Keep Britain Tidy has announced the winners of the prestigious Seaside Awards for Summer 2024 and among them is Sandown’s beach near Eastern Gardens, which meets the high standards required. The town will be proudly flying the flag over the coming months as tourists – and locals – descend on The Bay to enjoy the golden sands and breathtaking views. But the news comes in the same week that national newspaper The Mirror published a piece about Sandown being a ‘sad-looking dump’. The article reports that visitors have slammed Sandown as a location that has been in decline for decades, full of derelict shops with a rundown aesthetic. Despite the negative comments, the beach still ticks a lot of boxes including for safety and services such as first aid and lifeguards, water quality (to a ‘sufficient standard’) and environmental management. Town Mayor Alex Lightfoot has said:
“Sandown continues to invest in lifeguards, beach bins, buoys, showers at Eastern Gardens and, this year, working with longshoremen, a plan for the raking of beaches. “Achieving this standard has enabled the town to secure extra funding to provide a Changing Places amenity, as well as information panels, and we have increased support for events such as the Carnival and Regatta”.
Clean beach but filthy sea. The local council didn’t even apply for a Blue Flag award this year because of low water quality standards due to frequent sewage discharges. The council should sue Southern Water for damaging the tourist trade, which is obviously the main source of income for the town. Discharging sewage in bathing areas is truly appalling.
Today the Express Newspaper is stating what a DUMP Sandown is!
Just keeping looking at the sea and keep your back to the town which is an eyesore.
Today the Express Newspaper is stating what a DUMP Sandown is.
clean beach bahaha it was covered in crap last weekend and then you’ve got the surroundings
lol it’s just a home for drunks and tramps
Today the Express Newspaper is stating what a DUMP Sandown is!.
Shame rest of turdtown has’nt got an award ..although crapest dirty broken town award could be ok..
Today the Express Newspaper is stating what a DUMP Sandown is
“water quality (to a sufficient standard)”, surely an essential criteria for an award should be excellent water quality seeing as the sea is a vital component of any visit to the beach. But at least by raking the beach they may clear up any of those Brown Mullets that get washed up…
Today the Express Newspaper is stating what a DUMP Sandown is!.
Read the Express Newspaper today as per Trip Advisor
They state what a DUMP Sandown is and are contacting
IW Council for their comment.
Derelict Hotels and shops etc
50p to have a P I S S
that is Sandown in 2024 under a Tory Council
Sandown is a sh*thole yet some eateries are charging
£3.00 for a cup of tea, and the eateries outlook is overlooking
a derelict Hotel.
You don’t pay £3.00 for a cup of tea in London.