Hand-crafted wooden gifts are helping keep a vital transport lifeline running.
Members of the Nettlestone and Seaview Shed have raised funds for the Daisy Ring Bus, a free patient transport service that takes Isle of Wight cancer patients to hospitals in Portsmouth and Southampton from ferry and hovercraft terminals.
The shed group, known as Nashers, creates and sells original wooden products at events, with proceeds supporting the Daisy Ring Bus.
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Rob Webb, chair of Nettlestone and Seaview Shed, said: "We had recently read about the plight of the Daisy bus services in Southampton and Portsmouth and realised how serious the loss of this vital service would be to Island residents.
"We contacted Michèle, who was establishing the new Daisy Ring bus service, to offer financial support."
Michèle Le Quesne Newton, representing the Daisy Ring Bus, thanked the group for their donation and highlighted the ongoing need for support.
She said: "Without donations of this kind the service would not be able to run.
"We are now carrying just under 2,000 patients a month between both Portsmouth and Southampton operations. All done with dignity, love and compassion."
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