Category: Community
Tickets on sale for Ben-my-Chree round the Island cruise
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Ben-my-Chree round-the-Island cruise, which will take place on Saturday, June 15th. The Ben will depart Douglas at 1900, with the trip taking around four hours. Tickets are priced at £26 for adults and £16 for children, including a main meal, a drink (non-alcoholic) and ice cream. The [...]
Celton Manx to the fore with sponsorship of Cruse golf day
A corporate golf day in aid of Cruse Bereavement Care Isle of Man has raised around £7000. Sponsored by Celton Manx for the second successive year the event was held on Wednesday May 1st at Peel Golf Club where guests included His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor Adam Wood and two well-known faces from West Ham [...]
Sleepwell Hotels Youth Cycling Tour Enjoys Record Attendance
A record 311 rising young cyclists, including 250 UK and European riders, recently took part in the Sleepwell Hotels Isle of Man Youth Cycling Tour, marking the hotel group’s 10th consecutive year of sponsorship of the prestigious event. Spanning all three nights of the early May bank holiday weekend, the tour saw youth and junior [...]
Tough Mudder team boost funds for children’s charity
A team of Manx fundraisers took part in one of the world’s toughest physical challenges to raise money for The Children’s Centre. The ‘Tough Mudder’ event is an obstacle course race designed by British Special Forces that involves running more than 10 miles through mud, fire and water, scaling 12ft walls and crawling through water [...]
Work on St Ninian’s Lower School garden gets underway with help from Nedbank Private Wealth
The pupils and staff at the new St Ninian’s Lower School are delighted to now have the appropriate clothing to begin work on their new garden. As part of the Nedbank Private Wealth Sustainability Forum’s campaign to raise awareness of the environment, the bank were pleased to provide the staff and children with overalls, wellington [...]
Island’s nurses and midwives celebrate Nurses’ Day by signing declaration
Nurses’ Day is a worldwide event held annually on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, with the aim of celebrating the work of the nursing profession throughout history and in modern times. As this year the 12 May falls on a Sunday, nurses throughout the Island will mark the celebration by signing a [...]
Citywing price offer is just the ticket
Citywing is pleased to announce that it is now promising to guarantee its customers the lowest possible fares on flights to and from the Island. Citywing’s new offer means that if you find any flight to or from the Island at a lower cost than that advertised by Citywing, the company will offer you a [...]
Raymotors Automotive Group supplies new vehicle fleet for Panelcraft
Panelcraft has recently taken delivery of a brand new vehicle fleet supplied by Raymotors Automotive Group of Ramsey. The Isle of Man’s exclusive Volkswagen dealer has supplied one of the Island’s leading accident repair specialists with eight VW ‘up!s’, which will be used as courtesy cars for its clients whilst their own vehicles are being [...]
Dying Matters: Be ready for it
The Department of Health’s End of Life Care Implementation Group is leading the Island’s participation in Dying Matters Awareness Week from 13 to 19 May 2013, with the theme of ‘Be ready for it’. The aim is to raise awareness and generate discussions on dying, death and bereavement. Norman McGregor Edwards, Director of Healthcare Delivery [...]
Freighter vessel chartered for TT2013 festival
The freighter MV Arrow will return to Manx waters later this month, to supplement the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s fleet for the TT festival, which will see 11,600 motorcycles arrive in the Island. MV Arrow was chartered for TT2012 and will once again be used to provide additional capacity for freight, supplementing the [...]
