Householders in a leafy Douglas suburb are up in arms about a planning application affecting a neighbouring property.

Residents on Quarterbridge Road say they are concerned because an application affecting Quarterbridge House will be dealt with by a committee on which the owner sits.

The application by Adrian Kermode, through agent Kelly Lewthwaite Building Design, is to demolish the existing building and replace it with three new properties on the original plot.

However, their fears have been dismissed as unnecessary by the government’s director of planning and building control who said measures are in place to ensure impartiality and they have nothing to fear.

‘As Mr Kermode is a member of the planning committee, he has already declared a conflict of interest in an email to the director of planning and building control on December 7.

‘In addition all members of the planning committee are required to abide by the published code of conduct for planning committee members. As such, Mr Kermode will take no part in the proceedings of the planning committee in determining the planning application.

‘In fact the committee member must leave the room, affording him fewer rights or opportunities than a member of the public,’ Mr Gallagher said.

One neighbour, Elizabeth Sibthorpe, said they were concerned about the concentration of any new development and another, David Downie, said he was concerned about access to the plot which is close to the junction of Selborne Drive.

Neighbours also queried whether the planning notification had been displayed on the gate for the required consultation period.

Mr Gallagher said he had received no complaints about any failure to display the notice, and added: ‘As at December 31, 25 representations had been received on the application from addresses on Quarterbridge Road and Selborne Drive, which would imply residents are well aware of the application. Mr Kermode was appointed after an open selection process in 2013. There is no requirement for members to live full-time in the island.’

An ex-serviceman is planning to compete a whole lap of the TT course while running and walking in aid of Help for Heroes.

Jomarre Tomlinson, 28, of Douglas, says he intends to raise a minimum of £1,000 for the charity when he embarks on his 37.76 mile challenge on January 31.

He served in 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets regiment from 2003 until 2009, based in Blackpool, and currently works as a warehouse operative for Isle of Man Storage and Handling Solutions at the Freeport.

His objective is to TAB – Tactically Advance to Battle, a sort of walk with spurts of running under weight – the entirety of the course starting at the Grandstand at 8am.

He said: ‘The idea for the event is a chance for me to give something back to the military and help out those struggling post-deployment. It took me over a week to decide what to attempt and the only thing I could think of was something that I knew was the limit to my ability. A 37-mile weighted walk/run is about that limit.

‘I have a very patriotic family with a lot of ex-servicemen and they are all very supportive of what I’m attempting. I have been training for three months so far and intensifying as we speak.’

You can help Jomarre reach his target by following the links on his donation page.

He said: ‘I ask those who believe our wounded servicemen and women deserve every act of extra kindness for protecting our country to please give as much or as little as they can. If all you can donate is some time to share this event or say hello on the way round, awareness is just as important.’

Visit his donation page at bmycharity.com/JomarreTomlinson

Double-decker buses have been taken out of service as storm force winds are expected to be at their height this afternoon.

The worst of the conditions are predicted to hit the island between 12 noon and 4pm, when gusts could reach 80mph.

A number of streets, including Athol Street and Victoria Street in Douglas, closed.

The Mountain Road has been closed and is scheduled to reopen by 6pm, but if conditions improve quicker than expected then that may happen earlier.

Follow the latest developments on our Live News page: www.iomtoday.co.im/news/live-news

Steam Packet sailings have been cancelled and flights are being disrupted.

The Steam Packet might sail tonight but will be at least two hours late if it does.

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The Post Office says no airmail or container mail will be received today so only local mail will be delivered.

Health chiefs say porters will be on hand at Noble’s Hospital to help members of the public in getting to the building safely.

The porters, who will be wearing high visibility jackets, will be patrolling the main car park, the main entrance, accident and emergency and Newlands (Ward 20).

Anyone who needs assistance should make themselves known to a porter, preferably from the safety of their vehicle, before parking.

Bus services are being disrupted as a result of severe weather.

Double-deckers will not be in service when storm force winds are forecast, resulting in some changes to school services, detailed below.

The Department of Education and Children has confirmed that schools will not be closing early although some St Ninian’s High School students may leave early to catch these rescheduled services.

Additionally, road closures in Douglas and trees falling on bus routes have led to route modifications. All updates will be posted on twitter @iombusandrail and can be seen on www.iombusandrail.info.

School bus service changes:

Castle Rushen High School

The only dedicated school bus to be operating at this location will be the 64 to Ronague and Cregneash.

All other pupils will need to use the normal service buses, all of which will call into the school grounds between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.

Route 8 will operate as normal to Foxdale, and then divert to serve St Mark’s.

Pupils for Lower Foxdale and Peel should travel into Douglas and then get a bus to Peel from there.

Request a paper transfer ticket on the first bus so that two journeys will not be deducted from your Go School card.

Ramsey Grammar School

The route 19 will be cancelled. Route 18B will operate via St Jude’s, Andreas, Polly Road, Bretney, Jurby School and Industrial Estate, and Ballaugh Cronk.

Route 3B will operate later than planned, at about 4.15pm.

Queen Elizabeth II High School, Peel

Service 50, 51, 52, and 53 will not operate today.

The route 4 to Foxdale will operate at about 4.20pm. The 3.07pm departure from Douglas on service 5C will operate via St John’s School and around St John’s to replace service 51. Pupils travelling towards Douglas and Ramsey should catch service buses as they come through QE2, although there may be additional buses available later on.

Service 4 at 4.25pm from Niarbyl to Douglas is cancelled.

Service 8 at 4.30pm from Peel to Castletown and the return at 5.02pm are cancelled.

Douglas area schools

Services 22, 33, 35, 36, 39, 45, 47 and 47B will operate as normal.

Service 21 at 1530 and 1600 hours will operate from Lord Street Bus Station via Prospect Hill and Alexander Drive to Ballakermeen High School, and then via Quarterbridge to Pulrose, and resume normal route.

Pupils for Laxey will need to catch service buses on route 3.

Services 41 and 42 will operate 10 minutes earlier than normal.

These buses will then operate from Ballakermeen to clear pupils for Farm Hill and Anagh Coar at about 3.30pm.

All this information has been circulated to schools.

Douglas routes

Closures of Victoria Street and Athol Street will result in services using alternative routes. Follow @iombusandrail for latest information, which can also be viewed on our website: www.iombusandrail.info.

Sports facilities have also been affected. The outdoor facilities (astropitch, Bowl, athletics track) at the NSC, the outdoor facilities at St Ninian’s Lower School, Bemahague, Onchan, and the astropitches at Peel, Castletown and Ramsey will all be closed tonight, acting on advice, due to the continuing high winds.

The newspapers were due to be flown into the island today instead of sailing. But the flight has now been cancelled.

It means the Manx Independent will now be in the shops tomorrow instead of today.

A decision about this evening’s Steam Packet sailing and its return in the early hours of tomorrow is expected by 5pm.

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Leslie Walter Cunliffe and Janice Adele Cunliffe bought 10 Glen Darragh Gardens, Glen Vine, for £755,000.

It was bought from Richard James Morris, of Ardwhallin House, West Baldwin.

Other recent transactions lodged at the General Registry in Douglas are as follows:

Zenith Kathleen Brettoner by executors, Laurence Michael Sharpe, of 10 Bowness Crescent, Lakeside Gardens, Onchan, as executor, and Linda Cookson, of 7 Cronk Road, Union Mills, as executor, sold Glentramman Abbey, Glentramman, Lezayre, for £650,000, to Darren Cunningham, of Erinville, Douglas Road, Kirk Michael.

Michael James Fitzmaurice and Kerry Jayne Fitzmaurice sold 2 Belgravia, Governor’s Hill, Douglas, for £465,000, to Richard John Slee and Amy Louise Slee, of 42 Maple Avenue, Onchan.

Lilian Halliwell sold 11 Howe Road, Onchan, for £360,000, to John Paul Bromley and Honor Rosina Bromley.

Janice Anne O’Neill sold 10 Ashberry Avenue, Douglas, for £310,000, to David Michael Tomlinson, of 2 Perwick Bay, Port St Mary.

Robert James Berry and Lynda Susan Berry sold 37 Buttermere Drive, Onchan, for £305,000, to David William Robert Hunter and Jasmine Elaine Hunter, of Apartment 17, Royal Buildings, Main Road, Onchan.

Pamela Jill Fee sold 13 Ivydene Avenue, Onchan, for £275,000, to Josephine Alexandra Rose Cowley, of 7 Raad ny Gabbil, Castletown.

David Arthur Bates, of 2 Poacher’s Pocket, Ballasalla, sold The Raglan, 16 Shore Road, Peel, for £260,000, to Helmley Enterprises Limited, whose registered office is situated at Ballakilleyclieau, Michael.

Roy David Cain and Olivia Mary Cain sold 73 Wybourn Grove, Onchan, for £215,000, to Philip James Smart and Lyndsey Caroline Smart, of Reginald Mews, Governor’s Hill, Douglas.

Brian William Keig sold 3 Homefield Villas, Douglas Road, Ballasalla, for £212,000, to Andrew Richard Murray and Barbara Adele Collister, of 3 Westhill Avenue, Castletown.

Ted Zachorecki and Maire Brigid Carson sold 19 Third Avenue, Onchan, for £170,000, to Richard Steven Shaw and Catherine Patricia Shaw, of Flat 5, 8 Belmont Terrace, Douglas.

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We publish details of all sales unless we receive a written request from the police or probation service.

The Isle of Man Government, as represented by the Department of Infrastructure and the Post Office, has sent me an application form for the renewal of my driving licence. Mine runs out on March 4th 2015.

Two months should give me just about enough time to fill the form in. It consists of four foolscap sheets packed with personal and often impenetrable questions.

I go back to the time when, on the day your licence expired, you took it to the offices of the Highway and Transport Board in Douglas and they gave you your new one in exchange for it. As long as you could walk in and out unaided and you had enough money to pay the fee the job was done. It used to be five bob.

Today I find that, yet again, I am sliding down the razor blade of life in the early 21st century.

It’s all questions, like: ‘Can you read a number plate in good daylight with or without glasses or corrective lenses from 20.5 metres (67 feet) for figures 79 mm high (3.1/”) or from 12.5 metres in case of a licence for pedestrian controlled vehicle or mowing machine?’

Damned if I know. But I can see some dodgy English usage when it’s presented to me.

I am also invited to confess to a number of medical conditions which might make me a bad driver, including hypoglycaemia. I don’t know what this is either. But now, at least, I know how to spell it without looking.

The form also sets out a graduated list of licence fees relating to age. Applicants under the age of 66 must pay £36 for a licence valid for 10 years. The list moves on to applicants aged 72 or over who must pay £15 for a licence valid for three years.

I have just turned 84. If I don’t make it to 87 do I get a rebate?

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Manx Radio was last week sent a story about a study being carried out at King’s College in London and Birmingham University.

It is intended to show that cycling can be good for you and the story says: ‘It seems cycling regularly in older life could take years off you.’

There doesn’t seem to be any future in that.

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There was a lot in the news over the festive season about New Year’s Day Dips.

I went to Shoprite, Tesco, Marks and Spencer and the Co-op and none of them had any in stock.

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Last week’s Manx Independent and Manx Radio reported that ‘three ferry companies’ had expressed interest in taking over the Isle of Man’s sea links.

Somebody should have told them that we call them boats.

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In her book ‘A Brief History of the Isle of Man’, published by Loaghtan Books, Sara Goodwins refers to the Queen being known constitutionally as the Lord of Mann and tells us that Queen Victoria preferred to be known as the Lady of Mann.

Fortunately she had long left the throne when, in 1930, the Steam Packet boat ‘Lady of Mann’ was launched.

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There was a headline in the Examiner for which I must express my complete admiration. The story was about a Douglas man – a druggler I suppose – being caught with heroin hidden up his rectum. The headline was: ‘Island drugs donkey finds it’s a fair cop for bum wrap.’

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My Funnies File this week reveals a story sent to Manx Radio some years ago by Independent Radio News saying: ‘Officers at five Midland gaols are to step up sanctions and overtime bans in their pay dispute. Chess has been predicted.’

Their latest move?

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This week’s Manx crossword clue, sent in by Geoffrey Clark, was in the Cowley Groves prize crossword in the Examiner as follows: ‘Giggle at row about motorcycle race meeting (5) – TITTER.

Mr Clark suggests that in future the solutions to these clues should not be placed in the same context. They should be down at the bottom of the column with the clues at a distance upwards.

I get the idea Mr Clark. See next week.

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Texting for Seniors: IMHAO: Is my hearing aid on?

This week, Zero Waste Mann’s Sarah Calverley looks at one of the fundamental building blocks of good food – the soil it’s grown in

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I remember, in the 1980s, my friend Alice telling me about Le Puy lentils.

They have to be Le Puy and not ‘Le Puy-type’ lentils, she emphasised.

The point is this: Le Puy is an area in France which, due to past volcanic activity, has particularly fertile soils, rich in minerals so that the crops grown there are extremely nutritious.

So, although they cost more than their impersonators, ‘it’s definitely worth buying the real thing,’ said Alice.

Gardeners have always appreciated the effect soil has on crops, realising that plants are affected by it at least as much as they are by sunlight and water.

Now, in 2015 – some 20 years after I first used and learned to love Le Puy lentils – the benefits of different soil types on crops are going to be celebrated worldwide with the International Year of Soil, together with clear messages about why we should learn to love the good earth.

This is a good year to appreciate our largely unspoiled Manx soil. Just as large sea trawlers can destroy the seabed, and over-fishing can destroy marine life (causing irreversible damage to fishing industries), people are now appreciating that some intensive methods of food production on land may also hinder future generations of gardeners and farmers; and this at a time when humanity requires more food than ever, to feed expanding populations.

There’s a danger that we could fall into complacency here in the Isle of Man, as we have a rich, largely unspoiled and uncontaminated soil, kept moist by rainwater and fresh, mineral-rich natural water supplies.

But we are not self-sufficient – we do import a lot of produce. Some of the countries we import food from are suffering from nutrient-depleted soil due to over-farming, countries which are without the infrastructure, knowledge or motivation to replenish the richness of their lands.

These are often the countries whose populations are the least wealthy and can’t easily implement regenerative agriculture – the feeding of the soil with organic matter, and its reparation through crop rotation.

In importing crops from these farmers, we’re sometimes locking them into strategies which will ultimately deplete their ability to feed us, and themselves.

In some countries, the problems don’t just extend to over-farming and nutrient depletion; there are, in addition to these man-made problems, also natural disasters.

For example, in Bangladesh, high levels of toxins, including arsenic, pollute the water. As river water flows to the delta it combines with the soil. Nutrient-rich soil where food supplies are grown can be contaminated, but due to poverty, the local populations struggle to address such problems.

It is often at deltas, where rivers combine and discharge into the sea, that farmers have found the most nutrient-rich soil, and farming most productive. Yet at the same time, and with increasing industrialisation, rivers are absorbing larger and larger deposits of factory waste which are polluting these same deltas.

The deltas also are affected by global warming as sea levels rise, and these areas tend to have large human populations who (as in Bangladesh) can be devastated by flooding; floodwaters can wash away farmland, destroying livelihoods, and introduce salinity to what were previously freshwater farm lands.

Much nearer to home, in England flash floods have had adverse effects on the soil. Recent years have seen unpredictable and torrential rain trigger these flash floods, which can themselves cause landslides in which valuable agricultural land is lost. Inland rivers flood and break their banks, destroying crops and changing the composition of (or washing away) the top soil.

Once upon a time, England was covered in forest and the roots would have helped protect from such effects. But nowadays the country has been largely concreted over, affecting the biosphere (including soil) and indeed the human population, which struggles to combat floods by building artificial barriers. The beneficial effects of trees and plants in protecting against soil erosion is also apparent further afield in equatorial zones.

Mangrove swamps are being turned into agricultural land, which in the long term may prove counterproductive as the roots of the mangrove trees are no longer available to provide stability, and protect the land from storm surges.

Back in the Isle of Man, our island is (relatively) unscathed by industrialisation and building. We enjoy pure, fresh, uncontaminated water in plentiful supplies, which is a pleasure to drink and adds to our unpolluted, highly nutritious soil to allow us to grow first class vegetables and give grazing for healthy cattle.

Our natural biosphere is largely unspoiled, and the leaves from deciduous trees, and natural seaweeds are plentifully available to provide nutrients for our gardens and farmland. Our climate is ideal for crops, as can be seen by the locally-grown produce available to us – especially the small-scale organically grown products.

OK, we can’t have locally-produced ‘Le Puy’ lentils, but you should see the size of a marrow my neighbour gave me recently – I doubt they could grow such a specimen in Le Puy region!

Our small green island is a gem indeed – our soil is rich and mostly unpolluted and this is real cause for us to celebrate in 2015!

And how better to celebrate than to make a conscious effort to support local Manx grown products, and of course, avoid any factory farmed animals as then you can have healthy conscience as well as a healthy diet.

Friday, January 16

Paddy Power Masters Football

8.40pm Braddan v Douglas and District

@ the Bowl

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Saturday, January 17

Paddy Power FA Cup Preliminary round

1.30pm Foxdale v Onchan

Canada Life Premier League

2pm DHSOB v St John’s Utd

2pm Michael Utd v Ayre Utd

2pm Rushen United v Gymns

2pm St George’s v Laxey

2pm St Mary’s v Corinthians

2pm Union Mills v Ramsey

JCK Division Two

2pm Braddan v Pulrose United

2pm Colby v RYCOB

2pm Douglas & District v Douglas Athletic

2pm Douglas Royal v Marown

2pm Governors Athletic v Malew

Canada Life Combination One

2pm Ayre United v Michael United

2pm Corinthians v St Mary’s

2pm Gymns v Rushen United

2pm Laxey v St George’s

2pm Ramsey v Union Mills

2pm St John’s Utd v DHSOB

JCK Combination Two

2pm Douglas Athletic v Douglas & District

2pm Marown v Douglas Royal

2pm Pulrose United v Braddan

2pm RYCOB v Colby

2pm Malew v Onchan

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Sunday, January 18

Warehouse Fitness Women’s Floodlit Cup Final

3pm Douglas Royal v Peel @ Bowl

Paddy Power Masters Football

2pm Laxey v Union Mills

2pm Michael Utd v Ronaldsway

Strand Group companies, Strand Facilities Services and Storall have had their ISO quality standards renewed for a further year.

They have also upgraded to new improved standards under the scheme’s annual appraisal rules.

Strand Group is just completing the move into a new corporate headquarters at Tromode Estate and the latest re-accreditation audit was carried out at the new premises.

The ISO auditors described the Group’s new facility as ‘first class’ in their report.

under one roof

Strand Group is bringing the four businesses in the Group, Strand Facilities Services, Storall, Krypton Contract Cleaning and Clean A Way, under one roof for the first time.

The new purpose-built HQ at Tromode Estate comprises five units of 3,000 sq feet each with mezzanine offices in the first unit, and occupies 1.25 acres of the estate’s new Gateway Development.

Strand Facilities Services and Storall, Strand Group’s document management and destruction business, have both been upgraded to ISO27001:2013. In addition Storall has also been upgraded to ISO9001:2008

The companies have held the original prestigious quality standards for six years and were among the first local companies to obtain ISO27001. Strand Facilities Services still remains the only company in its sector to have achieved the standard on the island.

John Hellowell, Strand Group’s chairman said: ‘These standards are important in all aspects of our business particularly in facilities management where we are key-holders for over 200 companies including several banks.

‘They are also essential for the document scanning, storage and destruction work carried out by Group Company, Storall’.

improvements

The new upgraded quality standards mean the companies have both made improvements in a number of areas. IS027001:2013 is an information security management standard, ensuring that adeq uate controls addressing confidentiality, integrity and availability of information are in place to safeguard client information.

Strand Group’s new HQ incorporates a number of additional safety and security measures. The building’s foundations were raised by a metre and building standards far exceed statutory requirements in areas such as fire and flooding.

There is restricted access to many parts of the facility and both internal and external CCTV cameras are in operation. A sophisticated intruder and fire alarm system has also been installed.

Storall’s additional accreditation, ISO9001:2008, is a quality management standard.

Mr Hellowell said, ‘With many of the largest businesses on the island as customers, and a number of Government contracts too, we strive not just to give excellent service but to be constantly looking for ways to improve.

‘The ISO9001:2008 approach to quality is embedded across the business and every member of the team understands how their actions create a better customer experience.

‘Processes are in place to continually review and improve our customers’ experience.’ Strand Group employs more than 130 people and all have now relocated to the new base.

With extreme high tides predicted for around midnight and midday from January 22 to 24, the call has been made for volunteers to help with flood protection in Castletown.

Areas of the town were deluged during high tides last January – and now MHK Richard Ronan said they have used that experience and adopted a ‘sensible and pragmatic’ approach to the predicted tides, which will be even higher than last year.

‘We are having a dry run with barriers on Friday (January 16) with the Department of Infrastructure, commissioners, myself and residents to give them reassurance that the mechanisms in place are right for the high tides,’ he said. ‘Flood barriers will be by Qualtrough’s timber yard and behind The Ship Inn. Also involved will be civil defence, the coastguard and police, and many volunteers will be there to help.’

The harbour area known as the lake (by the timber yard) will also be dredged today (Thursday) to help with the flow of water.

A flood specialist consultant has also been engaged and their report on long term flood protection of the town is due to be distributed and will be discussed at a public meeting next month.

‘We cannot now leave this [flood risk] to chance – we have got to take it seriously. Climate change faces us all.’

He said the long term solution will have ‘cost implications’ but did not want to reveal more ahead of publication of the report.

To volunteer, phone 825005.

Work has finally got under way to redevelop the former bus depot site on Salisbury Street in Douglas, which has lain empty for years.

The old garages, which back on to the government’s Department of Home Affairs, are to be demolished and a 68-bedroom care home is to be built in its place.

Island contractor JCK is in charge of both the demolition and the new building which should be complete before the end of the year.

Projects director Derek Clarkson said the initial demolition would take around six weeks with another two needed to clear the site.

‘Over the next two weeks there will be very little to see because work will be going on inside to disconnect external services. After that, the roof will be taken off and work will be done to disopose of asbestos safely,’ he said.

There is to be a road closure for up to eight hours around January 20 between Murray’s Road and Farrant Street so machinery to be taken onto the site, Parking along Salisbury Street by the garages will be suspended until work is finished.

‘The scheduled completion date is in December this year and after that the parking should be reinstated,’ Mr Clarkson said.

‘We are also very conscious that it is a residential area so we are going to do a lot of damping down to minimise the dust created and minimise the inconvenience to residents.’

The new building, which he described as ‘very attractive’ will have 26 off street parking spaces for staff and visitors. Work on that should begin as soon as the demolition is complete and the site cleared. The intention is to retain the Manx stone wall running along the back of the garages and at the side on Murray’s Road. The then Department of Transport’s lease on the depot expired in 2009 and five vintage buses were moved to Jurby Transport Museum.

The ban on the fishing of king scallops off the west coast of the island has been lifted.

Over the last few months, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture had closed areas of sea to king scallop fishing, due to the presence of naturally occurring toxins.

Recent tests revealed that toxin levels have fallen to the point where it was possible to allow fishing to resume.

The ban was lifted this morning.

The east coast of the Isle of Man has not been affected and has remained open from the start of the fishing season on November 1 last year.

Thursday, January 15

• Age IoM - free computer training sessions, Douglas iMuseum, Kingswood Grove, 10am–12.30pm.

• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market, at Tynwald Mills, St John’s, 11am-3pm.

• Manx Wildlife Trust, Ramsey Marine Nature Reserve talk, Ramsey town hall, 7pm. £2.

• Manx Gaelic class, intermediate-advanced with James Harrison, 7.30pm at Arbory Commissioners’ hall. Friday, intermediate-advanced with Adrian Cain, noon at the Manx Museum, Douglas. Saturday, intermediate 10.30am at House of Manannan in Peel; intermediate-advanced with James Harrison 10.30am at the Manx Museum, Douglas. Tuesday, intermediate with Adrian Cain, noon at St Matthew’s Church in Douglas, advanced 1pm at the Rovers pub in Douglas; beginners 7.30pm at Patchwork Cafe in Port St Mary. Call 451098. Arbory Commissioners’ hall with Cathy Clucas, 7.30pm. Call 838527. St John’s House with James O’Meara, 7.30pm. Call 843436.

• Gospel message in Ballaugh village hall at 7.30pm.

• Bingo Quiz, Manor Hotel, Willaston, 9pm.

• Quiz Night at The Railway, Douglas, 8.30pm. Call 670773.

Friday, January 16

• Coffee and chat, Onchan Methodist Church lounge, opposite commissioners’ office, 10.30am-noon.

• Revive Fridays, 5.30pm-6.30pm. Enjoy the company and a faith tea. Trinity Church hall. Call 621004.

• Friday Lunchtime Choir, Salvation Army Citadel, Lord Street, Douglas, 1.15pm. All welcome.

• Meditation at The Refinery, Duke Street, Douglas, 7pm. Call 467818.

• IoM Family History Society, ‘Cushag’ - Josephine Kermode, speaker, Bill Quine, Union Mills Methodist Chapel, 7.30pm.

Saturday, January 17

• Manx Wildlife Trust, Making bird feeders and cake at Thie ny Gaelgey, St Jude’s. £2, call 844432 of e-mail dawn@manxwt.org.uk

• Port Erin Branch of IoM Anti-Cancer Association coffee morning at the Cherry Orchard Hotel, 10am-11.30am. Tickets £1.50.

• Theatre Tours, Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, 10am. Tickets for adults £7.50, children £4, family £20. Call 600555.

• The Manx Aviation and Military Museum, Ronaldsway. Includes the Major Cain VC exhibition. Open Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4.30pm. Free admission. Donations welcome.

• Laxey Woollen Mills, Glen Road, 10am-5pm. Also open weekdays.

• Green Centre, opposite Iceland, Chester Street complex, Douglas. Information about recycling, energy, insulation and environmental matters. Zero Waste Mann, Isle of Man Friends of the Earth and Manx Energy Advice Centre. Open from 10am.

• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market at Northern Lights Community Centre, Ramsey, 10am-1pm.

• IoM Torch Fellowship Group (meeting for the visually impaired). Call 622830 for venue details.

• Coffee and chat, St Mary’s on the Harbour, Castletown, 11am.

• Manx Natural Healing Centre, relax and recharge, 1.30pm-4pm.

• Milntown House Tours every Saturday and Wednesday at 2.30pm. Call 812321.

Sunday, January 18

• Isle of Man Farmers’ Market, at S100 Clubhouse, Castletown, 1.30pm-3.30pm.

• Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band rehearsals, Queen Street Mission hall, 7pm.

• Meditation and chat at Pure Inspiration, Ramsey, 7.15pm. Call Gary on 817735.

Monday, January 19

• Age Isle of Man - free computer sessions for people aged over 50 at House of Manannan, Peel. Lift available and coffee shop, 10am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–4.30pm.

• Afternoon tea dance, Manx Legion Club, Douglas, 2pm-4pm.

• Free life-changing stress / spine / health talks, 6.45pm, Align4Life in Lake Road near Tesco, Douglas, 629444.

• Bride Wesley Guild annual Oie’ll Verrey combined with a small concert at School room, Bride Methodist Chapel, 7.45 pm, chairman Judith Ley. Music by Eric Kelly. Everyone welcome. Followed by refreshments.

• Shorties, pirate adventure. Children’s soft play centre, Alexandra Road, Castletown, also Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 20

• 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.

• Castle Rushen High School open evening for Year 5 and 6 pupils and their parents. It will be a chance to talk to teachers and take part in activities. 6-8pm.

Wednesday, January 21

• Computer training sessions for everyone. Leonard Cheshire Disability, Main Road, Onchan, 11am-3pm. Call 679030.

• 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, however or whenever it occurred, tea, coffee and a chat, Scholl Centre, Hospice Isle of Man, 5pm-7pm. Call 647443.

• Samba percussion workshop, no experience necessary, Onchan Silver bandroom, off Onchan Commissioners’ car park, 7pm. Cost £3, email sambamann@manx.net

• Bingo Quiz, Archibald Knox Onchan.

Thursday, January 15

• Gym time active play for pre-school children, Manx Gymnastics Centre, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 625636. Also Friday and Wednesday.

• Happy Tots, main hall, Willaston School, 9.45am, £1 per family including refreshments. Call 621577.

• Storytime for pre-schoolers, Henry Bloom Noble Library, Douglas, 10am. Call 696461.

• Krafty Kids (pre-school age) Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 10am.

• Action Songs and Rhymes, birth-5 years, Ballasalla Primary School. Plus many other sessions across the island. Free, but donations welcome. Call 479452 for further venues and times.

• Toddler Tunes, Community Room, Michael School, 2pm. Call 878090.

• 2nd Onchan Beavers, Scout Headquarters, Onchan, 5pm.

• St John Ambulance Cadets (10+), 6.30pm-8pm, Douglas headquarters. Badgers (5+), 5.30pm-6.30pm, Age Concern in Peel. Adults meetings, Thursday, Monday and Tuesday, Douglas headquarters. Friday, Ramsey, St Olave’s Church hall. For all other times and venues call 674387.

• Santon Beavers, Kewaigue School, 5pm. Also Cubs at 6.30pm. Call 623244.

• 1st Laxey Beavers and Cubs, Laxey School during term times. Beavers meet at 6.30pm–7.30pm and Cubs meet at 6.45pm–8.15pm. 1stlaxeycubs@manx.net

• Good News Club for primary school children, Living Hope Community Church, Bayview Road, Port St Mary, 6pm. Email weirfamily55@hotmail.co.uk

• Army Cadets, Scout hall, Peel, 7pm. Also Tuesday.

• Onchan District Explorers, Scout Headquarters, Onchan, 7.30pm.

Friday, January 16

• Baby and Toddler Group, 9.30am-11.30am at Glen Maye Community Centre. Free but donations welcome. Call 845681.

• Tiddlers, parents and tots, Elim Church, Onchan, 10am. Call 434933.

• Parents and tots, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 10am.

• Laxey Mums, Carers and Tots at Laxey Working Men’s Institute 10am - noon, £2.50 per family inc refreshments. Call 466887.

• Parent and toddler group, Ballasalla School, 1.45pm.

• Mums and Tots, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 10am-noon. Call 479839.

• Onchan carers and tots, parish hall, Onchan, 1.15pm. Call 625328.

• Sporty church at Trinity Church hall 6pm-7pm for years 3-6. Football, hockey, parachute games etc. 50 pence including refreshments. Call 628374. Also Sunday School Trinity Church hall, crèche to late teens, 10.30am-11.45am. Call 625409.

Saturday, January 17

• Young Bowlers Club. Tuition and tips (open to ages 8 to 12), Surestrike Bowling Alley, Ramsey, 11am-noon. To book call 812444.

Sunday, January 18

• Ollies - fun for children up to 11, St Olave’s Church hall, Ramsey, 9.45am -10.45am approx.

• Sunday School, Sulby Methodist Church, 10.30am.

• Rock Sunday Club for children at Colby Methodist Chapel, 10.30am - 11.30am.

• Task and DFC children’s club, Abbey Church, Ballasalla, 10.45am.

Monday, January 19

• Kittens tots and carers group, St Ninian’s Church, Douglas, 10.30am. £1 per family. Call 629683.

• Parents and tots, Dhoon Church hall, 9.30am. Call 426395.

• Story Time at Castletown Library, 1.30pm and 2.15pm.

• Tots play at Northern Lights Community Centre, Ramsey, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Also tots craft and play on Wednesday, £1.

• Noah’s Ark Tots Group, Church on The Rock, behind Ramsey bus station, 9.30am. Call 223669.

• Breastfeeding Buddies drop-in clinic, Village Walk Health Centre, Onchan, 10.30am. Call 656030.

• Daniel’s Den, Methodist Church, Arbory Street, Castletown, 10am. Admission £1. Call 822374.

• Roll’n’Play for pre-schoolers, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 10.30am.

• Peel Toddler Group, Corrin Hall, Peel, 1.30pm.

• Michael Miniatures’ parents and tots, Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 2pm. £1.50 per family. Call 491592.

• Onchan Rainbows, 5.30pm. Also 1st Onchan Brownies, 6.30pm.

• Brownies, Corrin Hall, Peel, 6.30pm.

• Manannan Cubs, Scout Headquarters, Onchan, 7pm.

• Do Drop Inn Drama Club, children aged 10+, St Paul’s hall, Ramsey, 7pm.

Tuesday, January 20

• Parents and tots, Auldyn Infants School community room, Ramsey, 9.15am-11.15am.

• Parents and tots group, Cronk-y-Berry School, side entrance, 9.30am. Admission £1. Call 469756. Also Thursday, 1.30pm.

• Toddle Inn, mums and tots group, Port St Mary Living Hope Community Church, 9.30am. Call 835091.

• Tiddlers Group for parents, grandparents or carers, St Olave’s Church hall, Ramsey, 9.45am-11.30am, £1.50.

• Super Saints, All Saints’ Church vestry, Douglas, 10am-11.15am. Call 427185.

• Foxdale mums and tots, community hall, Foxdale School, 2pm. Call 420234.

• Abbey Acorns, ages 4+ at the Abbey Church, Ballasalla, 3.30pm.

• Peel Footlights Youth Theatre, children aged eight-16, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 4pm. Also Thursday. Call 843819.

• 2nd Onchan Beavers, Scout Headquarters, Onchan, 5pm.

Wednesday, January 21

• Parents and tots, Salvation Army Citadel, Lord Street, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 627742.

• Mini Club for parents or carers and their babies, toddlers and pre-school children at Anagh Coar School, Douglas, 9.30am or Braddan Church hall, 2pm. Call 675091.

• Ballabeg Busy Bugs for under fives, Arbory parish hall, Ballabeg, 10am. Call 429676.

• Mums and tots, Marown hall, Peel Road, Crosby, 10.15am. £1.50 per family.

• Twins/Multiple Births Club, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 10am-11.30am. Call 458202.

• Busy Bees parents and tots, Beehive Kindergarten, Onchan, 1.30pm. Also Thursday. Call 674655.

• Action, Songs and Rhymes, from birth onwards. Great for everyone, 1.30pm-2.30pm, Laxey Working Men’s Institute. Call Jo, 479452.

• Ballaquayle Bears Toddler Group, Ballaquayle School hall, Douglas, 1.45pm-3pm.

• Parent and toddler group, Castletown Youth Centre, Arbory Street, 2pm.

• Mums and tots sessions for babies and pre-schoolers at Foxdale School. Dads, grandads, grandmas and carers welcome too, 2pm-3.15pm. £1.50 per family. Call Emma 801946.

• Homework Club for year 7s (11-12 year olds), Youth Centre, Arbory Street, Castletown, 4pm. Call 822490.

• The Energy Youth Group, Colby Methodist Chapel, 7pm-8.30pm. Call Jane 492010.

• Snaefell Cubs, Scout Headquarters, Onchan, 7pm.

Thursday, January 15

• 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 Monday and Wednesday. Call 670308.

• Scottish country dancing, St Olave’s Church hall in Cumberland Road, Ramsey, at 7.30pm. Call 817610 or 813074 or 628521.

• Fitsteps at Onchan Community hall, 7.30pm. Booking is required via text or call 456056.

• Strictly Come Dancing for beginners, Royal British Legion hall, Port Erin, 8pm. £3.50 per person.

• Irish set dancing above Macbeth’s, Victoria Street, Douglas, 8pm. Call 457268.

Friday, January 16

• 5pm-5.45pm under 6 years ballroom; 5.45pm-6.30pm 6-9 years ballroom; 6.30pm-7.15pm 9-12 years ballroom; 7.15pm-8pm 12+ years ballroom, St Matthew’s Church hall, Douglas. Also Tuesday, 4pm-4.45pm under 8 years ballroom; 4.45pm-5.30pm Dynamites freestyle; 5.30pm-6.15pm 8-12 years ballroom; 6.15pm-7pm Energisers freestyle; 7pm-7.45pm 12+ years ballroom; 7.45pm-8.30pm Explosions freestyle. Call 474063.

• Modern Dance, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 5.45pm. Also Thursday at 4.30pm. Tap jnr, 6.45pm. Also tap adv at 7.30pm. Also Beginners tap, Tuesday at 4.30pm.

• Argentinian Tango beginners class, St Paul’s hall, Ramsey, 7pm. Call 880650.

• Line Dancing, Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 7pm. Beginners welcome, adults £3.50, children £1.50. Call 878687.

Saturday, January 17

• Dance time for children, Port Erin Methodist hall, from 9.30am. £2.50 per half hour. Call 835696.

• Ballroom dancing for children of all ages, Royal British Legion hall, Port Erin, 10am.

• Theatrix Theatre Company Musical Theatre, Douglas, Saturday noon-2.30pm for ages 8-12. Also Saturday, babies Irish/mod, 9am. prep ballet/tap, 10am, babies ballet/tap, 11am. Monday, senior ballet, 4pm; senior tap, 5pm; senior jazz, 5.45pm; adult Irish, 6.30pm. Tuesday community ballet/tap, 4pm; beginners Irish, 4.45pm; junior Irish, 5.30pm; adult tap, 6.15pm. Wednesday, grade 2 ballet/tap, 4pm; novice Irish, 5.30pm; adult ballet, 6.15pm.

• Irish dance mixed, 3pm. Also prim/int on Monday at 4.30pm and Tuesday at 6.15pm. Beginners on Tuesday at 5.15pm. Stage snr 4pm. Also stage int at 5pm, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park.

• Sequence dancing, Onchan Pensioners’ hall (across from library), 8pm. Call 829669.

• Social sequence dancing, Pulrose Methodist Church hall, Douglas, 8pm. Also Monday, Wednesday and Sunday. Call 842878.

Sunday, January 18

• Perree Bane Manx folk dancing, Ballasalla village hall, 7pm.

Monday, January 19

• Ballet, Viking Works, Riverside, Peel, 5.45pm. Also Thursday at 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, January 20

• Oriental dance exercise, Gena’s Dance Academy, Peel, 10am. Also Wednesdays, The Gym, Ramsey. Call 300020.

• Line dancing for beginners, The South Douglas Old Friends’ Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 7.30pm-8.30pm, doors open 7pm.

• Linedancercise at St John’s football clubhouse, 7.30pm-9pm, call 467285.

• Sequence dancing with Port Erin Dancing Club, Port Erin Methodist Church hall, 8pm.

Wednesday, January 21

• 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. Beginners welcome. Call 835098.

• Ballroom dancing, Villa Marina, Douglas, 7.30pm. Call 623414.

• Rhythmic dance, St Ninian’s dance studio, Douglas, 8pm.

• Sir James Mellon Gallery Art Exhibition, Cool Manx - Jo Davies, Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, 10.30am-4.30pm. Until January 31.

• We are Connected. Exhibition of works from the Isle Gallery children’s and adults art workshops, The Isle Gallery, Tynwald Mills, St John’s. Until February 1.

• ‘EARTH’ competition exhibition on in the Hodgson Loom Gallery, Laxey. This exhibition shows all the entries across various mediums including 2D, sculpture, ceramics, photography and textiles. Monday to Saturday, 9am – 5pm. Until 31st January.

• Come On, Keep on Trying, Tynwald Library untyil January 30. Exhibition pays tribute to Ramsey Gelling Johnson OBE.

Thursday, January 15

• Karaoke, Guys and Dolls, Douglas.

• Ramsey Folk Club, Mitre Hotel, Ramsey, 8pm-11pm.

• Karaoke with Ray Sloane at the Saddle Inn, Douglas.

• Guitar lessons at the meeting room, Archibald Knox, Onchan, 5.45pm-6.45pm.

• Alternative Havana, Fiesta Havana, Douglas. Also, Friday - Full On Fridays.

Friday, January 16

• Ian Thompson at the Queen’s, Douglas.

• Chris Winchester at Jaks, Douglas.

• Brown Sugar at the Sidings, Castletown.

• Karaoke at the Albert, Douglas, 9pm.

• Irish traditional music session at The Mitre, Ramsey, 9pm.

• Kiaull as Gaelg at the Albert, Port St Mary, 9pm.

• Open Mic Night at Café Laare, Douglas, 7pm-9.30pm.

Saturday, January 17

• Little Miss Dynamite at the Rosemount, Douglas.

• Ian Thompson at the Pinewood, Anagh Coar.

• Dandy Smacks at Jaks, Douglas.

• Jaks at the Queen’s, Douglas.

• Manx music session, the Whitehouse, Peel, 10pm.

• Karaoke with Dobbo at the Decks, Liverpool Arms, Baldrine.

• Karaoke at the Central Hotel, Ramsey.

Sunday, January 18

• One Wo/Man One Guitar at the Mitre, Ramsey featuring Paul Cringle and Al and Geoff .

• Choral Evensong, St German’s Cathedral, Peel, 3.30pm.

• Music Box with David Castro at Guys and Dolls, Douglas.

• Karaoke at the British, Douglas.

• Karaoke at The Crescent, Queen’s Promenade, Douglas, 8pm.

• Disco Fever at Macbeth’s, Second Venue, Douglas, 10pm-2am.

Tuesday, January 20

• Keyboard and electronic organ sessions, St Andrew’s Church hall, Glencrutchery Road, 7.30pm.

• Manx Youth Orchestra, St German’s Cathedral, 7.45pm–8.45pm.

• Acoustic sing-around, the Manor, Willaston, 8.30pm.

• Rock Choir, Youth Arts Centre, Kensington Road, Douglas, 6pm.

Wednesday, January 21

• Karaoke at the British, Douglas.

• Irish Music session at O’Donnell’s, Douglas, 8.30pm.

Thursday, January 15

• Free female football fitness sessions, NSC sports hall, Douglas, 7am-8am, also noon-1pm. Michael.baker@isleofmanfa.com

• Southern Swimming Pool, Castletown, Thursday, 9.15am-10am , circuits, 7pm-8pm, aquafit; Fridays, 9.15am-10.15 circuits, 6.30pm-7.30pm; Saturday, 10am-11am, yoga; Monday, 9.15am-10.15am, circuits, 2.10pm-3pm, aquafit, 6.30pm-7.30pm, circuits; Tuesday 2.30pm-3.30pm, aquanauts/rehab swimming, 6.30pm-7.30pm, yoga; Wednesday, 6.30pm-7.30pm, circuits.

• Zumba at 9.30am-10.15am, total tone at 10.15am, call Jane 201811. Legs, bums and tums at 7pm-8pm, call Lisa 438150. Also Monday, high intensity circuits at 6.30am, Wednesday and Friday 6.30am, call Shelley 487270. School Drop Boot Camp at 9.30am, also Wednesday and Friday at 6.30am, call Errol on 488105. Vibro-step classes at 12.15pm and 7.15pm, also on Wednesdays and Fridays at 12.15pm-12.45pm and Tuesdays and Fridays at 9.15am-9.45am, call Shelley 487270. Tuesday, Tae-Bo at 5.45pm-6.30pm, kettlebells at 6.30pm-7.15pm, call Kate 347160. Wednesday, kettlebell core, 6pm-7pm, also Saturdays at 9.30am-10.30am, call Kelly 220220. Elite Fitness, Douglas.

• Thighs, bums and tums, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 9.30am. Also Tuesday, call 335635.

• Yoga, Iyengar (mixed) 9.30am-11am. Tuesday, men only class, 7pm-8.30pm; Wednesday, mixed, 6.45pm-8.15pm, 10 Perwick Bay, Port St Mary. Call 452791.

• Wheelie Active Parents (mums and buggies) 9.30am – 11am, Villa Marina reception, £2. Also Walk and Talk, Peel promenade, outside Harbour Lights Cafe, 9.45am – 11.30am, £1.50. Friday, Walk and Talk, NSC, Douglas, 9.30am–11.30am; also Mondays, Poulsom Park, Castletown, 9.45am – 11.30am, £1.50. Racquet Sports and Boccia, 12.15pm–1pm NSC, £1.75; Walk and Talk, 5.30pm–7pm, NSC, £1.50. Tuesdays,Walk and Talk, NSC, 9.30am–11.30am, £1.50; Walk and Talk, Ramsey Mooragh Park, (meet Rugby Club), £1.50, 9.30am–11.30am. Call Gianni 688556.

• Hot yoga 7pm. Friday: kettlebells 7am and 1.10pm, get yoga fit 10am, hot yoga 6.30pm. Saturday: hot yoga, 10am and 11.30am. Sunday: hot yoga 10am and 11.30am. Monday: kettlebells 7am and 1.10pm, get yoga fit 10am, warm Pilates 5pm, hot yoga for beginners 6.30pm. Tuesday: 7am hot yoga, 5.30pm Pilates. Wednesday: kettlebells 7am and 1.10pm, get yoga fit 10am, hardcore 6 pack abs 5.45pm, Pilates 6.30pm at The Gym, Ramsey. Call 812100.

• Gentle Circuits, NSC, Douglas, 11am. Also Saturday. Call 688588.

• Pilates, beginners to intermediate, 38 Woodbourne Square, Douglas, 2pm, 5.30pm and 7pm. Call 491449.

• Chair-based exercise sessions, Onchan Youth and Community Centre, 1.30pm. Also Friday, Port Erin Methodist Church hall, 2pm; Monday, Ramsey town hall, 10.30am; Tuesday, Castletown Sandfield residents’ lounge, 2pm; Wednesday, Westlands’ residents’ lounge, Peel, 10.30am. Call 642668.

• Tai Chi Chuan, Lezayre parish hall, 2pm. Call 813222.

• Mini tennis coaching, year 3, 4.30pm, year 4, 5.30pm. £3. Also Tuesday, adult beginners and improvers tennis coaching, 6pm. Douglas LTC, Kensington Road. £5. Call 302642.

• Iyengar inspired yoga classes, men’s yoga, 6.30pm-8pm, mixed ability hatha yoga, Monday, 9.15am-10.45am mixed ability for over 60s; Monday, 11am-12.30pm, hatha yoga. Wednesday, 7pm-8.30pm mixed ability. All at Laxey Football Club. Call Jane on 863130 or janepycroft@manx.net

• Unite, mixture of yoga and Pilates, 4pm-5pm. Also, Fridays 6pm legs, bums and tums, 7pm aerial suspension fitness. Saturdays, 9.30am zumba and 10.30am aerial fitness. Mondays, 6pm zumba and 7pm aerial yoga. Tuesdays, 6pm, fitness Pilates and 7pm kettlebells. Wednesdays, 6pm, high intensity interval training and fitness yoga. Jillian’s Unique Fitness Solutions, 48 Loch Promenade, Douglas.

• Manx Fencing Club, Ashley Hill School, Onchan, 4pm. Also seniors at Ballakermeen High School, Douglas, 5pm; Tuesday, Arbory village hall, beginners at 4pm and Grade 1+, 5pm; Wednesday, Ramsey Grammar School, juniors at 5pm and seniors at 6pm, also at Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, juniors at 6.30pm and adults at 7.30pm.

• Southern Gymnastics Club, Ballasalla School, 4pm. Also Tuesday, Castle Rushen High School, 5pm. Call 473741.

• Northern Gymnastics Club, Ramsey Grammar School, 5pm.

• Men on mats - core strength/Pilates class, 6pm-7pm. £8. Jillian’s Unique Fitness Solutions, 48 Loch Promenade, Douglas. Call 376574.

• Anti-gravity yoga, 6.30pm. Also, pole fitness class at Savina’s Secret Studio, Glen Falcon Road, Douglas, 7.45pm. Call 203502.

• Western Athletics Club, QEII High School, 6.30pm.

• Zumba, Carrefour Health Club, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also Monday, 8pm; Wednesday, 9.45am.

• Cardiotone, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 7pm-8pm. Also Monday 7pm-8pm. Call 452729/863602.

• Peel Badminton Club, Corrin Hall, Peel, 7pm.

• Aquafit, Western Swimming Pool, Peel, 7pm. Also Tuesday, 1.15pm.

• Aerobics and body toning, bring your own mat, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 7pm. Also Monday, Park View hall, Kirk Michael. Call 455924.

• Zumba, The Institute, Laxey 7pm-8pm, also Tuesday 7.30pm-8.30pm. £5.

• Yoga, Cooil Methodist hall, 7.15pm. Call 494489.

• Fencing for all ages. Ashley Hill School, 7.30pm. Also Monday, Andreas parish hall, 4.30pm; Tuesday, Arbory parish hall, 4pm and Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 6.30pm; Wednesday, Scoill Ree Gorree sports hall, Ramsey, 5pm. Call 880863.

• Zumba, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 7.30pm. Call 425270. Also Tuesday.

Friday, January 16

• Pilates at The Pilates Studio, Viking Longhouse, Middle Wharf, Peel, at 9.30am and The Studio, Falcon Road, Douglas, at 1pm; Monday, The Pilates Studio, Viking Longhouse, Middle Wharf, Peel, at 9.30am and Colby Methodist hall at 6pm; Wednesday, The Pilates Studio, Viking Longhouse, Middle Wharf, Peel, at 5.15pm and 6.30pm. Thursday, The Pilates Studio, Viking Longhouse, Middle Wharf, Peel, at 10am (chair-based Pilates for older, frailer adults) and beginners’ Pilates, 6.15pm. Saturday, 10am, The Pilates Studio, Peel. Equipment provided. Ring Lizzy Main on 427401 or visit www.pilates-isle-of-man.co.uk

• Acrobatics, The Dance Factory, Onchan Park, 4.30pm.

• Manx ABC Boxing, Palace Terrace, Douglas. Juniors, 6pm. Seniors (age 16+), 7pm. Beginners welcome. Also Monday and Wednesday.

• 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. No experience necessary.

Saturday, January 17

• Pregnancy yoga, All Saints’ hall, Douglas, 10am. Call 461461.

• Yoga, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 10.15am. Also Monday.

• Yoga, Arbory parish hall, 10.30am. Call 494489.

• Fun and fitness, NSC, Douglas, 11am-noon. Call 688588.

• St Mary’s football club mixed under 11s training, Pulrose football fields, 10.30am. Call 405859.

• Tae Kwondo beginners, Pinewood Complex, Pulrose, 10.45am. Also 6-7yrs, Wednesdays at 5.30pm and Monday and Wednesday, 8-13yrs at 6pm, all ages at 7.15pm. Text 432152.

Sunday, January 18

• Reikido, The Royal British Legion, Port Erin, 11am-12.30pm. Also Monday 8pm-9pm. Call Nick on 398955.

• Bowling club night, Port Erin Bowling Club, Breagle Glen, 4pm-6pm.

• Yoga and Nutrition, Karma Yoga Studio, Douglas. 6-7.30pm.

Monday, January 19

• Women’s activity morning, NSC, Douglas, 9.30am. Call 688556.

• Beginners yoga, 10am, Karma, 2nd Floor, 8 Victoria Street, Douglas. Also at 10am (over 60s half price, £5).

• Begin to Run ( running club for all abilities), Douglas seafront, meet Jubilee Kiosk, noon – 1pm, cost £2, call Trevor Christian for more details on 688576.

• Stretch ‘n’ Flex exercise, NSC, Douglas, noon. Call 688588.

• Disability swimming sessions, NSC, Douglas, 3pm-4pm, £1.55. Also Tuesday, 6pm-7pm.

• Aquafit, NSC, Douglas, 1.30pm. Also Tuesday at noon and Wednesday at 6pm. Plus deepwater aquafit on Monday at 7.15pm, and Thursday deepwater at 6pm. Call 688556.

• Circuit training, NSC, Douglas, 6pm. Also Wednesday at 6pm. Call 688588.

• Exercise Boot Camp, Corrin Hall, Peel, 6.15pm. Also Wednesday, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 6pm; Thursday, Glen Vine Church hall, 9.15am.

• 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, January 20

• Fit2Go walking sessions, car park, Station Road, St John’s, 9am. For women looking to improve their fitness. £3.

• Pilates at 9.15am, 38 Woodbourne Square, Douglas. Pilates at 6.15pm Trinity Church, Ramsey. Also, balance and Pilates 1.30pm, Cooyrt Balleigh, Ramsey. No floor exercise. Call 491449.

• Social-cise, social fitness sessions. Low intensity exercise, NSC main sports hall, Douglas, 2pm-3.30pm. Also, Boccia, 5pm-6pm. Everyone welcome.

• Cheerleading, All Saints’ Church hall, 4.30pm. Call 254499.

• Adult beginners and improvers tennis coaching. 6pm. Douglas LTC, Kensington Road. £5. Call 302642

• Pilates, the hall at Church on The Rock, Ramsey, 6.15pm. Call 491449.

• 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.

• Early Morning Boot Camp, 6.15am-7am. Also Wednesday and Friday. Evening Boot Camp, 6pm-6.45pm, Tuesday and Thursday, and 9am-9.45am Saturday. Also kettlebell classes, Wednesday, 6pm-7pm, Saturday, 8am-8.45am, Marown Millennium hall. Call 465335.

Wednesday, January 21

• Gentle yoga, women’s class, Gena’s Dance Academy, Peel, 9.30am. Call 456782.

• Zumba classes, beginners, antenatal and postnatal 9.45am, zumba fitness, advanced, 10.45am at Zumba Isle of Man, Silvercraigs Hotel. Call 677776 or visit www.zumbaisleofman.com. Run by a GP.

• Balance and Pilates, 10.30am, Manx Legion Club, Douglas. (No floor exercise). Call 491449.

• Gentle body toning, NSC, Douglas, 11am. Call 688588.

• Chair-based exercises/stretch and flex, NSC, Douglas, noon. Call 688588.

• Thompson Travel Netball Club junior training, Braddan School, 6pm. For ages 10-14.

• Valkyrs Hockey Club training, QEII astro pitch, Peel. Juniors (8+), 6pm; Seniors (13+), 7.30pm. Call 801802.

• Iyengar inspired yoga, 6pm-7.30pm, Brightlife, Andreas. Call Kel on 452015.

Palace Cinema

• American Sniper, (15) Nightly at 7.30pm. Saturday and Sunday at 3.30pm.

• Into The Woods, (PG). Nightly at 7pm. Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

• Paddington, (PG). Saturday and Sunday at 1.30pm.

Broadway Cinema

• Taken 3, (12A). Friday-Wednesday at 7.30pm. Saturday and Sunday 4.30pm. Wednesday at 2.30pm.

• Night At The Museum: Secret of the Tomb, (PG). Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

• Penguins of Madagascar, 2D (U). Saturday and Sunday 11.30am.

Thursday, January 15

• Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association coffee morning, Cherry Orchard Hotel, Port Erin, 10am-11.30am.

• Manx Retirement Association, stretch and flex at the NSC, Douglas at 10am. Indoor flat green bowling at the NSC, Douglas from 2pm-3.30pm. Sunday, Carvery luncheon at the Sefton Hotel, Douglas, 1pm. Call 817007 to book. Tuesday, whist afternoon at the Cat with No Tail, Douglas, 2pm. Wednesday, monthly walk, 1pm, meet at Ham and Egg Terrace, Laxey. Call 816128 if weather a bit iffy.

• Northern Ladies Luncheon Club, Clare Christian, ‘Variety is the spice of life’, 12.15pm for 12.45pm, Ramsey Golf Club.

• Onchan Pensioners Club, Morton Hall, Castletown, coffee morning; Friday, sequence dancing, 2pm-4.30pm; Saturday, Arabian dancing, 9am-1pm; Monday, Bridge, 2pm-5pm and 7pm-11pm; Tuesday, coffee morning including raffle, 10am-noon; Wednesday, whist drive, 7pm-10pm.

• Soundcheck, Youth Arts Centre, Douglas, 6.30pm. Also Monday and Tuesday. 6pm-9pm. Monday, Castletown youth club, 6pm-9pm, and Wednesday Ramsey youth club, 6.30pm-9.30pm.

Sunday, January 18

• ‘Poetry and Points’ - Isle of Man Poetry Society monthly meeting, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 7.30pm-9.30pm. All welcome, members and none members alike.

Monday, January 19

• Onchan Ladies’ Choir, Methodist hall, 1.30pm. Call 673453.

• Vannin Bridge, Onchan pensioners hall, 2pm. Also Thursday.

• Possan Aeglagh Manx Speaking Youth Club School Year 6 (ages 10-11) upwards at Cafe Laare, Lord Street, Douglas, 6.30pm - 8.30pm, subs £1. Call Cathy Clucas 414331 or email C.Clucas@doe.sch.im for further details.

• Onchan Silver Band practice, the band room, off Main Road, Onchan, beginners 6.30pm and seniors 7.30pm.

• Foxdale WI, Foxdale Community School, 7.30pm. Call 818194.

• Marown WI, Millennium hall, Crosby, 7.30pm. Call 818194.

• Laxey Minorca WI, Laxey Football Club, 7.45pm. Call 818194.

Tuesday, January 20

• St John’s Art and Craft Group, Methodist hall, 9.40am. Bring your own art and craft. Call 851364.

• The Tuesday Group, flexible learning room to try your hand at basic crafts, have a chat, coffee and fun, Peel Clothworkers’ School, 1.15pm. Pre-school children catered for. Call 614180.

• Braddan WI, Methodist Church hall, Union Mills, 2pm. Call 818194.

• Isle of Man Chess Club, Belsfield Hotel, Church Road Marina, Douglas, 7.30pm. Call 495097.

• Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band rehearsals, Queen Street Mission hall, 7.30pm.

• Rotary Club of Rushen and Western Mann meet Falcon’s Nest Hotel, Port Erin, 7.30pm.

• Kirk Andreas WI, Andreas Church hall, 7.30pm. Call 818194.

• St John’s WI, St John’s Church hall, 7.30pm. Call 818194.

• Mannin Quilters, Ballabeg Methodist hall, 7.30pm-9pm. Call 628921. Also Wednesday at St Columba’s Catholic Church, Port Erin, 1.30-4pm.

• Ballacottier Senior Youth Project for school years 10+, Ballacottier School youth room, 7.30pm-9.30pm.

Wednesday, January 21

• Laxey Sketch Club, Laxey football club house, 1.30pm. Various projects. £10 per year or £2 per session.

• Sulby Art Club, 2pm-4pm at St Stephen’s Church hall. New members welcome. Call 488014.

• Onchan Ladies meet in Morton hall, the Pensioners Club, 2.15pm. Call Shirley Baldwin 620352.

• The Friendship Club for the over 60s, Onchan Baptist Church. Call 674255.

• Laxey Dog Training Club, 7pm-10pm, Laxey Working Men’s Institute.

• Ballaugh WI, Ballaugh Bowling Club, 7.30pm. Call 803804.

• Castletown WI, Methodist hall, Arbory Street, Castletown, 7.20pm. Call 818194.

• Port St Mary WI, Mount Tabor School Room, Port St Mary, 7.45pm. Call 818194.

Thieves stole from two unlocked vehicles early this morning.

They struck between 5am and 5.30am in Mountain View and St Mary’s Meadow, Ballaugh.

Police would like anyone with information that might solve the crimes to contact Ramsey police station on 812234.