A charity and a football club have boosted their funds by delivering Manx Telecom phone directories. 

The Crossroads Caring for Carers charity and Onchan Football Club under-15s players both raised funds by volunteers being paid to deliver directories.

Manx Telecom uses the PDC distribution company to send out phone books and charities are invited to raise money for their own funds by volunteers being paid to help with the distribution.

Andrew Honour, Manx Telecom Sales Manager, said the company had helped a number of organisations over the past five years via this scheme and was delighted to help Crossroads Caring for Carers and Onchan Football Club this year.

Hannah Thompson, social enterprise co-ordinator at Crossroads Caring for Carers, said the charity’s social enterprise project took on the task of delivering 525 phonebooks over three days.

"The Social Enterprise project was set up to give adults with learning difficulties access to a regular work placement," she said.

"We have 18 clients at present and the majority helped deliver the phonebooks.  On each road, we split into two teams and each went on either side of the road. 

"The workers covered all areas such as planning the route, counting out the phonebooks, delivering them and writing up a report afterwards."

Crossroads Caring for Carers Isle of Man was established in 1988 to help improve the lives of carers in the Isle of Man. 

Every year, the charity provides more than 30,000 hours of respite care to Island’s carers.  It employs more than 50 people in the Isle of Man who take over caring responsibilities so that carers can have a few hours to themselves.

For more information about Crossroads Caring For Carers Isle of Man send an email to mail@crossroadsiom.org

Pictured: Members of the Onchan Football Club under-15s team who raised funds for their club.