Manx Telecom has announced it’s to sponsor this year’s Royal Manx Show.

The show, the largest public event after the TT, will be held at Knockaloe Farm in Patrick.

Manx Telecom’s marketing director David Smith says he hopes the sponsorship deal will raise the profile of the event even further.

The firm’s had a stand at the Royal for several years and Mr Smith says there’ll be another announcement later this year make about a new attraction Manx Telecom will bring to this year’s event.