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.