Mayor acknowledges local businesses' COVID-19 support

Thu, 10 Sep 2020

Support provided by three local organisations to key Council workers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic has been acknowledged by the Mayor of Douglas.

Jonathan Joughin JP held a reception at Douglas Town Hall to extended his thanks on behalf of the Council to Debbie and Maurice Kelly of Motaworld, John McCallum of Highway Access Cleaning Services and Ian Cooil and Kerry Macduffie of Manx Blind Welfare.

Auto parts supplier Motaworld donated fast-acting in-cab diffuser sanitisers and bottles of sanitiser for frontline crews to use in the Council’s waste collection vehicle fleet/

John McCallum, of High Access Window Cleaning Services had voluntarily cleaned public lighting columns and deep-cleaned street furniture, in particular bus shelters, in the IM2 area of Douglas free of charge, while local charity Manx Blind Welfare prepared bacon baps from their own kitchens then distributed them to key Council operatives and also baked cakes which were delivered to residents in the Council sheltered accommodation at Ballanard Court and Hazel Court.

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