The Sark Branch of the Royal British Legion took part in a parade in St Peter Port recently to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry Homecoming and First World War Victory Parade. John Hunt carried the Sark Standard and Seigneur Christopher Beaumont accompanied the Bailiff of Guernsey and Tony Ventress and Reg Guille also took part. All of them were representing the 68 Men of Sark…
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The summer issue of Sark Life is out now with features on Trevor Kendall’s new book on Point Robert Lighthouse, fifty years of the Isle of Sark Shipping Company, how to explore one of Sark’s amazing sea caves and a glimpse into the island’s Victorian past. We look ahead to the Creative Sark Fortnight and Opera Sark as well as the theatrical events to come from the fabulous Oddsocks theatre…
Yesterday was judging day in the annual scarecrow competition and this year’s theme is fifty years of Sark Shipping, to celebrate the company’s birthday this June. There are mermaids and drunken sailors, a pirate, all sorts of ships and even a re-creation of Maseline Harbour. Yan Milner and Stacey Upson from Sark Shipping judged the entries and declared Debbie Smith and Natalie La Galloudec the winners for their fabulous glittery…
Jimmy’s Carting, Sark’s leading carting and freight company. From luggage pick up up and deliveries to home removals and storage, Jimmy’s Carting covers it all. As well as carting facilities, Jimmy’s also offers a wide range of garden and home services, from mowing to painting and much more. Get in touch today on 07781 410855 to see how we can help you. For more information please visit our website: www.jimmyscartingsark.com
The seabird breeding season is in full swing here on Sark, which means that our puffins have returned from their life far out at sea to breed on L’Etac, an islet off Little Sark. The birds rear a single chick, called a puffling, in a burrow and by now one or other of the parents will be keeping the egg warm until it hatches in June. The best way to…
Come and stay at the second most exclusive address on Sark. Neighbouring La Seigneurie, the home of the Seigneurs of Sark since 1730, La Moinierie Hotel encompasses all that is unique about our very special island. As Sark’s sole resident’s only hotel our beautiful grounds are here for the enjoyment of you and your fellow guests. A secret short cut via La Moinierie bank of La Seigneurie ponds leads you…
Bookings are now being taken for the exciting workshops in Sark’s first ever arts and crafts festival, Creative Sark. You can try your hand at all sorts of skills with local artisans from stage sword fighting and bee-keeping to watercolour painting and weaving. Visiting creatives are offering an enticing variety of textile workshops and there are also tasty cookery classes as well as yoga, massage and gong bathing sessions. Many…
The seabird breeding season is in full swing here on Sark and this year seems to be particularly good for guillemots. These beautiful chocolate-brown and white birds belong to the auk family, along with puffins and razorbills that also breed here. Over the last three years they have established a new colony on rocks off the east coast as well as their main breeding site on Les Autelets on the…
Maison Rouge, the self-built family home of host musician Peter Gabriel Byrne offering you a warm welcome to luxury, room only accommodation. It is situated on a quiet lane adjacent to La Seigneurie woodland, open fields and a short walk to Port du Moulin beach. There is a selection of cafes restaurants serving breakfast lunches and evening meals ranging between two and a ten minute walk minutes walk from…
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