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Faroe Islands visit is part of Atlantic Ocean cruise 150 150 mhamer

Faroe Islands visit is part of Atlantic Ocean cruise

Jimmy Cricket outside the Aarstova restaurant on the Faroe Islands

Tórshavn Cathedral on the Faroe IslandsJimmy Cricket visited a turf-roofed restaurant and an 18th-century cathedral when he visited the Faroe Islands recently.

The famous entertainer, 71, had the chance to visit the group of islands, which are in the Atlantic Ocean, north west of Scotland.

The islands are a self-governing island territory of Denmark and have a population of nearly 50,000.

Jimmy visited the capital city of Tórshavn, which is on Streymoy Island. Tórshavn was founded in the 10th century and named after Thor, the god of thunder and lightning in Norse mythology. It is the political centre of the Faroes.

Among the places comedian Jimmy visited was a grass-roofed restaurant (top) – apparently, sheep are used to cut the grass when it grows! – and the city’s cathedral (above right).

The visit to Tórshavn was a port of call during a special Irish-themed cruise off the north coast of Scotland on the Magellan – a ship belonging to Cruise and Maritime Voyages – on which Jimmy was performing.

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Cruising and performing on board the Magellan

Jimmy CricketEntertainer Jimmy Cricket spent a week in July performing on a special Irish-themed cruise on the Magellan – a ship belonging to Cruise and Maritime Voyages.

This short one-week cruise journeys up to the Faroe Islands and across to the Scottish Highlands.

Jimmy said: “It was a cruise around the Scottish islands. Starting at Liverpool, we covered the Shetlands, Orkney and then the Faroe Islands, taking in Dundee and Greenock! Played in the magnificent theatre cabaret with its fabulous sound and lighting!”

And there’s more… 150 150 mhamer

And there’s more…

Jimmy Cricket with William McLean Kerr, who was the designer of the title sequence for the first series of And There's More

Jimmy Cricket was reminded of an old television colleague via this photograph posted on Facebook, the social media website.

It was taken during filming for comedian Jimmy’s TV series called And There’s More that was broadcast on ITV during the mid-1980s.

In the photo with the famous entertainer is William McLean Kerr, who was the designer of the title sequence for the first series. It was he who sent Jimmy this photo through Facebook.

William stopped working in television not long after the picture was taken. He decided to go and paint for a living, and now has a studio in Troon, Scotland. William paints oil paintings, landscapes, seascapes, fine art prints and drawings.

Jimmy said: “I was thrilled William got in contact after all these years and the photo was certainly a nice piece of nostalgia for me.”