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Douglas City Garden 'Rose' to the Occasion

Thursday, 12 September 2024 09:26

In the place where it all began, the city of Douglas – the birthplace of the RNLI – has received two award-winning roses to commemorate the charity’s 200th anniversary.

Douglas City Council will host its annual memorial service next month to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Summerland fire. 

Nine outdoor sites in the Island’s capital are among the best in Britain – it’s official!

From family races to beach football, yoga to mindfulness, live music to a metal detector competition where you can uncover hidden treasures along the shore, there’ll truly be something for all ages at the second Douglas Beach Day. 

Civic heads in Jersey met their counterparts in the Island’s capital during a two day visit to Douglas last week. 

A beacon will be lit in Douglas next week as the capital commemorates a milestone anniversaryof the D-Day landings.


Family members of those who lost their lives during the two World Wars are being invited to pay their respects to loved ones next week.

Three Island charities will benefit from a year of fundraising by the newly elected Mayor of Douglas.