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2 years ago

12/02/2024

RNLI

Being the year the RNLI is celebrating its 200th anniversary, the charity is doing a lot of looking back, but today we’re starting by looking to the future and celebrating Charlie Edwards in completing his training to become a full substantive crew member of Ramsey Lifeboat. That’s 18 months of hard graft, training and commitment all to help keep others safe, brilliant stuff Charlie!

As is that wasn’t enough, we’re also celebrating the fundraising efforts of Seb. He ran 24 miles in December to raise the money for the Ramsey station. He popped down over the weekend to handover the cheque, top effort Seb!

Open Day

More than 250 people attended an open morning at University College Isle of Man on Saturday.

During the event, lecturers and current students were on hand discuss the wide spectrum of courses on offer at the Homefield Road campus, with more than 20 applications submitted.

Education Minister Julie Edge said: ‘I am delighted to see such a fantastic turnout. It’s clear that our commitment to providing a diverse range of courses and pathways aligns with our Island Plan, and I hope more people will continue to embrace learning as a lifelong pursuit, driving innovation, and progress for all.’

For more information visit www.ucm.ac.im

Theatre

Parados Theatre Company has announced that its next production will be Harold Pinter’s Victoria Station. Directed by the talented Tony Eccles, this macabre sketch portrays the intense and surreal dialogue on a London night between a minicab controller and a driver.

It said: ‘We welcome back Geoff Pugh, who plays the Controller, and Lorcan O’Mahony who plays the driver. We have always been keen to support local talent and provide different opportunities for those involved in theatre. In this case, Tony approached us with a play he would love to produce and direct and we were only too happy to assist with using Parodos to achieve this.’

This production is produced as part of MADF – Manx Amateur Drama Federation Easter Festival of Plays and tickets can be purchased now from VillaGaiety

http://villagaiety.ticketsolve.com/…/events/129524339