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by Martin Norbury

Staff from Barclays Isle of Man will be at the TT Grandstand washing cars, vans and other vehicles on Sunday 29th April to raise funds for its Charity of the Year Crossroads Isle of Man.

Barclays is supporting Crossroads throughout 2012 with a series of internal and external fundraising events in order to raise awareness and funds for the charity. Sundays car wash aims to do both and with the recent good weather enjoyed across the island, the event is set to be a scorcher.

Martin Teare, who is coordinating the event for Barclays, said: The Barclays Parish Walk Team is committed to raising funds for Crossroads Isle of Man. We would like to invite residents to come down to get their car, van or bike washed in aid of this very worthy cause, whilst also having a bit of fun with us and our Manx Celebrity Richard Milky Quayle.

Alex Wilson, Crossroads Care Fundraising coordinator, said: It is fantastic to have been chosen by Barclays as its Charity of the Year 2012. Its charity committee is proactive and has a series of exciting events lined up for the coming year starting with the Car Wash in April.

Crossroads staff and volunteers will also be assisting on the day, which happens to coincide with the end of Ben Carlings Charity TT Course Cycle. Bens challenge to cycle the 37.75 mile course once a day for 30 days will finish at the Grandstand on Sunday 29th April and Barclays staff will be waving him in with a sponge in hand.

The Car Wash will open from 10am 5pm on Sunday 29th April and costs 5 per vehicle for a full hand wash. All funds raised on the day will be donated to Crossroads Care and the total will be matched by Barclays.

For more information about events and activities organised by Crossroads and Barclays, or Bens Charity TT Course Cycle, please contact Alex Wilson on 673103 or email awilson@crossroadsiom.org.

Crossroads Care provides meaningful respite to those caring for a loved one with an illness, disability, frailty, substance abuse or mental health problem on the Isle of Man.

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by Shirley Callow

Staff at Barclays in the Isle of Man have helped raise over 46,000 for their Charity of the Year 2011, Hospice Isle of Man.

Each year staff are asked to nominate local charities which they think deserve to be the recipients of Barclays fundraising efforts for the coming year. The charities that receive the most nominations are then asked to present to the Charity Committee which selects the charity of the year. Hospice Isle of Man was set up nearly 29 years ago and provides specialist palliative care for patients and their families facing life-limiting illness and life threatening illnesses. All care which includes physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects and is provided by a multidisciplinary team is free of charge. Hospice provides inpatient facilities, respite care, therapeutic day care, specialist nurses, social worker, counselling, along with a range of complementary therapies and a Hospice at Home service.

Hospice Isle of Man also runs a childrens wing called Rebecca House. It is a purpose built facility which provides respite, palliative and end of life care for children with life-limiting conditions from birth to 18 years. Rebecca House offers a safe haven and a home from home environment in which care is offered and implemented in a way appropriate to the child and their family. Today Rebecca House looks after 25 children.

Throughout the year staff have been taking part in fundraising initiatives including, cake bakes, raffles, a marathon railway journey, dress-down days, the Parish Walk and even having the Easter Bunny delivering eggs! They have also supported events such as the Hospice Christmas Fair and Annual Dinner. All in all, through their efforts and the Barclays for fund matching, they have raised in excess of 46,000.

Chair of the Charity Committee Stuart Nelson said: I am delighted to be handing over a cheque for 46,000 to Hospice Isle of Man. It is great to see so many of our staff getting involved in fundraising activities and helping to build on the amounts raised for our chosen charities each year. I would like to thank Mary Doyle and the staff from Hospice for making our charity work in 2011 so enjoyable and I hope that the money we have presented to the charity will help them with the important work they carry out in our local community.

Mary Doyle, PR and Marketing Manager for Hospice Isle of Man said: A massive thank you to the whole team at Barclays we definitely had fun in fundraising and working with them during 2011. The money will make a huge difference to Hospices ongoing work.

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I am delighted to be handing over a cheque for 46,000 to Hospice Isle of Man."

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by Peter Curtain

Envestors, the award-winning private investor network providing investors with opportunities to meet dynamic companies in need of growth and expansion capital, has extended its service by launching in the Isle of Man.

The Firm, a subsidiary of Braveheart Investment Group plc, has opened an office in Douglas, to be led by Nick Boon, a senior financial services professional with extensive experience in the wealth management industry. With the support of its key sponsors, Creechurch Capital, the Chartered Accountants Greystone LLC, and Gough Advocates, Envestors will arrange and host meetings including investment presentation evenings and private dinners showcasing high-growth private companies seeking equity investment.

At the launch event on Wednesday 9 May 2012, three companies will make presentations to a local audience of successful entrepreneurs and business people.

Oliver Woolley, Founder Director of Envestors, said: After undertaking extensive research and having built a strong local network, Envestors has a great opportunity in the Isle of Man. We shall bring the benefits of the successful Envestors model to enable those interested to participate in the development of high-growth companies throughout the UK and internationally. John Greenwood, CEO of Creechurch Capital, said: Were delighted to welcome Envestors to the Isle of Man as it expands its existing network. The Island presents significant tax benefits to investors, as well as fantastic incentives and unrivalled support for new and growing businesses. We look forward to working closely with the Envestors team as it establishes its presence on the Isle of Man.

At Greystone LLC, Guy Wiltcher, Managing Partner, commented: As a firm we spend a lot of time working with early stage businesses with high growth potential. They are vital to the ongoing health and development of the economy and we are therefore delighted to support this initiative aimed at fostering growth in what is a most important and dynamic sector.

Paul Kerruish, Managing Director of Gough Advocates, added: "Being a company which itself seeks to support clients in their entrepreneurial endeavours, Gough Advocates are very excited to be sponsoring Oliver and his team in launching this portal to potential new business for the Island. We hope that this will be a further way in which to showcase the Island's support for private enterprise."

Nick Boon said: The Isle of Man has a long track record of successful, entrepreneurial activity. Envestors arrival on the Island provides an opportunity to capitalise on the exceptional skills and knowledge that exist here, supporting budding entrepreneurs.

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We hope that this will be a further way in which to showcase the Island's support for private enterprise."

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British star to help fund sporting prospects on native Isle of Man

Great Britain's reigning world road race champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) used Thursday night's Isle of Man Sportsperson of the Year Awards to announce that he will be funding a new scholarship scheme to help the development of some of the island's brightest sporting prospects. Cavendish hails from the island off England's north west coast and he revealed that his own struggles were a motivating factor in his decision to start up the scheme, which will provide annual assistance for three youngsters.

"This island is great at producing sportspeople across all sports and the youngsters deserve the opportunity to get away and show it off," he said, after collecting his award for Sportsman of the Year for the eighth consecutive year.

"I love this island and I really love coming back here, but I know first-hand how difficult it can be to get off it every weekend - both financially and practically. I thought 'now I'm in a position to help people who are in the same position that I was in.'"

"Part of Mark's donation will be used each year to ensure we can send riders to British Cycling's regional school of racing and they will go as members of Cavendish Racing Isle of Man," said Geoff Karran, the island's chairman for sport. "This is a fantastic bequest and gives a fantastic opportunity to young cyclists."

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ClubstoHire.com has extended its innovative business to nine outlet stores with the acquisition of Lisbon and Isle of Man.

The Lisbon branch will open on April 1 and marks the third capital city - Dublin and Edinburgh - in which Paul McGinleys golf club hire operation has launched a store.

McGinleys fellow ClubstoHire director Tony Judge said: Lisbon airport serves around 13 million passengers per year and is the seventh-most-visited city in Southern Europe, so its an ideal site at which to open our ninth outlet.

Its also the gateway to an outstanding golfing area, with 19 courses within a 45-minute drive from the airport, including Praia del Rey, Bom Sucesso, Oitavos Dunes and Penha Longa. So clearly a large number of golfers will be heading there.

The decision to open further branches of ClubstoHire has been driven by outstanding results with bookings for January 2012 up by 250% on the same time last year.

And golfers heading to the delightful and historic Isle of Man can now benefit from the service after it opened on the Crown Dependency.

Isle of Man Golf Tours, the islands first dedicated tour operator, is acting as agent for ClubstoHire and will offer the same high-quality equipment and levels of service that have seen 25,000 customers use the service since it launched in Faro in July 2010.

There are nine golf courses on theIsle of Man including the renowned Castletown Links.

Bookings for Antalya, Alicante, Murcia, Dublin, Malaga, Edinburgh, the Isle of Man, Lisbon and Faro can be made online at http://www.clubstohire.com

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