The very best of Sark’s gardening, creative and domestic skills were on display this week at the Grand Autumn Show, the largest of two of the island’s annual flower and produce extravaganzas. There were 134 classes including those for preserves, baking, dairy produce and flower arranging as well as seasonal fruit, vegetables and agricultural crops. Entries were up by over a hundred on last year, an indication perhaps of the…
Monthly Archives: August 2014
The Island Hall was packed on Saturday night for Sark Theatre Group’s murder mystery play, Dig in for Murder, which was directed by Emma Fawson. The action was set the evening before the annual summer fete where tensions were rising over preparations for the plant stall. Newcomer to the village Tricia, played by Sarah Andrews, is desperate to fit on but locals Dora, Kitty and Marina, played by Sarah Cottle,…
Peter Guille had a strange surprise when he was out fishing this week off the Blanchard Reef when he noticed a live seahorse in the mouth of a pollack he caught. He removed the seahorse and put it back in the sea but when he gutted the less fortunate pollack he found that its stomach was full of young seahorses and a few of them were still alive. He put…
Sark Theatre Group have a new offering this Saturday with a murder mystery play. The action takes place on the patio of Fenton Manor the night before the fete. Tensions rise as final preparations for tomorrow’s events become fractious and old enmities come to the surface. The result is a gruesome murder in the garden shed and everyone, including the vicar, is suspect. The evil deed is done at the…
The compact, rugged beauty of Sark has been gaining more attention over recent years, thanks in part to the ‘dark skies’ status the island now enjoys, meaning it’s one of the best places in the world to view the night sky thanks to a very low level of light pollution. Sark is the first island in the world to have received this status. However, there’s an abundance of things to see…
The annual all-faith sea service was held at Creux Harbour this Sunday with over a hundred residents and visitors joining the congregation. The St Peter Port lifeboat Spirit of Guernsey and the Flying Christine ambulance boat also attended tying up alongside in the harbour. Musical accompaniment was provided by Guernsey’s Salvation Army Band who were brought to Sark aboard the Brecqhou Lass. The service was opened with a welcoming address…
It’s been a good year so far for butterflies and the most common ones on the wing at the moment are the Holly Blues. These small butterflies love Heather and with both Bell and Ling Heather in flower at the moment on the cliffs and L’Eperquerie Common there are plenty of these gorgeous, shimmering butterflies to spot. Bumblebees are also attracted to Heather so if you sit quietly next to…
After weeks of almost endless sunshine the weather very nearly cancelled Sark’s annual Horse, Dog and Pet Show after the island was hit by gale force winds and heavy rain from the tail end of hurricane Bertha. However, the start was delayed for half an hour while the skies cleared and, although it was still windy, the show went on. The dog classes came first with a dog and owner…
There was a series of events held yesterday on Sark to commemorate the start of The Great War. At 11 o’clock there was a very well attended all-faiths Church Service at St. Peters Church, during which the names of Sark Men who served was read out by Sark School Children, many of whom are descended from or have family ties to the men. At the conclusion of the service the…
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