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.
Southern Vectis say this is the first time in decades that a bus service for the rural communities they serve has been operated without local authority funding and that the current timetable for route 6 is run entirely on a commercial basis.
There was fantastic coverage for Ventnor and the Isle of Wight on BBC South Today last night. If you missed it, you can watch again on iPlayer until 7pm today (Thursday).
Niton and Whitwell parish Council are hoping to 'bag' some of the cash awards to help them with the Ashknowle Lane scheme. Simply pop into your local Tesco store on from Saturday (27th Feb) until 6th March to vote.
Having already pioneered the NitWhit community bus, Niton and Whitwell parish council join others in helping to fund the return of the route 6 bus on Sundays.
The Niton and Whitwell Parish Council has stepped in to organise a minibus service following Isle of Wight Council cuts to community bus services. The new service launches next week.