|
Main
Activities / Functions |
Volume /
Size / Scale of Service |
Customers |
|
Parks, Gardens and Beaches |
·
Maintenance
of 250+ separate parks, gardens & open spaces covering 180 Ha ·
Management
of 64 miles of coastline containing 130 emergency equipment points ·
Cleaning of
11 miles of beach producing 600+ tonnes of rubbish pa ·
Management
of 170 trading concessions ·
Management
of 35 playgrounds, 1100 public seats and 87 shelters ·
13 Seaside
awards pa |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Island
visitors ·
National and
International researchers ·
Island and
visiting schools ·
Tourist
related businesses |
|
Library Service |
·
11 static
and 2 mobile libraries ·
Schools and
children’s service ·
Prison
library service ·
Loans of
1.35 M items a year (books, videos, CD’s. DVD’s, story tapes) ·
Provision of
information services – reference, local history, business ·
82,000
registered library members |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Some
services available to visitors and temporary workers ·
Island
schools ·
Home Office
(Prisons Service) |
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROFILES – cont’d
|
Main
Activities / Functions |
Volume /
Size / Scale of Service |
Customers |
|
Museums Service |
·
4 public
museums (including Dinosaur Isle) attracting 120,000 visitors a year ·
care of
500,000 geological, archaeological and local history items ·
Visits from
5,500 school children and other interested groups ·
Provision of
advice to 25 Island based museum related organisations |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Island
visitors ·
National and
International researchers ·
Island and
visiting schools ·
Island
organisations and individuals involved in museum provision and protection of
the Island’s heritage ·
Tourist
related businesses |
|
County Record Office |
·
Acquisition
and care of historic documents relating to the Island. v 260 cu m of documents stored over 5
sites v 100 accessions received annually ·
Official
place of deposit for Public Records ·
Making
stored material available for public use (4,600 documents produced to 3,700
users per annum) |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Island
visitors ·
National and
International researchers ·
Isle of
Wight Council departments ·
Parish and
Town Councils ·
Depositors
including churches, solicitors, private individuals, government departments,
charities and societies |
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROFILES – cont’d
|
Main
Activities / Functions |
Volume /
Size / Scale of Service |
Customers |
|
Ventnor Botanic Garden |
·
Provision,
interpretation and care of a plant collection for education and leisure
purposes v 22 acres containing 8000 species and
varieties v Visitor Centre including library,
exhibitions, and lecture rooms v 250,000 visitors per annum ·
Production
of plants to support the site (50,000 a year plus 20,000 for resale) |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Island
visitors ·
National and
International researchers ·
Island and
visiting schools ·
Tourist
related businesses |
|
Sports and Recreation Development |
·
Delivery of
‘Active Sport’ to 400 children a year ·
Training and
development of teachers and volunteer coaches (200 and 60 a year
respectively) ·
Provision of
advice to all Island based sports organisations especially in relation to
lottery applications ·
Provision of
dual use of school sports facilities to the whole community (550,000 users
across 4 sites per annum) ·
Development
of school sport across all phases (19,000 children) ·
Use and
promote the use of sport to deliver social and economic regeneration (Ryde
SRB – 35,000 potential users) |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Island
visitors ·
Island
schools ·
Island
organisations and individuals involved in sports provision ·
Tourist
related businesses |
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROFILES – cont’d
|
Main
Activities / Functions |
Volume /
Size / Scale of Service |
Customers |
|
Arts Development and Theatres |
·
Develop arts
and cultural opportunities across the Island ·
Provision of
advice to all Island based arts organisations especially in relation to
lottery applications ·
Direct and
indirect provision of arts venues for the artistic benefit of the community
(100,000 visits per annum) ·
Delivery of
Arts led learning opportunities from basic skills to advanced level ·
Use and
promote the use of arts to deliver social and economic regeneration (Ryde SRB
– 35,000 potential users) |
·
All of the
Island’s residents ·
Island
visitors ·
Island
schools ·
Island
organisations and individuals involved in arts provision ·
Tourist
related businesses ·
Island
Artists |
|
Schools’ Music Service |
·
Provide
instrumental tuition to 2100 pupils a week across 68 schools ·
Manage the
Isle of Wight Music Centre (380 students a week) as a means of developing
excellence in youth music ·
Introduce
new activities to broaden pupils experiences of music (Solent Music Project) ·
Provision of
curriculum support, advice and training for teachers |
·
Island
schools ·
All of the
Island’s residents under 21 years |