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Island Influencer Howard Parkin

Astronomer, teacher and director of the Manx Retirement Association, Howard Parkin, Island Influencer

21/10/2020 Posted by Sharon Sutton Podcast

Welcome to today’s episode of Island Influencers, my guest this week is Howard Parkin, astronomer, teacher and director of the Manx Retirement Association.

Howard has been an astronomer most of his life, inspired by the “Space race” back in the 60s, he has been an avid astronomer and space enthusiast ever since. For many years Howard has been giving talks and lectures on the subject in the Isle of Man, the UK and abroad.

The Manx Retirement Association was formed in 1998; it is a volunteer charitable organisation that has grown steadily. Howard and the team aim to provide a comprehensive range of social and cultural activities for the benefit and enjoyment of retired residents (couples and singles) on the Isle of Man.

Howard shares many fascinating stories with Sharon, including how we literally took the Isle of Man into space.

Here’s this week’s conversation with Howard Parkin​ in episode 30 of Island Influencers.

Useful Links

Connect with Howard on LinkedIn or Facebook.

Visit the Manx Retirement Association.

Visit the International Dark Sky Association.

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About Sharon Sutton

Having founded Thornton in 2000, Sharon became the island’s first Chartered Financial Planner in 2009 and was UK President of the Personal Finance Society for the year 2017/18 having been first elected to the board in 2012. She was awarded the Chartered Insurance Institute's Award 'Building Public Trust in Life and Pensions in 2019 for her work in leading the PFS Financial Planners Practitioner panel (2017 to 2020).

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