Friday, January 6
• Parents and Tots including craft activities, upper room, Sulby Methodist Church, 9.10am. Contact 426219
• Community coffee morning, Willaston Methodist Church, Barrule Road, 10am-midday.
• Drop in for coffee and a chat, Sulby Methodist Church, 10am-midday.
• Mums and Tots, Laxey Working Men’s Institute, 10am-midday. Contact 479839.
• Tiddlers, parents and tots, Elim Church, Second Avenue, Onchan, 10am. Contact 434933.
• Prayers with Bears Tots group, All Saints Church Vestry, Alexandra Drive, Douglas, 10am. Contact 483248.
• Parents and tots, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 10am.
• Storybox, Family Library, Westmoreland Road, Douglas, 10.30am. Also Saturday, Sticky Finger Craft for 6 years and over, 10.30am; Wednesday, Busy Bee Time for Pre-Schoolers, 1.45pm. Contact 673123.
• Coffee and chat, Onchan Methodist Church lounge, opposite Commissioners’ office, 10.30am-midday.
• Learn Manx with Adrian Cain, beginners midday-1pm, intermediates 1pm-2pm, Manx Museum, Douglas. Admission free, contact greinneyder@mhf.org.im 838527 or 451098. - 14/10/11
• Friday Lunchtime Choir, Salvation Army Citadel, Lord Street, Douglas. 1.15pm.
• Onchan carers and tots, Parish Hall, Onchan, 1.15pm. Contact 625328.
• Tiny Tunes, music time for 0-3s, Family Library, Westmoreland Road, Douglas, 1.30pm. Cost £2.50. Contact 673123.
• Meditation at The Refinery, Duke Street, Douglas, 7pm. Contact 467818. - 14/10/11
• Epiphany Torchlight Procession, St John’s Methodist Church Hall, 6.30pm.
Saturday, January 7
• The Art Market, Strand Shopping Centre, Douglas, 9am-5pm.
• Theatre Tours, Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, 10am. Tickets for adults £7.50, children £4, family £20. Contact 600555.
• The Manx Aviation and Military Museum, 10am-4.30pm. Also Sunday. Free admission. Donations welcome.
• Laxey Woollen Mills, Glen Road Laxey, 10am-5pm. Also open weekdays.
• Coffee and chat, St Mary’s on the Harbour, Castletown, 11am.
• Isle of Man Farmers Market, at Northern Lights Community Centre, Ramsey, 10am-1pm
• Isle of Man Farmers Market, at Villa Marina, Douglas 10am-2pm
• Oie’ll Verree, evening of traditional Manx entertainment, Arbory Parish Hall, 7.30pm.
Sunday, January 8
• Sunday School, Sulby Methodist Church, 10am. Also youth group for school years 7 and up at 7pm. Contact 450104.
• Fishing workshops for beginners, includes both river and sea, bait, spinning and fly fishing, at Adventurous Experiences lecture room, Patrick Road, St John’s, by Kelvin Tastagh, owner of Kelvin’s Tackle, 2pm. Entry £3 donation to RNLI. To book contact Kelvin, 478224.
• Family Walk, around Langness, 2pm. No charge, but donations to the Manx Wildlife Trust are welcomed.
• Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band rehearsals, Queen Street Mission Hall, 7pm.
• Car Boot Sale at the Onchan Community Centre, 12-3pm. Contact 623704.
Monday, January 9
• Kittens tots and carers group, St Ninian’s Church, Douglas, 10.30am. £1 per family. Contact 629683.
• Parents and tots, Dhoon Church Hall, 9.30am. Contact 426395.
• Noah’s Ark Tots Group, Church on the Rock, behond Ramsey Bus Station, 9.30am. Contact 459890.
• Breastfeeding Buddies, The Salvation Army Critedal, Ridgeway Street, Douglas. 10.30am. Contact 656030
• Roll’n’Play for preschoolers, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 10.30am. • Parents and tots, St Olave’s Church, Ramsey, 1pm.
• Peel Toddler Group, Corrin Hall, Peel, 1.30pm.
• Action Songs and Rhymes, from birth upwards, The Children’s Centre, Woodbourne Road, Douglas, 1.30pm. Also Tuesday, Sulby School, 9.30am; Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 2pm; Wednesday, Auldyn School Community Room, 9.15am and 10.30am.
• Michael Minatures’ parents and tots, Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 2pm. £1.50 per family, contact 491592.
• Vannin Bridge, Onchan Pensioners Hall, 2pm. Also Thursday. - 14/10/11
• Onchan Silver Band practice, The Band Room, off Main Road, Onchan, beginners, 6.30pm and seniors 7.30pm.
Tuesday, January 10
• Manx Cancer Help drop-in day, Lisa Lowe Centre, Woodbourne Road, Douglas, 11am-4pm.
• Parents and tots group, Cronk-y-Berry School side entrance, 9.30am. Admission £1, contact Helen 469756. Also Thursday, 1.30pm.
• Toddle Inn, mums and tots group, Port St Mary Baptist Church, 9.30am. Also Wednesday, Living Hope Community Church, Lancashire House, Santon, 9.30am. Contact 835091.
• Autumn Break, lunch, tea and cakes, St Mary’s on the Harbour, Castletown, midday-1pm. Free admission but donations welcome.
• Laxey mums and tots, Laxey Pavilion, 1pm. Contact 438408.
• Manx Gaelic conversational class with Adrian Cain, The Rovers, Douglas, 1pm. Also Manx Gaelic class with Brian Stowell at Isle of Man College, Douglas, 7pm. Contact 623821.
• Whist for Hospice, Michael Methodist Church, 7.30pm. £2.
• Foxdale mums and tots, community hall, Foxdale School, 2pm. Contact 420234.
• Abbey Acorns, ages four and above, the Abbey Church, Ballasalla, 3.30pm.
• Peel Footlights Youth Theatre, children age eight-16, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 4pm. Also Thursday. Contact 843819.
• EFT group for therapists, looking after the healers by Bill Tucker, Healing of Mann, Ramsey, 7.30pm. Contact www.healingofmann.com £6 per session.
• Olive Lamming Literary Competition awards presentation and readings, first floor, Jabberwocky, Duke Street, Douglas, 7.30pm. Hosted by Isle of Man Literary Society.
Wednesday, January 11
• Parents and tots, Salvation Army Citadel, Lord Street, Douglas, 9.30am. Contact 627742.
• Age Concern free computer lessons for over 50s, iMuseum, Douglas, 10am. Also Thursday.
• Mini Club for parents and tots, Anagh Coar School, Douglas, 10am. Also 2pm at Kirk Braddan Church. Contact 675523.
• Ballabeg Busy Bugs for under fives, Arbory Parish Hall, Ballabeg, 10am. Contact 429676 or BusyBugs2009@manx.net
• Mums and tots, Marown Hall, Peel Road, Crosby, 10.15am. £1.50 per family.
• Textile workshop with Lorraine Cleasby, Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, 10.30am. EAC members £5, visitors £8.
• MS Society coffee morning, Harbour Lights, St Paul’s Square, Ramsey, 10.30am-midday.
• Busy Bees parents and tots, Beehive Kindergarten, Onchan, 1.30pm. Also Thursday. Contact 674655.
Parent and toddler group, Castletown Youth Centre, Arbory Street, Castletown, 2pm.
• Bereavement support group, friendly get together for anybody 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. Contact 647443, 668192 or 647449.
• Samba percussion workshop, no previous musical experience necessary, Onchan Silver Bandroom, off Onchan Commissioners car park, 7pm. Cost £3, contact sambamann@manx.net
• Manx Gaelic class with James O’Meara, St John’s House, 7.30pm. Contact 843436.
• Bingo, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 8pm.
• Bingo Quiz, Archibald Knox, Onchan, 9pm
Thursday, January 12
• Quiz Night at The Railway, Douglas from 8.30pm. Call 670773
• Happy Tots, Main Hall, Willaston School, 9.45am £1 per family including refreshments. Contact 621577.
• Storytime for pre-schoolers, Henry Bloom Noble Library, Victoria Street, Douglas, 10am. Contact 696461.
• Step-In for tea, coffee, chat and music, Onchan Baptist Church, 10.30am.
• Isle of Man Farmers Market, at Tynwald Mills, St Johns, 11am-3pm
• Parents and tots, Auldyn Infants School Community Room, Ramsey, 1.30pm.
• Arbory Tots, from birth upwards, Parish Hall, Ballabeg, 2pm. Cost £1 per family, contact 832394.
• Toddler Tunes, Community Room, Michael School, 2pm. Contact 878090.
• The Children’s Centre Parent Support Group, informal chat with family support workers, at Douglas Family Centre, Woodbourne Road, 7-9pm.
• ‘An Introduction to Marine Conservation – Isle of Man and International’ with Dr Fiona Gell, Centre for Manx Studies, Stable Building Teaching Room, Douglas, 7.15pm. Start of 10 week course. Accredited version CRN 16794, 10 credits. Fee £80 (accredited £95), concessions £40 (accredited £55). Adult education class run in conjunction with the University of Liverpool. Contact Hazel Marshall 695777.
• Manx Gaelic class with Cathy Clucas, Arbory Commissioner’s Hall, 7.30pm. Contact 838527.
• Bingo Quiz, Manor Hotel, Willaston, 9pm