Three years into a nine-year agreement, the council has formally written to Visit Isle of Wight to confirm it will cease funding because of its own budget pressures.
Green fingered schools who took part in Wight in Bloom 2015 have been encouraged to keep gardening with the presentation of a propagator and bulbs as a thank you for entering the competition.
Goodleaf Tree Climbing are running their own Olympic event this summer. It launches this Sunday and tree climbers are being asked to donate 50p per climb to take part - which will be passed onto the Isle of Wight Special Olympics Team who are taking part in a national comp in 2013