The island’s very first Bake Off was held at the weekend with 24 delicious desserts, pies and puddings in the running for the title of Sark’s Star Baker. The event was held in the marquee at the Seigneurie. This event was organised by the Carnival Committee in aid of the Professor Saint Fund. During the evening a cheque for £29,639 was presented by Mia, Miss Sark Princess, to Dr John…
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The northern tip of the island has been alive to the sound of music this weekend as hundreds of visitors and residents joined in the third Sark Roots Festival. The event had all sorts of arts, crafts and musical skills to try including belly dancing, drumming and weaving as well as workshops in yoga, healing and meditation. There were over a dozen bands performing throughout the weekend and plenty of…
Music lovers enjoyed some world-class performances here on Sark recently when the Opera Sark Company returned for their third season. Baritone Mark Llewellyn Evans led the event with Sopranos Jassy Husk and Victoria Joyce, Mezzo-soprano Joanne Thomas and Tenor Christopher Diffey. Musical director Liz Rowe accompanied them on the piano. The company performed at the Island Hall as well at Stocks and La Sablonnerie Hotels and finished with a musical…
A new event took place in Creux Harbour at the weekend, a boat race with a difference. Ten teams had all day on Saturday to build their boat from scratch, with the addition of just a 15 horse power engine to provide propulsion. There were a variety of vessels constructed from a double-hulled racer painted black and red to a concoction of barrels with a couple of seats and a…
The annual Service of Thanksgiving for the Sea was held in Creux Harbour on Sunday, a multi-faith ceremony to bless the sea and all those who work and travel on it. There were readings by the Dean of Guernsey, Reverend Karen Le Mouton, Sir Ian Corder and Kathy Dewe and prayers were led by David Neale. The Guernsey Salvation Army band provided musical accompaniment to the hymns. The Flying Christine…
The island’s annual dog and pet show took place at the weekend with classes including best handler, dog with the waggiest tail and pet in best condition. There was also a dog agility class with hoops the leap through and obstacles to jump. The competitions were judged by Chris Bishop from Isabelle Vets in Guernsey who also sponsored the rosettes. Pictures by Sue Daly Martin & Katrina with prize winners…
Robin Scagell, President for the Popular Society of Astronomy, and Professor Ian Morison from Jodrell Bank are here on Sark to watch the Perseid meteor shower. The event happens for a few days every year when the earth moves through debris trail of the Swift-Tuttle comet but this year it coincides with a new moon that sets before midnight allowing a particularly good view of the night sky. The shower…
Rob Pilsworth and Jeremy La Trobe-Bateman have just presented a second cheque to the Professor Saint Fund for £500, thanks to sales of the La Trobe Guide to the Coast, Caves and Bays of Sark. The little book was first published in 1914 and, a hundred years later in 2014, Rob and Jeremy decided to create a centenary edition after it had been out of print for almost twenty years….
A group of German and British soldiers from the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps were on Sark recently to explore the island and learn about Operation Basalt, the Commando raid that took place during the Occupation. The group were met by Reg Guille and Julie Mann representing the Sark Branch of the Royal British Legion and were then taken to the Hog’s Back, the headland on the south-east coast where a…
Passengers waiting on the quay in Maseline Harbour for the six o’clock sailing to Guernsey on Saturday had a surprise when the Sark Belle arrived flying the skull and crossbones and her decks awash with pirates, shipmates and the odd mermaid or two. Even more bizarre was the bingo caller! This was a new event for Sark, Pirate Bingo on the Belle, and very popular it proved too. Helen and…
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