Our very own Shaun is taking on two massive marathon's comign up.
He'll be running the Berlin Marathon on September 25th 2022 and just one week later he will be tackling the London Marathon on Sunday October 2nd.
So far, Shaun has raised over £1000 for local charity Isle Listen, an initiative that works within the Manx community to shed light on mental health matters, removing the stigma from important discussions surrounding mental health- encouraging people to come forward and seek help should they need it. As a company we have worked close with Isle Listen over the years, with them being our chosen Charity of 2021.
You can donate to Shaun's fundraising at Cooil Road or by visiting https://www.islelisten.im/donate/
Each year we designate a local charity to be our 'Charity of the Year'. This year, we are supporting two wonderful initiatives; Wish Upon a Dream and Remember Me.
The Wish Upon a Dream foundation grants wishes to terminally ill or sick children living on the island, offering support to their families. This independant initiative has assisted families on the Isle of Man for a number of years, working to provide experiences and wonderful memories for children.
Wish Upon a Dream's sister charity, Remember Me works close with sick parents on the island, offering support to their families wherever possible, granting wishes to the fmaily to make special memories.
Throughout 2022, we have donation stations set up within our Cooil Road and Prospect Terrace stores where our customers can donate chnage to the initiative and find out more about the charities.
Alongside this, 1% of what you spend within our Prospect Terrace store with your rewards card is donated to the Charities, and at the end of the year we match this fund from ourselves to be donated directly to the initiatives.
We host in-store events throughout the year to aid charities, coming up we have a charity bake sale to raise funds and some exciting events towards the end of the year.
To read more about these wonderful charities, visit https://www.wishuponadream.co.uk/index.html and ensure you are following us on Facebook for more updates thorughout the year.
Dear Sir/Madam
RE: Beetle Drive/ Build a Snowman
We held a charity event to raise moeny for Peel RNLI on Friday 3rd December 2021.
We raised £160 with your help, thank you very much for your raffle rpize as we could not have done this without your support.
Many thanks once again
Kind regards
Andrea Stallard
Dear Sir/Madam
The Children and Staff of Scoill yn Jubilee would like to thank you for your support and generous donation of a £20 voucher for our Christmas Cracker.
The event was held on Tuesday 23rd November and an amount in excess of £1,300 was raised.
The money will be spent on the children's Christmas parties and presents from Santa. In addition funds will support payment for transport for educational visits, play equipment for playtimes and lunch times. Any remaining money will be used towards further development of the school libraries at both sites.
We thank you again for your support and wish you a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
Yours sincerely
Mrs J Adamson
Headteacher
Dear Ms Horsthuis,
You were very generous in your gift of vouchers to us for our Mhelliah last Friday night and I just wanted to let you know thta with your help and support we raised the unbelievable sum of £3,157.10! We were completely overwhelmed by the generosity of local businesses who donated goods but also by those who came and bid. It was such a good night and the result has made a hugh difference to our being able to help Robert Owen House in these difficult times.
Thank you so much, your support has been sincerely appreciated.
Best Wishes,
Anne Craine
We were excited to help out the island's Scouts this week, supplying and delivering food for their TT Jamboree!
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Our chosen charity for 2021 is Isle Listen, a charitable initiative that provides support and training in schools, the workplace and community, helping people to recognise that mental health is just as important as physical health.
We understand that lockdown periods have had a tremendous impact on many people's mental health, and think it's vital to show visibility of issues affecting so many, creating a safe space for individuals to receive support and challenge the stigma around mental health.
We have worked alongside Isle Listen to implement their new TAP TO GIVE™ donation terminals within our Prospect Terrace and Cooil Road store, meaning you can donate to the charity on your contactless device.
Dear Dave, Janna & All,
Thank you so very much for your continued support of my Craig's charity. It means so much to me that you care, as our funds are really low, I am honoured you continue to donate.
Also the bucket, thanks to your customers and staff held £160.95 WOW!
Best Love from
Paula
(& of course Craig xx)
Dear Georgia
Zurich Financial Services (IOM) Staff Charity Fund
Thank you very much for the gorgeous bouquet you kindly donated towards our 'Share the Lve' raffle.
We raised an amount of £2224.51 from our fundraising efforts during the week and this will be donated to Craig's Heartstrong Foundation.
Thanks again for supporting this event
Charity Secretary
Dear Tony,
Re: Your ICE Awards Raffle donation
Following your generous prize donation of a voucher to our end of year raffle, we would like to say a huge thank you.
Your donation has helped us to raise a fantastic £2045 in our major fundraising event of the year, in support of Crossrads, Young Carers Project. This brings our total raised this year to over £15000, exceeding our target of £10,000.
The funds we have raised during 2019 have enabled CrossroadsYoung Carers to recruit a Young Carers Suport Worker and hold a Young Carers Festival. our partnership with Crossroads Young Carers continues for the next two years and we are aiming to raise £10,000 per annum, bringing us to a total of £30,000 over three years.
I would like to thank you once again for your contribution to our raffle and wish you all the best for the Festive Season.
Received by post 13/12/19
Dear Georgia
Re: Voucher donation - Thank you
I am writing on behalf of Crossroads to thank you for generously donating vouchers to our charity. Thank you for providing us with the vouchers, we are extremely grateful that Robinsons has chosen to support us as we rely on donations to fund our projects and services.
Shared from Facebook 03/12/19
On Friday and Saturday we attended two Christmas fairs with our chocolate tombola, one at Ballakermeen High School and the other at St Paul's Church.
Thank you to everyone who supported us and to all the organisations that donated chocolate
Auxesia Limited, Capital International Group, Estera Group, HSBC Channel Islands & Isle of Man, Isle of Man Advertising, IM Local, Long & Humphrey, MannVend, Smart HR Solutions Limited (SmartHR), Robinson's Fresh Foods, Shoprite, Lloyds Bank International, Kirree Louise Potts
We were delighted to be able to help by donating some vouchers to go towards the Christmas Dinner that The Big Table Club organise.
Received by post 12/12/19
Dear Mr Horsthuis
Re: Christmas Lunches for the People of Peel
Thank you so much for your companies generous contribution to the work of The Cathedral Big Table Cafe, which operates throughout the year and particularly targets those on the margins of society alone. This gift will assist us in providing a Christmas lunch and afternoon tea for well over 50 people.
Thank you for making it possible
Sent via post
Isle of Man Fun for the Blind
Presents this certificate to: Robinson's Wholesale Division
Thank you for raising
£72.00
To fun our vital work
The Isle of Man Fund for the Blind fundraises on behalf of Manx Blind welfare Society who look after the interests of around 600 people with serious sight loss on the Isle of Man.
While working closely with all organisations within the Isle of Man sight impairment service, the Manx Blind Welfare Society is finacially independent of Government, relying entirely upon fundaraising, donations and legacies for its services.
Thank you all very much
Sent by post
To Whom This May Concern,
RE:CentralYoung Farmers Club Mhelliah
I must thank you for your very kind donation towards our annual Young Farmers Mhelliah, it was very much appreciated and helped us to riase £3030 which will split between our two charities.
The proceeds from our Mhelliah will be split between two local charities that we have chosen to support this year - Isle of Play and Read IOM
Once again, on behalf of the club, I would liek to thank you for your generosity and support towards this.
Card received by mail 05/11/19
THANK YOU
From Dhoon School
For your donation to our School
Family Ceilidh
& Harvest Mhelliah
We raised £520.00
Sent by e-mail 25/09/19
Good afternoon all ,
Thanks again for your donation of a raffle prizes for my charity event on Sunday Sept 22nd in Aid of Rebecca House - I'm thrilled to tell you that I raised £1400/1500 ( just awaiting for some little payments to come in. It was grately appreciated.
Kind regards & thanks,
Suzette
We loved our handwritten letter from Imogen in class 3 asking for a donation to their Mhelliah.
We were more than happy to donate a voucher towards the refreshments or a prize for a fundraiser to be held on 11th October at The Manx Legio in aid of Cystic Fibrosis Trust IOM.
E-mail sent and vouchers given
Good Afternoon,
I am the PE lead at Onchan Primary School and I am currently organising week focusing on Healthy Lifestyles for the children of Onchan School Active Week. During the week we are having speakers visiting, whole school work outs and a whole school sponsored walk in Molly Quirks Glen.
During the week, we would love to give the children some healthy snacks on arrival to school as an incentive for participating in the project. Of course, with over 400 children in our school, this comes with a cost. I was wondering if this would be something that you would be interested in supporting?
Laxey AFC Bingo night to raise funds to subsidise the cost of travel and accomodation to International Cup Tournement for the Laxey squad (ages 9 and 10)
Vouchers sent 27/08/2019
Letter received 22nd August 2019
Thank you so much for the very kind donation to Victim Support and for the two vouchers for our raffle on Sunday. We really do appreciate your support.
As you are well aware, as a small charity, we are extreley grateful for the donation and this will be put to good use to support Victim of Crime on the Island.
Victim Support is an Isle of Man based charity providing support to persons affected by Crime, Death by Road Incident or Domestic Abuse. Trained volunteers offer free, confidential support and information to clients, who maybe referred by the Police or may self refer. Victim Support works for the rights of Victims, Witnesses and their families and relies heavily on fund raising for carrying on this work on the Island.
Letter received September 2019
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writiing to thank you for your kind donation and support to our raffle fundraiser in August. With a last little push on the morning of the draw, we managed to raise £1000, which we are thrilled with. This will be equally split between our local charities; The Food Bank and Isle fo Play.
Without the kind and generous support of local businesses, this could not have been possible, so again thank you.
E-mail received 17/07/19
"On behalf of everyone here at Abbotswood we would like to say a big thank youâ for your kind donation for our Summer Fair this weekend. We are sure you must get lots of requests for donations and prizes, especially at this time of year, so we are very grateful for your support.
We were so lucky with the weather â which meant that many of the residents could be outside joining in the fun. I think everyone had an enjoyable day, and we were able to raise £1,361 for the Residents Comfort Fund.
Our thanks once again â it is due to the generosity of people like yourselves that our residents will enjoy another full and varied programme of trips and activities in the year ahead.
Kind Regards from
All the Staff and Residents here at Abbotswood Nursing Home "
Dave, Katie, Mrs Smoothie & Mr Chunk had a great morning with the 3FM Team giving out water and fruit to the Parish Walkers this year.
E-mailed 3/07/2019
"Hello
Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for your very kind donation to our Rory Underwood evening.
It was a great night and due to your generosity around £3000 was raised which will go towards next seasons Cheshire Cup Travel and possibly an Easter Tour for our under 15's Rugby Team.
Thanks again, it is really appreciated.
With kind regards
Cheryl"
E-mail 12/07/2019
"Hi Katie,
Thanks again for your generous offer of a voucher towards fruit for making smoothies at our festival"
Letter received 11th July 2019
" Dear Sirs/Madam
Thank you for donating the raffle prize voucher of £30 for our recent Cruse Bereavement Care Everest cycle challenge where Rob Menta from Castletown cycled the equivalent height of Mount Everest.
The day was a great success and the fabntastic amount of £10,000.00 was raised for Cruse Bereavement Care. This will enable us to keep supporting bereaved children and adults here on the Isle of Man.
We really appreciate your support for this event and thank you once again on behalf of all of our member for your kindness
Kind Regards"
Letter sent in 9th July 2019
"Dear Janna,
Thanks you so much for donating the £40 voucher as a prize for our annual summer ball, it was very generous and much appreciated.
Overall the eveing raised a staggering £25,849.20, which once again was acheived by the overwhelming generosity of our sponsors, suypporters and those who attended the event.
It was a real privilege to have our researcher Dr Farid Khan attend the evening again this year, speaking with sponsors and supporters on what's happened since completing the results of our first project and the future opportunities on a potential next phase, which we'll keep you posted as it develops.
Thank you again and best wishes"
E-mailed 14/07/19
"Hello Katie
Olga here, my coffee morning for Breast Cancer raised £2207.66 which was amazing considering the terrible roadworks right outside our church on the Promenade making entrance impossible for elderly people as no drop off by car possible!
The hall however was packed full of happy people and your vouchers helped raise this amount, raffle took £551.80 so a huge thank you once again for your much appreciated support helping fight this disease with research.
Kindest regards
Olga x"
Well done to MS Wood Art, their mini Christmas Tree's raised £600 which Robinson's were delighted to match. The money was split between two fabulous local charities Crossroads Care Isle of Manand Hospice Isle of Man. If you had your real xmas tree turned into a mini tree ornament then you have a wonderful item to treasure over the years.
Robinson’s have launched a special ‘Always & Forever’ to help raise funds for Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation. The bouquet will be on sale throughout June at Robinson’s The Terrace and Cooil Road, and online at Signature Flowers. £5 from each bouquet sold will go directly to the charity.
Mark Hotchkiss from the Floristry Centre comments, “The bouquet has been designed by our Head Florist, Denise Beevers, with a range of beautiful seasonal flowers, including peonies, stocks, allium and oriental lilies. We have been honoured to create this bouquet for Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation, a life-saving charity which has made a difference to countless people”.
Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation was set up by the Lunt family in memory of their son Craig, who died from an undiagnosed heart defect in 2005, at the age of 25. Craig had Long QT Syndrome, an electrical heart disorder, which is one of many conditions that can cause unexplained sudden death syndrome.
The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds to enable heart screening for men and women between 14 and 35. Screening allows the detection of possible symptoms of Hypertropic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy, therefore preventing Sudden Death Syndrome.
Craig’s mother Paula helped to put together the first bouquet. She says, “We’re so grateful for this support from Robinson’s, and for all the support we’ve received over the years. It allows us to prevent local young people suffering from undiagnosed heart problems, and also helps with ongoing treatment.
“Each screening costs £22,000, which is provided solely by Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation. 8.5 thousand young people have been screened since 2006. There are two screenings per year; the next one is in September”.
Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation has partnered with UK charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) in order to bring to the island the equipment and staff required for heart screening events. The charity has also issued defibrillator machines – which greatly increase the chances of survival following cardiac arrest - to schools, offices and sports clubs, and is now providing public access defibrillators across the island.
Just want to say a massive thank you to the chap in your office for arranging the donation of six pallets to our tots community gardening club and to the lovely helpful driver who kindly delivered them. They have been turned into an amazing 3 compartment composter that we are very excited to use in Arbory School Community garden. We’d love to post a thank you on our Facebook page GRIN Isle of Man if that’s ok with you? Thanks Lucy
On 31st August I will be jumping out of a plane between 11,000-15,000ft for the charity 'A Little Piece if Hope' in memory of two special girls Esmee-Sue and Hope-Samara.
I haven't got any first hand experience of the loss of a child but i never had an easy ride through pregnancy or birth and everyday i'm grateful that i have my little girl Autumn by my side every day.
A Little Piece of Hope helps families through some of the most difficult times of their lives assisting families on the Isle of Man with support when losing a child, funeral expenses, hospital stays, travel and also towards mental health and bullying on the Island in children and teens.
Please help me in supporting this worthy charity and in return i'll be throwing myself out of a plane and facing me fear of heights.
Raffle prize donated via Hansard
A little background: The John Beggs Memorial Golf Competition was set up by Jimmy Keane in 1994 to remember his friend, John Beggs, who passed away in May 1993 after suffering a heart attack whilst on holiday in the Greek Island of Kos.
After conversations with John’s wife, Alyson, and Jimmy, we at Hansard have offered additional support in running this event to allow the fantastic work they have done for so long to continue. The competition serves not only to remember John, but to raise funds for the Manx Heart Foundation to enable this local charity to continue with their help and support within the local community.
Letter received 18/07/2019
"On behalf of the Dan Kneen Charitable Fund we would just like to send our utmost thanks for your kind donation.
The support from people such as yourselves is hugely appreciate and has allowed us to riase a considerable amount of money. To date we have have raised over £15000.00 from just merchandise and donations alone.
in the near future we will be donating the raised funds to a number of charities that helped Dan in his career.
The racing was our lives and we will do what we can in every way to support others in need.
Once again, we can't do this without you, Dan would be totally overwhelmed with all the money donated for the causes close to his heart.
Many Thanks
Leanne and The Dan Kneen Charitable Fund"
Dear all
I just wanted to thank you again on behalf of our housebound members for your kind donations to the Easter hampers.
They were very gratefully received (see attached pic of thank you cards) and a lovely Easter treat.
I have also attached the pic from the newspaper article in case you didn’t see it. I can forward you the article as well if required.
Best regards and thanks again
Laura
Good morning
On behalf of 2nd Onchan Scout Group, I would like to thank you for the vouchers towards our Tombolla.
We plan to launch the tombolla at the Onchan Village Fair in July and the raffle will be drawn early December. A list of prizes will be published on the 2nd Onchan Scout Group website shortly.
Yours in Scouting
Dear Sir
CRAIG'S HEARTSTRONG FOUNDATION
We are very grateful for your donation which you provided to us in aid of our charity fundraising for the Craig's Heartstrong Foundatiobn.
With the help of your donation, we helped raise an impressive £1526.74 over the month of March.
Thank you once again for the donation and very best wishes from everyone at Maitland.
We were delighted to be asked to be involved in Junior Achievement this year, donating money for the Harry Potter themed tent at the Royal Show.
We are pleased to offer a raffle prize to The Raven in Ballaugh who are holding a chaity night in ais of Isle of Man achievement in children
New Robinson’s Sponsorship for Junior Girls Football
The Isle of Man’s young female footballers have received a boost from Robinson’s, who have chosen to sponsor Douglas and District FC’s Junior Girls Football initiative.
The scheme, designed to nurture talent and develop skills in sporting 4-12 year olds, has been a resounding hit since it was first launched, and support from Robinson’s ensures its viability well into the future.
The first incarnation of the scheme was started in 2012, with free soccer schools for boys under eight and coaching from First Team players Richard Brant, Chris Bowers and Andrew Gosnell. Five boys attended the opening session; there are now over 50 boys aged 4-12 registered, additional coaches and multiple teams.
Junior Boys has led to a number of players representing the Isle of Man, and the school won its first trophies in 2015 and 2016, taking home the Under 10s Office World Cup two years in a row. Douglas and District has also won the Isle of Man Football Association’s Community Awards ‘Charter Standard Development Club of the Year’ three times (2012/13, 2013/14, and 2016/17).
Junior Girls was an an instant success upon its launch in 2016, with over 40 girls attending the open day alone; there are now 55 girls, eight teams, and five Under 10 girls in the FA’s Centre of Excellence Squad. Set up by Andrew Gosnell (Senior) and Ric Delaney, with help from Lauren Shimmin, the school now has three more coaches and is set for further growth.
Ric Delaney comments, “Girls’ football is only getting bigger in the island, and other clubs are following the example of Douglas and District FC. Robinson’s sponsorship has helped the girls and boys massively in getting new kits and jackets, and has secured the future of our Junior set-up. We are currently trying to organise a Robinson’s Cup Competition, which will be a brilliant way to end the season”.
Katie Mathieson-Nelson, Robinson’s Marketing Manager, says, “We are delighted to be part of this youth initiative and thrilled to see that interest in girls’ football is growing in the Isle of Man. Our whole team is really excited at the prospect of the Robinson’s Cup Competition, and looking forward together to this event”.
Robinson’s Supports Emergency Assistance Portal
The First Point Community Portal, the online service that allows people to store their details in case of an emergency, has received a boost from sponsor Robinson’s. Their donation was made at a presentation at Robinson’s Cooil Road with Tony Fox, from Robinson’s and Alexandra Koyfman from PDMS.
The First Point Community Portal is a community-focused scheme in pilot stage designed to help the emergency services to provide an optimal response in the event of a crisis. It was developed by PDMS in partnership with the Island’s emergency services and several local charities, in order to give added support to people with additional needs in the community.
Users of the service create a secure, online, password-protected profile, containing key personal information, which is accessible only by the Isle of Man Police and Emergency Services Joint Control Room. The First Point Community Portal helps the elderly; people living with physical or mental health conditions; and those living alone or remotely. In a crisis situation, it allows the emergency services to identify someone, contact their loved ones sooner, address their unique needs, and get them to a safe place sooner.
Robinson’s has a long history of supporting community initiatives and charities on the island. Katie Mathieson – Nelson, Marketing Manager at Robinson’s, says, “We are passionate about helping those who make a difference. First Point Community Portal provides an invaluable resource to those who need it most; we applaud everyone involved with its operation, and are only too happy to give our support”.
Alexandra Koyfman, First Point Community Portal Project Lead, says, “A huge thank you to our newest sponsor, Robinson’s. Through the support of trusted local businesses, we are able to provide this service to our community for when they need it most”.
If you would like to find out more, please visit firstpoint.signedup.im, call 664000, or pick up a leaflet from Robinson’s.
Handwritten letter received from Linden, Year 5 at St Johns School
Dear Katie,
I am in year 5 at St johns school you may remember i wrote to you towards the end of last year. I amm now writing to thank you very much for the kind prize donation of £25 vouvher and a bouquet of flowers towards our school's tombola.
The tombola was very well supported and I am pleased to say that we raised over £1000 altogether. We will use this money to help towards the costs of going on exciting trips to different places on the Isle of Man and also towards inviting special visitors to our schools.
Donation of bottled water for the walkers on their walk around Ramsey on what would have been Sophie's 8th birthday on 01/01/2019
Received via post Jan 2019
Dear Sir/Madam,
Thank you so much for your kind donation of a raffle prize. Our Christmas 2018 Raffle raised a grand total of £263 towards our Residents Comforts Fund.
May i take this opportunity of wishing you a Happy New Year and thank you once again.
Received via post Jan 2019
Dear Mr Horsthuis
Thank you so much for your kind donation of a £40 voucher for our Christmas Day lunch at Mychreest Court, Peel for the older residents of Peel.
Every one had a fabulous time whih would not have been possible without your most generous contribution.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your colleagues all the best for 2019.
Kindest Regards
Val
We are proud to have helped Tony Fox and his family over the past couple of years with fundraising for the Normothermic Regional Perfusion machine (NRP), which will be renamed the ‘Fox machine’ in memory of Anne Fox, a patients at the hospital and fundraiser also. The Fox Machine, keeps the liver, pancreas and kidneys perfused with the donors’ own oxygenated blood after circulatory death. This means the organs are healthier and less likely to be damaged than with conventional retrieval after circulatory standstill, increasing the number of potential organ donors and improving the likelihood of a successful transplant.
Dear Katie
Thanks to you, we can help another child build a brighter future.
On behalf of the children and young people cared for by St Christopher's, I would like to thank you for the donation of 80 selection boxes.
We were over the moon to hear that Nino is officially representing Team GB at Taipei 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. Robinsons are proud to support to Nino's Taekwondo career. You can read more about his qualification at this website: http://www.britishtaekwondo.org.uk/2018/08/gb-poomsae-team-announced-for-the-11th-world-taekwondo-championships/
I am writing to thank you on behalf of my colleague Alex Thomson and the members of the Rotary Club of Douglas for your generous gift of assorted fruits which were used as part of the pre-trip refreshment drink of Pimms prior to the journey to Castletown and return on the evening of the above Saturday.
Some 80 people supported this as part of the Mayor of Douglas, Mr John Joughin's charity fund raising this year. Part of the funds raised will be distributed by our Rotary Club of which the Mayor is also an active member.
The evening was a great success amd thank you so much.
Received by post
Ref: Donation in memory of Dan Kneen
Dear John, Jill, Joan and all the Horsthuis families,
We are extremely sorry to hear of the loss of our friend "Dan". Such a lovely genuine young man, will be missed by so many of our islands community and racing family. We send our condolences to you all.
Please accept this letter as a receipt of the donation received in todays post.
A final thought & lovely legacy that "Dan" is still helping us to "improve our islands community and fellow rider's lives by getting better faster".
Received by post
Dear Sirs, Madame
On behalf of Beaconsfield Adult Care Home Resisents and Staff. We would like to thank you for your generous donation to our Fundraising event last Sunday 22nd July 2018 to raise money for the Residents Comfort Fund. We have raised the total amount of £502.00.
We thank you again for your continued support.
Sincerely yours,
Home Manager
E-mailed in 31/08/18
Good morning Katie.
On behalf of the Directors, cast & crew of Cloideryn, I would like to thank you for your generous donation to our “WEEKEND AT WAR” production.
The whole weekend was a resounding success.
Once again many thanks.
Billy.
Thank you card received 28/08/18
Thank you for your kind donation for our funday. We raised £830.70
Thank you once again from
Ann & all at Glen House Residential Home Laxey
As well as donating cakes to the Big Knicker gang and various other raffle prizes to many other teams in this year's Relay we decided it was time to sponsor our own lap. Robinson's were proud to sponsor the Awareness Lap in the Relay for lIfe 2018.
So far the Relay for Life this year has raised over £102,000 and with donations still open this year they are sure to smash their targets for Cancer Research UK!
Thanks to Robinson's for donating some cakes and allowing the Big Knicker gang to set up a stand in their Cooil Road Deport. All funds will be going to Cancer Research UK and The Relay for Life IOM.
Thank you to our charity and social committee who did an amazing job organising a delicious continental style breakfast in our Isle of Man office last week. All the money raised will go to our staff-nominated charities. Many thanks to Noa Bakehouse, Robinson's Fresh Foods and Isle of Man Creamery for generously donating the well enjoyed and tasty treats
Very many thanks for the "sponsorship" for Friday - it's like going back in time dealing in vegetables!
It was an awful night and the hot pot and soup went down a bomb after the run - EVERYBODY said how good the food was and we let them know your part in it.
Thanks again. Rosie
Lovely e-mail from Olga Gray - 12th August 2018
Dear Katie
I write to thank you for the most kind voucher Robinsons gave me for my annual Breast Cancer Coffee Morning which was held on Saturday 11th August, I was concerned that I would not do so well as the date clashed with the Royal Manx, but the hall was packed and a lovely atmosphere. Your Voucher helped raise £715 on the Raffle and I had a Grand total of £2,576.26 in just two hours. I am so grateful for your continued support as I continue to raise much needed funds for Research into Breast Cancer.
Please pass on to John how much I appreciate his kindness and many thanks to you for your assistance.
Kindest regards
Olga
“Breast Cancer Now Isle of Man” Volunteer
Manx Charity No. 1200
"Good Day.
Here are some photos of Nino's successful competition at the British International Poomsae Championship held in London. Nino and my family are very thankful for you and your company for the sponsorship. God bless you and more power to Robinson's.
Regards,
Dom Ontoy"
Ashley Hill school hosting a day themed on well being we're proud to of supplied the fruit for this amazing event!
"So this weekend sees about 140 young people coming to the Island from all over the UK, to undertake the Ellan Vannin Fuels Adventure Challenge. This Challenge started four years ago and has grown every year. One thing that stands out for us and surprises our visitors every year is the generosity of the local businesses around the Island, Ellan Vannin fuels are the main sponsor of the event and are a fantastic support for us, but we have had help from the following companies who have assisted in making this happen again. Shoprite, Robinsons,McDonalds ,MannVend, Agrimark, Spco, IOM Gas, IOM Meats, WDS, HSS Hire, Ace Hire, TD Cars Marks & Spencers and Odd Bins. All of the listed companies have offered support and help and done it with a smile. The Isle of Man community really are fantastic"
From the IOM Youth Police Scheme facebook page
Robinsons and 3fm teamed up to supply the tired participants of the Parish Walk offering bottles of water and fantastic fresh fruit
Card received via post.
Dear Janna,
Just a short note to say thank you for your incredible support in respect of the Forget Me Not Ball.
The evening was a huge success and we are delighted (if not asrounded) to report that we raised £166,176 in total from the event. This would not have been possible without the overwelming generosity of our sponsors, donors and also those who attended on the evening.
The amount raised is being donated to Alzheimer's Society Isle of Man, Alzheimers Research UK and also to the newly established Forget Me Not Isle of Man Charity. This huge sum of money will go a long way in helping people suffering with dementia in the Isle of Man and will also contribute towards vital research. Perhaps as importantly, the event had raised awareness of the impact dementia has on those it touches.
Thank you once again for your invaluable support.
The Castletown Festival is a Castletown Community Voluntary Organisation.
The Castletown Festival started in 1956 and has been in continuous existence since then, it is now in its 62nd year.
Castletown Festival’s Picnic in The Park and Sports Day is held each year in Poulsom Park in Castletown in the month of May.
The event consists of Children’s Rides and Games, Fun Sports for all ages, musical entertainment, refreshment stalls, car boot stalls and general stalls and other attractions.
The Castletown Festival holds two Annual Open-air events one in May – Picnic in The Park and Sports Day, and one on the first Saturday in August – Castletown Festival Day, held in Castletown Market Square.
The Open-air events have no admission charge and the Festival is supported by sponsorship and donations, and income from stall holders and confetti sales, and fund-raising events held throughout the year.
Over the past few years Robinson's have donated coconuts for the coconut shire for this event.
Good morning Jay,
The ball went very well, still collecting money in but it looks in the region of £8,000.
The salmon was very well received, the couple that won that prize spoke to me about how impressed they were with the quality and value of the raffle prizes.
Thank you again for your support it is very much appreciated .
Kind regards
Julie
"Thank you for your generous support last week, it was greatly appreciated as always"
We were happy to support the team at Barclays again for their step challenge to raise money for Manx Cancer Help and Sports Relief - we provided bananas and clementines for the 100 participants who took part on the day
Dear Mrs Filson
The QEII Hockey & Netball Tour was a great success! On Friday the girls played four Hockey fixtures against a strong Stonyhurst side, with QEII stepping up and securing three well earnt victories. Saturday morning the girls played in a round-robin tournament against a local netball club. It was a great opportunity for our girls to play at a higher level and that did not faze them - each team experiencing both victory and defeat. The girls were overjoyed to receive their hoody's, clearly a treasured item as they did not remove them for the whole weekend!
I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank both Robinsons for sponsoring the girls' hoodies. The attached images show how smart the girls looked.
Kind Regards,
Miss Pate'
What a fantastic start to our healthy eating talks for 2018! The children at Laxey school were a pleasure to be around. They listened carefully to Paul talking about healthy eating and locals foods. The children asked some great questions and loved interacting with Mrs Smoothie!
Young Taekwondo ace Nino Ontoy has found a champion in Robinson’s.
Nino, 12, of Manx Taekwondo, has been steadily winning medals and titles in national and international competitions since he first began competing.
With the 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on the horizon (the championships take place in Taiwan in November), Nino’s family recently appealed to individuals and organisations to lend a helping hand towards the practical costs of competing at such a high standard.
Fresh food wholesaler and retailer Robinson’s responded to the appeal by Nino’s father, Dominador ‘Dom’ Ontoy, and made a contribution that will help Nino to keep on achieving his dreams.
Island-born Nino began practicing the ancient martial art of Taekwondo at the age of five. Within a couple of years, he became the youngest Black Belt in the Manx Taekwondo Club. He is the current British Taekwondo Poomsae Cadet No. 1 and recently passed his third Poomsae Black Belt examination in Nottinghamshire, receiving a mention for Exceptional Performance. He has so far won 40 gold medals in major competitions, and many more awards and accolades besides.
In January, Nino represented Britain at the Sixth International Poomsae Open in Lille, France; this was one of several qualifiers that Nino must compete in, in order to reach the World Championships in Taiwan.
Father Dom comments, “Nino has come so far and accomplished so much for his age, and we are incredibly proud of him. We reached out to the Isle of Man community because the cost of competing internationally can be difficult for us to meet. We were over the moon that Robinson’s contacted us, and are so thankful for their kind gesture. Nino is committed to giving his best, encouraged by the support of his family, club, and generous sponsors”.
Speaking for Robinson’s, Katie Mathieson-Nelson commented, “Nino is an exceptional athlete, a great role model for young people, and a fine ambassador for the Isle of Man. We’re only too happy to support him, and will be cheering him on as he sets his sights on competing in Taiwan. We’re sure that there will be many more medals waiting down the line for Nino”.
Hands up who received a lovely bunch of flowers from Robinson's Fresh Foods with their milk delivery this morning. 0
I am delighted to let you know that we raised the fantastic sum of £15,000 at lunch on Saturday.
I cannot thank you enough for the support you gave us through donating a £30 voucher for the raffle and i am extremely grateful for your generosity.
The funds raised will further boost the efforts of the Manx Breast Cancer Support Group in helping those on the Island in need.
Kind Regards
Yours Sincerely
Sheila x
I’d like to say a massive thank you to you and Robinsons for your kind donations, which helped to raise over £600 for the Pestalozzi charity.
Prizes were a Seafood platter for 4 people & £25 voucher
Stephen Jelly
Head of Fourth Form
King William’s College and The Buchan School
As part of Lloyd's bank fundraising activities they were holding a ‘Big fat Christmas raffle to help raise money for two local mental health charities, ‘Parent 2 Parent’ and ‘Bridge the Gap’, we were happy to help by donating a prize.
Dear Robinsons
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your donation of a prize to the above event.
The event raised over £600.00 which is being split between two local charities ‘Bridge the Gap’ and ‘Parent 2 Parent’ who are very grateful.
Your kindness is really appreciated and your business was acknowledged during the event.
Thank you one again
Nicky Naden, a local artist was performing at the Stanley Hotel, Ramsey, on 29th December. Any money Nicky earnt through her gigs is used for charity work, she has been raising money to go to Kenya next year to help build sand dam’s for rural villages without water.
Dear Sir/Madam
On behalf of Manx Carriage Driving 4 Disabled I would like to thank you very much for donating tangerines for our Charities event on 2nd December 2017 at Ballavartyn Equestrian Centre.
Thanks to Annette for this lovely e-mail, it's always great to hear that these events have gone well. Crossroads Care organised a funday at The Wildlife Park on 31st October - which was a massive success - Well done guys!
Please pass on our thanks to all concerned. Our cook made a delicious vegetable soup with the ingredients you kindly donated, which flew out of the cauldron. We are delighted to say that we raised £1835.32 on the day.
Kind Regards
Annette
Crossroads Care
Thank you to everyone who bought cakes on Saturday 16th September from Team Unicorn at Robinson's Cooil Road. All proceeds are in aid of Hospice. The guys raised £275 on the day and are continuing to raise funds through their Three Peaks Challenge!
Tony and Andrea are selling our veg display at the IOM Food and Drink Festival this year , all donations went to to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham which supports liver patients and their families. A fantastic charity close to their hearts.
We spent the weekend along with some other fantastic Manx producers and suppliers at the #iomfoodfest at the Villa marina. Paul and David were available to chat to customers about the local produce we supply in our stores and to Shoprite stores all over the Island. Matty and his team at Paddy's had the lobster tank, which is always popular with the show's visitors.
The Fishmarket brought along their Catering unit selling Paddy's 'Award winning' Smoked Salmon, lobster salads and chowders.
We were also proud to sponsor the Children's tent along with The IOM Children's Centre - there was bread painting (& eating), Potato man/lady making, colouring, face painting, guess the weight of the veg, chickens and LOT'S of fun to entertain the younger visitors!
Robinson's have been proud to sponsor the Chef of the Year and Student Chef of the Year over the past few years, this year was no exception. Paul from Robinson's on the Terrace helped judge the cook off's on Sunday - Congratulations to Marcus Purcell from Noitre CAFE on seizing the title of Chef of the Year. It was exceptionally close - the judges had a very difficult decision to make! Well done to Sam Kelly from @dinedujour for coming a close second 
😊 we are very proud of both chefs #iomfoodfest
Congratulations also to Marcus Boyd, winner of the Student Chef of the Year Competition 2017! Well done also to Bailey Purcell who came second - an outstanding effort from both chefs 😊
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A fantastic weekend of delicious award winning smoked salmon, lobsters, Robinson's reward's club, our fabulous island' producers, hot dog eating competitions - what more can you ask for this weekend. We hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did!
"Just a quick update to advise that the fund raising charity event was a tremendous success on Saturday. The girl's at the gym put a lot of effort into their three hour workout, and raised a total of £300 which wil go to hospice.
It was with your kindness and generosity that the event was such a success, and your contribution was truly appreciated."
"On behalf of everyone here at Abbotswood we would like to say a big "thank you" for your kind donation for our Summer Fayre this weekend."
"Our thanks once again - it is due to generosity of people like yourself that our Residents will be able to enjoy another full and varied programme of trips and activities in the year ahead."
Delighted to support our staff member and friends with the Relay for Life this year. Janna and Katie along with some close friends and family are walking in memory of Ali Ellis, who passed away this year at only 36 years old, leaving her husband Chris and their two young sons.
Katie will also be joining ThreeFM's team for some walking, Robinson's are proud to support such a community event by donating money, time and cakes for The Big Knicker Gang's cake sale - to date Big Knicker Gang have raised over £2700
Our floristry girls also have a team involved 'Team Asty' - good luck to everyone!
Lovely thank you card received from the children at Marown School
Lovely e-mail from Olga Gray, who took the time to thank us....
I write to thank you for your most kind voucher for the coffee morning I had on Sat 5th August for “Breast Cancer Now Isle of Man” – this helped raise the total for the raffle of £710. The overall total was £2,810.08 and I was delighted. The aim of Breast Cancer Now is that by 2050 no woman or man will lose their lives to this disease, it will become controlled by medication – medication which can only be realised by funding research and I thank you sincerely for helping us in this way.
Kind regards
Olga Gray MBE
“Breast Cancer Now Isle of Man” Volunteer
Manx Charity No. 1200
Robinson's were proud to have provided the waters for the riders and also pack lunches for the marshalls for The Manx 100 held last weekend on the Isle of Man.
Well done to everybody who took part in this tough one day bike event through the hills and rocky terrains of our Island, stunning scenery which hopefully all the bikers got to take in on the day.
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Our Healthy Eating Breakfast Competition Winners announced
Well done everyone who took part! Click here for more details
We are proud to help and support The Isle of Man Foodbank who collect two boxes of fruit from us every week to help towards their fantastic charity.
We were delighted to support the parents and staff at Ashley Hill school with their FAST club providing the childen with fresh fruit platters. The FAST sessions are a relatively new concept on the Island aiming to bring parents, children, teachers and the wider community together, to make sure young children get the support they need to fulfil their potential at school – and in life.
St Mary's School supporting The Family Library
Niamh Murdoch, one of 12 finalists for Miss IOM Community Challenge wrote to us as she was fundraising for 'Age Concern IOM'.
Niamh was producing a 'Songs from the Shows for Age Concern' on July 1st 2017, the entire line up being well known performers from the Gaiety. We helped by donating water for Niamh to sell in the interval.
Staff from the School Nursing Team are looking forward to taking part once again in Healthy Eating Week. This is a national event organised by the British Nutrition Foundation which starts on the 15th June and is a good way of highlighting the importance of good nutrition for school children.
This year the school nursing team are visiting 27 primary schools across the Island during the week to run interactive teaching sessions with the year 6 pupils about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast. The Director of Community Nursing Cath Quilliam stated “This year we have concentrated on the year 6 children as many of them are starting to prepare their own breakfasts and it is essential that they develop the knowledge and skills needed to help them make an informed choice about eating a healthy breakfast”.
It is recommended that children aged 7-10 should have no more than 6 cubes of sugar in one day. A survey conducted by Public Health England demonstrated that many children consume more than 11g of sugar at breakfast time alone, which is the equivalent of 3 cubes of sugar.
Sometimes the advertising of breakfast cereals and bars can be misleading and parents believe they are giving their child a healthy product - however in reality they are actually giving their child a breakfast that is high sugar, fat or salt.
At the end of the session the children should improve their understanding about:
· What makes up a healthy breakfast
· How much you should be eating by investigating portion sizes
· How you can tell if a breakfast is healthy or unhealthy by reading and understanding the food labels.
Sonia Cowin who is a Community Nursery Nurse for the School Nursing Team said “Eating a healthy breakfast containing the main food groups including whole grain cereals (starchy foods), fruit & vegetables, dairy and protein, provides the important nutrients needed to fuel your day. Children sometimes skip breakfast which can increase feelings of hunger later in the day and can have a detrimental effect on concentration, mood and performance at school”.
Local family-run business Robinson’s, is lending The School Nursing Team a hand to help ensure the success of the event. As well as providing demonstration breakfast boxes for school nurses to use in interactive teaching demonstrations, they will be sponsoring materials for use in a ‘Design Your Healthy Breakfast’ competition, which will invite the children to either create a recipe or draw their perfect healthy meal.
Katie Mathieson-Nelson, spokesperson for Robinson’s, comments, “We have been delighted to assist Ann and the team with Healthy Breakfast Week. Supplying fresh, high quality produce to the Island is at the heart of what we do, and we understand the value of good nutrition. We have always welcomed school visits to our main depot at Ballapaddag, and are only too happy to strengthen our community links by supporting the primary schools in this initiative”.
Good Afternoon Tony
Thank you so much for all your help and kindness with the fruit supply for Friday’s Barclays Step challenge!
Here are some photos for you, so you get a feel for the atmosphere and fun had by all!
Thank you – really appreciate all your help!
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What a fantastic day we had with Class 3/4H - the coach arrived at Stuart Allanson's farm in Jurby on a very cold Thursday morning. The children then came back to Douglas after lunch and visited us at Robinson's on Cooil Rd.
Stuart showed us the varieties of vegetables he grew on the Isle of Man and Katherine showed us how the vegetables were seeded and grown in greenhouses until they were ready to be planted in the fields. All the children were well equipped with warm clothes, hats, clothes and of course their wellies. The fields were very muddy which the children loved! Stuart showed the children carrots and parsnips in the ground and showed the machinery he uses to extract the vegetables. We were then all taken to the warehouse where the vegetables are sorted and packed ready for delivery to Robinson's. The visit was finished off with packed lunches in the greenhouse and some freshly baked carrot cake made by Mrs Allanson - recipe on the back of Allanson's Farm carrot bags mmmm!
Some quotes from the children after their visit to the farm ;-
“I loved seeing the seeds going into the soil, it was really interesting.” “It was fascinating seeing the carrots coming out of the ground.”
“I really enjoyed seeing the machines.” “The carrot cake was delicious.” “I loved walking in the mud!”
Later that afternoon the children arrived at Robinson's. Paul met everyone and chatted about Manx grown vegetables, the children were intrigued with some of the more exotic fruit and vegetables too. Angelo from The Fishmarket showed the children the various seafood on the fish counter and of course the lobsters were a hot as usual. Mrs Smoothie then called in to see the children and danced around doing the conga while everyone tucked into a delicious fruit platter :)
Some quotes from the children after visiting us at Robinson's;-
“There was loads of information, it was really interesting." “The lobster was really slimy and it made me jump!”
“I loved trying the pineapple, it was my first time and it tasted yummy.” “I loved dancing with the strawberry.”
Thanks for the visit guys hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
We loved our morning with the year 4 and 5's from Rushen Primary School last Thursday. The children are studying how the weather effects produce which is something that is really important living on the Isle of Man. The weather can both effect the Manx grown crops from our fantastic local suppliers as well as hindering our ability to get products and produce over to our little island -as i 'm sure everyone is aware the boats and planes can get cancelled when we have foggy or windy weather!
The children were really interested in some of the exotic produce, asking lots of question which Aom from our store helped answer. All the children tried some Quince - which they decided tasted a bit like apple. They also called into The Fishmarket and spoke to our fishmonger Sean.
The visit was finished off with some delicious fruit platters before the children went off (in the very cold Manx weather) to take photos on Douglas promenade!
Robinson's were proud to be asked to take part in a new initiative at St Mary's School to help the Island’s children learn more about healthy lifestyles and emotional wellbeing.
The Douglas school has worked with other local businesses, parents, and the Department of Health and Social Care’s to organise a week of events which will include a health fair for children and their families. A ‘Zumbathon’ will serve as the grand finale, with the whole school coming together for a taste of the popular dance-based fitness routine.
Paul from Robinson's set up a small stall with fresh fruit and vegetables and chatted to the children on Tuesday. Mr Chunks was also a bit hit as always!
What a fantastic initiative -which may be rolled out around the school's on the Island.
Click here for Manx TV clip
In September some of you may have noticed we launched our #FeelGoodFriday bouquet - this was run from Robinson's facebook page and involved our facebook fans nominating someone special. Maybe someone who had made a difference to your week/day or simply made you smile or maybe #justbecause
With the #feelgoodfriday being such a success we have decided to run this once a month, we will post a picture of our lucky people receiving their bouquets on this page and our facebook page (with their consent of course - some of you can be shy)
September 2016 - Diane Taylor receiving her #feelgoodfriday bouquet - this special lady received numerous nominations
October 2016 - The lovely Janet with her beautiful bouquet, nominated by her daughter #justbecause
To nominate someone special to receive a beautiful bouquet click here
‘Fork to Fork’, a hands-on educational programme created by The Children’s Centre’s Community Farm, has received a boost from one of the Isle of Man’s oldest businesses.
Robinsons, the well-known food services wholesaler and retailer, has announced its sponsorship of the Community Farm scheme.
‘Fork to Fork’, launched in 2012, is a primary school food education programmed aimed at Year 4 classes. During sessions spaced out over the academic year, the farm team visits the Island’s schools, and in turn, classes visit the farm, which is situated on the Old Castletown Road near.
The aim of the programme, which links with the school curriculum, is to develop awareness and understanding in young people of our environment and ecosystem; animal husbandry; and food provenance and production.
The farm, which is run on a naturally sustainable land management system, currently has polytunnels, vegetable and herb gardens, and animals including pigs, donkeys, chickens and rabbits. Through a mixture of talks, games, and practical activities – such as planting seedlings, and harvesting vegetables – the children have an opportunity to learn, discover and engage with their environment in a fun, relaxed way.
Robinsons, whose backing of ‘Fork to Fork’ forms part of its 130th Anniversary celebrations, has always believed firmly in supporting local farmers from an economic and community standpoint; the company also recently helped Isle of Man Young Farmers to appeal for new members.
Janna Williamson explains, “We believe that understanding where your food comes from is vitally important for young people. The work undertaken by the Community Farm is really valuable, and we’re delighted to be able to provide assistance. We were already helping by donating our vegetable waste for the pigs, but now we’ve made a larger commitment!”
Lee Brooks, Community Farm Manager, says, “Our Fork to Fork project fosters in children a connection to their natural environment, and an understanding of the way we depend on the land, on animals and on growers and produces, for our food. At the same time, they learn a wide variety of skills and have great fun. We’re immensely thankful to Robinsons for their support, as it enables the farm, and this project, to go from strength to strength”.
Great visit this morning from Tony Fallon and some of the pupils from Castle Rushen High School. Their visit was part of their 'Food's from around the World' project, each pupil had £10 to spend in store.
Tony with Robinson's Super Star - David!
Schools on the Isle of Man can take part in a new healthy-eating initiative thanks to health-conscious pupils from Onchan School and local fruit and vegetable retailers, Robinson’s.
‘Fruit for Schools’ is a new initiative to provide fruit snacks to pupils through the creation of healthy tuck shops. It was the School Council members from Onchan School who came up with the idea to provide a healthy tuck shop during break times. The project became reality when the group contacted Robinson’s to see if they could help by providing fresh fruit for the tuck shop.
“The children were really knowledgeable and were keen to tell me how it was good for the school to be able to offer healthy snacks at break times rather than having to bring one from home everyday,” said Katie Mathieson-Nelson from Robinson’s. “The school already had a policy of providing only healthy snacks so the children were aware of the health benefits of eating fruit and veg but it’s great that they want to take it further by offering a healthy tuck shop.”
The tuck shop is run on three mornings each week and is managed by year 5 and 6 children, with help from younger pupils; the group are responsible for the process from beginning to end.
Caley Corkill, the teacher responsible for overseeing Onchan School Council, said: “I am extremely proud of the children. They have been leading this initiative from the outset, coming up with the idea and carrying out the project. There is a huge amount of learning to be gained; as the children are responsible for the day to day running and advertising of the tuck shop. The project offers many learning outcomes for the children and can raise money for school funds.”
Katie and Paul Caisley from Robinson’s visited the school and to the delight of the pupils they were joined by their fruit mascots. Following the success of the project at Onchan School, they would like to see other schools on the Isle of Man become involved with the ‘Fruit for Schools’ initiative.
Katie said: “We were so thrilled to be part of Onchan School’s healthy tuck shop idea that we decided to launch ‘Fruit for Schools’ as part of our 130th anniversary celebrations. It’s such a fabulous way to promote healthy eating. It’s also a great opportunity for any school to become involved and we now hope to give other schools the chance to set up their own fruit stall or tuck shop.”
Schools who are interested in taking part in ‘Fruit for Schools’ from September 2016 should contact Katie by email at katieh@robinsons.im
We were really interested when Clare e-mailed us regarding the 'Celebration of skipping' within the Island's Primary schools, getting the children active and having fun! We were more than happy to sponsor this and provide all the children with fruit and water for this fun, healthy event.
The Celebration of Skipping was held was held in the hall at Rushen Primary school on Friday 25th June 2016, with about 80 children from different schools on the Isle of Man taking part.
Mrs Smoothie and Mr Chunks arrived just in time for Hoop-a-cise with Paula so joined in where they could. The children then did a demostration of long rope skipping with lot's of clever skills including face to face, 360 degree turns and at one point I think we had about 8 children skipping at once! Mrs Smoothie had a skip with the children but couldn't quite master jumping in, I think she was a little too big for the rope!!
Paul stayed for the presentation and met all the children on this fantastic afternoon and we received a lovely card made by the children - thank you so much!
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It was a beautiful afternoon when we were invited to visit the children at Schoil yn Jubillee Infant School - the teachers ran a short clip on the Robinson's business and Mr Chunks & Mrs Smoothie had their photo's taken with all the classes.
What a fantastic trip to visit the children at The Salvation Army's Ark Nursery in Douglas this lunchtime. Paul arrived with Mr Chunks and Mrs Smoothie, the children were very excited and so well behaved.
Paul showed the children kiwi's, oranges, melons, grapes, pawpaw, passion fruit, ugli fruit to guess what colours the fruits were inside, he then cut the products up and let the children see and smell them. All the children tried grapes, cantaline melon, honeydew melon, pineapple and oranges - thank you for inviting us, we will see you again in June!
Paul was delighted to be invited along to Ballasalla Primary School's Woodland Class. Paul brought along different varieties fruits and vegetables from around the World. Paul discussed the health benefits of eating a wide variety of fruit, the colours of the fruits and the 5 a day motto. He even brought an Ugli fruit for the children to see!
The children used some of the fruit to draw in their art lessons too!
We were delighted to welcome Ashley Hill's Year 1 classes to Onchan Shoprite yesterday afternoon. Paul had a display of locally produced foods; he talked about Ramsey Bakery, Isle of Man Creameries, Moore's Kippers, Paddy's Hooked on Fish, Staarvey Farm, Allanson's Farm, Gelling's eggs, Noa Bakehouse, Laxey Glen Flour Mills and Manx Meats.
We were very excited to be involved in the Manx Youth Games Opening Ceremony on Saturday 7th May 2016 at the National Sports Centre. The children marched onto the NSC running track in their groups and all did a fantastic warm up with the lovely dance ladies, Oden (The new Mascot designed by Grace from St mary's School) and Mr Chuinks and Mrs Smoothie. Despite the wet weather everyone enjoyed themselves and had a smile on their faces!
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A massive well done to everyone who took part in the Lisa Lowe Walk in aid of Manx Cancer Help. Robinson's were proud to support such a fantastic local event supplying the water and fruit for those who took part.
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Robinson's Fresh Foods were proud sponsors of the Sports Relief Challenge on Douglas Promenade this Sunday (20th March 2016). Mrs Smoothie & Mr Chunks were joining in the fantastic warm up run by Warehouse Fitness and meeting the competitors. Well done to everyone who took part in all three races!
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Paul visited Ballacottier School and the children in the Rainbow room last year, so we were over the moon when Mr Jolly contacted us to arrange a visit to Robinson's.
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The children arrived full of smiles and listened to Paul talking about the exotic fruits, they were guessing the colour of the flesh of paw paws, mangos.
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Oham, from our shop at Cooil Road, showed the children a Wintermelon, it was huge! We cut the melon so the children could have a look and Oham explained that the melon would be used in stews and cooking
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. Paul and Oham also showed the children some of the exotic vegetables which can be used in Indian, Thai and Chinese cooking.
Mrs Smoothie and Mr Chunks popped in to say hello to the children, there was lot's of 'High 5's' and even had a little dance.
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Sean from Paddy's Hooked on fish talked to the children about the lobsters and the fresh fish display - there were lots of questions. Some of the children were brave and touched the lobsters - even Mr Jolly held one!.
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Paul and Katie from Robinson's were honoured to have been invited to Willaston Primary School's Smoothie Bar this afternoon! Smoothies made by the staff and pupils using their own recipes. Delicious fresh fruit smoothies and fruit kebabs were on sale at the children's stands and parents were invited in to the classroom to try them all :)
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Paul, Mr Chunks and Mrs Smoothie were very excited for Willaston school visit to us at Cooil Road today. Mrs Smoothie and Mr Chunks were waiting in the sunshine at the gates for the children's arrival on the bus.
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Paul showed the children some of the more unusual and exotic fruits, they talked about the warmer parts of the World these fruits were grown. The children discussed the fruits they liked and wanted to add to their smoothies when they start their smoothie shop in school in a couple of weeks.
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Paddy's Hooked on Fish lobster tank was a great talking point too, Sean from Paddy's showed the children the lobsters and some of them stroked or even held them!!
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Finally the children tried some pineapples, melons & grapes before heading off on the bus back to school.
Thank you to Willaston school children for their fantastic behaviour & lovely manners, we enjoyed having you visiting us
Paul had a fabulous morning with children from Cronk Y Berry School yesterday helping the children in the SPACE Centre.
Paul talked about healthy eating & about different fruit and vegetables available whilst encouraging the children to try new foods. The children wanted to set up their own 'Robinsons' Shop which they can discover fruit & vegetables & interact in the class. Paul gave the class a range of vegetables which they are going to use to make soup today.
Please contact us directly if your class would like a visit from Paul or to visit us at Robinsons, Cooil Road.
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