Her Worship the Mayor of Douglas, Councillor Debbie Pitts JP, is busy making a set of hand-painted ‘nativity rocks’ characters which, starting on Thursday November 23 - the day when she will be switching on the Christmas lights in the evening - she will be hiding at well-known locations around Douglas operated by Douglas Borough Council. She is inviting children to seek out the rocks - nine in all - and return them to Douglas Town Centre Management’s office at 13 Church Street, where they will be rewarded with a selection box and a donation of £50 to the Manx charity of their choice sponsored by the mayoral charity appeal fund.

The Mayor with Julia Minay and some young hopefuls who will be looking for the cache of rocks

Once all the stones ‘rock up’ at 13 Church Street Her Worship, who said she was inspired by the Isle of Man Rocks initiative and was helped by Julia Minay to decorate the rocks,

plans to create a nativity scene with them to display in the Mayor’s parlour.

For more information visit Douglas Town Centre Management online and on Facebook.