destination for holidaymakers this year.

6, May 2009·1 min read

Ventnor gains a Blue Flag once again.

11, July 2008·1 min read

After our call out this morning for your positive stories about the Council, many thanks to John Allen for being...

18, June 2008·1 min read

On Monday lunchtime, members of the public, Ventnor and the Isle of Wight Council gathered down by the pumping station...

16, June 2008·1 min read

Island Council Leader and general Boy Wonder, David Pugh, be-decked in sunshades (surely not covering any Festival excesses?!?) chatted to...

16, June 2008·1 min read

The skies were blue, the sun was shining and there was a great turnout this afternoon for the official hoisting...

11, June 2008·1 min read

Following the fantastic news that Ventnor has once again been awarded a Blue Flag, Mayor Susan Scoccia announced on Monday...

5, June 2008·2 min read

Great news reaches us this week that Ventnor Beach has once again been awarded Blue Flag Status! This is fabulous...

2, June 2008·1 min read

Two exciting Blue Flag educational initiatives are about to be launched in Ventnor. It’s all part of the drive for...

2, June 2008·1 min read

Ventnor’s intrepid lifeguards are back on the beach, overseeing the safety of those using the beach and the sea. They’ve...

8, October 2007·1 min read

The town council meeting tonight has a number of item that might be of interest. Ventnor’s two Town Centre Managers...

29, May 2007·1 min read

Well done to Ventnor and the rest of the Island too, as each and every beach on the Isle of...

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