Members of the Sark Community Blooms group took advantage of the stunning weather this weekend to spruce up the area around the Island Hall. They also trimmed down the hedge between Coume Nous, Sark’s artists’ co-operative, and the bike park. The work is part of an on-going programme of horticultural projects aimed at involving the community in caring for the island’s natural environment. Sark won last year’s local Britain in…
In a granite farmhouse near La Coupee, you will find the home of Caragh’s Chocolates. Made from local Sark cream and delicious chocolate Caragh has been hand making delicious chocolates here since the 1990s. You can see the chocolates being made in the kitchen and have refreshments outside from the café. See the website https://www.caraghchocolates.com/ or call 01481 832703.
The island’s junior wildlife club, Sark Watch, was in action again this weekend when a group of children, friends and family headed down to Dixcart Bay to clean the beach. The event was part on an on-going national campaign by the Marine Conservation Society to clean Britain’s beaches and record the rubbish found to discover where exactly it comes from. The results from Sark’s latest beach clean though will offer…
We have all been enjoying the beautiful spring here on Sark, and we can see primroses, wild garlic and bluebells everywhere. As Wildflower Fortnight draws to a close, we are celebrating 10 years since the Gouliot Headland became a protected RAMSAR site. See the exhibition at Societe Sercquaise which highlights the beautiful natural life on the headland. The Heritage Room is open 11am – 1pm Monday to Friday and the exhibition is…
Visitor Penny Locke and family experienced a true Sark getaway last summer. Here she shares the highlights of her stay. Photos Jan Guy. “Cut off in time and place, Sark offers a trip almost back to the 1950s of rock pools, cliff walks, cream teas and bicycles to get around (there have never been cars on the island). This is the kind of holiday I enjoyed on Sark throughout my…
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August 18, 2017
