Category: Community
TT2014 deposit bookings open from May 27th
With just a few days to go until TT2013 gets underway, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company has announced that deposits for next year’s festival will open from Monday, May 27th. Steam Packet Company Chief Executive Mark Woodward explained: ‘The deposit system is intended to help TT fans secure a place on the ferry [...]
Fell runners smash Race The Sun record
A team of some of the best fell runners from the UK and Isle of Man smashed the course record in The Children’s Centre’s Race The Sun relay last Saturday (May 18). The event – organised by the Island’s leading charity for families and children and sponsored by Mann Made Group – involves teams running [...]
Celton Manx to kick start olympian led martial arts workshops
Four-time taekwondo Olympian Sarah Stevenson MBE is to lead two training workshops in the Island thanks to sponsorship from Celton Manx. The 2011 taekwondo world champion, now retired and working as a coach on UK Sport’s world class performance programme, will be accompanied by her personal trainer, Steve Jenkins. The first session will be held [...]
Noble’s Hospital marks launch of ‘Dignity in Care’ Patient Charter
As part of the Island’s celebrations for Nurses’ Day on 12 May 2013, Noble’s Hospital launched a new Patient Charter to highlight the importance of ‘Dignity in Care’ for patients and their families. The ‘Dignity in Care’ Patient Charter is part of a continued process of working in partnership with patients to improve care at [...]
Children, Charities and Churches support IF Campaign
Children, charities, church-goers and people from around the Island will be handing over hundreds of empty paper plates to Tynwald at 9.45am this morning (Tuesday 21st May) in a bid to get government support for the Enough Food IF campaign to end world hunger. The plates have been decorated with messages asking for the Isle [...]
Sign up for Children’s Centre annual golf day
Teams are being urged to sign up The Children’s Centre’s annual charity golf day being held at Peel Golf Club on Friday June 14. Teams have a chance to win the coveted Golf Day Trophy – which was won last year by Barclays – and there will also be prizes for nearest to the pin [...]
Citywing on countdown for TT 2013
With TT fortnight almost here Citywing has enhanced its timetable of flights for this world famous motor-racing festival. In addition to extra flights from Belfast and Blackpool operating up to six times a day there’s also flights available from Gloucester, Newcastle, Oxford, Jersey, Leeds and Anglesey. In addition, day trip options are available for those [...]
Local business teams up with MGP winner for this year’s TT
Local winner of the 2011 Manx Grand Prix Lightweight, Billy Smith, has teamed up with letscrowdit.com to help fund his 2013 TT entry. This year the TT sees its first rider competing in the event supported by a crowd funding campaign, Billy Smith has posted the first project on letscrowdit.com and hopes to raise sponsorship [...]
TT bus strike – ‘Island will not be held to ransom’
The Isle of Man will not be bullied by a TT bus strike and will not allow it to spoil this year’s festival, Chief Minister Allan Bell MHK pledged today (Thursday May 16, 2016). Mr Bell was responding to the announcement by the Unite union of strike action by bus drivers throughout most of the [...]
How long will the Island continue to put its lifeline air routes at risk
Just a fortnight after Citywing warned the Isle of Man Government economic policy review committee that open skies is putting the Island’s lifeline air routes at risk, the news that Flybe is in discussions to sell the Island’s Gatwick slots is confirmation of that risk if ever it was needed. Managing Director of Citywing, David [...]
