Thursday, March 29
• Easter Extravaganza in aid of Ellan Vannin Home, Loch Promenade Church, Douglas, 10am-noon.
• Easter Coffee Morning, Rowany Golf Club, Port Erin, 10-11.30am. In aid of the Port Erin Branch of Isle of Man Anti-Cancer Association.
• Step-In for tea, coffee, chat and music, Onchan Baptist Church, 10.30am.
• Isle of Man Farmers Market, at Tynwald Mills, St John’s, 11am-3pm.
• Manx Gaelic class with Cathy Clucas, Arbory Commissioners’ Hall, 7.30pm. Call 838527.
• Quiz Night at The Railway, Douglas from 8.30pm. Call 670773.
• Bingo Quiz, Manor Hotel, Willaston, 9pm.
Friday, March 30
• A series of Easter specials will take place at the Southern swimming pool during the holidays. They include an Easter quiz, (costing £1 to enter proceeds go to Rebecca House). A gift voucher is available (from March 30 to April 15); at £4.50 it includes entry to the pool for a child, a pizza and a chocolate gift. There are two crash course swimming programmes for children both enrolled and not enrolled in lessons at the pool. There is also a ‘rookie’ life guard programme about water skills and safety. For more information, call 823930.
• Motor Neurone Disease Association. Isle of Man. Coffee Morning. Onchan Methodist Church Hal, from 10.00 am
• The Castletown and District Over 60s Club is holding a coffee morning from 10am to 11.30am in Castletown Civic Centre. Admission, at £1. Also a dance night on Saturday, from 7.30pm in Morton Hall, Castletown. Dji s ‘Hovis’ playing music from the 1950s and 1960s. The event is open to anyone aged 21 and over. Admission is £2, just pay at the door, and bring your own drinks.
• Weekly Drop In Centre, Willaston Methodist Church, every Friday 10 till 12. Includes ‘Bring and Buy’, MHK surgery and free refreshments.
• Coffee and browse, Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin, 10.30am-12.30pm.
30 Coffee and chat with Arthritis Care Ellan Vannin, Industrial Unit 7a, Union Mills, 1pm-4pm. Call 852664
• Willaston Weekly Drop In Centre, 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. Call 479839.
• Coffee morning, Castletown Civic Centre, 10-11.30am. Admission £1 in aid of Castletown and District Over 60s Club.
• 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. Call 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, Email greinneyder@mhf.org.im 838527 or 451098.
• Onchan carers and tots, Parish Hall, Onchan, 1.15pm. Call 625328.
• Good As New ladies clothes sale, Crosby Methodist Chapel Hall, 7-9pm. Also Saturday, 10am-4pm. Admission £1 including refreshments.
• Meditation at The Refinery, Duke Street, Douglas, 7pm. Call 467818.
• The Manx Aviation and Military Museum, 10am-4.30pm. Also Saturday and Sunday. 10-4.30pm. Free admission. Donations welcome.
Saturday, March 31
• Cathedral Church of St. German, Peel. Installation of Peter Robinson as Canon of St. German & Bishop’s Chaplain and the Re-Commissioning of Gill Poole as Diocesan Mission Adviser, 2.30 Bishopscourt. Also Sunday Palm Sunday, BCP Eucharist 8.30 Corrin Hall, Procession from Old Cathedral St Patrick’s Isle to St German’s 10am St Patrick’s Isle, Eucharist 10.30 Corrin Hall, Evening Prayer 6.30 Corrin Hall, Also Monday Meditaqtion and Compline 8.30pm Corrin Hall, Tuesday Meditation and Compline 8.30 Corrin Hall. Thursday Maundy Thursday Last supper & striping of the Altars 8.30 Corrin Hall.
• Egg-stra Special Easter Hunt at Milntown The Hunt is on daily from Saturday 31st March – Sunday 15th April, (except Tuesdays) 10.00am – 4.30pm when visitors to Milntown will be able to take part in the Easter Hunt in aid of local charity Crossroads Care Isle of Man.
• Harry Potter charity event including travel on the Wizard Express and themed activities, trains depart Douglas and Port Erin Railway Stations to go to King William’s College. Trains depart Douglas 9.50am, 10.55am, 11.50am, 12.55pm and 1.50pm; trains depart Port Erin, 9.50am, 10.50am and 1.50pm. Tickets £16 for adults, £8 for children, including return train journey, shuttle bus and entry to King William’s College. Call 662525.
• Community Farm Open weekend, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, 10am-3pm. There is no parking at The Farm but a shuttle bus service will run from Kewaigue School car park. Also Sunday.
• Isle of Man Farmers Market, at Northern Lights Community Centre, Ramsey, 10am-1pm.
• Coffee and chat, St Mary’s on the Harbour, Castletown, 11am.
• Friends of The Centenary Centre, Peel are holding a Spring Fair on Saturday 31st March 11am to 4pm . At The Corrin Hall Peel (due to building work at The Centenary Centre) . For a stall please call Lizzie on 845146/495128 or Lindsay 422853
• Spring Fair, Corrin Hall, Peel, 2pm. Admission£1 in aid of the Centenary Centre.
• 999 Charity Disco – this is aimed at all the Emergency Services in the island but please anyone can join in. Bar George, Douglas. 7.30pm. £20 per ticket. Hot buffet. Call Anne Graham on 491370.
• 50s and 60s Dance Night, Morton Hall, Castletown, 7.30pm. Admission £2 in aid of the Castletown and District Over 60s Club.
• Michael Heritage Trust quiz night with Philip & Brenda Kennaugh. 7.30pm in St Michael’s Church Hall.
Members free, non-members £1.50.
• Michael Heritage Trust ‘Quiz Night’ with Philip and Brenda Kennaugh. 7.30pm in St Michael’s Church Hall.
Members free, non-members £1.50.
• Quiz Night, The Cat With No Tail, Douglas, 8.30pm. In aid of Dan Kneen’s BSB Superbike season.
Sunday, April 1
• Sulby Methodist Church Walk to church from Sulby Bridge 10am. Palms and flags provided.
• 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. Call Kelvin, 478224.
• Car Boot Sale, Morton Hall, Castletown, 2pm. Call 673320 or 481532.
• Meadowside Choral Society, conducted by Mike Porter, will present “The Cross of Christ” at Station Road Methodist Church, Port Erin, , (Palm Sunday), at 6.30pm. Everyone is most welcome.
• Castletown Metropolitan Silver Band rehearsals, Queen Street Mission Hall, 7pm.
Monday, April 2
• Family Palm Service, St Paul’s Church, Foxdale, 10am.
• Monday, April 2: Out2Play with The Children’s Centre, Kick About Fields, Onchan, 10am-noon. Also Abbotswood Playing Field, Ballasalla, 2-4pm; Tuesday, Foxdale School Playground, 10am-noon and Coronation Park, Ramsey, 2-4pm; Wednesday, Pulsom Park, Castletown, 10am-noon and Jurby School Field, 2-4pm.
• Coffee and chat with Arthritis Care Ellan Vannin, Industrial Unit 7a, Union Mills, 1pm-4pm. Call 852664.
• Michael Miniatures’ parents and tots, Ebenezer Hall, Kirk Michael, 2pm. £1.50 per family, Call 491592.
• Vannin Bridge, Onchan Pensioners Hall, 2pm. Also Thursday.
• Onchan Silver Band practice, The Band Room, off Main Road, Onchan, beginners, 6.30pm and seniors 7.30pm.
• An Evening of Fun, Fashion and Fundraising, Tower House, Castle Street, Douglas, 7pm. Tickets from £10, available from local retailers in Castle Street, Market Street and Marina Road.
Tuesday, April 3
• Manx Cancer Help drop-in day, Lisa Lowe Centre, Woodbourne Road, Douglas, 11am-4pm.
• Eggstravaganza Coffee Morning, Millennium Hall, Crosby, 10am-noon. Admission £2 including cake and refreshments.
• 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. Call 623821.
• Peel Footlights Youth Theatre, children aged eight-16, Philip Christian Centre, Peel, 4pm. Also Thursday. Call 843819.
• EFT group for therapists, looking after the healers by Bill Tucker, Healing of Mann, Ramsey, 7.30pm. Email www.healingofmann.com £6 per session.
Wednesday, April 4
• 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.
• Independent Living Centre, Open Day, Ballakermeen Rd. 9.30am-3.30pm. Call 642511.
• 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. Call 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. Call 843436.
• Bingo, South Douglas Old Friends Association, Finch Road, Douglas, 8pm.
• Bingo Quiz, Archibald Knox, Onchan, 9pm.