Previously under the control of the Isle of Wight council, in May 2012 an 125 year lease for the Ventnor Botanic Garden was signed between John Curtis for VBC CIC and the council.
This is first detailed interview with John Curtis, who will be taking over the Ventnor Botanic Garden shortly. We learn about his background and what he hopes to do with the much-loved Gardens.
VB tries to find out if the Ventnor Botanic Garden lift installer had ceased trading, as Cllr George Brown had said on the BBC news last week. We get more details from him on the background.