Get Isaac Hayward’s splash park reopen -Ryde canoe lake

16/07/2026

Good news! Last night the Isle of Wight council voted in favour of the splash park refurbishment idea! This is HUGE!

Thank-you to everyone for signing the petition, without this we wouldn’t have been able to get a place on the agenda. Thank-you to all the councillors who believe in the splash park and voted for it. And thank-you to our incredible team who keep pushing against the grain.

The next stage is to get a business plan and proposal together for Ryde Neighbourhood Board. We need to prove that the park will not be a burden to the Isle of Wight council in the longer term. We’ve got this! ❤️

For now we are celebrating another small win. We are getting there! 🙏

14/06/2026

Call to action 🎉

These sessions are for the community to have their say so please do pop in and give your support to the splash park… and anything else you think would help the community ❤️

Drop in sessions at The Department, Ryde
The drop-in sessions are between 9.30am and 5.50pm, Tuesday 16 June to Saturday 20 June.

https://onthewight.com/drop-in-sessions-offer-ryde-community-a-say-on-neighbourhood-funding-priorities/

30/05/2026

CALL TO ACTION 💪🏼

Because we need Isle of Wight council to approve the refurbishment, we need IOW councillors on board with our plans. Please write to your local Isle of Wight councillor for your area where you live and ask them to sign our petition 🙏🙏🙏

30/05/2026

Hello everyone! Following the success of the ryde town council meeting we are now hoping to get Isle of Wight council to approve the idea of the refurbishment. Isle of Wight council are the freeholder and we rely heavily upon them if we want to do anything with the splash park. Luckily our petition has enough votes for us to be able to request a discussion about it at full council. When we have more information about dates of this meeting we will let you know so that anyone who wants to attend, can. Thank-you so much for continuing to support this! ❤️🙏

14/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that at last
nights Full Town Council meeting, Ryde Town councillors voted to consider the splash park and its future, noting its importance to our community. Several councillors recognised our petition, which now has over 3,400 signatures and spoke fondly of their memories of it in use.
Thank you everyone who has signed, shared or commented on our page, we couldn’t have done it without the traction gained by your interactions and support! Please continue to support our campaign by liking, sharing and signing the petition! Any interaction keeps our plight visible. Together we know we can get the splash park back functioning in our community!

“It’s been pushed around for years, and we cannot do it anymore.”

12/05/2026

Please attend tonight’s meeting. Ryde Town Council have a meeting at 7.00pm at No.11, St Thomas Square, Ryde PO33 2PJ (the former NatWest Bank building). The splash park is being discussed in this meeting. I’ve not seen an agenda yet but when I do I will share it. ❤️🙏

28/04/2026

If you’re not sure who to vote for, check which of your local candidates have signed this petition. Ask them if they’ll support reinstating the splash park. We can’t make this happen without councillor support. Vote for the person who has YOUR needs at heart ❤️❤️❤️

17/04/2026

Surfers Against Sewage is bringing its national sewage protest to Sandown Beach in May

13/04/2026

The Isle of Wight Council says that it is open to sitting down with campaigners and the wider Ryde community to talk about the future of Ryde Splash Park. As first reported by Island Echo, a grassroots campaign to reopen the much-loved paddling pool has been gathering momentum. Local resident Charlo...