Official opening of Snaefell Summit Restaurant

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A VICTORIAN extravaganza is to be staged over the first weekend in July to celebrate the official opening of the Snaefell Summit Restaurant.

The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure invested £230,000 in a complete refurbishment of the building. Despite hold-ups caused by the poor weather, towards the end of last year, improvements started on December 29, they included re-roofing the building, fitting new windows and doors, re-decorating and installing new toilets, washroom and a new commercial kitchen.

The restaurant has also been fully installed with installation of underfloor heating, that is run on air source heat pump.

David Cretney MHK, Minister for Community, Culture and Leisure, will depart on the 11.15am tram from Laxey Station on Saturday, July 2, he will be accompanied by ‘Queen Victoria’and her private secretary, to perform the official re-opening of the Summit Restaurant as part of the Victorian festivities.

The Minister, said: ‘The Summit building has been given a new lease of life, bringing it up to modern standards that will ensure its place as a prime tourist attraction for many years to come. It makes a wonderful venue for the special Sunset Dinners and Pie in the Sky evenings staged by the Heritage Railways, as well as providing cafe meals and Sunday lunches.’

The department is also half way through a £3million track replacement scheme on the five mile long Snaefell Mountain Railway.

‘My Department has also invested £1.5million in track replacement on the Snaefell Mountain Railway demonstrating our commitment to its future,’ Mr Cretney said. ‘I will be seeking approval at the July sitting of Tynwald for additional funding and hope to secure a further £1.5million to complete the track renewal next winter.’

Laxey Station will be the focal point of the event, with red coat soldiers on parade red coat soldiers, a Victorian photographer, Punch and Judy shows and balloon modelling (from 1.30pm to 2pm) and displays of vintage vehicles.

Other attractions will include the travelling museum of curiosities and wonderment.

On Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3, at 3.15pm a Victorian costume competition will be held for children and adults.

Anyone dressed in Victorian costume will be given half price travel on the trams.

The event extends to Ramsey with a vintage double decker bus providing shuttle runs between Ramsey tram station and the Grove, Milntown House and the Transport Museum at Jurby.

Onward bus travel is free with a valid tram ticket.

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40th Anniversary of The Laxey Fair

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The Gaelic name Feailley means feast or festival, so this is the time to enjoy yourselves in a truly festive manner.
Come along and join the fun of the fair! Tomorrow evening sees the 40th anniversary of the Laxey Fair.........

 
This 40th modern Fair follows a tradition of providing pleasure for all ages in the true spirit of the village Fair. Its success depends on the variety and quality of the stalls and entertainments. We are fortunate to have the support of so many local cultural and charitable organisations from Laxey, Lonan, Maughold and beyond. The basis of the Fair is to enable these individual groups to raise money for their voluntary work and perhaps, also, to gain new recruits. So in supporting the Fair, you are supporting a wide range of Island good causes.

The event starts at 6.30pm when the Chairman of the Fair Committee Steve Rodan SHK, alights from the newly refurbished tram no 7 at the Laxey MER station with Dudley Butt MLC (who will open the Fair) , local Chairmen of the Commissioners and members of Peel Victorian Society all in Victorian costume. This special guest party will be greeted by Laxey school children in Victorian / miners costume who will then be led in parade by Onchan Silver Band from the Rose Gardens (by the MER station) to the Valley Gardens - the Fair ground.

Feailley Laxaa
6.30pm - Fair Stalls open, Parade assembles at the Rose Gardens, Special guest tram No 7 arrives into Laxey and will be welcomed by Children of Laxey School & Onchan Silver Band
6.45pm - Parade commences lead by the Onchan Silver Band
7.00pm * - Official Opening by Dudley Butt MLC followed by crowning of Ben Rein Laxaa (Laxey Fair Queen), Martha Melling 7.10pm * - Laxey School Children - Perform songs from the past
7.30pm * - Performances by Onchan Silver Band, Punch & Judy, Onchan Entertainers
8.00pm * - Manx Folk Dance Society
8.15pm - Tug of War
8.45pm - Trophy Presentation for Best Dressed Stall and Best Adult Costume
Additional amusements: Heritage steam train, Merry go round, Bouncy castles
Tram service to and from the Fair:
dep Douglas - 1740, 1910
dep Laxey – 1940, 21.25

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Manx and traditional music at the Isle of Man Manannan festival 2011

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A variety of Manx and traditional music will feature at June's Manannan festival in Port Erin.

Award-winning Isle of Man band King Chiaullee appears in the line-up as does the English act, Horses Brawl.

The sessions will both be held at the Erin Arts centre in a festival which aims to bring together a wide range of music and events on 20 and 28 June.

The programme for the 2011 Yn Chruinnaght Inter-Celtic Festival has also been announced.

Irish-Breton supergroup Guidewires are set to join Scottish Gaelic songstress Maeve MacKinnon and Cornish dance group Kemysk.

Yn Chruinnaght will take place at various venues around the Isle of Man between 18 and 24 July 2011.

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Farmers' Market returns to Albert Road, Ramsey IOM

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THE Ramsey Farmers' Market will be returning to its original location of Albert Road School from Saturday.

The market had been moved while demolition work to the school took place.

From Saturday the market will be located to the rear of the site which now provides 45 free all-day parking spaces.

The Farmers' Market will take place between 10am and 1pm every Saturday.

For more information telephone Dot Price on 07624 470507.

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Guide to Ramsey Isle of Man

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The Manx town of Ramsey lies in the North of the Isle of Man and is the Island’s second largest town and is the market town of the thriving agricultural community of the north of the Isle of Man.

Cherrywood Bed & Breakfast is within a few minutes walking distance from the centre in which numerous visitor attractions, cafes and restaurants can be found. Read our Guide of Ramsey, Isle of Man to find out what our town can offer you on your visit.

There is always plenty of activity in Ramsey harbour and behind the quaint buildings along the quay is the shopping thoroughfare of Parliament Street, the old Market Square and the St. Paul’s shopping precinct. Ramsey is well known for its quality independent shops.

On either side of the harbour entrance are the Ramsey beaches with fine stretches of sand. Crossing the harbour is the fine old swing bridge leading to the north shore with the Mooragh promenade and the Mooragh Park, a great favourite with visitors and locals alike.

On the outskirts of Ramsey there are interesting places to visit; The Grove Rural Life Museum charmingly displays the interiors of a country home of the nineteenth century. The road along the west side of the Island is the long and fast section of the T.T. Course passing through Ramsey at The Famous Hairpin Corner is just round the corner from

Cherrywood Bed & Breakfast – a great place for viewing the TT and Grand Prix Races.

Just northwards of Ramsey, the northern extremity of the Island’s length of 30 miles is at the Point of Ayre which is just 17 miles away from Burrow Head in Dumfries, Scotland, the nearest point of the British mainland. To the west of Ramsey lies the the popular Curraghs Wild Life Park – a great family day out.

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