The neolithic stones
We always know when summer is on its way on the Isle of Man, because the railways tart up the trains and trams and the horses start getting their summer shoes on. We are so lucky to still have three, yes three different types of heritage railway, and this summer visitors are coming over to […]
The stones and monuments on the Isle of Man have their own stories to tell as this amazing video tells us
The Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man were granted by Her Majesty by Royal Warrant dated 12th July 1996. The Arms are an augmented version of the traditional arms which comprise the Three Legs conjoined on a red shield surmounted by a Crown and with the motto Quocunque Jeceris Stabit underneath.
In heraldic terms […]
In July of this year I wrote a post regarding the horse trams and their future, well done to our parliament Tynwald for making a sensible decision by keeping this age old institution.
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/horse-tram-line-saved-1-8339024
‘In origin the Hunt the Wren may be related to the performances of the Christmas mummers, the White Boys and the Mollag Band, who […]
Earlier this year three really close school friends of mine came over to the island and one of our missions was to go to the Calf of Man as one of the girls is know as the ‘calf baby’ as she was almost born on the Calf, […]
In the past we have had many visits from Top Gear under the Jeremy Clarkson flag, but for the first time the new Top Gear is coming to visit the Isle of Man and instead of going on tours, they […]
Today was a memorable day in my life and in many peoples lives as we attended Pilates 1020. A quote below from the Knockaloe site describes perfectly why this event was put on. The turnout was amazing, stood in a field that was once the site of a compound within the camp with […]
