The impending budget cuts brought doom and gloom to the meeting, but there was light at the end of the tunnel with positive news about several projects in Ventnor.
A visiting representative from the Office for Civil Society (OCS) praised the Ventnor Town Council for their community engagement, saying it had not gone unnoticed.
As well as an update on the Winter Gardens, the latest Town Council meeting reveals that Chris Welsford returns to Ventnor Town Council to serve the community, along with Labour candidate in the local election Ed Gouge.