‘Meandering through Dalby’, a walk starting at Dalby schoolrooms, planned for Saturday has had to be postponed due to subsidence of the coastal foot path.
Organisers hope that they may be able to run the event later in the year after essential work has been completed in that area.
Readers of this column will be familiar with EcoVannin/Braddan Commissioners’ project, the Coronation Community Garden.
It’s a lovely little plot of land that we’re developing into a communal growing plot, so that residents and friends can socialise, grow produce together, and share the fruits (and vegetables) of their labour.
People are welcome to drop into the garden as often as they like and are able – do come and take a look if you haven’t done so already.
From being, at the start of this year, a slightly unloved disused former playground, the space has come on in leaps and bounds – with help from kindly donors, volunteers and local residents.
And we’ve just taken another big step forward, in that the very fab Men in Sheds have delivered the brilliant raised beds they’ve made for us.
These’ll make planting and tending much easier, and they’re absolute beauties – many thanks, Men in Sheds!
To get the new beds filled and planted, we’re holding another of our periodic work parties – this time on Saturday, from 10am until no later than 2pm, though people are very welcome to join in just for an hour or so if that’s all they can spare.
We aim to get started on filling the new planters with a mix of mushroom compost and top soil, as a growing medium, and we’d be glad of as many helping hands as possible – even if you’re not a Braddanite, we’ll be glad to see you.
And once that’s done, we can start thinking about putting in some winter veg.
In addition we’re experimenting with straw bale planting – we’ve been feeding the bales with liquid nutrients and they’re now about ready to take some plants. We can’t wait to see how it works.
We also need to paint a picnic bench, so if anyone’s able to donate some suitable paint/wood preserver and brushes, we can tackle that task on Saturday too – weather permitting.
But even if it’s not painting weather, we’ll be there whatever, getting muddy and having fun.
And digging up some of the spuds – they’re already looking very ready, and need eating!
Huge thanks are due to the kindly people who’ve given us garden furniture, plants, compost, tools and time – it wouldn’t have been possible without you.
off-island golf
With fellow island golfer Tom Harris also in the 280-strong line up, 36 holes were required to decide who would make it into the last 64 and go forward to the competition’s matchplay stages.
While TomHarris was disappointed at not making through after his great third place in the Southern Amateur Championship the week previous, Gandy qualified in 10th place and made it easily into the matchplay stages.
Although Gandy was 2up early in the first knockout stage, the match went to extra time and Tom managed to beat Rob McGreggor at the 19th.
The next day Gandy was growing in confidence and a better result as David Hague was dispensed by the margin of 3&1.
When well-known fellow England squad player Alfie Plant was beaten 2&1, Gandy was into the last eight and there was a real possibility of him going all the way.
It was not to be unfortunately and with a few shots in the trees and some really good play by his quarter-final opponent Daniel Brown, the Rowany player was beaten 7&5.
Tom has the consolation of being beaten by the eventual champion Brown, who despite being four down at one stage came through to win 2up.
Both Harris and Gandy have joined up with Alex McCauley, Kevin Moore, Daryl Callister and Chris Kneen to play in the Northern Counties Championship at Delamere Forrest Golf Club in Cheshire this week.
After last year’s excellent result at Mount Murray when a third place was achieved, let’s hope that in next week’s report there will be more good news.
Roy Moore
Entries for the Microgaming Isle of Man Marathon and Half-Marathon on Sunday week, August 14 currently stand at 99 for the full and 319 for the half.
They close this Sunday, August 7, so they look like being on a par with last year’s 110 and 400.
View the current entries on http://www.sientries.co.uk/eventslist
This year the marathon is the UK British Masters Championship as well as the Isle of Man championship.
Both events take place over the Ramsey, Bride, Andreas, St Jude’s course. The marathon starts at 9am and the half-marathon at 9.30am. Spectators are welcome at Ballacloan stadium all day.
Motor vehicle drivers and cyclists are asked to take care round the course on the day please, especially at the Vollen junction where the runners turn onto the Bride coast road, and at the Richmond Road/Bowring Road junction where they turn right to head back to the stadium.
The Isle of Man’s first genome project, to sequence the Manx cat, has achieved its first milestone with the sequencing of their first cat, Bonnag.
Her blood sample was sent off to the University of Edinburgh for sequencing three months ago and the scientists have recently received the DNA sequences back for analysis.
Building upon previous research from the United States, the team have already zoomed in on one gene and pinpointed the exact DNA mutation causing Bonnag’s lack of tail: a deletion of just one letter from her 2.8 billion letter genome.
One of the questions the team hopes to answer with their research is which mutations are responsible for the differences between rumpy (no tail), stumpy (short tail) and longy (longer short tail) Manx cats.
The team hope that a large-scale investigation of Manx cat genomes will point towards genes that could help inform Manx cat owners of their cat’s risk for certain diseases and even aid human medical research.
The volunteer scientists are still aiming to sequence the genomes of at least three Manx cats in order to find the DNA mutations that are specific to the Manx breed and anyone who would like to donate can do so on their website (www.manxcatgenome.com).
With the lower cost of genome sequencing the scientists are also interested in hearing from Manx cat owners who are in a position to pay for their cat to be included in the research, in return for a comprehensive report on their cat’s genetic makeup.
Rachel, who is originally from the Isle of Man but now works as a computational biologist in York, said: ‘We’re delighted to have reached this point in our efforts and there’s still so much left to analyze.
‘The project benefited enormously from a major advance in genome sequencing technology in November which brought the cost per cat down from almost £10,000 to less than £1,200.
‘The Manx Cat genome project is entirely funded by charitable donations from the public so this was a major bonus, allowing us to sequence our first cat well ahead of schedule.’
LAST week, in the sacred cause of warning us about conduct likely to kill us, some scientists at Cambridge University, as if it’s any of their business in the first place, have announced that office workers who don’t get some exercise every day risk premature death.
They say that instead of just sitting slaving away at our desks for hours on end we should get up now and again and have a bit of a walk elsewhere on the premises.
Fortunately I already do get up and walk somewhere and back on a regular basis. For instance, I often rise from the kneeler chair at my workplace at Manx Radio and walk the 25 paces – I will not trouble myself with metres and yards – to the main entrance reception area when I think I have a good reason to do so.
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately when taken by and large, by the time I get to reception I’ve forgotten what I am doing there. The Lady Dementia, Greek Goddess of Forgetfulness, has struck again. This means I have to walk back to my desk which is the only way of remembering, as anybody will testify.
This, of course, is another 25 paces and, taken overall, 50 paces altogether. Now that’s not bad really even thought it was otherwise pointless.
But there is something else. I am the oldest of all the denizens of Broadcasting House but my desk is furthest away from the printer and whenever I print something I have to walk to it and back. This accounts for a regular return trip of something over 20 paces.
Every morning I make a resolution to keep a count of how many times in the working day I make this return trip. But at some stage I begin to lose track. I will have to make little notes in future.
There are also other essential trips I have do around Broadcasting House including going to the toilet a few times. This means I have no idea how much time I spend altogether walking around the building, going upstairs to where the recording studios are and downstairs to where the kitchen is.
The only rest I get is when I have work to do and I have to sit at my desk for a few hours and this means I am still risking premature death according to the boys in the white coats.
I think the only one way to win is stop reading about the things those people at Cambridge University are doing. They only make me worry.
And that’s not good for me either.
A SHORT time ago I went to the Palace Hotel to meet some visiting friends from across the water and left my car in the car park. When I met my friends in the bar Dorothy asked me if I had paid my parking fee. I told her I didn’t know I should have done so she went outside and got me a ticket from a pay-and-display machine which I hadn’t noticed. It cost £1. Dorothy told me that if she had not put it on my windscreen the car would have been clamped.
The concept of paying to park in a hotel car park was new to me. What was even newer was that Dorothy told me she and Eddie had to pay £3 a day to park their car there.
After meeting my friends I got into my car and left. I am still wondering whether I should have paid the Palace Hotel to let me out again.
THIS week’s crossword clue has been sent in by Sylvia Lawrinson. It was in The Times quick cryptic as follows: ‘Reporter’s novel’s set on isle (7).’
JOHN Kerruish says he heard Jon Joughin, who is standing for re-election to the House of Keys, being interviewed on Manx Radio and when asked about the consequences of the UK leaving the EU he said: ‘This Britax business is bad news . . .’
Yes, he meant Brexit. Britax is the name of a company which manufactures car accessories.
Fasten your seatbelt, Jon.
LAST week on BBC Radio 4 there was a daily programme called ‘Van Gogh’s Ear.’ Every time it was announced l wanted to say:
‘Is he? We’d better let him come in.’
Crossword: NEWSMAN.
James Christopher Kirby and Tracy Alison Kirby, both of 23 Breeken Bank, Tromode, sold 96 Cronk Liauyr, Douglas, for £417,500.
It was bought from Michael Forbes Batey and Laura Jane Batey.
Other recent transactions recorded at the General Registry in Douglas are as follows:
Glenn Catlin and Sandra Jane Catlin sold Knotty Ash, Strang Road, Union Mills, for £329,950 to Emmett John McQuillan and Jacqueline Ann McQuillan, of Ballanawin, Strang, Braddan.
James Stretford Mylchreest Farrell and Sally Ann Mylchreest Farrell sold Glen Lyn, 1 Douglas Avenue, Tromode Road, Douglas, for £277,000, to Alphonsus Paul O’Shea and Gemma Jacqueline O’Shea, of 14 Dovescroft, Abbeyfields, Douglas.
Simon Jonathan Colquitt and Larna Colquitt sold 12 Sunningdale Drive, Onchan, for £275,000, to Matthew Philip Haddow and Jill Haddow, both of 54 Heywood Drive, Onchan.
Sharon Dunn sold 12 Seafield Crescent, Onchan, for £265,000 to Alison Wendy Cubbon, of 8 Ballatesson Meadow, Peel.
Heidi Elizabeth Parkinson, of Seafront, The Promenade, Port Erin, sold The Sheilings, Bay View Road, Port Erin, for £250,000, to Darren Robinson and Lynn Catherine Robinson, both of Mount View, Four Roads, Port St Mary.
Cynthia Helen Bird, of 17 Ballachrink, Glen Road, Colby, sold 73 Ballanorris Crescent, Friary Park, Ballabeg, for £243,000, to David Erik Georgeson and Simone Louise Pendlebury, of 15 Seafield Avenue, Port St Mary.
Edward Plunkett, of Broome, Western Australia, sold 4 Norwood Drive, Douglas, for £232,500, to Michael Dominic Ventre and Nicola Higgins, both of 17 Lancaster Road, Douglas.
John Sutherton sold 8 Kella Close, Sulby, for £228,000 to William Walter Adams and Anthea Mary Adams, of Ballacraig Croft, Ballaugh Curraghs, Ballaugh.
Bryan Hird, of Perrins, Walpole Drive, Ramsey, sold 1 Orchard Close, Andreas, for £220,000 to Robert Orry Corlett, of 54 Ormly Road, Ramsey, and Susan Winifred Corlett.
Arline Gladys Harvey, of 65 Saddle Mews, Douglas, sold 31 Thorny Road, Douglas, for £215,000, to Andrew Goulding, of 9 Woodlea Villas, Main Road, Crosby, and Natalie Rebecca Docherty, of Green Meadows, Main Road, Glen Vine, Marown.
Peter Jenkins, of 63 King Edward Road, Onchan, and Benjamin John Williams, sold 2 Westmount, Eastfield, Douglas, for £213,000, to Susan Radcliffe Coates, of 3 Tent Road, Laxey.
Lay See Perks, by executor, and Sean Kevin Dowling, of 33-37 Athol Street, Douglas, as executor, sold 21 Close Corneil, Port Erin, for £210,000 to Nicholas Blackburn and Shirleyan Blackburn, both of 5 Nursery Avenue, Onchan.
Allan Gerrard Corran, of Knaresborough, sold 6 Westbourne Drive, Douglas, for £205,000, to Christopher Philip Richard Jones, of 6 First Avenue, Douglas.
John Charles Long and Rosalind Penelope Long sold Ben Armine, Lezayre Road, Ramsey, for £195,000, to Peter Craig Hudson, of Brooklea, Brookfield Avenue, and Adele Rachael Ella, The Nade, Ballagorry Drive, Glen Mona, Maughold.
John Cross, by executor, Jeremy Cross, of Manchester, as executor, and Jonathan James Cross, of Milton Keynes, as executor, sold 44 Slieau Curn Park, Kirk Michael, for £162,000, to Michael Neary and Helen Catherine Neary, both of 43 Slieau Curn Park, Kirk Michael.
Nancy Forrest Payne, by trustee and Jason Brian Trentham Stanley, as trustee, and Jenifer Mary Stanley, as trustee, sold 26 Melbourne Street, Douglas, for £125,000, to Graham Richard Farrar and Julie Ann Farrar, both of 165 Fairways Approach, Mount Murray, Braddan.
Manx Utilities Authority, whose registered office is situated at PO Box 177, Douglas, sold 4 parcels of land, situate at Ronaldsway, for £10,000, to Isle of Man Enterprises Plc, whose registered office is situated at Centre House, Victoria Road, Douglas.
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We publish details of all house sales unless we receive a written request from the police or probation services.
Homeowners can now register for the 2017 TT Homestay scheme.
The government says the Homestay Scheme ‘offers a comfortable and affordable accommodation option’ for visitors to the island, providing an opportunity to stay in a friendly home, with a local family and experience life in the Isle of Man’.
TT Homestay is needed to meet the high demand for beds during the Isle of Man TT, Classic TT and Manx Grand Prix.
Early signs show that demand is high and homeowners should register sooner rather than later. There is always more demand around this time of year, rather than after Christmas as visitors are keen to get everything booked for their trip.
The registration fee will continue to be the same as the past two years at £15 for any re-registrations or £25 for new registrations. For any homeowners looking to register properties for the three-year period, it will cost £30 for a re-registration which means one free year, and £45 for any new registrations.
Homestay can be registered as a bed and breakfast or self-catering basis property.
To register your property or for more information, visit the website www.iomttbreaks.com/homestay or contact Regency Travel by emailing homestay@iomttbreaks.com.
Regency Travel runs the scheme for the government.
Dominic Murphy has been appointed as small business manager at Barclays in the Isle of Man.
Mr Murphy will be responsible for providing banking guidance and advice to entrepreneurs, small and start-up businesses based in the island.
His main duties will be to help local businesses, charities and clubs with their account opening needs, advising on their saving options and lending requirements, as well as promoting Barclays’ digital banking channels that ‘offer ease and convenience to clients’.
Mr Murphy has been working at Barclays for the past two years where he started as an account executive managing client service solutions.
He has worked in the finance industry for 17 years in a variety of roles.
He is currently studying towards an Institute of Financial Services certificate in Business Banking and Conduct.
Mr Murphy said: ‘I’m looking forward to working closely with the local business community, giving support and guidance to make banking easier and more efficient for small businesses, local chadrities and clubs.’
Gareth Rowlands, head of business banking and captives at Barclays in the Isle of Man said: ‘The creation of this new role demonstrates Barclays’ commitment to supporting entrepreneurs and local small businesses by offering a personable and tailored service.
‘Dominic will provide the expertise and client focus to help our clients get the best possible banking service that is most suited to their needs.’
A range of Manx musicians, singers, dancers and artists will be decamping to Europe’s largest annual Celtic gathering from tomorrow (Friday).
The Festival Interceltique de Lorient, in Brittany, runs until August 14, is a huge event that attracts around 800,000 visitors, plus three million viewers through television coverage.
Australia is the honoured nation this, following the Isle of Man’s success last year alongside Cornwall.
Some of the Manx performers include: Birlinn Jiarg; singer-songwriter Matt Creer and cellist Josephine Evans; Cairistiona Dougherty and Isla Callister-Wafer; Mec Lir; and new dance group Ny Manninee.
Birlinn Jiarg is an innovative quartet led by Beccy Hurst, a whistle and concertina player.
They will play with Jamie Smith, Cairistiona and Isla,for the Ny Manninee dance group.
Meanwhile, Mec Lir are a popular band that play fast fiddle tunes with modern backing music to create ‘trad-pop’.
The band consists of Tomas Callister, Adam Rhodes, David Kilgallon and Greg Barry.
These Manx dancers and musicians will represent the island in the Grande Parade, give concerts in the Espace Bretagne, Espace Marine, Espace Parole and the Palais des Congrès.
They will also lead workshops, perform at community events and provide entertainment in the Manx pavilion.
Also representing the island, with an exhibition of her ocean-inspired paintings, is Colette Gambell.
The Manx pavilion is organised by Culture Vannin, with the Isle of Man Arts Council and the Department of Economic Development, and will be managed by Peter Young.
The Pavilion will sell Manx products, including fresh food and drink, and will showcase the island’s culture by housing demonstrations of traditional crafts and performances of Manx music and dance. It will also provide tourist information for the island.
The Festival Interceltique de Lorient runs from August 5 to 14. For more information about the festival, visit www.festival-interceltique.bzh
Opening an exhibition about internment in Rushen camp has provoked ‘many memories’ for Baroness Ruth Henig.
The memories are of her parents – Kurt and Elfrieda Munzer – who, despite being Jewish, were interned in the island.
Their story is one of those featured in ‘Friend or Foe’, an exhibition staged by Rushen Heritage Trust about life in Rushen camp from May 1941 to the end of World War Two in Europe in 1945.
This is the fruit of many months of research by trust volunteers Pam Crowe, Doreen Moule, Hugh and Sandra Davidson, Ali Graham, Jane Saywell and David Wertheim - and they have unearthed details even the internees weren’t aware of.
Kurt and Elfrieda Munzer made the perilous journey from the Netherlands in an overloaded converted lifeboat at risk of their lives. Elfrieda was five months’ pregnant. They were rescued from the English Channel by HMS Venomous, whose Chief Petty Officer was Leslie Collister from Castletown.
This added Manx dimension which only came to light after a chat between Pam and Port Erin resident Steve George.
‘Steve said his uncle was Chief Petty Officer on Venomous during the war,’ said Pam. ‘He steered the boat towards the lifeboat!’
During her visit Ruth met his widow, Muriel Collister, who lives in Ballafesson.
‘My family owes its existence to the fact they were picked up by HMS Venomous,’ said Ruth. ‘It has been an unforgettable experience.’
When Ruth’s elder sister Evelyn was born in the island, Elfrieda was in the women’s camp in Rushen and Kurt was interned in Onchan. They were one of the first couples to be interned in Ballaqueeney in Port St Mary.
They were released in 1942 and Kurt started war work in Leicester.
Ruth said the exhibition, ‘really brought back to me so strongly so many memories. They used to talk about the Isle of Man … My parents did not realise how lucky they were to be in the Isle of Man during the war. It was the safest place to be.’
Ruth, a British academic historian, is deeply impressed by the research done by the volunteers.
‘There has been so much hard work which is of enormous benefit to local history, it’s almost as though they have recreated the people that were here ... My parents would be absolutely amazed people have reconstructed their lives, they would not believe it’s going on.’
‘Friend or Foe’ is at St Catherine’s Church, Port Erin to August 24.
More than 600 employers will soon be asked for details of pay and patterns of employment as part of the annual earnings survey carried out by the government’s economic affairs unit.
The survey comes after a government study looking at personal finances found that almost a third of the people who responded said they were poorer than they were 12 months ago.
This week’s Manx Independent has that story on page one.
The survey will be conducted using a random sample of 1,513 employees drawn from income tax records, with a questionnaire sent to the last known employer of each person.
The identities of employers and employees will be kept strictly confidential throughout the process.
The earnings survey allows the government and the public to understand whether the average hourly rate of pay is increasing and if so by what percentage.
This information is not available from other government sources. There is further analysis in terms of gender, age, occupation, industry, length of service, and levels of basic weekly and overtime hours.
The response rate for the 2015 survey was 99.5 per cent. Selected companies are legally required to supply information for the survey under the Statistics Act 1999 and prosecutions have been brought under the Act for those who do not respond.
Businesses are being contacted either by email or letter with a link to the questionnaire for completion online.
Advice, assistance and paper copies are available from Economic Affairs on 685752 or economics@gov.im
Manx-born organist Ewan Davidson will return to the island from his home in Winchester at the weekend to give an organ concert at Station Road Methodist Church, in Port Erin.
Ewan Davidson studied economics at Cambridge, before embarking on a career with a number of organisations, including ICI., Sainsbury’s and the RNLI.
A former organ scholar at Emanuel College, Cambridge, Ewan, has given recitals on the Isle of Wight, Jersey, the Scilly Isles and the south of England.
His programme on Sunday will include works by Bach, Handel, Purcell and Stanley.
The organ at Station Road Methodist Church was built in 1911 by local organ-builder, Moses Morgan, for the Wesleyan Methodist Church, now the Erin Arts Centre. It was transferred to Station Road, when the Wesleyan church closed in 1973, and has been restored within the last 10 years, making it a very versatile instrument, with a wide range of colours in its 14 stops.
The concert takes place on Sunday at 3pm. There is no charge for the event, which will end with a retiring collection in aid of church funds.
Company director Martyn Perkins is the fourth candidate to announce they are standing in Garff in the general election.
Well-known Laxey resident Mr Perkins is standing as an independent candidate.
He is an aerospace company director and feels his business acumen would serve well if elected.
Born in Somerset, he came to the island in 1980 and settled in Laxey. He will be 61 at the time of the election.
He has been married to Tracey for 36 years and they have grown up twins.
The other candidates are Andrew Barton, Nigel Dobson and Andrew Smith.
Thursday, August 4
• Tea dance, South Douglas Old Friends’ Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 2pm.
• Dance classes for children, Centenary Centre, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688.
• Modern line dance classes for all levels at the Legion Hall, Onchan. Also Mon and Wed. Call 670308.
• Advanced ballet/pointe work for ages 12-18, Youth Arts Centre, Douglas, 5pm. TAP MOB for ages 8-18, YAC, Douglas, 6pm-7.30pm. Also Sat, ballet and tap for ages 3-7; Irish and Modern for ages 4-12. Theatre Club, Trinity Church hall, Douglas, 1-4pm. Mon, Intermediate Ballet and Tap for ages 12+, 5-6.30pm; tap for adults, 6.30-7.15pm. Tues, Ballet and Tap for ages 5-10 years; Irish for adults, 6.15pm. Wed, modern jazz for ages 10-15, 4pm; Ballet and tap for ages 10-15, 4.45pm-6.15pm; Contemporary dance for ages 8-18, YAC, 7.30-9pm. Contact Susannah Maybury 431380 or theatrix@manx.net
• Fitsteps, Onchan Community hall, 7.30pm. Call 456056.
• Strictly Come Dancing for beginners, Royal British Legion hall, Port Erin, 8pm.
Friday, August 5
• Under six ballroom, St Matthew’s Church hall, Douglas, 5pm-5.45pm. Also, ages 6-9, 5.45pm-6.30pm; ages 9-12, 6.30pm-7.15pm; ages 12+, 7.15pm-8pm. Also Tues, under 8s, 4pm-4.45pm; Dynamites freestyle, 4.45pm-5.30pm; 8-12 ballroom, 5.30pm-6.15pm; Energisers freestyle, 6.15pm-7pm; 12+ ballroom, 7pm-7.45pm; Explosions freestyle, 7.45pm-8.30pm. Call 474063.
• Modern Dance, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 5.45pm. Also Thurs, 4.30pm; tap jnr, 6.45pm; tap adv, 7.30pm. Beginners tap, Tues, 4.30pm.
• Argentinian Tango beginners, St Paul’s hall, Ramsey, 7pm. Call 880650.
• Line Dancing, Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 7pm. Beginners welcome. Call 878687.
Saturday, August 6
• Dance time for children, Port Erin Methodist hall, 9.30am. Call 835696.
• Ballroom dancing for children, Royal British Legion hall, Port Erin, 10am.
• Irish dance mixed, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 3pm. Also Mon, prim/int, 4.30pm and Tues, 6.15pm. Tues, beginners, 5.15pm, stage snr, 4pm; stage int, 5pm,
• Sequence dancing, Onchan Pensioners’ hall, 8pm. Call 829669.
• Social sequence dancing, Pulrose Methodist Church hall, Douglas, 8pm. Also Mon, Wed and Sun. Call 842878.
Sunday, August 7
• Perree Bane Manx folk dancing, Ballasalla village hall, 7pm.
Monday, August 8
• Ballet, Viking Works, Riverside, Peel, 5.45pm. Also Thurs, 4.30pm.
• Country dancing, Willaston hall, 7pm-9pm. Call 628521.
• Ceroc dance night, Masonic hall, Douglas, 7.30pm-10.30pm.
• Line dancing, Port Erin Methodist Church hall, 8.15pm. Call 436219.
Tuesday, August 9
• Oriental dance exercise, Gena’s Dance Academy, Peel, 10am. Also Wed, The Gym, Ramsey. Call 300020.
• Line dancing for beginners, The South Douglas Old Friends’ Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 7.30pm-8.30pm.
• Linedancercise, St John’s football clubhouse, 7.30pm-9pm, call 467285.
• Sequence dancing with Port Erin Dancing Club, Port Erin Methodist Church hall, 8pm.
Wednesday, August 10
• Scottish Country Dancing, The Working Men’s Institute, Laxey, 2pm-4pm. Call 813074.
• Tea dance at St John’s Methodist hall, live music with Eric and Jimmy, 2pm. Call 842548.
• Ballroom dancing for children, Centenary Centre, Peel, 4pm. Call 450688.
• Ballet, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 4.30pm.
• Latin line dancing, Royal British Legion hall, Port Erin, 7.30pm. Call 835098.
• Ballroom dancing, Villa Marina, Douglas, 7.30pm. Call 623414.
• Rhythmic dance, St Ninian’s dance studio, Douglas, 8pm.
Thursday, August 4
• Age IoM computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.
• Art and creative writing, The Hub, Port Erin, 10am. Also board games, 2pm-3.30pm; chair based exercise, 3pm. Saturday, social fitness, 9.30am; Meditation led by IOM Brahma Kumaris, 5.30pm-6.30pm. Tuesday, bridge, 10am-noon; crafts, 2pm-3.30pm. Wednesday, yoga, 11am-12.15pm. Men in Sheds – Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday, 10am, Thie Rosien, Port Erin.
• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market, Tynwald Mills, St John’s, 11am-3pm.
• Traditional Aikido, St John’s Methodist Hall, 7pm-8.30pm.
• Laxey and Lonan Community Choir, Laxey Methodist Church, Minorca Hill, Laxey, 7pm-8pm. No auditions.
• Manx Gaelic class, intermediate-advanced with James Harrison, Arbory Commissioners’ hall, 7.30pm. Also Friday, intermediate-advanced with Adrian Cain, Manx Museum, noon. Saturday, intermediate, House of Manannan, 9.30am; intermediate-advanced with James Harrison, Manx Museum, 10.30am. Tuesday, intermediate with Adrian Cain, St Matthew’s Church, Douglas, noon; advanced, Rovers pub, Douglas, 1pm; beginners, Patchwork Cafe, Port St Mary, 7.30pm; Arbory Commissioners’ hall with Cathy Clucas, 7.30pm; St John’s House with James O’Meara, 7.30pm.
• Gospel message, Ballaugh village hall, 7.30pm.
• Quiz Night, The Railway, Douglas, 8.30pm. Call 670773.
• Bingo Quiz, Manor Hotel, Willaston, 9pm.
Friday, August 5
• Art in The Park, a weekend of fun in the Villa Marina Gardens and the Sayle Gallery. Open daily 10am-4pm. Free admission. Wood carving demonstrations with Gavin Carter. Ceramic Art demonstrations by Celine Appleyard and David Metaxaasa. Stained glass by Jill Gillings. Tree decoration. Children’s art and craft sessions at the Sayle Galary. Also, Saturday and Sunday.
• Coffee and chat, Onchan Methodist Church lounge, 10.30am-noon.
• Scouting for Wildlife with Explorer’s Picnic. Meet at Cooildarry Glen, 1pm.
• Revive Fridays, Trinity Church Hall, Douglas, 5.30pm-6.30pm. Enjoy the company and a faith tea. Call 621004.
• Meditation, The Refinery, Duke Street, Douglas, 7pm. Call 467818.
Saturday, August 6
• Theatre Tours, Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, 10am. Call 600555.
• The Manx Aviation and Military Museum, Ronaldsway, open 10am-4.30pm daily.
• Laxey Woollen Mills, Glen Road, 10am-5pm. Also open weekdays.
• Green Centre, near Chester Street complex, Douglas. Information about recycling, energy, insulation and environmental matters, 10am.
• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market, Villa Marina, Douglas, 10am-2pm.
• Car boot sale, Mill Road, Peel. (by Moore’s Kipper House), 10.30am-2.30pm, cars £5, vans £7. Call 8-01200.
• Great Laxey Mine Railway, 11am-4.30pm.
• Coffee and chat, St Mary’s on the Harbour, Castletown, 11am.
• Noble’s Park fun day, Noble’s Park playing fields, 1pm-5pm.
• Sulby Horticultural Show, Lezayre Community Hall, Clenagh Road, Sulby. Doors open 1.30pm. Admission £1adults, under 16s free. Refreshments available and fantastic raffle in the afternoon. Please come along to our special 70th Show!
• Bally Cashtal Brass training band of Castletown Band, Queen Street Mission Hall, beginners 4.30pm, main rehearsal 5.30pm. Call Barbara 473582.
Sunday, August 7
• Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band rehearsals, Queen Street Mission hall, 7.30pm. Call 473582.
• Meditation and chat, Pure Inspiration, Ramsey, 7.15pm. Call Gary, 817735.
Monday, August 8
• Age Isle of Man - free computer sessions for people aged over 50, House of Manannan, Peel, 10am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–4.30pm.
• Afternoon tea dance, Manx Legion Club, Douglas, 2pm-4pm.
• Free life-changing stress / spine / health talks, Align4Life in Lake Road, Douglas, 6.45pm, 629444.
Tuesday, August 9
• Computers for Beginners, Onchan Library, 10am-noon. Call 621228.
• Manx Cancer Help drop-in day, Lisa Lowe Centre, The Old Schoolhouse, Cronkbourne, 11am-4pm.
• Lunch Club, Salvation Army Citadel, Lord Street, Douglas, 11.30am. Call 627742.
• Den Building and Exploring Conifer Woods. Meet at Claughbane plantation, Ramsey, 2pm.
Wednesday, August 10
• Rock Pooling: Amazing Anemones! Meet at Cozy Nook Cafe, Port Erin, 10am.
• Call in for coffee at St Peter’s Church, Onchan, 11am and 1pm.
• Bereavement support group, friendly get together for anyone feeling isolated or lonely after a bereavement, Scholl Centre, Hospice Isle of Man, 5pm-7pm. Call 647443.
• SambaMann percussion workshop, Onchan Silver bandroom, off Onchan Commissioners’ car park, 7pm, email sambamann@manx.net
• Bingo Quiz, Archibald Knox Onchan, 8pm.
Thursday, August 4
• Walk and Talk: Peel promenade, 10am-11.30am. Also Fri, NSC, 9.30am-11.30am; Mon, Poulsom Park, Castletown, 10am-noon, NSC, 5.30pm-7.30pm; Tues, NSC, 9.30am-11.30am. Wed, Mooragh Park, Ramsey, 10am-11.30am. Call Lesley Patterson, 686852.
• Keep Fit for beginners/over 50s, Colby Football Club, 10am. Also, kettlecardio 6.30pm. Sat, kettlecardio, 10am. Wed, aerobics, Ballabeg Hall, 6pm. Call Sara, 432535.
• Iyengar yoga (mixed), 10 Perwick Bay, Port St Mary, 9.30am. Also, Tues, men only, 7pm; Wed, mixed, 6.45pm. Call 452791.
• Wheelie Active Parents (mums and buggies), Villa Marina reception, 9.30am.
• Chair-based exercise, Onchan Youth and Community Centre, 1.30pm. Also Fri, Port Erin Methodist Church hall, 2pm; Mon, Ramsey town hall, 10.30am; Tues, Castletown Sandfield residents’ lounge, 2pm; Wed, Westlands’ residents’ lounge, Peel, 10.30am. Call 642668.
• Pilates, beginners to intermediate, 38 Woodbourne Square, Douglas, 2pm, 5.30pm and 7pm. Call 491449.
• Tai Chi Chuan, Lezayre parish hall, 2pm. Call Pete Jackson, 898468.
• Mini tennis coaching, Douglas LTC, Kensington Road. Year 3, 4.30pm; year 4, 5.30pm. Also Tues, adult beginners and improvers tennis coaching, 6pm. Call 302642.
• Iyengar inspired yoga, Laxey Football Club. Children’s yoga years 3 to 6, 3.30pm; recep-yr 2, 4.30-5.15pm; teenage yoga, 5.15pm; men’s yoga, 6.30pm. Also Mon, mixed ability hatha yoga, 9.15am; Wed, adult Iyengar inspired yoga, 7pm-8.30pm. Call Jane, 863130.
• Southern Gymnastics Club, Ballasalla School, 4pm. Also Tues, CRHS, 5pm. Call 473741.
• Northern Gymnastics Club, RGS, 5pm.
• Anti-gravity yoga, Savina’s Secret Studio, Glen Falcon Road, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also, pole fitness, 7.45pm. Call 203502.
• Western Athletics Club, QEII High School, 6.30pm.
• Zumba, Carrefour Health Club, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also Mon, 8pm; Wed, 9.45am.
• Cardiotone, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 7pm. Also Mon, 7pm. Call 452729/863602.
• Peel Badminton Club, Corrin Hall, Peel, 7pm.
• Aquafit, Western Swimming Pool, 7pm. Also Tues, 1.15pm.
• Aerobics and body toning, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 7pm. Also Mon, Park View hall, Kirk Michael. Call 455924.
• Zumba, The Institute, Laxey 7pm-8pm, also Tues, 7.30pm.
• Yoga, Cooil Methodist hall, 7.15pm. Call 494489.
• Fencing, Ashley Hill School, 7.30pm. Also Mon, Andreas parish hall, 4.30pm; Tues, Arbory parish hall, 4pm and Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 6.30pm; Wed, Scoill Ree Gorree, Ramsey, 5pm. Call 880863.
• Zumba, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 7.30pm. Call 425270. Also Tues.
• Fun Aquafit, Cherry Orchard Hotel pool, 7.45pm. Also Tues.
Friday, August 5
• Ladies tennis, Albany LTC, 10am. Also Sat, junior beginners, noon; Sun, club morning, 10.30am; Tues, club night, 7pm; Wed, club morning, 10.30am; Call Pat Sharp, 861497/ Jan Gaskill, 862144.
• RUN IOM running group for all abilities with UKA qualified coach,TT Grandstand, Noble’s Park, 12.10pm-12.45pm. See Facebook or email 4t8@manx.net Also Mon, meet Jubilee Kiosk, Douglas seafront.
• Acrobatics, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 4.30pm.
• Cronkbourne Cricket Club juniors indoor training, BHS, 5.45pm.
• Yoga class, Move it Dance Studio, Westmoreland Road, 6pm-7.30pm.
• Manx ABC Boxing, Palace Terrace, Douglas. Juniors, 6pm; seniors , 7pm. Also Mon and Wed.
• Yoga, Morton Hall, Onchan, 6.30pm. Call 494489.
• Tai chi chuan, Murray’s Road School, Douglas, 7.30pm. Call 612305.
• Indoor bowls, Legion Hall, Port St Mary, 7.30pm.
Saturday, August 6
• Pregnancy yoga, All Saints’ hall, Douglas, 10am. Call 461461.
• Yoga, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 10.15am. Also Mon.
• Yoga, Arbory parish hall, 10.30am. Call 494489.
• St Mary’s football club mixed u11s, Pulrose football fields, 10.30am. Call 405859.
• Tae Kwondo beginners, Pinewood Complex, Pulrose, 10.45am. Text 432152.
Sunday, August 7
• Reikido, The Royal British Legion, Port Erin, 11am. Also Mon, 8pm. Call Nick, 398955.
• Yoga and Nutrition, Karma Yoga Studio, Douglas, 6pm.
Monday, August 8
• Pilates Isle of Man, mat based Pilates classes, The Pilates Studio, Peel, Monday 9.30am, Wednesday 5.15pm and 6.30pm, Thursday 6.15pm, Friday 9.30am, Saturday 9.45am. Also mat based Pilates, Colby Methodist Hall, Monday 6pm. Chair based Pilates, Pilates Studio, Peel, Thursday 10am ( free for members of MS Society). Pilates for orthopedic and neurological conditions available upon request, ante/post natal Pilates as required. Contact Lizzy Main, 427401, pilatesisleofman@manx.net,pilates-isle-of-man.co.uk.
• Beginners yoga, Karma, 2nd Floor, Victoria Street, Douglas 10am.
• Exercise Boot Camp, Corrin Hall, Peel, 6.15pm. Also Wed, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 6pm; Thurs, Glen Vine Church hall, 9.15am.
• Finch Hill cricket training, 7pm-8pm.
• Bodyweight and cardiotone, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 7pm. Call 452729.
• Women’s self-defence classes, British Legion hall, Port Erin, 7.30pm.
• Kirk Michael Badminton Club, Park View hall, 8pm. Call 878536.
Tuesday, August 9
• Early Morning Boot Camp, Marown Millennium hall, 6.15am. Also Wed and Fri. Evening Boot Camp, 6pm, Thurs and Tues, 6pm; Sat, 9am. Also kettlebells, Sat, 8am; Wed, 6pm. Call 465335.
• Fit2Go walking, Station Road car park, St John’s, 9am.
• Pilates at 38 Woodbourne Square, Douglas, 9.15am; Trinity Church, Ramsey, 6.15pm. Also, balance and pilates, Cooyrt Balleigh, Ramsey, 1.30pm. No floor exercise. Call 491449.
• Isle of Man Schools Fencing, Arbory Village Hall, 4pm-5pm. Also St John’s Methodist Hall, 5.30pm-6.30pm. Wed, The Gym, Parliament Street, Ramsey, 4pm-5pm. Thur, St ninian’s Church Hall, 4pm-5pm and 5.30pm-6.30pm. Beginners welcome, all equipment supplied.
• Cheerleading, All Saints’ Church hall, 4.30pm. Call 254499.
• James fitness boot camp, Douglas promenade, 6pm-7pm. Also Thursday. Call, 614570.
• Adult beginners and improvers tennis coaching, Douglas LTC, Kensington Road, 6pm, Call 302642.
• Zumba, Fiesta Havana, Douglas, 7pm. Email sjh@manx.net
• Tai Chi Chuan, Lezayre parish community hall, 7pm.
• IoM Karate Federation, Murray’s Road School, juniors, 7pm; seniors, 7.30pm. Call 612305.
• Badminton club, Arbory School, Ballabeg, 8pm-10pm. Call Liz on 466370.
Wednesday, August 10
• Zumba classes, beginners, antenatal and postnatal, 9.45am, zumba fitness, advanced, 10.45am at Zumba Isle of Man, Silvercraigs Hotel. Call 677776.
• Thompson Travel Netball Club junior training, St Ninian’s Lower School, u11s 6-7pm, u14s and u16s 7-8pm, u18s and seniors, 8-9pm TERM TIME ONLY.
• MYG junior cricket training, Ashley Hill School, under 9s, 6pm-7pm; u11s, 7pm-9pm.
• Valkyrs Hockey Club training, QEII astro pitch, Peel. Juniors, 6pm; seniors, 7.30pm. Call 801802.
• Iyengar inspired yoga, Brightlife, Andreas, 6pm. Call Kel, 452015.
• Mannin Art Group annual open art exhibition, St Paul’s Church, Ramsey, 10am-6pm, Sun, 2pm-6pm. Until Saturday.
• Castletown Festival 60th anniversary exhibition in Castletown Civic Centre. Until Monday.
• Summer Symphony of Silk, Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey, 9am-5pm. Until August 13.
• Odd Days, exhibition of New Works of Strange and Surreal nature by Juan Moore, from Sunday, Isle Gallery, Tynwald Mills. Until August 28.
A one minute’s silence was held on Tuesday evening in memory of the 50 people who lost their lives in the Summerland fire.
The public came out to remember the victims of the 1973 tragedy on the 43rd anniversary of the disaster.
The memorial, which took place on the north end of Douglas promenade, was organised by Tina Brennen who witnessed the blaze tear through the leisure centre when she was 19 years old.
She hopes the now empty Summerland site will be developed into a cultural, heritage or theatre site along with a memorial and commemorative garden.
In addition, a memorial concert will also be held on Saturday (August 6) at 7pm at Peel Centenary Centre. All proceeds will go to Alder Hey Children’s Burn Unit.
Tickets are £10 and can be bought from Shakti Man in Ramsey, Celtic Gold in Peel, Peter Norris in Douglas and Thomson Travel in Port Erin.
They can also be bought online at www.centenarycentre.com
Palace Cinema
• Finding Dory, 2D, (U). Nightly at 7pm. 3D, daily at 2pm.
• Suicide Squad, 3D. Nightly at 7.30pm. 2D, daily at 2.30pm.
Broadway Cinema
• Jason Bourne, (12A). Daily at 4.30pm and 7.30pm.
• The BFG, 3D, (PG). Daily at 2pm. 2D, daily at 11.30am.