Tynwald Day 2024: How the Island will celebrate

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The Isle of Man will celebrate its national day today. 

It's Tynwald Day (5 July).

POLITICS

Proceedings will get underway at 10am.

After a religious service in the Royal Chapel members of Tynwald will proceed to Tynwald Hill. 

Acts of Tynwald will be read out in Manx and English, by the deemsters, in the presence of all Tynwald members, officials, guests, and the King’s representative - Lieutenant Governor Sir John Lorimer.

As a Crown Dependency the British Armed Forces are represented each year with a guard of honour and a military band - this year the Royal Navy State Ceremonial Training Section and the band and fanfare team of the Band of the RAF Regiment.

Following the proceedings on Tynwald Hill the members of Tynwald will return to the Royal Chapel where a formal sitting of the court will take place. 

ACTS FOR PROMULGATION

There are six acts to be promulgated this year:

• Trusts and Trustees Act 2023
  AN ACT to amend the Trustee Act 2001 in respect of trustees’ duties, powers and liabilities, to amend the Trustee Act 1961 in respect of trustees’ powers and the powers of the court to amend the Limitation Act 1984 in respect of actions against trust property and to amend the Apportionment Act 1982 in respect of entitlement to income arising under a trust; and for connected purposes.

• Income Tax Act 2023
  AN ACT to confirm the Income Tax (Substance Requirements and Related Provisions) Order 2023.

• Animal Welfare Act 2023
  AN ACT to make provision relating to animal welfare and to empower the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture to apply legislation of the United Kingdom relating to the welfare of animals to the Island; and for connected purposes.

• Gas Regulation (Amendment) Act 2024
  AN ACT to amend section 12 of the Gas Regulation Act 1995 to confer power on the Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority to require persons to produce documents and furnish information to it for the purposes of the setting of parameters within which a public gas supplier may fix tariffs (and to make consequential amendments); to amend Schedule 2 to that Act to confer on the Council of Ministers the power to make orders to specify circumstances where non-payment by a tariff customer may not lead to the cutting off of the supply of gas to premises; and for connected purposes.

• Sanctions Act 2024
  AN ACT to provide for the implementation in the Island of United Kingdom sanctions provisions; to amend the Terrorism and Other Crime (Financial Restrictions) Act 2014 so as to align certain provisions more closely with equivalent provisions of United Kingdom law; and for connected purposes.

• Income Tax Act 2024
  AN ACT to confirm the Income Tax (Personal Allowance) (Temporary Taxation) Order 2023; to amend the Income Tax Act 1970; and for connected purposes.

PETITIONS

Following the promulgation members of the public will be invited to present their Petitions for Redress.

Sometimes known as the “Tynwald Hill petitions” these are petitions which can be presented directly by any member of the public but only at the midsummer sitting of Tynwald Court held at St John’s each year on Tynwald Day.

Petitioners hope that an MHK will take up their cause and push any potential legislation through the system on their behalf.

ENTERTAINMENT

The entertainment of the day will start at 9am with activities happening all day in Bunscoill Ghaelgagh, Cooil y Ree and on the back fairfield.

Proceedings will formally start in the morning with the schools parade through the village to the bottom of Tynwald Hill.

Running alongside the formal proceedings on the hill there will be a variety of stalls on display from people and communities across the Island.

The fairfield is open to the public from 9am to 5pm with local charities and youth groups, artisans selling handmade goods, games and rides for children and food vendors.

After the Tynwald ceremony family friendly events continue to be the focus for the afternoon with a wide range of attractions and entertainment.

This includes the return of the Global Village in the arboretum, the Viking encampment in Cooil-y-Ree, the Grand Manx Dance on the front green and performances by musicians in the chapel.

For those who prefer to get involved in an activity you can join in a craft workshop in the TynwaldFest tent from 10am until mid-afternoon.

A Manx traditional music session gets the TynwaldFest afternoon to a musical start followed by an amazing line up of performers this year.

The Enthusiasts, Mine’s a Shanty, The Reveillettes, SambaMann and The Awesome Party Band are all scheduled to play.

The traditional evening entertainment will be from Kipperceili Band where everyone can have a try of some Ceili dancing.

The Island's National Day will culminate at 10pm with the focus back once again on Tynwald Hill where Ellan Vannin Pipes and Drums will play the Manx National Anthem.

A full list of events can be found HERE.

POST

There'll be no deliveries or collections by the Isle of Man Post Office today.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Tynwald Day click HERE.