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MANNIFEST SITE: Newly-wed sculpture team Darren and Stephanie pictured with Mananan, which is now in place ahead of next weekends Mannifest festival. PHOTO: Mike Proudfoot MP120717 (11).
IF you are driving through Union Mills in the next week or so you may see a familiar face.
The giant statue of Manannan, created and resurrected every year by newly-wed sculptors Darren Jackson and Stephanie Quayle Jackson is now back on the Mannifest site at Glenlough Farm.
The annual family festival, which features live music from both island and visiting talents, returns next weekend (August 3-5).
Stephanie, whose family owns the farm, said the statue which boasts a new hair do and canvas cloak, is now taller than ever.
‘We wanted Manannan to look like he is actually made of the Isle of Man,’ she said, ‘as if he would materialise from his surroundings before disappearing just as quickly - hence all the natural materials. While building him again we’ve found a bird’s nest inside. It’s nice the birds have taken a liking to him too!’
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Weather for Isle of Man
Thursday 23 May 2013
Today
Light showers
Temperature: 6 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 35 mph
Wind direction: North west
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Sunny
Temperature: 7 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
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