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Manx mum goes 'viral' with cost-cutting mangle

Jenny Bean saves hundreds on her energy bills

A Manx resident’s cost-cutting tips have sparked media attention from national newspapers in the UK and Ireland.

When Jenny Bean needed a way to wash her clothes whilst renovating her cottage - she turned the clocks back several decades.

Jenny, who lives in the south of the Island, started using a copper posser and a mangle to wash her clothes.

She told Manx Radio the old-fashioned technique has saved her £350 and helped her go 'viral':

 

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