Tynwald Day petitions won't be submitted in person

Changes to annual ceremony due to social distancing guidelines

Tynwald Day petitions won't be submitted in person this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The President of Tynwald has confirmed the ceremony will go ahead on Monday 6 July in St John's, but with changes to the usual format.

To comply with social distancing guidelines, petitioners will have to hand in their documents in advance, with further details to be released in due course.

Acts will still be promulgated in English and Manx during the ceremony, while the Coroners will take their oaths and the Lieutenant Governor will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial.