A charity appeal led by the Mayor of Douglas during her year in office has raised more than ?14,000.
The figure was revealed by Mayor Councillor Carol Malarkey at a reception in Douglas town hall when she presented each of her four chosen charities a cheque for ?3,500.
The charities this year were Junior Achievement Isle of Man, Manx Workshop for the Disabled, Tabitha’s Trust and Victim Support.

A sum of ?500 raised from the Deeply Dippy event in January was also presented to the RNLI whilst an ‘oompah’ night raised ?450 for Douglas Town Band.
Councillor Malarkey said that with the support of the mayoress and the charity committee the 'fun' had been put back into fundraising.