RECENTLY parked up in Mayflower Park while waiting for our car ferry to the Isle of Wight, the facilities in the park are absolutely dreadful.

I can only assume the state of the toilets and ice cream kiosk are to put people off using them and the Royal Pier... wow, what a welcoming sight that is for sightseers and cruise ships!

If I were a Southampton council tax payer (which gratefully I am not) I’d like to know where the fortune that the council earns from the annual boat show and other events goes to.

If you are trying to put people off visiting your city, it’s working and yes I know thousands flock to the shopping facilities, probably because it’s the only one in the area.

On the positive side, hats off to Red Funnel ferries for the slick operation in loading and unloading what must be thousands of vehicles and passengers on a daily basis.

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