Ideas and opportunities for the future regeneration of Ryde will be discussed with Ryde residents at an upcoming workshop.

The workshop at Ryde Castle on 2 May, at 7pm is the latest in a series organised by the Isle of Wight Council to identify practical things that can be done to address three priorities identified by local people - bringing large empty buildings across the town back into use; ‘greening’ Ryde; and considering youth provision.

Identified as one of five potential Island sites for regeneration, Ryde Esplanade could provide an exciting and vibrant area for recreation, leisure and commerce, as well as meeting the identified priorities of local people.

Improving the seafront area would enhance the wider town and generate more business rate income for the council; an ambition of the regeneration programme as a whole.