The sponsorship money and donations for the sponsored knit held earlier this month have all been collected and adds up to an amazing £2,069. The organiser, Suzette Adams, is delighted with the amount that will be donated to the Professor Saint medical Fund. 26 knitters took part and the first batch of jumpers and teddies they have produced has been sent to the Tumaini charity that helps the orphans…
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Le Grand Dixcart is one of the original Sark farmhouses, dating from the 17th century and set in beautiful, sheltered gardens. It offers quality B&B next door to Stocks Hotel where guests can avail themselves of all the adjacent facilities. There are 4 double rooms. 3 rooms have superking double or twin beds and one has a kingsize double bed. All rooms have ensuite shower rooms, free wifi, flat screen…
A traditional Scandinavian style log cabin, 15 minutes’ walk from the village boasting gorgeous coastal views and cliff top scenery in the grounds of Plaisance, where the internationally renowned Caragh Chocolates is based. The location also benefits from being just minutes’ walk away from some of Sark’s most popular beaches and bays as well as La Coupee connecting you to Little Sark. The large garden and swimming pool provides the…
The last week before half term was Literacy Week in Sark School with the students looking at their favourite authors and stories. On Friday staff and pupils dressed up as their favourite characters and held a presentation and parade for friends and family in the afternoon. Their costumes were a colourful collection of storybook people including Willy Wonka, an Umpah Lumpah, Princesses, Mary Poppins, King Arthur and Little Bo Beep….
Staff and students at Sark School dressed in spots and stripes this week in aid of the RNIB raising over £60 for the charity. The pupils have been learning about braille as part of Literacy Week and tomorrow will be dressing up as a character from their favourite book as well as giving presentations to friends and family on their favourite authors. Words and image by Sue Daly – Photo…
It was needles at dawn, well lunchtime, this weekend when Suzette Adams hosted a sponsored knit in aid of the Professor Saint Medical Fund. 26 knitters took part and they were all working on colourful jumpers for the Tumaini charity that helps the orphans of Kegera in north-west Tanzania. The Tumaini Fund is a Guernsey-based charity that was established in 2013 and is named after the Swahili word for hope….
Sark is a walker’s paradise with some of the most beautiful walks in the Channel Islands. There is an abundance of life and colour where the flora blooms from early Spring into late Autumn and the colour of the sea changes from the deepest blue to translucent turquoise. Let Beth, your guide, take you on one of her three guided walks. All you have to do is relax, follow and take photographs…
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