Swimmers to benefit from higher water standards
Sat, 01 May 2021
Sea swimmers will be helped to make more informed decisions on where to take a dip from today when a more stringent testing regime begins at designated bathing waters. It comes after Tynwald approved the Water Pollution (Bathing Water Standards and Objectives) Scheme 2021 last week. The scheme sets out a system for sampling water quality at the beaches designated since Tynwald adopted Europe’s highest water quality standards in December 2019. It means four designated beaches in Port St Mary (Chapel Beach), Port Erin, Ramsey South and Douglas will have water tested weekly and classified as either sufficient, good or excellent, dependent on bacterial concentrations.
Brave souls wanted for New Year s Day dips
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 People are being encouraged to take part in one of the island’s most popular New Year s Day traditions - an icy dip in the sea. Events are being held in several places around the Isle of Man including in Peel, Douglas, Port St Mary, Port Erin, Ramsey, Castletown and Laxey. The organisers of the Douglas and Ramsey dips are encouraging people to sign-up to take the plunge and raise some money for charity. The Douglas event starts at 12pm and is aid of Breast Cancer Now. A link to the website can be found here