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FREE a ily My Time F ANX Isle of Man The What'sM On and Services Guide for ALL who live on the Isle of Man ISSUE 65 | FREE Supported by MARCH – APRIL 2018 www.familymanx.co.im SELL YOUR HOME IN Here comes the sun …. 3D! and Family Manx is full to the brim with ideas for groups and clubs to try as a member or just as a ‘drop in every now Tel: 66 28 20 and then’ experience. Spring is in the air and with it the longer days. It’s been such a long and cold winter …Family Manx is here tho’ to help you find lots of things to do and to learn about the services that are on-island throughout the year. Enjoy a skeet of the groups and articles within and as you sit with a cuppa and read …I hope you will always remember that this magazine is for YOU!!! Beehive….Bee Happy! Childcare from 0 to 11 years Is your chid going to be in their Isle of Man pre-school year from September fb.com/isleofmancff 615715/491043 2018? Let your child develop through hands on learning. Because family life matters ✓Pre-School Credits • Supporting couples Accepted ✓Hot Meals ✓ Zumba ✓EYFS Curriculum • Equipping parents ✓Arco Arts from April 2018 • Comforting Please contact Mrs Nation bereaved people 674655 Drop in anytime Monday to Friday between 10am and 3pm. Hillberry Road, Onchan Nadine House, 1st Floor, 13 North Quay, Douglas. Care for the Family – a Christian response to a world of need. beehivekindergarten.co.uk A registered charity (England and Wales: 1066905; Scotland: SC038497). , 02 069-17 CFF Isle of Man advert for FamilyManx magazine (87x85mm) v2.indd 1 19/09/2017 15:15:27 NEWS NEWS N! CoNtentS MARCH – APRiL 2018 Wi G'DAY CAPtAiN JiMBo: AN AUStRALiAN FM News 2-3 ADVENtURE by NiNA NoRMAN PRoCTOR FM The Improving Mum Blog 4 Paperback: FM Breast Feeding - with the Le Leche League 5 ISBN 9781787101616 FM Whats On 4 - 15 RRP: £8.99 FM 'Talking Italian' ... 6 An Australian Adventure FM News from Align4Life - Listen To Your Body 8 y goodness this winter welcomes captain Jimbo who FM Chair Based Exercise with The PolyClinic 9 travels around the world with has been harsh … but FM News from Boots The Chemist 10 his co-pilot Alex, who is based the joy of seeing the FM Easter with Shoprite 12 on the author’s son. The FM News from GamCare 14 story explains the process of snowdrops and a few FM Information and Classifieds 16 travelling to a foreign country daffs popping up … from the airport experience to take off to arrival. Not only this, the story teaches children along with lambing season …well that MAGUIRE M about the importance of visiting animals in their natural Faulty Wire? warms the cockles eh? Family Manx is ELECTRICAL habitat, as opposed to in captivity as the characters swim with always here and we are always interested SERVICES LTD Ring Maguire! wild dolphins. in hearing from you about what you Unique to the children’s market, author Nina Norman When a tradesperson is needed - it is, oftentimes, hard to find someone whom you can rely on. Proctor noticed a gap where her book would sit perfectly after would like to see more of in the Dermot Maguire is an Electrician who is proud of the work he does and who has over 31 years of researching and finding there were no other children’s series magazine. Don’t be shy!! Let me know by experience in the trade. He is Part P registered and with his 17th Edition Certification – Dermot is about flying around the world. vastly experienced in the world of domestic and commercial electrics, with 13 years of his career emailing me at Nina Norman Proctor is from the Isle of Man, where she spent as Chief Electrician at Madame Tussauds (London) and 10 years here with a local firm, whom lives with her husband and son, having recently returned home [email protected] and I look he still works closely with despite running his own business. after several years spent living in Harrogate and Gibraltar. forward to hearing your thoughts. Have a His tag line is 'Faulty Wire? Ring Maguire!' and so If you need a She has a passion for travelling, and her childhood was spent wonderful start to Spring!! reliable and knowledgeable electrician - just give him a call on between the Isle of Man and Trinidad. She also enjoys interior "Don't cry because it's 877909 or 409982 or message him on Facebook. design, cooking, reading, sewing and sunshine. Hee’moo! Amy x G'Day Captain Jimbo: An Australian Adventure by Nina over, smile because it Norman Proctor, was published on 31st January 2018 and will be initially available to purchase via Amazon.co.uk, happened.” " A spring in our step at the Family Library Alzheimer’s Waterstones and austinmacauley.com Dr. Seuss It doesn’t seem so long ago that we were asking you if you were ready Society (Isle The publishers have very kindly agreed to give 3 Family for Christmas. Now Easter is looming on the horizon. of Man) has Manx readers a copy of this book. If you’d like to be in As ever, we have plenty of events at the Family Library, in the run up to with a chance of receiving one - drop Family Manx a line the season of Easter eggs and fluffy bunnies. If you want to keep up to a Dementia by email or snail mail. The names will be drawn on April date with those and what is happening with the Mobile Family Library Support Worker 15th 2018. Good luck!! service, check out our website, www.familylibrary.im based at Nobles (Address details on the back of Family Manx). The days may be starting to get a little longer, but there is still nothing Hospital whose better than sitting down with a good book, so please call in to the role is to support Family Library, next to the children’s playground in Westmoreland Road, Douglas, or look out for when the Mobile Family Library is due to call people with a round in your neck of the woods. diagnosis of dementia Spring is a wonderful time of year and an opportunity to see these We are always happy to help if you are looking for suggestions as to the in the acute care setting calves and lambs frolicking and cavorting in our fields. “ next book to borrow and look forward to Their objective is to provide information, But a happy lamb can quickly become a distressed one if it seeing some new faces – becomes separated from its mother. And so if you are walking in the services and support for people with any form as well as many familiar ones! countryside, especially if you have a dog, please keep your distance. www.familylibrary.im of dementia to ensure that their stay in hospital Sheep are easily scared and if a ewe loses her lamb it is likely to die. is as short as possible, their discharge is made You could actually endanger your own and your family’s lives if you at a safe and appropriate time of the day and get too close to calves. Mother cows are fiercely protective of their 19 Hawarden Avenue, Douglas, IM1 4BP that sufficient notice is given beforehand. offspring and can quickly turn from passively grazing to aggressively charging. Cattle will chase dogs and this is the only time when it is Small, friendly & homely Because hospitals can be confusing and advisable to let a dog go, on the basis it can run faster than you! nursery for children frightening places for someone with dementia, Avoid such situations by sticking to footpaths and respecting the aged 2 – 4yrs increased stays of five to seven times longer countryside code at all times. With our qualified & experienced team than other patients over 65 can occur. Our of staff we are able to give your Dementia Support Worker aims to work with child the highest quality of care throughout the day, the hospital teams to ensure that dementia presenting a broad & balanced approach to EYFS N A RA awareness is at the heart of the hospital M I F L O W A E A YY LL S SS S I I Open week days 08.00 – 18.00 culture and that everything is done to prevent a Pre-School credit certificates apply deterioration of their condition. For full details or to arrange a viewing please contact Call 613181 to request support for 07624 460221 or email [email protected] someone you know. 02 ISSUE 65 MARCH - APRIL 2018 | WWW.FAMILYMANX.CO.IM a ily My Time ISSUE 65 MARCH - APRIL 2018 | WWW.FAMILYMANX.CO.IM 03 F MANX Isle of Man The ImproVing Mum WHAt'S oN WHAt'S oN breastfeedARingTICLE - LE NAMELeche LHEREeague Below is part of the guide to what is going on – on the Salvation Army Citadel, Contact: Norman Lord St, Douglas Breastfeeding can throw up challenges for new Mums and Island. The full list is downloadable at McKibbin Tel: 861125 families, and getting accurate information and support can make Lunch Club St Stephen’s Church Hall, all the difference when faced with certain situations. Here are www.familymanx.co.im Every Tuesday from 11.30am Sulby. some of the most common queries that we get. The information Where possible the information is verified but things DO (lunch served at 12noon).