Read about the extended back and forths we had with the council, just trying to find out what were in the traffic management plans were that the IW Festival had to submit 120 days before the event.
Back in June the council told VB repairs would be done in about five weeks. Fast forward to now, two months later and they're now claiming that they're ahead of schedule - even though the Seaclose park repairs are much later than they originally said! Eh?
The Isle of Wight council say that future use of the popular footpath/cycle route by Festival organisers will be reviewed following the damage caused during this year's event.
Last year’s Dragon Boat Race raised over £64,000 for Stand Up To Cancer, with over 300 people signing up to take part in the event. This year's event takes place on 27th April.