A new sports organisation supporting local competitors has secured new ties to aid its cause.
Sporting Club Isle of Man has named popular Manx charity, Beach Buddies, as it's first community partner whilst specialist sportswear company Hope and Glory will provide 'EcoKits' for the club.
Chair of Sporting Club IOM, Tony Keating, says the new partnerships represent a big step forward in terms of identity.
Meanwhile, Founder of Beach Buddies, Bill Dale, is wishing them well in, what he says, 'promises to be an exciting new chapter in sport for the Isle of Man'.