Manx National Heritage launches a series of events called ’Lunchtime Listens’ tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Grove Museum in Ramsey.

MNH describes it as an ’immersive experience’ for small audiences who ’sit and enjoy hearing people recall their childhood, family and memories of living and working in the Isle of Man as far back as a century ago’.

On Wednesday, Janet Gibb, who died in 1974, will be heard by visitors from the dining room of her home, The Grove.

The sound of which will be taken from an interview she did in 1973 with the Manx Museum about her life and family.

Jude Dicken, who is collections information manager at MNH and part of the ’Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’ team, will host the lunchtime listen.

She said: ’The sound recordings, all from the Manx National Heritage Library and Archives, have recently been digitised for free by National Museums Northern Ireland which is a regional hub for ’Unlocking Our Sound Heritage’, a UK-wide project led and funded by the British Library.

’The team at Manx National Heritage has been working for the past year with the amazing help of its online Listening Volunteers to listen and describe the content of each sound recording.

’We are immensely grateful to each of the volunteers and are delighted to be able to begin showcasing the results of this unique work.’

The second lunchtime listen will take place at Rushen Abbey on Tuesday, October 12 where a jam factory was once in operation.

This will be followed with another event on Wednesday, October 20 at Cregneash about farming.

Finally, on Wednesday, November 17 stories about fishing will take place at the House of Manannan.

l Lunchtime Listen tickets cost £10, including refreshments, with tickets available online at the MHN website.