Seconded to the parish of Tililngdon, the Reverend Dolores has been presented with a challenge.

She’s living in an antiquated house and she’s cold. Furthermore, her new Bishop, Bishop Alice does not approve of ‘showgirls in dog collars.’

Determined to prove the Bishop wrong, she sets about warming her house – who cares if it smells of horse! There is the crochet club, jumble sale, and soup run to organise. And this year, the church bells will ring, no matter what threats are made. Even more so, the newly formed choir will spread a little joy this Christmas, even though they can’t sing – yet! And with a little help from Phil, her bassist, this year could be full of magic.

However, she has a fight on her hands as the townies out in Knob Hill – she must stop calling it that, are trying to stop her from ringing her bells. When Krystal with a K decides to do some volunteer work, Dolores sets out to see just how committed she really is.

Up to her ears in granny squares and squawking choristers, Dolores is revving up for Christmas, yet a deeper darker secret is beginning to emerge!

A secret that could blow the whole parish apart and put Dolores in danger.

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Zaandam Docks in Funchal Harbour For First Time

By Samantha Gannon on 18th October 2022 9:43 pm

The first stopover of Holland America Line’s ‘Zaandam’ was marked on board today, with the usual welcome ceremony between the ship’s commander and a group of port community entities, including the chairman of the Board of Directors of APRAM, S.A.

The liner set sail with 1,077 passengers and 584 crew members on the 10th of October from Fort Lauderdale, and after departing from Funchal will sail to Lanzarote, Agadir, Casablanca, Tunis, Crete, Suez Canal, Egypt, Jordan, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique, before docking at its final destination, South Africa, on the 23rd of November.

The ship was built and entered service in 2000, and its last re-fit was in 2018.

Samantha Gannon

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