RNLI legacy celebrated during Tower of Refuge walk

About 3,000 people joined a guided walk out to the Tower of Refuge in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on Thursday.

Douglas city centre manager Oliver Cheshire said there was a "great attendance" for the event honouring the organisation, which has its roots in the island's capital.

The landmark on Conister Rock in Douglas Bay, which can only be reached on foot during very low tidal conditions, was the idea of RNLI founder Sir William Hillary, who wanted a refuge for sailors on ships caught on the rock.

At a ceremony after the walk, which was held close to a statue honouring Sir William on Douglas Head, Mayor Natalie Byron-Teare said it was "amazing" his legacy was "still with us today".