A new vicar has been appointed for the Isles of Scilly.
Church of England officials have announced the appointment of the Reverend Guy Scott, from the parishes of Mullion, Cury and Gullwalloe in Cornwall.
Born in Dublin and raised in Hertfordshire, Rev Scott, 45, was a farmer for ten years before disillusionment caused him to leave the industry.
He then worked in plastics before becoming verger at Canterbury Cathedral, where he was asked by the then Bishop to work as his private chauffeur. After driving around Canterbury for eight years, he finally began training for the priesthood in 1997 and was ordained in 2001.
Rev Scott, who was curate in a parish in Northampton before moving to Cornwall, has a wife and two young daughters.
The appointment is good news for the Islands, where concern was mounting that a replacement be found for Rev Julian Ould, who moved to Devon at the beginning of this year.
Tresco’s Canon Donald Marr and wife Margaret will continue to look after the six Anglican congregations on the Islands until Rev Scott takes up his new post in January.