The Hospice Isle of Man has announced it is to hold its second annual urban slide on Sunday 21st August 2016.

The event, held in Douglas, last year, attracted over 400 sliders.

You can watch a video of last year’s event via the Hospice Isle of Man YouTube channel on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvC-uWtNDIE.  

This year the team have picked a quicker ride down Walpole Road in Peel. They have worked with Peel Commissioners and are delighted that the Peel Soap Box Derby will also be on that day. To register for the event please visit https://hospiceiomurbanslide2016.eventbrite.co.uk.  

Caroline Cornish, Head of International Customer Services, Director & General Manager (IOM) from Friends Provident International told us: “We are thrilled to be support the Urban Slide event for the second year and our staff are excited to be involved in organising and staffing the event. A few of us may even have a go ourselves! We are also proud of our ongoing partnership with Hospice Isle of Man which demonstrates our commitment to making a difference to the Isle of Man. The hospice does so much good work and it is an honour to support them in providing much needed care and support to the Manx community.”

Event Manager for Hospice, Sharon Connor said: “We are very grateful to Friends Provident International for co-partnering this event with us again, not only did they purchase the slide and all the paraphilia last year, they have donated funds again this year and are providing staff to help organising and man the event.”

She added: “This is a hill with guaranteed extra speed so we expect places to go quickly.  I would encourage anyone interested to click on the below link as soon as possible and sign up.  We are limited to 500 places – we cannot keep places as it is an electronic sign-on system.”