Manx Voice » isle of man http://manxvoice.com The hyperlocal site for the Isle of Man Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:41:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Isle of Man in the 1920s http://manxvoice.com/the-isle-of-man-in-the-1920s/ http://manxvoice.com/the-isle-of-man-in-the-1920s/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:26:28 +0000 ManxVoice http://manxvoice.com/?p=521   [ Read More ]]]> I’ve just come across a collection of interesting photos of the Isle of Man from the 1920s. It was a different age and the photos show how popular the Island was as a tourist resort. It’s amazing to see how many people were milling about the prom for example.

Have a look through them and compare them to the view you’ll see around you today:

Isle of Man, Douglas from Falcoln Cliff c. 1920s Isle of Man, Douglas Piers c. 1920 Isle of Man, Douglas, Harris Promenade c. 1920s Isle of Man, Douglas, Loch Promenade c. 1920s Isle of Man, Douglas, Onchan Head c. 1920s Isle of Man, Douglas, Villa Marina Gardens c. 1920s Isle of Man, Glen Helen Waterfall c. 1920s Isle of Man, Glen Meay River c. 1920s Isle of Man, Groudle Glen and Wheel c. 1920s Isle of Man, Kirk Braddan, Sunday Open Air Service c. 1920s Isle of Man, Laxey, Laxey Wheel in the 1920s Isle of Man, Port Soderick c. 1920s

The photos I came across were labelled the Pamela Jones collection, and are being used with the assumption that this use falls within the purposes for which they were placed online. Please feel free to contact us if this is not the case.

]]> http://manxvoice.com/the-isle-of-man-in-the-1920s/feed/ 0 Mannifest Live – Music and Film Garden Party http://manxvoice.com/mannifest-live-music-and-film-garden-party/ http://manxvoice.com/mannifest-live-music-and-film-garden-party/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:14:11 +0000 ManxVoice http://manxvoice.com/?p=249   [ Read More ]]]> MannifestIf you’re looking for something to do this weekend, you probably don’t know about Mannifest, the music and film garden party that’s taking place at The Nunnery on the 14th and 15th August. With talent like Kosheen, Easy Stars All-Stars and local talent like Planes Over Paris, the festival is designed to be a celebration of art and energy, right here in the Isle of Man.

So, “What will there be to do?” you may ask. Well, without any further ado, here’s the line-up:

Friday Main Stage

  • 17:00 Maldune
  • 17:50 Chris Beauman
  • 18:05 Zara Sophia
  • 18:30 Jeceris
  • 19:20 Paul Freeland
  • 19:40 Good times with henry wood
  • 20:25 Laura Goucher
  • 20:40 Planes Over Paris
  • 21:30 Orca
  • 10:30 Kosheen (live)

Saturday Main Stage

  • 12:00 The Lotus Project
  • 12:30 Helen Morrison
  • 12:50 Camden sporting arts and social club
  • 13:30 Curious Turtles
  • 13:50 Dub Heart
  • 14:35 Strengyn
  • 14:50 Nigel Williams
  • 15:30 Ryan Inglis and friends
  • 16:00 Anthony Battersby
  • 16:15 Vex Mama
  • 17:15 Grambo
  • 17:45 Tommy Cole
  • 18:05 The Behavers
  • 18:55 Dave from The Zutons with Tony Davis
  • 19:25 Uber Room
  • 20:15 Paul Wright
  • 21:05 Lost Soldiers
  • 22:00 Easy Star All-Stars

Friday Dance Tent

  • 17:00 Day of Hugs DJ’s
  • 19:00 Remedy DJ’s (Jungle)
  • 20:00 Kosheen DJ’s
  • 21:30 Jay Bessant Vs 7Quidstudio
  • 10:30 Kosheen (played through rig)

Saturday Dance Tent

  • 12:00 Magnus the Massuer
  • 12:40 NA NA Matt Shepard
  • 13:00 Sonic Jihad
  • 14:00 DJ Cav
  • 15:00 Nick Lowe
  • 16:00 Christian Claige
  • 17:00 Barry Fearon
  • 18:00 Bill Norman
  • 19:30 The Head Gardener
  • 21:00 Stiff Kittens (Sonia)
  • 10:30 Easy Star All-Stars (through rig)

An Adult 2-day ticket starts at £50 if you book it online (subject to a booking fee), but if you’re not sure you can make it, you can take a chance and try and get them at the door. They’re more expensive here and you may not get a ticket if the event sells out. Have a great time!

]]> http://manxvoice.com/mannifest-live-music-and-film-garden-party/feed/ 0 A new beginning http://manxvoice.com/a-new-beginning/ http://manxvoice.com/a-new-beginning/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:18:43 +0000 ManxVoice http://manxvoice.com/?p=120 Welcome to ManxVoice. This is a website devoted to the Isle of Man, to Manx culture and to the people who call the Isle of Man their home. Our aim is to produce and collect a number of different posts and articles centred around the Isle of Man which will hopefully prove interesting both to locals and those who reside far from our shores.

Castle Rushen

This website was originally started as a blog where we could post views and reviews about the Isle of Man, but it has the potential to grow into an exciting source of information and opinions. To this end, we took the decision to open up the website, asking other people to contribute in order to make the site more interesting to a wider audience. We would like to give a Voice to anyone who would like to use this medium to publish their own content, as long as it relates in some way to the Isle of Man.

We’re also planning on trying to bring together other resources from all around the Internet. Whether it’s a collection of feeds from Manx bloggers, links to other Manx websites, photos of the Isle of Man from Flickr and anything else that the Web allows us to mash into this website. Once again, if you have any ideas of things you’d like to see, we’re always happy to listen to feedback. Together we can turn this into an amazing website.

The Calf of Man seen from Cregneash.

At this point in time, we’re not planning to stick to a regular schedule in the same way traditional magazines operate. Instead articles will be published on an ad hoc basis so there will always be fresh content on the website. If you want to be notified when this happens, you can subscribe to our RSS feed or subscribe to email alerts in the top right corner of this page.

We hope you enjoy reading ManxVoice and will take the opportunity to contribute some material. If you have something to share, please contact us and we’ll set you up as an Author on the site.

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