The Horse Tram Push 2012

CAPITAL Douglas Development Partnership Broadcast

March 2012

The Horse Tram Push 2012 Event details

This event will take place on Saturday 12th May 2012.

Timings for this event are yet to be determined.

Charity Involvement

At this moment in time there is no charity involvement, this could be utilised to promote/raise money for your companies selected charity.

The Horse Tram Push 2012 Outline of the Event Other towns across the Isle of Man have their annual iconic events such as the Viking Long Boat Races and the Tin Bath Races to name but a few. We feel that Douglas is lacking in such an event. The Horse Trams are iconic and unique to Douglas, therefore we feel that this event could become the annual, must attend event for Douglas.

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This event will take place at the Queen’s Promenade end of the Promenade by the Horse Tram Sheds and the Terminus Tavern. This area will be closed to vehicle traffic and the whole area can be utilised for the event.

The day will consist of a number of teams racing against each other to push a tram across a finishing line. We envisage that each team will consist of 5/6 participants and the length of the push will be approximately 50 metres.

It is envisaged that approximately 1000 can comfortably attend this event.

Facilities in the area are excellent with the pub and public conveniences. We have also determined some extra parking on the Summerland site.

Who is this event aimed at?

This event is aimed at all island residents; however we envisage that local companies and clubs will enter teams. This is an excellent team building event and with this comes a sense of competition and pride for your team.

Capital International Group

Rose Estates Limited

Sefton Group

 : Suite B Chesterfield House 7-13 Victoria Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2LR  : 01624 612022  : info@douglas.gov.im

The Horse Tram Push 2012 The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, as it used to be known, dates from 1876, when Thomas Lightfoot, a Sheffield civil engineer, retired to Douglas when the town was expanding as a tourist resort. With his keen eye for business, Lightfoot saw the potential for public transport along the developing promenade.

Douglas Borough Council continues to operate the service to this day, and the tramway has survived the Great War and the introduction of buses on the promenades in 1926.

Since 1927 the service has run in summer only and it remains in place as one of the most distinctive features of the island’s tourist market.

Now in its 136th year of operation, on 7th August 2001 the tramway celebrated its 125th anniversary with a cavalcade of trams along the promenades and over the years the Queen, the late Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Princess Anne and the Duke of Edinburgh have been passengers on what is universally acknowledged to be the oldest operating horse drawn tramway in the world.

Sponsorship As sole sponsor for this event you can expect the following: • Full branding on all advertising material • Your company will be named on any radio advertising • Branding can be displayed at the event • This event can be used as part of your corporate community responsibility; your staff can be involved with this event by assisting with stewarding, prize presentations etc.

• You could use this event to raise funds for your companies selected charity by bucket collecting, having a charity awareness stall on site.

• It is hoped that this will become and annual event and therefore the possibility of future sponsorship is anticipated • A stall provided by the Partnership for you to use either as a base for any corporate entertaining you wish to do or as a space to promote the activities of the business.

• There is also an opportunity of having a VIP area to entertain your clients and staff in the Strathallan Suite above the Tram Sheds.

Extras For further information contact Gill Anderson at the Douglas Development Partnership: : 01624 612022 : ganderson@douglas.gov.im

We hope to have an ice cream van on site. As there is a pub in the area selling food and drink we will be discussing with them the option of having additional catering facilities outside. They may also provide a BBQ for the event.