If this OnTheWight reader from East Cowes hadn't got in touch with the council about the issue, it's possible disabled passengers might have been forced to pay foot passenger fares on the Floating Bridge.
Money was raised earlier this year by pupils at Ryde Academy on World Water Day. The donations will help the women and children in Kasozi, Uganda who often have to carry 20kg of water over long distances.
The Way Forward Programme, which also supports people on the autistic spectrum and people with mental health conditions, will be displaying work at the Hospice that was created during their arts programme.
The West End star said that Ryde Academy had "quite clearly had an amazing effect" on their students adding the "level of dance is unseen at most secondary schools" that he visits.