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Proposed School Closure Consultation

Proposed School Closure Consultation

The Isle of Wight Council will be organising formal consultation meetings, should a decision to proceed with a process be taken on Thursday 12th September. As it is not for the Town Council to organise meetings as part of the formal process, Brading Town Council will await the decision of this meeting before proceeding further in gathering opinion and formulating representations.  

Proposed School Closure

Proposed School Closure

Proposals put forward to improve Island education to ensure a brighter future for all children and young people Major plans to transform Island education to ensure a brighter future for all children and young people have today (Wednesday) been laid out by the Isle of Wight Council. The council believes that for far too long the oversupply of places in primary schools has had a negative impact on the standard of education pupils receive on the Island, preventing them from… Continue Reading Proposed School Closure

Upcoming works to close the Island Line and Ryde Pier

Upcoming works to close the Island Line and Ryde Pier

From Friday 6 September to Sunday 6 October, the Island Line will be closed in its entirety from Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin, while Network Rail and Island Line engineers complete a large programme of vital maintenance. This will include work to repair and preserve the historic Ryde Pier structure, which began in October 2022. The pier will also close to trains on Friday 6 September 2024 and is expected to reopen in early May 2025, in time for the… Continue Reading Upcoming works to close the Island Line and Ryde Pier