Almost £75,000 granted in Year of Our Island

45 applicants received support for projects and events

Almost £75,000 was granted for projects over the 2018 Year of Our Island initiative.

Throughout the year, the political board received 92 applications - with 45 given funding approval.

A maximum figure of £6,000 was available per application.

In total more than £400,000 was sought by applicants - but fewer than half were successful.

The numbers have been revealed in a written answer to Tynwald, by the Policy and Reform Minister Chris Thomas.

He says there are many factors considered with each application: