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After the IW council loftily declared that the new floating bridge shouldn't be called Floaty McFloatface last week in their competition, a petition is rapidly gaining signatures saying it should.
Cowes Floating bridge: All you need to know
The Floating Bridge links Cowes and East Cowes, running regularly through the day and much of the evening. It’s sometimes called the Chain Ferry because it pulls itself both sides of the river on a chain.
Below are articles charting the history of the Cowes Floating Bridge.
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The latest update will be presented to the Corporate Scrutiny Committee next week, but in the meantime, papers for the meeting provide a background to the commissioning of the Naval Architects and Shipbuilders. Details and reports within
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The precaution has been taken to suspend the service. A passenger launch service will be in operation from 9am
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The council have said the safety and wellbeing of floating bridge staff and passengers is their priority
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The passenger launch can take up to 25 people per crossing, but the issue of social distancing was raised by an OnTheWight reader. Here's the answer
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It's taken them a while, but the Isle of Wight council are finally making the "vital improvements" to the roads around the floating bridge to improve safety of pedestrians and avoid lorries getting stuck.
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As reported from last night's Scrutiny Committee, for the rest of the month, the floating bridge won't run during low tides. A foot passenger launch will be provided instead.
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Laura noticed the stains up the legs of jeans after leaving the floating bridge, which she said "smelled like a swimming pool" this morning.
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The charges were supposed to come into force this week, but have been postponed due to delays in the supply of new equipment.
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Executive members will be asked to agree a six week public consultation on the proposal to introduce a 50p each way fare for over 18s on the Cowes floating bridge.
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Essential repairs begin today for Cowes Floating Bridge, expected to resume by Thursday next week
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The Floating Bridge ran aground this afternoon and is not expected to be in service until this evening
