Sandown Station Project

When we spoke with young people at the Bay Youth Project on the Isle of Wight about Sandown Station, they said they found it unwelcoming and unfriendly, and subject to antisocial behaviour.

The three creative projects that emerged from these conversations, led by three separate groups of young people, aim to make the area in and around Sandown Station feel safer and more welcoming, and to increase community cohesion.

The projects were part of our Young Cultural Changemakers programme, and supported by public funding from Arts Council England, and match-funding support from South Western Railway CCIF and Isle of Wight Community Rail Partnership.

Young Cultural Changemakers gives young people the opportunity to make a difference in their local communities through creative projects. Read more about our Placemaking work on the Isle of Wight here: