Tag: Junior Achievement
Time running out to get tickets to see X Factor and BGT stars
Fans of The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent TV shows are being urged to get their tickets for a charity concert at the Villa Marina on November 30. The show will raise funds for Junior Achievement and is being sponsored by Manx Telecom. Tickets are £25, but Manx Telecom is offering their mobile customers [...]
Stars of X Factor and BGT coming to the Villa
On Friday 30th November Stars from The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent will take to the stage to perform live at the Villa Marina. The charity concert is to help raise funds for local charity Junior Achievement (www.jaiom.im). Acts will include Marcus Collins (runner up in The X Factor 2011), Craig Colton, Jamie Archer [...]
Isle of Man Railways – Family Fun Weekend
Last weekend (8th and 9th September) saw Isle of Man Railways second Family Fun Weekend, and the first to be hosted by the Railways new mascot ‘Cushag the Cat’ (Cushag is also the name of the Manx National flower). The rain held off over the weekend and Douglas Steam Railway Station was once again a [...]
Manx Telecom sponsors X Factor and BGT finalists charity show
Stars from The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent TV shows will be on stage at the Villa Marina on Friday November 30 to raise funds for local charity Junior Achievement. The concert is being sponsored by Manx Telecom, who are offering an exclusive £5 discount off the ticket price for their mobile customers, and [...]
CELTON MANX SUPPORTS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NICK HEWER SEMINAR
Celton Manx was pleased to be able to support Junior Achievement Isle of Man as it welcomed The Apprentice’s Nick Hewer to the Island. Mr Hewer, Lord Sugar’s right-hand man on the hit BBC show, was invited to the Island by Junior Achievement. During his visit he talked to students from the Island’s secondary schools [...]
Junior Achievement encourages entrepreneurs of tomorrow to savour ‘sweet smell of success’
Designing a new fragrance was one of four challenges posed to students at Ballakermeen, Castle Rushen and QE II high schools by Junior Achievement Isle of Man as part of its programme to find young entrepreneurs of the future. In a move to equip young people with the skills for the world of work and [...]
Manx students’ enterprise showcased in Oslo
A team of sixth form students from Castle Rushen High School have returned from Oslo after competing against 33 other nations for the title of JA-YE (Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise) Student Company of the Year. The team, Cahoots, won Junior Achievement Isle of Man Company of the Year held in March, qualifying them to compete in [...]
Bankers sign up for Grand Canyon challenge in aid of Junior Achievement
Barclays Wealth analysts Christa McKay and Rachael Webb have signed up for a trek through the Grand Canyon in aid of Junior Achievement Isle of Man. The pair, both 25, have to raise a minimum of £3,350 each for the eight-day adventure in May 2012 that will see them trekking in the Grand Canyon and [...]
Students banking on support from Junior Achievement
As part of its commitment to help the Island’s young people gain essential skills for when they leave full-time education Junior Achievement Isle of Man and Barclays Wealth, the Island’s largest private employer, arranged for groups of year 10 students to witness first-hand life in the workplace. The bank is an ardent supporter of the [...]
