Save The Day


Save the day

Friday June 27th 2025

5:00pm - 6:30pm

We have Joe Robertson MP, Richard Quigley MP, Phil jordan and Sir Paul Kenny coming to talk to us about ferry progress and talks with the government.

Riverside Centre, Newport.

Please join us.

Richmond House, Ryde, Isle of Wight PO33 1JD
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Better Services For Wightlink Users

The Wightlink User Group is an independent organisation advocating for improved cross-Solent ferry services that better meet the needs of commuters and travellers. We are committed to ensuring fair and equal access to transportation across the Solent.

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HOME NEWS ABOUT Letter to Joe Robertson Dear Joe, I am writing to you on behalf of the Wightlink Users Group (WUG) with regard to the appalling debacle of the Wightlink service failures on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st February which lead to multiple cancellations and delays of many hours for people travelling on the car ferry service between Portsmouth and Fishbourne. Wightlink put the largest ship in the fleet into refit during what, apart from Christmas and New Year, must be one of the...

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