Hospice Isle of Man holds its annual Light Up a Life service on Sunday.

The popular pre-Christmas event helps families and friends come together to celebrate the lives of loved ones.

And this year it's only the first of a whole series of Light Up a Life gatherings around the Island.

The service at 5pm will be held around the Hospice Christmas tree, decorated with white lights, each representing a life.

For the first time, three more services are to be held in the south, north and west, to help people attend a service nearer to where they live.

And just as in Douglas, there'll be carols, readings and reflection, the Hospice book of Remebrance will be brought along and local choirs and music groups will perform.

The service in Port St Mary is at Living Hope Community Church next Saturday (December 17) while on Sunday (Dec 18) the event moves to to the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Ramsey - both those starting at 5pm.

On Monday (December 19), people in Peel can remember a loved one at St German's Cathedral, that service starting at.7.30pm.