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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:-

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...

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.

6, May 2009·1 min read

Ventnor gains a Blue Flag once again.

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...

10, May 2011·1 min read

Ventnor, Sandown and Shanklin retain their Blue Flag status

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...

28, September 2006·1 min read

Brilliant news for Ventnor as it’s confirmed that there will be paid lifeguards on the beach between May and September...

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.

5, July 2013·1 min read

New signs will provide information on water quality and more.

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...

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!

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...

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