Sarah had set out to raise £1,000.
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Could You Join the RNLI?
Peel RNLI is looking for new volunteers to join its onshore based crew. The lifeboat station is one of five on the Isle of Man, it has recently launched the first Shannon class all weather lifeboat, the most advanced in the RNLI fleet, to be based in the Isle of […]
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William Milner: The Godfather of Port Erin
The exhibition runs until this Sunday.
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My Story: Sally Mac
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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My Story – Sandy Denning
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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Charity Accounts to be Available Online
Charity accounts are currently available only on request.
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My Story – Cath Robertshaw
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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My Story – Bruno Barton
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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My Story – Judith Clague
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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My Story – Sue Kennish
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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My Story – Sue Quilleash
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gef is profiling the models for the Fashion for Life fashion show, in aid of Isle of Man Breast Care and Breast Cancer Now Volunteering in the IOM. The show, which takes place on Friday 22nd October, will feature 80s-inspired fashion, modeled by […]
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An Imprint on the World and my Heart
Baby Loss Awareness is this week from October 9 to 15.
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Chloe’s Fundraising Celebrated at Westminister
The British Citizen Youth Award recognises exceptional under 18’s who have positively impacted their communities
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Raising a Glass or Two to William Milner
Martin Brunnschweiler and James Fenton pour the first pint of Milner’s Tower ale.
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150 Years of Milner’s Tower
Bushys are also launching a special short-run Milner Tower Ale.
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£1,000 Raised for RNLI
Volunteers turned their hands to cart washing over the weekend.
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The Argument For International Aid
Written by The One World Centre Isle of Man
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Saving Lives at Sea
RNLI Directions Officer John Payne took part in an exercise with the Douglas RNLI on Wednesday last week.
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Summer Art Exhibition Opens
The Isle of Man Art Society’s Summer Art Exhibition, has opened today, to run through the bank holiday weekend.
Picture is from the 2019 exhibition.
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Family and Mobile Library Open Day
The whole of the Family Library building will be open for tours.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
News from on and off island.
Image credit: Catharine Devine
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Heavy as Balls
Jamie Blackburn has organised the night as a tribute to his dad who lost his battle with lung cancer earlier this year.
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In The Right Place at The Right Time
Volunteers were on a training exercise when they saw a girl in trouble.
Port St Mary RNLI Inshore lifeboat Spirit of Leicester Photograph Credit: David Hill
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Daisy Takes on her own Mini Parish Walk
The girls did five laps of the NSC raceway and family and friends cheered them on with some joining them on their walk.
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The Return of Quacky Races
The Great Laxey Duck Day Races are on August 21.
Image credit: https://unsplash.com/@jupp
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RNLI & MSPCA Split £100,000 Legacy
Betty Small left a legacy to each charity to allow them to continue their incredible work.
Image credits: RNLI
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Family Library Story Takes Another Twist
The future of the Family Library remains at risk.
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Family Library to Seek Long Term Funding Solution
There had been a fear the library would close as its income was squeezed.
Image Credit: Family Library – Facebook
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Family Library Given 12 Month Reprieve
The support will be made available via the Bona Vacantia Fund, which is managed by the Treasury.
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Sunshine Daisy Walks for Cousin Wendy
Six-year-old Daisy Harrison is walking the mini Parish Walk to raise funds for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation IOM in memory of her second cousin, Wendy Ward, who passed away from the disease in 2019, and has already raised over £545. Born in Florida, the ‘Sunshine State,’ Daisy lives […]
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Phone Boxes to House Defibrillators
Manx Telecom announced earlier this year it was giving notice of decommissioning on a number of payphone kiosks where less than 40 calls a year are made.
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Meet Port St Mary RNLI’s New Coxswain
Richard Leigh spent his half term break completing his training and assessments.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Pride and Posting Ahead of the island’s first Pride Festival, Isle of Man Post Office has temporarily redecorated its post box in the Sea Terminal in the colours of the Pride flag and is updating its social media pages. In addition to these gestures IOMPO’s dedicated sponsorship committee has agreed […]
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Children Benefit from Paul’s Marathon Effort
Journalist Paul Speller has raised £1,000 for Henry Bloom Noble School to improve children’s education and wellbeing.
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Family Library’s Final Chapter?
The Family Library faces an uncertain future.
Picture Credit: Family Library Facebook page.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
News from on and off island.
Picture credit: President Joe Biden and Dr.Jill Biden on ‘A Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’ CBS
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Who Was Henry Bloom Noble?
A ruthless businessman and a great philanthropist, Gef takes a look at the life of Henry Bloom Noble.
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HBN Trust Steps in to Support Charity
The Henry Bloom Noble Healthcare Trust has made a sizeable donation to Motiv8’s family support services.
Picture: Thea Ozenturk of Motiv8 with Terry Groves from HBNHT.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Disabled Sports Boost A project that enables children with disabilities to try new sports at the NSC has been given £3,000 to buy new equipment. Currently around 80 children from 13 schools take part in Manx Sport and Recreation’s (MSR) Disability School Sports Programme that started in 2017. It is run by […]
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Charity Seeking Corporate Partners to Support Growth
Set up in 2017, Quing is a community based organisation which seeks to implement a bottom up approach to aiding people in their recovery from trauma.
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Treasury Seeking Solution to Charity Banking Charges
Treasury Minister Alf Cannan says his department is continuing to seek solutions to a Tynwald resolution requiring banks to provide basic banking services free of charge for small charities and other not for profit clubs, societies and associations. But it is unlikely to be resolved before the General Election. The […]
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Mums Need to Stick Together
A response to the article, Maternal Mental health on the Isle of Man written by Anna Jones and published by Gef on 27th March, 2021.
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Exploring the Religious History of the Island
Organised by Isle of Man Churches, the week reflects the island’s position at the centre of early Christianity in the British Isles.
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A Genius Solution to the World’s Water Crisis
With the OASIS Boxes, the solar panels power the box to extract water from the ground and lakes, as well as collecting rainwater, but importantly they also filter the water.
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Empowering People with Limb Differences
Positive Bones, founded by Josephine Bridges, has been offering advice and support to Manx residents since it launched last year.
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Tap Dance Your Way into the Record Books
Sixteen times world tap dance Champion Kai Scanlan has joined up with the charity to choreograph two routines, one for beginners and an advanced so that there’s an option to cover every ability.
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Peel Care Home to Close
The 21 residents will need to find new homes while all staff are to lose their jobs.
Image credit: Corrin Home Facebook page.
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Karl Reaches Halfway Point in Kayak Bid
Having set off with the goal of raising £3,000, Karl has already raised over £6,000 which will be divided between three charities.
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Oscar’s Tour de Manx football
From Croit Lowey to Andreas Playing Fields, Oscar will cycle to each ground on the island.
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Gef’s Good News
It’s all been a bit doom and gloom recently, so Gef has scoured the web to find some heartwarming stories. A Lot of Dough Anyone who has seen American TV or films will know one thing about girl scouts, they sell cookies. And in California eight-year-old Lilly Bumpus has set […]
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Inspirational Anna
A quite remarkable woman is tackling a solo triathlon later this year and raising funds for a charity that has supported her. Anna-Lucia Parker, who lives with the auto-immune disease lupus, is racing in the Solo Sprint Triathlon, which is due to be held in Ramsey on May 8th. She […]
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#DonateALaptop
A former Ballakermeen teacher is appealing for donations of equipment and money to help students across the UK and the Isle of Man keep up their learning, both during and after the schools closure. Leigh Adams Leigh Adams has set up http://www.donatealaptop.co.uk which provides a link between schools and people […]
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The Isle of Man Foodbank
Neal Mellon of the Isle of Man Foodbank The Isle of Man Foodbank, which was created in 2013, with a band of volunteers, is providing much needed support for men, women and children across the island. Gef visited the Foodbank this past week, keeping our two metres at all times, […]
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Dress in Yellow Day 2021
This month, we teamed up with Victim Support IOM to release our range of face masks. 10% of the sales will go to supporting the incredible work the charity does- so far we have raised £231.09! While the charity has been crucial for many victims of crime over the last […]
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5-5-5 Challenge Returns
Sean Doyle, image credit: Vannin Photos/ Gary Weightman A lockdown movement is taking shape as this week a new, but familiar, challenge has taken to social media when Sean Doyle announced on facebook the return of the “5-5-5” challenge. Now cast your mind back to the first lockdown and everybody […]
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Charlie Donates his Birthday Money to Help Others
A little legend from Laxey has decided to donate his birthday money because he wanted to help people. Charlie, who recently turned 7, goes to Laxey Primary School, said he wanted to donate the money to the Foodbank so it could be used to help those who need it need […]
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Atlantic Andrew
Manxman Andrew Baker has set off on a journey of a lifetime: to row solo from Portugal to Barbados to raise money and awareness for mental health. His girlfriend Lucy Partington spoke to Gef to tell us more about Andrew’s mammoth effort. What is he doing? Andrew set off from […]
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We Are The 6%
The 14th November is recognised globally each year as World Diabetes Day. It’s also the birthday of Frederick Banting, whose work with Charles Best led to the discovery of insulin, a drug used to treat diabetes, in 1921. The aim of the day is to raise as much awareness as […]