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RL360°’s Angela Gregory presents a cheque for £8,000 to Dot Tilbury and the children of the Isle of Man Youth Cycling League for the 2015 season.
WAREHOUSE FITNESS RASIE FUNDS FOR NEPAL
RL360° is the league’s title sponsor and has been involved with youth cycling in the Isle of Man for 22 years.
On Saturday 9 May the staff and gym members from Warehouse Fitness Ladies Only Gym teamed together to help raise some desperately needed funds for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal. The day saw back to back exercise classes run from 9am to 3pm and gym members and non-members alike were invited to take part in as many – or as few – classes as they liked. Karen Hanly, owner of Warehouse Fitness, said “We are so lucky and in reality we have everything we need, so my heart goes out to the people of Nepal and their suffering after the recent disasters. However, sending my heart out to them is NOT going to feed them or keep them warm, and so my staff came up with the idea of a fund raiser”. The day was a great success and raised £700 with many of those taking part paying for all of the classes even if they were unable to attend them all. Refreshments where supplied by free of charge by Hanly’s Convenience store. The final total however will be higher as the fundraiser also received a very generous donation of 2 tickets for this year’s V Festival from Mrs Farzanah Hoosen. The festival takes place at over the weekend of 22/23 August and the tickets will be sold to the highest bidder. Anyone wishing to bid on the tickets should contact Warehouse Fitness on 679419 or send them a message through their Facebook page.
GOLFERS HELP CHARITY’S FUNDRAISING DRIVE A total of 64 golfers took part in The Children’s Centre’s annual golf day which is one of the charity’s most important annual fundraising events. Around £6,000 was raised with all funds going towards charitable projects which help families and children across the Island, including Mobex, Out2Play, Child Contact Centre, Thriving Families, Community Development and the Community Farm.
MORE SUPPORT FOR DOUGLAS RUGBY CLUB
BIG CROWD ENJOYS POLO CLUB OPEN DAY
Around 150 visitors enjoyed an open day at the Triskelion Polo Club on Sunday (June 21), which included a competitive match. The club, which is based at Grenaby Mooar, Malew, was set up towards the end of last year and has already taught many newcomers to the sport how to play the game. The open day featured a Douglas vs Rest of the Island demonstration match with all but one of the participants having only learnt to play polo in recent months. The club is run by General Manager Frazer Houston and his brother Cameron who are both experienced polo players and all-round horsemen. For those visitors to the open day who were not familiar with the sport, Cameron gave a basic introduction to the rules before the game. He also played in the match.
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ANNEXIO SPONSOR DOUGLAS RUGBY CLUB Pictured above are Tom Brodie and Sebastien Jeanneau of Annexio, local lottery services business with the Douglas Rugby Club, who will be the team's sponsors for the 2015/16 season. Sebastien continues his ties with the team as a retired senior player who now coaches Douglas 2’s and the under 9 junior team.
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