The Miss Sark Visitor Princess prize was awarded jointly to Kiara Cleal (10) and Noah Abrahams (4), both from Guernsey. Miss Sark Princess is Robin Scott (9), wearing blue, who is also the daughter of the shepherd whose sheep were racing. Also pictured – PJ and ‘Dodgy’ Dave Cocksedge running the tote.

Dr Richard Axton, a Sark resident, who was awarded an  MBE in the Queens Birthday Horner’s list for ‘Services to Heritage and the Environment in Sark, receives his  MBE from the Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey. Congratulations Richard from Sark

Faster Ferry Times to Sark The Isle of Sark Shipping Company’s new ferry, the Corsaire de Sercq, came into service today and will be doing the crossing from Guernsey in just 35 minutes, a quarter of an hour faster than the older vessels. To celebrate it’s arrival Sark’s school children were taken for a ride along the coast yesterday and then residents were invited on board for a round the…

Sark resident Dr Richard Axton has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday honours list for his services to Sark’s heritage and environment. Richard first came to the island in 1980 with his late wife Marine to work on the Seigneurie archive during holidays from his position as Fellow at Christ’s College, Cambridge. The work continued for 20 years during which time the couple decided to move to Sark…