La Malouine aground on Ballure Beach, an inauspicious start for a ship that came to Ramsey to stay.
The tall ship that came to stay
Category: Island Life
Fire over Peel
Oie Voaldyn returns to Peel with fire, folklore, and fifty Vikings from Shetland, as Summer and Winter do battle on the beach.
Crane day
My first boat goes in the water, scrapes her keel, dodges the tide, and drags us out at midnight. Sailing!
Dinosaurs on the Promenade
The Jurassic Sprint brings hundreds of inflatable tyrannosaurs to Douglas Promenade, all in a very good cause.
A gift of youth
Aboard Dar Młodzieży, Poland’s national sail training ship, during her weekend call at Douglas.
Anarchy in the IOM
John Lydon on the Island: my mother reliving her era, my girlfriend none the wiser, and me somewhere between.
Lockdown; a time to reset
Towards the beginning of January however, it became clear that the virus had once again taken hold in our community, and that it had further decided to join in with our Christmas revelling, evidently trying to attend as many social occasions as it could. As a result, our Government made the tough decision to once … Continue reading Lockdown; a time to reset
Communibumbling
Communication is key, and all too often we find it is one area that our Government does not exactly excel in. Recently however, our daily press updates have been quite impressive, and, dare I say, commendable. It feels as though for the first time that I can remember, Isle of Man politics actually has a … Continue reading Communibumbling
An Uncoordinated Attack on our Island’s Heritage
So today we learnt, in what was nearly a throwaway comment tucked away in a myprom newsletter, that 'the horse tram line will now terminate at the War Memorial' as opposed to the original plan, which was for a single track to continue to the Sea Terminal. This we are told, will enable work to … Continue reading An Uncoordinated Attack on our Island’s Heritage
No Provision for Company AGMs under Emergency Powers
Under the Companies Act 1931, every Isle of Man company is required to hold a general meeting once in every calendar year, and not more than 15 months after the last proceeding general meeting. Failure to comply with this may result in each company director being fined £5,000. Now in truth, there is actually very … Continue reading No Provision for Company AGMs under Emergency Powers
