Changes To Council Services During Isle Of Wight Festival

While the Isle of Wight Festival is taking place from Friday 20 June to Sunday 22 June 2025, some council services are affected.

Seaclose Office, Newport

Seaclose Office, Newport will be closed from 12 midday on Thursday 19 June – partially reopening to the public from 8.30am on Monday 23 June (depending on the service required) and fully open to the public from 8.30am on Tuesday 24 June.

Anyone attending this office between Monday 16 June and Thursday 19 June is only advised to do if strictly necessary. Parking during this period only will be at the entrance to Seaclose Park on the grassed area.

Register Office

The Isle of Wight Council's Register Office Marriage Room will temporarily move to County Hall in Newport during the festival. From Friday 20 June until close of business on Saturday 21 June, all civil ceremonies will be held at County Hall, High Street, Newport.

The civil ceremonies will be back at Seaclose Park from Monday 23 June.

The Registers Seaclose offices will be closed for face to face appointments from 12 midday on Thursday 19 June, and all day Friday 20 June and Saturday 21 June.

All birth, death, marriage notices and further information telephone enquiries will continue to be handled via the existing number, 823233.

Coroner’s Office

The Coroner’s Office will be closed to face to face appointments, from Thursday 19th June 2025 and will reopen on Tuesday 24th June 2025, due to the Isle of Wight Festival.

There will be no site access to the office during this period.

Telephone enquiries will continue to be handled via the existing number (01983) 823010 during this period.

Planning

The council’s Planning Services (including Building Control) office will be closed to the public from 12 midday Thursday 19 June, Friday 20 June, and Monday 23 June.

In the days leading up to and after the festival there will be public access, but parking will be extremely limited, so customers are advised it may be better to avoid the Seaclose office, unless it is to attend a pre-arranged meeting.

The office will be open as normal to the public from 8.30am on Tuesday 24 June.

The Wednesday walk-in session, to see the duty Planning Officer, will not be held on Wednesday 18 June but will be available again between 2 to 5pm from Wednesday 25 June.

Customers can check information and use the online services available on the council website at: Environment and planning (iow.gov.uk)

Crematorium

The crematorium will be operating its usual opening hours over the weekend of Saturday 21 June – 10am to 12 noon. Grounds remain open at all times.

Leisure centre/theatre

Customers are advised that 1Leisure Medina will be closed for the duration of the Isle of Wight Festival from 2pm Thursday 19 June and will re-open at 6am on Monday 23 June.

Westridge at Ryde and The Heights, Sandown will be open as normal throughout this period.

Swimming lessons at Medina are cancelled from Wednesday 18 June to Saturday 21June. The lessons will resume on Monday 23 June.

For further information, please email medinaleisure@iow.gov.uk or telephone (01983) 823880.

Waste services

No changes will be made to the collection day of your waste or recycling. Please ensure all waste is out by 7am (6.30am for Fairlee Road residents) on the day of collection, as routes maybe changed due to roads being affected by traffic diversions.

Newport Cemetery

There will be no public access to Newport Cemetery via the Fairlee Road gates. All public access to the cemetery is via the steps on The Quay and this will continue during the festival period.

There will be limited parking for blue badge holders only.

The cemetery will be fenced off, and visitors are asked to please listen and cooperate with security, ensuring the area is kept safe and restrict access to genuine visitors only.

Floating Bridge festival timetable

The Cowes Floating Bridge will be operating an extended timetable during the weekend of the Isle of Wight Festival. For details of the revised operating hours, please see below:

Any current updates can be found at the Floating Bridge website Isle Of Wight (iwfloatingbridge.co.uk)

From Cowes

Friday 20th June 2025

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Saturday 21st June 2025

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Sunday 22nd June 2025

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Monday 23rd June 2025

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From East Cowes

Friday 20th June 2025

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Saturday 21st June 2025

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Sunday 22nd June 2025

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Monday 23rd June 2025

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Festival Complaints Contact

If you have any concerns relating to noise or licensing issues during the Isle of Wight Festival, you can contact the Isle of Wight Council on 823426. This is a 24-hour number.

To go to the official Isle of Wight Festival website, please visit: www.isleofwightfestival.com

For further council related information, including travel regarding the festival, please visit: www.iow.gov.uk/iwfestival