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Tue, 18 May 2021
The RNLI will host the Isle of Man’s first All-island Beach Tug of War on Sunday.
The Island's five Lifeboat stations are going to host the inaugural RNLI all-island Beach Tug of War event on Chapel Beach Port St Mary, with a team from Port St Mary, Port Erin, Peel, Ramsey and Douglas lifeboats all taking part.
Port St Mary fundraising branch Chairman David Scott says ‘We see the Beach Tug of War Trophy as an ideal opportunity for us to bring the island together to have a bit of fun on a family day out and help raise awareness for the important role the RNLI plays in helping keep our island safe. We hope it will become a regular event that can slot into the Island’s annual calendar.’
The event will be opened by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Richard Gozney at 1pm, before the teams from the five volunteer RNLI lifeboat crews will be joined in a knockout competition by 11 other teams, representing some of the islands sports clubs, organisations, companies and even just groups of friends who wanted to take on the challenge.
The prize at stake for the winning team is a hand-carved wooden trophy which was carved by Port St Mary crew member Terry Kelly back in the early 1980s for the tug of war which took place on Port St Mary’s Lifeboat Day.
Stalls on the day will include RNLI fundraising stall (tombola’s, souvenirs and a cake stall).
There will also be a face painter for children, and bouncy castles on the beach, as well as a variety of local food and drink suppliers.
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