Southern Vectis instance, Southern Vectis franchised Solent Blue Line routes to Marchwood Motorways; the Newport Town Circular was franchised to M-Travel, and then the Alpha Group after M-Travel closed. The Traditional Bus Company and The Village Bus Company were franchised some open-top routes including the Shanklin Pony. In 2008, after its sale to Go-Ahead Group, Southern Vectis competed directly with the Isle of Wight Council's Wightbus school services. It duplicated routes and claimed term ticket fees for student passengers from the council. In September 2010, the Isle of Wight council engaged Southern Vectis to operate many school bus routes. Under the terms
Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain mantle would not serve for any woman who had violated her marriage or her virginity. It would reach to the ground when worn by a faithful woman but would only hang down to the lap of an unfaithful wife. One might describe it as a cloak of invisibility. It's said that Merlin once possessed this item for a while. Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain The Thirteen Treasures of the Island of Britain (Welsh: "Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Prydain") are a series of items in late medieval Welsh tradition. Lists of the items appear in texts dating to