Watson and Craine deliver addresses
The annual Illiam Dhone commemoration took place in wet and windy conditions at Hango Hill this afternoon.
In a break from tradition two addresses were delivered in English, with both having an environmental theme.
First to speak was Devon Watson of the Climate Change Coalition:
He was followed by the author of the Isle of Man Population Atlas, Paul Craine:
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