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One Island Goal

Our starting point

In the survey you told us about the things that were important to you. We have put these into three key areas. These will help guide our actions.

Respect

We want to encourage better neighbourhood relations. We will work harder to understand and act on community concerns, alongside the police. We will also focus on improvements to the environment and the street scene.

Pride

We want to encourage active local involvement and provide the social and education services that help individuals and communities thrive. We want to create a sense of local pride right across the Island.

Value

We want to provide value for money council services at an affordable council tax level – at or below inflation every year. We want to ensure we are spending this money in areas that are important to you. We are open to all suggestions but hope that these three themes reflect your priorities. If not, let us know!

One Council

We know that we need to change to deliver these improvements. We now have the leadership and resources to help us to do that. Things will change because they need to – delivering better services for Islanders who deserve the very best.
Over the next year the council will work hard to drive up standards across all its service areas by: setting our ambitions high and monitoring progress, demonstrating value for money and significantly improving major services, listening to the needs of local residents.

One Result

We will know when we have achieved our goal when you tell us you are better satisfied with the council. We will undertake an annual resident survey to chart our progress and will involve Islanders in shaping the policies and publish the survey results. If we all work together One Island will lead to a better Isle of Wight. We look forward to hearing what you have to say.

Public Events

We are holding the first in a series of public events around the Island, to discuss and explore each of the three key areas with you in more detail. So come along and tell us exactly how we can make a difference to Island life.

Theme Date Venue Time
Respect Monday 29 January Riverside Centre, Newport 6-9pm
  Tuesday 30 January Broadway Centre, Sandown 6-9pm
Civic Pride Monday 5 February Wesley Hall, Freshwater 6-9pm
  Tuesday 6 February Riverside Centre, Newport 6-9pm
Value Monday 12 February Riverside Centre, Newport 6-9pm
  Tuesday 13 February Ryde Theatre 6-9pm