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Aspire Ryde Volunteers Bring Herb Garden At Ryde Pier Back To Life
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
Ryde Pier s herb garden has been brought back to life thanks to volunteers from Aspire Ryde.
Disused planters have been brought back into life by the charity to brighten up the Pier and support biodiversity. It is part of Wightlink’s Green Agenda, which incorporates wide-ranging initiatives to protect the environment.
Members of Aspire’s gardening team repaired and painted 16 planters at the Pier Head and filled them with a variety of herbs including oregano, mint, parsley, thyme and rosemary.
Although there is an argument that might look at some of Mr Seely’s points from a different perspective, overall, it’s clear he acknowledges and recognises the issues Islanders face with the ferry companies. However, the first thing in Mr Seely s response that caught my eye was why Wightlink needed millions of pounds of public money to avoid bankruptcy? I have looked at Wightlink’s accounts covering the past four years and they show over £59million net profit. In the same period over £50 million (85 per cent of Wighlinks profit over the same period) was paid in dividends to Wighlinks parent company, Arca Shipping Limited.