Gef’s Daily Roundup

Tynwald Returns Early

Tynwald will sit in September, President Laurence Skelly has confirmed.

The extraordinary sitting will be at 10.30am on Tuesday September 13. The purpose is to discuss the cost of living crisis and the gov’s outline response.

Golf Day

The prestigious PokerStars sponsored annual Golf Day in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK raised a staggering £50,444 which has pushed the total raised over £300,000 since its inception.

The event, which again took place at Comis Hotel and Golf Resort, was launched in 2011. All
the proceeds are spent on dedicated bowel cancer research by Cancer Research UK. Bowel
Cancer is still the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK with 46 people a
day succumbing to it.

Lars Ugland, chairman of the team which organised the Golf Day, said: ‘We are very grateful for the support from PokerStars who have now sponsored the event for seven years, while backing from other companies and individuals has again been magnificent. The credit for so much that has been achieved goes to Stephanie who has made people aware of the silent killer that bowel cancer is,’ added Mr Ugland, who with his wife Geraldine, were close friends of Bobby Moore and have continued the relationship with Stephanie Moore.

An untiring supporter of the Golf Day, Stephanie Moore said: ‘Bobby was never happier than when he was playing golf on a fine course in good company, and I want to thank everybody involved for supporting the Bobby Moore Fund. The money raised will help scientists to find better ways of diagnosing and treating this disease.’

Red Lights

On Friday, between 7am- 8am, testing of the new electronic red flag system will be taking place around the TT course ahead of the Manx Grand Prix. The DoI said: ‘We want to make road users aware although no action is required. Thank you for your co-operation.’