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BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Red Arrows to light up Manx skies for Isle of Man TT
The Red Arrows will take to Manx skies later for their traditional visit as part of the Isle of Man famous Royal Air Force aerobatic team are expected to entertain thousands of spectators over Douglas Bay from 19:30 aircraft, which have featured during the TT since 1979, will depart the Royal Air Force Valley in Anglesey at 19:15 before flying over Port Erin and Peel and making their way across to the planning to watch the display have been advised to arrive early to secure the best vantage points along Douglas Promenade and the surrounding areas. A ban on drones will be in place from 19:20 until 20:10 within a radius of 6 miles (9.7km) around Douglas due to the aerial usual TT fireworks display over Douglas Bay is also set to return to mark the end of the event from 23:00 on Saturday. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Display brings Isle of Man's legendary folklore to life
An exhibition exploring Isle of Man legends and folklore aims to help people "discover a deeper connection" to the area, organisers have display, entitled Folklore of Rushen, opened this week at Rushen Heritage Centre in Bridson Street. It follows two recent talks by James Franklin, online and educational resources officer at Culture Vannin, on the folklore of Port St Mary and Port Erin, and aims to bring those tales to a wider Franklin said learning more about the island's rich tradition of fairies, folklore and intrigue could help people become "better grounded in these spaces, discovering a deeper connection to the places in which we live our lives". Folklore tales explored in the display included original accounts of fairies on the Calf of Man 200 years ago, rocks thrown by giants, a "ghostly carriage riding silently through Port St Mary" and Manannan's underwater island, he display uses text and images supplied by Mr Franklin. Locations in Rushen and elsewhere "have had significance and held wonder for Manx people across generations", he said, with some of the tales dating back to the Viking and pre-Christian eras."Folklore has the ability to enrich the landscape all around us, and the lives we live within it," he continued."It has been a wonderful exhibition to be a part of", he said, and he hoped that visitors "get something different and new from it, perhaps, even, they might leave with a different way of seeing the parish around them", Mr Franklin Staffan Overgaard said following the two previous talks by Mr Franklin at the Erin Arts Centre for Rushen Heritage Trust, which both had full attendance, the organisation now wanted to "bring the tales to an even wider audience".The display will run until 5 July, with the Heritage Centre open from 10:00 until 16:00 BST from Tuesday to Saturday. It will be followed by an exhibition on the history of mining and quarrying in Rushen, which will open on 8 July. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
