A new season of Rushen Heritage Trust talks at the Erin Arts Centre will start next Monday, December 7, at 7.30pm (door open 7pm) with Charles Guard’s ’Filming the Isle of Man’.

Over the last 40 years, Mr Guard has made videos about the history and culture of the Isle of Man.

In this illustrated talk, Mr Guard recalls some of the more amusing events that have occurred and gives an insight into the ’problems and pitfalls’ of the filming process.

Tickets cost £5, or £4 for Friends of RHT, and are available from Erin News, Bridge Bookshop, and Erin Arts Centre (all Port Erin) and Calvert Newsagents in Port St Mary.

The programme of talks for the rest of the for the rest of the season is:

Monday, January 11: Allison Fox, curator of archaeology at MNH - ’Around the South in 30 Objects’

Monday, March 8: Alison Jones, trustee and lead researcher at Knockaloe Centre for Word War 1 Internment - ’Life at Knockaloe told through five artefacts

Monday, April 12: Peter Kelly, historian - ’A Postcard Tour of the Isle of Man’

Monday, May 10: Pamela Crowe, RHT internment team - ’Mistaken Identities’

RHT are offering a discount to anyone who would like to book tickets to all six talks - £25, or £20 to Friends of RHT.

Those interested can email RHT coordinator John Quirk at [email protected] or call 464634 before Charles Guard’s talk on December 7.

RHT chair Doreen Moule said: ’John has compiled a programme of entertaining speakers covering a wide range of topics and I am sure this season will be as well supported as the last one, which had to end early because of Covid-19.

’However, we are delighted that the talk that had to be cancelled, by Peter Kelly, has been rescheduled for April as part of the new season.

’Unfortunately, we have just learned that the speaker we had lined up for February has had to withdraw, but we should have details of the new speaker soon.’