We would be delighted if you would join Hospice at Home Isle of Man (Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust) for our annual Christmas Dinner on Thursday 7th December 7pm at The Rutland Hotel in Douglas. There will be a drinks reception followed by a two course hot and cold seasonal buffet in the […]
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*’Oh What a Perfect Day! Drink sangria in the Park Then later when it gets dark, we go home’. Well, a bit of poetic licence there as instead, there was Beer in the (Tynwald Mills) Square, returning home when it got too cold to stay sitting outside. *(with apologies to Lou Reed) Where were you […]
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Earlier this week the Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust received this wonderful letter from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. Subject:MCF Community Awards Result Date: 5 September 2017 Charity: Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust Dear Martin Norbury, MCF Community Awards – Tercentenary Fund This Masonic Charitable Foundation Community Awards team are happy […]
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For those who missed it, here is how the Isle of Man Independent reported the completion of the Raad Ny Foillan Challenge last week. If you wish to download this article as a pdf, it is available here. With many thanks to Julie Blackburn and the IOMToday team.
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Twenty seven very lucky walkers assembled at the big bend on the Sloc at 9:30 this morning to hike up Cronk Ny Arrey Laa and down to Eary Cushlin, to complete the circumnavigation of the island via the Raad Ny Foillan, which we started back in June last year. Actually, only 26 were part of […]
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What can one say about a walk like last Sunday’s (30 July) from the beach at Port Erin to the big bend in the Sloc; the views and the colours were endlessly, continually awesome. Where ever you looked, there was beauty! Even on the uphills (although some may not admit it!). The start, opposite the […]
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I have been meaning to catch up, for our reportage is now three weeks, two walks and one recce behind – but as John Lennon said, life is what happens when you are making other plans! So, lets try to make amends. Leg 13 – Port St Mary to Port Erin Like just about all […]
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This evening we did the second part of the Leg13 recce – The Sound Café to Port Erin. The walk took just under an hour. (See here, for the first part of the recce of Leg13.) There are some lovely views from this leg – just a pity that many were covered by […]
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If you would like to support the work that the Diana Princess of Wales Care at Home Trust – the “Hospice at Home, Isle of Man” trust – does and would like to try to ensure that we can fund a third palliative care nurse for a year, please follow these instructions: Go to this […]
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It has become traditional to open our RNF posts with a group photo – so I couldn’t resist the one of this team who watched, fascinated, yesterday as Juliet, Chrissie, Catherine and I recce’d the first part of Leg13 – Port St Mary to Port Erin. Whether it was the two legged humanoids or the […]
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