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Fancy a ride in a Purple Rolls Royce for charity?
Sure competition winner pays it forward
The children’s hospice Rebecca House is a member of a UK-based organisation called Together for Short Lives. As part of this membership they will take part in a fundraising and awareness campaign called Ready To Roll which involves the use of a purple Rolls Royce being on the Island for a week between 14th21st March 2016. The car comes complete with a local driver who will be a chauffeur for trips out. So we are asking you what you would like to do with this beautiful vehicle? Is it someone special’s birthday? Do you fancy getting dropped off at the airport or picked up? Are you going to see Oklahoma at the Gaiety? Why not ring us up and make a reservation which will include a lovely donation to Rebecca House. Half of the final amount raised goes to Together for Short Lives. www. readytoroll.org.uk. To make your reservation during tel: 647433 or email: amy. davenport@ hospice.org.im
A local man was treated to an early Christmas gift from Sure when he won a brand new 40” smart TV, but he decided to gift the TV instead of keeping it. Steve Crowther won the 40” Samsung curved TV after entering Sure’s Christmas competition and being drawn at random as the winner. Instead of keeping the TV for himself Steve decided it would make the perfect Christmas gift for his mother, Nadene Crowther MBE. Mrs Crowther is a well-known figure in the island having co-founded Hospice Care Isle of Man and worked for the organisation for many years. The competition was run in Sure’s shops throughout December and required entrants to fill in a form to be in with a chance of winning.
Andy Fairweather Low and the Low Riders to return with Steam Packet company support Respected musician Andy Fairweather Low and his band the Low Riders will make a hotly-anticipated return to the Isle of Man with support from the Steam Packet Company.
Andy, who enjoyed chart success with hits like If Paradise Is (Half as Nice) and Wide Eyed and Legless, played to a packed Centenary Centre in Peel in 2013.
Sarah Jarvis, marketing and PR manager for Sure, said: “In-store competitions always generate a bit of excitement and we’d like to thank all those who took part. “Steve and his family gifting the TV to his mother is a fantastic story and we’d like to congratulate them on winning and having the generosity to pass on their good fortune.”
Organiser David McLean said the show was so popular that there had been huge demand for a return. He explained: ‘Rarely in the 12 years that the centre has been running has there been a band that garnered so much praise and requests for a return performance. ‘If you want an evening guaranteed to bring you the best in blues, R&B and pop don’t miss this gig.’ The concert takes place on 2nd July, and the Steam Packet Company is assisting with the cost of travel for the band. Steam Packet Company Chief Executive Mark Woodward said: ‘The Centenary Centre is a registered charity which works hard to bring a wide variety of world-class performers to the Isle of Man, ensuring local fans can enjoy intimate shows by exceptional talents. ‘It is a great venue for the west of the Island, and we’re pleased to be able help them welcome Andy Fairweather Low back to the Centenary Centre.’ www.centenarycentre.com
Celton Manx sponsors Easter Festival of Running
Celton Manx is to sponsor the Easter Festival of Running for the fourth year in succession. The three-day festival opens on Good Friday March 25 in Port Erin, moves to Peel on the Saturday and to Douglas promenade on Easter Sunday. Entries in 2015 were the highest in the 53-year history of the event, which attracted some 300 visitors to the Island. www.easterfestival.info Closing date for www.easterfestival.info. entries is March 13.
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