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(The Isle of Man has an area of 221 Sq miles)

Gallery is published eleven times a year as a fresh yet discerning guide to all that happens on the Island and beyond. Not too arty farty superior or too serious, written by you and enjoyed by people everywhere.

WHO WE ARE

PUBLISHER Steve Redford T: 07624 249249 steve@gallery.co.im

ADVERTISING SALES Bev Lawley T: 07624 415096 T: 01624 619540 sales@gallery.co.im

ACCOUNTS laura@gallery.co.im T: 01624 619540

GALLERY MAGAZINE PO Box 52, Douglas, Isle of Man IM99 1GY Tel: 01624 619540 www.gallery.co.im CONTRIBUTORS

EDITORIAL Clare Bowie Suzy Holland Robert Shrimsley Markus Boyd Jamie Lawrence Les Able

DESIGN STUDIO Russ Atikinson Alex Preist

PHOTOGRAPHY Peter Kwiecinski Matt Mosur Adele Priest Sarah Jewell

COVER CREDIT Photographer: Yulia at Ingenium Model: Christopher Whitlow

Disclaimer. All rights reserved. Any form of reproduction of Gallery Magazine, in part or whole is strictly prohibited without the written consent of the publisher. Any views expressed by advertisers or contributors may not be those of the publisher. Unsolicited artwork, manuscripts and copy are accepted by Gallery Magazine, but the publisher cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage. All material, copy and artwork supplied is assumed to be copyright free unless otherwise advised. Contributions for Gallery should be emailed to editorial@gallery.co.im. Names have been changed to protect the innocent and no penguins were harmed in the manufacture of this magazine, you can’t prove nuffing. Why are you still reading the small print? How about researching what really makes the best paper aeroplane? Test them with your friends or colleagues, add a picture to our Facebook and we’ll send you some doughnuts.

The Outdoors

Not sure if you’ve heard, but ‘the great outdoors’ has been having a bit of a renaissance recently. Going outdoors, for the last few months, has been pretty much the only thing we’ve been allowed to do. Pounding the pavements, watching grass grow, planting flowers or jet washing the driveway have been some of the most exciting things on our collective to-do lists; and this great epiphanous pause in life has helped us remember that nature and the great outdoor have their own agenda, their own uninterrupted relentless cycles of existence that are much more authentic than most of the mundane things we used to treasure and worship. Our new respect for nature has made us pay attention to its wonder and beauty, we may look like we’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards but our actual hedges look phenomenal. We may have taken it all for granted before, hardly noticed a changing season, a wild meadow or an annoyingly loud dawn chorus but now we can safely say that the outdoors has sometimes saved our sanity as our patio areas have brought hope and refuge and our country walks have restored our balance.

Sure, your holidays may look a little different this year and the word ‘staycation’ may become more ubiquitous than the word Brexit but at least you have beautiful surroundings, so get out there, enjoy it and try not to dwell on the fact that the garden centre is now one of your favourite places to visit and that the pub doesn’t really feel like so much fun any more. Before you know it, the grass will have grown again and you can cut it and the world will feel like a safe place once again!

Welcome Back!

SR

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UPFRONT 3 Edito

6What’s on 10 7 Things we learnt about outdoor lockdown 14 Cover Model Interview

EVENTS 16 Ramsey Grammar School 11th Year Prom 18 Bonds Restaurant Summer Ball 20 Ramsey Grammar School 6th Form Prom

CULTURE 22 Staycation Horizons 24 Manksland 26 Top 10 famous people from the Isle of Man 28 UPLOAD 30 Creative Spotlight

AGENDA Lite 32 In The News 34 Broadband plan gets green light 36 Appointments

PROPERTY

38 Feature Properties

APPETITIE

48 Wine Down Restaurant | Wine Bar | Wine Shop 50 Summer Cocktail

TRAVEL

52 Explore crowd free beauty spots this summer

FASHION/BEAUTY

54 Girly or Glam? 55 Tried & Tested: New Cerasilk Wand

HARDWEAR

56 Motoring News 58 Cars & Caravans

ACTIVE

59 Active News 60 FC Isle of Man has joined the National League System 62 Gran Fondo 2020

NIGHTLIFE

64 Deep South Music Festival 2020

PAPARAZZI 66 - 76

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Our Book with Confidence Commitment has been introduced to provide our customers with greater flexibility and peace of mind during these uncertain times. This means if your travel plans change due to COVID-19 Government imposed travel restrictions you will have:

No amendment fees - To give you greater flexibility, amendment fees will be waived if you choose to amend your travel dates.

Full refund available - If your booking needs to be cancelled we will refund your booking within 30 days.

STEAM-PACKET.COM

Book with Confidence Commitment is valid for direct ferry bookings with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company that are affected by COVID-19 Government imposed travel restrictions. Excludes vehicles designed for commercial use. Date of travel must be amended before original travel dates occur. Isle of Man Steam Packet Company will waive the cost of our amendment fee to all applicable ticket types, however if customers change to a higher fare type they will need to pay the fare difference. If a booking needs to be cancelled due to COVID-19 Government imposed travel restrictions, which are in place 14 days prior to the booked travel date, a full refund will be arranged within 30 days of receiving the cancellation. This includes bookings of Special Offers which are generally non-refundable. Offer is nontransferable and is subject to restricted space and availability. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company reserve the right to amend or withdraw all elements of the offer without prior notice.