PAPER J
Committee: | Finance |
Date: | 10/01/2025 |
Report Author: | Robert Clark – Finance Assistant |
Report Title: | Budget Consultation 2025/26 |
Each year the council asks the constituents of Ryde for their input on where they feel the precept should be allocated on voluntary services the Council provides.
This year we have received 77 responses,
Results are as follows:
Which of these areas of our facilities and assets are important to you?
** A weighted average method has been used to score these graded questions with the following scoring being applied:
Very Important = 2 points
Importance of Facilities & Assets to the Public
Playground equipment
Skatepark Christmas lighting Beach cleaning Town planting Public toilets Allotments
Public Space cleanliness
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200
Faily Important = 1 point Neutral/Don’t Know = 0 points Unimportant = -2 points
Provision of Public Realm Improvements funding for items such as notice boards, rubbish bins, benches, public art sculptures and improvements to public spaces
Yearly cost per household £1.21 Total investment per annum £10,000
No 12%
Funding the security and general maintenance of Ryde Skatepark.
No 21%
Yearly cost per household £0.60p Total investment per annum £5,000
Contribution towards the funding of playground equipment such as replacement of swings, slides and roundabouts in IWC-owned facilities within Ryde - Appley sand park, Esplanade sand park, Oakwood, Simeon Rec and Binstead.
Yearly cost per household £0.60 Total investment per annum £5,000
No 14%
Contribution towards funding for the non-statutory Ryde Environment Officers services - IWC Officers responsible for the enforcement of fly tipping, litter, graffiti, and dog fouling regulations.
No 21%
Yearly cost per household £1.20 Total investment per annum £9,975
Funding contributions for the ongoing management & maintenance of Open Spaces at Pig Leg Lane Rosemary Fields, Binstead Woods and Haylands Woods by Gift to Nature.
No 19%
Yearly cost per household £1.21 Total investment per annum £10,000
To continue to provide public conveniences in the town which includes daily cleaning, supplies, utilities and maintenance.
Yearly cost per household £10.29 Total investment per annum £85,000
No 4%
The Town Council provides seasonal planting and watering services throughout the town on an annual basis, this includes the watering of the plants once in situ.
Yearly cost per household £1.45 Total investment per annum £12,000
No 10%
The Town Council provided an accessible boardwalk, wheelchairs and changing places toilets for residents and visitors to use free of charge during the summer. The aim is to continue this provision in 2025/26
Yearly cost per household £0.79 Total investment per annum £6,584
No 18%
Contribution towards funding Isle of Wight Council Owned Park Services, this includes mowing of green spaces, maintaining parks and planting of the flowerbeds along Ryde seafront.
Yearly cost per household £2.38 Total investment per annum £19,732
No 18%
There are different levels of decorative lighting that can be provided in the town, these are:
No decorative lighting
13%
Full Lighting (lampposts etc) and Christmas Trees - £40,000 per year (£4.84 per household) 34%
Ryde Town Council provide free to attend events such as our Summer of Fun held on Eastern Gardens.
How important are these community events to your household?
Don't Know 1%
Fairly Important 31%
Not Important 22%
Neutral 20%
What type of events would you like to see delivered by the Town Council?
Faily Important = 1 point Neutral/Don’t Know = 0 points Unimportant = -2 points
To continue marketing the town of Ryde as a whole to make it a go-to destination on the island:
No 29%
Yearly cost per household £0.68 Total investment per annum £5,600
To provide free summer activities throughout the town such as sand sculpting, face painting and SPLAT art sessions
No 39%
Yearly cost per household £0.60 Total investment per annum £5,000
To contribute towards the free Merry & Bright event held in the town
No 29%
Yearly cost per household £0.60 Total investment per annum £5,000
The Town Council provides a dedicated community development team, including an award-winning youth service.
How important to you is it that the Town Council continues to support the following:
** A weighted average method has been used to score these graded questions with the following scoring being applied:
Very Important = 2 points
Areas of Community Support
Volunteer
Financial advice
Food and fuel poverty
Elderly
Young people
0
20
40
60
80 100 120 140 160
Faily Important = 1 point Neutral/Don’t Know = 0 points Unimportant = -2 points
Network Ryde Youth Service provide free of charge sessions for young people aged 11-18. Some of the services offered are, wellbeing sessions, cooking lessons, drop ins, allotment sessions, silent discos & home education sessions.
They also provide support to young people with highly trained youth workers and managers.
No 26%
Yearly cost per household £29.64 Total investment per annum £244,882
The Town Council is currently trialling an Information Support Service held in Ryde Library. The team can help with a range of queries, including assisting residents accessing benefits such as pensions credits, cost of living support, blue badges and winter fuel payments.
No 19%
Yearly cost per household £2.42 Total investment per annum £20,000
The Town Council has a dedicated Community Planning department that advise on planning applications and public realm improvements.
What improvements or programmes would you like to see in the community?
** A weighted average method has been used to score these graded questions with the following scoring being applied:
Very Important = 2 points
Public Realm Improvement Projects
Protect green spaces
Community-led SOS
Wildlife habitat
Public seating
Trees and biosphere
0
20
40
60
80 100 120 140 160
Faily Important = 1 point Neutral/Don’t Know = 0 points Unimportant = -2 points
Contribute towards the cost of a Ryde based planning enforcement officer, employed by IWC, for one day per week:
No 39%
Yearly cost per household £0.96 Total investment per annum £8,000
Grant funding to The New Carnival Company for the Mardi Gras and Merry & Bright Parade events, plus contribution towards workshops provided within schools.
No 22%
Yearly cost per household £0.24 Total investment per annum £2,000
Grant funding to IOW Bus Museum to provide free bus transport for events in Ryde.
No 23%
Yearly cost per household £0.24 Total investment per annum £2,000
Grant funding to Ryde Rotary to aid their fund-raising events such as Party on the Green.
No 27%
Yearly cost per household £0.21 Total investment per annum £1,000
Grant funding to Ryde Carnival to support their operating costs in keeping the three carnival events in Ryde.
Yearly cost per household £0.48p Total investment per annum £4,000
No 14%
No 38%
Grant Funding for IW Pride. Yearly cost per household £0.24 Total investment per annum £2,000
Grant funding to Aspire (Wight Gaming Group) to provide free gaming sessions for adults to help social isolation.
Yearly cost per household £0.12p Total investment per annum £1,000
No 47%
Grant funding to Wight Rock (Steampunk Festival)
No 65%
Yearly cost per household £0.24p Total investment per annum £2,000
Grant funding to organisations that help the most vulnerable in society i.e. with heating costs, advice, and support in accessing services.
Yearly cost per household £0.24 Total investment per annum £2,000
No 10%
Grant funding to Community Law who provide free law advice to residents, focusing on housing.
No 19%
Yearly cost per household £0.24 Total investment per annum £2,000
Grant funding to Forever Wild at Heart to provide funded places to vulnerable children to attend their forest school sessions
No 25%
Yearly cost per household £0.10p Total investment per annum £800
How would you prefer to receive updates and information from the Town Council?
Printed Newsletter 17%
Website 36%
Public Meetings 14%
To help us further understand our community, please can you let us know what age range you are part of?
18-30
8%
Over 65
28%
31-50
26%
