A field near the Coupée has been dedicated to wildlife this year, specifically pollinating insects. The four-acre field, which is opposite the carriage park, belongs to the Magell and Woolford families who have sewn it with a specially blended mixture of seeds to provide pollen and nectar for a wide range of insect species including butterflies and bumblebees. The crop contains trefoils, clovers, phacelia and borage. Picnic tables and log…

The Société Sercquaise has just published a colourful new guide to the Gouliot Caves and Headland, Sark’s Ramsar site. The guide was written and illustrated by Sue Daly and explains what the Ramsar designation means as well as featuring some of the wildlife to be seen in the area. There are sections on wildflowers, birds and butterflies living on the headland as well as the wealth of fascinating marine life…

The third Sark Triathlon took place this weekend with over fifty athletes competing in the event organised by the Guernsey Triathlon Club. The race began with a 200 metre swim in the chilly waters of Creux Harbour before the competitors swapped their wetsuits for running gear for the 5.5 mile run along Sark’s south coast to the Coupée, out to the Little Sark and then north to the Island Hall….

Gone Sailing Visitors and locals braved the drizzle on Good Friday to watch their children sail boats on the Beauregard Pond. There was a colourful collection of vessels from homemade rafts and sailing boats to radio controlled ships. As usual the children revelled in the chance to wade around pond, most of them up their waists in the chilly water. Fortunately there was plenty of hot chocolate and hot cross…

The Island Hall was transformed last weekend when Sark Theatre Group delighted the audiences with their pantomime, Rapunzel. The show was full of songs, dancing and slapstick performed by a colourful cast of characters including a glittery pink dame, a wicked witch and a handsome prince. In the Sark version, which was written by members of the group, the girl locked in the tower hidden deep in Dixcart Wood was…