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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Tuesday is just Thirsty Thursday for people with a get up and go the bar attitude
Gritting
Rain is anticipated up to about 9pm this evening which coincides with temperatures dropping below zero, which will lead to icy conditions on roads across the island.
The DoI will deploy our gritters shortly after the rain has stopped. The roads won’t be gritted until the rain has stopped as otherwise the salt will simply dissolve in the rain and run off the roads and be rendered ineffective.
Cruse
ILS Fiduciaries (IOM) Limited has presented Cruse Bereavement Support Isle of Man with a cheque for £1,000. ILS chose the local bereavement charity as their charity for 2023 ensuring that fundraising and awareness was prominent during this calendar year.
Chief Executive Officer for ILS, Karen Jones was delighted to present the charity with the cheque to help cover operational costs for delivering bereavement support to children, young people and adults.
She said: ‘Cruse Bereavement Support Isle of Man is a charity close to our hearts. I know the difference this small charity makes to those that use their services so ILS’s contribution will help them continue this important work.’
Chair of the charity, Judy Arnold BEM added her and Cruse’s appreciation and thanks to all the team at ILS.
Marine Pollution
A community event in Douglas attracted around 40 residents keen to find out about a free app that can help to trace and track pollution in seas and along coastlines.
Marius Suteu, Chief Technology Officer at Eyesea, gave a presentation about the Eyesea app at an evening organised by the Isle of Man branch of IMarEST (Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology) at The Legion Hall, Market Street.
Eyesea is a non-profit organisation with a mission to chart (or map in other words) global pollution and maritime hazards. Their app (which is free to download) allows anyone to upload photos of waste they spot at sea or washed up on beaches or other areas of coastline.
The app is available for Android and iPhone and was launched two years ago at an event in Port Erin. Click here to download it – or watch this YouTube video which explains how it works.
Cath commented said: ‘We are delighted with the community interest that this evening generated, and the level of engagement, enthusiasm and knowledge about the subject of environmental pollution from everyone who attended. There were lots of great questions about our app which have given us some useful food for thought – so we will consider this feedback as part of our ongoing development process.
‘Of course, we already knew that there was a high level of interest in this subject here on the island – not just from our experience of launching the Eyesea app here, but also excellent initiatives such as PlasticBusters and Beach Buddies which have rightly earned worldwide recognition. Our app is a great tool for anyone who wants to play their part in tackling local and global marine and coastal pollution. After the success of this event, we’re confident that we now have a few more pollution-busters on the Island who want to use it to help them do their bit to help!’
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