Onchan District Commissioners

12/06/2026

Opportunity to see the King's Baton Relay - at Onchan Pleasure Park Saturday 13th June 2026 at 3 pm

The schedule for the visit to the Isle of Man of the King’s Baton Relay has been announced.

The Relay will commence on Saturday, 13th June at the Curraghs Wildlife Park with a celebration of the Isle of Man as the only whole nation Biosphere, and will then visit locations across the Island before its departure on Thursday, 18th June.

Local artist Lesley Sleight designed the Isle of Man’s baton, which incorporates Manx scenes and icons. The baton will also feature at the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

It's a pretty busy schedule! More info on the Peel Beach clean with Beach Buddies Isle of Man soon!

Saturday 13 June
10:00–12:00: Celebration of the Isle of Man as the only whole-nation UNESCO Biosphere (invitation only, Biosphere partners): Curraghs Wildlife Park
13:00–14:00 : Southern Vintage Engine and Tractor Club — Doctors' Meadow, Castletown
15:00–16:00 : Isle of Man Lawn Bowls Competition — Onchan Park
16:15–17:30 : Isle of Man Swimming Gala — NSC Pool

Sunday 14 June
07:30–09:45 : Manx Middle Distance Triathlon — Mooragh Park, Ramsey
10:00–10:45 : RNLI — Ramsey Lifeboat Station
10:45–12:00 : RNLI Lifeboat trip — Ramsey to Peel (by sea)
12:00–14:00 : Beach Buddies Beach Clean (contributing to the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Campaign) — Peel Beach

Monday 15 June
12:30–13:30 : University College Isle of Man
18:00–20:00 : Project 21 charity celebration with their own version of the Commonwealth Games — Centre 21, Greenfield Road

Tuesday 16 June
17:30–18:15 : RL360 Youth Cycling — Sir Mark Cavendish Raceway, NSC
18:30–20:00 : Lieutenant Governor's reception honouring all previous Commonwealth athletes who represented Team Isle of Man — Government House, Onchan

Wednesday 17 June
10:00–10:30 : Douglas Horse Tram celebrates 150 years — Douglas Promenade
10:30–11:15 : Trip on the Manx Electric Railway — Douglas to Laxey
11:30–12:30 : Laxey Wheel Heritage Site — Laxey
16:00–16:30 : Weightlifting with Team Isle of Man athlete Alfie Bezance — Sports Institute Gym, NSC
16:30–17:00 — Sport Aid Academy Athletes — NSC Track / Sports Institute
17:00–19:00 — Isle of Man Athletics Track Competition — NSC Track

Thursday 18 June
11:00–12:00 : Rushen Abbey Heritage Site visit with primary schools from the south (Arbory, Ballasalla, Rushen, Phurt Le Moirrey, Victoria Road) — Rushen Abbey, Ballasalla

11/06/2026

09/06/2026

📣 Ask a Commissioner a Question

The Board of Onchan District Commissioners has recently introduced an opportunity to allow ratepayers to ask the Board Members questions during public Board Meetings.

This initiative aims to enhance transparency, accessibility, and public involvement in the Board's decision making.

If you would like to submit a question, or require assistance to prepare a question, please contact the Chief Executive/Clerk, Ross Phillips, at:

📞 675564 (option 5)

📧 [email protected]

📮 Hawthorn Villa, 79 Main Road, Onchan, IM3 1RD.

📌 Please note:

• All questions must relate to matters within the Authority’s powers or duties, or issues affecting the District.

• Questions and answers will be considered during the public session of Board Meetings, and recorded within the publicly available meeting Minutes.

For further details regarding questions, please see pages 13 and 14 of the Authority's Standing Orders -https://onchan.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2026-standing-orders.pdf

07/06/2026

📣 Onchan Pleasure Park – Updated Opening Times 🕛

From Monday 8th June, the Park amenities and the Velo Café will be operating the following new opening hours:

• Monday–Friday: 12 pm – 7 pm.

• Saturday & Sunday: 10.30 am – 5.30 pm.

✨ Special Offer 🍽

Buy a Day Pass or Family Pass for the Park amenities and enjoy 10% off your meal at Ocean Views Restaurant.

Just show your proof of purchase to claim the discount.

https://www.facebook.com/VeloCafeIOM

https://www.facebook.com/oceanviewsisleofman

04/06/2026

Unfortunately the Refuse Team have been unable to complete the round at the bottom of Larch Hill Grove today due to the number of parked cars blocking access to this area for the Refuse Wagon.
The team will try to collect the bins again on Monday the 8th June providing access is available.

03/06/2026

Unfortunately the Refuse Team have been unable to complete the round in Nursery Avenue this morning due to the number of parked cars blocking access to Nursery Avenue for the Refuse wagon.

The team will try to collect the bins again first thing on Thursday morning instead, providing access is available.

03/06/2026

Onchan Pleasure Park - 03/06/2026 - due to the current weather, the park will be closed today.

02/06/2026

The minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Authority held on 18th May 2026 can now be viewed at the following link:

https://onchan.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/18th-may-2026-odc-board-minutes.pdf

Matters considered at the meeting included:

• Approval of the minutes.
• Consideration of planning applications.
• Ancient Order of Foresters War Memorial - proposed new location for installation.
• Unoccupied Urban Sites Register - public consultation.
• Ballacurn Trust - property purchase update.
• Commissioners public surgeries at the HUB.
• Isle of Man Municipal Association - Annual General Meetings.
• Isle of Man Post Office - expressions of interest to host services.
• Onchan Pleasure Park - event request.
• Motion 80 - District Rate setting during In Public Board Meetings.
• Motion 81 - Code of Practice for the proactive publication of information.
• Motion 82 - recommencement of the joint political meetings with the Members of the Board and the Members of the House of Keys for Onchan.
• Social housing allocations - quarterly report.
• Social housing - standards of performance quarterly report.
• Dates of upcoming events in the District.
• Oliver Lockwood House of Keys election candidacy announcement.
• Mooir Vannin offshore windfarm.
• Play park accessibility and inclusivity audit.
• Jubilee play park vandalism.

Previous agendas and minutes of Board Meetings can be viewed at the following link:

https://www.onchan.org.im/your-commissioners/reports-minutes