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‘All I want for Christmas’ at St Helena Penal Establishment.

What did Christmas and New Year Celebrations look like on a prison island? Roast beef and Plum Pudding were a feature of even St Helena Penal Establishment’s Christmas celebrations . Continue reading ‘All I want for Christmas’ at St Helena Penal Establishment.

Belinda DalyDecember 27, 2020January 1, 2021Leave a comment

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