Neither Chale Parish council or even the family who have operated the ice cream van for the last fourteen years at the Blackgang viewpoint car park have been contacted by the Isle of Wight Council about the potential sale of the land, VentnorBlog has learned.
As VB found out on Wednesday, the council is “in negotiation with (a) special purchaser”, exploring selling the much-loved viewpoint.
No contact with Uncle Sam
The Dyers of Chale Farm, who make their own ice-cream to sell from the “Uncle Sam’s” van, told VB that they have a contract with the council to sell from the view point, despite this they hadn’t been made aware of the possible sale by the council.
Mr Dyer said he thought that it was an awful shame if it were to be lost as it was an important view, but added that the purchaser might well have good intentions.
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