Wood carving, mosaic making and all things creative will be at the heart of attractions planned for this year’s Tynwald Day celebrations.At the Bunscoill wood sculptor Gavin Carter will be using elm he has sourced locally and milled to create a story-telling chair which children will be invited to decorate with carving under his supervision, while ...
Citywing is celebrating the success of its promise of a punctual schedule for customers with over 96% of its flights departing on time or early since its first flights took off from Isle of Man Airport on 1st January. Despite the adverse weather this winter they have achieved an average of 96% of flights departing within their scheduled take-...
Find out how the Island is being used as a backdrop to a major documentary being made about the dark side of the America's Cup and how its helping Manx Heritage at the same time
Children attending this year’s Crucial Crew week will have a chance to win a poster competition. Crucial Crew is now in its 31st year and involves primary school pupils from across the Island attending Isle of Man College to learn life skills from a number of organisations including the police, fire brigade, coastguard and Manx Telecom. This year the pupils will be challenged to produce a poster illustrating the most important lessons that Crucial Crew teaches. Each member of the winning class will win a £10 top up voucher from Manx Telecom, and see their design printed and used to promote next year’s Crucial Crew. Sergeant Wendy Barker, of Isle of Man Constabulary, said:“As always there will be a fun approach to this year’s Crucial Crew, b...
Manx Music missionaries Barrule will be interrupting their UK Album Launch tour for a visit home next week with a concert at the Peel Centenary Centre on the 22nd June.Their debut album is causing quite a stir in the UK media, with the Telegraph describing it as "An exciting sound – real zest and quality", the Scotsman giving it 4 stars "The album aims to elevate the profile of their island’s music. Players of conviction and passion they make a fine job of it", and the world music magazine Songlines saying "Barrule is more than a group – it's an assertion of cultural identity". The album has been featured not only on Mark Radcliffe's BBC Radio 2 Folk Show and BBC Radio 3's World On 3 show, but also on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, Ce...
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