Tickets sell out for Ventnor's Leeson Road landslip update meeting

Tickets to attend the public meeting updating residents on Ventnor's Eastern Esplanade and Leeson Road closures have sold out.

Hosted by the Isle of Wight Council, the meeting is by ticket only, to contain numbers within the fire safety limits of the venue.

The meeting will include an update on the reopening of the Eastern Esplanade later this month and the next steps for Leeson Road following the installation of specialist monitoring equipment.

Sea defence work on Ventnor's Eastern Esplanade (Image: IW Council)

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The agenda also includes an update on the Environment Agency’s Ventnor coastal programme as well as an opportunity for residents to ask questions.

The meeting will take place at St Catherine’s Church next Tuesday (May 14) from 5pm to 6.30pm.

Residents can submit questions in advance by emailing coastal.recovery@iow.gov.uk 

Residents gathered on landslip-hit Leeson Road in Ventnor (Image: Isle of Wight County Press)